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redshiftlogs2019-10-03 08:09 am
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Entry tags:
- !open,
- dragon age: cole,
- far cry 5: staci pratt,
- homestuck: aradia megido,
- irredeemable: qubit,
- mcu: loki,
- mcu: peter parker,
- mortal kombat: kabal,
- original: carlisle longinmouth,
- original: cho takahashi,
- original: elleru,
- red dead redemption: kieran duffy,
- ssss: onni hotakainen,
- ssss: reynir arnason,
- umbrella academy: eudora patch
Let's partyyyyyyy! [open]
Who: EVERYONE.
What: A meet-and-greet party for everybody in Anchor!
When: early October
Where: the VR room lobby
Warnings: none yet
Format: go wild!
[ The day before, a wild network post appears, from the username @aa : ]
hi everyone!
i just wanted to let you all know
the meet and greet party previously discussed in this space
will be held tomorrow afternoon!
it will take place in the vr room lobby
and of course everyone is invited
refreshments and games will be provided
but if you would like a little extra challenge
please feel free to bring something to share!
attendance is mandatory!
(lol just kidding)
seriously though i do hope to see all of you there ;)
[ She's also posted handwritten signs to that effect in the mess hall and several of the staircases. Just in case! ]
The day of, a party appears in the VR Room lobby area, as promised!
Though it's not brightly lit, the lights there are are brightly colored, creating a chilled-out evening atmosphere like you'd find at a club. Plush chairs and couches are interspersed throughout the room, and there's been a solid attempt to clean the place up, or at least do something about all the dust.
A shortage of conventional party supplies has forced Ami and Cho to get creative, so the tables and parts of the wall are decorated with paper flowers, and the buffet table is presided over by a number of ... weird, pink, glitter-covered, vaguely animal-shaped sculptures made out of spare plastic pipes and stuff. With googly eyes. If nothing else they're a conversation piece.
FOOD: The main offering is barbecue! There's a pretty wide assortment of meats, all of which Cho has certified safe for human consumption, and also certified delicious. Chips, dried fruit, and a few different desserts are available, including homemade chocolate chip cookies that Ami made herself (wich Cho's help). All the trays are helpfully labeled, including allergy information.
Any and all potluck submissions are welcome as well! Just set it down over here and make a little card of your own.
DRINKS: Sadly, the coffee machine is still out of order. But there is a cooler stocked with ice and a few different choices of juice and soda. Alcoholic selections are limited to two types of pre-mixed drinks, which are intentionally weak on the alcohol, but at least they're not tequila sunrises. If guests want anything stronger, they'll need to bring it themselves.
ENTERTAINMENT: In fiddling with the controls, Ami got the overhead speakers to play some music, but couldn't figure out how to modify the playlist, so it's just one song on loop. Maybe if she keeps the volume kind of low, no one will notice. No live music is scheduled, but if anyone wants to bring a guitar and jam for a while, they will be more than welcome to.
And most of the arcade games are online! Anyone for Fruit Ninja? Air hockey? Dance Dance Retribution? Virtual Billiards? Or perhaps you'd like to try out a full-simulation game in the VR Rooms proper? Now's as good a time as any!
Oh, and don't forget to enter the raffle! The winner will be chosen randomly and announced a few hours into the party.
What: A meet-and-greet party for everybody in Anchor!
When: early October
Where: the VR room lobby
Warnings: none yet
Format: go wild!
[ The day before, a wild network post appears, from the username @aa : ]
hi everyone!
i just wanted to let you all know
the meet and greet party previously discussed in this space
will be held tomorrow afternoon!
it will take place in the vr room lobby
and of course everyone is invited
refreshments and games will be provided
but if you would like a little extra challenge
please feel free to bring something to share!
attendance is mandatory!
(lol just kidding)
seriously though i do hope to see all of you there ;)
[ She's also posted handwritten signs to that effect in the mess hall and several of the staircases. Just in case! ]
The day of, a party appears in the VR Room lobby area, as promised!Though it's not brightly lit, the lights there are are brightly colored, creating a chilled-out evening atmosphere like you'd find at a club. Plush chairs and couches are interspersed throughout the room, and there's been a solid attempt to clean the place up, or at least do something about all the dust.
A shortage of conventional party supplies has forced Ami and Cho to get creative, so the tables and parts of the wall are decorated with paper flowers, and the buffet table is presided over by a number of ... weird, pink, glitter-covered, vaguely animal-shaped sculptures made out of spare plastic pipes and stuff. With googly eyes. If nothing else they're a conversation piece.
FOOD: The main offering is barbecue! There's a pretty wide assortment of meats, all of which Cho has certified safe for human consumption, and also certified delicious. Chips, dried fruit, and a few different desserts are available, including homemade chocolate chip cookies that Ami made herself (wich Cho's help). All the trays are helpfully labeled, including allergy information.
Any and all potluck submissions are welcome as well! Just set it down over here and make a little card of your own.
DRINKS: Sadly, the coffee machine is still out of order. But there is a cooler stocked with ice and a few different choices of juice and soda. Alcoholic selections are limited to two types of pre-mixed drinks, which are intentionally weak on the alcohol, but at least they're not tequila sunrises. If guests want anything stronger, they'll need to bring it themselves.
ENTERTAINMENT: In fiddling with the controls, Ami got the overhead speakers to play some music, but couldn't figure out how to modify the playlist, so it's just one song on loop. Maybe if she keeps the volume kind of low, no one will notice. No live music is scheduled, but if anyone wants to bring a guitar and jam for a while, they will be more than welcome to.
And most of the arcade games are online! Anyone for Fruit Ninja? Air hockey? Dance Dance Retribution? Virtual Billiards? Or perhaps you'd like to try out a full-simulation game in the VR Rooms proper? Now's as good a time as any!
Oh, and don't forget to enter the raffle! The winner will be chosen randomly and announced a few hours into the party.
just here for my records
"Mr. Qubit?" she says, a little shyly. "Um, I just wanted to thank you for putting this together. Sorry that it was kind of last-minute."
Qubit shrugs and shakes his head. "Quite all right. It's not as if I did much to follow up, either." He gestures to the entry forms. "Are you going to put your name in?"
"Can I?" It hadn't really occurred to her that she could, since she's the hostess and all, but... "Sure!"
She spends a minute or two filling one out, thinking about what she should actually put for powers or an interesting fact. Right now she's only got the ghost vision, though, and she's not sure when her other powers might return (though she's pretty sure they will sooner or later). When she's done, Qubit holds out his hand for the form, and without really thinking about it, she hands it to him rather than putting it straight in the box.
He looks over her answers briefly, then raises his eyes to her, concerned. "You're fourteen?"
Ami frowns, worried. "... Yeah? That's not a problem, is it?"
Qubit shakes his head, though. "No, not as such." He folds the paper and sticks it in the box with the others, then intertwines his fingers on the table. "Ami, how have you been doing through all this? Is there someone who's been looking after you?"
Ah... so it's that. Ami shrugs, averting her eyes a little. "Yeah, kind of. Like, I don't live with anybody, but Peter and Ben have been helping me through some stuff. And Kieran's teaching me how to fish." She looks up - "I'm doing fine, really! You don't need to worry too much, I can take care of myself."
For a moment, Qubit just eyes her in silence, as if working out whether he should believe her. But then, with a sigh, he relents.
"All right. That's good to hear." He pauses. "Still, I'm sorry you've been put in this situation. No child should have to go through this."
He seems really sincere, too, which surprises her a bit. She smiles. "It's okay. I mean, I won't say I've been through worse, but I have been through more than you think! And I've done all right." She pats her chest with a fist. "I may not look like much, but I'm actually pretty tough!"
Qubit smiles back, wryly. "Are you, now."
Ami nods firmly. "Yeah. So don't worry, I'll be okay."
"Hah. Well, if you say so."
A somewhat awkward pause follows, but it's broken by a bit of commotion at the video game machines - apparently, somebody is kicking some serious ass at Fruit Ninja. Oh man, she has to see this. Making overtures toward moving in that direction, she glances back to Qubit. "Uh - hey, I gotta run. Good talking to you. And thanks again!"
Qubit waves, amused. "Sure. Have fun." But as she heads off, he interjects, "Oh - Ami!"
Mid-scamper, she stops and looks back, questioning.
"If you ever feel unsafe, for any reason, promise me you'll ring one of us, all right?" he says.
Ami nods. "Yeah, I know." And then she's outta there.