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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!
pure_radiantics: (convo] uhhh ohhh...)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-05-03 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Aomi is definitely the one who gets a stronger reaction when Kairi hears his name. She stands up a little straighter and nods back in a similar fashion. ]

It's so nice to meet you all - Ebisu, Kiwami, Aomi...

[ She tries to smile through her nerves. ]

Ah, Aomi-- Ginia... Jitsumi mentioned you. I was expecting I'd have to visit the temple in order to meet you first. I've been focusing more on my spellcasting lately.
chibisu: (sassybird) (i refuse to die until things are better)

[personal profile] chibisu 2019-05-06 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[That reaction doesn't go unnoticed, and Aomi doesn't seem surprised when he hears both of Ginia's names. Instead, he glances to Ebisu to a moment before gesturing to the seats that are around them.]

"Please, take a seat. Then, I assume you're interested in learning more spells, aren't you? I'd be interested to know in what you already have skill in. While I appreciate Jitsumi's recommendation, I do want to make sure there are things I can offer. Due to my circumstances, my experience is unfortunately limited."
pure_radiantics: (convo] all smiles)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-05-11 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know what you mean by your circumstances... but it's alright, I'm interested in practicing as much as learning. Let's see...

[ Kairi does take a seat, then starts counting on her fingers as she recites the spells. ]

Bind, Silence, Truth... Umbra... Song for Warding Off Lightning, Song of Fire Fighting... and the Ablution ritual. Oh and I'm going to meet with Gi...tsumi to learn her new Mend spell.

[ Then she folds her hands in her lap with a smile and waits. ]
chibisu: (sassybird) (i refuse to die until things are better)

[personal profile] chibisu 2019-05-11 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a very good range already. More than mine, if I'm being honest."

[A faint smile crosses his face.]

"But I am a nora, so learning magic isn't an opportunity I get very option."

[Hopefully that explains to her just what his circumstances are. This newer generation doesn't seem to be as bothered by the concept, not weighed down by the kind of old history that most of Heaven is... but that doesn't mean it's still not a restriction in many ways.]
pure_radiantics: (convo] what are you saying...?)

[personal profile] pure_radiantics 2019-05-22 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her face does screw up in confusion a little, but not at nora - much later in his description, actually. ]

I'm sorry to hear that - I wasn't intending to boast!

[ She'd gotten the impression from Ginia that he knew more than she did... where had that miscommunication happened? Oh she felt very worried suddenly. ]

And... I do understand that nora aren't looked on well... but I don't understand what that might have to do with spells, specifically. Is it because you don't like revealing your names to people you don't trust?

[ She certainly can't blame him if that's the case. ]
chibisu: (sassybird) (i refuse to die until things are better)

[personal profile] chibisu 2019-06-02 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, no, you weren't boasting."

[Aomi shakes his head, still smiling softly with a chuckle to match.]

"I was simply stating a fact. It's very impressive that you've learned so much so quickly. It's a good thing. However, for nora, it isn't so much a matter of trust on our part. Simply put, once other shinki in their temples realize we're nora, they would refuse to teach us any spells they know at all."

[He tilts his head towards her faintly.]

"And them learning that we're nora would be inevitable, as an exchanging of names is common between those who are learning from one another, since there's no way to practice otherwise. Knowledge throughout my temple is rather scattershot as a result."