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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2013-07-21 10:49 pm

Event | Yard Sale!

Characters: Come one, come all!
Date: July 21st - July 27th
Location: The City of Keeliai
Situation: The rationing is officially lifted and the kedan are celebrating by conducting one citywide yard sale! Think big! Think small! Think tribbles! Think all!
Warnings/Rating: Tribbles. Lots of tribbles. Please indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable.

The morning of the 21st kicks off with heralds roving about the city of Keeliai to declare that the rationing edict has been lifted and that citizens no longer have to contribute one-fifth of their productions (juulan or physical goods) to the communal stores maintained by the police force. These announcements trigger a state of celebration across the city as kedan drag months worth of hoarded items to the street to sell, steal, or trade in a wave of mercantile goodness that stretches for nearly a week. Not even the rising tide of tribbles seems to dampen their spirit, with kedan citywide finding new and inventive uses for the fuzzy paperweights.

Characters are free to do as they will during this event, with police oversight relaxed in the aftermath of the long rationing and strained relations. Impromptu sales out of suites will rarely be inspected and purchase made elsewhere are no longer monitored. Everyone is taking a breath of fresh air, so to speak, and most do not want their first fun in months to be ruined.

OOC: See the OOC announcement for details and this post for subheaders in which you may wreak havoc celebrate the lifting of the rationing. Feel free to start your own thread header if you like! <3

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bludhavenknight: ([D] Hold that Iron Cross)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-08-22 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, pretty much what I'm saying. But I should get two, I might be getting another tribble at some point. [He fully approves of this practice. More people should be able to do it.] Apparently tossing them out the window is crueler then putting them in a freezer?

[The thing is, Dick rarely tells lies. About the big things, sure, like being a crime fighter in a mask, but most of his stories are true. Which is what makes them all interesting.

Glancing at the open stall, he looks back at her and grins.]
Challenge accepted. But I have to tell you... [And here, as he walks to that open space, he bends down and pushes into a handstand, walking the rest of the way there on his hands.] Pretty much anyone can do flips. You don't have to be in a circus to do that.

[He turns around, still on his hands, so he can look at her upside down.] I'm flattered, but if I say he is, then it'd just be awkward, and if I say he isn't, then it's just as awkward. So I'm going to guess...

[He tilts slightly, pushing onto just one hand.] Red?
everylittlegirl: (wicked in her humor)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-08-23 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh really? [Because really, she's been tossing most of them out the window. At least she's on a single floor and they don't have far to go. Hayley moves to look at the stuffed tribble pillows to offer him, but stops as he wanders away. She can't help but smile as she watches him making a fool of himself, wondering if he has the good sense to be embarrassed or if he really just doesn't care.]

Well, we both know you're attractive, so it would only be awkward if you said no and he found out about it. But my lips are sealed if yours are. [She flashes an almost wicked grin for a split second before her genuine smile returns.]

Red's fine for clothes and maybe some paint, but no. Are you done embarrassing yourself yet?
bludhavenknight: ([D] One handed push ups)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-08-25 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Or so I heard. Also tossing them into any kind of water is a big no-no. I don't feel like messing with a guy who wears scales. [He's been warned. Sternly. But then again, the scales guy was the father of a good friend of his, so maybe he was let off a little easily.]

My lips are always sealed. There's no better secret keeper out there then me. Just ask anyone who's told me secrets and I never revealed them. [Dick laughs, going back onto both of his hands.]

Nope. So, I'm going to guess... green? [He's not going to stop walking on his hands until you tell him your favorite color.]
everylittlegirl: (its nothing)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-08-25 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
'Wears scales?' [She's oblivious to his reference and still enormously skeptical of him in general. There's something about people that always seem at ease that makes her suspicious, maybe because she, herself, so often plays nonchalant.]

[Hayley continues to watch him until he returns to two hands and is back to guessing her favorite color. Then her attention shifts back to potential buyers and she continues selling some things, making note of his efforts to emphasize his status as a secret keeper. She directs her words to him even as she continues making sales.]


Nope. Are you really just going to keep guessing until I say yes?
bludhavenknight: ([D] I love teaching kids)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-08-25 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! You know, the guy who swims around and wears scares, goes by the name Aquaman? The guy with scales! [At least Aquaman had a presence on this place that he didn't mind showing off. Then again, he'd never been one for subtly.

But as she sells things, and takes her time, Dick is okay with that. Though, he does come out of the handstand, waiting a moment before jumping up so he can carefully balance himself on the top of the edge of a stall. It could collapse with one wrong move. But he had this.]


Yup! How about yellow?
everylittlegirl: (uh huh | tell me more about that)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-08-26 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
Aquaman is here? [For all her many talents, sometimes Hayley is still just oblivious. Because it hasn't been shoved into her face and because the man has never spoken to her directly, he simply hasn't crossed her radar.] Wait, you don't mean Percy, do you? Because I know he does the whole water thing, but he's not like..

[She glances over to him and makes a very rough and awkward mermaid outline with her hands, then immediately returns to selling. Hayley can't help a small smile again, at his increasingly ridiculous maneuvers, because they are pretty awesome. Not that she'll tell him that right now.]

It's purple, okay? You can stop. [Her voice is meant to sound more exasperated than she is, but it fails. Instead, she sounds almost amused.]
bludhavenknight: ([D] Ready to play?)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-08-29 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, he's here. And his name isn't Percy, I'll tell you that. [He's going to stick with Aquaman. He isn't sure how to address his friend's father, so it's a little weird, but he's just going to go with Aquaman.] Seriously, he has to have sensors set up so any time someone mentions doing something to the water that he doesn't like? He's on it.

[He's not like... oh. Took him a moment to figure out that that was a mermaid. He waits till there's a little bit of a break before he hops back down with a grin.]

Purple! I was going to guess purple next, it was on the tip of my tongue. I really had that one next. So now that I have an answer, you can ask a question! [Look, he made her not quite laugh but not quite be annoyed, either!]
everylittlegirl: (yeah well)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-08-31 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
I don't really go to the water that much. Maybe that's why I haven't seen him around or whatever. [She shrugs. It's good information to be aware of, but it's not exactly a pressing issue and the girl rarely gets caught up in the business of others when it's not something within her realm of expertise.

After selling another handful of tribble jerky, she glances over to Dick again.]


Why are you here talking to me when you could be pretty much anywhere doing a million other things? [It's a sincere question. She's actually kind of grateful for the company, but it seems strange to her that she's been attracting so many decent conversations from so many passing strangers today.]
bludhavenknight: ([D] Hey Babs)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-09-01 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Probably. [He gets out of the water every so often, he knows, but... tends to stay in the water, so he doesn't dry out. Atlanteans were kind of weird, when you had to deal with them and didn't know why they did what they did.

Ah, but why is he still here? Good question, and he'll give it an honest answer.]
Honestly? I'm hiding from a few people. I have a lot of family here already, and I'm still trying to figure out what to do with them all.

[He rubs the back of his head and shrugs.] But I can hide somewhere else, if you'd like. I should probably get going, anyway, I need to pick up a few necessary items... but before I do, I'm going to have to buy three tribble pelts from you!
everylittlegirl: (you might be crazysauce)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-09-09 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Who's in your family? [She asks both surprised and with very real interest. Hayley completely understands wanting to avoid family, given her own, but them being here is something else entirely. In a very rare occasion, she's actually curious for the sake of curiosity rather than hoping to use the information to pry.

With the latter, she sweeps one of her arms in a broad gesture to display the assortment of furs that they have for sale. While not particularly eager to get rid of him, she also doesn't really care if he stays.]
And which ones do you like?
bludhavenknight: ([D] He wants us to be safe)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-09-11 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes his time answering, looking over the different pelts.] All three of my brothers, a younger version of me... does he count as a brother?

[Dick picks one up, inspecting it.] And my... [His voice trails off a second, before he smiles. Not a big smile, not a grin. Just a soft, sincere one, for his own sake.]

And my father. He's here, too.
everylittlegirl: (you think so?)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-09-15 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. I didn't realize there were other.. circus people here. [She succeeds in not sounding as judgmental as she feels about that, but her face still holds the kind of small and even smile that can only be a professional facade. The sincerity has faded from her expression now that he's not being ridiculous.]

Well, good luck avoiding them, I guess.
Edited 2013-09-15 08:00 (UTC)
bludhavenknight: (Default)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-09-21 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[He rummages for the appropriate amount of money for the pelt, handing it over.] I never said that they worked at a circus.

[Dick grins.] But hey, thanks! You can't ever have too much luck. It was nice to meet you, Hayley. Who knows, I might even get to see you again... not selling tribble things.
everylittlegirl: (parallel elevator)

[personal profile] everylittlegirl 2013-09-23 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[She wants to pursue that, to ask about his family and the circus and everything, but Dick clearly does have other places to be and there will always be other opportunities. Besides, maybe it will be easier to watch for them if he doesn't know she's looking.]

Definitely. [Hayley grins.] You're too entertaining not to.
bludhavenknight: (Default)

[personal profile] bludhavenknight 2013-09-28 07:50 am (UTC)(link)

With that remark, I have to say thank you. [He gives a little bow.] And now, because it's super dramatic right now, I'll bid you a fond adieu, and leave the scene of what could have possibly been embarrassing.

[He grins.] But it was fun. See ya! [And for show, he continues to back up with his eyes on her. And then turns right before he hits something, because that would just be embarrassing.]