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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.
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He watches Ami going through various screens with writing on them, looking for whatever settings she needs to change. He is grateful, that he's not trying to figure it out on his own, or he might have given up by this point. ]
90!
[ He omits the usual 'Revised' from the year because every time he's mentioned that in the past, people have asked what it was revised from and he's had to explain about the Illness and the Old World and he understands entirely why people are curious, but this is a party and he really doesn't feel like talking or thinking about trolls, just now.
If only he knew!]What year is it for you?
[ He stands a little straighter when the loading screen comes up again, shoulders square, determined to do better this time. He is going to prove himself! This is serious business! ]
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Ninety? You mean like... 1990? 1890? [ They definitely had video games in 1990. ] I'm from 2018, myself.
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[ He feels a little twinge of guilt. Maybe he really ought to explain that, according to the people he's talked to, he's probably from the future compared to her, not the past. But that meant mentioning the fact that, possibly even her own world was going to go through a pandemic-related apocalypse and that's just... not party talk. It's not! He will just tell her some other time.
Much of his concentration is on the game (the training mode is popping up helpful tips as they go, which are actually helping a great deal), but he can talk and swing at the same time. ]
That seems pretty common here. People from near-ish 2000.
[ Those eighteen years might seem like a big difference to Ami but to Reynir it's all pretty much in the same zone - even Kieran who was from the 1800s. ]
I still don't really understand how there can be people here from different times. And different worlds. But I guess it doesn't really make sense to anybody else either? Nobody seems to know the answers when I ask. So at least I'm not the only one who is confused for once.
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Well, I'd say you are adapting really well! But yeah, I am yet another person who doesn't have those answers, I guess.
[ Slice slice slice. She's starting to get into a groove now, a little bit, but she makes sure to leave plenty of fruits for Reynir. ]
... Somebody once said, "Time is like a game. Just one fun game in Reality's cupboard... But when all the games are back in the cupboard, everyone is about the same."
[ It was Aradia. Aradia's the somebody who said that. That's not a new memory, it just feels vaguely relevant at the moment. ]
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[ Reynir seems really pleased with the praise, enough that he takes his attention away from the game long enough to smile at Ami. Then he realizes he is being inattentive and gasps, snapping back to it with ferocious concentration.
He listens to the quote or aphorism or whatever it is she's reciting, frowning a little but hanging in there until the end in case she'll say something that will make the whole thing clear.
That something never comes.
So he admits: ]
I have no clue what that means.
[ Just a few more seconds and they've cleared the round - and done well enough that there's some stars and fanfare from the game itself. Reynir, delighted, exclaims: ]
We did it!
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[ But yeah! They won training mode! With like 5 HP left, but whatever, they won! ]
Oh, neat! Look, we wouldn't even have died that time! See, you're already getting the hang of it. [ She gives his arm an encouraging pat. ]
[ ... and then realizes - ] Oh, durr, I totally forgot to ask what your name is, huh? I'm Ami!
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[ But then Reynir realizes that, no, he hadn't introduced himself, had he? Where have his manners gone. He laughs, pushing a wisp of hair back behind his ear and then says: ]
Wow, I guess I skipped that part, huh? I'm Reynir. It's really good to meet you Ami.
[ Then, with bright glee in his green eyes and just a hint of pleading, he asks: ]
Can we try a different game now, together?
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[ Ami takes a moment to consider his question, looking him up and down as if she's giving him a serious appraisal. ]
Hmmm... yes, why not! You have learned well, grasshopper. You are ready to graduate... to Mario Kart.
[ So they'll play that next, and I'm sure it's even more of a shitshow! But hey, it's all in good fun. ]