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crosslaced ([personal profile] crosslaced) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2018-11-22 12:38 pm

you and me in the moonlight

Who: You!
What: A year end party MINGLELOG to help everyone recover from the Shit we’ve been through.
When: Forwarddated to Nov 24
Where: Enso E4, close to the ST Temple
Warnings: Mark as necessary, but none expected.

As the end of November draws near…… it’s time for that player plot the mods hinted at in their latest announcement.

Laurent’s Witch Labyrinth! -no, actually, it’s just a party.

[preparation]

All day on the 24th people are hard at work setting up on the golden beaches of Enso. The Storyteller’s Temple can be seen from the site and vice versa; it’s just a short walk away. There’s quite a bit to be done, so every extra pair of hands are welcome!

[the party]

As evening falls, a series of torches light up the party site for the lost; most prominent are the three large campfires spaced out across the beach, offering a variety of gathering spots for those who don’t like the loud partying going on at the other one.

There’s more than enough food to go around. An entire Cariborn is being dug up from the sandy soil way up the beach, having been roasted in the ground. There’s a wide variety spread out on tables… of handwaved origin… maybe they’re the ones left around from 4/20?? It’s probably fine. Herb- baked vegetables, fresh fruits, meat of various types, pizza!! and yes, Muffet’s Magic Blackberry Alcohol abound.

We’ve also got party favors. Amongst them, it seems like..... owo are these sparklers?

Come hang out! It’s a well-deserved break.

[activities]

The children (and adults so-inclined) have some cute party games to have fun with. There’s a simple little ringtoss area set up, with rings that aren’t even proper circles (listen, Laurent tried) and wooden stakes in the ground to be ringed.

Across the wide stretch of sand there's a lot that can be done- want to build some sandcastles? Pick some shells? Fight some crabs? The beach is dotted with doodles in the sand, inviting you to join in.

The biggest attraction is perhaps the petting zoo- well, it’s a cluster of animals just hanging out, but you get the idea. Located far up on the beach and away from the danger of the waves, the petting zoo has three whole Chocobos, two whole Tigerlilies (one of which is clearly guarding the Chocobos), and one whole horse. Sometimes two horses, but the grey wandering one is wearing a plaque that says “I BITE. PET ME CAREFULLY.”

[storyteller?]

Yes, ST-chan is invited! I’m leaving it to them to top-level or tag out at their leisure. Keep an eye out for the bunny god, they’re Coming.
journalname: (🔱 watering can)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-11-24 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I am, thank you. And yourself?

[These kinds of pleasantries are mostly what he's always been used to. Funny how things changed in Beacon.]
prettypurpleparlor: Bidding you good morning now (Dear friend)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-11-26 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Just because you're stuck on Interdimensional Fuckup Island is no reason to be rude.]

Oh yes. It's quite interesting seeing what everyone else has come up with for the festivities, and I always appreciate a chance to show my own baking to a wider audience.

[Granted, she normally doesn't do it for free, but eh. A smart businesswoman knows how to adapt.]
journalname: (🔱 sunset)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-11-29 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yes, I expect you shall be quite popular! Do you know if this is for some type of holiday?

[He sure didn't get the memo that it's the birthday of a guy he doesn't know.]
prettypurpleparlor: Wily, flattering words (In a little corner sly)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-11-29 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, in theory this was arranged by Laurent to celebrate the passing of the year, but in practice I suspect everyone wanted a good excuse to relax and enjoy themselves. So when he suggested a party, it came at a rather convenient time.

[New Year? Sure, she'll drink to that, it's as good a reason as any.]
journalname: (🔱 golly)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-01 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Golly, is it that time already? It seems so soon...

[But then, his internal clock probably just hasn't recovered from all that time he spent gone from here, and also the general interdimensional bullshit.]
prettypurpleparlor: A subtle web (I'm sure you're very welcome)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-12-01 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Doesn't it just. If I hadn't been keeping my own calendar, I'm not certain I would have believed it myself.

[Even before the Storyteller gave them a better way to keep track of the time, she'd been marking off the days and weeks in her own way, tying knots in a length of string to keep a physical record of time passing.]

[Another year, already ending. So much has changed... and yet, one thing hasn't: they're still here. They haven't found a way home... but they haven't all been lost, either.]

[They're still here.]


...I suppose I should simply be grateful that we don't appear to need to keep anyone from destroying the sun, this time.

[She was pretty sure that didn't happen every single winter? But she was still kind of concerned.]
journalname: (🔱 hold on)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-03 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Ha, that is good to see.

[Asgore smiles a little; that had, indeed, not been a good time at all.]

Perhaps things will finally be peaceful this time. We might have a - a human Gyftmas! I think there are a few different holidays they celebrate in the winter.
prettypurpleparlor: Bidding you good morning now (Dear friend)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-12-03 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yes, I've heard of something like that. Let me think...

[Muffet tries to recall what she's learned, living on the Surface.]

I know one of them has a tree, just like Gyftmas does. And there's another with candles... I believe you can give people presents for either of them.
journalname: (🔱 goat father)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-04 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, I'm sure I have heard of the tree one! We are not likely to find a traditional fur in this climate, but I am sure we could decorate one of the local trees just as well.

Or we could do the candle holiday. As I recall, different groups of humans celebrated different holidays...there were not a great many common ones, in my time. [though he offers that with a little shrug, as if to acknowledge that all that was Quite A Long Time ago, and also in another world, so altogether maybe not so relevant to the here and now]
prettypurpleparlor: Thinking only (And I've a many curious things)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-12-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sometimes, it's very easy to forget just how old the king is.]

[Then again, perhaps that's preferable to the times when his ancient history is impossible to ignore...]


I wonder if other worlds might have more celebrations, still? Perhaps we should ask people about holidays they recall from their homes, any yearly traditions and the like.
journalname: (🔱 royalty)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-05 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Gosh, that sounds very nice! We could do a little bit for everyone!
prettypurpleparlor: Bidding you good morning now (Dear friend)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-12-05 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll have to leave a message up on the rock, asking people to suggest traditions.

[This will, inevitably, result in shitposting. But she's willing to filter those results out.]
journalname: (🔱 pride)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-06 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds perfectly lovely.