closedish to cool guys having chill day

[megatheorem]

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

Comments

[slightlytaller]

[Go ahead; ask questions.

It was nearly guaranteed that he had been asked worse by people who had more reason to stay within the bounds of politeness.]

Would that I had siblings to confuse people with, [He commented, threads of the possibilities of that potential timeline already catching his interest.]

Rather-- I have a family I was adopted into, and a sister from that. She's probably a little younger than you, and we look nothing alike.

Regardless. It's good seeing you again, too.

[And he smiled with those words. Truly, he meant it.]

I've heard that corruption is something most Vilebloods need to deal with sooner than others in town, and I've already taken preparations--

[that being, a supply of items to chew on and a paleblooded friend to cling to so he didn't feel the urge to bite someone o in a fit of agitated aggression again. Most people wouldn't understand; fewer still would deserve it-- ]

But I'll remember that for the future. In the meantime, I've collected a number of those... Fireflies from last month in jars if you need them. They help when everything looks a little too dark.

[dohaeris]

[sansa's smile is bittersweet. she, too, has a sister a little younger than her, and they look nothing alike. her remaining older brother doesn't look much like her either. but she brightens immediately when he mentions he's a vileblood. there is a quantity of vileblood in a pretty container threaded through the strap of her wide leather belt.]

Oh! I'm a paleblood. Vileblood is very useful to us. I carry some to stop the itching we seem to have this month. My friend and I were discussing making vile bloodstones for palebloods to carry, it would be well if you could help us with that. I could pay you...

[she fishes one of the pale bloodstone beads she carries as coin from a small coinpurse on the other side of her belt and offers it to him.]

in pale bloodstones, if it would help you at all. But my hound does need to eat blood pollution, so I would appreciate any help you could provide there, as well. I shouldn't take any of your hope residue, as it would only be depriving him of a meal. Allen was collecting it too, last month, although I think he gave some of it to Viktor, for experiments.

[slightlytaller]

[He nodded slowly, absorbing all of these details with the ease of a sponge. The interconnections between Vileblood and Paleblood were discussed at length in a many of the documents held in the archives and in the other libraries about town. It was why he was grateful when someone important to him had washed ashore as a Paleblood. Even though he wouldn't be able to help with everything, they would at least be able to coordinate more easily together.]

I would say that you don't need to pay me, but it's unwise to assume that everything will be okay just because someone you care deeply for arrived with a blood type complimenting yours.

[He didn't have any stones. Not yet-- but he wasn't going to just take them either.]

We can make arrangements when its time. In the meanwhile, you can feel free to come to me if you need my assistance. Besides being Vileblood, I'm an alchemist and researcher back in my home.

Though I'm not aiming to compare myself to the likes of Palamedes, Viktor, or even that boy Allen that everyone is talking about... I may be able to help you find an answer they wouldn't think of.

[Out of the box projects, the Why versus the What or the How, were his specialties.]

[dohaeris]

[sansa smiles distantly. mabel is a vileblood and her brother is a paleblood; it seems very convenient. the abilities sansa and her siblings possess are too much like paleblood magic for sansa to imagine them as anything else. she wonders who that she knows might turn up with vileblood; randa royce would make quite a good one, she thinks, but it makes sansa very nervous to think about explaining alayne to her. perhaps one of her parents, or poor jeyne poole--all of these seem less likely to sansa than her siblings, after talking to bran and arya through the portals.

but she laughs, startled, when he mentions allen in connection to viktor and palamedes. he does assist viktor with his experiments sometimes, which she supposes must be how mackenzie heard of him, to think of him that way.]

Oh, Allen's not a Scholar--he helps Viktor with his experiments, and he knows a good deal about beasts, but I don't know that he does any research.

[certainly sansa knows people at this party who do a good deal more research, sometimes for her.]

I must admit, I was not taught to research, either. I scarcely know where to begin at the Archives. I would appreciate any help you have to give me, and I must insist you take this bloodstone.

[she presses it on him again. really she has so many.]

I can make more.

[slightlytaller]

[It.... was impossible not to accept. Brows lifted in surprise, he accepted the bloodstone and offered a brisk nod in return.]

It seems we're both in a position where we can make more of something that can help each other. If we're not careful, this could go on forever.

[He now felt as if he needed to just deposit a pile of glow wands on her doorstep just to break even. Such games of politeness could be very dangerous.]

I'll add Allen to my list of people to speak to. I've been more concerned about the nuances of blood magic in this world that I haven't looked over much at the beasts. Finding a local with a keen interest to ask questions of might be a good idea.

And, I wouldn't worry about the archives. [He added, simply.] Whomever is organizing that collection doesn't seem to follow any system a person can understand. I've found relying on my intuition rather than a standard filing order was more helpful in there.