PARTY//ALL ACTION

[pursuitofcappiness]

[ 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. ]

Comments

[k] magic tricks -- threadjacking is fine

[allwehad]

[So Margot is going to be just a tiny bit less destructive with her showing off today. She's got a fire set up and is moving the smoke around into different shapes -- a pack of wolves running and howling at the moon, a large dragon fighting a tiny little knight, a ship fighting through waves.

She's taking requests.]

[wolfishsurvivalist]

Managing not to set people on fire yet, Margot?

[She whuffs, teasing gently as her tail wags.]

How are you with doing a three-way battle between zombies, werewolves and vampires?

[allwehad]

It was his fault for being so flammable.

[She looks ever so innocent.]

If that's what the lady wants~

[With a wave of her hands, the smoke rearranges itself into a three way battle. It's going to be the most ridiculous battle ever because Margot had been passing the time stuck at home after her death watching movies, so some of those creatures might have laser guns.

And swords. Lots of swords.]

[wolfishsurvivalist]

[Mika just barks a laugh, her tail wagging.]

I can't argue with you there.

[Even if it is over the top, Mika seems to enjoy it immensely, huffing at the display as her tail wagging grows more enthusiastic. Even after everything that'd happened to her, this sort of thing was still fun to watch. Especially with laser guns and too many swords.]

[allwehad]

[The battle rages on across the lawn! Swords clash with actual sparks, laser guns shoot little tendrils of flames! Margot adds little 'pew pew pew' sound effects!

And of course, in honour of Mika's wolfness, the werewolves are the victors in the end, throwing a final vampire into the fire and then... doing a victory Charleston. The smoke weerewolves dance their way into the flames, ending the scene.]

[wolfishsurvivalist]

[This is the coolest thing. Mika is completely into it, watching the fight in tense silence as her tail wags furiously, and when the best monsters win she can't help but laugh, the sound oddly canine as she claps.]

You know, I don't know what you guys use magic for back home, but with skill like this you could go into the entertainment business easily.

[allwehad]

[FFF CUTE. She has to resist the urge to pat her on the head.]

We use it for pretty much everything, actually. I'm a soldier back home so I use it to fight; before that, I worked on ships providing wind for their sails.

The entertainment market is rather large, though. [laughs]

[kinship]

[Look who's wandering over... your favourite little boy...]

That's pretty impressive, My Name.

[allwehad]

[O-oh it's that heavenly angel.......]

Thanks, Jackoff. Pretty good, if I don't say so myself.

[kinship]

[He quite likes how she insults back, which is unusual for the adults he knows here.]

Can you make it into any shape?

[allwehad]

[She calls it how she sees it.]

You have something particular in mind?

[kinship]

Could you make it look like rain from storm clouds?

[allwehad]

Easy.

[With a flick of her wrist, the smoke roils together and forms an imposing looking storm front. The rain is also smoke (though Margot is tempted to have it rain fire, for the hell of it) and there's real lightning shooting around through the clouds, using some of her air magic as well.]

[kinship]

[Ah.

He looks absolutely enthralled, carefully sticking his hand out to let the 'rain' fall on his palm.]

Amazing.

[allwehad]

And when I get my water magic back, I can make real rain, too.

[The scene below the clouds shifts into that of an old fashioned city at the edge of the sea, rain beating onto the buildings from above.]

[kinship]

[He's never been to the ocean, so he wouldn't know if that was accurate or not.]

I hope you'll grace me with a show when you do.

[allwehad]

[Aw, this brat isn't so bad when he's not being a dick.]

Yeah, I'll let you know as soon as I do. I would have liked to have gotten magic back after the last shit that happened, but...

[She shrugs, then destroys the smoke city with lightning.]

[kinship]

[He'll be a dick again soon, never fear, the dickishness is never far from the surface.]

Unfortunately, we don't always get back what we want. I tend to regain clothes and books...

[Not that you'd tell, since he ALWAYS wears drone clothes.]

[allwehad]

[She slips a necklace out, hidden beneath her shirt.]

Mm, no, we don't do we? I got this. Not as useful as magic, but I'm happy with it regardless.

[kinship]

[He leans in a bit closer to look at the necklace carefully.]

I believe I've run out of things to receive from home.

[He got nothing this time around, and he owns like... nothing at home.]

[allwehad]

[It is rather unremarkable looking! It's gold, round, and stamped with a weird design.

She tucks it away.]

I guess if you've been here long enough, there's only so much you can get back, you know?

[kinship]

[Still, it could have some significance for the future...]

I don't plan on being here much longer.

[allwehad]

[~~FUTURE~~]

...Neither do I. I'll be damned if I'm going to let this place keep me here much longer.

[kinship]

That's the attitude, My Name! There are too many people who get defeated the longer they're here.

[allwehad]

Right, Jackoff! Keep your chin up and everything will go well.

[And -- uh-oh. She may be creeping closer. Noogie is imminent.]