[OPEN] elsword's housewarming party!

[simplicitas]

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.]

Comments

Re: Never Have I Ever

[amethystic]

( takes a sip. )

Three exes, but I'm on good terms with two of them.

[amhran]

What is an ex...?

[amethystic]

Ex-partner. I've had two boyfriends and a girlfriend, but none of them worked out as permanent relationships for various reasons.

[amhran]

Oh! It does make sense that you have have many partners, you are so lovely and reliable to be with. I did not know you could end love relations with others though, it is not common among my people.

[amethystic]

Well, it's harder if you marry someone- divorce can be messy, with lots of legal proceedings. But before then, it's... a bit easier, in theory. Dating is simply taking time to build the foundations, after all. And if the bones crack and can't be fixed, it's better to not for everyone's sake.

[amhran]

Oh this is so interesting, learning about other cultures... It sounds so much like the books I love to read. Divorce... Sounds estrange but I think I understand?

[ She is thinking... ]

Us elven folk usually take several decades before finalizing feelings - though it varies. My sister Maeve, she is liken to others rather quickly!

[amethystic]

Divorce is when you end a marriage. It might sound strange and upsetting but ultimately it's for the best- no one should be stuck in a love that's died.

[amhran]

O-Oh.. I-I see.. [ The cultural clash here is great, and she simply nods her head in agreement. ]

[lostpsalm]

--Caoimhe, people don't often come to parting in love, where you are from...? Isn't that...

_{[ 'dangerous,' he holds himself back from saying. ]}

...it is very... romantic, but also surprising.

[amhran]

[ She doesnt understand, doesnt see it that way anyway. ]

Romantic...? It is... Normal? What reason would you dismiss your partner if you have known them for decades? Or have chosen to accept them in your life...? Even Maeve, when she accepts partners in every Kingdom. It is simply so.

I mean.. I have read it in books, but I do not go to Kingdoms regularly or speak to their folk. Perhaps I am wrong?

[lostpsalm]

...Indeed, it IS harder. When you have known someone for that long. It can... bind you.

[amhran]

[ ???? BIND YOU WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ? ? ?? Caoimhe just kinda - hmm!! ]

Bind...? Do you mean tied together tightly like a braid...? Well yes is that not what love is? Something that you fold together ones body, mind, and soul until it is one?

[lostpsalm]

<sub>[ rennuid's posture subtly adjusts into an inward coil, a defensive cringe to protect against--

Something that already happened. ]</sub>

I...
Did always think so. That love was communion, loyalty, and...


Never ever being apart.

...ah, nevermind. I have just made myself confused, Caoimhe.

[amhran]

Love? Never being apart - No.

[ That she focuses on specifically due to cultural importance! It is important to her - knowledge is shared never kept from others. If there is question to be had - one must ask it. If there is something to learn - you must learn it. Such is the way of the Tuatha de - chroniclers of the old ways. She must, due to duty, share their truths. As such, Caoimhe happily hops into attempting to do so. A sort of story telling way. ]

Partnerships of love, especially - ah Romantic love! Matter not distance or even dimensional planes. Or even in Death... If someone passes on, it is not that you are not their lover - even in death you still are. There is no end to said partnership.

It is rare to see one come to an end - but I suppose it is not unheard of?

Can one be rid of the Ocean Wholly?

[ She muses the question out loud in speak, as in druidic it would not have worked. At this point Caoimhe moves her arms about in fluid movements, a sort of performance. She enacts an old dance from her people. Her wrists look as if they spin around and her arms are magically ebbing from her shoulders down along toward her wrists. She leans forward to one side, shutting her smiling. ]

Our people do not believe in ends such as this, most lovers keep each other and if that love recedes - like the ocean waves.

Or If the love's winds are not as strong, it merely means love has changed. It is not gone, love can never be.

"Even if it turns into Hate - for what is hate but love transformed?" Maeve use to tell me this.

She says - it simply moves into a new form. Love is endless and flows like the water - a river stream bleeding into the ocean.

[ Caoimhe folds her hands back onto her lap. ]

That said I am still learning about Love, it takes a Shaman centuries before they can preach the words of Emer. I can only speak on a slither of her knowledge.

Re: Never Have I Ever

[lostpsalm]

Three is a powerful number.
Next time could be lucky~.

Re: Never Have I Ever

[amethystic]

Ah... maybe...

<self indulgent tag>

[succiduous]

[Rotating his wedding band around his finger,

takes a shot.]

I find it difficult to get along with those whose ideals differ widely from mine, as is common with exes... it's nice that things worked out for you.

[He's Trying to be friendly please praise him]

Re: <self indulgent tag>

[amethystic]

Mm... the first was a liar on every level. But with Tara and Lee, things just... drifted. We're still friends, and love each other. It's just not romantic.

( she gives an appreciative smile, though. she sees you, gnosis. she won't call attention to it but this is her praise yes )

[succiduous]

I see. I will admit, my understanding of such things is fairly limited. I've never had the opportunity, nor interest, for sordid tales of love long past.

[this is what happens when your soulmate is literally your childhood best friend.]

[amethystic]

Is it easier that way?

( because GOD navigating romance when you're a child soldier and teen mercenary and also about to break out of the complex and wander the world forever is hard )

[succiduous]

It gives me ample time to focus more on what I personally find enjoyable, which is my research. Being cut off from personal attachments makes it far easier to both take criticism in stride, as well as not experience "hangups", so to speak.

[he says this but there are like two people he's ever been attached to in his life,]

[amethystic]

( hate that he sounds like he'd fit in with her former teachers on some level. )

... I guess that makes sense. But where do you find your joy, then?

[succiduous]

Were I to attribute joy to anything, it would be scientific progress, technology, and success.

[Though, a lot of his ideas of success came from his partnership with Enciodes. Gnosis does not fully own the chessboard the two stand upon, merely shares his square with that crafty Feline.]

...though I do enjoy mulled wine and pleasant conversation, from time to time.

[amethystic]

( how dare this old man be adorable for a moment. but she'll have to keep that in mind- some of those things she can't guarantee in this hell hole, but she'll do her best. )

Maybe the shopkeeper's got some wine... wouldn't hurt to ask. As for the other... I don't think we're all so bad.

... Good luck on the first two here though, honestly-

[succiduous]

[WOW he's only like 35, there are like 3 Operators older than he is!!! Rude!!!!]

So I've noticed. I still have my Arts unit, and the shadowy woman with the turtle seemed as though she was willing to trade for certain things. This place is quite similar to Kjerag with its lack of technology, so you could say I'm almost at home here.