Event | Sinbrilee | Bacchanal

[ironwood]

Characters: Any and all!
Date: August 24 - 30th
Location: Sinbrilee
Situation: An ancient festival of an ancient city, all are welcome at the Bacchanal!
Warnings/Rating: Please label threads as appropriate.

Death and destruction cannot curtail the single most important festival celebrated by the denizens of Sinbrilee: The Bacchanal! The ghosts in and about the city have begun to gossip about high fashion and festivities, sending any that inquire to the Amphitheatre -- a grand, circular structure nestled in the west side of the city.

This structure bore the fall of Sinbrilee and the wear of time with dignity, having lost handfuls of archways and one long stretch of wall to crumbling decay. Despite this, it is obvious that the amphitheatre once hosted many a display and every more festivities than the mind can grasp. This was their solace and safety; here is where the people of Sinbrilee came to find the mind's escape from all that threatened them and their great turtle.

Ghosts have been busy throughout the week, clearing paths through debris and hanging great cloth banners of soft blues and greens to disguise the more blatant signs of its decline. Many hundreds of them shimmer and slid through the area, providing for tables upon tables of food, offering drink, and overseeing competition of sport and skill (some even denying death's non-corporeal curse to enter).

Here, well... Here is where the party begins!

Food & Drink | Music, Discussions, & Dancing | Wrestling & Competitions

Comments

[tomemyoutliers]

( blushing's a reaction shockwave hasn't seen yet in an organic or at all ever, and there's a careful note of it and to see if it's natural at a later point. if it is, they'll have to work on emulating it. it means updating the holoform generator which means being able to transform out of the alt-mode in a laboratory...

but there's no sign that shockwave's train of thought has gotten away, just a shake of shockwave's head at the question. )

We don't dance at all - I'm not certain why. ( probably because it served no purpose in their society. that and it's really hard to dance when you're a giant robot, but that's still on the down low. ) But the patterns are easy enough to pick up, and I fancy myself a quick learner.

[fotia]

Seriously?! [His eyes grow wide because man, not even some kind of Cybertronian robot dance or something? He is disappointed!] No way, that is totally unacceptable. Almost like a mortal sin, even! Obviously our meeting must be written in the stars, or prophesied, or whatever; I have been sent by the gods themselves to teach you and your people my raddest dance moves.

[Not that Leo's actually danced a lot, but he's picked up a few moves here and there and he likes to pretend he has some remote semblance of swag. And hey, he executes a surprisingly good 360° quick turn, before he bows while offering his hand to her.]

[tomemyoutliers]

I am certain we will be better for it once all is said and done.

( shockwave bows in response as well - just a simple incline of head and shoulders - before taking leo's hand. luckily for shockwave and the incredible amount of concentration put into creating the holoform, even the texture and warmth of the skin is perfected - almost too perfect. )

There is probably a saying that if Primus meant for his children to dance he would have made us differently. ( a dismissive wave of shockwave's hand ) But I have never been one to believe in his direct involvement in our creation.

[fotia]

So this Primus is like, your god or something, is he?

[He blushes a little when he feels her hand against his, and hastily clears his throat to say something before he accidentally sets her on fire or something.]

Him being your creator or not aside: he might not have thought dancing was something important enough to imbed in your DNA, but he sure gave you guys an innate talent for coming up with super effective hand lotion.

[tomemyoutliers]

Primus is just one of what we call the Guiding Hand - Primus, Mortilus, Adaptus, Solomus, and Epistemus. Although the others, according to which myth you believe, are said to have sprung from Primus himself.

( a grin, for while shockwave is hardly what anyone would call religious, knowing the different myths is just a part of life. )

Each supposedly added something to our species and our culture - for example - Solomus became the Matrix of Leadership.

( shockwave can't actually mention the better, more interesting parts of the myth. like how with the death of mortilus they're said to have been blessed with immortality and that adaptus gave them the ability to change shape. )

[fotia]

[Leo blinks, trying his best to listen to her as he leads her to the dance floor. He might have zoned out a little on the names, but he thinks he gets the gist, and he shifts a little as he faces her.] Uhh... Okay, okay, this is getting really uncomfortably close to home. Do they have fights that rival little children in school playgrounds, like, a lot, and then let you guys fix their problems for them afterwards?

[tomemyoutliers]

Not quite. They fought Mortilus and eventually vanquished him, yes, but their war left them transformed and unable to fight further. ( a beat ) Why, is that what yours do?

( that hardly seems practical, even for mythological figures. )

[fotia]

Wow, [and he mutters as his eyes dart to one side,] things could have been way easier if that had happened to the gods in our world...

[He looks back up at her again and flashes a wide grin.] Let's just say we needed to fix a ton of things for the gods in our world. Now, do you at least know the really basic things about dancing, or do I have to demonstrate?

[tomemyoutliers]

( for the gods, huh? it seems so strange to shockwave to put the betterment of a species in terms like that, but if it works for leo who is shockwave to contest it?

but dancing! )

I believe I've managed to pick up the basics from watching, yes.

[fotia]

Well then I know it's pretty late, but I am honored to have this dance with you, Madame Shockwave.

[He grins and gives her a flourish and a bow, before resting a hand on the back of her waist and taking her other hand in his.]

[tomemyoutliers]

( shockwave bows when he does - a reflexive action born from years as a senator rather than a conscious effort to fit before placing one hand on his shoulder. )

It's a pleasure, Leo.

( grinning widely, while letting him lead. the obvious height difference might prove to be something to work around, but shockwave feels they can manage. )

[fotia]

[And Leo's... actually a pretty good lead despite the height difference. Sure, his hand's raised a little higher and if he wrongly estimates the angle of his glance he'd come face to face with her boobs, but hey, his movements are graceful enough, and at least he's being polite enough to keep his eyes on her face.

He's smiling too, despite his nervousness, hoping that she's at least enjoying the dance somewhat.]

[tomemyoutliers]

( Not that Shockwave would notice or care if he looked anywhere else - the finer details of human sexuality, all of human sexuality rather, being something that Shockwave has no reference for. But Shockwave's smile is wide and honest which surely counts for something. )

I think I can understand the appeal of it all.

( Dancing, that is. )