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

[cursedtolive]

Knights fight martial arts...?

[Czes doesn't say it so loud that it might interrupt their duel. But Elmer. Stap.]

[allwehad]

[Margot doesn't even know what martial arts is! You have the advantage of surprise!

Sort of. She ducks out of the way, aiming a light thwap for Elmer's head.]

For the black squares!

[keep_smiling]

[THWAP. Elmer takes the hit, and dramatically staggers backwards a few blocks.]

No, I'm wounded! Good Bishop Czes, you have to fight her now!

[cursedtolive]

I-I'm on my own?! You're bad at this game, Elmer!

[allwehad]

[Brandishes the stick at Czes, moving ever closer. Squares, what are squares.]

You better start praying~

[keep_smiling]

[NOPE. Elmer wants to see what Czes will do. With a large grin on his face, he flops over onto his back dramatically.]

She was too strong for me, Czes! Forgive me. Make sure there are lots of flowers at my funeral. Let no one be sad!

[cursedtolive]

[He grumbles about using Elmer's body as a shield, but he huffs and turns to Margot.]

I'm sorry, Your Highness, but I'm not very religious. Elmer, do you want a smile on your gravestone?

[allwehad]

Bit contradictory for a man of the cloth, isn't it? Either way, prepare to fight!

[Yeah, check out these sword-staff-stick moves. They're pretty bad, actually.]

[keep_smiling]

Yes, of course, so I can make cemetary visitors smile for generations to come!

[Lots of talking from a dead guy]

[cursedtolive]

[He grins and laughs at Morgan's comment. She's very right. But bishops weren't always faithful and pious, after all. Although Czes can't completely deny the existence of a God, either...]

I'll take you down for Elmer's sake! Because I'll probably smile when I win, and that'll make him happy.

[allwehad]

Better than haunting them!

[She lunges forward into Czes square, brandishing the stick and aiming to hit him lightly.]

Hey, I smiled when I defeated him! Bet that made him happy or something.

[The smiling thing she doesn't get, but she'll roll with it.]