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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!
welcome_home: Souji (009)

Activities!

[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-04-05 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nanako's seated not far away, working on her own bookmarks, but to be honest, she's been shooting this unfamiliar lady some glances out of the corner of her eye for a while now. She was pretty and her dress was so beautiful that Nanako couldn't help shyly peeking over at her again and again.

When the pretty lady turns to her and holds up the options, Nanako gives her her full attention, still looking a little shy, but also eager to help. ]


Oooh, they're pretty! That's a really hard one to pick, too. What's your favorite color? Do you have one?
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[personal profile] medicinemaster 2019-04-15 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yaone's noticed those little glances now and then though for the most part, she's been more focused on the task at hand. Actually, it's part of why she's asking the girl for her input now. In Yaone's experience, sometimes offering an opportunity for the shy or quiet ones to speak can lead to conversation.]

I am not sure if I have a favorite color. I think purple is a nice color but so are red, green, and blue. There are so many beautiful colors that exist, it is difficult for me to pick just one as a favorite color.

[She smiles encouragingly at the little girl.]

How about you, miss? Do you have a favorite color? If you do, I think that I would like to use that instead.

[Whether it clashes or not isn't important to Yaone at all.]
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-04-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nanako looks shy for a moment before she gives her a warm smile. ]

I really like pink! And yellow, too... It's happy, right?
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[personal profile] medicinemaster 2019-04-28 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[How cute. Yaone brightens visibly.]

Pink and yellow are both wonderful colors as well. I think they are happy, too. They are very cheerful. Most bright colors are though some shades can be a little too much at times.

[These choices are lovely, though.]

They make me think of flowers and spring.
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-03 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Me, too!

[ Nanako's smiling brightly now, shyness dissipating a little more when Yaone proves to seem really nice. ]

I really like flowers!
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[personal profile] medicinemaster 2019-05-12 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Me, too. I like tulips, especially.

[Yaone's a nice lady to be certain. And somewhat experienced with handling young girls though Lady Lirin is far from shy. She's been acquainted with other shy people in her life, though.]

What about you? Do you have a favorite flower you like the most?
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-13 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmmmmmm.....

[ Nanako pauses to think about that for a moment, her face scrunched up in concentration. ]

Oh! I like daisies a lot! I think they're pretty!
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[personal profile] medicinemaster 2019-05-14 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Daisies are very pretty flowers. I like the pink ones myself. They are really lovely and have a very nice scent.

[She smiles, reaching for a fresh, unadorned bookmark and a couple of sheets of construction paper - one pink and one yellow.]

What do you think about making bookmarks with our favorite flowers on them, miss?
Edited 2019-05-14 04:44 (UTC)
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-18 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! They are! Especially the really bright ones! I like those!

[ Nanako wiggles over a little closer when she reaches for new blank bookmarks, excited to get to make them with a new friend. ]

That sounds like fun! Oh, but I'm not miss, I'm Nanako!