mayfield_rpg | PARTY//ALL ACTION

[ OoC: Since it's an open party, please put in the header whether or not you're open to threadjacking.

Oh, and anyone who's previously met Steve is free to um, not recognize him, because he is noticeably... bigger. ]

[ It's right before noon on Saturday, and there are balloons tied to mailboxes all along Topper Street. If you've been reading some of the invitations on the street posts outside your house, you should know you're invited to an end of the summer block party! So come enjoy this extremely long post, sorry...!! ]

[ A: Food ]

[ There are a few tables set up on one of the lawns, with mismatched pots and plates from lots of families. It's done in a buffet style, so everyone should help themselves. Especially to a slice of pie, which there is plenty of! You can also bring some food to grill-- there are a few of those! ]

[ B: Tug of War ]

[ Steve grabs a cardboard box out from underneath a table... ]

Has anyone seen a long rope?

[ C: Sock Game ]

[ A bunch of socks (all clean!!) are placed in a line on someone's lawn, and two teams will have to throw them onto each other's side, kind of like dodgeball, but with socks. It's a lot safer. ]

[ D: Scavenger Hunt ]

[ There isn't really a prize besides bragging rights, but anyone who wants will have a sheet of paper they have to get other people to sign... Some of the categories are "Someone from a world that isn't yours", "Someone with a different eye color than yours," "Three people you've never met", and "Someone who lives at least two blocks away from you." ]

[ E: Face Painting ]

[ There's a little chair on Steve's porch, where someone (probably him) is sitting down with little jars of paint. Totally safe for skin, he checked. ]

What do you want to be?

[ F: Three-legged Race ]

[ So, they might have run out of strings to tie people's legs together, and Steve's come back from his closet, with a bunch of ties he does not ever want to wear. ]

[ G: Sponge Race ]

[ Down the street, there are four buckets. Two full and two empty, lines forming behind the full ones and sponges floating in either. People are discouraged from throwing the sponges at each other... ]

[ H: Freeze Dance ]

[ Thanks to Miku, we have a great overseer for the Freeze Dance, so when the music goes off, you'd better freeze, or you're out! ]

[ I: Apple Bobbing ]

[ I have no idea how anyone got a barrel for this, but there is one now. I'm not actually sure what the point of this activity is, as I've never found it amusing. ]

[ J: Chess ]

[ On someone else's lawn, chalk marks the boundaries for squares on a chess board. People are encouraged to have makeshift costumes to represent their piece and side-- and try not to argue too much about illegal moves! ]

[ K: Magic Tricks ]

[ Courtesy of Margot, there are some really cool magic tricks happening. Stop by and be awed! ]

[ L: Cleanup ]

[ Is anyone actually going to play this out? Whatever, it's an option. ]

[ M: Movie ]

[ So maybe there's a 60" flatscreen on Steve's porch somehow (thanks Quinn!), with blankets all strewn on the lawn and people encouraged to sit by others and make a few new friends. Someone ducks in and out of the front door occasionally to deliver fresh popcorn. ]

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[Crown gives him a small nod of acknowledgement.]

Hello. You were that man opening gateways, were you not?

That's right. You're... Crown, yes? I figured I'd watch someone else work some magic for a change.

Yes, that is me. And you are, Warren.

[Crown nods a little as he goes back to looking.]

Indeed. It is strange seeing people able to do magic without a tuner to do so.

I find if fascinating, myself, but then again I can't do simple tricks like that.

Neither can I. I know only basic attack magic and some creation.

... "Creation"?

Being able to create something from nothing. Like swords. I was able to produce at least ten of them on my own before I was stripped of my ability.

[ A low whistle ] Now there's an ability I'd love to have.

It can be useful but it is nowhere near as refined as others but a useful one. But why? Normally everyone where I am from is either learning attack or defense magic and occasionally, healing.

Magic in my world is really, really limited. I'm stuck with a particular skill set, with an odd trick or two on the side.

It is? That sounds rather inconvenient. Is there no other way to learn other types of magic?

[ a shrug ] We just don't have the time.

The time?
What is that supposed to mean?

There's just too much to learn. We don't have the time.

Hm, I guess I can understand the sentiment. We do not have much time to learn a lot either before in time for the Cup.

What's the Cup?

It is the tournament that is held whenever a new King and Queen is to be chosen from my world. Essentially we are grouped off into our genders and we fight for the title of King or Queen. Whomever wins, ascends to the throne.

Is it a fight to the death, or--?

It can be depending on who you fight and if you surrender. Normally it ends in death though.

[He's sounds very casual about it as well.]

Huh. [ He sounds quite unfazed himself. ] That's an... interesting way to choose a monarch.

With magic in wax and wane between different people it would be pointless having a ruler in wane.

You mean the level of power you have isn't constant?

[ That notion frankly baffles him. ]

It all depends on our birth. Some are born with strong enough potential that they do not need a tuner, others do not and need to use one to allow their power to grow.

That first part I understand, but the rest all sounds complicated.

It has a lot to do with history. In short form, we were conceiving with non magical people to keep our magic from dying out completely when we were running low on our own population. Sadly, that backfired and just made things worse and lessened our magic. We figured a way to fix that but the process is complicated and unpredictable at times.

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