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

[hot_mes]

[aw c'mon tiny king, roe is delicious]

I just don't.

[real answer: because Cora-san didn't and I was impressionable enough at thirteen to make him my whole life and therefore...

Yeah it's really sad when you get down to it.]

Everybody has foods they don't like, right?

[abyssalarcana]

[Wow this is unfair because Law talking about how he could probably kill off most of an entire city of people at once absolutely makes her want to slide back over there and steal him for the night. Curse her everlasting attraction to power and murder.]

That's - fascinating. And you're right, of course, tactics are important. Necessary. But it sounds like you have plenty of both, which is even better.

[puzzlingly]

「No! IT'S DISGUSTING, ew, the texture........ and don't get him started on the flavor!」

Yeah, that's true.

「Asking doesn't hurt, though.」 

It's a bit of a shame, though... There are some from home too.

「Don't mind the nostalgic demeanor. Yugi would have loved them. He eats just another one of those little pieces of heaven. But he goes a little serious after that.」

Say, Law... aren't you tired of all of this...? Of being treated like a guinea pig?

[hot_mes]

[OH BOY...]

Yeah, well. What about you? I expect...one of those magic types, can do a lot more than just teleport yourself?

[fair's fair...]

[hot_mes]

Mm. Yeah.

[murmured into his drink. He feels that so hard]

Pieces are falling into place, though. It's time to take matters into our own hands.

[his vaunted intentions of finding the gods a new food source, of researching the Door and the conflict with the Null, have been backburnered thanks to subsistence-level living. But now Hope is at full power, Sorrow will be returning, they've rescued the renegade Null, and they have luxuries and new houses and everything. Time to stop thinking about fishing enough for everyone to not starve every day and start thinking rebellion.]

[abyssalarcana]

[She's being good. She's staying put. He said no, and she has the common sense not to push. Some of her kin absolutely are not that merciful.

But this question, how do we answer this question. She's proud and tipsy and tempted to just tell him too much, but there's value in being hard to predict. Most of the people here have only the faintest idea of what she's capable of. Even those who know she can summon weaker tanar'ri, those who walked through ink-black clouds of pure madness, even those she has personally killed here know only a fraction of her abilities and she would prefer to keep it that way for now. The things people have seen already, though - word spreads fast. And she is proud.]

You don't spend much time on the network, do you? Here, come with me. I don't mind explaining a few things, but I'd rather not do it in so open and - populated a location. Some people here have decided they are my enemies, evidently.

[Wonder why?? Mortals take things so personally sometimes. She reaches out a hand for him to take, needing contact in order to teleport them both.]

[puzzlingly]

「That sounds like something is brewing under the surface. He's not sure what, though. So, when Atem looks up at him, there is doubt in his eyes. What's on your mind, dude?

He can only assume so much, but their thoughts aren't so different, no. He moves away from the table and more into the shadow where Law probably came from, being careful to look around shying away from unknown faces.」

How?

「He's never been on this side of the fence, he always held the resources, the power and the people (until he didn't). Here, they are but a bitter bunch of individuals who have been held against their will and put under impossible circumstances for far too long.」 

later!

[sciencelizard]

[Alphys isn't the partying type. She's still awkward in most situations, and certainly not one to be the life of the party. But with the way the city's been, Hope's promise of food lures her quickly. She's probably eaten about 17 Grillby hamburgers by this point, but she's just kind of floating around by now, trying to find a familiar face or some place to settle.

She ends up next to Daenerys absentmindedly, and jumps a little bit when she's spoken to, but looks over at the other woman. Let's hope that blush is from some alcohol already, huh?]

Oh, I-- uh, sure!

[She has no idea what she's about to drink, but she sure does it, taking an exploratory sip before an actual gulp.]

Wow, yeah, t-that's really good! Uhm, thank you.

[sciencelizard]

Alphys finds Rey about mid party; she arrives late and spends some time looking for a familiar face, having only barely convinced herself to even show up. She approaches Rey with the intent to talk to her, or at least say hi, and then balks at the spread in front of her.

"Wh... a-are those dumplings??" Just about all of her Asian food knowledge is from Japan, but she's not dumb enough to not recognize a dumpling. "Is this... where you're from??"

gonna change it up and say one!

[sciencelizard]

[Alphys finds herself doing something similar when the city clears out; it's probably the nicest she's seen Hadriel almost ever, especially with the sun now shining down. Serah can find her standing in awe outside of the lab, looking down the streets to find them clean. When her gaze finally makes it to Serah, she offers a wave, pointing excitedly down the street.]

Did you see this?? Everything looks s-so good!

[pocketspa]

You know you're supposed to eat the food, right?

[Taako's voice comes from behind him, where he's talking through a truly massive turkey drumstick. There's a glass next to him filled with some clear liquid, being held by a spectral, transluscent hand near to his body.]

Or is that, uh, what passes for cooking?

[He either hasn't noticed the blood, or he certainly wasn't going to comment on it.]

drink, eyes emoji

[pocketspa]

[Most of the time, when the Gods have a party, Taako has to spend a bunch of time beforehand fabricating or creating alcohol, a pregaming ritual that only leaves him a little bitter about his situation. But after confirming beforehand that this place was going to be lit and being greeted by a bottle of Grey Goose, he has decided he likes this party. It's been at least two hours and he has not stopped drinking at pretty much any point, equally unsteady on his feet as he bumps shoulders with people through the crowd. When he finally (literally) hits Nate, he spins a bit unsteadily, but blinks at him until it registers. He's dressed impeccably, a glittering body-hugging dress with matching heels that don't seem to be serving him well here. His long hair, typically braided back tight, is left loose down to the waist where it picks up the twist, but pieces of it fall loose over his shoulders. It's great. This is great.]

Haha, oh shit, hey. You look like you're, uh... havin' fun. Yeah.

[He'll get there, give him a minute.]

ii, obvs

[pocketspa]

[Frankly, Taako should not be left alone at a party without adult supervision, and by 'adult' we mean 'literally anyone'. With Lup busy, Taako takes the opportunity to make his own entrance in flair, sporting a glittering body-hugging dress with matching heels. His long hair, typically braided back tight, is left loose down to the waist where it picks up the twist, but pieces of it fall loose over his shoulders. By the time he finds Barry, he is well past drunk, and verging into "fucking sloppy", gripping a half drunk bottle of straight grey goose. He half collapses into the seat next to Barry, and takes about three tries to successfully rest his arm on the table.]

BAROLD, my good bitch, why... are you just sitting here. It's a party. You had better be drunk already, I don't have time to make you fun.

Kiran Anthony (OTA) / feast

[ex_matricide319]

[Kiran tells himself that he's just here for the food, but for once, he's not wearing his perpetually-pristine, magic-fueled blue and purple magical boy uniform. No, in fact, he's wearing the fresh pair of jeans that came from home last month, and a brand new shirt to boot. Even the hair hanging over the center of his forehead looks brushed and cleaned.

Were he more honest with himself, Kiran would acknowledge his sense of responsibility to attend, having been one of the people who helped Hope get back on his feet. And in the process, he managed to maybe meet some people for once. So... well, maybe this is a celebration he can get behind.

Still, Kiran doesn't want to talk to the people who bore him and doesn't know how to socially engage the people who don't, so for the first half hour of the party he lurks in a corner, eating and sneaking sips of wine.]

{ 1. pluck the wallflower }

[More friendly or open partygoers might notice him lurking by his lonesome and strike up a conversation. Depending on who you are, he may shove some food into his mouth to give him a few seconds to think of how to respond.]

{ 2. just like mom's }

[At a certain point, Kiran will make a very important discovery: there's a large buffet dish of chicken tikka masala. Initially, it was the prospect of eating one of his favorite foods again that made him spoon a hefty portion onto his plate, but when he tastes it...

This is his mother's tikka masala. There's no doubt in his mind. This is exactly how she makes it.

With watery eyes, he takes a few more huge bites of it and then stares at his plate for several long minutes. Eventually, he pushes past numerous people in his way to dump the entire plate, still heaping and uneaten, into the nearest garbage can. This transpires with him in complete ignorance to whoever has been watching him or sees it.]

{ 3. j-kwon playing softly in the distance }

[Towards the end of the party, as people are beginning to filter out towards their homes, Kiran can be seen seated along the wall again. However, unlike earlier, he's now very drunk. And very talkative.]

Hey! [he attempts to wave at people on their way out, especially people who are leaving alone.] Going already? Come'n sit over here, friend. I got wine I need help drinking. [he pats the seat next to him and grins.]

[circumitus]

[Rey sure as hell isn't about to be ungrateful for what she's got, but she does agree. The fact that everything they did might not have had to be necessary if the gods just listened to their warnings from the start, they've earned more than a good meal.]

What more would you want from them? [She stuffs another shumai in her mouth. Om nom.]

[hot_mes]

[he eyes that hand for a moment, but he's pretty sure this isn't to get into his pants so. Yeah, sure. Let him put down his coffee cup, first.]

Ah. Yeah, I gathered that. You're the one the elves are pissed about, aren't you?

[no judgment, but only because he hasn't really faced up to all the shit he missed, including Margaery's death. Later. He'll deal later. Right now he's got a far worse enemy to watch for. So, sure, he'll learn more if she wants to share, so here's his hand.]

[allthecards]

[He stops mid step at those words. He stared straight ahead, but stood taller so his words could easily be heard behind his back.]

Only you could think that running towards the future is the same thing as running from the past.

The past doesn't change. Instead of worrying about me, ask how standing still is working for you.

[circumitus]

Currently Rey is halfway through a rice noodles roll stuffed into her mouth. Soy sauce drips down her chin after she had dipped the roll in some before devouring as much as she could.

So dignified, this one.

She blinks as Alphys approaches with that familiar starry-eyed expression.

"Mm-hm, eff's--" Rey stops, plucking out the remaining half of the roll so that she can chew and finish what she's got. She wipes the sauce from her chin with the back of her hand. "--it's from this fucking fantastic Chinese place in Chicago. At least, um... that's where I first had this type of food."

[hot_mes]

[yes, secret conferences murmured in the corner, good. The shadows are safe, though what he wouldn't give for Corazon's ability right now instead of his own.]

One thing at a time. Lance-ya is working on things. As soon as Sorrow is in any capacity, I'm going to talk to him.

[he's aware that probably won't amount to anything but he's damn tired of sitting back and relying on outdated information told third-hand from people who aren't even in the city any longer]

[hot_mes]

[being far more delicate about this fish ball. No, he's not putting the whole thing in his mouth at once.]

A trip home clearly isn't in the making. I'd settle for some straight talk and definite answers.

[puzzlingly]

Is that so? And what future is that? Enlighten me. You cannot even let go of me being gone.

「That's what bothered him so much, wasn't it? He said it himself.」

Is it that stupid title you are still after? Only when you have it you would truly get what you wanted, wasn't it? Well, you're in luck today! You can have it! I never cared about it anyway.

「He ignores the rest, why would Kaiba even care about how he was handling things anyway.」

[allthecards]

[Kaiba took a closer look at the table. While before he had taken it for eccentric plating, he was now wondering if it all actually was what it looked like. Or worse, if the things that looked normal actually weren't.

He was too practiced at the "business face" for any of that to show beyond a slight widening of his eyes. Good thing he never had much of an appetite to begin with.]

So they do these things often?

[Business mode - I talk about these things all the time. I'm not shaken.]

[allthecards]

What the hell would you know?! You have no idea what I have and have not been able to accomplish because you chose the past over the future!

[Now he turns around to shout directly at him. There was some truth to his words which just made it worse. He'd blown up his last anchor to the past at Battle City, only to be tied to another without even realizing it.

There was no way he was going to admit to any of that.]

I reject your challenge. I'm not going to disrespect my deck by dueling with someone who won't even remember this tomorrow.

[puzzlingly]

「In which universe did he think this would be better than letting him just go? It hurts, his words hurt, and yet, he keeps at it.」

I could say the same, Kaiba. You don't have any idea of who I am and you never cared. All you wanted was to satisfy your wounded ego.

「He laughs.」

What challenge?! I am just giving you back what you've only ever wanted from me, just take it, it is the only way you will have it anyway! You're never going to beat me.

「Kaiba is probably right, he will not remember this, but it doesn't change the fact he will feel terrible about it.」

[allthecards]

[If Kaiba wasn't treating this as a business function he would have ignored the greeting entirely. He returns the nod of greeting. All he knew about him was that he knew Yugi and had a stupid hat.]