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

[icanfixer]

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

Comments

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[nomoresharks]

Normally I would suggest the strawberry, but due to a certain experience I've had as of late, I'm of a mind to avoid that flavor for awhile.

Ah, and I would avoid the olive oil chocolate eggplant as well. I had some out of curiosity and nearly ruined the questionably beautiful spread laid out before us.

[But that's not a very good answer to the man's question, is it?]

Hm... Raspberry white chocolate seems safe?

[abstractart]

...yeah, I think I'm fine leaving the eggplant flavors to Yesod.

[blech. the thought of that combination sends a little shudder through him-- but he looks over the raspberry white chocolate when hyth points it out, thinking about it for a second before he serves himself a little scoop. just enough to taste it properly.]

Here-- you try it, too.

[is it safe? well.]

[nomoresharks]

[Hythlodaeus perks up at the offer and immediately accepts the serving, lifting his bowl a little as a toast]

Cheers.

[And with that, he takes a spoonful--and his delight is immediately written on his face.]

Oh I quite like that. More than the strawberry even.

[abstractart]

-that is pretty good. Maybe it could use more raspberry...

[he takes another spoonful to consider. hm. yeah, the chocolate part isn't his favorite, but the fruit flavor with the coldness of the ice cream... that's a better starting point.]

[nomoresharks]

You think so? [He takes a second to mull it over, along with a second bite] Mn, yes, I can see it. Or maybe a dark chocolate instead of the white?

[abstractart]

Yeah, I think that'd probably do it. Is there a dark chocolate...

[maybe they can just mix them? surely there's-- yes, there it is. he scoops a little of the dark chocolate ice cream into the bowl for another taste test.]

-definitely better.

[nomoresharks]

Excellent. I may not be a cook, but 'tis good to see I have some sense of taste nonetheless.

[He takes a smaller scoop for himself and places it a little to the side of the white chocolate--all the easier to enjoy the benefits of both]

Not fond of overly sweet flavors, then? Or just not that sort?

[abstractart]

I'm still figuring out exactly what I like, I guess...? Needing to eat like this again is a sort of recent thing. I used to, but if I liked anything specific, I don't remember it well.

[normal things to say to strangers. he takes another bite of his ice cream.]

[nomoresharks]

You didn't need to eat before now?

[And now you've certainly piqued Hythlodaeus's curiosity]

[abstractart]

It was before coming here-- this place didn't have anything to do with it. But it was still recent enough.

[just enough so that he can't really say he's wholly used to it again.]

[nomoresharks]

Curious... May I ask how that came to be?

[If he could eat before, then it can't be that he was simply created that way.]

[abstractart]

[he takes another bite of ice cream, while he decides on the easiest way to put this.]

I guess the short answer is... for a while I was just sort of existing. I didn't need to, then.

[nomoresharks]

[He isn't sure if this is some sort of metaphor or not, but whatever it is appears to be personal enough to speak about it in vagaries if he's reading the man correctly.

His fellows will have to go without the secret to living without the need to eat, it seems. Probably for the best.]

In the sense that no course was charted for you? Or in the sense that any course at all appeared too daunting?

[abstractart]

Mm... in between, I think? There was one, but I didn't care for it.

[excuse him while he grabs more of the dark chocolate, he wants to try this one on its own.]

[nomoresharks]

Ah. A purpose in life that simply wasn't yours.

[To put it in what Hythlodaeus believes to be lighter terms, even if it may not be exactly accurate.]

I think I can understand the desire--or at least imagine it. When all paths seem unappealing, sometimes it can feel as if the best path is no path at all.

[He takes another bite of his ice cream and then tilts his head.]

And yet I can't help but notice that you speak in the past-tense. You need not give any details to a stranger, but would I be correct in assuming you found something more to your tastes?

[abstractart]

It was all just work that I didn't want to do. I still don't want to do the work I have now, either, but... I at least know what I want out of life.

[with a little gesture of his spoon-]

This isn't a bad start. Getting a break, trying a few things out that I haven't in a while-- I guess being dragged here at all is still concerning, but I'll take it for now.

[don't be so easygoing about being kidnapped.]

[nomoresharks]

Now that is a sentiment I can agree with.

[Mayhap not enjoying one's job, as Hythlodaeus does like his own. But that doesn't mean there aren't times he wants to be doing anything but.]

And one I see nothing wrong with besides. Better to seize the day and see the promise in tomorrow--all the moreso in times as strange as these.

[abstractart]

[seize the day and see the promise in tomorrow... yeah, he thinks he likes putting it that way. he's a little more at ease overall, hearing that.]

Right? Why not, anyway... it's not like we can change anything about it.

[nomoresharks]

Not now, anyroad. But with so many people and perspectives gathered, I don't see why that couldn't change in the future.

[He probably won't be of much help himself, but he can at least cheer people on from the sidelines and keep their spirits up while they work.]

[abstractart]

You think so? Getting them to work on stuff together might be a hard sell even if we're all stuck here, though...

[nomoresharks]

Really? I would think the chance to go home would be more than enough motivation. And all the people I've met so far have been quite pleasant.

[Though he may be missing something. Even in the short time he's been here, he's learned that much of what he considers normal isn't the case for many (if not most) others.]

[abstractart]

Maybe it will be. I'd hope so, anyway, but... a lot of people would prioritize getting themselves out first.

[take advantage of others to do it, if they had to.]