hadriel_logs | Event Log: A Hope for the Future

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.
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( Since she came here, the food has been... well. Not the nicest. Serah wouldn't dare complain, but the taste of things at the feast has certainly thrown into focus how bland the food she's had up to this point is. It's certainly made the day more than pleasant, even if the memories that come up when the scent and taste fill her lungs and mouth remind her of the fact she's here without any of her loved ones.

But that's... okay. She has others here who are just as kind and friendly, like Curufin himself. )

Sure.

( She doesn't drink often, barely more than a glass or two at celebrations, but this is a kind of celebration. So she takes a glass and a sip, and it tastes nothing like the kind of wines she's grown accustomed to on Pulse.

But that might be a good thing. ) Wow. It's delicious.

[ Curufin has been lucky in that he has family here. He knows not everyone has that, and he strives to help those who don't to fill the gap with friends. Serah herself is a kind person and certainly deserves kindness from others. ]

[ The Elvish wine probably doesn't taste quite like anything anybody's accustomed to in their world, but it is satisfying and refreshing, and confers a subtle feeling of blessing on the party-goer. When it wears off, it never leaves a painful hangover. ] I'm glad you like it. The pastry's delicious, too! [ Munch munch. ]

( Now wouldn't that be useful for a heavy drinker. She hums happily and takes another sip, holding the liquid in her mouth long enough to try and get a better gauge of the flavour. )

It doesn't taste like any wine I've had before...

( That's a good thing, but she's having trouble placing the actual tastes beyond pleasant. )

[ Very useful! ]

No, I suppose it doesn't. It was made, as I said, in Ossiriand, the Land of Seven Rivers. The grapes are grown in the valley of the River Adurant, the southernmost stream of that region. When the Elvish wine-makers crush the grapes, they add some of the herbs and fruits of their country. These Elves are active horticulturists, and they breed varieties of berries and herbs and fruit trees that are superior to those in my territory in the north. I am not even sure what some of these southern varieties are called. I just know I used to pay a lot in bartered goods to get one barrel full of this beverage!

[ He raises his glass and takes another sip, and grins. ]

( That's interesting. Serah knows little about the actual process of making wine, due to... well, not drinking it often. )

This is a once in a lifetime chance, you know? Getting to know all these people from different worlds. ( And all their food and drink. )

[ Indulge while you can! XD ]

Indeed it is. There are many downsides to living in Hadriel, but we don't often talk of the upsides: getting to know people of many worlds; making friends we would never have had in our own; and acquiring knowledge of the sheer size of the universe, or should I say mulitverse? (And oh yes, the food and drink! ) I'd never have had this perspective if I had stayed in my own world. I'm not sorry I'm here.

( She nods in agreement to each thing he says. All of these things are reasons to be thankful for the city and that they're here. It's not perfect - not by a long shot when she has so much to do back home - but all the same... )

It seems like everyone helps each other. We're all in the same boat but we're not alone.

( It's one of the many, many ways Hadriel reminds her of home. )

We try. I guess we are all human, and we know we can't survive alone.

[ She is lucky, if her home is filled with people who think communally! ]

( Well. They're not all human, but the sentiment is the same. )

Yeah... ( It's a nice thought to trail off on. People are, fundamentally, good as far as Serah is concerned.

The other thing that's good? All this food. And as lovely as the pastries from home are, she needs to balance out all this sweet with something more savoury. Like a slice of pizza. )

[ Human, loosely defined! XD ]

Hmm. . . [ It is a nice thought to trail off on. Curufin is far more ambivalent about people than Serah is, but he is also willing to give them a chance, and he tries to invoke the best from others and from himself. It is a pleasure to know Serah, who must have been doing the same but longer than he has.

And YES, FOOD! ]

Shall we explore the tables and see what all the dishes taste like?

Event Log: A Hope for the Future

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Good place to end? Could catch up in the Save Name Squad's log, if you like?