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

[superoverachiever]

Pete and I weren't -- and if we were I wouldn't -- [Well that got her pretty flustered, pretty fast] shut up!

...I'm not sure I'd go for manly anyway.

[alphatar]

[She's trying to hold a smile in, but that's not working out to well. ]

Me either. But there's plenty of guys here, so it won't be too hard, right?

[Sorry Ava, that shut up was a dead give away.]

[superoverachiever]

I -- but -- shut up [You used that one already, Ava.], who says that I like... [she sputters a little more. How do words?]

[alphatar]

[Another shut up to help Korra's smile broaden.]

Hey, it's okay. I'm not here to grill you over who you're crushing on.

[Because that's what would normally end at the rest of that sentence.]

But if it makes you feel any better, they might be here at the party. Have a seat and we can people watch.

['People watch.' Slowly picking things up from hanging around Zatanna.]

[superoverachiever]

They... probably are. [Ava's acting weird and fidgety as she takes a seat, but that's pretty standard behavior for the past few minutes.]

[alphatar]

[Grabbing an extra glass of sparkling juice for Ava from a passing ghost, Korra hands it to her.]

Parties aren’t your thing?

[She feels the need to ask since Ava seems nervous; very different from the person she was fighting with at Bruce’s hydroponics garden.]

[superoverachiever]

[She smiles as confidently as she can and tries to hold eye contact with Korra.] I just -- No, I guess not. I haven't been to many.

[alphatar]

I’ve only been to one before and it wasn’t really the best turn out. So I’m hoping this one’ll make up for it. [Taking a sip from her glass Korra continues looking at Ava.]

Are you going to do any of the contests they have? I haven’t seen everything, but I heard there’s going to be a lot of different ones available.

[superoverachiever]

[Ava blushes a little and smiles into her drink.]

I'm always up for a little competition! [The idea sounds pretty exciting to her.]

[alphatar]

Yeah, me too. We don’t have a lot of chances to do that stuff back on Tu Vishan.

[Curosity made her raise one eyebrow slightly at seeing Ava’s cheeks flush slightly.]

You feeling okay?

[Did she accidentally give her wine? Korra was sure she grabbed juice.]

[superoverachiever]

Yeah, I'm fine! [See the exaggerated smile and still-red cheeks? That's totally what fine looks like.] Just a little overwhelmed maybe.

[alphatar]

[Being around three children has mad her wary of the term fine since it usually meant something went completely wrong somewhere.]

Uh-huh. [Not even trying to pretend just how flat her eyes are. Whatever Ava’s selling, Korra’s not buying.]

Yeah, this whole being ripped from home situation is overwhelming, always has been. But we have to just take a step at a time.

We deal.

[superoverachiever]

I've been here for a while. I can kinda handle it.

...[She's quiet for a moment, trying to maintain her bravado.] But not really.

[alphatar]

[She’s seen some adults who were having a hard time coping, so Korra’s not even going to hold Ava up to the bar they set for themselves.]

Good thing there’s a party going on then. It’s fun, so just focus on that for now. Eventually Tu Vishan will take us back up above the waves. All that stuff can be handled then.

[superoverachiever]

Yeah. Party. Good advice.

[She grins, blushes just a little more and then rubs the back of her head. Crush or no crush, Korra's being pretty nice and she deserves a REAL apology.] Sorry about... you know. The fight.

[alphatar]

Oh that? Yeah, me too. Just one of those days, you know?

[Holding a grudge over something like that long would mean that Korra had the patience to dwell on it for months. Something she really only held reserve for things like Amon or Batman.]

You sure you’re okay? It’s pretty easy to catch a cold down here.

[Especially in the dresses at the bottom of the ocean.]

[superoverachiever]

I'm okay! Really.

I could get some more to eat, I guess. Boost my immune system.

[alphatar]

[Fortify immune system? A helpful smile comes on her face and Korra gives an informative finger point.]

You know what would really help with that?

[Run Ava.]

Sea prunes.

[While you still can.]

[superoverachiever]

Sea... prunes?

[She is sort of getting the impression that maybe she should flee, yes.]

[alphatar]

You’ve never had one? [Her face lights up. So far only two people have liked them out of the many she’s introduced to it. The latest victim being Dick Grayson, who found himself sick in bed with a horrible stomach intolerance.]

They’re good once you get used to them! It’s pretty much why I’ve haven’t been sick since I got here.

[superoverachiever]

How good are they BEFORE you get used to them?

[alphatar]

[This is the first time Korra’s ever had to field that questions. A few seconds of a blank look accompanied with a blink before she speaks.]

I don’t know. I’ve been eating them since I was a kid.

[Options are limited when exports aren’t constant. Wild polar animals, fish, and anything else out of the tundra was pretty much the main courses.]

[superoverachiever]

They sound scary.

[alphatar]

Wha- why?

[Someone had to have come through the city before she got here and just made everyone eat poisoned sea prunes. Clearly.]

[superoverachiever]

Because they're prunes from the ocean?