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Who: The Stranger Things cast
What: A Housewarming Party hosted by the gang & Settling in to their new haunted home
When: Late October - Early November
Where: Private Housing, Sunset Falls
Content Warnings: probably drugs, drinking

Moving In.

[ It's not quite the joyous occasion they were hoping it would be. The disappearance of one of their own has left a heavy air over the group, but they're determined to try to make something of the situation. And so they proceed with the move, their belongings loaded up in the back of a teleporting truck.

Neighbors are welcome to spy the new arrivals. A perfect collection of unlikely friends that look like they belong in a horror movie cast. You'll get a drink for your trouble - or something a little less legal (or more legal, if you aren't) if you offer to lend a hand. Evidentially, some among their number are not terribly well equipped to do heavy lifting. Damn sticky nerd arms. ]

HOUSEWARMING PARTY is written in slanted block print on a piece of cardboard, staked just outside the newly purchased manor seated near the edge of town. It is a utterly ridiculous piece of architecture, and the gathered teens have more space than they know what to do with.

So how better than to fill it with a house party?
There's a stunning indoor pool just begging to be cannonballed into. A classy lounge for enjoying a little existential angst and ennui. There’s enough guest bedrooms for anyone who wants to crash, though be warned: few are furnished. Some rooms are off limits, for your own sanity rather than theirs.

The music pumping through the place alternates between 80s metal and pop, with some newer tunes sprinkled in there for flavor.

There’s food, a legion of kegs and, well, that less than legal stuff is making the rounds too. ]

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[accretions]

[Jane's feeling kind of overwhelmed herself. She's really, like, not young enough or social enough to be comfortable at a party like this but well. Darcy's always telling her that she has to get out more and she really wants to meet literally anyone not from Asgard right now. There are so many Lokis running around.

Point being, Jane is sort of wallflowering too. Eventually she looks over at Cass.]

So, um. Do you know the hosts? I just saw that this party was happening on social media and thought it would be a good way to meet some people.

[louder_than_words]

[Cass has noticed this woman's not-comfort. It is... familiar. Relatable.]

No. [She only knows Stephanie and Tim.] But I was promised pizza.

[This woman is trying to be friendly. Cass is... not-good at friendly (she's been told). But she tries.]

Are you... having... fun? [An attempt at small talk. Barbara would proud.]

[accretions]

Can I tell you a secret? Not really.

[Jane laughs, just a little. It's nervous, like she really is telling a secret.]

I haven't been to a party in at least five years and I never really liked them even before that. It all feels so awkward—how am I supposed to know what to say or do? One time I went on a date and just said "sea bass" at him for two minutes because I was so nervous.

[And she talks when she gets nervous.]

[louder_than_words]

[Cass nods. Parties are a thing with those... secret-rules. That no one talks about. Or explains. So Cass is left... not-sure.

She doesn't mind the talking. She doesn't fill silence. But that doesn't mean words are... not-welcome.]

I've been to one party. It got... blown up. [She danced, it was fun! Until the fire. And attempted murder.]

[accretions]

Yeah. That happens a lot when superheroes get involved. I've been on at least two different dates that ended in a supervillain attack.

[Which, to be fair, absolutely because she was dating an Avenger. The average civilian probably didn't get as wrapped up in superhero stuff as she did.]

[louder_than_words]

Do superheroes... usually get involved?

[The woman is clearly muscled. Some of it is functioning-- functional. But she's not trained. Too unsure of herself. Of her body. As if it's... not-familiar. New.]

[accretions]

Yeah, my ex's brother brought aliens to Earth like a decade ago and uh. The world hasn't really been the same since. It's like that attack gave every person who'd ever remotely had a supervillain thought permission to act on them and we've been dealing with the aftershocks ever since.

[Oh, weird. Normally when she says "we" in statements like that, she means her and the other civilians. Now, she guesses... it's her and the other superheroes. She's like a Junior Avenger or something now.]