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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: (daydreamgalleries) (You're just mad because I have)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-09 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, that's right." If he can just... keep ignoring that prickling feeling at the back of his neck, this is a great idea to carry out with. Something to match what Ginia herself suggested not that long ago.

"We can put in helpful books, for people who aren't familiar with Japanese or how to use a phone, along with maybe fun things like your bookmarks and snacks. Ah, they'd have to be the kind that could stay a while, I think, but..."
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[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-10 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
There are a lot of things which are sweet and wrapped up... Well, Garry figures it can all be figured out one way or the other. "I think something to help people figure out how to use their phones is definitely important. Once they learn how to use some of the searching engines on there, that should help them figure out how to learn a lot more." So that these theoretical welcome bags won't become too burdensome...

"Do you have a favorite kind of sweet?"
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (Oh shit I just realized the ropes are)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-10 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's right!" Of course, with that in mind, he'll have to really think carefully on what things might not be obvious to someone to whom cell phones are completely new. He hadn't had too much difficulty himself in figuring them out, but that didn't mean everyone would have so easy a time.

Considering mochi, he taps his finer against his arm. "Hm. That might be a little difficult, it's true... We'll have to see if they come pre-packaged. I bet there are convenient stores which have a lot of good snacks we could try."
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[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-13 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a good idea! I mean, with how many people there are here, there has to be a favorite of some kind, right?" Whether it's the cheapest, or just something really popular... Garry is positive about that.

"And we can go down and see what kind of snacks are usually around, and which people down in the Near Shore buy, too."
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[personal profile] artificialrose 2019-05-15 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep... That's definitely the habit of someone who hangs a lot around a very curious person like Elfnein. Having had to help her out when they were all dealing with the volcano, Garry can't say he's too surprised.

For now, he just nods down to him with a smile. "That's right. But we can do that another day. For now, I'll go and see what other people are having fun in the party. It's really nice, Romeo. You did well!"