Monthly Mingle Log + Marks

[thalassino]

Though things are certainly a bit busy, Station Master has decided to go ahead with the welcoming party for the new arrivals. Partially because he had decided to take this task upon himself and he certainly wasn't going to slack, and partially because making things appear as normal was as good a cover as they had right now.

However with how much has been going on, this party is not quite as extravagant as previous ones have been. The location is near to the elevator, on the beach. A large banner hung between two trees proclaims a cheerful 'Welcome to Vatheon'. The long food tables that normally take up most of the space are missing. There simply hadn't been the capability of whipping up the sort of food they normally served. What is there however is a lot of fruit. Fresh apples and pears. Bananas. A few bowls of strawberries and pièce de résistance several large and perfectly ripe water melons. One or two have already been split, the water melons pieces set out on small plates on one big table ready for any to take. Drinks are available too. Fresh water and fruit juices. The weather might not be entirely the best for this kinda thing (though occasionally the sun seems to peek out from between the clouds!) but at least it isn't raining.

But that is not all.

In the cover of the storage building turned bubble reparation headquarters sits C. She has been contacting the people who signed up for catching the fish, asking them to start bringing them to her today so she can start working on the marks. Similarly the people who have signed up for early mark change have been invited too to drop by today or in the next few days so the first step in making sure the coral is returned to proper working conditions can be taken.



[ooc: This month the monthly mingling log is combined with the log for the fish catching + early mark changing. Also, if your character is new but you want them to learn what is going on, please leave a small ooc note on your comment and we'll send a NPC your way. The mingling log part of this post is only on the first, in the afternoon. The fish catching and mark changing parts will serve as a collective point for threads of this nature for this whole week.]

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PARTY HARD (aka Marceline gets on stage and puts on a show)

[redboots]

[At some point, Marceline managed to drag a few things over to the area to create a makeshift stage. It's not fancy, but hey, she's played at worst. A few minutes to make sure that her precious axe bass is good and she gives a nod to herself. Adjust of the hat and gloves, a look over to check everyone out...]

[She inhales deeply before yelling out with a voice that can probably be heard around the entire freakin' island.]

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK, VATHEON?!

[And Marceline immediately launches into her first song, throwing herself into her music.]

[Every now and then, she takes a break, swooping down to the fruits and snapping up anything that looks red so she can sink her teeth into it and drain the color until there's just a white fruit in her hand.]

[Want to just boogie? Try and get on stage yourself? Chat with the musician during her breaks? Whatever, have fun. That's what this is all about!]

[For now, she's sticking to mostly covers she's found in Vatheon when it wasn't underwater, and Marceline's song list goes thusly-]
[Who's In Charge Here]
[Saline the Salt Lake Queen]
[Love is Dead]
[This Fire]
[Trouble]
[Poker Face]
[Tell Me Where It Hurts]
[That's Okay]

[timebender]

[ Aradia came to see what all the noise is, but stayed for the rockin' music. It's too bad that her dancing is just short of mom-dancing, if she knew what moms really were in any sort of detail. But hey, she is having herself a grand old time, and it shows!

She'll have to show her gratitude to the star after it's finished... ]

[redboots]

[Fortunately for Aradia, every couple of songs, Marceline flies off and returns with little watermelon slices to drain. She sits on the edge of her stage, one hand with watermelon and the other laying possessively on her bass she's set to the side. Sure, she could go on for ages without resting, but this is an unofficial show and Vatheon is pretty laid back when it isn't panicking, so she doesn't see a reason to push herself much.]

[timebender]

[ She does find the watermelon obsession kind of intriguing; at least, it doesn't escape her notice. It does look delicious, but she's never actually tried some herself. She was keenly interested in the show from the start, but she finds her attention divided between the leftovers and the music, and when she has her fill of horrible dancing, she sits herself in the sand to wait until the next middle break, approaching the 'stage' with no sense of hesitation. ]

You like that a lot, don't you?

[redboots]

Mmm, they're better than tomatoes.

[Stupid weird dream inducing things that they are. Sinking her fangs into the red fleshy part again, she drains the red from it- a weird kind of process to look at, for anyone who isn't her. Once the watermelon is looking more white than anything, she sets it to the side and picks up another slice.]

I mean, I guess I could go for strawberries, but the red on those just isn't as refreshing.

[timebender]

So it is red things! I was starting to wonder if you simply liked fruit a whole lot.

[ She gives her outfit a quick glance. ]

I hope I wasn't making you... thirsty? [ She seems unsure if that's the word, but tries anyway. ]

[redboots]

Please- I'm a professional. I've played bigger sets than this. But it's supposed to be an island paradise, right?

[She crosses her legs and leans back, relaxed.]

I don't know about you, but I'm gonna treat it like a vacation. Besides, without a proper band to kick around so they don't get distracted, I have some free time on my hands.

[goodnightsweetprince]

[ He's just going to listen to the music and judge it from afar.

Even if he secretly likes it. ]

[redboots]

[Yeah, you judge afar all you like, Gumball, but Marceline is going to spot you eventually. Hope you like that smug grin she sends your way.]

[goodnightsweetprince]

[ INCOMING SMUG GRIN!!!

Gumball uses his dodging skills to try and evade her attack!

It's not very effective.

Gumball uses Petulant Face. ]

[redboots]

[Petulant Face hits!

It's not very effective...

Marceline uses CACKLE!]

[goodnightsweetprince]

[ It's SUPER effective!

Gumball uses Rage. He hurts himself in the confusion... ]

[redboots]

[More cackling, and then Marceline finishes up her song. Adjusting her bass so that it doesn't cut into her legs or something, she floats on over to him.]

Look who it is!

[savemegermany]

[ Italy likes music! He takes the fruit he'd gathered, including a rather large piece of watermelon, and goes to listen to the show. He claps at the end of songs. ]

[redboots]

[After finishing a few and definitely noticing Italy's clapping, Marceline floats on over, grinning. This is her element, after all, and even the presence of the sun isn't going to ruin her day.]

Hey! Liking the tunes so far?

[savemegermany]

Si, si they're very creative~ [ and mr. artist here does like creativity. his people make some crazy things, after all. ]

How do you float like that? [ the important questions. ]

[redboots]

I just do.

[She twists around him, grinning. Floating is the best part of being a vamp after all.]

I'm the Queen of Vampires, it's one of my perks.

[savemegermany]

Vampires? You don't seem scary at all~ [ because vampires are scary, right? ]

[redboots]

[They are! Buuut]

I'm taking it easy for now. I've been focusing more on my music than my scares lately. Maybe when Halloween comes around.

[fundemetal]

Leo heard the familiar sounds of a song he was familiar with coming from the stage. He'd glanced over there several times after it had been set up, but he hadn't paid much attention until now. The girl who was playing had a great voice, but she looked odd. He also noticed she was floating - something only either a child of Zeus/Jupiter or a monster could do. He was leaning toward the latter, but having met Aradia, he wasn't so sure.

Deciding that it didn't much matter, he edged closer to the stage to get a better listen.

[ooc: sorry, I'm not used to writing in brackets myself, but feel free to tag back in them.]

[redboots]

[ooc: It's coo'! I can do prose. c:]

It feels good to be back and playing before a crowd- better than good, even. Playing helps drive all the bad crap out of her head, like how none of her friends are in this place either or how Simon is comatose. Music's always been good for it, sweeping her up and releasing emotions she doesn't usually show.

The best thing about immortality is always getting to do the things you love.

She spirals a little higher as she plays, her mood rising along with her. So content, she even grins and winks playfully to a guy that's wandered closer.

[fundemetal]

Did she just wink at me? Leo thought. He gulped. Now that he was closer he could tell that she wasn't human. He knew he shouldn't worry too much though as he had fire and his trusty tool belt if he needed to defend himself.

She could definitely rock, and Leo quickly got lost in the music, his foot tapping to the beat.

[redboots]

A few more songs, and Marceline figured it was time for a break. She had a set of lungs, but they couldn't match a set of speakers that would have helped her make some noise above the sound of the crowd. For a moment, she stayed up in the air, enjoying the sea breeze that surrounded the island before coming down.

As she floated down, she noticed the guy from earlier was still there and gave a short wave to him. "Hey. You look new." Something about newbies gave off that confused deer vibe, but maybe it was just her.

[fundemetal]

"That would be me, fresh off the boat," Leo said, rocking back and forth from heel to toe. In this case it was pretty literal. He had been on a boat - his boat, his masterpiece the Argo II - before he'd been whisked away and wound up here. "So, nice set of lungs ya got there. They don't have speakers around here?"

[redboots]

"Oh, they have them." Her shoulders rose in a lazy shrug. "But they're full of salt water and home for fishes. If anyone has 'em here, they sure haven't told me." Flipping some of her hair over her shoulder, she looked over the guy a bit more. "So, what's your name, anyway, newbie?"