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[usedtoknow]

OMG IT'S A SLUMBER PARTY MEME.


You are in a vast room, vast enough so that what happens over here won't necessarily disturb what's happening over there, with a couple of semi-screened areas for semi-privacy and all the pillows and blankets and soft (or bouncy) sleeping surfaces you could ever want. Refreshments and entertainments provided by your dear friends at End of Line and Alan's popcorn machine. A movie screen or two. Stuffed animals (what is that one with all the tentacles anyway?). Your choice of sleepwear. Whatever else you'd take with you to a slumber party. And you get to share all of this with everyone else on the Grid.

Clearly this will be the best night EVER.

~Rules!~

When starting a thread, put what you're doing, who's involved, and any warnings in the subject line (e.g. 'Pillow fortress || OTA || tooth-rotting fluff'.) Also use the subject line in case a thread develops in such a way that new warnings are needed.

Within an open-to-all context, threadjacking and multiplayer threads are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.~~ Threads locked to a few characters are allowed too.

Continuity is variable, and likely unique to each thread. What happens in-meme stays in-meme unless you want it to apply somewhere else, and falling asleep in the Rinzlerpile doesn't mean you can't also fall asleep in the Userpile somewhere else.

This meme is safe. Like, really safe. Highest level of physical harm that can happen in this area is shoving someone or getting whacked with a pillow; anyone who attempts harmful physical contact (including unwanted disc meddling, I'M LOOKIN' AT YOU, CLU~) is quantum-teleported out of reach before the harm can happen, ~as many times as it takes~ for the message to sink in, and everyone goes in fully aware of this. Viruses and glitches are contained in a hamster ball quantum sphere which suppresses their infectious capabilities; such spheres can merge with other spheres, and non-viruses can go in and out of them at will (and only perceive a mild static sensation if a virus tries to infect them).

Which makes this a good place to thread with folks your characters don't often get an IC chance to thread with.

No pressure. This meme isn't expiring any time soon. Feel free to take your time!

Of course common rp courtesy applies here -- no godmodding, be mindful of one anothers' comfort levels, warn as needed, ask if uncertain of something, etc. Which we all do because we're awesome.~~

Other than that, HAVE FUN! |D /turns off notifs and waits for the tide to roll in<3

Comments

[butterfly_fx]

Impulsive hugs were the best hugs.

"We'll never know," she said, shrugging a little. "Everybody always says that they'll do this-or-that when the chips are down, but it's really impossible to tell ahead of time. Worrying about what you might have done just keeps you from going forward."

[annualprank]

Kade settled in amongst the Bits and pillows, poking at a flying Bit that ventured too close to his head. "I'm Kade, nice to meet you. These little guys friends of yours?"

[annualprank]

Poking his head up from the pile, Kade grinned as he spotted his friend nearby. "Krypton! Hey..." He eyed the armful of pillows suspiciously, reaching to grab a few of his own. "What's up?"

[1st_program]

"Friends, bodyguards, apprentices. All of the above and then some, I suspect. They came with me when I arrived here, though they'd accepted me as one of their own before that." She shrugged, "And now they refuse to leave my side, not that I mind, they're surprisingly good conversationalists."

As if to prove her point, one of the more gregarious ones murmured a quiet 'yes', in response, just rolling over until it came to a stop against one of the cushions.

papa!! :D

[rrrrr]

Oh hey look, it's Roy. Rinz is just going to double back to pad up onto Roy's chest, little paws pressing lightly into his skin. If he could smile, he would be grinning right now.

"Rrrroy," he purrs happily. "Hello."

[ourseparateways]

"Yeah, there you go." Now he was getting it. Sam was quietly relieved he didn't have to try and go through and explain it again. Translating things to something programs could understand was difficult at times.

"Well, some User games. These kind are. They're called video games." He laughed at the program's amusement. "If you hold out your hands, I can give you a controller."

[krypticfactor]

Krypton grinned at Kade, then tossed a Bit pillow overarm at him. The movement made him drop the rest of the cushions, but that didn't matter as they all fell behind the blockade-pillow.

The ISO ducked behind the big pillow, partly to regather his ammunition and partly to avoid the retaliatory strike that he was sure was coming.

[coadminclu]

He smiled ruefully. "It's more worry about what everyone else is going to think of what I might have done, to be honest. This is a massive discovery, potentially as big as going public the first time. I'm not sure I should keep it a secret, after what happened with Flynn here. I'm not sure I even can. I vanished mid-transit. That's a big deal." Panic and instant news.

"I think you can understand how I really don't want my friends and family to look at me and...wonder. And I trust them. It's the competitors and the anti-program lobby I don't trust at all."

Oddly easy to talk to this young lady, not of his world and yet not affected by his alternate except by absence.

[butterfly_fx]

"Yeah, but you're assuming nobody ever saw Star Trek. Evil doubles from alternate universes isn't a new idea. I mean, it would probably help if your alternate had a goatee or something, but c'mon."

Livian ran her hands back through her hair and sighed. "It does suck, though."

[disc_warrior]

Lizor nodded with a soft 'hn' - pleased that he understood correctly. Though the entire concept was so bizarre!

"Ah...video games." Lizor echoed the term, still somewhat amused, his mouth quirking a bit at the sound of Sam laughing. At the offer to show him a controller, Lizor obliged - holding out his hands palms up in almost the same manner one would receive a weapon.

"What other types of User games are there?" He asked with interest.

[disc_warrior]

Lizor's smile grew less hesitant as he felt her hand slip into his. He grasped it, giving it a gentle squeeze in return. Reverting his staff back into its baton form, he clipped it to his thigh before reaching up with his other hand to cradle hers inbetween his.

"It is all right." he murmured at her apology. "As you may have guessed, it hasn't been that uneventful with me either." His mouth quirked as he shrugged a little - eyes going squinty. He nodded at her words in clear understanding. He wandered the space because it just felt like the right thing to do. Not that he knew what he -could- do if a situation arose.

"I am glad you are enjoying yourself." he said in soft warm tones. "I came here with Aadi. Apparently she is building some sort of pillow fort." His eyes glinted with hidden laughter.

[disc_warrior]

To be continued just underneath Krypton's thread *points down*

[radiant_synergy]

Radia flashed a grin as she settled next to Clu on the pillows, grabbing a pillow that wasn't being used and grasping it in her lap while leaning into the hacker program.

"What's it about?" She murmured softly in his ear so as to not be disruptive, resting her head on his shoulder. As an afterthought - her arm slid through his. There, now she was comfortable.

[2social4urservr]

Trillian grinned, tilting his head as he studied the other program more closely. "Nope." he said finally. "I don't believe we have." He chuckled a little and wiggled his fingers in a little wave. "I'm Trillian! Your friendly Gridwide social networking and communications program. Nice to meet ya."

He gave a bit of a start, face showing amazement and curiousity as the other program seemed to figure out the energy dispenser. "Wow! It really is solid!" He marveled, scratching his head a little. It was a good thing there was a large container to catch it in while it fell out.

"I can't believe you can energize with that!" he laughed.

[gemini_search]

Kweri burst out laughing at the space train thing. What a bizarre game! Having looked through the instructions, she picked up the second controller and examined it curiously - trying out the feel of it in her hands.

"Yeah it doesn't seem too hard." she mused. "It looks rather hilarious actually..." she punctuated that with a soft giggle.

Re: Yeeeessssss!!!!

[gemini_search]

Kweri grinned happily at the mention of Trillian. He had been the program that had been able to reach her and communicate. Her only source of kind contact that did not treat her as a tool after she was rendered barely functional when her twin was derezzed.

"He did?" she giggled a little, green circuits flickering a bit in a blush. "I hope it was good things!"

She tilted her head,studying him. "I figured that's who you were. You look like Flynn. When he wrote me and Sor." her smile gentled, all ready liking him. She skipped around the pillow pile to give an impulsive hug - keeping arms around him while looking up. "Ooh! You are a hacking program? I can do that too! Me and my twin were Search programs but we had hacking capabilities too!"

[ja307020]

This was the level select screen why was it kidnapping his avatar? A little button flailing got the little thing free of the train, and Tron cautiously poked around to see if there was anything else that was going to grab him. The interactivity was pointless as far as the game went... but okay the thundercloud that would zap the other avatars wandering the map was funny.

"Not terrible."

[annualprank]

"Really?" Kade poked dubiously at one, blinking as it poked back with an annoyed No. "Never thought they could say much, myself, but I haven't really tried to talk to one. Just 'yes' and 'no,' right?"

[annualprank]

"Ack!" Though Kade had been expecting it, he was still hit on the shoulder with the small pillow. Grinning, he grabbed the pillow where it bounced away, plus several others that he could easily gather within reach.

"Kryptoooon..." Rising up on his knees, he flung the hand-sized pillows rapid-fire over the large puff, hoping at least a few would connect.

[krypticfactor]

Laughing, Krypton stuck his head up over the barricade when he calculated that the barrage was over, only to be hit full in the face with the last one.

"Hey!" he protested, the amusement in his voice ridding the words of any hint of reprimand. His own ammunition was to hand now, and he pelted a few more little cushions in Kade's direction.

[1st_program]

"Well, yes and no." She replied with a laugh, "That's all they say, but it certainly isn't all they mean." She tilted her head, tucking her hair behind her ear, "They move." She traced a pattern in the air with one hand, rather like a Bit's erratic flight pattern, just more graceful when she did it, "And those movements mean things, usually. Sometimes all it means is that they're terribly excited."

[annualprank]

Kade picked up a piece of the white fluffy stuff, looking at it curiously before shrugging. "One way to find out, huh?" With a grin, he popped it into his mouth. His eyes widened as he bit down, and he nodded enthusiastically. "Mm, s'good! Try some!" Grabbing a handful, he stuffed a few more pieces into his mouth, crunching on the unfamiliar texture.

[annualprank]

Tilting his head, Kade watched the Bits floating around, trying to make sense of their patterns. "Never noticed that before," he commented. "I mean, I could guess if one of 'em was excited or angry or something, that's pretty easy. But you can understand more?"

[annualprank]

Holding up his hand to ward off the attack, Kade laughed as he deflected several of the pillows back toward Krypton. "It's a stand-off!" he declared, creeping forward as he flung back a medium-sized pillow. Grinning, he ducked once, then launched himself forward, diving over the large pillow that Krypton had set up as a defense. "Hah!"

[krypticfactor]

Krypton caught the medium pillow and tossed it back at Kade, but missed as the other program ducked. Distracted by the missed shot, he didn't have a chance to dodge as Kade pounced on him.

Sprawling back into a pile of pillows, Krypton's flailing hand caught hold of the edge of another cushion. He thwapped Kade gently over the head, then pushed up and rolled them over so that he was pinning Kade to the cushions. "You were saying?" he asked, grinning.