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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

gradenine: (pic#16564581)

[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-21 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ touche. roland even has to gall to chuckle at that. but this is exactly why roland shouldn't have let his guard down around vergilius, because the guy can read him too well.

and right now, roland can't even make out the other color's expression. ]


A lot of things have happened.

[ he tears his gaze away from vergilius and onto the cityscape below. ]

...You know the drill by now.
astraphilia: (would always rule me)

[personal profile] astraphilia 2023-08-21 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oof, that's loaded. Reno's expression turns thoughtful as he considers it—he's told a lot of lies, for a lot of reasons. many of them he wasn't proud of at the time, even if they were necessary, and many more he was proud of at the time but has stopped being proud of in the intervening years. ]

Tough one.

[ the closest Reno can get are the small mercies, if they can even be called that. lies like "it's going to be okay" or "you won't even feel it." like "don't worry, I'm not here for you." these were all lies to their core, but ones that maybe grant someone an instant of peace before—

but he ain't about to tell Joshua all of that. ]


Think I'm gonna have to take the vinegar on this one.

[ Reno knocks back the rest of his drink. it might not be vinegar, but it sure does burn going down. ]
bemist: (I'm trouble)

[personal profile] bemist 2023-08-21 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, hate to have you go for a round two, then.

[ Yeah, she's amused. ]

But sorry, you can't use me for your alcohol restriction-breaking. Ask Netzach.
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[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-21 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Roland, you...

( ...no, he's right, and she shakes off the resentment that rises up as she picks a few more things off the grill for her platter. )

Yes. Where are you staying? I'd like to know each of your whereabouts just in case. ( she'll be asking the other librarians where they're settling too in due time don't worry. ) I'd like your username also, for easy contacting. I just went with "librarian". It seemed simplest. Use it to let me know when we're going bowling. And...

( angela pushes he food around, her third question on the tip of her tongue until she exchanges it for something else. )

Have you been enjoying the party? I'm sure Don Quixote would love to know, if you have. She seems to be someone who thrives off of praise.
immortalpoet: (claret)

[personal profile] immortalpoet 2023-08-21 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I don't.

[It's not his place to pry. He knows that. But part of him feels like Roland is slipping away into some very dark pit, like where he was before.]

[Maybe it's folly to try to reach out after him.]

[The City says it's folly, anyways.]


Mm. I won't push you. But wallowing on things is my deal, not yours. Come on.
worldexecute: (03)

[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-21 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
( junpei she had to do something she isn't perfect at because she never spent time in her million years drawing and then she had to SHOW IT OFF!!!!!!!!!! )

Never mind. You wouldn't understand.
feathering: (ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏsᴇ ʙᴏʟᴛ)

[personal profile] feathering 2023-08-21 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that was quick. He didn't expect the guy to fold that easily! ]

Does this equate to my victory, then?

[ From the sounds of it, though, that might just have been one round. The others are still playing, after all. ]

I could go for another round. If you're amenable to it, of course.
astraphilia: (don't you ever tame your demons)

[personal profile] astraphilia 2023-08-21 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure does. For this round, anyway.

[ that's the great thing about truth or dare! it can go endlessly! or at least until someone runs out of questions or dare ideas.

Reno will probably table his vinegar punishment until the end of their final round, whenever that is, to spare himself the effort of getting up to go pour a shot. ]


You wanna start, since you won?
feathering: (ᴀ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ)

[personal profile] feathering 2023-08-21 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Joshua feels a little bad that Reno has to be punished at some point, but at least it's just a game. He's warming up, as well, and there is a small smile on his face when he decides: ]

I choose dare.

[ Time to change things up a bit! ]

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[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-21 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
What? You've seen me wallow before. In fact we did that recently.

[ insert flashback sequence of last month's bank thread ]

I'll be fine, it's just... [ clutches head. ] I can't talk about it now, even if I want to. And you're probably the only person in this damned City who won't judge me for it, so...
gradenine: (pic#16478093)

[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-21 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
What? Come onnnn, Geb! Who else am I gonna shoot the shit with?

[ ... ]

Aside from Netz. He's doing something right now, and what if I wanna hang with you this time?
immortalpoet: (cardinal)

[personal profile] immortalpoet 2023-08-21 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That wasn't wallowing. You looked like you could rip off someone's head.

[Just Saying.]

...Then fine. We can meet up later. Color to...you know.
gradenine: (pic#16598079)

[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-21 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
That also counts as wallowing, you know. But yeah, I'll try.

[ he was wallowing violently ok

he pauses, and tries to hold his gaze on vergilius again like he used to. no dice.

... ]


This is an odd request, but could you uh... turn on your eyes for a hot second?

[ roland, ]
immortalpoet: (cherry)

[personal profile] immortalpoet 2023-08-21 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
....?

[huh. what]





[He lets the light come in, bright as anything, eerie in it's glow.]


Like so?
gradenine: (pic#16478102)

[personal profile] gradenine 2023-08-21 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ohhhh, so vergilius really is looking at him the entire time. whew! roland breathes a sigh of relief. ]

Thanks. I needed that.

[ ??? ]
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[personal profile] immortalpoet 2023-08-21 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[??????????????? MATH LADY MEME]

You needed.....my gaze. Now I really know something's wrong with you.
bemist: (No opiates to send me into outer space)

[personal profile] bemist 2023-08-21 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you have to be mildly drunk to be able to hang out with me, Roland? I didn't say I was going anywhere.
bemist: (But I knew all along)

[personal profile] bemist 2023-08-21 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
We just haven't learned its unspoken rules yet. Though they sure as hell will find some way to punish you for breaking them without bothering to tell you what they were.

[ Very unfair to have two asshole cities she's had to deal with now. ]

Good to know we dealt with those guys without issue, at least. Though that's not too surprising.
worldexecute: (03)

[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-21 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Right.

( ...but she's someone who could break that cycle, if she wanted to. someone so obviously touched by the light... but that isn't party-talk, that's other-time-talk. )

I have some thoughts about her too, but this isn't the time or place. ( thoughts capital T thoughts ) ...Also, don't drink too much. I need you to deal with Netzach and getting him somewhere that isn't the roof to sleep.
worldexecute: (03)

[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-21 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
( if you two both chill up here she swears to the wings she will roll both of you off this stupid fucking building and— )

Then I'll leave you to him, like always, since obviously y... ( she snaps her mouth shut, looking at the rest of the party. takes a deep breath, lets it out slowly. ) ...I'll let him know.

( ... )

Are you worried about how things are going back at the Library?
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[personal profile] burstmodes 2023-08-21 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[ there's a very audible, almost sheepish sound at the realization of what reno's telling him, and for a second, he doesn't know what else to say about it. some of the story sounds familiar to him, things that had happened back home and how much weight had been dropped onto his best friend's shoulders.

he stares at reno for a second longer before dragging his free hand through his hair and mussing it even more than it already happens to be. ]


Well, hey. Getting there is better than not, right? Progress and stuff. [ and after an even longer pause, he drops his eyes to his untouched drink. ] Must have been hard for you and everyone there, huh?
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[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-21 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
( well, since she's asking don to forget something on her behalf— )

Go on.

( she's used to answering questions. what's up )
worldexecute: (03)

[personal profile] worldexecute 2023-08-21 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
( hmm.... roland's probably mentioned his existence off-hand sometime during the months, but it's nice to not rely on him for everything. )

The pleasure is mine. I'm Angela. ( introductions... ) Forgive me for not knowing right off. You could say I've been too engrossed with my own work the past couple of years to notice anything happening in the City.

( hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yeah let's say that )