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Aoi Asahina ([personal profile] amphibian) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2015-02-01 02:56 pm

lap eight // day 271 (open) // IT'S PARTY TIME

Who: EVERYBODY
Open: Open
When: 271
Where: In the empty space around the monument!
What:

PARTY MINGLE GO
Format: DO AS YOU PLEASE AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART
Warnings: If anything comes up, put it in the subject lines!


[As everyone wakes up bright and early this morning, it isn't going to be hard to miss what's changed in the empty space around the monument Just in case, though, signs with indicating arrows line the campground where the Bastion's newest guests are staying, reading, in Ura, "This way to the party!"—wait, party?

Oh yes. Anyone Aoi had managed to grab the day before ought to be prepared for this. A great big banner stretched on two poles over the monument reads "Welcome to the Bastion!", written in Ura again; there's a little variation between the handwriting, since Zanya wrote some and Zahi wrote others.

Every last piece of the area that can have something hanging from it does: Zuko's lanterns hang off all the nearby trees, and her streamers, mostly red and sometimes gold, line absolutely everything, including but not limited to all the chairs and tables Ryu got together and helped arrange. Other things you're apt to find everywhere: flowers. Between the Psiioniic, the Disciple, Ghaleon, and Crona, there are more flowers than anyone could ever figure out what to do with. Aoi's best has been done, though: garlands are hung up around furniture, tied around tree trunks, woven through branches, strung between the branches of adjacent trees, wrapped 'round the monument, and so on and so on. A lot of care has been put into making sure they look good instead of just being thrown every which-way.

A few mismatched vases sitting on the tables have some flowers sticking out of them, too—perhaps exactly enough in each to make a flower crown, hmm? There are no party hats, so some improvising will have to be done.

There's all manner of tasty treats placed on all the tables, of course: a platter of picked donuts is to be expected, given Aoi's hand in all this (and thanks to Naegi, there are plenty to go around and they're arranged almost elaborately), but Rin, Zia, and Mirielle have provided all manner of homemade goodies that aren't just Aoi's favorite desserts. Bon's made a cake that Aoi has proudly placed in the center of one round table and surrounded with the rest of the desserts.

Instead of food, one table has a chalkboard propped up on it instead, with a box of colorful chalk beside it. Aoi's already written a small message in the corner—Thank you, everyone! with a smiley face beside it—and doodled a couple of flowers around the edges. The board's five feet long and there's plenty of chalk to go around, so there's certainly room for collaborating on something!

Not far from all the food sits the enormous stack of Legos Aoi purchased at Ibuki's suggestion. Legos. Please keep your shoes on, for the love of god. Some of them have already been arranged to form half the outside of a floor and a chunk of wall up to Aoi's chest so everyone has an idea of what's supposed to be done with things, but there are more than enough to start new projects. On the other side of the monument, closer to the collection of shop buildings than the gazebo, the soccer nets Otoha and Takamura built out of Skyway scraps have been set up (flowers have been woven in and out of the netting, of course). Aoi's brought out not one, but two of the soccer balls given to her during the festival, just in case of a soccer ball malfunction or if the game gets big enough that everyone decides rules are for losers and the only way to play soccer is with multiple things to kick. In the absence of paint, Aoi has decided to use more streamers as field markers.

At the gazebo not far off (naturally, it's covered in streamers and flowers as well), there's a set of speakers and an amplifier ready for use—Ibuki's, of course, and the little note Aoi's written that reads "For Ibuki-chan!" (with the wrong characters for her name, but points for effort) confirms it. Her equipment from Colin has all been set up, too: the spotlights on the top and bottom of the gazebo will shine in all sorts of colors when Ibuki turns them on, and there are some additional bits and pieces to the sound system to help make everything that much noisier. Aside from hanging decor, the space in front of the gazebo has been left empty so that there's enough room to dance!

To the side of the gazebo and just behind it is the unreasonably long rope Shing somehow managed to scrounge up. Like absolutely everything else, it has a chain of flowers wrapped around it. A streamer's been tied around the very center of it in a bow, and hopefully that makes its intended purpose as a tool of tug-of-war obvious enough.

If Aoi has anything to say about it, this is going to be the best goddamn welcome party ever.

Enjoy the festivities!
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superdrowningskills: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-02 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[For the first third or so of the party, Alucard just kind of mills about looking like he's trying not to show how utterly awkward he feels about social gatherings.

At some point though, he disappears for a while. Where did he go? Did he perhaps get tired of all the people and went off to hide somewhere until it's over? Maybe the call of nature was too strong to ignore?

Well, as it turns out, he'd decided that there simply wasn't enough meat for everyone and that this should be remedied. Unfortunately for most everyone, he'd forgotten to actually tell any of this to the resident cooks, thus meaning he had to search for them after he'd already gotten the meat.

Sorry everyone, but the resident blood sucker is hauling a dead elk through the party.]
scary_music: (Pencil of legend?!?!)

[personal profile] scary_music 2015-02-02 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
W-whoa!

That's... totally hardcore, Alu-chan!

Did you bring that for Ibuki's stage?! Ibuki can splatter the organs all over the stage and it'll look sooooooo cool!!
superdrowningskills: (Neutral)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-02 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, the request is a bit unexpected and even a tiny bit weird for a human who he's pretty sure isn't a cultist, but if it would really help the party... Assuming "hardcore" is a good thing, at any rate. It seems to be a good thing in this context.]

...I had not intended it for that purpose, but if you are certain the smell would not bother you, I suppose I could arrange for it after I find someone to cook the rest.
scary_music: (Let Ibuki's music sooth your soul.)

Somebody please stop Ibuki from splattering the stage...

[personal profile] scary_music 2015-02-02 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah, totally!

Ibuki's done this kind of thing before for her performances, except with pig guts! It's part of the image!
superdrowningskills: (Hmm.)

Oh dear.

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-02 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
...And the rest of your band?
scary_music: (Deep thoughts by Ibuki Mioda)

[personal profile] scary_music 2015-02-02 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
The rest of Ibuki's band still isn't ready! Ibuki's performing solo!

... wait, what does the band have to do with the guts, anyway?

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disciplewhomsignlessloves: (And darling you know)

[personal profile] disciplewhomsignlessloves 2015-02-02 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[She can smell the meat before she sees it. She weaves through the partygoers until she stops right in front of him and his dead elk prize. In the true manner of a fellow meat eater, she just nods]

See, I didn't think they had enough meat either.
superdrowningskills: (Momento mori)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-02 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods back. It's so good that someone else understands.]

Unfortunately, most seem to dislike eating it raw, and I have lost track of the cooks.

[Silly humans and their stomachs that aren't made of cast iron.]
disciplewhomsignlessloves: (Of the songs that we sang)

[personal profile] disciplewhomsignlessloves 2015-02-02 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[She sympathizes with this plight and looks around for the people cooking said meals. Hmn.]

Well let's follow the smoke I suppose. I prefer it rare myself.
superdrowningskills: (Neutral)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-02 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Another nod. He supposes that's a lot easier than trying to track their scents individually in this big a crowd.]

It is rather enjoyable when cooked, but the blood is rather necessary for my health.

[He maaaaay have mostly drained the elk already.]
disciplewhomsignlessloves: (Of the songs that we sang)

[personal profile] disciplewhomsignlessloves 2015-02-02 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
...I shall take your word for it.

[It's not like she knows what is necessary for his health--wait]

Are you a rainbowdrinker? We had to do that for Dolorosa from time to time.

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freedom_engineer: (curious)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-02 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
You need a hand with that, Alucard?

[Colin's arching an eyebrow, but smiling just the same. He's pretty sure this is a nuclear party foul, but who's he to judge?]
superdrowningskills: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-03 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey, nobody's called him on it yet, so clearly that means it's fine.]

I could use some assistance locating Rin or Mireille. I cannot seem to track their scents in this crowd with so many flowers about.

[No need for assistance carrying his prize though. It's only a few times his weight, it's all good.]
freedom_engineer: (Default)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-03 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
We can... Hmm... Elk are a little big for a standard meat locker. You any good at butchering?

[There's a reason he introduced the meat lab... butchering is a skill they seem to be lacking in the Bastion.]

Rin's probably at the distillery kitchen. I suspect Mireille's with her child taking it easy.
superdrowningskills: (Speak softly...)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-05 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
I would not call myself a professional, but I do know have sufficient knowledge of the subject.

[Gotta learn these things for the winter months, you know.]

...Although I had not considered that storing it might be necessary, give the number of guests.

[His face remains about as expressive as usual, but there's a small note of doubt in his voice. This wasn't exactly something he'd really thought through before doing.]
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-05 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
I'd be surprised if we can go through an entire elk in one sitting, though if you give some to Paar, that will definitely be possible.

[He smiles.]

I'm guessing you missed the hunt, huh?

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notfell: (Default)

[personal profile] notfell 2015-02-02 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, you smell kinda funny to him, but fresh meat. No offense to the other food here, but fresh meat is the best, whether he gets to eat it raw or someone cooks it right there.

Awkwardly drifting closer. "Are you looking for a place to finish cleaning it, or cooks?" He can't tell much more than delicious fresh meat at the moment.
superdrowningskills: (Neutral)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-03 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, hello stranger. You smell kind of odd too. Somewhat... like a fellow predator.

Awkward staring for a moment before: "The cooks. They may have some use for the organs, so I left them intact just in case."
notfell: (Stone is going to hit me later...)

[personal profile] notfell 2015-02-10 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Clearly that's what it is. Sure lets get into awkward staring.

"... Good point." Sometimes those are tasty. This inhale totally isn't a little different than the normal groundling inhale. Yeah the long haired guy is clearly another predator BUT-

"Over where the smoke is, maybe?"
superdrowningskills: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-15 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
Alucard breaks off the awkward staring to blatantly sniff the air and pinpoint a direction on that smoke smell.

"Yes, that would be sensible. Do you wish to accompany me?"
notfell: (Default)

[personal profile] notfell 2015-02-18 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
.... Walk with another predator, or don't.

With, because he has meat.

"Don't have a reason not to." He can get some maybe barely cooked meat this way. Which is better than fully cooked, but less likely to alarm than raw.

... ".. Want help carrying it?"
hellpyre: (pic#6436003)

[personal profile] hellpyre 2015-02-03 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Uhh.

[Well you've got the attention of one of the cooks.]

... Alucard?
superdrowningskills: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-05 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh good, he finally found you. He's pleased enough by this that he almost cracks a smile.]

Ah. There you are. Would you mind assisting me in cooking this?
hellpyre: (pic#6436003)

[personal profile] hellpyre 2015-02-05 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow. This is a special moment for her.]

I thought we had enough food, but yeah, sure. Why not. It'll get me away from the crowd for a while.
superdrowningskills: (Is...that a smile?)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-02-15 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[And to make it even more special, Alucard actually smiles. It's just a tiny bit, but sure enough, it's proof that he is in fact capable of it. He did good, right?]

Thank you.

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