lap seven // day 270 (open)

[amphibian]

Who: Aoi and every resident of the Bastion she can get her hands on.
Open: HELL YEAH
When: Throughout day 270
Where: WHEREVER YOU ARE; she's hunting people down!
What: Aoi has big plans and a small amount of time and she needs everyone's help to make this party happen!
Format: Action tags preferred, but I'll match!
Warnings: N/A

[As soon as the travel party set out towards the Bastion, Aoi decided what needed to be done. It didn't have to be anything too extravagant, especially since she'd be focusing on making it happen as soon as possible without any pre-planning, but a welcome party for the group of Ura who had come to stay with them was absolutely necessary.

She stayed up late last night putting together something like a plan: scribbling lists of what they'd need, what to do—a tall order, certainly, given all the Bastion's residents, but she wanted the party thrown as soon as possible. If she waited too long, it wouldn't be a welcome party anymore!

With enough help, though, she could get it done in a day.

And that's why Aoi's scurrying up and down the Bastion today. If she hasn't disappeared to go work on her own contributions, she's darting in and out of the public buildings, jogging across the open fields, and heading right in the direction of absolutely anyone she sees—except, of course, their newest residents; she's got a good enough head on her shoulders to be friendly when she passes by any members of the new group of Ura instead of actively avoiding them, but they can't know about the party. A surprise is the only way to go!

So she'll be reaching out to all of the Bastion's other residents—seriously, all of them, even those she doesn't know so well. A group effort is the only thing that's going to make this happen, after all!]

Hey! Hey, you! I need your help! [She'll run over to anyone she spots anywhere, glance around furtively to make sure none of the new Ura can listen in on her top secret party plans, lower her voice, and lean in.]

I wanna throw a party.

(( ooc: Partylog will be a separate post made later! Timing-wise, Aoi will be recruiting assistance throughout the day so that decorations and food and such are prepared, just not put out, and either having people stay up late or wake up early to help put things out during the night so the party's ready the following morning, but we'll probably handwave the actual set-up unless anyone is particularly inclined to threading it out. Tags and partylog might be delayed depending on how bad the blizzard I am smack-dab in the middle of messes with the power. ))

Comments

[polariity]

[And here he was just going for a float stroll around the Bastion.]

[The Helmsman gives a pause once he's approached, actually willing to pay Aoi some mind instead of the usual dismissive bullshit he pulls on most other residents of the Bastion. However, at her suggestion, he makes a face. More for his own benefit than hers, psi crackles out in the form of Alternian words.]

[Probably something like 'what the fuck', judging by his expression.]

[amphibian]

...

Are those letters? [Give this easily-distracted dumbass a second to squint at that. A new idea's occurring to her now, but the party one is time-sensitive so this one'll have to wait!]

Anyway! Anyway, I wanna throw a party! I wanna throw a welcome party for the Ura who came back with us and surprise 'em tomorrow morning, but I need help setting it up!

[daughterofursa]

[Of course Zuko is going to lend an ear to whatever Aoi is up to, but she looks a little bewildered on learning exactly what. A party?]

And you need my help?

[amphibian]

Of course! I wanna try to surprise the new group we brought back tomorrow morning with a welcome party. Since we gotta get it done real fast, I really really need your help!

[scary_music]

[You want a party? You came to the right girl to ask]

Yeah! Aoi-chan, let's do it!

Let's throw the party to end all parties!

Ibuki will totally rock the party music!

[... not even asking why, she just wants the party]

And, and, we can play embarrassing party games, too!!

[amphibian]

Yeah, absolutely! I knew I could count on you for entertainment!

[Ibuki's enthusiasm only serves to fuel hers, of course.]

Right! Gotta have party games! ...Maybe nothing too embarrassing, though. I want a welcome party for the group of Ura who came back with us and I want 'em to be comfortable, y'know?

[kuma_killer]

[Jogging along what had become his usual route since arriving in Bastion, Takamura would be quite surprised when a young lady comes running up to get his attention. If it had been a guy, he'd have shown hardly any interest but the girl looked cute so he'd come to a stop and give her a moment to catch up.]

Hmmm? You needing help with something?

[amphibian]

[She understands the importance of daily jogs, so she'll keep up running (backwards, so she can face him) just a couple steps past him as she speaks, and she'll cheerfully jog alongside him as the conversation continues if he keeps moving, too.]

Yeah! I wanna surprise the group that came back with us with a welcome party tomorrow, but if we're gonna get it done on such short notice I need all hands on deck!

[bulletofhope]

A-Asahina-san--!?

[ Aoi, Aoi. What are you doing, Naegi's pretty sure it's late at night or something. Seriously, he's even getting ready to make himself dinner and then be a vegetable for the night.

... but if this party was that important that it couldn't wait until the next day...? ]

... why now? Can't this wait until tomorrow?

[amphibian]

No way! Absolutely no way! The party's tomorrow! Everyone's gonna be off to bed in a couple hours, which means I have to start setting up, but I need the final preparations done, too!

[notduchess]

... I don't think I know the right kind of parties.

[ The knight mostly knows annoying stuffy noble ones, okay. ]

[amphibian]

[What's with all these people who don't know how to party?!] No time like the present to learn, then, right? We just gotta take it a piece at a time! Focus on something you're good at and when we bring it all together with everything else, we'll have a party!

[four_quarts]

[Ghaleon raises an eyebrow.]

And might I ask what the occasion is?

[amphibian]

A welcome party! To make the Ura who came back with us feel...y'know, welcome!

[amnesiadragon]

[Ryu's in the training hall, beating up a dummy, but he looks up at Aoi as she comes in.]

A party? Sure. How can I help?

[amphibian]

Well, what're you good at? I need some food made, and we could always use more decorations and activities...

[bakegarasu]

[It's somewhat later, and Otoha is just walking across the Bastion when Aoi calls out to him. He stares, raising an eyebrow.]

... And?

[amphibian]

[She makes a little huff noise.] And I need help putting it together! I wanna have it ready for tomorrow morning, but if it's gonna be that short-notice, I need lots of people working on it!

[kyotoprincess]

[Two distinctive thoughts run through Bon's mind at that moment one of them being 'what has happened to warrant a party' and the other 'how the hell am I supposed to help with that'. He decides that the first isn't even worth asking about- this is Aoi, after all, she will do what she wants- so he focuses on the second.]

Well alright, but what did you want me to do for it?

[He's still reserving the right to run away going nope, but he'll at least listen to her. Swimming buddies, and all.]

[amphibian]

Whatever you can do to help'd be great! We've got a lot to do if we're gonna have it all set up for tomorrow morning! We're gonna need lots of food for everyone, and some activities and stuff to do...I've got a bunch of people helping with decorations already, but I'm not gonna complain about having more...

[blackblooded]

[And there's that customary flinch from Crona, before the meister realizes it's just Aoi being loud.

The request, though... Crona backs up, eyes wide, waving hands around in the air like that's going to stop a very determined Aoi from getting exactly what she wants.]

I! I don't know anything about that! I don't! I don't know how to help with something like that!

[amphibian]

E-eh? It's a party! [HOW COME NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO PARTY] It's fine, it won't be that hard! Take it a piece at a time, find something you're good at for it, put it all together with everyone else and we'll have a party!

[oursomalink]

Eh? Sure, I can help...!

[ Shing blinks in surprise, but then grins as he nods and approaches her.

Though he does pause as he looks at her curiously, tilting his head and leaning in as his voice drops to a whisper. ]

... what's the party for, if you don't mind me asking?

[amphibian]

It's a welcome party! [She doesn't quite whisper, but she's still much quieter than is at all usual for her.] For the group of Ura that came back with us.

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin's been busy at the monument for much of the morning. That sure is a lot of shards he's using.]

[He glances over at Aoi, and he gives her a gentle smile.]

You need a hand with anything?

[amphibian]

[That's a lot of shards indeed! Aoi's probably gotta start purging through her stack. But the party is more important right now—so important, in fact, that she's going out of her way to bug Colin about it. Yikes.]

Ibuki-chan was gonna put on a concert in the gazebo. I'unno if she came to talk to you about like, special effects and stuff yet, but she said she was gonna. The party's gonna be tomorrow, though! So there's probably not a time to do anything toooooo complicated...

[hellpyre]

... you wanna do what?

[Rin had been... "missing" for a short time, though really the extent of her being gone was closer to self-imposed seclusion in the apartment. But whatever had happened to cause that had obviously been worked out because she was back in the kitchen as normal when Aoi approached, a bit of flour smudged on her cheek, long hair messily pulled away from her face, and apron on.

As well as an incredulous expression directed at the person who had just burst in to the kitchen like a stampede was chasing her.]

When? ... and why?

[amphibian]

Throw a party! Tomorrow! For— [She glances around and over her shoulder, and her voice drops once she turns back to Rin.] For the Ura who came back with us yesterday. I wanna throw a welcome party for them!