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𝔊𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔰 ([personal profile] simplicitas) wrote in [community profile] sticksandbones2023-08-01 02:37 pm

[OPEN] elsword's housewarming party!

Who: Elsword & You
What: Housewarming party!! Snacks!! Mysterious river noises!!!! A mushroom probably!
When: Early August, in the evening
Where: Elsword's house :D
Warnings: frat boy party stuff probably


Elsword has been building a house. And, when August rolls around (time is weird here, just go with it, it Feels like August ok) he manages to complete it. Which means...

a) moving really shitty furniture into the actual rooms, sorry this is all the Shopkeeper could spare, he'll buy and/or make nicer furniture later
b) installing a chandelier (dangerous!)
c) going around to the grove's residents to ask if they want to live with him
and
d) inviting people to have a "housewarming party", and explaining "I've never had one before but it sounds like fun" (you are here!)

There's food aplenty (mostly fish) cooked up and ready to eat, and the Shopkeeper has provided further party snacks, which is a fun way of saying there is a single large bowl of pretzels on a coffee table that looks like a halved tree. There are apples picked from the apple tree by the river's edge (Elsword has already thanked the forest for those). There's water. It's not the most extravagant party food, but there should be enough to go around. Just be sure to share with your fellow housemates and/or current partygoers, please, it's only polite.

There are games, too, but not anything too exciting. Elsword doesn't have any board games, and video games are a myth where he's from, so you'll all be playing verbal games like Two Truths & a Lie or Truth or Dare, which may or may not devolve into the most fratboy shit ever. There's no liquor here to make you immune to questioning your life choices, after all.

Outside on the patio are some of those awful, terribly uncomfortable plastic chairs likely pulled from the back of the General Store, but at least you can sit down and enjoy the sounds of the river nearby. The rushing waters, the sound of something croaking, maybe some gurgling... it's all very normal. There's nothing happening in the water. Elsword has even tried to create fake fireflies outside by using some of his magic to make little yellow orbs that float and bob in the air. It's quieter than inside, too, and is a nice escape from the partying. A relaxing time.

At the end of the night, after everyone has partied out, Elsword takes to cleaning up. He'll tell you not to worry about it and just let him handle everything, but if you stick around to help, you might find him staring into the shards of a mirror.


[OOC: hi this is a mingle. please do the mingling. do not kill each other. ty.]

[personal profile] amethystic 2023-08-08 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
That's why it's sequestered off, and you pay a lot to go. They use that money to get more supplies, and other stuff. You choose to go when you want, and then play alllll day.
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[personal profile] amhran 2023-08-08 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, it sounds like the parties in legends I have heard about happening within the Fae Wilds.

[personal profile] amethystic 2023-08-08 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
I would say its much more benevolent, but your wallet wouldn't agree.
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[personal profile] lostpsalm 2023-08-08 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[ it sounds... enjoyable, but he can't help but think about the logistics... and... ]

...it reminds me of gambling.

[personal profile] amethystic 2023-08-11 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ehh, if you play the wrong games. Everything's straightforward, otherwise.
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[personal profile] lostpsalm 2023-08-12 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
No, on the--

The people who run it. They are gambling.
Edited 2023-08-12 16:33 (UTC)
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[personal profile] lostpsalm 2023-08-13 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
A festival needs many things, that are... the end of lots of work, yes? Because they are... people playing to see what they can do, as many... in the food, and making games, and stories and clothes... before the festival, as many as during.

But you need to make these things that can be... breaking, last every day. Or people do not trust to come. Yes? Because the price is high.

It seems... difficult, to me. A visit is special to who visits. But a visit is only one more piece, to you, and you need many. It is like gambling, with good fortune as each chip.

[ <-- guy who has never been to a big city and grew up in a town of.. 200ish people. ]
Edited 2023-08-13 14:01 (UTC)

[personal profile] amethystic 2023-08-16 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
If the cities and towns where I'm from were smaller, I might agree. Not to mention people will travel insane distances for the more famous parks. The people who go can afford to go, basically.