[ OPEN ]

[oathkeeper]

Who: OPEN TO ALL! The open invite was sent over BBS to everyone you can hand wave that you saw it. Come enjoy the hospitality of a god of light! Bring all your gods, goddesses, shinki and spirit animals.
What: Beach Barbecue! At some point there might be a need for some gods to help destroy a certain pesky giant fish ayakashi that has somehow wandered in and wants to destroy the temple...
When: The evening of April 2nd and the morning of April 3rd!
Where: Baldr’s Temple!
Warnings: TBA!





[ House Mingling ]

Laid out in the kitchen is a large variety of snacks and drinks for everyone to help themselves to. So sugar up and enjoy! There is also a collection of strange Japanese snacks that Sora thought were hilarious. He doesn’t promise any of it actually tastes any good though:

Weird Chips
Candy Squid
Weird Soda Pop
Every Burger Candy!
These Pepperfruits things
AHA BRAIN!!
Lychee Jellies that you will get addicted to
All the Mochi EVER
Wasabi Beans?

In addition, there is also a Nintendo Wii U with various games that are open to anyone to play. These games include but are not limited to Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, Guitar Hero Live, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Wii Sports and Zumba Fitness: World Party.

[ Beach Barbecue ]

Baldr’s temple sits on a shoreline with a dock floating into the ocean. The soft sand is warm during the day but when the sun sets it gets rather chilly. A bonfire has been started to keep the beach occupants warm and the cooking starts as soon as the sun sets. Everything from burgers to hotdogs are available for eats.

The water is very cold when the sun is gone so don’t be pushing people into the ocean unless you want people to get colds. (can gods and shinki get colds?) There also might be rumors of a giant purple fish ayakashi that gobbles people up is in the water, but who knows if that’s true?

Couches, hammocks and pillows are also available for beach time snuggles if you need the private space to chat.

Somewhere someone is setting off firecrackers and sparklers. Join in and set a few off but don’t set yourself on fire!

[ GIANT PURPLE FISH AYAKASHI ]

It's true.

Sometime later in the evening when everyone is out on the beach enjoying the weather and the cool night air, there is a soft rumbling that comes from somewhere over the ocean. The rumbling goes unnoticed at first maybe attributed to the dock creaking or the waves changing wind. But soon the rumbling gets stronger and stronger and the waves become violent, lapping dangerously at the shoreline.

Soon there is a loud screeching noise that erupts from somewhere over the waves. The water parts and a giant ayakashi breeches the surface and leaps effortlessly into the air. Ugly round eyes cover its body staring in all directions and surveying the beach. Then the fish falls back into the water causing a rippling of violent waves to crash against the beach.

It's silent for a moment.

Then the rumbling gets louder. The fish is getting closer. Fast.

[ Epic Blanket Fort Battle ]

Upstairs, a gigantic epic blanket fort has been set up. If you’ve brought your own blankets and pillows they’ve been added to the pile. Inside are tons of pillows and movies to watch. Cozy up with a friend or snuggle up and fall asleep.

Or better yet, challenge someone to a pillow fight and claim victory as a pillow warrior champion. Unearthly divine powers are permitted and encouraged. Shinki usage is also permitted granted you don’t break the house.

Whatever the case, pajamas are mandatory to enter.

[ Morning Waffles ]

If you haven’t passed out by now be ready for the biggest breakfast extravaganza of your afterlife.

There are waffles stacked up high with all the fixings such as fresh strawberries, nutella, whip cream, banana slices, jams, cinnamon sugar and chocolate chips.

There is also fresh fruit smoothies of every variety. Yum. That not your thing? There is also tea and hot chocolate.

Morning waffles is also open to anyone who didn’t want to come the night before for some reason and want to come for the deliciousness only. Because who doesn’t like waffles?

And contrary to popular belief, this is the only dish that Sora can cook well.

[ WILD CARD ??? ]

Dunno what you’re doing but Sora doesn’t care as long as you are cozy and have fun.

Just don’t steal anything. He's a trusting person, okay?

Comments

[doestheickyjobs]

Weird. I guess it's just a style thing, then.

... Who're you trying to avoid, Roxas?

[Axel eyes him dubiously.]

[missingache]

[Roxas is going to look away right now. And then he'll turns his head to stare straight at Axel with something like a "fight me" expression.]

Sora.

[doestheickyjobs]

What for? I thought you guys were friends.

[Sora sure acts like they're friends, but then, Sora has that kind of personality where he probably acts like he's everybody's friend unless they really tick him off. So maybe Roxas doesn't think they're that close.

But then why would Sora have gone to all that trouble to try to set Roxas up with new friends? It doesn't make sense, he thinks, and eyes Roxas dubiously.]

[missingache]

[Roxas busts up laughing, shaking his head.]

I'm kidding!

[No, he likes having Sora around. Sure, he was clingy, wanted to know everything about Roxas, and was probably looking for reasons for sleepovers... but Roxas couldn't hate him. Not anymore. Those days are gone, and he's pretty much accepted that one can't exist without the other. At least not yet. Here they at least have a chance for that.]

I just need him to stop texting me when he wakes up in the middle of the night...

[doestheickyjobs]

Oh. I get it.

[Axel cackles, too, leaning back comfortably and propping his elbows in the sand.]

Okay, so why not just turn the sound off at night? It's not like you want anybody to call you when you're asleep, right?

[As far as Axel's concerned, that kind of thing can always wait until morning.]

[missingache]

I- [Can't do that. Not yet.] -just like keeping it on in case Naminé needs someone to talk to at night.

[It's a lame excuse. It really is. Roxas isn't used to sleeping alone in a room, and even having a shinki in the house now is not helping. He can't tell anyone that. Not right now.]

She's new here, too, and she's my friend.

[doestheickyjobs]

But Sora can take care of himself, huh? Harsh, Roxas.

[Axel's tone is teasing. Didn't Sora and Namine both show up at the same time Roxas did? Or did Axel just not run into them before that? Nah, he thinks they were new.

He grins.]

[missingache]

[Roxas shrugs.]

He's stayed alive so far on his own.

[Sora's strong, but really. That kid should have been dead a while ago.]

[doestheickyjobs]

Oh yeah? Is that a surprise?

[The kid is a Keyblade wielder, after all. He's got to have plenty of survival skill going for him.]

[missingache]

Sometimes.

[From the memories he's got from Sora, and the other Sora he knew.... yeah. It's surprising.]

[doestheickyjobs]

So is he just not the most careful guy, or has he made some major enemies?

[Axel toes at the sand casually, and takes another bite of ice cream. It's starting to get a little melted, but the flavor's still okay.]

[missingache]

Both. Definitely both.

[Roxas keeps eating it, but not fast enough. It's getting soupy.]

[doestheickyjobs]

Well, I can see the reckless thing.

Maybe it's a good thing he's stuck out here, then. Sure, Keyblade wielders probably have more to do out among the worlds, but I bet his enemies aren't gonna come try to take on a god.

[Not in some random world in the middle of nowhere. Axel tries one more spoonful of the ice cream before he gives up: the salty thing is still kind of weird, and it's too melted. He's glad Roxas likes it, anyway.]

[missingache]

[Don't know how to break this to you, buddy, but Roxas used to be one of those enemies. Not that he'd met a Sora other than the comatose one before Koriko....]

... no. They'd still try and take him on.

[No matter how soupy it gets, he'll eat it. Heck, he can drink it now!]

[doestheickyjobs]

There aren't any of them here, are there?

[Namine knows her shinki already, and Roxas and Sora come from the same world... so maybe Sora does have enemies around.]

[missingache]

I haven't seen any. Unless he made some new ones.

[Which would not surprise Roxas at all.]

[doestheickyjobs]

Well, good! You were scaring me there, Roxas.

This place is weird enough without having old enemies wandering around.

[Besides which, Axel wouldn't even recognize an old enemy, so he'd just be hanging around like an idiot, waiting to get stabbed in the back.

Not the greatest mental image, there.

And the stabbing wouldn't be fun at all.]

[missingache]

If there were any here, I'd let you know! I don't think they'd take being forgotten like I do...

[As in they might get angry enough to kill or try to manipulate you, Axel.]

[doestheickyjobs]

Yeah, that's one more real down side.

[It wouldn't be so bad, if he was sure that everyone who knew him was either mortal, and couldn't notice him, or dead, and couldn't remember him any more than vice versa.

But that wasn't the case, was it?

He scowls.]

[missingache]

[Roxas nudges Axel with his elbow.]

You'll be fine. They're snakes, so pretty easy to spot. They wear black coats, too.

[doestheickyjobs]

So this thing is a uniform.

[Axel plucks at the sleeve of his coat. Maybe he should get himself a different outfit. Something equally concealing, at least from the waist up, or those names are going to be on display for all to see, and that could get awkward.

He'd have to explain it to Pippa first, for one thing.]

Just checking, Roxas, but you mean snakes figuratively, right?

[This coat just isn't built to slither in.]

[missingache]

Not a very good one. Black is a bad guy color apparently, but that's too much.

[Just as long as it's not all red all the time.]

Yeah. If they were real snakes it'd be kind of weird.

[doestheickyjobs]

Is it? I just thought it was stylish.

[Axel holds out one gloved hand, wriggling his fingers in the sea breeze.]

It'd be tricky getting a real snake into a coat with sleeves.

[missingache]

Not if you wear it all the time. Then it's just tacky.

[Not that he's calling you tacky, Axel...]

I dunno if I would even try that.

[doestheickyjobs]

I'll pick up new clothes just as soon as Heaven starts sending me pocket money, how's that?

[The coat washes up nice! Also, it's stylish. No matter what Roxas thinks.

If it's going to be a red flag for anybody else who knows what's going on with it, though, Axel thinks maybe a change of clothes is a better idea. Say, a plain old hoodie or something. Long-ish sleeves?]

... It could be fun trying to figure it out. Maybe just put it in through one sleeve and out the other. [He wiggles his arms in a snakey gesture, grinning.]