[OPEN] It's a trip for the girls of Hadriel! What could possibly go wrong?

[restinglichface]

Who: Lup and all the babes who responded to her network post! And any other ladies who want to tag along! Lup's chill with it!
What: The girls are taking motorcycles and leaving to explore this shiny new planet on their own. Expect explosions, drunkenness, and a lot of gal bonding.
Where: Everywhere outside of the city!
When: The morning of the 19th to the 24th
Warnings: Shouldn't be too bad! I'll update if anything comes up.

[OOC: Please feel free to go nuts under the headers below or make your own! Interact with each other, cut into each other's threads, go off on in pairs on your own, anything! Just have fun!]

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Initial Mingle

[restinglichface]

[The morning before they all head out for the trip, Lup takes the time to make sure everyone is introduced and familiar with each other. She takes a special moment, gathering the entire group's attention, just to plop a hand on top of Angus' head and introduce him as her adorable nephew, ruffling his hair. She wants everyone to know who he is so the kid can get some much needed affection over the trip.

Get in here and throw down some intros!]

[outofthefire]

[Laura would be the first to admit that she hasn't bonded with many people here. this has been her home for at least five months, but she can still count the number of friends she has on one hand. granted, it was the same in Twin Peaks, too, but part of her is hoping that this trip can change that.

she'd like enough friends for two hands, at least?]

Hi, I'm Laura. What's your name?

[sneaklizard]

[ Carey turns, having been checking her baggage for the trip, giving Laura a chill friendly smile.]

Heya, Laura. The name's Carey.

You all set up?

[whip_poor_will]

Don't mind the giant six-foot-eight woman who may or may not be towering over you. She at least tries not to be all scary and imposing, though between her size and attire, there's clearly something not right about her. Seriously, who wears black coats in this weather?

Still, she is making an effort to be more visible, so here she is.

"Ah, yes, hello. I am called Ravine."

She'd offer you a gloved hand to shake, but she's keeping the touching to a bare minimum.

[sneaklizard]

Not to worry, Carey has no problem with large women. Her wife's one of those! And so are most dragonborn like her, though she's kind of on the short side for one.

"Nice to meet ya, Ravine." Carey offers a friendly grin, taking a curious look at her.

"You, huh, you gonna be good out here with that coat on?" Not that it isn't a cool look!

[poeticend]

Holy shit this woman is tall. Like, probably the tallest person Riley has ever seen? Riley, at least, isn't intimidated. She's actually pretty sure Ravine's gotta be pretty dang badass.

"The name's Riley."

[hellosirs]

[ By the end of Lup's introduction, Angus has gone absolutely scarlet and is about ten seconds away from just melting into a puddle in the sand. Deep down, part of him still thought that the whole 'Aunty Lup' thing was a goof, but it isn't and there are a lot of people here, and... and this is a lot? This is a lot.

He squeaks out a tiny 'Hello!' to everybody, and afterwards, can be found poking around the motorcycles. Later on, when the group has dispersed a bit, he'll run over to Lup and throw his arms around her middle in a big hug. ]

While he's checking the bikes

[sneaklizard]

Heya, Ango.

[ Just done getting her baggage secure on a bike, it's time to check on the boy detective.]

'Bout ready to go?

[restinglichface]

[Lup doesn't even notice that Angus' has followed her until he's throwing his arms around her middle, her hand finding his shoulder instinctively, eyebrows arched in mild surprise.]

What's that for, Ango? [Not that she isn't a fan of cute kid hugs, but they've already been hanging out all day, it's not like she's just popped in.]

[sneaklizard]

[ Carey sports a cheerful grin. She's been pretty excited for this roadtrip. The house she's staying at has been a little too empty, and after the initial confusion of landing in this place, things have just been...weirdly quiet. You know, safe the strange mind altering effects and broken robots?

She drops her bag next to a bike and addresses the group after Lup.]

So, huh, I'm Carey.

Before anyone asks, [ Because she's gotten used to the awkwardness of it all, but she does say it in a jovial tone.] I'm a dragonborn, I'm not a demon, and I don't breathe fire. And I don't bite. Probably.

And I'm pretty ready for some desert gal gang party time.

What's your handle?

[storyseeker]

[Trust Lup to get the ice broken up front. It's useful, though, and way more interesting than the usual dopey games for that sort of thing.]

Hey, I'm Elena. I'm from a world with plenty of weird shit but no actual magic, so being here has been a trip. But this is a better one.

So, I feel like we should gossip about people we're leaving behind in the city so we can all grin knowingly at them once we get back and they'll wonder what the hell they missed.

[pellameno]

[ Pell arrives just in time for introductions, with a pack on his shoulder and a bag of supplies to share hanging from one hand. He's brought food from his garden as well as some rarer items from his personal stash that he thought people might like. In person he's more androgynous in appearance than he was on video -- a slim and small but seemingly male body, with feminine features and hair hanging to his hips, braided out of the way for now. He looks vaguely nervous as he approaches, not really wanting to be an exception but also having been guaranteed a welcome by Lup. Honestly, he needs the change of scenery, and company while giving his existing friends a break from him. He's been... a handful lately, and knows it.

Angus' presence is a surprise, but a pleasant one. Pell loves kids. He listens to everyone's introductions, quietly considering what to say in his own. He's never really done anything like this before and when it comes his turn he fumbles a bit. ]

This is more people than I expected... my name is Pell. I brought chocolate?

[survivorsguilt]

closed to lup & riley

[This is the worst and she already hates it.]

Okay, so. This is Riley. Don't be weird about this.

[Ellie spins to Riley, and gives her a pleading look.]

This is Lup. Please just ignore literally everything she says, ever. Cool. Are we like, done?


open

Wow, uh. Yeah, there's a lot of you. I'm Ellie? [She tries again, less like it's a question:] I'm Ellie, and I'm 16, and I like comic books and burning shit.

[awkward lil wave]

[poeticend]

[ This is not a situation Riley ever thought she would find herself in. There are just...so many strangers here, and while she has learned that most people here aren't out to getcha, being wary isn't something you just stop doing.

She's real good at faking it, though. ]

Hey, I'm Riley. Uhh, I guess--try not to sneak up on me? You might get punched in the face. I've also got a shitton of girl scout cookies for the road.

EXPLORING!!

[restinglichface]

[Though there's bound to be some orb collecting on their trip, that's not the main focus of this whole thing, so Lup takes every opportunity she can to pull over and explore the various cities scattered across the world, poking her way in through each broken down building, rummaging through everything to see what can be salvaged and slipped into her pockets for later.

Feel free to break into groups and explore or drag Lup (or have her drag your character) around for some shenanigans.]

[sciencelizard]

[Now this, this is Alphys' big forte.

Even before Hadriel, most of Alphys' life has been spent up to her waist in garbage, siphoning off useful items. She doesn't have the capacity to bring home as much as she'd like, seeing as everyone's piled onto a bike brigade and she doesn't want to impose by hauling back bags and bags of scrap metal and other weird stuff. But that doesn't stop her from nosing into every house, skittering between broken rooms and left-behind trash to pick out things she wants to keep. She's cautious, basically tiptoeing through unstable structures and cautiously handling items left behind. Eventually, she finds herself in what looks like it used to be an old apartment, and speaks without thinking or remembering if anyone is there.]

I wonder... w-who used to live here. How long they've been gone.

Bonfire & Bonding!

[restinglichface]

[Every evening during those two hours of freezing night on the planet, the group gathers around the bonfire, Lup dragging everyone close for some proper bonding time. If anyone seems shy or tries to sit outside on the edges of the group, the elf will purposely tug them in closer, throwing an arm around their shoulder and pulling them into the ongoing conversation.

If they run out of topics to talk about, Lup'll be happy to pull out a good ol' game of truth or dare.]

[outofthefire]

[Laura gets pulled into the group easily and she sits cross-legged, dressed in eighties jeans and a tank top with a cardigan over it. it's cold during those two hours of night, at least as cold as a Twin Peaks winter though fortunately without any snow.

she gives a naughty grin and reaches behind her to pull a bottle of bourbon out of her backpack, setting it in front of her with a flourish]

Ta-dah! I brought something to help keep us warm.

[whip_poor_will]

Strange, for someone who hasn't traveled by motorcycle, Ravine sure hasn't had any issues keeping up with the group. In fact, she's already sitting by the fire. Although she cannot feel the warmth of the flames, she's managed to make herself physical enough that the light flickers over her image, long legs crossed and elbow resting on a knee, with her chin in her hand.

She hasn't been seen eating or drinking a thing, and any attempts at offering her something will be met with a dismissive wave of the hand and a smile.

"No thank you. I am not thirsty."

You don't need to thirst to get drunk, Ravine. Come on.

Re: Bonfire & Bonding!

[sneaklizard]

[ This was a great idea. Laughs, bonding, making new friends - for all the the rest of the month sucked, Carey is really happy she came along on this roadtrip.

Between the rambling, the jokes, the laughing - and the drinking- , there's times when she quiets down, eyes vaguely set on the fire as she keeps an equally vague smile.

There's something on her mind, even now, a claw idly flicking on the mouth of the bottle.


Feel try to approach her, she'll be more than happy to talk.]

[sciencelizard]

[Alphys has no idea how to do social groups like this. If she had a better idea of how big a shindig this was gonna be, aka 'more than two', she probably wouldn't have come. But she's been in the city so long, she wanted to see what was out there; living in an over-glorified cave for her entire life meant getting out and just going for days at a time was impossible. This whole thing has been disorienting, but like... in a good way? In a nervous way. In a she-doesn't-know-how-to-talk-to-people way.

So she's here! By the fire, so Lup doesn't protest, with her phone in hand, tapping away at some personal notes. She has no clue how to start a conversation. Someone help.]

[hellosirs]

[ At first glance, Angus is easy to mistake for a pile of blankets. He has a big, fuzzy one wrapped around him like a cloak, and he's burrowed into it so deeply that he looks sort of like a pile of laundry. It doesn't help that he's much smaller than most of the people here, and the only part of him that's really visible is his fluffy head of hair poking out from the blanket. He isn't great at big social functions like this, especially when he's the only little boy in a group made almost entirely of adult women, so he's staying pretty quiet and just sipping from a juice box as he takes in the scene around him.

If it even looks like the booze being passed around the bonfire is making its way towards him, he'll shake his head vigorously. ]

No thank you! I've been drunk before, I didn't really enjoy it afterwards.

[pellameno]

[ Pell hates the cold, so no worries about him hanging back. He nudges in to be close to the fire, and is struck with not quite homesickness, but a very strong sense of nostalgia. All those journeys he took through the desert, the weather nearly identical to Hadriel's current location. When he closes his eyes and breathes in the dust and smoke, he almost expects to hear coyotes in the distance.

Strangely, it's the first time in months he's been anything but sad, thinking of home and Cal. He smiles faintly and takes a sip of the next bottle passed to him. ]

This brings back memories.

yoooo

[survivorsguilt]

[Ellie isn't stellar at mingling, so she can mostly be found stuffing her face or laughing too loudly if anyone embarrasses themselves or cracks a joke. She's an easy laugh.

Lup doesn't have to pull her into a hug, because she's already there, more affectionate with the elf lady than anyone might have expected from the girl who is otherwise largely avoiding touch.

On occasion she might offer her snacks to whoever sits next to her, and she's never far from Riley.]

/wanders in 15 minutes late with Starbucks

[murderpotato]

[Sitting on the edge of the group is, like, where Gren hangs out habitually; he's not one of those social kinds of people who like to. You know, talk or whatever. Besides, it's harder to figure out what people are saying at night, when the fire casts weird shadows over their faces and makes it harder to see what their mouths are doing. Being deaf sucks.]

[But he's okay with this. Everybody else seems like they're having a decent time, and he's fine with hanging around and getting a nice whiskey buzz on.]

[And, hey, maybe he can break into that dank kush that he got to do some QC on.]