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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.
savedbyasong: (small smile)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-02 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Nicotiana is a great name, she's exactly the right colour!

[Flower names are the best, even if flowers are a sore subject around here. Shion tries his best not to let being killed by things ruin his love of those things though, some attempts are better than others, but if he stopped liking everything that killed him he would be running out of things to enjoy.]
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[personal profile] piercetheheart 2018-12-03 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
She's gettin there. Her egg was perfect.

[Flowers almost killed everyone, yeah, but at the same time... It's one of the few things he remembers about his mom, he'll never let go of that.]

I was so worried when she hatched and came out all dusty purple but now she's getting rid of her down her adult feathers are coming in that deep plum color again. Gods she's gonna be so pretty when she grows up!

[Don't mind him squealing about his perfect birb daughter.]
savedbyasong: (small smile)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-07 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Same truthfully, there are so many things that Shion had once loved that had been ruined by the fact it had killed him. He's determined not to let the fact he had literally been torn apart by flowers stop him from loving plants.

He smiles as Gladio speaks, Gladio can be intimidating, before you got to know him. But here talking about his chocobo he was anything but.

It was endearing.]


She will be. She's already adorable. You know, there were never any chocobos in my world. Not even back when we had a variety of animals. They seem to exist in only a handful of worlds and yet other creatures likes cats, dogs, horses, seem to exist in many.
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[personal profile] piercetheheart 2018-12-09 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
's a shame. Nothin better than Chocobos. 'm worried they're gone for good in my time but I'm hoping things play out better for Iggy and Prom.

[It's a little weird to him though how many people talk about horses like they're a normal every day thing.]

Dogs and cats sure but... Horses are just bizarre. From what I've seen of Laurent and Damen's though I think... the idea is that they fill a pretty similar role to chocobos? Bird drawn carts and carriages, racing, riding, that sort of thing. Horse racing sounds boring as hell though. I mean they can't even fly and they sure as hell don't have the maneuverability that birds do.
savedbyasong: (tiny cute smile)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-09 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Chocobos became extinct? [He's saddened again for the awfulness of Gladio's world, the world Gladio feels a duty to go back to.]

I guess, horses are rare if not extinct in my own world, but many creatures are. I think in the past that was the sort of thing they did though.

My dad told me some stories about chocobo racing, he gave me a book once with tales and chocobos were in a lot of them, I never saw one for real though until I saw Prompto with Coco.
piercetheheart: (♔ya don't say)

[personal profile] piercetheheart 2018-12-09 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably...

[He sighs softly, shakes his head. It'd be nice if the glimpses he'd had of the future had given him some indication on that front.]

They were really rare in the wild before the Night set in. I'm glad you got to see a real one, though. You seen Hresvelgr lately? She's full grown now. Gorgeous girl.
savedbyasong: (tiny cute smile)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-10 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not in a while. [He should go and visit them, see her now she was all grown.] They are so fascinating, they start so small and yet grow large enough to be ridden on.
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[personal profile] piercetheheart 2018-12-13 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
They grow up fast too. Coco's almost full grown y'know. Prompto's been working on training him. Probably will be able to start riding him within the next few months.
savedbyasong: (over shoulder smiles)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-15 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Really? That will be impressive to see, it's hard to imagine when they are tiny.

[He really should go and visit and see all the chocobo again, it's been a while. But a lot has happened.]
piercetheheart: (pleased)

[personal profile] piercetheheart 2018-12-15 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
Hell, just look at how much the girls have grown in the last few months. They went from fitting in those little carriers to being too big to comfortably hold, even in your lap, in... 4 months?

[Like most animals that grow from tiny to giant those first 9 months are insane.]
savedbyasong: (tiny smiles)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-15 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Their growth rate is impressive. I didn't even recognise Coco for what he was when I first saw him because I'd only heard the stories of chocobo riding and it didn't seem he would ever be large enough.

[He's studied animals since he was a small child but so many species were extinct on his world most of what he knows is theoretical, it's one thing to have learned of creatures with vast growth in their first months and another to witness it.]
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[personal profile] piercetheheart 2018-12-16 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
He's so close now. Honestly Prom's skinny enough he might be able to get away with it really soon. I know he's let some of the kids ride 'im at parties and such.

[Gladio's at the opposite end of things. He remembers it but there's so many things that have died now there's not muchleft to see that kind of growth.]
savedbyasong: (tiny cute smile)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2018-12-16 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shion smiled, it would be good to see once Coco was big enough and it was nice to see Gladio so happy about something.]