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Romeo ([personal profile] myblueskies) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2019-03-28 09:29 pm

Book Party [ota]

Who: Romeo, Elfnein and literally everyone in the heavens. Even if you weren't personally invited every invite came with a +ALL YOUR FRIENDS and there's also a sign. Strangers are just friends these two haven't met yet.
When: 29th April. Afternoon onwards
Where: Temple Smol (Gegute's library)
What: Just the cutest book party the heavens has ever known! Bring your best book!



Arrival

You might have received an invitation, or perhaps you are just passing Gegute’s library but there is an brightly painted sign outside.

Book Party today!

Everyone welcome! Bring your best book or dress up!

Lots of tasty food!


The doors of the temple are open and once you arrive in the lobby there are more bright arrows pointing the way into the library. If you are still stuck mister Goat is at the help desk, he’ll direct any one who needs it!

Activities

The layout of the library hasn’t really changed at all, except a few tables being moved to accommodate activities and all the comfy reading cushions have been brought to a central location. All the shelves are decorated with colourful paper chains and streamers.

Romeo had really enjoyed Yuna’s birthday party with the activities to do so he had copied the idea for Elfnein’s book party! On one table there is material for making bookmarks. You might want to recut the card strips, they are a little wonky. There is ribbon and glitter and colouring pens and glue.

On another there is a cardboard box puppet theatre, painted in a riot of colours with colourful strips of material as curtains. There is some felt and other material, as well as scissors, glue and wool to make puppets with. A sign reads in childish Hirigana. Show your best book!

Food

The invitations had promised lots of tasty food and there sure was a lot! A whole table filled with tasty treats, Romeo had been very very busy! There was a whole tray of chopped fruit, another of vegetables like carrots and cucumber.

There was bread and cheese and two bowls of pasta with different sauces. Another bowl of noddles with meat and vegetables. There was a huge bowl of rice too with a tray of grilled fish and a bowl of broccoli and asparagus.

An entire part of the table was taken up by apples and things with apples in them, apple turnovers and even an attempt at an apple pie, it was a bit smushed but probably tasted fine.

There was a tray of very misshapen cookies with messy icing and another of even messier cupcakes with far too much buttercream. There were also churos and a chocolate Gateaux, these seemed to have been bought rather than made, Romeo hadn’t even known where to start it making them!

There was an attempt at making books and other shapes out of rice and vegetables packed in the two bento boxes Ebisu’s temple had given him for Christmas, but they were a bit crumbly, misshapen or just plain strange. In the centre of Romeo’s bento attempts was his magical bento box, every time it was opened there were different fancy bento creations, if the children’s attempts left a lot to be desired.

Have fun!
priforprince: (whoops)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-04-18 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Mrf--

[ The figure around this corner bends over to choke, revealing they are, in fact, Shikyoin Hibiki! Amazing.

When she clears her throat, however, her composure has returned. ]
Indeed. This gathering's lone beacon of quality could hardly escape my gaze.

[ Or, from the looks of that half-eaten slice of cake she's got there, her mouth. ]
priforprince: (throne)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-04-18 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ They're in matching outfits. Both of you, please pardon Hibiki for feeling smug as all get-out about this. She does so adore when she's right.

She is, of course, always right, provided circumstances do not extenuate. But that somehow never diminishes her satisfaction. ]


The Lady's handiwork, hm? [ Hibiki bites back a chuckle. ] As well-matched a pair as ever.

[ oh she is enjoying this ]
priforprince: (elegant)

A is for Also tardy but no less Maa-jestic

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-04-18 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
A magnificent Pachilles.

[ Don't discount Hibiki's celebrity education. She is, naturally, intimately acquainted with the goings-on within the Priliad.

She also is a lousy party pooper who didn't come in costume, but given that Hibiki always dresses with anachronistic flair, she somehow manages not to look out of place.

(The spygoats, on the other hand, are all dressed up. Many of their characters involve capes. Two of their number recently had capes made for them as part of a cunning infiltration, and everyone got jeaaa-lous. So capes, among the spygoat contingent, are "in".) ]


One such as you does the role ample justice.
ofnovalue: art by yukihiro (smiling sunshine)

[personal profile] ofnovalue 2019-04-18 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Moogles are a race of people long extinct in milady's homeland. Though they may no longer exist, stories of their deeds and adventures still exist, preserved by the monks of Orbonne Monastery.
ofnovalue: art by harusame (build me a future slendid and graceful)

[personal profile] ofnovalue 2019-04-18 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
If the young lady is so inclined, I would happily lend you the stories what inspired these garments. Monteblanc's adventures are a fond read for all ages, I would think!
ofnovalue: art by mamo (let's go together)

[personal profile] ofnovalue 2019-04-18 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ovelia's oblivious, of course, to whatever understanding Hibiki and Agrias had, but she was more than happy to graciously accept the compliment and give a polite curtsy. ]

I rushed some things, to assure they were ready for this party, but I still feel proud of every stitch!

We are dressed as Monteblanc and one of his companions, a pair of moogle adventurers of which I've read much about. They are among my favorite books!
roundtablerebel: (12)

[personal profile] roundtablerebel 2019-04-18 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
Your favorite character is a sad one?

[ Lots of people enjoy tragic characters, but she didn't expect someone as young as Romeo to be one of them. Color her a little curious about this book now.

She blinks at the question. ]


My favorite? You mean... from a book?
priforprince: (greet)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-04-18 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Knowing they come with such a recommendation, I long to dwell upon every page.

[ See? Agrias. This is the sort of thing you say to a lady you Admire.

THE PRESENCE OF A GENIUS IS ETERNALLY INSTRUCTIVE! ]
sassywelshcatgirl: (smile)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2019-04-18 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[But he's a shinki. He can eat anything and everything without worrying.]

[Ugh, this isn't her responsibility, she's not going to mess with the way things are.]
What, not ice cream? I thought everyone loved ice cream.
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2019-04-18 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's... good, I think." Maybe? Chikusa isn't entirely sure. Either way, he tucks it back in again and glances down at his plate with the analytical gaze of someone trying to figure out if he can get more on such a small surface or if he should call it off for now.

"The main character is... interesting. Weird."
chibisu: (technoheart-archive, tumblr) (...but it's a lot.)

[personal profile] chibisu 2019-04-18 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"So it's that simple..." Just keep trying, huh? Ebisu frowns down at the mess that is being cleaned up. It sounds like an awful lot of work, and he's not great at such fine details like this. However, well...

"Can you show me? Perhaps it would help." Also, he suspects Aomi won't let him get away with not trying.
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (He bought me an oreo ice cream)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2019-04-18 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"A princess from fairy tales." Which is a rather vague descriptor, but, well, fairy tales are in no shortage of princesses. Why not be technically more than one?

"Have you ever heard of a Lindworm?"
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (can't come over.)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-04-18 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Just a little twitchy," he says, downplaying his emotions even as he reaches over to pat Romeo's hair. "It might just be a bad day. Sometimes, people's brains feel emotions for no reason, and they just have to deal with that." Granted, most of that is mental illness, but...

"It might be because of what has happened lately, too. It might be leftover emotions, you know?"
chibisu: (technoheart-archive, tumblr) (I can be killed.)

[personal profile] chibisu 2019-04-18 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh! How skillful. As expected." Ebisu clasps his hands together, delighted at how skilled it looks. "Perhaps I should bear your talent in mind if we ever receive prayers for matters of art businesses. It's not often, as one of the other Gods of Fortune handles it, but they do appear on occasion."
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (I'll always be here to give you)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2019-04-18 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Jeez, someone knows all about arts and crafts," Wendy says, despite Ginia having just said she doesn't have many tips.

"I wonder if there's... Plastic? Plastic bookmarks are a thing, aren't they?"
alchemists: (everything is alright)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-04-18 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing wrong with it being "nerdy", this is a library after all.
nopixiedust: (sillica) (Answer my text you professional)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2019-04-18 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
At that, Wendy throws her head back and outright cackles as if she's head the funniest thing all week. Which is saying something, considering she lives in the utter absurdity that is Hibiki's temple. "Kids don't have good sense!"
alchemists: (Maria stop lecturing on strength)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-04-18 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll try my best to put on a show for you then if that's all it takes.
alchemists: (Maria stop lecturing on strength)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-04-18 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right, we just need to talk about why he's mad and fix the situation.
priforprince: (cheerful)

[personal profile] priforprince 2019-04-18 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Such an attitude is satisfactory.

[ Oh no, praise. Another wonderful gift. An embarrassment of riches, here. ]
mithrarin: (smile)

[personal profile] mithrarin 2019-04-18 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Relative good sense." Dust did not point out to Wendy that she was a kid too, no matter how tempted. "For kids."
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Hopeful)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-04-18 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Ginia smiles at his praise, but as she takes out her phone, her immediate reaction is to type a response refuting his words. There are others better suited, like Aomi. It's only a hobby she's picked up to occupy her hands as she works. She stops herself before she presses play.

It's not like she's not bad at origami. It's not as if she couldn't help out and then rely on others for help if she needed. What's the point in cutting herself down if Ebisu believes in her?

Ginia deletes the message and types up a new one.

"Thank you, sir. I picked it up as a hobby as it's a little less involved than flower arranging, but still meditative. I don't know how well I'd do in other art matters, but I'll try my best if the occasion arises."