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

[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.]

[kinship]

[He does not see the danger of the oncoming noogie...]

How could I fail to keep my chin up with you around?

[allwehad]

Yeah, so smile or something.

[His comment is so cheesy, she doesn't even feel bad as she swoops in for the imminent.]

[kinship]

[He was about to retort that he was always smiling, when he was suddenly the victim of a vicious and unprovoked noogie attack!]

A-AHH!

[allwehad]

[NOOGIE NOOGIE NOOGIE.

Afterwards, she leans in reeeaaal close and whispers as mock-menacingly as she can.]

Call me My Name again and I'll noogie you so hard, it'll reach your brain.

[kinship]

[Noooo, don't mess up his hair! He's squawking in a very undignified manner, patting his hair back into place.]

As you wish, ma'am.

[allwehad]

[MA'AM.

Really, Lucas is the only one allowed to get away with that and it still irks her. To be spiteful, she raises a small breeze just around Cain's head in order to muss his hair further.]

You're too kind, pet.

[kinship]

[Ma'am isn't My Name, Cain is at least being obedient to her wishes.

For now.]

I aim to please, ma'am. I was taught to respect the wishes of my elders.

[allwehad]

[Elders. Her face twitches, just slightly.]

Yeah. I-I'm practically a grandma, I'm so old...

[kinship]

There's no shame in it... they say wisdom comes with age.

[allwehad]

If I set you on fire, I want you to know that you deserve it, okay.

[kinship]

Duly noted.

[He grins, utterly unperturbed.]