Book Party [ota]

[myblueskies]

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!

Comments

[towards_okeanos]

[It looks they've done socializing for the day.

Iskandar groans into their kiss as Waver's fingers drag down his spine. Even more electrifying when there's still the fabric, light as it is, baring them access to the naked skin. He bites Waver's lower lip lightly before breaking their kiss. Slow is good but so is Waver's more aggressive side coming to light. Iskandar would be delighted to witness more of it. He leaves a trail of kisses up and down his lover's neck before whispering to his ear.]

Hungry for more?

[It's a miracle he can even form coherent thoughts, let alone express them as all of his blood has clearly already gone south at this point.]

[hypomeneo]

[--!! Fire shoots through Waver's blood at the contact, and suddenly he moves so he isn't just pressed up seductively beside him on the bench but swinging to outright straddle across Iskandar's lap for better access. There's a pleased growl at the kisses as his fingers trail down Iskandar's spine looking for the catches of the armor of his breastplate, and he bares his neck so Iskandar can have the run of it.

The soft puff of heat against the shell of his ear makes him shiver and the roar of arousal echoes through their bond. They are definitely done socializing for the day.]

Always.

Home?

[The clasps at the back come undone and Waver pushes forward to devour Iskandar's lips in another lips as he starts working the breastplate off. Extremely bold for him, but he's counting on them being gone in the next second or two.]

[towards_okeanos]

[Iskandar trembles as Waver's weight sinks against his thighs. He soaks in desire pouring into him from their link. Lashes at what he is offered kissing and biting the exposed skin. It would be laughable to assume they're going to end anywhere else than his bed.]

Yes.

Now.

[He takes pride in how precise his teleportation always is but that's an ability that requires focus. Not something he has plenty too spare at that particular moment when all but the last shreds of his attention are entirely on Waver. They both fully expect for his breastplate to land with a thud on a stone floor when Waver finally manages to free him from it.

Not a splash.

...

damn...

the pond...

Somebody severely miscalculated that teleport.

To his defence, he wasn't thinking straight...or thinking at all, to be honest. The jolt of cold from the water is like a lash of a whip. At least it wakes him from the daze enough to crawl out of the pond and help Waver get out of the water. They both shaking from the temperature shock. Iskandar is cursing himself under the breath. Idiot. To fail something so simple!]

I'm so sorry...

[All it takes is one look at Waver to set his blood ablaze again. One look at how the wet fabric clings to his skin accentuating every feature of his slender body. Iskandar lets out a growl. Low, dark and hungry. He pulls Waver into his arms again. He's past the point any cold shower could help him.]

How can you be so gorgeous?

[Will they even manage to get his room at all?]

[chibisu]

"One day, when we have some spare time-" Give it a few decades. "We should practice together then. The arrangement I made for you was the first I'd been able to do in a few years."

Ebisu gives a small nod. "So we just have to convince people- ups." He blinks down as he stares at the space that was once a paper fish, if its head hadn't been just chopped off. "...I need tape."

[unlucky7]

"I'd like that. It was a beautiful arrangement."

Ginia glances at the decapitated paper fish and reaches into a pocket inside her coat. She pulls out a folded plain blue handkerchief and unfolds it over and over until a roll of clear tape in a small plastic dispenser is revealed. Here's your tape.

[nopixiedust]

"Perfect!" With a bounce in what's already a skip, Wendy comes closer to browse along the selves. "They go higher up, right? Do you use ladders, or something else?"

Sure, she could use her weighted wire to get around, because it certainly wouldn't be hard, or just scale things all on her own... but she guesses she should try to be a little considerate of someone's own library.

[kokuyoyo]

...Children are just downright mysterious. Chikusa isn't entirely sure how he managed to make it through childhood himself, now, even disregarding the whole human experimentation thing.

He stares down at Romeo, and then slowly back up to where his fist is raised. "And that.... does what?"

[chibisu]

"Truly reliable!" That people are carrying specifically wrapped tape dispensers is... Well, that's certainly a sign of some sort among many that a shinki works for Ebisu. Especially a recently reincarnated Ebisu. Cheerfully, he accepts the tape and begins to get to work repairing his mistake. "Thank you."

This is a task which will probably somehow end up with tape all over his fingers, but that's fine.

While Ebisu goes through the challenge of tape, Aomi looks over to Ginia. "Jitsumi, you came to have fun at the party, didn't you? We'll be watching over the young master, so you don't have to stick around. I know there must be people here that you're friends with."

[unlucky7]

Tape is also a great way of removing glitter from phones, but she'll accept the idea she's that prepared. Because often she is.

Ginia glances at the time on her phone and gives a rue smile.

"Actually, I should be heading back to the temple. I'll do a last sweep and see if I missed anyone and grab some food to bring back." There's certainly an impressive amount of food still; Elfnein and Romeo really out did themselves.

"Have some fun too. My generation doesn't bite. Much."

[myblueskies]

"There are ladders! I can get some for you!"

He rushes off, but is only gone a moment, there is a set of ladders just around the corner. Being kept by two tiny librarians ladders were a necessity in this library.

"Where do you want to look first?"

[myblueskies]

"Keeps your spirits up." He grins, it's a great trick. One that works every time!

He reaches out for Chikusa's hand. "I can show you!"

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Sounds like you have a lot to keep yourself busy with.

[That's better than not having enough to do, he thinks, but at the same time, a break like this should be a nice change of pace.]

Mmhm, training always seems like it has room for people to relax, but something like this is definitely different. I... actually wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy coming to this party, but they did a really good job of setting everything up to be nice.

[Not too rowdy, or crowded... it's Just Right for him.]

[hypomeneo]

[... this is karma and punishment for making out and driving for more at a kid's book party, isn't it?

-SPLASH!!!!!!!!-

Fuck.

Universe, he takes regular blessed water baths for reasons, but not noooooooow.]

Wha...!!!

Fuck.

COLD!!!

[SPLUTTERING.

Waver's coughing as Iskandar helps him out of the water. Oh that wasn't fun. That wasn't--





Forget the wet t-shirt effect, the wet chiton effect takes that and dials it up to eleven. Waver stares at Iskandar as he apologies, stares at every muscle thrown into sharp relief, and hunger rumbles up from the core of him, until he's growling himself.]

I could ask you that myself.

[As he's pulled in. Are they going to manage that? Are they going to be killed if Satya happens to come across them? Are they even thinking about any of that?

Probably--]

Bed. Bed now.

[One thought of common sense. Very fleeting as Waver sees fit to climb Iskandar like a tree to better kiss him and allow his lover to carry him off.]

[towards_okeanos]

[Protecting the remaining inhabitant of the Temple from indecent views is not exactly on Iskandar's mind. She's probably got used to them anyway. Not that Iskandar would ever consider what they do indecent. They're in love. That's how love looks like. Public displays of passion are entirely appropriate in his opinion. He would never get over the fact that modern people seem to have a problem with it.

That is all on the assumption he was capable of thinking about anything like that at the moment. He is not. He's too occupied with kissing his lover while carrying him to his bedroom. But he doesn't drop him down on the bed even if that's what he wants now. To tear those drenched clothes off him and savour every inch of that perfect body. Drink from their shared desire until they both can't take it anymore.

But not now. Not this time. He really liked that commanding voice he just heard from Waver. So instead he sits on the edge of the bed with Waver ending on his lap. They're going to make a terrible mess of the place but Iskandar does not care. He breaks their kiss with a smile.]

I noticed you had some kind of plan back there.

[He seals that observation with a kiss behind Waver's ear.]

I am all yours.

[Another kiss. This time lower and followed by a light bite. They both have a habit of leaving marks of their passion on each other.]

Do with me whatever you wish.

[Iskandar already had it his way there in the forest. And many times before. Now, it's Waver's turn to take control.]

[hypomeneo]

Continued here

[nopixiedust]

"Well, it's definitely better than doing nothing, so you're right there." And it's an attempt. That's more than she can say for some people in the world, honestly. "So what about the party in particular isn't doing it for you? Is there anything in particular?"

[chibisu]

"I saw a teenage shinki bite turn into a wolf with large teeth!" Ebisu says cheerfully. This would be a potentially worrying statement if the rest of his shinki, Ginia included, hadn't honestly seen stranger.

Aomi even just moves past that little addition, nodding to her. "We'll see you back soon, I believe."

"Once my bookmark finishes."

"Once the young master's bookmark is finished."

[nopixiedust]

Rocking on her heels, Wendy perks up when Romeo comes back. "Wow, that was quick! Ah, let's see...." Craning her head back, she raises her hand and traces them through the air along each shelf.

"From the beginning would be the best, right? We just have to figure out where the exact beginning is for all these books."

[kokuyoyo]

At least with Chikusa, as long as he doesn't think or sense there's any danger, he's game for being moved around in just about any which way. Romeo, needless to say, is not someone he finds to be particularly dangerous. Honestly, if he were more of a danger, Chikusa would almost feel weirdly.... reassured.

There are really too many children here who don't know how to do a murder and he doesn't like that.

So all he does is blink as Romeo grabs his hand. "But aren't I already a spirit?"

This may or may not be a joke. It's hard to tell with Chikusa sometimes, and his terrible, terrible sense of humor.

[myblueskies]

"Usually the ones on this side! At the top!" He points to where the section began. "Do you want to climb up?"

Romeo doesn't mind climbing, in fact he enjoys it! But this is Wendy's first time in the library so she should get to do the fun part!

[myblueskies]

"It's a different kind of spirit." He smiles at him. "It's the type that can be happy or sad and this trick will make it go to happy!"

He holds onto Chikusa's hand and then pulls it up into the air. See! The perfect way to keep your spirits up!

[kokuyoyo]

If he says so. Chikusa silently allows it to happen, watching as his hand is raised into the air. He at least has the grace, or perhaps the curiosity, to wait a few moments before he shifts in place.

"...I don't know what I'm supposed to be experiencing right now."

[nopixiedust]

"Of course!" Dusting herself off and not worried at all that her outfit is more girly than "meant for shenanigans", Wendy grins. "Everything has to start at the beginning. Anyway, we've already gotten that ladder, right?"

[myblueskies]

"Okay! I'll hold the ladder and you can climb up! Don't worry I won't let it wobble!"

Very important whilst holding a ladder. Hopefully they would find what they were looking for! Sometimes library searching was really fast and sometimes it took a very long time indeed.

[myblueskies]

"Your spirits going up. You feel happier right?"

This trick has never not worked! He knows Chikusa can sometimes have broken spirits but surely they aren't this broken!