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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!
towards_okeanos: (smile)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2019-06-15 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, nothing elaborate.

[Right. Of course. Him. Not elaborate. Of course, he planned this beforehand. He's just pretending he didn't.]

I just thought we could take a break for a couple of days. Do some sightseeing. Maybe a weekend. Go somewhere warm. Good food, nice hotel.

[Iskandar lowers his voice so that only Waver can hear him before continuing.]

Comfortable bed.

[Now it's no more than a whisper in Waver's ear.]

Just like Hawai.
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (He bought me an oreo ice cream)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2019-06-15 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"It makes sense, right? I mean, for the kind of dancing we do, there's no other way to be. Like-" This isn't a dance stage or anything, so Wendy can only do so much with a few bounces and arm gestures. "That wouldn't work if you were stiff, or slow, right?" Wendy is sure there's some deeper brain thing that would explain it, or maybe it's simply associating clothing to certain things.

And speaking of clothing... Letting her hands swing back down to her sides, Wendy grins and lean in closer. "Mimicking Maria is all good, but you should find your own sexy style~. I mean, there are so many amazing clothes that only you can wear, after all! They're everywhere in so many stores that I've seen down on the Near Shore."
nopixiedust: (sassybird) (You are the patron saint)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2019-06-15 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, just. Let her dead eye him for a second. "And when's the last time you did that?" she presses, because calling people out is a favorite pasttime. The only person who's been exempt from this in any way is Hibiki, and, even with the knowledge that she's mostly relying on her god for things like shelter and money, Wendy still calls her out for things like buying that damn carriage.
alchemists: (protect the smile)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-06-15 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you Chris!
alchemists: (Double check)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-06-15 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ An idea came to mind, since they were going with historical things it was clear to Elfnein that drawing him leading into battle with a horse would be perfect. ]

Glitter does improve things, I didn't realize that till today while setting up.
hypomeneo: (Boys around the table)

[personal profile] hypomeneo 2019-06-16 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[The emotion now welling from Waver can only be summed up in one word. An all-encompassing, resounding Yes.

If he's planning on it being like Hawaii...]


A getaway for just the two of us?

[A light bit of pink dusts his cheeks to match the tips of his ears, as his voice gains playfulness.]

Spur of the moment, hmmm?

[Of course you didn't plan it. Waver suspects nothing, see him suspecting nothing.]
towards_okeanos: orig by https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=62393 (grin)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2019-06-16 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It does! It makes everything stand out more.

[And that's obviously important. Iskandar's eyes light up when he realises what Elfnein is drawing. Perfect indeed.]

I wasn't even aware that such a thing existed before today.
mithrarin: (outstretched hand)

[personal profile] mithrarin 2019-06-17 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Around Christmas," Dust said, quite honestly. That was the last time things had been pure, and simple, and gone well. The last time before he'd spoiled things, while friends disappeared and he screwed up things with the ones left.

There really was no defense. Wendy was going to yell at him, and yelling at him wouldn't magically change things, and the afterlife would continue on.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Smiling)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-06-18 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to see if Kimi knows how to cook it. Or find a place on the Near Shore.

[Ginia grins a little.]

If I find a place, want to come along? You can compare it to the stroganoff you've had.
alchemists: (look at the happy smol)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-06-18 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I had used it a few times before with Nanako and Romeo but before that I didn't know what the applications of it were for. So we're sort of in the same boat?
towards_okeanos: (ahem)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2019-06-18 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Just the two of us.

[They reach the outside sitting area. Iskandar leads them to a bench. It's warm they can sit outside for a while.]

Where you would like to go? Because I'm open to suggestions.

[No. No plan at all. Absolutely not the one when they go to Thessaloniki because hey easy access and no, absolutely not because Waver once said he wanted to see place of Iskandar's birth.]
roundtablerebel: (17)

[personal profile] roundtablerebel 2019-06-19 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I-I said it's fine already!

[ Although that particular detail had slipped her mind since she doesn't use such respectful terms when speaking to gods. It makes her regret bringing titles up in the first place since it's just ended in her embarrassment. She thought arguing with a child would be bad but losing an argument is so much worse.

Her mood soured and her pride stung, Mordred turns her attention to the library entrance. ]


There's food inside, right?

[ May as well change the subject to save some face. ]

Edited 2019-06-19 17:10 (UTC)
hypomeneo: (sing your society song...)

[personal profile] hypomeneo 2019-06-21 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Greece is nice this time of year, I do believe. [Waver gives a winsome smile as he leans in and rests his head on Iskandar's shoulder.] Wouldn't have to hop a plane or anything.
towards_okeanos: orig by https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=62393 (grin)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2019-06-21 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
It seems we do.

[Iskandar grins. Modernity has those little surprises for him from time to time. He's quite pleased by them.]

Back in Greece the artists used many different colours and gold and silver.

[He pauses.]

But this glitter thing is completely new to me.
towards_okeanos: (intent)

[personal profile] towards_okeanos 2019-06-22 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Mhm...

[Iskandar doesn't stop smiling. He has one arm around Waver's waist, holding him close, another resting on his head, weaving fingers into his hair. Those gorgeous hair. Black as the night, smooth as the finest of silks. He bows down to kiss them lingering there, inhaling the scent of argan oil that Waver uses to keep them in shape.]

It is.

[He needs to stop or they would need another trip to the forest. It takes a longer moment before he's able to tear himself away.]

Through the Thessaloniki shrine? We could rent a car and go south but it would be scorching hot there at this time of year.

[At least he can steal a kiss from him.]
hedgehogsdilemma: (I did my best to notice)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-06-23 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
How about... something not sweet to start with?

[Something substantial before dessert is probably a smart choice.]
alchemists: (Maria stop lecturing on strength)

[personal profile] alchemists 2019-06-23 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It wouldn't be fair to compare gold and silver to glitter but it is cheaper to get a hold of.
hedgehogsdilemma: (I did my best to notice)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-06-23 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[He knows what it's like to get mired in one topic, especially one so murky, so he wouldn't have minded so much to continue chasing down that particular thought.] It's okay. [No need for apologies, but, let's move on to a topic a little less abstract, then.]

Everything's been okay. My god and I get along well, and I've been doing my best to learn spells in my free time... [Outside of the general nonsense this place throws at everyone from time to time, he hasn't run into many problems, really.] Days like this are a nice change of pace, though.

How have you been...?
roundtablerebel: (23)

[personal profile] roundtablerebel 2019-06-24 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It doesn't show in her expression but the confirmation of vast quantities of free food improves her mood immensely. She opens her mouth to answer his question but finds she actually doesn't have one. ]

Huh... I've never really considered having a favorite. I like burgers, steak, lasagne, ramen, pies, ice cream, chocolate.

[ And she would eat all of those things at the same time. When potatoes, bread and occasionally unspiced meat were all you ate while alive you come to appreciate just about everything else the modern era has to offer. ]

I can't imagine just picking one thing. What about you? Do you have a favorite?
hedgehogsdilemma: (Any way the wind blows)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-06-24 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[There certainly is a mighty selection...! He hmms quietly as he looks everything over for a short moment. There really isn't anything here he wouldn't like, he's sure.]

Which of these do you think you're most proud of...?

[That's as good of a way to pick as any, really.]
trustheart: (006)

[personal profile] trustheart 2019-06-24 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
... I won't say no to free food.

[There she goes assuming it's going to be free for her.]