4th Hat

[busy_fists]

[Action; 311 Miller; locked to housemates]

[Things have been busy in Mayfield since Christmas, and unfortunately Dad and Mom hadn't gotten around to opening their presents until today.  They've also been a little apprehensive, since they'd both heard that sometimes the town gives back bad things.  But today is certainly a joyous occasion and a cause for celebration, because in addition to Dad's MANGRIT and Mom's pink scarf that took thirteen years to get back to her, the entire house is now full of paintings of wizards and various harlequin-themed decorations.]

Well, well!  Isn't this a surprise!

[Action; outside 311 Miller]

[But that's not all, oh no.  Out on the front lawn stands the magnificent capstone to this hideously mismatched set of decorations - a twenty foot tall wizard statue made entirely of granite.  Yes, it is the majestic and noble visage of Zazzerpan the Learned, towering over the house for all to gaze upon in awe and admiration.  And Dad and Mom can be found outside doing just that - Dad smoking his pipe and nodding appreciatively while Mom sips at her fifth martini of the day with a somewhat wry grin on her face.]

[Phone; Dad to John]

Son, if you've got some time, why don't you come over for a visit?  I've got a surprise here for you!

[This clearly shouldn't worry you at all, John.  Especially not coming from your dear old dad, right?]

[Phone; Mom to the town; filtered from drones]

I am interested in acquiring the services of an artisan to craft a large statue.  If any are interested, generous compensation will be provided.

((OOC: Anyone who tags the second prompt will be tagged by either Dad, Mom, or possibly both.  No post order necessary, but feel free to specify if you want one in your comment.))

Comments

[acuity]

[ ... wow okay that's a huge statue. I hope you don't mind if a new neighbor from three doors down wanders over to take a closer look and try to make up her mind if it's classy or not... 8|a ]

[busy_fists]

Pretty impressive, isn't it?

[acuity]

[ trying to think of something innocuous to say... ]

It makes a good landmark...

[busy_fists]

That's true. I don't think I'll ever have trouble explaining to someone how to find my house, that's for sure!

[Dad takes out his pipe and gives a good-natured laugh. He's clearly actually kind of enamored with this monstrosity on his lawn.]

[pinkscarflady]

I prefer to think of it as a monument to classical fantasy. But yes, I suppose it does make for a good point of reference.

Action; No post order is A-OK

[fthisgetmecigs]

[Badou casually strolls out of his house on 312 Miller street to get the paper. However the sudden giant shadow over the yard seems to have gotten his attention. He slowly looks to his neighbor's house...]

What.

[Blinks once. Then twice. And almost drops his cigarette. Usually he's not too compelled to stick around for extended pleasantries or any interaction really with the neighbors, but in this case he'll make an exception.]

Th'hell is that?

this order's fine?!

[acuity]

Then, I hope you don't mind if I do the same for mine. And... is this man someone famous?

[busy_fists]

Zazzerpan the Learned. It belongs to my wife.

Ok!

[busy_fists]

No, that's fine. It is pretty convenient. But I think I'll leave that story up to Mrs. Egbert. It is her statue, after all.

[pinkscarflady]

That, young lady, is the wise and powerful wizard known as Zazzerpan the Learned.

[With that rather grand statement, she takes another sip of her martini and smirks.]

He features in several remarkable pieces of fantasy literature.

[Many of which are fanfics that Rose doesn't think she knows about.]

[pinkscarflady]

Quite remarkable, isn't it?

[It's hard to tell, but her smile is leaning slightly toward an amused smirk.]

[acuity]

I don't read much fantasy... but, I'm curious. What books would these be?

[ her 10 book a day habit is more restricted to research papers and nonfiction, but maybe she could use some light reading! ]

[busy_fists]

[Dad looks over in Mom's direction, admittedly a little curious himself.]

You don't have any of those back yet, do you?

[pinkscarflady]

Alas, no. But if any are ever regained I shall be delighted to make them available to any interested parties.

[acuity]

I appreciate it. My name is Platina Berlitz, and I've just arrived at Miller 308. So, I hope we'll get along.

[ a polite bow~ ]

Action

[cawtier]

[Flying along, flying along, flying along OH HOLY SHIT WHAT IS THAT!?]

Oh holy shit, what is that!?

[swerving not to run into that 20-foot monstrosity and landing in a nearby tree to catch his breath is one (1) orange crow with iShades. No seriously, what the fuck is he looking at here?]

Re: Action

[pinkscarflady]

[Mom tries not to look amused as she calls up to him.]

Are you alright? Terribly sorry if my new artistic acquisition gave you a fright.

[cawtier]

Hopy shit it's like Rose's terrible wizard fiction came to life. Un-life. Statue-life. Whatever.

[Oh hey you look probably familiar wow he never got around to meeting Mom and Dad hearing they were around, he is the flightiest of friends]

Yeah, still breathing and shit. No heart attacks here. I'm a fucking heart-attack free zone.

[pinkscarflady]

[Have a raised eyebrow.]

Good to know. Are you friends with Rose?

[cawtier]

Uh, yeah. I'm Dave. Mostly.

Are you her mom?

[pinkscarflady]

Mostly? Hm, I bet there's quite the story behind that statement.

[Oh, now you have her interest.]

And yes, I am Rose's mother.

[cawtier]

There's weird time shit involved, okay? But I'm basically Dave Strider, pretty much the coolest guy your daughter knows.

Uh, nice to meet you, Ms. Lalonde, I guess. [Coolkid attitude kinda takes a step out when meeting one of his best friends' parents. Sassing them in the face might not be taken well.]</small.

[lookinglively]

[Demyx's stare is not quite awe as much as it is astonishment and mild shock at the giant wizard statue that has appeared on the street he lives on.]

...Woah! How'd that get there?

Action

[chastesaw]

*One of these days, Rose and Kanaya will have to tell her mother that they're kinda-sorta-dating. If she hasn't figured that out, anyway, from the frequency with which Kanaya is around her house.

Well, that's new. Kanaya's just going to... stare a bit.*

[busy_fists]

[Dad seems pretty impressed with her manners.]

Well, it's nice to meet you, Platina. You know, we've got a daughter that's probably around your age. Have you met Rose at all?

[Because it's always good to help the kids make new friends, right?]