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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!
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Re: arrival

[personal profile] trustheart 2019-04-30 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Chris was in the middle of looking around when Natsuru came over. She smiled back at her.]

Hey there Natsuru, long time no see. Uh... thanks. [A slight blush.] Your costume is pretty good too.
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[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-05-01 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks...

[Her cheeks flush just a little bit too, unconsciously matching Chris' reaction.]

Do you know the story? I think Alice chases a white rabbit too. Er, n-not that I plan on chasing you or anything!

[This... could have gone better already. Why is she so awkward sometimes around really cute girls even when she's just trying to make friends???]
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[personal profile] trustheart 2019-05-10 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[That just earns her a flat look from Chris.]

You'd better not. I'm not really in the mood for that.

[She shrugs now.] I'd rather just relax and have fun, you know?
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[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-05-14 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Er... obviously.

[She stands awkwardly for a moment, letting the strangeness of what she'd blurted out pass. But when Chris continues, a small smile traces Natsuru's lips, and she nods in agreement.]

Yeah. I like Elfnein-chan's temple for that. It's nice here.

... I probably don't read as much, though. I wasn't even sure what to dress up as.
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[personal profile] trustheart 2019-05-19 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, well you should! Reading lets you expand your horizons. Besides, I have to to keep up with my studies.

[Her grades are excellent back home, and she's NOT going to let herself fall behind while she's here.]
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[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-05-19 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah... Natsuru hadn't expected Chris to be so serious! And yet it feels like she should have.]

It's not like we can really go to school here, though...

[She doesn't think she'd be very good at it, anyway. But it's a little embarrassing to just admit that.]

I-I mean, I want to try and learn about things! But I never know where to start with stuff that isn't like... dance and performance.

[It still feels strange that she actually knows something about that now. And not just a little bit!]
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[personal profile] trustheart 2019-05-20 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
I know that. But it's not like I can't check up on the material myself, right?

[She shrugged.]

You could get a tutor or something, though, if you want to do it yourself.
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[personal profile] thirdbeauty 2019-05-21 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
I guess?

[She hadn't considered that. It'd definitely be difficult to go to a Near Shore school, especially on top of the effort she already puts in to have a part-time job and take dance classes! But a tutor...]

I don't know who I'd ask about something like that, though. Elfnein-chan is smart, but she's just a kid...

[And everyone else she can think of has been gone since before Chris even arrived.]
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[personal profile] trustheart 2019-05-25 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Elfnein also knows more stuff than both of us have ever forgotten. Combined.

[Chris shrugs.] She's not a bad start. But I guess I could do it. My grades are pretty good and my old. Um.

[Her expression forms into a mixture of anger and regret for a brief moment before she continues.]

Someone I used to know taught me a lot of advanced math and physics stuff. For using my gear and for marksmanship, I mean.