[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

[icanfixer]

[ it was an unfair ask. but don stares up at the sky, then at angela. ]

Nay, but thee sought an answer for it nonetheless. It weighs heavily upon thy mind, does it not?

[ ... she hadn't been all that nice about it either, offended as she was on behalf of her companions. ]

I have twelve others with whom I share a bond. [ literally. ] If it came to pass that even one bore falsehood against me or another, it would cause a stir; we are of many walks of life, entrusting our backs and blades to those who had been stranger to us not a month before... and remain stranger to us now, in one way or another.

[ save for those who've had their heart exposed. ]

But I remain that it would not matter, for what was gained was real, and thus makes those real as well. Is it not too sad to think the opposite?

[worldexecute]

...I suppose.

( but it's still only a question she can answer for herself. for others... that's nothing she can speak on. )

There are things you can gain without the sentiments behind them being true. ( the kindness and patience she had shown X, that which had finally culminated in a successful germination... something that had given her the chance to take her life into her own hands. the feelings she felt for him, the role she played—those are two different things. the same could be said this time, too. ) Never mind. I'd like you to forget it anyway.

( if it's important, it'll come up again. or, if don quixote can't forget it, then just... put it out of mind. )

[icanfixer]

Then I shall forget it. May I ask thee a question that has been on my mind instead?

[ it isn't her business, and angela isn't yet her friend -- so she can at least put it aside, as she would do for any who asked. ]

[worldexecute]

( well, since she's asking don to forget something on her behalf— )

Go on.

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

[icanfixer]

Are Sir Roland and thee friends? I have known him two months now, and I have rarely, if ever, seen him act in such a way. He is more of the type to stand by if it doth not concern him, but more than that I was merely surprised he appeared at all.

[ in terms of helping angela out, since don hadn't realized they knew one another. who could? it was one of the few times she spoke to angela. ]

Does he perhaps work at the library thou'th mentioned? I have met others whom do.

[worldexecute]

( "are sir roland and thee friends" SHE DOESNT KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT ANGELA'S CRISIS WAS ABOUT!!!!!!!!! )

That's... he does, yes. He's my personal assistant, you could say. ( this is a nicer way to say he's her lackey. ) He came under my employ after somehow finding his way into my library without an invitation—his life is mine there.

( ... )

He and I... ( friends? friends... ) We're companions. Let's go with that. We've both seen some disorderly sides of one another, and we've had numerous chats. Does that satisfy your curiosity?

[icanfixer]

[ sorry she swings hammers and hits nails even in this life ]

Oho, what a lofty position he has... he has not made mention of it in his time here, though Sir Roland does not speak of himself much at all; it is one of the more frustrating things about him, for I wish to become friendlier, if nothing else.

[ since he's so against fixers having attachments. and yet says it's fine as long you know when to cut it off -- isn't that different for each? who can say. ]

That does satisfy it, yes! It sounds as thou'rt close, so I am glad -- Sir Roland and I have had disputed prior on such things, but it is good to know that there are whom he feels at ease with in such a way. [ to show a less than relaxed side, the way rodya doesn't let her guard down too far. ] However, now I am curious by else; how does one chance an invitation to thy library?

[ books............. ]

[worldexecute]

( ahahah oh no )

Don Quixote, is there any knowledge so important to you that you'd risk your life for it?

[icanfixer]

...

[ there is, perhaps. all who signed onto their contract had wanted something, didn't they? she was not the only one who sought... who had something impossible that she... who craved the chance to... ]

Is that all one requires?

[worldexecute]

It is. The invitation will mention what books we have on the matter, if any. Those who receive the invitation will then decide if it's worth risking life and limb for, and if they agree, they are transported to the Library.

( so unfortunately it isn't as simple as walking in. )

You could say it's more of a private collection than something open to the public on ordinary days. ( most of the time you can't even get near it, but lately... ) I thought we became fairly well-known in the City, but I suppose there might still be people who hadn't heard of us.

[icanfixer]

[ hm... well, a bit ago there was... ]

I... cannot say I have not heard tale of such a place? But it is no more than that: a story, and one that is not spoken of save in passing. It certainly does not exist in the City now, unless it is quite well hidden.

[ lol ]

A star that has fallen, one could say. It is similar to that in how people speak.

[ very much that there "was" a mysterious occurrence such as that; a star of the city is always known, always remembered, it compels those beneath its distant and horrid light to look upon it with fear and yearning. whatever happened after that... is for the highest to know. ]

[worldexecute]

( ...but that's... )

Did things really turn out so poorly after... ( is that her fate? to be a fallen star, to be forgotten by time? for her and her library to be nothing but a story, a page in the city's book?

if she had chosen differently, would the answer, too, be different? angela stares out at this city, her brow furrowed. had it been so long, since...? ) ...No. Thank you for the information. I appreciate it, even if it's not exactly what I wanted to hear.

[icanfixer]

... Should thy library ever reopen, I would like to visit it -- with such a requirement in place or not. As I have said, I quite like stories.

[ loves em. fairy tales her bread and butter. heroics and romances in the adventurous sense. ]

Netzach has mentioned there are many floors in it, including his own of Art -- I like art, so I would be most interested in that. What else may I look forward to?

[ tell her about the library you so love ]

[worldexecute]

( aside from art? )

There are ten other floors than that. Malkuth heads the Floor of History, which endeavors to categorize and timeline the City's past. Yesod is the Patron Librarian of the Floor of Technological Sciences, which researches and documents how things work in both the City and the Library. Then there's Hod, who oversees the Floor of Literature. According to her, everyone who lives in the City has a story--that's what her floor collects. Including Netzach's floor, those are the four Lower Floors.

( next... )

The Middle Floors are headed by Tiphereth, Gebura, and Chesed; they're the Floor of Natural Sciences, the Floor of Languages, and the Floor of Social Sciences respectively. Natural Sciences deals with physics, mathematics, and so on, while Social Sciences deals with how people and society act. Languages collects and records everything spoken in the City. Fairly simple.

( ... )

The last three Floors are the Floor of Philosophy, headed by Binah; the Floor of Religion, overseen by Hokma; and the Floor of General Works... Roland's area. I hope they speak for themselves in terms of title.

[icanfixer]

Wow, thy library certainly is a tall one!

[ immediate response. wow. that's so many. netz hadn't been joking about the number of them... it must tower, even among the high stories of the city. ]

More or less. What do General Works include? Simply those that do not fit among the others?

nine other floors* .... i can math

[worldexecute]

Essentially. General knowledge, rather than specialized knowledge.

( your basic bitch city lore. )

dwbi

[icanfixer]

Oh, that makes sense. I believe Literature would be my other favorite, so should thee ever lose track when I am there, that is where I will be found.

[ wouldnt it be sick. anyway ]

Do not many return to thy library? If thee do not have the chance to speak to them a second time.

[worldexecute]

( hmmmmm. )

Why do you think I asked if you had something worth risking your life over?

[icanfixer]

[ hmmmmm ]

Fair is fair. Those of us who share a common path have also agreed to such a possibility.

[ anyway, ]

[worldexecute]

( oh..? but she's a worker, so she won't be able to give up that information easily. if only she could book this woman. )

That's how it is in the City.

( u see her bestie rly is roland libraryofruina and )

[icanfixer]

[ wow ]

But do thee think it should remain in such a way?

[worldexecute]

( does it matter? it won't change. it...

...

it isn't a matter if it won't or can't. it's what she thinks. )

I don't.

[icanfixer]

[ don grins, bright and alive. ]

Nor do I. I am glad that thee differ in that way to him, for when we spoke... when he grew angered with me, he was not inclined to feel the same.

[ or so it felt. a man too battered, too beaten by the way the city turns; don has no idea all of what he has gone through, but she learned enough then. they may not see eye to eye, but her conviction won't exclude him in that world. ]

[worldexecute]

Roland doesn't think it should stay that way either, but he doesn't think there's a way for it to change, either.

( for all their issues right now, angela is as quick to defend him as he is her. )

He might be right. Blood begets blood, and that's the only price the City knows how to charge... but if you keep charging ahead selfishly, taking the lives of people around you while solely focusing on your own goals, the karma will come back to strangle you one day.

[icanfixer]

[ good thing none of that applies to miss don quixote

still, still. that eases her. ]

I wish to see it changed as well, though I do not think it impossible -- merely difficult. Those who are weak do not deserve to be used, hurt, and killed by those stronger; all deserve a chance to live without fear, without worry, for that is what is right, what is just.

[ of course, she uses violence herself to survive -- and she isn't shy about it either, because she's a city girl. it doesn't make her a hypocrite. still, it's turned to her favorite topic, though the fatigue of the past few days, of today itself, seems to have taken its toll on the otherwise talkative young woman. just slightly. ]

There is a difference in one who chooses to hurt another in some way because they wish to see them suffer, or to protect themselves by ensuring the weakness of those around them, and one who hurts because they had no other choice.