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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!
hedgehogsdilemma: (Is this serious?)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-04-23 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[It's less like he's been doing 'fun' things and instead doing 'studious shinki' things, but he won't bother splitting hairs.]

Of course. [There are some pictures interspersed through the book, too! That'll save even more time in getting through it.] I thought it was really interesting, so hopefully you'll like it.
hedgehogsdilemma: (I had a super happy good time)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-04-29 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
That's really good to hear. [Being able to find so many things he likes should do well for him, he thinks.]

If the two of you made food for the party yourselves, I'd like to try it.
hedgehogsdilemma: (Point the finger place the blame)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-05-24 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh wow.

That is a lot of food.]


You guys managed to make all of this without extra help...?
hedgehogsdilemma: (I'm just a cross-hair)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-06-10 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
You'd probably have to be to get all of this put together.

[It's really impressive...!]

The both of you must have been really excited about this. [Which, somehow, doesn't strike him as surprising. He hasn't actually met Elfnein before, but for Romeo to have such an enthusiastic interest in stuff like this, he can imagine she's at least very accommodating.] Is there anything you recommend in particular...?
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.]
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.]
hedgehogsdilemma: (I had a super happy good time)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-06-25 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[A bold new endeavor, huh?]

I think I'd like to try that, then. [He's fine with serving himself, though, he just needed to get the chef's recommendation first!] I'm sure if you're proud of it, it must be very good.
hedgehogsdilemma: (Is this serious?)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-07-01 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
It sounds like you've been learning a lot of different recipes, haven't you?

[He must honestly enjoy cooking an awful lot. He gets himself a plate and dishes himself out a small portion of the pasta.]

It's a nice hobby to have, I think.
hedgehogsdilemma: (I had a super happy good time)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2019-07-05 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Practice is important!]

I do like it. Cooking for my god and the other shinki in our temple is really... relaxing.