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thebastion2015-02-01 02:56 pm
amphibian) wrote in 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!]
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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[She's embarrassed and rambling and the little fox thing is quite cute, oh gosh, so many cuties, why, why all the cuties.]
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If you've seen Larvesta, then you've probably met Anna. She lives with me.
[ She places a hand on top of Lillil's head. ]
This is Lillil. She's a breed of Pokemon known as a Lilligant. And the little furry one in my arms is Zorua. There's actually well over six hundred different varieties of Pokemon, and probably even way more than that.
[ Zorua barks again, happily. Hello, Hello!! ]
Of course, not all of them are here in the Bastion ... we only have very few Pokemon here in comparison to how many there were back in my world, sadly.
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[Jane nods, making sure to remember the names.] I see...golly, and are they all so unique looking?
[There's a hesitant hand reaching out to Zorua as Jane straightens up...does the Zorua like pets?]
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[ She notices Jane reaching out to pet Zorua, and she offers the little fox to her. Zorua happily leans into Jane's hand. She wants allllll the pets. ]
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That's good to hear - oh, um, I should probably introduce myself, shouldn't I? My name is Jane Crocker. What's yours?
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I'm Hilda. It's nice to meet you, Jane.
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Nice to meet you too, Hilda! Um, I'm sorry if this is an odd question, but are parties like this a common occurrence?
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[ And they kind of have. ]
It's kind of nice, actually. I like being able to get together with everyone in the Bastion and have some fun.
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I see! It really is a nice little tradition. At least it's more fun than just going to the Cannery every day...
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Yeah, I really do like these get-togethers. The Pokemon really like them, too! This one gets a lot of attention anytime I bring her somewhere.
[ She pets Zorua a little, and she leans into Mama's hand. Mama is giving her attention, oh nooooo ]
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[A lot more precious than capricious, god-powered cats, that's for sure.]
I know you said there aren't nearly as many Pokemon here as where you came from, but what other kinds are here?
sorry for the long pause, had a lot of medical crap to deal with ;;
Ah, it ... might be better to show you. I can show you via my Pokedex, of course, but it might be better to actually go see all of the Pokemon, you know?
[ Because seriously, who would say no to that experience? ]
It's alright, believe me, I know how that is. :( Feeling better?
Really? I would love to!
finally, yes! I've been sick in one way or another since the start of the year ....
[ And then she starts making her way toward the daycare, both her and Lillil beckoning to Jane to follow. Zorua just barks happily about the whole thing. ]
Oh ew that's the worst! I'm actually on-and-off with some kinda illness myself lately ;__;
[Jane makes haste to follow, a bit of a spring in her step. How exciting!]
oh no, I hope that gets better for you ;; still dealing with emotional ick here too but I'll be okay
[ She's not really in any hurry to get to the daycare, so her pace is pretty leisurely all things considered. Still, talking about Pokemon is exciting, and showing Pokemon to someone who doesn't know much about them is pretty great, too. She's definitely excited. ]
Thanks, I am trying to get better! Hope things get better for you too!!
It's great that you still have something from home here! Especially something that's important to you.
thank you! I am able to sing again and that is a huge help in a lot of things!!
[ It doesn't take long to get to the Daycare center, and she cups a hand around her mouth to call for the "babysitter." ]
Hey! Emboar!
[ A giant flaming boar shows himself not too long after that call. He's obviously got a lot of care for his trainer. He shows up pretty quick. He sees there's a new person and immediately makes his way over.
In the fenced in area, there are a few others -- Frillish sees Jane and gets incredibly excited, following Emboar to greet the newbie. ]
Frilllllllll~!!
Hooray for singing! :)
Giant flaming boar it's on fire and it's moving fast what has Jane gotten herself into -
She has to pause and take a deep breath, and remind herself that Hilda obviously works with the giant flaming boar and knows its temper much better than Jane does. It's probably better, in this case, to trust the judgment of someone else than to jump in with her own.
Though startled and turning a shade paler than before, Jane still manages to smile warmly as Emboar approaches. At least, when she sees Frillish coming over as well, the other Pokemon isn't nearly as intimidating. Just odd. And kind of cute. And her favorite color.]
Oh goodness! So, this is Emboar, and...?
voice major needs to sing!
Sorry ... he likes everyone. This one is Frillish. He's kind of young and he's really friendly.
Emboar is, too. He's also a huge show-off.
[ She glances over at Emboar who is ... trying to show off them muscles. He hears his trainer's comment and stops, a sheepish look crossing the giant flaming boar's face. ]
Gosh, definitely! Like a writing major needs to write!
I can see that, hoo hoo!
[And don't think she hasn't noticed you too, Emboar. Jane can't help chuckling as her earlier apprehension dissolves away.]
What sweethearts!
yes, absolutely!!
I've been with them for a long time, and they've always been incredible. Emboar was actually my first pokemon partner. He's been with me from the time he was a tiny little Tepig. He's grown strong, but then, he's always been really strong.
[ Emboar is happy for the compliments from his trainer. He puffs out his chest proudly. ]
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[Same or not, they sure are expressive - as much as humans are, even!]
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[ She takes out her Pokedex and flips to the entry about Tepig, showing Jane. ]
This is how Emboar looked when he and I first met.
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They evolve...as in, they change over time - when they get stronger, you said, right? That's...definitely something else.
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