Event Log: A Hope for the Future

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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!
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► 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

[hardwearing]

[ For the record they are not making a habit of this feeding each other in public thing, right? But he'll take it again since it seems to be making her happy and he sucks with the chopsticks.

This is much more his speed. Less hot more savory, and easier to eat despite being a bigger bite. ]

I like that one.

[evocation]

[Nope, Kyna is just feeling particularly cheesy at the moment. She grins, then offers him the chopsticks.]

Want to try?

[hardwearing]

Yeah...

[ If only to prove he's capable of it! He sets his glass down again so he can arrange them in one hand with the other, the way she was holding them. ]

[evocation]

Good job. You only have to move the top one.

[She's ready to be impressed, Wash!]

[hardwearing]

[ She might have too much faith in him, not that this is a new thing or limited to food. But after a few fumbles he does manage to pick up another piece successfully. Does she want this bite? ]

[evocation]

[She is very impressed, and she'll take the bite!]

See? Easy.

[hardwearing]

It's not, I feel like my hand would cramp eventually.

[evocation]

Okay, fine. Stick to your crazy straws.

[hardwearing]

I don't know why you're acting like straws are utensils today. But thanks for sharing what you got.

[evocation]

I just wanted to see if you could do it. You wanna see what else I got?

[hardwearing]

Yeah. You said there was a lot you missed from home.

[evocation]

Okay. Come on.

[And with that she abandons her beer altogether and loops her free arm through his to drag him off.]

Do you like spicy food?

[hardwearing]

[ ... for some reason that question imbues him with a vague sense of dread. ]

How spicy are we talking?

[evocation]

[She smiles, and it somehow just misses innocent.]

Not that bad. You can totally handle it.

[hardwearing]

[ Yup. He recognizes that expression, and it means he's in over his head. OH WELL. ]

Sure I can.

[ He's been in the military for twelve years, Kyna, that diet is astonishingly bland by design. They may both regret this endeavor. ]

[evocation]

[Oh yeah, they absolutely will. She finally stops at a table absolutely loaded with stuff, and instead of going for something relaxing like the brownies or tamales, she goes for a plate of noodles, instead.]

Try this first.

[hardwearing]

[ That's a lot of food, most of which he does recognize -- but not the red tinged noodles she selects. He's just macho enough to go through with this, and just comfortable enough with his likely wimpiness that he's gonna make sure he has enough to drink left in case it's miserable. ]

Okay...

[ Maybe he just psyched himself up enough, but it's not so bad? It tastes good and takes a few bites before the heat kicks in and he needs to reach for his beer, and ultimately leaves him sniffling a little but not uncomfortable. He's had worse, for sure. ]

What's this?

[evocation]

Drunken noodles. They're good, right?

[hardwearing]

Yeah, I like them. You're two for two so far.

[evocation]

[She beams at him, takes the noodles back, and swaps them out. This time she's offering him chicken curry. Easy!]

[hardwearing]

[ Well if that first bite of sushi and the noodles are representative of her spice preference, he's actually feeling pretty confident now.

So of course this is where things go terribly wrong.

Dish #3 is way too much for him, the burn starting while he's still chewing and rising sharply into his nose. Sucking in air just makes it worse, and he barely manages to swallow before he starts coughing. Which means he can't take a drink and this burn is intense enough he starts sweating from it, face flushed. Abort mission. ]

...too hot.......

[evocation]

[Oh no. Kyna can't help it—she bursts out laughing, even as she immediately takes the plate away and reaches for his beer.]

Oh God, I'm sorry.

[hardwearing]

[ Did she give him that on purpose?! Even as he grabs the glass and starts drinking his eyes are betrayed over the rim of it. Between sips he gets out: ]

Sadist.

[evocation]

[Now she's really laughing.]

Sorry. I thought you were into that.

[hardwearing]

[ Oh my god Kyna they're in public. How many shades of red can he turn and how many can he blame on the vindaloo? ]

Dumped.

[ Who here got ice cream, he's gonna go proposition them instead. ]