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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!
alchemists: (Happy :D ~)

Arrival

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-04-29 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Elfnein can't help but smile at the fact Natsuru is dressed as Alice, it's an adorable outfit that suits Natsuru perfectly. ]

I'm glad you were able to make it!
pure_radiantics: (convo] giggle 2)

Re: ota

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Kairi arrives dressed in a flowing white dress and an ornate horned headdress, carrying a recurve bow that she managed to keep this whole time after Roxas bequeathed it to her when his temple disappeared.

Needless to say, she's excited to see how Wendy dressed up in a comparable manner. "Oh, Wendy, look at you!" She walks over - slowly - to get a closer look.
thirdbeauty: (Ignorance is bliss)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, that's a familiar voice! Natsuru smiles as she recognizes her friend, also starting to blush at the compliments to her costume.]

Oh... thanks!

[She really liked the dress when she found it too, but she can't remember ever wearing something with all these bows and frills and lace and ribbons. Kairi saying that it looks good on her helps with that residual shyness a little!]

You look amazing too! [She looks over the dress, then glances at the bow, unsure what exactly Kairi was going for.] Are you... dressed as a character from a book too?
sing_for_me: (for me?)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-29 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Alex didn’t even recognize Kairi right away. It was like looking at someone right out of a fairy tale. ]

Oh my god you look amazing!

[ Forget her costume, Kairi’s looked way more legit. Alex almost felt bad for half-assing it now. ]
thirdbeauty: (Maid at work)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Natsuru's face lights up when she sees the young girl she'd come to visit and support. That little bit of residual shyness and modesty from having never dressed up quite like this is shoved aside, and she looks nothing less than perfectly confident now.]

Of course! I wouldn't miss it for anything!

[A little bit of uncertainty creeps back into her eyes, her smile turning slightly sheepish.]

Even though I don't really know that much about books, honestly... I still wanted to come.
pure_radiantics: (convo] hopeful smiling)

Re: ota

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kairi arrives dressed in a flowing white dress and an ornate horned headdress, carrying a recurve bow that she managed to keep this whole time after Roxas bequeathed it to her when his temple disappeared.

Relevant to Ebisu and his two shinki, she spoke with Ginia 16 days ago and then promptly got very busy with Aymeric and Leo's wedding, which was now 8 days ago. So now she walks up to the small cadre to formally introduce herself to his two shinki. ]


Good afternoon to all of you! My name is Kairi, currently with Odin's temple.
pure_radiantics: (moves] helping hand)

Arrival!

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kairi arrives dressed in a flowing white dress and an ornate horned headdress, carrying a recurve bow that she managed to keep this whole time after Roxas bequeathed it to her when his temple disappeared.

She's all smiles when she sees the outfits that the two are wearing. ]


Oh my goodness! You both look amazing! I can barely tell that's you, Agrias!

[ But she does look toward the other woman in hopes of getting an introduction. ]
hedgehogsdilemma: (I had a super happy good time)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-04-29 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
That's really good to hear. [Being able to find so many things he likes should do well for him, he thinks.]

If the two of you made food for the party yourselves, I'd like to try it.
alchemists: (Somen noodles !)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-04-29 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
It's what this party is for, even if you don't know much about books you can learn from people showing off the titles they love.

[ Books are for everyone and it doesn't matter if you haven't looked at them much before. ]

You're dressed up from Alice in Wonderland, and it's a wonderful book.
pure_radiantics: (convo] how nice.)

Wildcard: Arrival!

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kairi arrives dressed in a flowing white dress and an ornate horned headdress, carrying a recurve bow that she managed to keep this whole time after Roxas bequeathed it to her when his temple disappeared.

Since she doesn't know Elfnein very well, she wanders over to her to chat about things first. ]


Hello there! What a fun party this is shaping up to be! And Romeo's spoken so highly of you, I just had to come.
Edited 2019-04-29 01:51 (UTC)
pure_radiantics: (convo] all smiles)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ She giggles back, turning around once for Natsuru to see the whole thing. ]

Well, I tried to be! At least, some version of her... the goddess Artemis is mentioned in a lot of books after all. Some are more fantasy than others, and they all describe her differently, but...

[ She holds up the bow, clutching it in front of her a little tighter. ]

I admit it wasn't really a book that finally made me think to dress up as her.
thirdbeauty: (Just chillin')

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[She self-consciously smooths an imagined wrinkle in her skirt.]

Most people know about Alice, right? I thought she'd be fun to dress up as. But I don't think I've ever read the book.
pure_radiantics: (convo] giggle)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well she's going to take the compliment at least! ]

Aww... thanks. I found the dress while shopping for Aymeric and Leo's wedding, but I couldn't exactly wear white to their wedding. How about you?

[ She bought her pieces, so she hardly considers that a skillful costume. ]
pure_radiantics: (convo] how nice.)

A!

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Kairi arrives dressed in a flowing white dress and an ornate horned headdress, carrying a recurve bow that she managed to keep this whole time after Roxas bequeathed it to her when his temple disappeared.

Considering the gift that he gave Kairi for Christmas, she isn't... entirely surprised to find him acting on a softer side. "That's one way to think of it," Kairi muses as she approaches, so that she's not shouting across the room while they talk. "Quiet stories bringing people together in a very..." She giggles, gesturing around her with her free hand. "Unquiet event. It's fun, though. I miss these sorts of gatherings."
kokuyoyo: (And the cops are back.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2019-04-29 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Why is everyone dressed up]

[Chikusa blinks over at Kairi from beneath his cotton candy shitshow of a knit beanie, clearly trying to figure out the right answer to this question.]


...It was mandatory?

[He thought, much like the book part of this party, that was optional.]

[...But, also, he thought the book part of a book party was optional.]
alchemists: (Maria stop lecturing on strength)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-04-29 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
I have a copy here in the library if you want to check it out later?
thirdbeauty: (Busy maid)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[She finds herself chuckling softly at the explanation of the costume... a shinki dressed up as a goddess. She'd have assumed something more like a fantasy princess, "goddess" almost seems too everyday and mundane in this place! Either way, though, it suits her.]

Really?

[Her eye is drawn by the way Kairi clutches that bow. On second look, it's not just a costume prop, is it?]
nopixiedust: (sassybird) (If I hid at school to avoid the cops)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2019-04-29 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Well, far be it for her to deny anyone some admiration. Wendy holds her hands daintily out to the side, chin tilted up proudly. She has a lot of cute dresses, but rare occasions to really bust out the nicest ones.

"Thank you. You look really nice too! You should wear lace like that more often!"
pure_radiantics: (convo] proud of you)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-04-29 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Natsuru is right, of course. Dressing up like a goddess... most anyone can do that. Except for a shinki. ]

Mmm. This was a gift Roxas left me. I just unpacked it at Leo's recently.

[ But she's happy to have a reason to pull it out again. ]

It's probably not the kind of thing Romeo was thinking when he suggested what costumes we wear, but it's all I could come up with. Yours is a lot better, I think, judging by the look of the room.
chibisu: (technoheart-archive, tumblr) (The fact that I'm legally an adult)

[personal profile] chibisu 2019-04-29 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[With a look like that, Kairi would be mistaken as a goddess under normal circumstances... But Ebisu understands that this is partially a costume party. Not everyone here is wearing things they would wear in normal day occurrences. So he beams up at her as she approaches, doing his best to stay out of the way as Kiwami kneels down to help clean up the mess he's made.]

Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you! I've seen you around, but there's been no opportunity for a proper meeting. My name is Ebisu, God of Fishing and Commerce. These two are my shinki, Kiwami and Aomi.

[Kiwami gives a rather brisk nod of his head. Aomi makes a similar motion, but much smoother and almost more subtle in a way.]
sing_for_me: (Heh)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-29 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ She didn't think you could find such clothing out there..Then again, she didn't think she'd find her outfit either. ]

Ah, I didn't make it. I'm not that skilled. [ She laughs softly. ]

There was a store that was selling all sorts of animal themed stuff, like pajamas. I got lucky finding this one.
thirdbeauty: (Energetic)

arrival

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Chris-chan, hey!

[The tall girl dressed in an Alice costume waves to the rabbit girl. She's not sure if they're really friends yet - they've only met a couple of times. But hopefully Chris won't mind her being this friendly anyway.]

You look really cute!

[She gushes without thinking, slight embarrassment only kicking in a moment after she's said it.]
thirdbeauty: (Downcast)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, maybe! Zelda-sama doesn't really have a lot of books like that in our temple...

[And she genuinely does want to try to read more!]
thirdbeauty: (Blushing maiden)

[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-04-29 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Right... you and Roxas-kun...

[Hearing Kairi talk about Roxas reminds her that the two of them were close friends too. And makes her miss seeing him around...

She perks up out of that sad, pensive moment as Kairi goes on about her costume. Her cheeks very quickly flush pink at the suggestion that her own might be better.]


N-No way! Yours is so pretty, and... there's lots of different kinds of books, right?

[It's not like she knew what she was doing! She just went with the most obvious storybook character she could think of!]
sing_for_me: (for me?)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-29 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
I didn’t know that was a thing.

[ Though when she thought about it, that was pretty convenient. Especially for those who can’t read. ]