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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!
sing_for_me: (smile)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-09 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Was it a bad or good sign that even in costume, the brightly colored man was very obviously D2?

Alex kneels next to him, looking over at what he was folding. Her hood was still up, but it's not like it hid who she was very well either. ]


Which story book are you from?

[ He certainly put in more effort than she did into his costume it seemed. ]
smilingbullet: (Destroyer carbine)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2019-04-09 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ D2 will always be D2, and Howl's fashion sense resonates with him.

She asked a question but he first took note of her costume. ]


You're a dragon? So cute! I wanna take pictures of you together with Jeep!

[ He.. got slightly distracted, sorry? ]
sing_for_me: (bright and colorful)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-09 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
OTA
[ Libraries were still an overwhelming sight for Alex, so to see one in another person's own temple was quite amazing. She hadn't been to very many herself. She'd only really started together to read when Worrick lent her his sign language book, which is what she brought with her. After that, it was only when she arrived at the far shore that she really got to sit down and read whatever she wanted. She wasn't a very fast reader, so she had only read one or two short novels since getting here, both of the fantasy genre. Maybe part of the appeal was the fact that her first shinki was a dragon. He'd made quite an impact on her. It was also the easiest costume she could find, since she wasn't one to really dress up. It did look like fun though. Hopefully it wasn't cheating to just put something over her regular clothes.

While this was a chance to check out even more books, there were so many around her that the titles were starting to swirl around. Which should she try? Do you have any recommendations? Maybe you could help her grab one that's out of her reach? Or warn her away from ones that look good but are a no-no in quality? ]

Where..do I start..?


A Nanako Special
[ Alex spots a very familiar little girl by the beanbags, and she doesn't waste time approaching her. Oh, she was dressed so cutely too!

Alex leans over her head to try and see what book she had in hand, hopefully not startling her. ]


What book did you bring?
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Cute)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-04-09 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ginia notes the title as something to look up later. It certainly sounds fun.]

The Court of Lilies and Roses. It's actually a visual novel, but I haven't had time to read anything beyond reference books.

[She should really go the audiobook route.]
smilingbullet: (JS 7.62)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2019-04-09 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ D2 blinks curiously her way. That's an interesting sounding title but, ]

Finding time to sit down can be difficult huh. [ He doesn't do that on purpose but still. ] What's a visual novel? I haven't heard that term before.
sing_for_me: (blush)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-09 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The focus on her own outfit plus the compliment caught her by surprise. She's used to comments on her appearance, but compliments were different. ]

Y-yeah..Thank you..

[ Mentioning Jeep was unexpected too, but she could make the connection. She couldn't imagine why he'd want to do that too. ]

Your costume looks more interesting though.
smilingbullet: (Carcano)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2019-04-09 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She should get a lot of compliments. D2 beams at her. ]

You're welcome! And thank you. Oh- right, I'm from Howl's Moving Castle. What about you?
sing_for_me: (peeking)

[personal profile] sing_for_me 2019-04-09 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't read that.

[ That was an interesting sounding title though. ]

I..think it was from a children's book. [ She admits shyly. ]

It's not what I brought though. [ Alex places the sign language book onto the table. ]

So, what are you making?
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Sure)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-04-09 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Finding time to sit down when you work 16+ hour days is real difficult. That she does on purpose, but it's also part of the reality of working for a God of Fortune in an understaffed temple.]

It's a type of video game. It's like a story, but with pictures representing the characters and there are backgrounds and music. Sometimes there's voice acting too. You play through and there are different routes and ending.
hypomeneo: (Sing your society song)

[personal profile] hypomeneo 2019-04-09 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure.

[How could he ever be ready?

Okay, opening up the book (that totally has the names in their proper Greek versions and not Latin), he plops on the beanbag and waits for Romeo to join him and then begins to read.]


Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide...
Edited 2019-04-09 22:23 (UTC)
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[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2019-04-09 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not all at once, you loon!" Nia batted at one of his fake ears with a hand.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Cheerful)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-04-09 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The self-sufficiency of Romeo and Elfnein are to be admired along with their culinary skills, but it's still a cause for concern. At least Romeo is far less clumsy than Ebisu.

But with no crisis at all, it's time to enjoy cake. A one-bite cake this is not; Ginia grabs forks for the both of them. She cuts into her slice, separating out one layer of cake and biting into it. Nom. Nom. Nom.

"All the food looks great. Did you and Elfnein make it?" she signs once she finishes a few bites.
hedgehogsdilemma: (Let's clear away the debris)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-04-10 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, that sure is a useful phone upgrade...!]

I just thought it'd be a shame to let so much paper go to waste.

[It's... probably not that big of a deal, but it still strikes him as a better idea to actually do something with the scraps rather than toss them out. Glitter isn't part of his plan here, but with so much of it scattered around, it's kind of hard to avoid some residual sparkles attaching themselves to his work. Ah. Well.]

Are you planning on making one?
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Cheerful)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-04-10 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Technology is amazing!

It's a nice use of the scraps laying around and the result is nice. She smiles her approval and holds up an origami flower she's folding. There's a bookmark blank on the table, partially obscured by where her arm is resting.]


I thought I'd make a few for my temple while I was here. I'm going to attach the flowers onto the blanks.
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[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2019-04-10 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Agrias is trying to keep her hands still.

She's been wanting to dress differently of late, that much was true.

But this is all seemed like so much.]


I offer you mine thanks, as well.

Ovelia spent many an hour on these, and 'tis comforting to see them received so fondly.

Ah, 'tis also a welcome sight to see you attending, Nanako. Have you an interest in reading as well?
cleansingstrike: (8)

[personal profile] cleansingstrike 2019-04-10 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Aye, 'twas his invitation the one that I received.

[She nods, staying close to Ovelia to keep her as comfortable as possible.]

My thanks go out to you again. Ovelia and I are both truly honored to be attending.
hedgehogsdilemma: (I'm finally at peace)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-04-10 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
It must have been. I'll have to make sure to see everything the two of you have made.

[Since they went through all of this trouble to make it such an interesting day.]
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Smiling)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2019-04-10 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
The messy eating isn't too surprising. He's a kid, she knows enough about his past to gather table etiquette wasn't a thing. Besides, Chris eats just as sloppily and she's much older. Ginia grabs a few napkins and hands one to Romeo. The rest she keeps in case any food falls to the floor. Better to clean up now than risk it getting stepped into the floor and causing a bigger mess.

"I'm glad you like it. It's from a bakery near one of Ebisu's shrines."
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Arrival

[personal profile] roundtablerebel 2019-04-10 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her goddess had gone all out for this party, even coming up with a costume and everything. Mordred, on the other hand, hadn't even picked out a favorite book— mostly because she didn't have one. The concept of sitting down for a considerable amount of time and reading words off of a page just doesn't seem very fun to her. And, well, if she didn't have a book that meant she didn't need a costume either, right?

Mordred arrives a little after Yuna does, catching sight of the boy near the entrance. ]


Yo, Romeo!

[ Oh hey, he's got a costume too. ]

What the hell are you supposed to be?