Midnight Manor Boarding House's Living Room, Wednesday Night

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Okay, sure. Arden didn't know much more than what TV said about throwing movie nights, but surely she had the gist. Many moddable pizzas and sodas had been ordered from Pizza Planet - look, Arden loved sweet tea, but even she knew soda was necessary for movie nights. A truly disturbing number of bags of popcorn had been popped and put into bowls and a quick stop at T&C had been made to grab a couple of different popcorn seasonings in case people wanted to experiment with popcorn flavors.

All that was left was to wait for people to show up. She'd texted both Kamala and Cal in full capslock mode about the glory of this movie, and then had handwavily tried to contact as many other residents as possible to tell them about the movie night - texts, email, sign on the door, whatever. Sure, nobody had to come, but she at least wanted to make sure everyone knew they were welcome. She'd also invited Steven and Watts (while double checking that, yes, it really was okay to move furniture around the living room and also eat in there) and had made sure to get a few bags of unbuttered popcorn just for them. Did she think the butter flavoring had any actual dairy in it? No. But she was gonna be careful all the same.

Now she was just pushing the furniture around to make sure that every possible seat had a good view of the incredibly large TV and was in reaching distance of a bowl of popcorn and places to put their cups of soda and plates of pizza down. Midnight Movie Night was about to begin, showcasing the absolute work of art and cultural tour de force that 2 Fast and 2 Family 4 Oceans, the fifteenth 2 Fast 2 Family sequel that was also a prequel to the Oceans Edge series.

This was gonna be great.

[Open to all Midnight Manor Boarding House residents!]

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Arrive and Mingle

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Get some food, get your seat, get your chat on before the movie begins.

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[pocketpretzels]

Pleased to have been invited, Watts- changed back in to his customary suit from whatever the shenanigans had involved- arrived with Steven by his side. Please, contain your shock.

Good evening, Miss Finch," he offered.

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Good evening, Detective!" Arden said, offering him a merry grin. "I'm so glad you and Steven could make it."

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[pocketpretzels]

"It was very kind of you to invite us," Watts replied. "Thank you."

"May I ask," he said, after a moment, "what genre this picture falls under?"

He didn't want to be so rude as to suggest to Steven they leave just as they got there, but he would if Arden's answer indicated this was the sort of picture that might make Steven uncomfortable.

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[slothbabyproductions]

"Hey, Detective Watts!" Kamala said with a wave from her spot on the couch. "Have you ever seen any of these movies before? I've seen the Kaiju ones but not the one with all the cars."

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[pocketpretzels]

"Miss Khan," Watts greeted. "I am afraid I haven't seen a great many moving pictures in general; the vast majority of those I have being musical comedies, of which I am to understand this is not."

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[hasaknightjob]

When Steven had said his hellos, he came back to bump shoulders with Llewellyn. "Hello, you."

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[pocketpretzels]

"Hello, you," Watts replied. "How fortuitous, running in to you here."

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[hasaknightjob]

Indeed Steven was there with Llewellyn. He looked out of sorts. "Are you sure there's no need to bring anything?"

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Are you okay, Steven?" Arden asked, puzzling over his slight frown. "And no, I think I pretty much got everything..."

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[hasaknightjob]

Steven had come empty handed, Arden. It felt unnatural to him. He was fine otherwise though.

"If you're certain," Steven said. He smiled. "It looks wonderful. All the food and the like."

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[slothbabyproductions]

"Hi, Mr. Grant!" Kamala said with a friendly wave. "I seriously think Arden got everything covered. She seems pretty jazzed about the movie."

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[hasaknightjob]

"Kamala, hello!" Steven said. "Steven's fine, truly. Is this a new film for you as well? I've not seen it before."

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[moreofaponchoguy]

"I know it might be difficult, but I think the only thing we need is your company," Cal said, giving Steven a wave. "Thank you for letting everyone take over the living room."

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[hasaknightjob]

"Nonsense," Steven said, even as he waved back at Cal. "This is precisely the sort of thing this space is for. You're all meant to use it as you like."

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[slothbabyproductions]

“I’ve never seen any of the previous movies,” Kamala said as she flopped on the couch. “Do I need to watch previous ones to understand or should I speed read through wiki summaries?”

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Oh goddess, don't do any of that," Arden declared. "That makes it sound like any of the previous movies have things like 'continuity' going on with them."

And they really didn't.

"All you need to know is that there is a found-family of people who drive fast cars, ignore the concept of physics so hard it might be a superpower, and basically save the world by driving aggressively and yelling, 'Family!' at each other. It's bonkers, but it's delightful."

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[slothbabyproductions]

"Ooooooh. So it's like the total opposite of that superhero movie franchise with 30 something films and multiple TV shows," Kamala said, nodding in understanding. "I got it. Totally on board. I'm into it. Let's get this sucker started."

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[moreofaponchoguy]

Cal was still kind of staring at his phone as he and BD came in. "Apparently there's a movie I have to watch tonight?"

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"It is imperative, Kestis," Arden declared, maneuvering the couch into perfect movie-watching position. "For your own moral and emotional well-being."

Honestly, if it came down to it, Arden would put money on Cal becoming a 2 Fast 2 Family fan.

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[slothbabyproductions]

"Apparently it's about family, cars and tank tops," Kamala said looking at the poster of the film on her phone. "And giant monsters smashing various cities around the world."

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[pocketpretzels]

"Mr. Kestis," Watts greeted. "How are you this evening?"

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[singlenakedwhat]

There had been a sign on her door about a movie night, and so after much deliberation, Henry made her way downstairs.

And was just gonna hang out in the back of the room, cracking open a can of root beer and leaning against the wall.

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[hasaknightjob]

Steven gave Henry a small wave. Nothing too exuberant so as not to overwhelm her when she was making an effort.

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Oh hey, Henry," Arden said, sitting up to throw their housemate a casual wave. "Have you seen the iconic cultural gift that is the 2 Fast 2 Family movies?"