Six (lack of) Sleep note. Game night. Audio as always sn@pnwsalex

[11calls]

[Hey look, it's yet another post that does not happen at three in the morning. It seems that Alex is actually sleeping for the most part. It's kind of amazing. And she's also sounding extremely chipper, even if there is the faintest of whispers of 'Richard' from somewhere behind her. Look, she locked the thing in the drawer of her desk and it still keeps saying the name of the person she has a crush on. It's all Jeff's fault. But she's not going to mention it at all. Nope, it's not even happening. Instead, she's focused on something else.]

So I was talking with a friend recently, or at least recently-ish anyway about games. Like board games and things like that. Did you know that dice and games were used before recorded history on Earth? And that dice were found in tombs in Iran that date back to 2800–2500 BCE? So honestly, playing games is like something that really seems universal and kind of timeless as well.

Which brings me to my next question, and trust me I really do have a point. What sort of games did you play at home? Do you have copies here? What sort of games do you want to see if you have copies of?

I'm putting together a game night, either renting out a cafe, or if need be the school, and I'd like to include something from everywhere if possible. Board games, dice games, card games, it's all going to be welcome here. If nothing else, it'll be a nice distraction from everything else. [Everything else here meaning all of the love festival stuff that's going down.] And the goal is to play five games you've never played before, so come on down.

I'm not even limiting games like Monopoly or Uno or whatever. [Even though she probably should just based on her experience. She's also definitely not bringing Mario Kart. Alex does have some sense of fair play and wanting to keep friendships in tact. For now anyway.]

Also hi if you don't know who I am. I'm Alex. Alex Reagan. Welcome.

Comments

[nobasisinfact]

[It doesn't change anything for him. He knows how she feels, and vice versa. That phrase has been used as a weapon against him too many times for him to take stock in it being true.

So instead of saying anything he just drinks his tea, watching the note flying around and screaming his name.]

[11calls]

[Alex watches that stupid note fly around too before she picks up her coffee again, and takes a sip out of it.]

I need to find the Cards Against Humanity set I left here that time after I came over from PNWS game night. Do you have any idea where it is? Black box about so big?

[Subject change GO.]

[nobasisinfact]

They're on the top shelf in the study.

[For once it wasn't a jab at her height, it was just somewhere out of the way.

Also, he noticed that subject change.]

[11calls]

I seriously need to get a stepping stool.

[The words come with a quick grin, because well, thank for going with that, Richard.]

I can't climb onto the counter there.

[nobasisinfact]

You shouldn't be stepping on the counters at all.

[He frowns before smirking slightly.]

Maybe you should invest in platform shoes instead.

[11calls]

You mean like some Wiley Coyote ones? And here I thought you liked having me relatively intact, Richard.

[Alex just smirked up at him for a moment.]

Cisco was supposed to make some flying shoes for me at one point, but other things got away. It's too bad they'd be useful for things like getting stuff on the top shelf and kissing you.

[nobasisinfact]

I was thinking plausible ones.

[There's a slight roll of his eyes.]

[11calls]

[And she's going to roll her eyes back.]

It's totally plausible here.

[nobasisinfact]

Unwieldy then.

[11calls]

I don't know, I could have gotten used to them.

[A beat.]

Would have been nice to have been as tall as you for a little while.

[nobasisinfact]

That's what stepstools are for.

[Although he rather prefers her small stature.]

[11calls]

Well, I can't very well drag one around with me everywhere, can I?

[That's ridiculous even for her.]

[nobasisinfact]

I wouldn't put it past you.

[11calls]

Where the hell would I keep it? See, this is why the shoes were the best idea! I have to wear shoes!

[nobasisinfact]

Alex, you're resourceful enough that you'd figure it out.

[There is your compliment for the year. Enjoy it.]

[11calls]

You just wasted a perfectly good compliment on something that will never happen, my Richard.

[She would have said 'my love' but considering how the two of them had just fought about saying the word love, she just went with the tried and true one of his being hers.]

[nobasisinfact]

[He can't help the smirk.]

That could have been my intention.

[11calls]

I know it was. And this is why you're definitely coming to game night so you can beat people at things and play Cards Against Humanity, because honestly I should get in touch with them when we get home and have them make a specialty Richard Strand deck.

[nobasisinfact]

I'm not even sure what that means.

[11calls]

Cards Against Humanity is a game for sort of assholes. Well, definitely for assholes. You're given seven black cards that can be used to describe the white card that the card czar plays. You're not meant to be nice on it. At all.

[nobasisinfact]

I don't need cards to be an asshole.

[In fact, that seems pretty limiting.]

[11calls]

Wow. I'm shocked that you don't.

[Yep, definitely trying quite hard not to grin.]

But this game gets everyone to be an asshole.

[nobasisinfact]

That sounds like it cheapens the value of it.

[11calls]

[Remember that face she was making when she was trying to keep it together about when he was talking shit about Warren's manners? Yeah, she's making it again right now]

Are you seriously being an asshole snob?

[nobasisinfact]

I would think you'd agree that it's my right to be.