19: Now this is how you do April Fools.

[scaresplants]

[So, Vatheon, you've probably woken up to that horrendous and bloody idea of a April Fool's joke caused by nurses and have been thoroughly scarred by the event. What more awaits you on this day of tomfoolery?]

[Like Crowley knows. He's just sitting here at his desk, smiling slightly as he looks over at the SFC.]

That was quite the scare, wasn't it? Idiots. They totally got their information wrong about the holiday. It's supposed to be a holiday full of people making fun of other people, not, well, murdering them. Methinks that someone was accidentally looking at the Halloween entry when looking up information on the date.

But either way, I know many of you come from worlds where April Fool's Day doesn't exist. I know a few of you helpful people who know about it have tried to explain it, but really, most of you are missing the actual history behind it. For there is a history on why April First, of all days, is a day of making fools of one another. It stems all the way from the Roman Festival Hilaria, which was a festival of rejoicing held around March 25th or so. And there are many other events and people in history that made All Fool's Day the day it is.

[And then a shrug.] ...But honestly, I'm not the best at explaining history that much- I get a bit too long-winded on it, really. So, I have devoted my time to writing up a nice description of what the holiday is all about. Hopefully that will illuminate most of you who are beginning to believe this is the National Day of Killing or what not. [An annoyed sigh.] It's not.

[He reaches over to the SFC, and with a click and a beep and a press on the "Send to All" option, an attachment named WhatIsAprilFools.doc should be popping up on your SFC, Vatheonites.]

All the information is there for you to look at. Please enlighten yourself on this holiday, I'd hate for people to be so misinformed. After all, when there are fools, there are always people to take advantage of them...

[And then he grins and turns the SFC off before he can explain what exactly he means by that.]



[ooc: Your character can choose to open the attachment or not, it's all up to them. But if they do, then they will not receive a document on the history of April Fool's Day, but the music of that video embedded in a document file that will play extremely loudly, play for a very long time (1 hour, to be exact) and will be really hard to get rid of. Turning off the SFC will make it stop, but turning it on again will just make it continue from where it left off. Trying to close the document will be impossible (Crowley designed it so you can't exit out of it), and the only way to truly get rid of it is to listen to it for well over an hour or try to appeal to Crowley's good side and ask him to get rid of it. HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR APRIL FOOL'S DAY GIFT, VATHEON. B)]

Comments

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[ex_fintastic398]

[ Good thing she was already on her way! This seems like a good time for a ninja paps! Just gonna clap her hands right over those fins of his. ]

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[unconchonable]

[HE'S SO MAD AND EMBARRASSED AND EVERYTHING SUCKS AND--he definitely didn't notice Feferi until she's ninja-papping him in the form of clapping her hands over his flaring fins, which surprises him as much as it kinda calms him a bit. His shoulders aren't so rigid now, easing a bit, but he's still pretty fucking embarrassed, so as a reply, he lets out a huff, crossing his arms over his chest.]

... See? Calm.

[Now he's just buttmad.]

[ex_fintastic398]

Now you're calm.

[ ...just for good measure, and because it's kind of funny, she pats his fins again, a little more gently. ]

I hope you don't mind my coming in! But I did warn you...

1/2

[unconchonable]

I don't mind but I would hawe been calm ewen if you didn't come ower here an' pacify me!

2/2

[unconchonable]

[Oh... wait that's... A thing she did, isn't it? huh...]

1/2

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Wait wait... what... ]

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[ex_fintastic398]

No, right! I know! It was just funny, because I said I would, then I actually did it! Like a joke!

[unconchonable]

[He's just going to go serious here.]





That's not a funny joke.

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Welp. ]

I wasn't joking about that, I...

[ Digging yourself deeper here, princess. ]

I'm sorry.

[unconchonable]

It's...

[A sigh, just not looking at your face right now, Fef.]

It's fine.

[ex_fintastic398]

[ She should probably just leave well enough alone, but Crowley didn't have enough teen drama in his post, so we're going to fix that. ]

Can I ask why, though?

[unconchonable]

[This is what he gets for making me get that song stuck in my head.]

[He looks up at her, his expression unsure, but then he looks away again.]

Well--we're exes, Fef, an' while I'm not exactly sore about that so much anymore--it's still not somethin' I wanna joke about.

[Not.. Exactly the truth here.]

[ex_fintastic398]

Oh... I didn't think-- okay. I won't do that anymore.

I should probably leave, then.

[unconchonable]

[He stays silent for a few good moments.]

I--uh, well... Look, I mean...

[Awkward teens!!!]

... You don't hawe to.

[ex_fintastic398]

Are you sure? I mean totally sure? I might actually hug you next, and we can't have that, can we?

[unconchonable]

... Hugs aren't goin' to char my husk off, Fef.

[AKA HUGS ARE KIND OF A COOL THING... If not awkward, because these two definitely need more awkward.]

[ex_fintastic398]

Oh no!! Here it comes!

[ She feigns falling over onto him, all for the sake of a hug, tossing her arms around his shoulders to squeeze tight and shaking. ]

I don't know if we're going to make it! Prepare for crash landing!

[unconchonable]

[If Eridan wasn't busy hug/catching Feferi, he'd be facepalming from the secondhand embarrassment of this whole thing.]

We're not gonna crash land anywhere, I got ya just fine, I can totally handle this.

[Is that a reluctant squeeze of his arms around you, Fef? Oh it might be!]

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Squeeze tighter! She is starting to slip! She might land on the floor. ]

No, don't worry about me! Save yourself, I am a gonner!

[unconchonable]

[NOPE NOPE you are going no where Fef! Eridan's just going to tighten his grip on her and try to keep her up, the floor is no place for an empress elect, ok!]

Fef, stop bein' dramatic, actin' like I don't got what it takes to sawe you. Hawe a little faith in me!

[Okay, maybe he's joining in with the dramatics. Just like old times, right?]

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Possibly! That totally wasn't the plan at all. She may just be subtly trying to drag him down with her, even though she's acting like she isn't. ]

But if we both perish, who will tell the tale of Sharpshot Peixes and her trusty sidekick Arcaner Spellscar! Future generations need to know of our deeds!

[bethehugejerk]

[Karkat has heard Feferi and Eridan in the house, certainly, but not so closely as to follow their conversation. That shitty music stopped so he's been fine enough for now. But eventually he finds himself thirsty, and that is why he heads to get himself a glass of water from the kitchen.]

[Or he would, if he didn't spot those two first. Excuse him while he stares.]

What the hell are you two doing?

[unconchonable]

No one is gonna hawe to tell the tale of Sharpshot Piexes, because Arcaner Spell--

[And that's about as far as he gets, because there's Karkat's voice, and he's gone rigid with surprise. His head snaps to where his matesprit's voice came from, and he's about as purple as plum right now.]


Uh...

[Intelligent, Eridan.]

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Just about the same time, she looks up and sees Karkat... reacting quite differently. ]

Oh, hey Karkat! We're playing Cowgirls and Wizards, I guess! [ She takes a moment to procure her cowgirl hat from her sylladex and fits it over her horns. ] Wanna join?

[bethehugejerk]

[He looks at Eridan.]

[He looks at Feferi. He notes the hat.]

[He shakes his head, muttering, and turns to head for the kitchen. He calls out in answer as he goes:]

No, I do not want in on your weird ass wriggler games. Consider it an official leaderly order to leave me out.