[Day 212] Well it woulda been coulda been worse than you would ever know... [OPEN]

[hellpyre]

Who: Everyone!
Open: Open
When: Day 212, evening
Where: in front of the Distillery
What: No one died during the horrible plague scare! That's reason enough for a feast and a mingle log right?
Format: Any!
Warnings: Shouldn't be any but will adjust if needed

[Someone has been busy today. The kitchen and Distillery has been noisy and bustling, a departure from the much more quiet days when the illness was spreading through the Bastion and survival was once more on the uncertain scale of things. Somewhere around the time that the night cycle begins, when the sky is more of an orange-ish glow fading in to blue and purple, a large spread of food has been set up near the Distillery with glass lanterns hanging overhead.

Just like any other time there has been a feast be it random or planned, there is a wide selection of food on the covered, decorated tables. There's even meat this time! And yes, Aoi, your doughnuts have been transferred from your trees to a platter on the table. There's even a section for Paar, complete with massive amounts of bbq'd mammoth meat! You can thank Colin for that.

There's really no announcement for the feast, but chances are if you're outside at any point today you'll see the progress towards the set up, or smell the delicious scents wafting over the Bastion. (There might even be music playing, if Colin finds a way to provide it!)

Either way, come dusk food will be ready and mingling will be had!]

(ooc: Standard mingle log right here. Throw your threads up, poke other people's threads, and eat all the food!)

Comments

Open!

[hellpyre]

[Rin had never been that ill in her entire life. Her body even before the demonic transformation had taken full effect fought that sort of thing off easily. But now twice in the Bastion she had been knocked flat on her back - once by having something actually suppress her flames and now by the plague that had nearly killed so many of them.

But it hadn't, they had all survived, and everyone was recovering. Which of course was why she had brought up the feast and went to the trouble of preparing it.

Unfortunately she wasn't 100% back to full strength, and the endeavor had worn her out more than she was expecting it to.

She planned on joining in on the festivities later, but for now there was a certain demon chef dozing in a chair still in her stained apron, hair half-falling out of a messy bun and her tail wrapped around her waist.

Poke her to make sure she's still alive?]

Open!

[bedheadstyle]

[Ever wanted to see what happens when a scrawny teenager eats like a bottomless pit?

No?

Well too bad. Because Haruka Kokonose is in your feast, eating your food.

Of course he was drawn in by the scents of amazing food, that's like his second favorite thing in the world. Carrying his sketchbook and supplies in a bag, the messy haired teen in all his thin 6' tall glory will be there with a plate absolutely piled with different kinds of food.

Surely no one child can eat that much, right?!]

Open!

[beauchevalier]

[Having arrived but two days prior, Angelo was being to adjust being in this strange new land as new lands weren't something he wasn't accustom to seeing. However, a party? This is exactly what he needed. So strolling over, he surveys everything and looks about to see if there's any alcohol on top of food for him to eat. It doesn't look poison at least or so he thinks. And should there be a punch table, there might be shenanigans going on.]

Open! (but why would you want to talk to this creeper?)

[unwrittenformula]

[No party is complete without the token wallflower. Of course this wallflower looks more like a chia pet, but the mun digresses...

N had been dragged out by Hilda. His social skills and desire to be around others was getting better, but the bigger gatherings were still something he wasn't entirely comfortable with.

Eventually he found a quieter area to hang around in, a bit of a distance away from the table and the people mingling there, standing with his plate nibbling at whatever little things he had deigned decent enough to take. Zoroark stood silently at his side, the large black and red fox probably looking far more intimidating than he meant to.

Yup. Just going to... stand here and watch everyone like a creeper, and try not to draw attention to himself.

Best plan.]

Open!

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas has been pretty okay physically for several days; the sickness took a lot out of him, but he never made it into as late a stage as some of the others. But emotionally... with his friends still missing and him only just now feeling strong enough to go look for them again, well. That was worse than being sick.

Spending some time around other people has had him feeling a bit better, though. It reminds him that he's not totally on his own. There are a lot of good people here, and every one that goes out on the Skyway has a chance of finding his friends, even if they aren't looking for them. That's something.

He's a far cry from energetic or social butterfly, but he's definitely not avoiding anyone either as he browses the food.]

Open!

[daughterofursa]

[Didn't they already celebrate everyone not being dead? Zuko doesn't quite understand this drive for impromptu parties, but she's not complaining about Rin being back in the kitchen. Not that she could have done any better, but what they were eating with Rin out was... really bland.

She's after whatever seems spiciest. The barbeque meat--that smells good.]

[Open!]

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin, for his part, had been so deliciously busy that he could die right this moment and be moderately happy.]

[He'd had to build a large dragon-sized grill the other day for it to be ready for today. The construction on that had been easy, but time-consuming. Especially with so little warning, but Colin loved a challenge. And now, Paar would be able to cook his meat whenever he wanted.]

[Then he'd had to rearrange the sound system he'd set up at the old festival so that it would supply this feast with music. That had taken up a fair amount of time, though he'd had some help on that one... Thanks to that work, the feast was provided soft, upbeat faire music playing, the style shifting between several different cultures' musics with each song.]

[Then there had been the matter of helping Rin set everything up. She'd been working herself too hard, and though he wouldn't force her to stop, he WOULD prevent her from taking on more than he could chew by setting up everything he possibly could before she could get around to it. And of course, he'd recruited a little help for THAT too. Being on good terms with several of the pokemon had certain advantages.]

[Now? Colin's hanging back and eating a sandwich, running over checklists in his head to make sure everything's going according to plan. Not that he looks like he's working, though. To anyone's eye, he could simply be standing off near a speaker, watching everyone without a care in the world. Wanna come bother him?]

[individuates]

[having successfully sneaked up on, yes, a perhaps slightly-tipsy Seimei during "We're Not Dead!" Drinking Party, Kaoru has become more convinced that his ninja skills are alive and well and not, as he had once thought, slowly diminishing in the Bastion due to inactivity.

Either that, or his bounce-back from sickness had made him more determined than ever to get under peoples' feet. Pick one, Rin-chan.

Because there must be some reason Kaoru thinks it's perfectly okay to try to fix your hair and, moreover, that he will manage it without waking you...]

[dontyoujustwish]

[Anya is also looking for the booze. It is an important element of parties.

Sadly she hasn't found it yet, but she does bump into an unexpectedly familiar face.]

Hey! When did you get here?

[beauchevalier]

[... Who is this woman and how does she know him? Was he drunk or something?]

Sorry, but how do you know me? Have we met before?

[dontyoujustwish]

Yes, we have.

[Hang on a second. She's run into this problem before.]

Unless you have a twin brother like that other attractive white-haired man. Is that a thing?

[headphoneactor]

[ And of course, Haruka had somehow managed to bring this one out of her hidey hole as well. She stayed close to Haruka for the most part, quietly wishing she could just go back to the apartment and curl under the covers and pretend everyone else at the end of the world didn't rightly exist.

Though admittedly, seeing Haruka stuff his face like this is always a sight to behold. She really had no idea where he put it all. ]

Your stomach is still an anomaly.

OPEN OPEN OPEN

[headphoneactor]

[ She'd come here with Haruka.

And now, she had somehow lost him.

He'd probably found something shiny and was going off to draw it, or maybe he'd found more food and was stuffing his black hole of a stomach with it. Whatever the reason, he was nowhere in sight now, and it worried Takane.

Not that she's showing that. No, instead, she's got her fists clenched at her sides, a downright irritated look on her face as she stomped through the crowds of people, trying to figure out where her dope of a friend had gotten off to. ]

Haruka! Haruka, where did you go?!

[ HE HAS TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE. ]

I'm gonna go back to the apartment without you if you don't show up soon!

[ SHE'LL DO IT. SHE WILL. SHE SO WILL-- oh, who is she kidding, she'd spend ten seconds walking back to the apartment in a huff before turning back and actually searching high and low for that dumbass and passing out in the middle of the party.

Do feel free to come across this spoilsport, though. Do feel free to bug the spoilsport. Please do. ]

[hellpyre]

Lookin' for somethin'?

[This is a new face to her, but this had been for everyone. If it brings newbies out of the wood work then it's a bigger success than originally planned.

Still, the way this guy is searching the table rather than grabbing food has Rin cautiously curious, tail swaying lazily beneath her skirt as she approaches.]

she wants to talk to him because she wuvs him

[ourlegends]

[ Just gonna.

Sliiiiiiide right up next to him.

And stand on her tippy toes to see what he'd gotten for food. When she proved too short even while on tippy toes to see what he'd gotten, she lowered herself back down and fidgeted awkwardly for a few moments. ]

.... Thanks for coming out today.

OPEN

[ourlegends]

[ She'd left most of the Pokemon back home, under the mindful watch of Lilligant and the other older Pokemon. Between all of them, they did a pretty good job of watching the babies, and even Zorua seemed excited to stay behind and play big sister for all of them. She was relieved that her Pokemon were happy to stay and watch the others.

After all, it had been a while since she and N had had any time to spend together.

Now that they were here, though, he wasn't exactly being sociable with most people. And that ... was disappointing, but to be expected. Just because he was going to be anti-social, though, that didn't mean she couldn't go out and see the party for all it was. Emboar had been borrowed for the sake of preparing some of the food, but as of right now her best bud was free to roam about however he pleased.

Naturally, he chose to roam around with his trainer. He carried his tiny trainer on his shoulder, careful not to burn her, and made his way around the party. Hilda was wide-eyed and excited at all of the activity around here, and it really warmed his heart (not that it needed any help) to see her so excited about a party he had a hand in helping to put on.

Emboar stopped, suddenly, as there was someone in their path (spoilers: it's YOU!). Hilda blinked a few times, confusedly, then looked down as well. She put on a smile and waved. ]

Hi! Are you having fun, too?

[beauchevalier]

I don't have a twin brother, only an older brother who looks nothing like me. And by the way, my hair is silver not white.

[He sounds a bit soured by that.]

Regardless, I'm sorry but I don't ever remember meeting you.

[beauchevalier]

I'm looking for wine, do you have any?

[Yeah because having wine is more important than food.]

[dontyoujustwish]

Oh, yes, I remember your brother. He was some kind of priest? And not much fun.

[Why is he so put out by a beautiful woman recognizing him? It's totally a pick-up technique that men use, he has no right to be offended by it, especially when she's being honest.]

Well, I thought it was memorable enough. I rescued you from a vampire queen and then you rewarded me with sex.

Open!

[dragonform]

[Ryu probably shouldn't be out of the hospital anytime soon, but he wants to see his friends again. It's a little strange to see him now in mostly plain clothes. Without his usual outfit, he bears an even closer resemblance to the other Ryu, especially with his hair starting to get a little long.

He knows Colin may have a word or two for what he's doing, but he's trying to take it easy. Either sitting or moving about with a walking stick while he recovers balancing on just two legs.]

[aprettyred]

... Everyone is fine right now.

[ Well, amendment to that would be everyone at the party is fine right now. The people in the hospital aren't quite as okay.

But regardless of that tiny detail, hi, Anna blinks up with her fluffy firebug. ]

[hellpyre]

[Wow not even a hello, she sees how it is. She quirks an eyebrow and places a hand on her hip.]

You'd have to talk to Georges, he runs the Distillery. Dunno if he's got any wine that ain't used for cookin', though. Cael alcohol is pretty different than what most people are used to.

[ourlegends]

[ Well, now.

That's a face she hadn't ever thought she'd see again. Hilda has to stare at him for a few moments, wide-eyed, while the rest of her caught up to the racing thoughts going through her head.

That was Angelo.

He was here.

Did he remember her?

Did he remember Vatheon at all?

When did he get here?

Excuse Hilda for a good several moments while she looks at you like she's seeing a ghost, Angelo. ]

[ourlegends]

[ Hilda does notice Ryu, and she moves to his side rather quickly to help support him with walking. She looks up at him with a smile. ]

Looks like you're pulling the same thing I did when I was injured.

[headphoneactor]

U-Urk-!! Y-Yeah, well, it's not like I care about that!

[ She doesn't mean to raise her voice to the tiny child, it just happens. And then Takane hates herself for it later. She huffs a little, crossing her arms over her chest and glancing at the small child a moment before looking away with a hint of pink on her cheeks. ]

I just lost someone in the crowd. He's probably off chasing something shiny.