Event Log: A Hope for the Future

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the A Hope for the Future event
Where: All over the city!
When: April 15th-April 19th
Warnings: Stealth Rock

It's finally time to reap the rewards you've earned from all that hard work collecting and returning the Hope orbs! Be careful walking the streets during the small earthquakes, but feel free to admire the scenery as your beautiful city reassembles its way back into its former glory.

There are new houses where the destroyed buildings once were, and they're perfect for a single person or pair of lovebirds. In addition, you'll find that the electricity to these new houses, and all other homes and shops in the city is restored. The food is better, the monsters are gone- hey, this city might be livable again!

To cap it all off, we've got a feast waiting for you on the 19th! Come one, come all, and enjoy all of your favorite foods, drinks, and party games. It's been awhile since we've all gotten together to celebrate something good, so get your party on and toss all your troubles away!

► This log covers April 14th-April 19th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you get hit by levitating rubble or eat a food that wasn't meant for you, please let us know here.

Comments

[nonscriptum]

Ravens? Seriously?

[He doesn't want his excitement to be misunderstood; it actually sounds pretty cool, if hilariously inefficient. Guess there's a reason why people refer to distances in "as the crow flies" terms.]

And it's- look, we have phones where I'm from, and I'm still not great with them. They make changes to them a lot, so it's hard to keep up.

[Also, he just...really doesn't care to.]

[murderpotato]

Sounds like a bullshit fuckin' excuse to me.

[Submissive gestures don't placate Gren. This squirrelly little motherfucker is the guy that Lup was head over heels for? The one that she said was worth the risk of love and loss? Lup had picked at Gren's history of terrible choices in men, but he's got a few questions for her about her taste, too.]

None of those asshole gods came down and fuckin' possessed you. Everything you did was your. Fuckin'. Choice.

[Gren steps closer. His hand is clenched into a fist, and he's just itching to use it. This guy would look better with broken teeth, he thinks.]

Maybe I oughtta show you what it's like to get tossed around by somebody bigger and badder'n you. And let me tell you, buddy, you should be real fuckin' grateful that's all I'll do, because if I had my way? I'd be givin' her your fuckin' balls on plate. But Lup's a better person than me.

god @ nate you did this to yourself

[pocketspa]

[Listen. He has limits- if Nate was gonna get super skeeved by this, or worm out of his arms, he's not gonna try again. And as loathe as he is to admit it, the dick is off limits. But that's not gonna stop him from cuddling into his neck, a roll of the shoulders to snuggle in to that embrace.]

Soooo what was the invitation? Oh, Taako, I'm not straight bee tee dubs, also I'm ripped and drunk? Are you that dumb in this sorta deal?

[He's not moving until he's moved, fight him. He's wasted and tired and Nate feels perfect.]

You been checkin' me out? C'mon, you can admit it, who wouldn't like my ass.

[pocketspa]

[Take it from the gay, he's getting gay drunk. Deffo. But his grin somehow stretches wider as his does, and Taako leans forward on the table with a little sway before bumping his bottle into Barry's chest.]

There we go. Good job, Barold. See, I, I told you not to. To get so in your. Yeah.

[He moves up and taps the bottle against Barry's head instead before setting it down on the table. It's about then he reaches into a small purse and pulls out a joint, which he waves between them.]

Sooooo you have earned a prize. And that prize is really enjoying this fucking party, yeah?

[He pulls a move of Lup and lights a little flame on his finger. Whether or not Barry partakes, he's sure gonna reupp his buzz.]

[nonscriptum]

[Sounds to Nate like an entire planet just decided to crib off of some old guys in himations, but he isn't going to accuse a universe of people of being derivative.

Yet.]

Like...what, exactly?

[puzzlingly]

「H-hey! She'll get him cooties! Atem utters a rather whiny "L-Lup!" and tries to move away from her as he can feel the heat burning his cheeks, and it doesn't come from the so much alcohol he's had all day. Watch him rub his temple profusely with a pout and flary cheeks.」

I know I'm irresistible but calm yourself down.

「But her idea is actually the best thing he's heard all day! He actually downs the rest of his beer (yes, of all the pitcher), he's not about to waste it! He leaves it on the ground and grabs her hand.」

I'll show you the moves.

「They are going to end up on the floor.」

[lemontree]

I can't imagine that it would be very difficult. We may have some of our own.

[ Squirrel away in their home for safe keeping... ]

[circumitus]

Even though Rey tries not to think about all the things she has lost over the past couple of years, it would be a lie to say that she doesn't think about it. She does, which is the problem.

Right now, that's not what matters. Bad feelings can fuck off, man.

"Keep helping..." She pauses, before giving a thumbs up. "Hey, sounds like a solid enough plan if I ever heard one.

"But for now, feel free to help yourself to any dim sum. I'm going to try and pack as much shit to take home as I can."

[nowherewolf]

Well yeah, if you keep me from eatin' it.

[But he has a feeling that Party isn't going to just... leave. In an act of what might be spite and what might be good old fashioned trolling, Tucker reaches out, lifts the deer's hind leg, and just sort of tears a chunk out of it with his teeth.]

[abbatis]

'If' [Edgar repeats, a slight confused frown appearing on his forehead]

Well, I guess you'd need to be same species if you wanted to be a cannibal. Do you have idea what else would drink this?

[claritatis]

[Someone conceited, perhaps, to believe ones own world and universe might be the one true source of all others, but Ignis has heard much and drew some interesting lines of similarity.

A connection, at least, can't be denied.]

Does the name 'Leviathan' mean anything to you? Or 'Bahamut'? 'Shiva'? [Start with the easy things. The surface things.] We've already established that the name of my world is known in yours - Goddess of the dawn. It's peculiarly fitting.

[roseofthetyrells]

I already found some Arbor Gold from home and I plan on taking all of it home. Have you found any Essosi wines you enjoy?

[only shared with those they like best]

[abbatis]

How come? I hope you don't planning on dying young. [They had this conversation before. She can argue all she wants about being an adult or such. But she is still young, with possible decades ahead of her. Biology speaking, of course.]

Not everyone. [He says, voice more firm than before. Being alone for too long will drive one crazy sooner or later.] Like I said, you're a strong one.

[sciencelizard]

She smiles, slightly wobbly but still feeling warm. She has good friends, good food, a good place here. Maybe right now that's the best thing to focus on.

Alphys nods, clenching her fist suddenly in a fit of decision. "Yeah! K-Keep it coming, Hope!! We're gonna eat so much and then eat leftovers for weeks!"

And all of that, well, that's just great.

i don't have an apt icon for this

[killthisparty]

[ You know, Party's used to trolling. He's used to gross dares. He's used to gross-out humor. But he still gives Tucker a completely disgusted look for the horror he bestowed upon Party's eyes. ]

[killthisparty]

[He narrows his eyes...]

...vampires?

NUH-UH

[nonscriptum]

[Elena is somewhere in a thirty-foot radius, and Nate is fairly certain that Taako wouldn't just shove a hand down his pants, but he can't rely on supposition when Taako is exactly the sort of person to try to bone down on the dance floor. Or, you know, at the outskirts of a party.]

I was just asking where you got your information.

[He says simply, the picture of slightly-tipsy innocence. Nate doesn't bother to shove Taako off or address any of the other comments, because the latter is opening a huge can of worms and the former is oddly comfortable, like a glittery blanket with zero concept of personal space.]

'Cause you had a primary source right here.

[Though he supposes it would mean the two of them actively talking about personal things, which they have never done.]

[odinbolt]

( It's still pretty, even if you're a local, really. But that question... Well, she stutters slightly, because the very last thing she wished for-- )

... Well, to pass my exams, things like that.

( Does her voice sound unusually tight as she says that? Yeah, kinda. )

[nonscriptum]

[Under normal circumstances Nate might be less cavalier about these kisses, but he has imbibed a significant amount of hard liquor and nothing sounds better than indulging impulse. The alcohol makes his skin buzz pleasantly under her fingers.]

A broom closet? Seriously?

[Nate grins, all teeth, against Elena's skin. He can't remember the last time he saw one here, but this is one of the few streets left that happens to be lined with largely empty two-story shops. At least the lack of rubble means there is a lack of potential gravel in uncomfortable places.]

I might know a place.

[A desolate Mom-and-Pop style joint across the way. Not the height of romance, but beggars can't be choosers and his impatient hands wander up under her shirt, at the small of her back.]

[restinglichface]

Heck yeah, you will. C'mon, shortie. Let's work it.

[Time to burn and crash in style, the Lup an' Atem way! There's no doubt within five minutes they'll both have to be dragged off of the dance floor to somewhere safe.]

[storyseeker]

[Elena's about to protest that broom closets are fine--they're often cozy, clean and above all, convenient—when his teeth catch a little more skin that she was expecting and she practically purrs against him. The alcohol must be having a significant effect now, because she can't imagine replicating that sound if she tried.]

Oh yeah? Maybe we should check it out then. If you don't mind leaving the party.

[Doubtful. The way his hands are wandering, he's only faintly aware other people even exist.]

Because I can think of a few ways we could have a better time...

[She leans forward to whisper into his ear exactly what she wants to do to him, what how she wants to do it, and in what order.]

[lemontree]

So, it's made to... seem like food, but it isn't digested. [ h u h ] Are you sure this isn't some kind of - illusion?

[ Magic tricks are much more common than true magic, after all. ... Not that Alphys seems malevolent. ]

[lemontree]

We'll have beaten you at that, then. Ravens haven't changed in years.

[ Is that a joke? Hard to say. She's had a few drinks. ]

[lemontree]

Different - planes? [ The concept is an unfamiliar one to her, despite being in Hadriel - a different plane, perhaps - at this very moment. ] ... What do you mean?

[ There's a pause, and then she adds: ] I must seem like a child to you, considering all of my questions.

[sneaklizard]

Aw, nah, don't worry. I get, it's-- we're all from different places and worlds and stuff. And I guess there most people don't have dragonborn in theirs. It's okay.

Lots of humans, though. Like, a lot. Kinda weird.