[closed] this has been a long time coming lbr

[dontpokethat]

Who: Ginko, Joker, Psi, and Tanyuu
When: probably evening of Day 11
Where: Ginko, Psi, and Tanyuu’s cabin
What: Ginko brings Joker somewhere safe and supervised after his ill-advised hot tub and alcohol party. Also Ginko and Psi need to talk. Sorry about all of this, Tanyuu.
Warnings: alcohol and relationship drama

Taking Joker back to his own cabin to be looked after strikes Ginko as largely pointless, given that he’s sharing it with Tyki. On the other hand, bringing him to Doll seems like it would be… safer, frankly, but he’s not going to make her deal with her drunk, miserable brother when she’s supposed to be enjoying a vacation with her boyfriend.

That leaves one more option, where he’s guaranteed to have supervision from at least one and up to three sober, semi-responsible adults.

So, not particularly long after leaving to supervise Joker and the others in their questionable combining of the two halves of the cure, Ginko pushes the cabin door open with his shoulder, carrying a very drunk Joker on his back.

“Hey. Guess we’ve got a guest for the night.”

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i am an incompetent boob

[dorkypantsuit]

Of course Psi isn't too terribly alarmed at the sight of what he assumes to be a totally wasted Joker. He'd seen Joker drunk before. Hell he'd been drunk with Joker before, and on more than one occasion. In this situation concern isn't his first instinct. What he wants to do is laugh. Teasing Joker came pretty naturally to him. Joking around, and flirting, were the tenants of their friendship. Were their situations reversed the Psionic had no doubt that Joker would begin to tease him immediately. However, with Tanyuu and Ginko both acting so concerned joking really didn't seem to be an option.

Still, taking this seriously presented it's own problem. It would mean acknowledging the reason Joker was drunk and wet, something the Psionic was pretty eager to ignore. The week they'd been stuck in the Prince's realm Joker had been trapped within some kind of poisonous cell. The Psionic, and Doll, and Ginko had been on the outside, with no knowledge of what was happening to their friend. Joker wasn't the only one who had suffered either. Many of the carnival's workers had been hurt, and many were still recovering. It was terrible, and The Psionic didn't know how to deal with the negative feelings that knowledge brought him. He hadn't dealt very well with them while they were happening and he didn't see how he was supposed to deal with it now.

Now that everything was over, and that everyone was safe, the easiest thing to do was to just forget about it. The Psionic was pretty good at forcing unenjoyable memories to the wayside. Joker wouldn't even want him to bring up the past. Still, if he didn't joke around, if he took this seriously and showed Joker he was concerned he couldn't really ignore the trauma that had past. Part of him was even afraid to be near Joker after their botched attempt at a peaceful death for him the week before. He just didn't want to do anything wrong, but jokes would probably upset Ginko and anything else felt impossible.

So if he couldn't tease Joker, and the only things they did together were joke and flirt, than his only other option seemed to be...

"He can stay in my bed. I don't mind sharing for a night."


Nailed it.

ssshhhh

[dontpokethat]

Joker breathing against his ear has, in fact, been very noticeable. But he can deal with it; better than him not breathing, right?

...Aaand that's a train of thought he'd rather not keep following.

Fortunately, it's easy enough to distract himself with the actual situation at hand, given that it's all... pretty attention-consuming. He helps maneuver Joker into the chair; he'll probably need to be moved later, but for now just making sure he's sitting down should be enough.

He answers Tanyuu first, patting Joker's shoulder idly with one hand. "He's definitely going to need water - Joker, do you think you're going to be able to keep food down?"


...And then there's Psi.

Saying that Ginko is angry with him after what he heard from Foster would be entirely inaccurate. He's certainly not happy with the thought that Psi has been sleeping with other people in the absence of any readiness for sex from Ginko, but if anything, he's... pretty sure that's his own fault. His own fault for not sleeping with his own boyfriend, his own fault for not anticipating that an alien whose species typically has multiple partners wouldn't be happy with just one.

Not being angry doesn't mean it isn't a little uncomfortable to hear him say that under the circumstances. But, again - he really shouldn't be surprised.

Ginko just looks up at him, raising his eyebrows. "...If that works for both of you, sure. You'd need to make sure he stays on his side in case he gets sick, though."

we're all disasters here

[pipers_son]

Somehow, while it's bad enough for anyone to see him in such a state, Joker thinks it's worse for Tanyuu to see it. While completely drunk, he can't be arsed to figure out why. It just is. So, like a complete and utter child, he just tries to bury his face even further into Ginko's skin. Considering how drunk he is, it's still not exactly hard to pry him away and let him slither into a chair.

Oh, he still tries to coil his wings around him and hide his face, which he'll 100% do if no one stops him.

From within the feathery confines, his voice warbles up. "I ain't a homewrecker." Did he mistranslate that while in the throes of intoxication? Possibly. He's too drunk for communication, and has very possibly overheard things at the bath party.

[dorkypantsuit]

He can't help it, it doesn't matter how serious Tanyuu and Ginko are taking this. Joker is so wasted he can't not laugh. So he does, basically cackling as he watches Joker try to fold his wings around Ginko in order to hide, which just looks so dumb.

[fourthscribe]

Tanyuu casts a tired look Psi's way, but at the moment she's more worried about Joker's state of mind than telling off Psi for being an insensitive boob. "No one is saying you are, Joker. We're just working out where you'll be sleeping, that's all."

She attempts to brush some feathers out of Joker's face, but sighs and goes to fetch some water for Joker and see about trying to make some toast with butter. That should be bland enough, and if she watches it she...probably won't burn the bread.

[dontpokethat]

Ginko also gives Psi a look, and says, gently but still firmly, "Not a great time, Psi."

He gives Joker's wing a gentle pat and nods in agreement with Tanyuu's comment, though he's not sure Joker is even looking at him at this point. "Don't worry about that, Joker. I really don't mind if you two share a bed."

Seeing that Tanyuu is handling getting food and water, Ginko stays where he is, making sure Joker doesn't keel over before he's been hydrated.

[pipers_son]

At least Joker won't judge his best friend, although maybe that's just all the feathers in the way. He knows he looks like a dumbass right now. Granted, that isn't enough to keep him from removing his wings any time soon.

...Or trying to kick his leg in Psi's general direction. He's blind and drunk; it misses.

"Floor," he mutters past the feathers. "And y'never mind, Ginko."

[fourthscribe]

"I'd rather you use my coils as a bed before you sleep on the floor, Joker." Tanyuu pauses for a moment, considering the idea for a moment. "...actually, that could work, if you don't mind. My bed has plenty of pillows, and I've been told I'm not horribly uncomfortable."

Granted, that was before she grew a bunch of stones along her tail, but...

[dorkypantsuit]

He cackles, trying his best to stop, but well.

"Her coils. Yeah. That's much more appropriate." He's quiet after he manages to get that out for only a second before he starts tittering again. Homewrecker. He can't even believe Joker said that. Like the Psionic had some kind of 'home' to 'wreck' in the first place. He understands the meaning behind the phrase, the implication of sharing a bed with someone you weren't in a relationship with among humans, but... That's just not how Psi operated.

Finally he starts to contain his laughter, but he's still smiling, clearly amused by all of this.

"Tanyuu, how come you never offer to let me sleep on your coils?"

[fourthscribe]

She rolls her eyes and goes back over to give Joker his water, though most of her attention is still on Psi. "It only just occurred to me to actually offer at all. I'm used to sharing living space with Ginko, and I'm hardly about to invite him to sleep on me, I'd be crushed!"

[dontpokethat]

"You're not sleeping on the floor." He gives a small nod. "Tanyuu's suggestion sounds like a better plan, if it works for her."

Now, though, he's got to give a look to both Psi and Tanyuu. "I'm not that much bigger than him!"

[pipers_son]

Bleary pink eyes peak out from his feathers as Tanyuu comes closer, eyeing the water dully. Can he even get that in his mouth.... Only one way to find out, he guesses.

"Ginko should be allowed," he mumbles, fingers nudging out as well. "Because yer family, and me and Psi are tossers."

He dares anyone to say he's wrong.

[dorkypantsuit]

Be right back, laughing more at all of you now.

"Well Tanyuu, tossers or heavyweights. I guess those are your only options."

shoves a very short tag in here don't mind me

[dontpokethat]

"Just how much do you people think I weigh?"