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

[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!

[blackblooded]

[Now Crona's all worked up about this. Good luck getting the meister to calm down.]

But... I don't know what to do! I've only been to a party once! I don't know what to do for a party! I don't know what to do!

[amphibian]

[wow okay Aoi is the LAST person who should be trusted to try calming someone down]

C-Crona, it's—it's not that hard, I promise! Can—um, can you cook? Or you can help with the decorations! Ooorrr the party games!

[blackblooded]

I-I-I-I can't cook. [One finger held up, and Crona stares at it like it's about to explode.]

I don't know anything about decorations. [There's another finger. Look at all these vitally important things that Crona can't do.]

Are there games at a party? I don't know any games. If I don't know any games I can't know party games. Are they different? Even if they're not, I still don't know them. [And there's a third finger. Crona is now doing a thing that most people do not do, called "staring in horror at what your own hand is doing".]

[amphibian]

Decorations are easy! It's fine, I'll teach you everything you've gotta know! [Her hands go up almost defensively in front of her at all of this volatile finger-waving, but she will teach this meister to party so help her.] Like—okay, start here: what's some stuff you think looks pretty?

[blackblooded]

[Crona freezes, trying to come up with a good answer. Pretty? What loos pretty? For decorations?

"Eyes" isn't a good answer, Crona knows that much. Neither is "hair". Aoi doesn't mean that sort of pretty.]

Thorns! [There's Ragnarok, popping out to add his unasked-for opinion.]

[amphibian]

No one's asking you! At least come up with something good if you're gonna butt in!

[blackblooded]

... thorns are nice. [Crona mutters, fidgeting. Thorns and dragons are two things that Crona and Ragnarok both like.]

Um... what... what about flowers?

Thorns are better than anything you could come up with!

[amphibian]

Someone could hurt themselves on thorns, though... [She says to Crona, electing to ignore Ragnarok being an ass.] But flowers! Flowers are great! Remember the chains we made during the festival? We could decorate everything with those, and maybe make some crowns for everybody if we have a lot of them... See, decorations aren't so hard!

[Man, who isn't getting flowers for the party? That's okay; flowers are great.]

[blackblooded]

I... um... I've been practicing. I can make lots of them. [Every room in Crona's house is decorated with flower chains.]

Is that okay?

[amphibian]

Better than okay! It's perfect! When you're all done with 'em, can you bring them to me? The party's gonna be a surprise, so I'll have to set them all out tonight!

[blackblooded]

[Crona's face has gone that particular shade of grey that means a blush, and the meister nods.]

I'll make a lot. Then, um... if I get even more flowers, we can make crowns at the party. Is that okay? It's like a game, sort of.

[amphibian]

Yeah, it's a lot like the game! Ah, and that way we have party hats, too! See, this isn't nearly as tough as you though it'd be, right?

[blackblooded]

[It really isn't. It's another one of those things that isn't as difficult once you get started. That's nice. Crona likes that.]

It... [It sort of feels too good to be true, even if Crona's time here in the Bastion has been an awful lot of doing things correctly.]

It's all right. Everyone's going to like the flowers.

[amphibian]

I sure hope so! And then we can have a flower party! This is so exciting!

...Not too exciting, though. Not yet, 'cause it's still a surprise! [Her voice drops suddenly, and she puts a finger to her lips.] Got it?

[blackblooded]

[Crona nods, and smiles, then whispers.]

It's a secret. I can keep a secret.

[amphibian]

You're the best, Crona! [Her attempt at a whisper just sounds like a regular person's indoor voice. She springs up, beaming.] Then make sure you catch up with me later, just in private, 'kay? 'cause I've gotta go find everyone else. I can't wait!

[And she's sprinting off again to find more people to pester.]