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[masonjones]

"If I can give you a real answer still, I'm going to assume I am not drunk enough." Not that Mason was the type to go out and get off his face on alcohol. That was a surprisingly rare occurrence. Mason gave the blonde an affectionate nudge when he called them brothers for life. "I mean, I'd be a little worried about how co-dependent we are but I'm not willing to spend too much time focusing on that at the moment. It's fine." He said with a grin on his features.

"No, no I don't," he acknowledged with a chuckle as they continued to pass the bottle in between one another. "There's nobody I'd rather spend my evening with either," Axel smiled at his best friend's statement. "Seriously, Mase. Every year I'm more and more grateful about how solid our bond is. You're my brother for life."

[masonjones]

🎉 - lyra

Can be found here.

[masonjones]

🎉 - our muses run into each other at an nye party

"Ly! Come here, come join in. Right now we're all playing and singing new years songs." He encouraged grasping the blondes hand and dragging her over. "And we have cake so you know, if the song circle didn't tempt you, that'll do it." Mason spoke with bright enthusiasm as he passed her a paper plate with a piece of the sugary dessert placed on it. "You look amazing by the way."

@lyramalfcy

[masonjones]

"You don't want the real answer here do you." Mason answered with a little bit of a laugh because his brain was already working on genuine answers to the question even though he knew that hadn't really been the point of it in the first place. "I'm willing to pretend that's how it works for the evening." He grinned, taking the bottle to take a swig too. "You know, there is no way I'd rather spend new years eve, Ax."

🍾 - our muses share a glass/bottle of champagne

"If you really think about it, we're technically being responsible with sharing this," Axel argued, taking another sip from the bottle before handing it back to Mason as they passed it between them. "I wonder if this alsos halves the hangover if we do this with everything we drink tonight," he mused with a snort.

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[masonjones]

"I really hope you're right. I'm not too good with outright rejection. I like to be liked." Mason admitted, knowing that he had to kind of accept that he wasn't going to be everyones cup of tea, but that didn't stop him from trying to endear himself to people.

"No you're right. I shouldn't even expect you to be trying to change that for anyone either," Lyra corrected when he pointed out how 'coming off strong' was his default personality to begin with. "You two may not be a match made in heaven but I don't she'd have any reason to hate you either."

[masonjones]

There were very few ways to shut Mason up abruptly but the woman had definitely found one of them, and by the colour his face was turning, she had also managed to make him feel a little abashed for his lack of thought. "...Ah... I... well..." He began as he cleared his throat, searching for the right response here but seemingly coming up lacking. "Sorry. I didn't mean to sound inconsiderate." Mason eventually settled on, though he noted the way she jumped on his offer so at least she didn't seem too offended. "And after that it'll totally be on me you know."

"Eating disorders tend to do that to a person. Pizza isn't exactly a safe food when you want to eat basically zero calories," Pippa explained, probably a little too bluntly but it wasn't like there was any other explanation. Her face brightened at his suggestion, "You can buy it by the slice?! That's great! Take me there. That would be super helpful."

[masonjones]

"I am not going to turn down that offer." Mason spoke perkily as he reached out to swipe the food from his best friend. "I'll just have to replace it with something else for you later so you don't go hungry."

"I mean if you say so," Axel snorted lightly when Mason mentioned that Halloween food was supposed to taste odd. "You do actually. Maybe you should have it then. I feel bad wasting food but I don't think I can finish this."

[masonjones]

"Given I am still painfully single and you just pointed that out very plainly to make sure I don't get the wrong idea, you can't really state that as a reason though I appreciate your attempt to make me feel better about it." Mason called the woman out on her words with a soft laugh.

"I would take that as a compliment," Ronnie replied with a wicked grin, "Women love to tease when they like someone. I just do it with everyone though."

[masonjones]

"Ly... I hate to kind of point it out but I'm not really very good at being anything other than myself and I kind of always come on strong. I mean, I always hope it's a good kind of strong given I'm friendly but my personality is pretty much a notch that is turned up to 100 at all times."

"And I promise she's a good one," Lyra nodded. "Although of course... proceed with caution. Like I have faith you can win her over in time, but definitely avoid coming on too strong from the start," she mentioned, considering Iris could potentially make a snap judgment about him if she was having an off day.

[masonjones]

"Yeah, platonic love." But Mason was laughing despite that fact, because he really didn't mind. He was swift to whip out his phone at the mention of photos of their pups though, immediately flicking through to show Ronnie the most recent ones they had taken. "See, we make an awesome team with all four of us don't we. Look at our little Toad."

"Oh come on, you know I mean it with the most love ever," Ronnie said with a grin. Her eyes lit up with delight at the mention of dogs, "Oh my god, I must see! Do you have pictures?"

[masonjones]

"How many have you run into?" Mason couldn't help but wonder how many had ended up having similar ideas this halloween. He didn't think he'd seen any more currently but he knew that was unusual. "But you made them? That's commitment and talent all rolled into one." Mason complimented in surprise. "But yeah, I think anyway... Axel isn't usually too far away."

"You are most certainly the most peppy Mario I've ever run into," Piper replied, having let out a little exclamation of surprise when the man had appeared in front of her. "Thank you. I made this dress and a matching pink one for my best friend," she confirmed, when he'd asked if she had a Princess Peach. "She shouldn't be too far actually. Grabbing us some drinks. And your Luigi? Is he about?"

[masonjones]

"It's a me, Mario!" Mason couldn't resist calling out as he seemed to jump and slide into place in front of the girl who was similarly dressed. "That is such an awesome outfit. Clearly think alike." He complimented brightly, energy seeming to burst from his every pore. The male appeared unable to stand still. "I have a Luigi so you must have a Princess Peach, right?"

@piperwilkinscn

[masonjones]

Mason paused mid-huge bite at that but after a short blink, he didn't seem to concerned if the way he continued to dig into his food was anything to go by. "I mean, isn't Halloween food supposed to taste a little odd sometimes? I have a stomach of steel though so I'm all good." He added with a grin. "If you don't want that, I'll eat it."

"Does something about this actually taste off or is it just because the food is abnormally orange and black to match the theme?" Axel wondered as he tried to finish off the bite he was chewing. "Maybe I'm just psyching myself out."

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[masonjones]

"Adorable huh? I'm not sure that's what every guy wants to be called but I appreciate it nonetheless, especially given he was dressed as Mario and it was probably the most apt description of his outfit. "Yeah, he is. I'm sure he's somewhere around here though I'm not sure where at the moment. You should see the pups though. We have a goomba." He stated with a grin.

"You look absolutely adorable," Ronnie said, beaming as she spotted her friend, "I love this choice for you. I take it Axel is Luigi?"

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[masonjones]

MASON JONES HALLOWEEN 2028

Mario (feat. Axel as Luigi)

[masonjones]

"I feel like that's what most women enjoy doing to me." Mason admitted because it wasn't the first time someone had teased him. It didn't appear too difficult to do however.

"It could be both but you know I only tease," Ronnie replied, smirking, "I know it's rightly so, though it is nice to hear."

[masonjones]

"I feel like this is gonna be a battle but I guess I enjoy a challenge. Besides, good friends are always worth it." Mason just hoped the woman would be open to the idea, otherwise he felt like this was going to be a painful pursuit.

"Yeah I suppose I do get some perks by being family," Lyra considered with a laugh. "I can definitely say it's worth it. How receptive she'll be is a whole other battle but I've got no control in that sorry to say."