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dilf quixote ([personal profile] icanfixer) wrote in [community profile] citylogs2023-08-14 12:59 am

[MINGLE, ESPECIALLY TO NEWCOMERS] ROOFTOP FESTIVITIES!!!

WHO: All!
WHAT: Rooftop festivities!
WHERE: On a rooftop of an office building in the second open district!
WHEN: 8/14, evening!
WARNINGS: alcohol, tba as it goes


Banner displayed inside the train station, outside city hall, and on the most used residence buildings.

Follow the arrows.

So you're unaware. Maybe new. Or maybe you just didn't care the first time you saw it. That's fine. Between the banners hanging around key areas, and the flyers quickly drawn up in a similar fashion scattered across the city, it's hard not to know something is going on -- and there's helpful arrows, chalked on building walls and the streets the day of the party, to let people know where to go.

The Rooftop

A splendid scene awaits those who travel heavensward. Fairy lights connect the corners of the roof access building to metal poles at the corners of the building itself, lifted by cylindrical supports where needed, each one held straight by pots filled with well-packed dirty and stone. There's multicolored stars hanging from some of the lights, while various painted flowers hang on others, and what greets the ears first is some royalty free party music played from a CD player off the the side.

There's a long folded out table in the center for those who'd like to share cuisine, just set and serve yourself! Nearby is a space for Daan to do some bartending as well, a man who can make a multitude of cocktails and mocktails for those who want something less alcoholic. Also, pints of various ice cream flavors in a cooler!

Don't worry -- they won't have any odd effects on them, Don verified the lack of them herself. Not all of them are normal. Think loaded baked potato weird.

For those who'd like a quieter space, there's beanbags and a swirly, fuzzy carpet to sit on more away from the center of the party area. This'll be a great time to play some games, such as truth or dare, spin the bottle, and... whatever else you play at parties. Get to know your fellow man and such. Play the violin.

Naturally, no party... hosted... by Don Quixote would be without a space to fight, if one wishes to show off a little! It's also taking place on a swirly fuzzy carpet, just so no one smashes their head in, and there's a neat little banner hanging down from a string of lights that says thus:

WIN THREE MATCHES AND A PRIZE AWAITS THEE!!!!!!!
- NO KILLING
- HANDS ONLY


What the prize is, no one knows. But come find Don Quixote with your battle scars and she'll grant it -- and stick around a while, 'cause this party's gonna end with a bang... that is, with homemade fireworks donated by "a friend" through Junpei.

Anyway, have fun!!! Share words about your worlds!!! The society your characters are from, the cuisine they've brought, how they're working out in the city -- help the new kids along, too. There's more vets here now than there were a few months ago, after all.

Navi: Truth or Dare - Two Truths and a Lie - Hydra Storytelling w/Junpei - Drink Up With Daan - Qixi Festivites

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[personal profile] yeahsoyknowidunno 2023-08-17 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
[a little apprehension bleeds out of his posture at that question (he was for sure anticipating, and dreading, something more personal). he brings up his cocktail for a sip while mulling over his response, eyebrows drawn into a thoughtful furrow.]

Zero consequences, huh?

[hmm. hmmmm. he taps his index finger against the side of his glass. this is a tough one, Reno, good job. then he raises his eyebrows and tilts his head as though conceding some point to himself.] There are definitely some Conatix Industries execs I'd like to give a piece of my mind, if I could ever track them down. But, [now he cracks a rueful, lopsided little smile,] games aside, there's no such thing as zero consequences, is there?

[another sip from his cocktail, and then,] So how does this work, do I ask you 'truth or dare' now? I think I was fifteen the last time I played this game.
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[personal profile] abstractart 2023-08-17 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Usually when he hangs out on my floor of the Library, it's to drink, so... maybe find him some good alcohol?
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[personal profile] abstractart 2023-08-17 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
[oh, thank you, yesod. he's definitely doing this so netzach can flop across two beanbags instead of sinking into a singular one, right?

he is attempting to stretch out exactly like that, in a highly uncoordinated display.]
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[personal profile] wordchain 2023-08-17 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Two beanbags to form a somewhat more elevated platform for most of Netzach's body might in fact be a reasonable solution — it would increase people's chances of seeing all of his limbs before they can become a tripping hazard. Unfortunately, his ungainly flopping around to turn both beanbags into his bed is also hazardous: as Yesod pauses in disbelief, still leaning over the second beanbag, he's forced to dodge what would have felt like a kick, had it landed. ]

Netzach—
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ plenty of meat, huh. well, that's easy to make. they approach the table already stacked with food, and roland starts picking out choice slices of roast beef from the nearby table of meats. ]

Favor? Nah, I usually don't ask much. Just let me do my thing and I'll let you do your thing, yeah? [ including the friend thing. that's also a complicated thing, even with angela in the picture. let's see, gotta take some slices of bread here-- ] As for weapons, you can never go wrong with swords. Longswords, in particular.

[ see? he can answer questions... ]
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ so the white man can handle spicy food... no way............. ]

Mm, I guess. Which is why we should hold our own parties around here from now on. Not that I'm a party person to begin with. [ shrugs ] But hey, at least we're now getting actual drinks instead of just having the light manifest them for us.
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ he'll gratefully take the water, thank you... just going to take a swig of that to get rid of the taste - ]

Makes sense. Like when you're burning the midnight oil but you don't have the time to cook something.

[ still, he narrows his eyes as he takes another piece of the bread and pops it into his mouth. nope, it just doesn't slap no matter the context. shame. ]

But even scholars deserve something better than this, right? [ a pause. ] Are you a scholar?
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I didn't expect it to be that packed. But hotpot's meant to be enjoyed by groups of people, so I shoulda anticipated that.

[ it's no skin off roland's nose. in fact, he's kinda touched? that people liked it so much, whether they're first-timers finding the entire thing novel, or they just missed the concept of hotpot and barbecue. he takes another drag after reno's, watching the smoke curl up in the air as he breathes. ]

Roland. And if you're already here while you're one of the newer guys, you prolly don't need that much liquid courage anyway. [ he teases. ] That guy at the bar? That's Daan, and he's one of the few doctors we have in this City. It'd be good to have him on your good side in case shit goes down.
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ help, this guy's so unserious. must be the alcohol. roland doesn't hate it though, even letting out a laugh. ]

Well, you aren't wrong about that. If we're talkin' about animals, that is.

[ and right now they're just some guys, with one of them leading the other towards a chair and carefully settling him down. ]

There we go. [ ... ] Want me to get ya some water?
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep. There used to be one more from their group, but he just vanished. He isn't the only one who just went up and disappeared, though.

[ don't... ask him about the details about that, 'cause he doesn't even know. no one here does. but people disappear from their city all the time, only to be found as chunks of flesh on the streets, so... ]

If you could call that communication, yeah. There are also the kiosks, which are completely useless unless you somehow ask the right questions. There's also the fact that sections of this City open up little by little every month. Maybe that's their way of communicating to us, but they could've used better ways to get the words across, y'know?
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ do you wanna thank him or not... pick a struggle. like how roland's struggling on how to put his relationship with don into words. ]

She calls us that, yeah. But honestly, it's a big detriment on her part. She's a Fixer, but she's clearly inexperienced and has a pretty deluded view on how the job works. And you know how it's not glamourous at all, right?

[ they'd had this talk before, given what happened to the likes of phillip and xiao in their respective receptions. what happened to them ain't pretty, and it's because of the bonds they'd had with people. ]
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ah, she remembered. he'd thought that her becoming human would mean she'd have the same brain as an ordinary human, but angela is far from ordinary herself. that's precisely why he's been having a Time trying to banter with her now compared to their old chitchats in the Library. ]

Maybe, if we're back at that City. But that brings its own slew of problems that I don't wanna think about right now.

[ like what kind of food to serve, what kind of restaurant it'll be, etc. that's... not really his dream, and with the way things are between him and angela and the state of the library now, there's no way it can come true. ]

But you're right. I don't hate cooking. I usually make my own food in case there's actually something in the pre-prepared food. The last thing I want is another District 23 situation. [ haha... ]
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[personal profile] bemist 2023-08-17 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
... Binah and Hokma, probably.

[ What a terrible thought, though she says it very calmly-- ]
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[personal profile] bemist 2023-08-17 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I can't say I like the implications there, either... bringing Angela, of all people?
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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-17 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ makes a face at that. ]

Okay. Binah, I can get. But Hokma?

[ what's the old geriatric gonna do? ]
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[personal profile] ghostlight 2023-08-17 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The story - clearly abridged - sounded like any job Emerick would be sent on, really. It was likely that Reno's luck was better than his when it came to such jobs (though a piece of Emerick wondered how he'd fare working alone rather than with the people he'd thrown his lot in with). He chuckled. ]

I'm surprised a suit let you go about it like that. Most corporate outfits I know of prefer to go in with a credchip and blackmail to try and bribe their way into getting what they want. [ Among other tactics, but the boards liked to laugh at failed jobs and many of them were failed blackmailings or briberies. ] Creative solutions usually work better.
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[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-17 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
( of course she remembered. now that she's human, it's more important than ever to hold onto the things she wants to.

that's complicated though, let's not get into it. )


I hadn't considered that. ( she needs to learn how to cook... wow, exciting. she kind of wishes she had her list of things to do, but her book is good enough. ) I suppose it's time for me to pick up a new hobby then.

( how hard could it be. )
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[personal profile] yeahsoyknowidunno 2023-08-17 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah? What's your preferred poison then--you more of a lager guy or an ale guy?

[this is about the safest topic of conversation Kaidan can conceive of, given the unsettling circumstances that they've all been tossed into. their current surroundings at least help to offset some of the unease that he's been unable to shake since he stepped off the train and into this city forgotten by space and time; shooting the shit over drinks makes him almost feel like he's attending one of his parents' terrace garden parties back home in Vancouver. almost.]
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[personal profile] nichocolatine 2023-08-17 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hey, sup, hello here's badou late to the party with starbucks— ]

Alright alright, how's this? One, [ he taps his eyepatch, ] I got a glass eye under here. Two, I got freckles on my ass. And three... [ he holds up a bright green drink with a little umbrella. ] I've already had three of these.
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III.

[personal profile] spectreless 2023-08-17 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Looks like Harley has a talent for this. Once given a moment of solitude Lenore had made the mistake of thinking of the dear friends she misses oh so dearly. Naturally things began spiralling from there. Where she's found is with her lanky legs curled up against her chest on one of the beanbags.

She hadn't drunk too much, she thought, despite being at a party. But any little amount helps in dulling the senses and unfortunately not emotions. Looking lost in misery she doesn't anticipate the touch and as such her head whirls around to glare. That is until she looks up to see the sincere look and that extinguishes the flame. She visibly deflates with a sigh. ]


That obvious, is it?
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[personal profile] nutkick 2023-08-17 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet~ [ a girl who doesn't shy away from a very dumb challenge? everyone should admire such bravery. denji does, at least. he leaves her behind as he heads over to the open bar, boldly asking for the biggest glass of beer, filled to the top; a touch away from spilling all over. perfect.

he brings it back and slams it on the table before don— squinting his eyes at her. ]


If you throw up, you lose.