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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!
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (I'm not really sure actually.)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-04-15 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, to be pat by a child as if he's the one that's a little kid... Somehow, that's sort of helping to make him feel better.]

Oh, everything is fine. I suppose I just... feel like I'm being watched, you know?

[Yeah, that works as an explanation, right?]
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-04-22 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Watched?

[ She glances around curiously. ]

You mean like by spies?
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (I'm sorry for cheering you on when)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-04-24 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! No, not quite like spies. I guess it's more like... Hmm...

[Putting down what he's been working on, he laces his fingers together and tries to come up with the proper comparison. Something that's always staring... Well, he guesses he may as well go with the most blunt comparison, right?]

You know how sometimes, if there's a painting of someone, it feels as though their eyes are following your, or something like that?
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-04-26 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her eyes go wide at this. ]

Oh! Yeah!

[ A pause, as she glances around her. ]

...That's kinda spooky, huh?
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (I'm sorry for cheering you on when)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-04-30 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Mhm, it is.

[Definitely something that makes him feel twitchy and anxious... Almost a little snappish, even, as though he can feel parts of him drawn taut as strings. Garry does his best to keep that part of him smothered deep down, however. He doesn't want to lose his temper with a child, especially one that's just trying to make sure he's doing alright.]

But I'm still being a little silly, I think. After all, all the people here are nice, aren't they?
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-03 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Romeo and Elfnein are real nice, and so are all the others.

[ But seeing how he still looks a little tense and twitchy, she reaches out to pat him consolingly on the arm, trying to reassure him. ]

Don't worry, I can help protect you from the spooky things!
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (can't come over.)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-06 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Why does it feel like, sometimes, he's getting more offers of protection from little kids than the reverse? This is probably a problem... Oh well. Garry smiles back down to her and pats the hand she's rested on his other arm.]

That makes me feel a lot better, thank you. But weren't you working on some things of your own? I wouldn't want to distract you too much when you're trying to have fun.
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-08 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I was just making some bookmarks! Do you wanna see? Maybe you can make some too, and then it can help distract you from feeling afraid, maybe?

That's what I do when there's thunderstorms and I'm scared....
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (can't come over.)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-08 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be nice if that could work as easily for me as it seems to for you. So let's give it a try.

[He's been trying to distract himself all this time, so Garry isn't sure how well it will work... but maybe it's just been failing because he's been on his own. Hopefully doing things with another person will make the transition a little smoother.]

What kind of bookmarks have you been making?
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-13 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I was trying to make something bright and happy. [ She motions him back to where her spot at the table was, where several half-finished bookmarks are arrayed. ] And since it's spring, I was making some with flowers!
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (can't come over.)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-15 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Flowers are definitely perfect for springtime!

[No one can say they aren't thematic, after all. Maybe that will be something to try out, then...]

What kind of flowers have you been trying to put on them?
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[personal profile] welcome_home 2019-05-18 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmmm, I was making daisies, since they were easy to do the petals for. And I wasn't sure what other kinds of flowers I should use. Do you have any ideas?
artificialrose: (daydreamgalleries) (You're just mad because I have)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-26 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm.... Well, there are a whole lot of flowers to choose from, although you're certainly right that daisies are the easiest to draw. Oh-

[He snaps his fingers together.]

Why don't we go see if there might be a book around here with pictures of different flowers? There are so many here, I'm sure we could find something.