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palamedes THEE sextus ([personal profile] megatheorem) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2022-05-09 07:11 pm

closedish to cool guys having chill day

Who: a bunch of funky friends invited by Viktor and Palamedes*
What: Having a Party in a field with Fireworks
When: the second week-ish in May
Where: (the field outside of) Pal and Viktor's bunker in Gaze

Content Warnings: alcohol and teens drinking it, irresponsible use of explosives, see threads for anything else that comes up

*If you have friendly CR with Palamedes please feel free to handwave that he mentioned this happening, also if your character has CR with a Pal Friend (a pal^2) who would invite them along, he's broadly allowing this. It's not a formal affair in the slightest lmaooo

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afternoon/evening.

Earlier in the morning on the day of The Fireworks Field Party (tm), Palamedes makes sure to send a quick location ping to anyone who's never been to the Sixth bunker (also tm) before, because it is, indeed, just in a field somewhere in Gaze. The treeline is comfortably distant from the door to said bunker, which is the only real indication anything is out here besides a few "big rocks" that he names, in his message, as landmarks.

As an afterthought, he has set up a little trail of mason jars containing glowing mushrooms to lead the way to The Field, helpfully. The Field is what it sounds like: a dang field, just slightly ominous in the Gaze fashion, although besides the usual somebody's-watching feeling, it's grassy and spacious for kitschy lawn games. Among the things Palamedes has provided (upon recommendation of a shopkeeper, so like, do not perceive his choices, they were made for him) include:

1. Just a load of blankets, big cozy ones dutifully spread out for chilling on, on the ground.

2. Throwing game Crossbones, definitely chosen because of the bones (they are wooden sticks), and just kind of left sitting there waiting because your host does not know how to play physical games.

3. beanbag horseshoes because it rocks

4. Just, like, a specific blanket that has pencils and blank paper sitting on it... This is a free station, no one will question what art happens here.

Harrow has also provided bone chairs for alternate seating, which are precisely what they sound like.

Eventually, the field will also feature a snack table, which is a community effort, and a booze table, which is slightly supervised in the way that your esteemed host(s) will not permit booze and cherry bombs at the same time.

And, because it's an open field in Trench, there is also a table where emergency incense is waiting. Wandering too far from the space immediately around the bunker (which, it's a big space, you'd have to go far) will eventually lead you to blood wards on the ground, on the trunks of a few trees, etc. Don't touch these. Don't be gross.


the fucken fireworks.

It's fireworks. Once it's dark, there are even more glowing mushroom jars and homemade alchemy glowsticks from Waver to be passed around, somehow, and at least some of the little beanbags glow in the dark, ooh!! Viktor has provided cherry bombs to be used with at least a little caution, for god's sake. There are also some slightly larger fireworks in much shorter supply, from a shop, that will be closely guarded until someone with pyrotechnics talent convinces Palamedes they deserve one. Godspeed.

Broadly: this is a fireworks party (tm) for individual wee ones you can throw around on your own, with only a brief smattering of the big ones that light up the whole sky above the field. It's a chill time for cool buds, fire safety is encouraged, so is vibing on the blankets and enjoying a nice evening.

At various times, local dope musician Anna Amarande will be providing some light musical entertainment, for vibes.


the bunker i guess.

The party is not in here, but for reference:
-it's locked via numpad and neither of these stickbug nerds are giving out the code but they'll open the door if asked... you don't have to leave the place to go to the bathroom lmf
-it's a bunker. it's one room and a bathroom in the back. it's full of disorganized nerd stuff and an oversized moon orb and pal's mean omen, rocky the cool rat (harpy eagle), who will aggressively flap at anyone with sticky fingers until they leave
-the code is 69420 so if you're super funny like gideon you COULD guess it
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-15 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, plant transformation buddies! Well, at this stage Viktor's is entirely hidden behind his shirt and brace, and without the ram elements, but still.

Viktor offers a nod in greeting, thinking that it's quite the time to meet new people when he'll only have a vague idea what they look like when they're back to normal. "It is good to meet you as well, I am Viktor."

A normal enough beginning, but then this polite young man says that and Viktor has to blink. What... does he mean on the receiving end? As something he's used to? It strikes him those scars aren't just part of the transformation and give him a beat to just recover for a second here. He has so many questions he's pretty sure will have upsetting answers.

"Ah well... we certainly appreciate it. The last thing I want is someone blowing off a finger, though so far the rowdiness has been at a minimum." He pulls out a cherry bomb, holding it out to Midoriya and still resisting the whole many questions urge. "Would you like to test one out?"
wannasmash: "Right yes absolutely nothing suspicious here." (smile nervous riiight)

[personal profile] wannasmash 2022-05-18 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
Luckily for Viktor, Midoriya's face is the same, other than being green, and a few spirals here and there, right down to the freckles. He really only expects to be unrecognizable from behind, and even then, his hair is unchanged.

"Yes please," he says with the brisk courtesy of a public servant, taking the bomb with care and mimicking the way Viktor held it. "If you could show me how to use it, safety precautions... I like my fingers where they are. Whose, uh, idea was this?"

He pulls another smile, this one more awkward. Even this nerd knows they're not a usual party activity--but he could be wrong. Perhaps, in Viktor's world, cherry bombs are a common pastime. It would be rude to judge a common pastime!
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-19 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm, I think one of Palamedes' friends mentioned it. When I learned he himself had never seen fireworks I may have encouraged it along," Viktor answers, a faint quirk of the lips before he's pulling out a lighter. Ok good, someone who cares about safety, that is promising. Maybe tonight will end without any accidents.

To be fair for the undercity this is probably a way less dangerous pasttime than many, so yeah, Viktor doesn't really see why it'd be odd. Surely teenagers everywhere mess around with explosives? That's just facts. Anyway he takes one himself from the bag to demonstrate, lighting the end with the lighter and tossing it to the ground a few feet away.

It takes maybe half a minute before the bomb goes off, a little burst of red sparks with that one and Viktor holds the lighter out in offering. "There you are, like that. You could try to wait out the fuse and throw it so it explodes in air when you throw but eh... that could be on the dangerous side, yes."
wannasmash: "Off to work in my favorite scarf!" (smile scarf)

[personal profile] wannasmash 2022-05-21 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
It's not a large blast, the noise not even worth jumping at in his opinion. He flashes a more confident smile. Cool. He's sure he could get the timing of waiting right, but he says helpfully,

"If you'd like to see it midair, I have an idea."

He accepts the lighter and moves several steps away. He squints, tracing the lighter through the air to approximate the arc he wants before lighting his bomb. All at once he steps into a throw, crackling energy under his skin and wind rushing around him, and he fiercely shouts (in English even),

"Smash!!"

The air protests against this sudden change in pressure as the bomb shoots towards the sky like a bullet. He shades his eyes with his scarred hand and watches the rise and eventual descent. Finally, orange smoke explodes midair at a safe distance above them.

"Oh! Are they all different colors? Parties where you come from sure must be something."
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-24 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, holy shit.

Viktor actually stands, grabbing his crutch to lean on as he watches the bomb just shoot off. Talk about a neat party trick, and he can't help a short laugh before clapping a few times at the display.

"Impressive- is that a magic you have?"

Surely, it seems like one. Then again he has heard of quirks so he understands not everything that's weird is also magic. Just. A lot of it.

"Ha, I suppose you could say that. Piltover festivals have much bigger and larger fireworks than this." He holds out the bag in offering, if he wants more. "These aren't terribly complicated to make, admittedly."
wannasmash: "Things are coming up Deku." (smile optimistic)

i lost this tag im sorry ;;

[personal profile] wannasmash 2022-06-14 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"I hear the bigger fireworks are for later tonight," he says, dipping his head slightly in both acknowledgement and thanks for procuring them.

"We call meta abilities Quirks in my world. It's technically a physical ability. Not necessarily like magic I've seen here."

He picks up another bomb from the bag but doesn't light it. He says thoughtfully, in his unassumingly casual but nerdy way,

"I think to some extent the magic of this world can interact with ours, probably due to us being Sleepers now, with different blood and physiology and everything. I got stuck down a well here once, and both my super strength and my friend's magic were nullified."