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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.
barberian: icon by draiol (and they rise from the flames)

[personal profile] barberian 2018-12-08 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
(Yes, she can tell from his reaction!)

What kind of world do you come from?
Edited 2018-12-08 11:30 (UTC)
journalname: (🔱 askance)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-09 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Well - there are two races living there, humans and monsters.

[That's. Like, barely an answer.]
barberian: (u wot m8)

[personal profile] barberian 2018-12-12 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
(Yeah, for real. Yasha just looks at him.)

So you are from my world, then.
journalname: (🔱 askance)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-12 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Well......it's not impossible.]

Was there a war between the two, a long time ago?
barberian: (?)

[personal profile] barberian 2018-12-15 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Not that I am aware of.

Who won the war?
journalname: (🔱 storybook monsters)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-16 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
The humans did. They were the ones who began it - quite a surprise to us, though things had been tense for a while...
barberian: (????)

[personal profile] barberian 2018-12-21 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
What did they take from you when they won?

(The idea of monsters kowtowing to humans is... interesting.)
journalname: (🔱 quiet mornings)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-21 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
The Surface. We were sealed into the cave system beneath a mountain.

[Well, he probably wouldn't have used that word...]
barberian: (um!)

[personal profile] barberian 2018-12-25 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, sure.

(what)

So you're... you're stuck down there now?
journalname: (🔱 looking forward)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-26 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps not much longer. I had met someone who thought she could free us - we were about to return to my world and make the attempt, when I was brought here.

[There's a short pause, before he adds:]

Muffet says that monsters are free already. We are from different times, I suppose. Or else different worlds.
barberian: (if you like)

[personal profile] barberian 2018-12-31 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I... think I know what you mean. Some of my friends are here, but they remember... more, than I do.

(Or they know more? Honestly it does Yasha's head in just to try and think of it.)

I don't really understand.
journalname: (🔱 looking forward)

[personal profile] journalname 2018-12-31 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
...in the last word I visited, I met two sisters. They remembered each other, but the worlds they came from were slightly different. Both had been through different versions of the same events...

It was strange. But they were still sisters. I suppose it is just something that can happen.
barberian: (night sky)

sorry for the slow reply!

[personal profile] barberian 2019-01-10 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose.

(It's hard to find a better way to explain it, isn't it? Short of tracking down the Storyteller, and Yasha has heard that is much more difficult than it sounds.)

Do you like it here?
journalname: (🔱 hold on)

nbd!

[personal profile] journalname 2019-01-10 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It is...not as bad as it could be?

[NO HE ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT AND YOU CAN SEE IT ALL OVER HIS FACE]

There are a lot of...incidents. But sometimes it is calm.
barberian: (>:|)

[personal profile] barberian 2019-01-11 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
(hmm)

... It has not been calm since I got here. When exactly does that start?
journalname: (🔱 twilight shines)

[personal profile] journalname 2019-01-11 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
There have been weeks here and there.

[I mean]

I am hoping it may be more peaceful until the next island is found. That often seems to bring trouble.
barberian: icon by draiol (and they rise from the flames)

[personal profile] barberian 2019-01-11 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. I have already fought something on the new island we have found.

It... (went so terribly, oh my god) wasn't exactly easy.
journalname: (🔱 tired king)

[personal profile] journalname 2019-01-11 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, exploring the new islands is...risky. I try to go myself, but I have not yet been able to prevent any threats.

[He doesn't like looking for a fight, but it's better than letting others wander into them, he thinks?]

Are you okay now?
barberian: (cute)

[personal profile] barberian 2019-01-12 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. We ran away.

(They're the Mighty Nein, okay. They do everything together, including high-tailing it the fuck away from stone golems.)

I haven't been back since. If there were less dangerous enemies about, I could help to take care of those.