402/Senshi Anime Night

Senshi Anime Night
Date of Scene:	22 September 2015
Location:	Mamoru's Apartment
Synopsis:	Mamo invites the Senshi over for anime (secretly to get Minako to chill with the rest of them) and suddenly a Witch explodes out of his wall safe because reasons? Things get complicated fast, and then they get very, very simple.
Cast of Characters:	Mamoru Chiba, Minako Aino, Makoto Kino, Takashi Agera, Ami Mizuno, Usagi Tsukino, Rei Hino

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Mamoru Chiba has posed:
So the inexplicable and unforeseen happened: Mamoru Chiba, mysterious and hard to read, kind of a jerk but not really that bad all told, definitely not Nephrite, and according to the Sacred Fire probably the Moon Princess' reincarnated boyfriend...

...asked Makoto if she and her friends would like to come over to his place to help him suffer through an anime another friend of his got him, and that other friend might also come, and he'd provide pizza, curry, or curry pizza, depending on preferences (which may actually mean Mako threw up her hands in despair and actually brought real food, but fast food might also be acceptable, WHO KNOWS).

He specifically named the civilian names of her friend group, not the Senshi, to boot. His bizarre half-flirting half-teasing relationship with Usagi has at this point gotten them both varying degrees of flak, and he's been friends with Ami for a comparatively long time, and he knows they're all associated, so it's honestly not weird at all.

His apartment's at the top of a luxury high-rise, the spacious and strikingly empty penthouse, with a wide balcony outside and a lovely view of Tokyo and the harbor; the doorman let them all in as guests expected ahead of time, and the elevator led up to a private lobby with only one apartment door, which is standing partway open.

Should anyone knock, there's a 'come in!' but it's otherwise quiet, and the joint can probably be cased. There are extra guest slippers piled by the door.

One pair is, in fact, bunny slippers.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Her closest friends, food, Mamoru-kun, /and/ a luxury highrise? It took approximately .00002 seconds to convince Usagi to go, and even that tiniest of pauses was caused by severe lack of milkshake.

Which is good, as the girl might have bent space-time for them all to be there immediately otherwise.

She's dressed in jeans and a cute pink blouse, knocking on the door as she arrives. There's something in her arms.

It smells like 'food'. Lord help them all.

Off go her shoes, on go the bunny shoes! There's a squeal of delight, and then she's into the room with all of her lack of tact! She's so happy, that should Mamoru make an appearance after, she'll run up and hug him without any reservations. Right in front of everyone.

"Mamoruuuu-kuuuuun! Thank you so much, this is going to be great!" Then she's turning around, to try to physically drag everyone else in! This is not difficult to stop. Unless maybe you're Ami.

"Come ooon come oooon!" There are hugs passed out liberally in this process, twintails bouncing.

Makoto Kino has posed:
Makoto is bringing up the rear of this little crowd, mostly because - although Mamoru provided directions and she's the one nominally responsible for bringing the other three along - she has not actually been to Mamoru's apartment before.

That, and it's easier for her to see over her friends than it is for them to see past her, most of the time.

So Mako hangs back a little to let Usagi urge Rei and Ami in ahead of her before she steps in through the door herself. She's carrying a picnic basket and wearing a warm if slightly bemused smile as she steps out of her shoes and into a pair of slippers. "As promised," she tells Mamoru, bright-eyed with humor. "Thanks for inviting us. Where should I put the snacks?"

Rei Hino has posed:
'This place has a doorman?!' Rei wonders to herself. I mean, sure she's been here before but uh... usually she enters via the balcony. Actually entering the normal, civilian way is strange and confusing, and she gets confused a couple of times.

Not that she'd ever admit it! If she gets lost it's clearly Usagi's fault!

Wait... Usagi doesn't seem to have much trouble finding her way...

...

Rei is dressed casually, black skirt with a white shirt. She sweatdrops as Usagi drags her inside, saying, "Usagi geeze you're so hyper!" When she gets inside she pulls free of Usagi's grip long enough to change into conveniently-placed guest slippers.

She walks towards the living room proper, calling out, "Thanks for inviting us over, Chiba-san."

At least now she's in a place she remembers.

Ami Mizuno has posed:
    Ami is a little shy and is probably JUST in front of Makoto as Usagi 'Bull in china shoppe's' her way into Mamoru's apartment. Ami lightly giggles into her hand as she looks up to Makoto and....snags one of the snacks as Makoto passes by. "Yes, Thank you for having us over Chiba-san." She's not quite as loud as Rei, but then Ami's usually the softspoken one of the group. She doesn't mind the doorman too horribly much as much as the expensive apartment.

Minako Aino has posed:
Minako Aino arrives fashionably late (also through the appropriate venue, not the balcony) and with a squeal. "Ahnyeaaaaaa! You have the best taste in friends!" she exclaims once she comes in without knocking and notices just who else showed up.

"Ahhyeeee! You have the best taste in slippers. Ohmigod, they're so girly!" she squeals, in the highest of spirits, intentionally taking a mismatched pair as she jumps inot the room with the same exuberance and energy as a sailor senshi making the scene. Possibly even louder.

"Everyone! You're all gonna looove this. Mams-chan picked out the best anime. He has the best taste," she says. There are multiple fibs in that sentence.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
Mamoru's on his way over to the door from the balcony doors when the girls start coming in and Usagi literally barrels into him like a wrecking ball. --this is something he's actually used to, even if it's from months of getting rammed into almost every morning on his way to school, so though he laughs suddenly with ill-concealed delight, he doesn't actually get knocked over.

No: he braces one foot back and rocks onto it a little, catching Usagi's hug and giving her a brief squeeze in return. "Don't get the wrong idea," he laughs, despite all evidence to the contrary, "you're all here to keep this from being hideously embarrassing if the anime's terrible." The words are, in fact, teasing, and despite not actually wanting to let Usagi go, he does. There's an absurdly affectionate smile, and it's extended to all of them as they come in.

"If they should be cold, the freezer's in the kitchen-- pretty much everything's in the kitchen, except if you want to set in right away, the coffee table's fine, Mako-chan. The pizza should be here in about ten minutes, too..."

With all of them here, he looks so much warmer than usual, less tired than he has of late, more lively than he does in general. There's none of the tension or the pinched worry Makoto and Rei may have seen on him recently, either. "Of course, Hino-san, Ami-chan-- I'm very glad to have you all over--"

And then there is yelling through the door and a tornado, and Mamoru is absolutely and under all scrutiny visibly cringing at the squealing, and then he gives Minako a stink-face as she calls him Mams-chan. SUCH A STINK-FACE. "And everyone, this is Mina-P. She's the one who brought the anime. AND PICKED IT. I have no idea what it's like, she wouldn't tell me what it's called. But make yourselves at home! Bathroom's that way," he points, "and tea's on, and there's also soda and some juice and coffee in the refrigerator..."

He's started looking slightly overwhelmed, but he's keeping a handle on it. He wanted this. The book on the kitchen table, accidentally left out, proves this. It's titled 'How to Host an Informal Gathering of Friends'.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi spin around, and puts her hands on her hips! Pout!

"We're here to have fun, Rei-chan! So you should get excited! Don't be a stick in the mud!" She complains to her friend, before she smiles to Ami and Mako!

"Hi Ami-chan! You should come to the arcade more! You spend too much time in books!" She encourages! Gotta get some /fun/ into that girl!

"Oooh, did you bring food, Mako-chan?" She's leaning over that basket like a predator stalking its prey. There's a grumbly bunny tummy, and then she's wiggling her fingers as if she's about to pounce!

Meanwhile, her 'brownies' are on the most convenient table. They look like little more than black squares. It might take a blowtorch to cut through them.

And in barrels Minako! Usagi smiles brightly, her own hyper enthuasiasm mirrored by this wonderful blonde-haired girl! She's over, and then she's hugging Minako like she's just found a friend from long, long ago.

"Hi! I'm Usagi Tsukino! I'm glad you're here! Oh, your hair's so pretty, can you tell me what you use? Oh, oh, what did Mamo-kun get? Wait, no, surprise me!"

That absurdly affectionate smile is met with sudden flurry of pink and shoujo bubbles and warm, bunny-like innocent smiles. The very fabric of time catches as their gaze catches.

And then like anyenergetic bunny, she's away!

"Yay! Pizza!" Simple pleasures.

"This was really nice of you, Mamo-kun!" She gets to meet a new /friend/! It's a gift better than anything else that could be offered tonight.

Then, after it all, she's over to the couch and starting to gab with Mina.

"Tonight is going to be perfect! Nothing could possibly stop such a wonderful day!"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
    Ami manages to open her mouth for a reply with in barrels Minako, and scares Ami half to death. Not only is she leaning away from the explosion of happiness charged blonde girl, but she's also holding her hands as if to ward off evil spirits! In the next second, she's behind Makoto and peering from under her arm until Usagi makes a new friends. Only the heart bubbles and pink aura of them brings Ami out from behind Makoto. Even in her reservations, Ami shakes her head with a smile and.....

Looks the brownies over.

She picks up the entire.....brick, it might as well be called and looks to Mako-chan....holding it up while making a face like 'EESH!' Then the corner she has snaps off and the entire brownie 'brick' falls back onto the table....

....And promptly snaps it right down the middle, collapsing the table.

Rei Hino has posed:
Rei frowns slightly at Usagi and Mamoru's hug when she thinks nobody's looking at her. Doesn't the term 'forbidden love' mean anything to them?! Geeze! They couldn't stay away from each other if their lives depended on it!

'Oh but they're just friends blah blah' yeah Rei's not buying that so don't bother selling. Ugh ugh she's getting so grumpy right now.

The frown slowly turns into a smile as Mamoru glances her way, if only for a moment.

Rei blinks as Usagi scolds her, and she responds defensively, "I'm not a stick in the mud!"

She sighs deeply for a moment before putting on a smile. She did come here to have fun, right? Probably best not to worry too much about budding romance and how the very important Moon Princess might respond to it.

The force of nature known as 'Mina-P' enters, and Rei is flabbergasted by the whirlwind of energy. After taking a moment to regain her bearings she lets out a (slightly forced) giggle and says, "Hi, Mina-P-san. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Rei takes a seat and starts looking between Mamoru and Minako. "Sooo neither one of you will claim responsibility for this anime, huh?" There's a bit of teasing in her voice. "That's promising."

The brownie brick breaks the table, and Rei blinks at it. "Uhh... wow. Um. You all saw that, right?"

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Of course I brought food! Who do you think you're talking to?" Makoto laughs, shooing Usagi's grabby hands away from her basket with a quick grin flashed towards Ami. "Come on, at least let me put it out first, then everyone can have some."

At Mamoru's direction, she hauls the basket over to the coffee table. Minako's entrance distracts her for a few moments. She shoots Mamoru a curious and somewhat teasingly skeptical look - silently mouthing 'Mams-chan?' - before turning a friendly smile toward the latest arrival. "Nice to meet you," she says easily, then pauses. "You look kind of familiar. Have we run into each other someplace?"

Catching Ami's look at the edge of her vision, she turns her head toward her friend, shoulders rising in a shrug - just in time to see the brownie drop and split the table right in front of her eyes. "Um..."

Automatically, her eyes find Mamoru's, half appalled and half apologetic and a little guilty even though she - for once! - had no part in the breakage. "Ah... I'll, um..." What to do? "...I'll put the food on the kitchen table, okay? It's not as convenient, but I brought some paper plates, we'll make it buffet-style."

Without waiting for an answer, she hurriedly relocates herself and her basket to the kitchen, where at least she can feel like she's not contributing to the chaos. Much.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
MASS CHAOS but it's okay-- it's okay-- Mamoru doesn't notice Rei's growing disapproval because he's caught between moments by very, very blue eyes, looking at him like that; he's briefly frozen as the hubbub fades to indistinguishable background noise, and the tiny little smile, just for Usagi, is left lingering on his face as the spell's broken.

Rei gets a laugh. "Once you get to know Mina-P, you'll find out how very her fault it has to be. I don't even know what it's called!"

The doorbell rings, and there is indeed pizza! "I've got it," he calls over the cheerful chattering, and heads doorward to go pay the pizza guy.

It's while he's over doing that that there's a tremendous smashing CRACK of splintering wood, because in a picture-perfect magazine-spread rich-people's modern apartment, leather couches and classy coffee tables are a thing. His shoulders freeze up in a full-body flinch, and magically, he manages to finish paying for the pizza with nothing more than apologetic look at the deliverator.

He turns around, fixed smile on his face, and calls over to Makoto, "Sounds perfect."

There are four pizzas. Four. He half suspects Usagi can eat a whole one on her own with room to spare. He brings them into the kitchen as well, and he calls out the door, "If someone can move that out of the way, that's probably best, I'll deal with it later. Mina-chan, do you want to put the disc in?"

He starts making tea.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
To Rei? Usagi gives a cutting, clever remark.

"Pbbbtttttttt!" Cue raspberry! You so /are/ Rei-chan :