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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
slightlytaller: (glasses -- ponderous)

[personal profile] slightlytaller 2022-06-12 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Have you figured out your blood type?

[It was the simplest avenue to go in offering suggestions to the girl, if that was what she wanted. Blood types did indeed seem to influence the kinds of abilities people gained in Trench. However...]

Besides life here, what kind of things did your friends look to you for back in your home? Did you bake? Could you draw? Were you able to find your way home no matter where you were at?
tealeafs: (to stain my path)

[personal profile] tealeafs 2022-06-12 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What did her friends look to her for, huh..

Chizuru thinks of the men of the Shinsengumi, the only real friendly relationships she's ever had back home, and even then those sure had a rough start. What did they look to her for? .. nothing, really, right? They always protected her. They tried to cheer her up in their own ways.

The more she thinks about it, the less she feels like she was ever able to do for them in return..

The girl goes suspiciously quiet, and she ends up hanging her head. For a moment it looks like Chizuru is actually about to cry, but she bites her lower lip, determined to not cry in front of a stranger. It'd be like pushing the burden onto poor Waver. ]


I'm.. not sure, sir. [ She instead says, quietly.

But she doesn't only want to leave him with that uncertain answer to his last question. Not when she does have a certain one for his first. ]


But when it comes to my blood, it seems that I'm a paleblood.
slightlytaller: (professor -- smoking)

[personal profile] slightlytaller 2022-06-15 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Quietly, the man nodded. This was a sentiment he understood-- and, sometimes cause for his own depression. He wanted nothing more than to be a great mage and stand on his own power in response to his peers, and each one of his attempts fell short.

At least, he could provide his students a chance at having an education that was at least as good as what he had]


If you ever see them, you should ask them. Maybe they'll say something.

[Who was he to assume anything?]

A paleblood, though? I've heard stories about how impressive the magics that palebloods use can be. There are plenty in town, too. Perhaps, one of them could teach you?
tealeafs: (with your colours)

[personal profile] tealeafs 2022-06-16 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
.. do you think that's something people just want to do..? Teaching others?

[ It's not that Chizuru doesn't believe in the inherent goodness of people. She does - so dearly.

But it's always so much harder when she tries to apply that to herself. When she tries to imagine someone wanting to help her out for no particular reason, or nothing in return. When someone would help her out, just because they want to help her out.

Hence why she gives him such an uncertain look as she asks Waver that. ]


I can imagine it might be inconvenient to teach someone with so little experience. Or maybe people would get impatient or annoyed by it.. [ And Chizuru would never want to be a burden to anyone like that. ]