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tw for gross subjects/body horror mentions. Its remus centric so,,,, remus warning lol
Tonight was finally Remus' turn to pick the game they would all play for "family bonding time". He'd been racking his brain for WEEKS thinking of the perfect game. He wanted it to be fun and exciting so he wouldn't get bored and have his mind wander, but he knew the light sides were a bunch of softies and couldn't handle what he and Janus normally played.
Apparently Bobbing for Appendages is not "family friendly". But where was the fun in that?
But he was finally starting to be accepted, finally being included in things. He was not going to mess this up.
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"Snacks?" Logan asked.
"Yeppers!" Patton responded. Logan checked a box on his clipboard.
"Excellent. Multiple dips, each for everyone's personal taste pallet?" He asked, surveying the coffee table.
"Yessiree! " Patton said.
"Good. And adequate seating, yes?" Logan asked, checking another box.
Roman rose up with his arms full of pillows, covering his face. "You betcha Specs!" He replied, muffled by the fabric.
Logan gave a small satisfied nod. "Excellent. I think that is everything we will need for game night, if I'm not mistaken. Well, I'm never mistaken." he gave a small chuckle while Roman rolled his eyes, hidden from view.
Virgil appeared behind Roman, scaring him so he dropped the pillows. Roman glared at him, while the anxious side stuck out his tongue in response.
Patton helped pick them up and place them around the living room as Virgil pulled Logan aside.
"Hey listen, I think this is a nice idea and all......but do you really think you guys can handle Remus' idea of a game night?" Virgil asked slowly, choosing his words carefully. "I grew up with him, so I'm used to it all. It's just... his idea of fun is very different than all of yours."
Logan put a gentle hand on the others shoulder. " I assure you, I would not have requested this if I did not think it would go over well. I believe us all getting along will bring a healthier environment for us, and more importantly, Thomas."
Virgil's shoulder sunk with relief, and gave a small smile. "Yeah, that makes sense. Thanks Lo."
"Anytime, just your cool teacher being his cool self" Logan replied with a smug smile. Virgil snickered, but covered his mouth. He went off to help the others set up the couch and snack table.
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Janus stepped down the stairs holding a wine bottle and a blanket. While the others made the house warmer now he was living there, a bit of extra heat never killed anybody. Well, never killed him at least. He handed the wine bottle to Logan with a smirk, knowing they would both be the only ones drinking it. Logan gave a small smile back, and went to retrieve their drinking glasses. Janus sat in his usual spot...which was a strange feeling. He never would have believed he'd have his own "spot" with the others, but here he was. Playing games and sharing his wine. Stranger was how everyone actually liked having him there now. Even Virgil waved when he saw him, which was a large improvement from his usual hissing. It was nice. Living separated from them all growing up wasn't horrible. He had Remus and Virgil, and it was comfortable. But Janus would be lying if he didn't admit, this was nice as well. Speaking of Remus, where was he? It was his turn to choose what they would be doing, and Janus was very excited to see what horrid event he schemed up. He loved the strange ideas that Remus would bring, as it made the dark side much more fun. Spikes and ladders, with real spikes, was a favorite of his. Even Virgil had fun most of the time.
Patton sat next to the snake side and offered him some cookies from his plate. Janus grabbed one, and offered Patton some of his blanket. Patton draped half of it over his legs, and munched on his own cookie.
"Patton, have you seen Remus yet?" He decided to ask.
Patton had his mouth full, so he shook his head. Roman chimed in instead from his pot beside Patton. "I think he is still in his room, but he should be out soon! He said something about getting everything ready, whatever that means." he said with a shudder.
Patton swallowed his food and spoke up now. "I'm actually kinda excited to see what he picks tonight! Knowing him, it'll be pretty different than what we usually do!" he said smiling.
Virgil laughed from his bean bag on the floor. "You have no idea. Once, he set up an actual maze for us to play hide and go seek in. I had nightmares for weeks, but I gotta admit. It was pretty fun." he said with a small smile. He turned to Janus. "Do you remember when he made us play cards, but the cards actually ran around the room? We had so many paper cuts." he shuddered.
Janus chuckled as well. "Yes, my personal favorite is his version of Operation." Virgil gagged at the memory. "Instead of the actual game, he was the body we had to get objects out of." he explained to the others. Patton looked a bit mortified at this, but tried to cover it up with a smile.
"That actually sounds very interesting." Logan added, sitting next to Virgil on the floor.
"interesting is one way to describe it." Virgil said with a smirk.
"And interesting it shall be!" Yelled a grating voice from above the stairs. Remus cartwheeled down the stairs, a set of flashcards clamped in his mouth. He landed at the end on his hands, and waved with his foot instead. Patton clapped at the trick, and Remus bowed. Well, his legs kinda bowed. Finally, he righted himself and stood in front of them all. He held the flashcards in his hand, and conjured pens in his other. "Hello everybody! Are you ready for the best game night you will ever have?" he said mysteriously.
Virgil gave a monotone cheer, while everyone else nodded and cheered with more enthusiasm. Virgil was excited, but that was just how he always cheered. He thought it was hilarious, and it always confused Logan which was an added benefit.
Remus passed out the cards and pens to the confused sides.
"What will these be for?" Logan asked him.
"Well I'm glad you asked! You see, I have been racking my brain all week thinking of a game you would all enjoy," at this, he somehow took off the top of his head and scratched his brain. While Janus laughed, Patton yelped. He continued on, "And I think I have found the perfect solution! Its daring, its bold, its exciting! I introduce to you.....Roman, drumroll please...."
At this, Roman patted his legs to mimic a drumroll, and Patton excitedly joined.
"Truth or Dare or Secret third option!" Remus cheered, throwing confetti in the air.
Everyone paused, staring up at him in confusion.
"Secret third options...?"Logan finally asked.
"That is what your cards are for!" Remus explained. "I figured this game would be tame enough for you nerds, but I can always improve something! So we will be playing truth or dare, with an added rule. Before we start, write down on your cards a crazy dare. That way, if someone is given a dare they don't want to do, or truth they don't want to answer, they can pick from the bowl fro a different option! I won't be adding one so it'll be extra squeaky clean!"
Logan nodded in understanding. "That makes sense, I like the idea Remus."
"Me too! It's very nice of you to include options!" Patton added.
At the compliments, Remus' eyes shined. He wasn't used to people actually liking his ideas. He was trying so hard to make this as palatable for them as possible. And maybe this would work...?
After they all wrote their ideas, they put them in a bowl and mixed them up. "Alrighty, who wants to go first!" Patton asked.
Roman dramatically raised his hand. "Well, I shall be the brave one here and start! Logan! Ask me anything!" As he spoke, he puffed out his chest to appear brave. Virgil made eye contact with Janus, and they both stifled a laugh.
"Alright Roman. Truth or Dare." Logan asked.
"A dare for this dashing prince please!"
"Ok. How about..." Logan thought for a moment. He was always bad at thinking of dares. He looked around the room, and saw Remus biting his nails, presumably to stop himself from shouting out an idea. Which gave Logan an idea. "I dare you to swap sashes with Remus."
Roman gave an offended gasp at the idea, clutching his precious sash. Remus barked out a laugh at the idea. "Oooo yea Ro-bro! Come on, I actually washed it this week!
"UGH fineeee, but if you get a single stain on it I WILL send an army to your side of the imagination." Roman snapped his fingers, and their sashes instantly swapped. He sniffed for a moment, then gagged. "Remus, why on earth does it smell like rotten eggs?"
"Oh yea, that was my lunch!" He said with a sharp toothed smile. Roman grimaced, but continued on. The others were all giggling and laughing during the entire interaction.
"Alright, well now it is my turn. Virgil! Truth or dare!" Roman asked, sliding the sash as far away from his nose as he could.
Virgil perked up when the attention was on him. "Uhhh... truth I guess."
Roman thought for a moment, then lit up. He smirked as he asked, "Does your eyeshadow turn any other colors?"
Virgil blushed and unconsciously brought a hand to his face. "I mean,,,maybe." he mumbled out.
Patton gasped. "Really!! What colors!!! Is it like a mood ring-"
"NOPE that was one question, one answer." He replied quickly as the others laughed. "Janus, truth or dare!"
"Well honey, you know I never pick truth." He responded cooly.
"Then I dare you to pick truth next time someone asks." Virgil smugly replied. The others oooo'ed at this as Janus frowned.
"Fine, I just hope no one asks me about when your eyeshadow turns pink. I guess I'd have to tell the truth!" He joked with mock innocence. Virgil hissed as Patton lit up at the thought.
"Remus! Truth or dare." Janus asked.
Remus bounced up, excited to finally be picked. "Oooo truth! NO wait, dare! Dare!" His nasally voice squeeled.
"I dare you...to eat whatever is in the garbage disposal right now." he said. Remus immediately shot up and raced to the kitchen.
"Oh bud you don't have-" Patton started, but Janus interrupted him.
"Trust me, he loves these kind of dares. He'll basically do anything if he thinks it's funny or enticing." Janus said and Virgil nodded, looking disgusted at the sounds coming from the kitchen.
Remus hopped up on the counter. "Ok my turn! Virge-y!"
"Oh no-"
"Truth or dare!" Remus yelled.
Virgil braced himself as he spoke. "Da-"
Before he could finish, Remus was already behind him lifting him up from his bean bag like one would lift a cat. "I dare you to let me do your makeup right now!" He smiled.
Virgil sagged in his arms, eyeing the bowl with options before sighing. "Wash your hands first." He finally said. Remus cheered and ran to the kitchen again, this time to wash.
"That wasn't that bad actually!" Roman said as Remus was gone.
"I think he's purposefully trying to tone himself down for tonight." Janus replied.
Remus ran back in and summoned a makeup kit and sat in front of Virgil.
As Remus powdered Virgils face white, possibly a gothic look he was going for, Virgil asked Patton truth or dare.
"Hmmmm, I'll do truth!" He responded while snacking.
"Is it true... Remus don't eat that-.... Is it true you can still turn into a frog? After the whole LilyPadton thing?" He asked.
"Oh yes, I've been wondering about that as well." Logan added.
Patton's face turned red. "Oh! Uh I mean, I haven't really tried I guess. But sometimes when I get upset, I get small green patches on my skin if that counts? It's kinda embarrassing." he replied.
"Don't be embarrassed, we'd match." Janus responded, pointing to his scales.
"Yes! After all, Princess and the Frog is one of the best disney movies! Nothing to be ashamed of!" Roman added.
"Well shucks you guys. Those are some good points!" Patton said, pointing his fingers at them for the pun.
They both groaned as Patton giggled.
"Oh Virgil! Maybe I should make you look like a frog!" Remus added, excitement oozing from his voice. Virgil glanced at Patton, who still seemed a bit embarrassed over his traits.
"Do it." he said. He couldn't tell if Remus or Patton smiled wider.
"Anyways, Logan! Truth or dare!" Patton asked.
"Truth." He said.
"Aw but wait, I have a really good dare for you!" Patton pleaded, puppy dog eyes and all.
Logan sighed. "While this is not how you play....fine. Dare."
Patton smiled. "I dare you to recite the Periodic table song!" He cheered.
Logan actually brightened at this idea. "Well, I mean. If you insist I could."
Roman groaned as Logan sang the entire song, seemingly in one breath. Janus was extremely impressed, and Remus was memorizing the list as he sang. He wanted to see if they made good snacks later.
They all applauded when he finished, even Roman.
"I see it is now my turn, Remus. Truth or dare." Logan asked.
Remus turned from Virgil's face, now finished. Virgil's face was painted green, but the frog markings were in a gothic makeup style. His eyeshadow was still apparent, just dark green now. As Virgil admired it in a mirror, Remus answered, "Dare!"
"Mine probably won't be as...fun....as Janus' for you. But I dare you to...." Logan pondered for a minute while Remus shooks with excitement. "Er...pick a dare from the bowl." Logan finished, satisfied with his loophole.
"Ok!" remus said, shoving his head in the bowl like he was bobbing for apples. He grabbed a card with his teeth and shot up to read it. "It says, 'sing a disney song!', must be Roman's since it's so BORING!" he squealed. Roman huffed, but Remus cleared his throat and started singing Thomas' disney villain medley. (A favorite on the dark side). As he sang, he pranced around the room, hopping on furniture, swinging Patton around, and using a lamp as a microphone.When he was done, he bowed with flair and the others clapped.
"That was so fun!" Patton said, sitting back in his seat. Remus beamed at him from the praise.
"Excellent song choice, might I add!" Roman said. "And now, who's next Re?"
Remus spun in a circle, facing everyone for a moment before passing. He paused on Janus with a gleam in his eye. "J-anus, truth or dare?"
Janus smirked back, knowing where this was going. "Well, Virgil did dare me to ask truth, so I guess I must." he heaved a dramatic sigh while Virgil glared at them both.
"Ok, my question is......does the curtain match the drapes?"
Janus spit out his wine while Roman covered Patton's ears. "I beg your pardon?!" Janus asked, flushing red.
"Not in front of the kids Pumba!" Roman said at the same time.
"Do you have scales only on your face, or like, everywhere?" Remus asked innocently.
Janus looked up at him, flabbergasted. "I though you were going to ask me about Virgil's eyeshadow, like I mentioned before-"
"Oh I already know bout that! They turn pink when he's embarrassed, that's why he draws them on each morning!" Remus replied. The others turned to look at Virgil who was sputtering a reply.
"Wha- hey it's not even my turn!" Virgil yelped.
"Besides, you already know about my scales you heathen." Janus said.
"Doesn't mean I cant ask!" he replied.
"He is correct." Logan added from his seat on the floor. He was the only one not enraptured by the drama, simply eating his crofters and toast. "I don't believe there is a rule against that."
"Yessss, thank you sssso much, Logan." Janus strained. Logan nodded.
"Well if you don't want to answer, you can always draw a card from the bowl!" Patton offered, taking Romans hands off his ears. "Roman we're the same age-" he scolded the other quietly.
Virgil, now gaining back his composure, piped up with a small laugh. "Not gonna happen, Janus never backs down from a dare. He never does truth, but I'm assuming you're gonna be the same, huh?" He directed the last part to the scaled side, who rolled his eyes as a response.
"Fine. Yes, I have more scales than the ones on my face." Janus said quickly. Remus laughed at his reaction, falling backwards off the table he was sitting on.
Logan now gained interest in the conversation. "Really? Ive been meaning to ask you about-"
"Nope! My turn is over! Patton, truth or dare." Janus interrupted, his human side still tinged red. Logan hummed in disapproval, but simply went back to his toast.
"Ooo, dare!" He said.
"I dare you, to let me wear your cat onesie." Janus said.
Patton gasped, clutching his onesie wrapped around his shoulders. "Not Pawton!"
Logan stared at him. "You named it....Pawton..?"
"Well of course! Paw, Patton, it made the most sense!" Patton replied.
Logan pursed his lips. "I hate how logical that conclusion is." Both Roman and Virgil snickered, while Remus sat in thought.
As Patton gave Janus the onesie, Remus shot up. "Ive got it! Why not name it pus-"
"Nope!" they all yelled as Remus cackled. Roman covered his mouth as he laughed as well.
Janus was now sitting comfortably in the onesie, warm and pleased at his dupery. Patton cartoonishly stared longingly at the outfit, before turning to Roman.
"Alrighty kiddo, truth or dare!" he said.
"Truth!" roman said.
"Hmmm.." Patton mumbled, thinking. Remus brightened with another idea and made his way to tell Patton. He noisily clambered over Janus, who complained loudly, and whispered in Pattons ear. The fatherly side gasped, then giggled. "Ooo that's a good one Remus! Ok, Roman. You gotta tell the truth now ok?"
Roman looked at them both cautiously. "Alriiiight..." he said, drawing out the word in suspicion.
"Disney Princes Kiss, marry, kill! Prince Eric, Kristoff, and Naveen!" Patton said while Remus gave him a high five.
The dramatic gasp Roman gave could probably be heard from outside Thomas' mind it was so loud. "How DARE you make me pick between my favorite princes! And kill one? How could I choose?"
Remus was cackling now, Janus joining in on the laughter at Roman's expense. His favorite kind of laughter.
"Ok, ok," Patton said through giggles. "Not kill. How about-"
"Cut from all merchandising?" Virgil added, a sinister smirk on his face.
Somehow, Roman gasped even louder. He stood up now, clutching his chest. "This is like asking a mother to choose which child to save! Et tu, Virgil?"
"Dude you don't even know what et tu means. And besides, I think the answer is obvious. Ya gotta kill Eric." Virgil replied lazily, grabbing some sour candies from the coffee table. Logan nodded his head in agreement.
Before Roman could gasp anymore, Patton stood to covered his mouth. "Alright, let's not feint now bud!"
"No let him feint, it'll make this even better." Janus added from the couch. Remus stole Pattons seat, and nodded in agreement.
"I cannot feint, I must defend Prince Eric's honor! How dare you vote him to be killed! Or worse, no more merchandise of him!" Roman wailed.
"Come on, in the original story he didn't even get with Ariel. And in Disney's version, he still wasn't that great to her. Yea he searched for her, but gave up after like two days to marry some brunette." Virgil said.
"Oh you come on! You know that is not what happened, he was tricked!" Roman said, waving his arms around in emphasis.
"Yes but, he would also be the easiest to kill." Logan added.
They all turned their heads to the logical side, who merely shrugged. "Is that not the purpose of this game?"
"Not really, but I like it even more! How could we kill the others!" Remus said, a wicked gleam in his eye.
"No one is killing any princes!" Roman yelped. "Besides, he has an entire army! You couldn't even get close!" he said, crossing his arms.
Logan nodded. "Good point. But, Kristoff has Elsa which is basically a one woman army. Possibly Naveen-"
"No way are you killing Naveen!" Janus chimed in. "He is obviously the marry option anyways."
"Really? I didn't think you liked slimy guys." Virgil added, his mouth full from the snacks.
Janus' face turned red and he huffed. "Well, reptilians must stick together and whatnot." he muttered out.
"Yes, BUT!" Remus yelled, wrapping an arm around Janus' shoulders. "If we kill him, we could have frog for dinner!" Patton blanched at the idea, while Janus shot an offended look at him.
"No killing any princes!" Roman yelled now to get the attention back on him. "Besides, this was my question you peasants. And the obvious choice is simple. None, because they all have princesses of their own! And more importantly, I'm way too good for any of them."
"Even Flynn Rider?" Virgil added with a smirk.
Roman paused. "Ok, wait-"
"No cause you said no already-"
"Ok but Flynn Rider wasn't an option!" Roman said as the others laughed. "Whatever! Logan, truth or dare!"
Everyone was laughing now as Logan answered, "Truth".
Patton took Roman' seat, so the prince paced the floor as he thought. "Ah ha! Logan, tell the truth, now. If you couldn't eat Crofters, which jelly brand would you pick?"
Now it was Logans turn to be offended. The others chuckled at his reaction. "Well, that sounds like a horrible way to live, so I would pick none." he said simply.
"Really? No other jams at all?" Janus said.
Logan nodded. "You may not be aware, but I am very particular with food."
Janus stared at him. "I....what? Ya know what, sure. How could I have known." he replied sarcastically, but Logan didn't notice.
"Fair answer though." Virgil replied.
"Virgil, truth or dare." Logan asked.
Virgil shrugged his shoulders. "Dare, I guess."
Logan sat thinking for a while as the others snacked on the treats assorted on the table. Finally, Logan sighed.
"I have no ideas. But..." He turned to Remus. "Your input has been by far the funniest, do you have a dare in mind?"
Remus' eyes widened. "Me? Your'e asking me for...an idea?" he said.
"Yes, was I not clear enough?" Logan asked.
Remus sat in shock for a moment, and shook his head like a dog. He jumped up from his seat with excitement. "I have so many ideas!" He ran over to Logan and whispered a few options in his ear.
"I feel like I'm waiting for my funeral." Virgil added while the others chuckled.
Finally, Logan stopped Remus. "I think that one would work." he said with a small smirk. He turned to his victim. "Virgil, I dare you to take off your eyeshadow makeup."
Virgil frowned at him. "Oh come on man. Re, you are a sick man." he said as remus beamed back at him with yellow teeth. Virgil brightened with an idea. "But sadly I cant, or else i'd wipe off Remus' awesome frog makeup he did on my face!" he said innocently.
"Oh I don't care about that!" Remus cheered.
Virgil's shoulders dropped. "Gee. Glad to hear that." he deadpanned.
The others were quietly holding back snickers at the interaction, but Patton chimed in. "Kiddo, you know you don't have to! You can always choose a dare from the bowl instead!"
Virgil sighed. "Nah, I wanna take this junk off my face anyways. I think I got green smudges on my jacket." he grumbled. Remus handed him a box of makeup wipes, and he retreated to the bathroom to undo the damage.
The others chatted while they waited, about snacks and princes and frogs. Finally, Virgil came back looking....
The same as he always did. Black eyeshadow laid under his eyes.
"Booooo you can't just put on more makeup!" Roman jeered.
Virgil raised an eyebrow. "This isn't makeup genius, it's my face. I just cover it with more eyeshadow." he replied, sitting back in his beanbag.
"Oh..my apologies then.." Roman added. "So, why did you not want to wipe it off then?"
"Because then this would happen." Janus said ominously, leaning over the arm rest to face the anxious side. "Oh Virgil, would you like to tell everyone about the time I found you singing 'Candy Store' from Heathers?"
Immediately, Virgil's eyeshadow turned bright pink, as if his eyebags itself was blushing. "HEY-" he yelped.
"OH MY GOODNESS!" Patton squealed, jumping over the others to sit in front of Virgil. He cupped his face in his hands. "Your'e eyeshadow is like a mood ring!"
Virgil blushed more now at the contact. "No! Its uhhh-"
"Wait, this is like when it turned purple!" Roman added.
Pattons head swiveled around to look at him, stars in his eyes. "ITS BEEN PURPLE?"
Virgil grabbed Pattons hands in his own. "Ok FINE YES my eyeshadow changes colors. It's not that crazy!"
"It's not crazy, it's adorable!" Patton squealed. Virgil rolled his eyes, but no one could miss the small smile on his face.
"Alright come on man, I gotta ask someone!" Virgil said. Patton looked at his eyeshadow one more time, squealed, and nodded. He went back to his seat, still glowing at the development. "Janus. Truth or dare."
"I don't know mood ring, what do you think?" Janus teased.
Virgil playfully glared back. "Alright then, if that's how you want to play. Hey Remus, got any ideas for a particularly nasty dare?"
Remus gasped. "DO I?" He yelled excitedly. He was over the moon, finally being asked to share his ideas. He scooted over to Virgil, whispering ideas to him now like a villains henchman.
"That one will work. Janus," Virgil said as the aforementioned side sneered. "I dare you, to eat an avocado."
"You little-" Janus said before Patton shushed him.
"Language! And uhh, thats not really a dare..." He said.
"Yea Remus, that's pretty tame." Roman added.
Logan stared at the floor, thinking. Finally, it clicked. "Oh!" He said, grabbing everyone's attention. "I understand! It's because snakes cannot eat avocados, they are poisonous to them due to certain toxins."
Patton and Roman's jaws dropped in unison as Janus slumped in his seat, crossing his arms.
"Well you can't ask him to do that! It's not safe!" Patton said.
Virgil laughed. "Don't worry Pat, I promise it's safe. Janus is only like, part snake so he wouldn't die. He just really hates the taste of them."
"Yea, like crazy hates them! Also oranges, onions, apples, actually most fruits-" remus added.
"Im ssssssoooo glad you enjoy my ssssuffering, but thats enough about my eating habitssss." Janus hissed out while the two laughed. Roman started to chuckle as well now, while Patton stared in shock.
"You don't like any fruits at all? What do you eat?" Patton asked.
Janus shrugged his shoulders. "Mainly meat, I suppose. Fruits just don't,,,mix well with my stomach."
"Well I'll be sure to make more foods that you like for dinner than!" Patton cheered.
"Enough mushy-ness, I wanna watch this snake suffer!" Remus interrupted. He ran to the kitchen and grabbed an avocado from the fruit bowl. He sliced it up, and ran back to the others, placing it reverently in Janus' hands.
Janus sneered at the hideous green thing in his hands. He looked up at the others, two in particular nodding like gremlins. He rolled his eyes and raised it to his mouth...
"NOPE! Not doing it!" Janus said, dropping the avocado onto the floor.
"BOOOO" Remus yelled as Virgil cackled, falling off his chair.
"Do you really hate avocados that much?" Roman said, smothering a laugh.
"No I just like dropping food. OF COURSE. It is disgusting! They are mushy, only ripe for basically an hour of their horrid lifespan, have a giant rock inside for no reason, need I go on?" Janus raved.
"Oh my gosh I cant breathe-" Virgil said through laughs.
Logan went to clean up the mess, but Remus beat him to it by eating the fruit right off the floor. Seed and all. Logan grimaced at the sight, but Remus just shrugged.
"So since you won't complete the dare, do you have to grab a card from the bowl?" Logan asked.
"Havent I suffered enough already?" Janus replied. Virgil shook his head, grinning. The snake sighed, and grabbed a card. He read it, and frowned.
"What's it say?" Patton asked.
Janus slowly turned his head. "To eat the leftover fruits in the kitchen." he deadpanned.
Virgil laughed even harder now, his eyeshadow turning a deep purple. "THERE'S NO WAY" he choked out, gasping for breath. Remus joined him in laughter on the floor.
Patton turned slightly red. "Oops, sorry. I think I wrote that one..." he said.
"Virgil, you really must catch your breath." Logan said.
"Yea! Didn't ya know that someone died from laughter before!" Remus added. Virgil immediately sobered up, but still chuckled between breathes.
Janus sighed, and grabbed another card. "Ok, this one I can do. 'Recite any monologue from any play/movie.' Another one of Roman's I assume."
"Actually, I wrote that one." Logan said. Everyone gave him a puzzled look. "I like reciting things." he shrugged.
"Fair enough." Janus said. He stood up and recited the antagonist's monologue from 'The cask of Amontillado'. He finished with a bow as everyone clapped.
It was now Janus' turn to ask someone, so he turned to Patton. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare!" Patton said.
"Remus, be a dear and give me a good dare." Janus said lazily. Remus jumped onto the couch's arm rest like a cat, and immediately started listing off ideas. He was reveling in the fact that people were listening. Janus stopped him with a raised hand. "That'll do, dares that benefit me are my personal favorite. Patton, I dare you to go bake some sugar cookies."
Patton jumped up from his chair. "You got it!" He said with a mock salute, and made his way to the kitchen.
"I also like this dare!" Roman added.
From the kitchen, Patton asked Virgil Truth or dare, and got Remus to come up with a truth. This repeated for many turns, someone asking Remus to give them a good truth to ask or dare to laugh at. And Remus obliged every time, offering numerous ideas. It wasn't until late in the night, when everyone was too tired from their sugar cookie induced crash that they decided to call it a night.
Logan and Patton started to clean the table, while Janus and Roman started constructing a pillow fort for everyone. Virgil went to clean the dishes in the kitchen, and Remus followed him.
Remus sat on the counter, drying whatever Virgil handed him. They sat in comfortable silence for a while, until Virgil spoke up.
"Ya know, I weirdly missed your crazy dares." he said, causing Remus to freeze. He continue, "The others always have tame ideas. You always had some insane ideas, but they were always fun. You definitely pulled back tonight from your usual, but still. I guess...." he turned to Remus. "Im glad we're able to play again." His eyeshadow was a soft purple. Remus knew this look, he knew every shade and every meaning. He used to try and scare Virgil to see what color they'd make. But he knew, this purple meant happy.
Remus gripped the rag in his hands, for once in his life, his mind blank. He nodded his head as a response, and the other just chuckled. After a while of dishes softly clinking and water dripping, Virgil heard a soft reply.
"I missed it too."
Virgil turned to Remus, shocked at the sincerity in his voice. Remus was shocked too, and it showed on his face. "But!" He interrupted, trying to regain his creepy composure, "Next time I will be way worse! Blood and guts will be spilled, I tell ya!" He raved, waving the rag from his stomach like it was an intestine. Virgil laughed at the switch up.
"Yea alright man. Looks like hanging around with us is making you soft." Virgil teased.
Remus gasped, offended at the mere thought he was losing his pizzazz. "Excuse you, but I am just as horrifying as the day you met me!" He puffed out his chest for effect.
Virgil rolled his eyes. "Says the guy who added a 'get out of jail free card' to truth or dare." Remus huffed as a response. "It's not a bad thing you know. Just...don't change too much. The others loved your dares." he said with a shrug, like he didn't just completely rock Remus' entire world view. With that, Virgil left the kitchen to help set up the fort.
Remus stayed back, staring at the rag in his hands.
He thought he'd need to completely baby proof himself for the others to ever like him. He was prepared to say boring truths like "what's your favorite color?" and dull dares like "do 20 jumping jacks!", but they actually liked some of his ideas. Sure, he didn't pull out his most gruesome material, but hey. Baby steps. If kiss, marry, kill was considered scary for them, he could work with it.
Maybe this could actually work. Maybe-
"Hey Remus, you coming over or what? I need your opinion on whether our fort needs a moat! Logan said it's impractical, but I don't care. " Roman called.
Remus turned, snapped from his daze. He jumped off the counter, hopping into the living room. "I agree! Every castle needs a moat! Especially one with flesh eating piranhas, I'll go grab my stuffed animal ones!" He yelled, already racing up the stairs.
Yes, this would work.