Monthly Mingle Log

[thalassino]

[This week those that are coming for the welcoming party might be surprised to find the plaza deserted. Entirely deserted? No. There is a sign there, along with one helpful local to help point it out to anyone.]

This week we are hosting our party above the water. Please come join us on the island! Don't forget your coat, the winds are quite blustery.

- Station Master



[And indeed, this month all the activities can be found up on the island. The normal tables and booths have been set up at the edge of the old village, near to the beach. There is the customary food and drinks table, sporting a few more hot meals and warm drinks than normal. Wouldn't want anyone to catch a cold, right?

Then a little further on there is the booth for the host club and the one for the welcoming committee. Have a question about this strange new place? Want to maybe find some companionship for an afternoon? Better check out these places.

And then there are the tables covered with... Are those kite supplies? They are! Everything you could ever want to make a kite. Wood and linens, paint and glitter. If you can use it to craft a kite, you can find it here. If you can use it to make your newly crafted kite even more awesome looking, it is definitely here.

Station Master is standing near to those tables, chuckling a little.]

It's such a nice day, isn't it? Nice wind. Wouldn't feel right to not to do something with that. Feel free to fix up a kite for yourself. Some people are already flying their kites over there, see?

We're also going to have a bit of a contest with them later. Come check us out if you are interested.



[And indeed, later in the afternoon, it is time for this contest. Oh, but not just any kite contest. If you came here expecting a beauty contest or perhaps a kite flying endurance test, you are in the wrong place. Instead, there is just Station Master, smiling happily, holding his cap to his head lest the winds take it out to sea.]


All right, all right, everybody, these are the rules. We're going to replace the string of your kites with these abrasive lines. Please be careful, they are rather sharp. The goal is going to be to cut the lines on each other's kites. Please only cut the lines! We don't want anyone losing their heads here, haha.

If the lines on your kite are cut, you're out of the contest. The last person with an intact string wins.

Of course, it goes without saying that this is a friendly competition. No physical fighting please, and again, look out with those lines. Luckily the Head Nurse was willing to attend with her first aid kit in case anyone is injured.


[He turns for a moment to aim a friendly wave at the Head Nurse. She just smiles. Just smiles.]

Comments

[chosen_gigolo]

Anything you need to ask, Botan-hunny~

[He rests his chin on his hand as he perches his elbows on the table, his full and complete attention on her.]

I've been here a little over a year.

[fightforastar]

...I'm afraid it's just us, now. But it's a nice thought, where that's still possible.

[ms_potts]

What on Earth do you think you're doing?!

[What? You were expecting a greeting?]

[rockstark]

[as a matter of fact]

Greetings are nice. Why don't you do greetings anymore? Actually - wait, no, you know, now that I'm thinking about it, did you ever do greetings or was it always just "you're late"?

No - no, memory's coming back to me now, I distinctly remember at least a few nice, pleasant, "Good Morning Mr. Stark"s.

Or was that JARVIS.

Either way.

I'm multitasking. Can I help you?

[likethetragedy]

[She hesitates a moment before nodding. Why bother lying?] Like that. I'm sure you don't appreciate someone wanting that since you're essentially the police. It could end up being your problem.

[halfhearted]

[Summoning Voidgear to show to the redhead. Look at all of those cogs and chains. There is a weird blue eyeball thing closer to the handle.]

We should relocate to some where more...private if you want to see anything else.

[His critters would love to befriend all the lovely people flying kites, if befriending dealt with stabbing and killing.]

[ms_potts]

[Wow. Hello Tony induced headache. Haven't seen you for a while. She sighs and pinches the bridge of her nose]

You're showing off is what you're doing. You can help me by coming down here. You do realize that most of the people here probably have no idea who Dorothy is, right?

[flared]

[It's gross. Like you.]

Oh, so there's more?

[Glances over at Roxas]

Then finish your drink, kiddo. No one's stopping you.

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas sits quietly for now, watching the two of them closely as he sips his hot chocolate. If they do start something, he's going to have to get involved, and that'll get in the way of drinking.]

[rockstark]

I thought it was funny. But hey, I'm crossing it out. They're gonna get "welcome to the fishbowl" in a minute here. That better? I think it is. If I had it, I'd pipe a little Guns n' Roses through the speakers, but no. That's the other thing this place needs: more music. I should probably try and hit up the Nook later, stock up for the party.

[did he even tell her there was going to be a party? he thinks he did. that's good enough]

omg icon <3 and sorry for late

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie looks at the next kite, which is good, but less cute than that first one. Still, there's no denying this guy has skill*

Oooh. I dunno. Try it! Try it!

[zelda_hylia]

I see. That is a shame.

[What an uncomfortable topic. So a race on Tifa's world has been wiped out...]

Well, perhaps you can figure out something to track the health of your world while you are here. There's quite a bit of advanced technology here!

[bufudine]

[Serph shakes his head. Though he aims for peace, he was created to fight. And he does admit, fighting feels good. But at least here, in Vatheon, fighting doesn't need to end in death.]

Some get restless without fighting.

[A pause. Elektra had turned down sparring before, but...]

Is it still too soon for sparring?

Thanks & NP I'm late too

[beautyindeath]

Ah but I can't fly two at once, so then you would have to fly one of them wouldn't you?

*It would be rather fun to watch her try.*

^^

[booyaka_boom]

Uh.. I guess. So long as you really don't mind.

*Truth be told, she's looking pretty excited by the idea of flying such a pretty kite!*

[fightforastar]

Hmm, maybe. There is one man back home who built a machine that let him hear the voice of the Planet-- though only to a degree.

[beautyindeath]

Here you go then~

*Undertaker shoves the string to the kite currently in the air into her hands as he picks up the other one and tries to catch the wind with it, rocking back and forth a little with excitement.*

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie's own glittery kite is dropped and abandoned as she takes his kite. She stares up at the kite, her hands shaking as she tries to keep it flying. It's pretty wobbly to start with, and she bites her lip in concentration*

[zelda_hylia]

You should definitely look into that, then. It's an important task. The energy of a world might seem limitless at first, but it really isn't.

[Zelda's learned a lot from studying Aselia. Her own world has never had a similar crisis, thankfully.]

[fightforastar]

I know.

I guess your world must be in good balance.

[zelda_hylia]

It certainly was. We had a bit of trouble over the last seven years, but as far as the lifespan of a planet goes, that is relatively short. I think the land will recover easily enough.

[The way Ganondorf does things is not exactly eco-friendly.]

[fightforastar]

[Tifa nods.]

No, seven years isn't much to a planet. I'm glad that's all.

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda pulls her shawl a bit tighter. It's warmer, but it's still windy up here!]

Have you ever wondered what the rest of this planet is like? It seems so strange that a large experiment like this would be carried out so far away from any proper facilities. You can't see any other land on the horizon, even from the air.

[ms_potts]

[She condenses all of that down to "Tony's trying to do something he thinks is cool and changing the subject to distract from the fact that he's not doing what Pepper asked him to."]

Party? What party? [that answer your question, Tony?]

[fightforastar]

...it could be an illusion, I guess.

I have wondered, though, if there are cities full of people across the ocean that have no idea any of this is happening.