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Ensign Pavel Andreievich Chekov ([personal profile] starcharter) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2013-11-28 12:34 am

Light 'em up

Characters: EVERYBODY
Date: sundown on November 29th to sunrise on November 30th
Location: A plaza in Earth
Situation: The population of Keeliai could use a little warmth. So Chekov set stuff on fire and invited everyone over.
Warnings/Rating: None, but please put something in your comment header if necessary.

On Wednesday, everyone received the following audio message (and text attachments in English and Russian) from (1) Pavel Chekov in their inboxes:

“Hello. I would like to invite you to a bonfire in Earth sector on Friday at sundown. Please feel free to bring friends.”


A plaza in Earth sector is buzzing with activity-- most of it from one young man. He spends the day lugging folding tables and pushing wheelbarrows of supplies into the plaza. As the day wears on, several entrepreneurial kedan set up stands. By sundown, the plaza is lit up with three large, roaring bonfires. Most of the ice and snow has melted away, leaving a few patches here and there in the furthest corners of the plaza. One patch a bit away from the fires is completely devoid of snow and ice-- it's a sort of dance floor or performance area. Some music is playing out of one of the upper windows of the buildings overlooking the plaza. It's varies from quick and frenzied to slow and soothing. Of course, anyone is welcome to claim the floor to perform a magic show or do a little singing of their own.

There's a hodgepodge of various folding tables set with the essentials: raw vegetables, the closest equivalent of marshmallows Chekov could find (next to the chocolate and graham cracker substitutes), and sausages. There are skewers and tongs lying around should anyone need them. He also brought a few jugs of water, which are refilled periodically. It's not much, but it's the best he could do with a limited budget and not a lot of time. The kedan have taken the opportunity to sell what Chekov couldn't bring-- hot beverages and food, blankets, scarves and gloves, and several other simple wares.

It's not a grand setup, but there are roaring bonfires, food, and good company.


(Posting this slightly early because of Thanksgiving chaos. Let me know if you have any questions)
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[personal profile] alpha_squad_leader 2013-12-01 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Victor followed after Jack, eating his marshmallow along the way. He glanced at the food, some of it stuff he hadn't seen before. Heading back towards the fire with his friend, Victor smiles.

"Great," he said, offering a smile. "I'm guessing you've been enjoying the weather we've been getting lately."
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[personal profile] wintershepherd 2013-12-02 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Jack made two sticks like kebobs and handed one to Victor. "Roast them just like a marshmallow," he advised. "And yeah, I have been."

The last part was added a touch sheepishly, as though apologizing for Victor's own aversion to the cold.
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[personal profile] alpha_squad_leader 2013-12-02 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Thanks," Victor chimed, settling into a nice spot by the fire to start roasting the kebob. He smiled at Jack though. "I thought so. Have you been frosting the windows? I haven't been going out much so I haven't gotten a chance to see any of your handiwork this year," he wanted to see some of Jack's art.
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[personal profile] wintershepherd 2013-12-02 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"I haven't really done much yet," Jack shook his head. "Been working on getting the welcoming committee a new place to work from," he added. "But I'll be back to my usual haunts before too long."
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[personal profile] alpha_squad_leader 2013-12-02 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll keep an eye on the windows then," Victor replied. "Need a hand with anything down at the new place? Anything need repair or anything built?"
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[personal profile] wintershepherd 2013-12-03 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not that I can think of at the moment," Jack said thoughtfully. "But we're still laying everything out. I might have something for you later."
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[personal profile] alpha_squad_leader 2013-12-03 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Vic nodded. "It's a good thing you're setting up. It'll help a lot," he said, feeling that someone should tell Jack that.