crosslaced: ([horse])
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.
vagabone: (...knuckles)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-12-01 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[The badly-dressed skeleton's first reaction is to look around, perplexed--maybe she's apologizing to someone else who snuck up on him?? But no, it's just him, her, and the fire.]

Uhh... sorry for what?
tuskenlancer: (thinking)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-12-03 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
I...uh, nothing.

[ Definitely a skeleton, definitely talking to her. She tries not to stare, to look as normal as possible. It only works so well. ]

I just - was surprised, that's all.
vagabone: (sigh)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-12-04 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[It clicks after a moment and... wow. That's the second time tonight.]

It's because I'm a skeleton, isn't it.

[He does not sound amused. Then again, gotta give her some credit for not reaching for a weapon or something, like others have. It's a pretty low bar.]
tuskenlancer: (I just need more time)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-12-10 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ CT shrugs, and has the grace to look a little embarrassed at being caught out like that. Honestly, she hadn't meant to make a Thing about it, but he literally has a skull for a face. ]

I didn't know that...

[ That you were possible. She stops, and starts over, trying for polite curiosity. ]

Is...everyone a skeleton on your world?

[ "Skeleton alien" is pretty weird, but she's seen weirder. ]
vagabone: (faint unease)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-12-10 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Wooow. Wow. No. He's as human as anyone else! Sort of.]

No, just the people who've died.
tuskenlancer: (figure out what side you're on)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-12-11 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Except for the lack of skin. And muscle. And organs.

Not hair, though apparently. That's a little weird. ]


Oh.

That's...not how it happens on my world.
vagabone: (Default)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-12-12 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
How do you know?

[It's not him being an ass, it's a genuine question! He didn't expect to end up as a skeleton either--plenty of people don't truly believe.]
tuskenlancer: (pointing)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-12-14 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ She just raises an eyebrow, not sure if he's serious or not. ]

Because...I've seen people die.

And they don't turn into skeletons.
vagabone: (make it right)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-12-19 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
Neither did I, not in the land of the living. I meant more, ah, the land of the dead. Which is where I'm supposed to be.

[He still hasn't worked out why a god might kidnap (??) a mostly useless bum ghost-skeleton like himself, honestly.]
tuskenlancer: (figure out what side you're on)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-12-21 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a long pause while CT absorbs this and compares it to her own experiences with dying and being dead.

The land of the dead.

Finally, she answers, skeptical and unsure. ]


...Flavortown?
vagabone: (da fuq)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-12-21 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
...What?

[Are we just saying random words now.]
tuskenlancer: (thinking)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-12-21 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
Never mind.

[ Okay, no, that's. Yeah. Obviously not it. ]

But...you're not dead anymore, right? Here, I mean.
vagabone: (da fuq)

[personal profile] vagabone 2019-01-04 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[He's still staring at her, bemused. Señora, he is a skeleton.]

Is this a trick question?
tuskenlancer: (pointing)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2019-01-05 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, good point. But still.

She shakes her head, flustered. ]


I mean...This isn't the land of the dead.

No one else is...you know.

[ a skeleton ]