Tu Vishan Awakening Party!

[ironwood]

Characters: Anyone and everyone!
Date: 7pm September 16th - the small hours of September 17th
Location: The Midnight Hotel
Situation: A Celebration of Tu Vishan's awakening!
Warnings: None.

T H E    M I D N I G H T    H O T E L

Tu Vishan Launch Party

It’s a party and everyone is invited! Klaus and the midnight hotel employees have gone all out and set up paper lanterns and festive decorations all over the hotel and courtyard. Eat, drink, and be merry to your heart’s content!

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Courtyard

[ironwood]

Courtyard;

There’s nothing quite like some fun and games. Bobbing for seaprunes? Pin the tail on the Kirin? It’s there. There are also booths with games that require a bit more skill where you can win any number of cheap prizes. There’s a few outdoor grills cooking up some mouth-watering delicacies as well - all available on a stick of course!

And if dancing is more your pace, there’s a tent set up where a number of Kin’nal are teaching Kedan and Foreigners alike a traditional celebratory dance. It’s quite a invigorating!

Later in the evening (around 10pm), the Kedan will be lighting lanterns. Foreigners and Kin’nal are welcome to participate.

Adrien | OTA - up until around 10:30

[purrns]

[This is only Adrien's third party ever, so he wanders around with genuine joy and wonder in his eyes. He wants to see everything and try everything. Even bobbing for seaprunes.

He can be found trying out various games - and trying to get passing people to compete with him. Let's see who can win the creepy looking teddy bear. If he knows you, heading over and offering up whatever-on-a-stick thing he's found now and joyfully demanding that you try it. Come on, it's obviously the most delicious thing ever.

He absolutely hasn't forgotten who he came here with, though. More often than not, he can be seen heading back to Marinette- offering her whatever...weird food item he's found or just genuinely enjoying being around her. Given the goofy smile he throws her every time he sees her, there's some real puppy kitten love going on there.

He hangs out long enough to light some lanterns, watching them sail off into the night, before making his excuses and heading off home. ]

food on a stick

[isochrone]

[ Elizabeth seems just as happy as Adrien to be at the party, and when he comes up to her and offers her some food, she's practically bubbling with excitement. ]

Adrien! Oh my goodness, this is so wonderful! Wait, what exactly is that?

Will Stanton | OTA

[lightbranded]

[ Will walks around looking at all the festivities with fascination. He'd been to harvest festivals before, of course. But he had grown up in a very small village in the country, and their festivals had been small in size. He'd never seen one with so many different activities going on.

Eventually he risks trying a few games. He wasn't very good at them, of course. But it was rather fun trying. He stops at the grills and tries new foods he had never heard of before.

But Will spends most of the night near the dancing. He doesn't try to dance himself, but he sits nearby watching with great interest. He listens to the music, and sometimes hums along in a high clear voice. ]

[isochrone]

[ Elizabeth has spent most of her time in the dancing area, learning the new dance with gusto. She's actually picked it up pretty quickly, so when she sees someone younger than herself standing to the side, she prances up to him with a big smile. ]

Come and dance!

Conan Edogawa | OTA

[spoilsfun]

[A night of nothing but fun was a difficult concept for Conan to grasp. Especially in a carnival setting like this.

Far too many times in the past, a night out at a carnival or a fair had turned into work for him.

But if this was where everyone was going, Conan felt like he needed to be there as well. Just in case.

So he walks around the booths and vendors, but doesn't play. (In the case of quite a few, he was below the minimum height for it anyway.) He watches and listens a lot, but does not participate.

Eventually he goes in search of food and manages to sample a few of the grilled delicacies.

And when the time comes to light lanterns? Conan is right there. This, at least, had some meaning to him.]

[denyamenti]

[ Bakura was at one of the booths, one that tested aim. He had no use for the prizes, but he found them easy enough to win. So he was giving them away after winning them, albeit with a faintly bored look on his face. So Conan will find a stuffed bird... thing... being held out to him. ]

Here you go, kid.

Re: Courtyard

[shroudofgray]

On her break, Yorda heads out for the courtyard to partake in the festivities. While still in her best dress, she's removed her sandals for now, preferring to go sans shoes.

Games: Months of practicing with the sling have made her a fairly formidable shot and the last bottle is knocked clean off the shelf much to the chagrin of the Kedanese stall owner.

"We've got ourselves a winner," he proclaims.

It's not long before Yorda is walking away, hugging a huge stuffed animal and looking extremely pleased with herself.

Dancing: She has no compunctions about joining in on the dance, paying careful attention to the Kin'nal's explanations. Though clumsy at first, she gets into the swing of things and while not exactly graceful, she's at least gotten to a point where she's not bumping into people.

If she spots someone alone or anxious, she'll extend a hand to them, offering an encouraging smile.

Lanterns: Yorda stays back from this little tradition, opting to observe instead. She's seated at a table, eating something that's both greasy and crispy off a stick, watching in that unblinking way of hers.

Games

[purrns]

Adrien sees Yorda and brightens considerably. It's good to see her looking relatively happy. He wanders over with a casual wave of his hand.

"Hey, Yorda. Congratulations on the win."

[denyamenti]

He'd been watching her, inordinately proud at how well she was doing and knowing that his training with a sling had been partly responsible for that. When Yorda goes to leave the game booth, he approaches.

"Well done, bityket."

The Rookie | OTA | Anytime before 10pm.

[helljumper]

One could find the solider quickly moving through the variety of people - quite easily, in fact, thanks to his armor. His main objective was to nab as much grilled food as he could before disappearing back to his spot on the roof again. Preferably the stuff that was closest to normal as he could get, but it did not mean there wasn't the occasional strange concoction decorating his plate.

Every now and again, though, something catches his attention long enough for him to linger. Sometimes the dancing, other times the games themselves, but any indication of actually joining in was not something he appeared interested in.

At least, for now.

[redlightgreenlight]

Valdis hadn't felt like joining the festivities. Yes, Tu Vishan was awake. Yes, she had worked hard to make that happen. Yes, all her work had paid off. But she wasn't in the mood to celebrate anything in the wake of what she had lost. It was the music and playful emotions that pulled her from her room, the desire to feel something other than pain that took her down the stairs and the rest of the way into the party.

Soon she was caught up in the dancing, partnered with one of the Kedan as they learned the steps to the Kin'al's dances.

Lobby and Common Area

[ironwood]

Lobby & Common Area;

The lobby and common areas are festooned with streamers and balloons and act as a sort of mingling area. The waitstaff are out and about with non-alcoholic bubbly drinks and tasty hors d'oeuvres (on a stick!) and the bar is well-stocked with lots of non-alcoholic beverages. Klaus seems to be sticking by Anton’s old rule of no booze on the premises.

Chat | OTA - 11pm onwards

[purrns]

[Adrien has learned how to balance his dual life pretty well here. He's already established Chat's life as largely nocturnal, so he hopes it doesn't seem out of the ordinary for him to show up late for the party. So, once he's gone back 'home' he transforms and heads back to the party for the last few hours.

Chat heads into the lobby with his patent swagger and jaunty salute. ]

It's okay, people, no need to panic. The Fun has officially arrived.

Re: Lobby and Common Area

[shroudofgray]

Working: Yorda is hard at work with the other employees, going around cleaning up various spills and messes. She's got on her best dress, a crisp, professional looking apron, and her sandals since there is no force on the turtle or off that will get those feet in actual shoes.

She is a little ball of energy, fueled by the hubbub, and pushing her little bin of cleaning supplies to any mess. Yorda's only seen a party once before when the turtle landed in Tavimbi and the excitement of the whole thing is almost too much.

Break: She wasn't sure why she kept getting breaks. Something about being young - she hadn't really been paying attention. But if she wasn't working, she was trying all the new food. She had a plate full of the various hors d'oeuvres and munching contentedly as she attempted to 'mingle'.

Dining Area

[ironwood]

Dining Area;


The tea room and lounge are nice, quiet places to relax and settle into comfy arm chairs and couches. The fireplace in the lounge is lit and staff frequently come by to add a few logs to the fire. There’s plenty of treats to toast in front of the roaring flames. The tea room has plenty of selection and none of the teas will turn you evil or into animals!

The main dining hall is a grand buffet of sweet and savoury dishes alike. The kitchens have been running overtime and empty platters are taken away and replaced until the evening starts winding down.

Danny Fenton | OTA

[schrodingersghost]

Danny was here for the food.

True, this was a little fancier than the food he usually went for, but free food was free food. He'd filled his plate from the buffet, and then quickly found a seat to work his way through the food.

Later, he finds his way to the fireplace and lays claims to a stick and several of the treats. Because on a night like this, nothing was better than s'mores.

Or whatever the local equivalent was.

[helljumper]

He'd been planning on simply passing through, checking to see what other types of food might be around that the courtyard didn't contain. Mostly because he was hoping to see a meal that was familiar, but when attention turned to the familiar face, he stopped.

Then lifted a hand in a very lazy wave over towards the kid currently sitting down. "Hey."

Roof

[ironwood]

Roof;


A few telescopes have been rented from the college with a number of instructors there to make sure nothing is misused. Gaze at the beautiful clear sky while there’s still the opportunity!

At about midnight, fireworks will be set off and there’s no better spot to watch them!

Danny Fenton | OTA After 10 PM

[schrodingersghost]

Once the sky is nicely dark, Danny quickly makes his way up to the roof and claims one of the telescopes. He waves off one of the instructors with a quick explanation about having experience with telescopes at home, and then happily engages himself with adjusting the telescope.

Danny loved astronomy, and he loved space. Back home he'd spent many a night with his own telescope, exploring the stars. And this was an opportunity he couldn't miss. To explore a completely new night sky.

Later, he can be found stretched out on his back on the roof, picking out new constellations as he waited for the fireworks to start.

[ninjainviolet]

Sheena had also found her way to the roof--which was almost a second home to her. Right after trees, that is. Waving off the instructors and their telescopes, Sheena proceeds to look for a spot where she can stretch out and look at the stars without a machine.

If she wants to learn about them, she'll go to the University or Library; right now, she just wants to look at them.

Spotting Danny on his back, she smiles and heads over to him. She had instantly liked the young man from the first moment they had spoken--which had been evident in some of the friendly teasing she had put him through. Stopping next to him, she looks from him to the stars then back.

"So, how's the view?"

Yes, she's being a smart-aleck.

The Rookie | OTA | Throughout most of the day and evening.

[helljumper]

He'd been trying his best to find a place that wasn't too crowded. Something that was proving to be difficult, the longer time passed.

Eventually he settled with planting himself somewhere far enough that he'd at least get a good vantage point on both the sky, and those who were currently safe on the ground. Apparently, having also convinced a Kedan to let him take a plate up here with him, so between the occasional refills downstairs, one could find the soldier chowing down peacefully on his meal.

Around the evening, once he had his fill of the strange food, the soldier could be found contently staring up at the sky as he waited for the fireworks to begin.

rey | closed to kylo ren

[sensitively]

Being back at the Midnight Hotel, after she'd been banned from staying there for having fought with Ren just four months earlier, was something of a treat. She wasn't allowed to go inside the Hotel - as she suspected Ren still wasn't - but she was allowed to participate in the festivities outside in the courtyard, and she browsed around the makeshift games and prizes and sampled the hot, spiced grilled meat on a stick. The day was warm and invigorating, the hosts and guests in a celebratory mood, and Rey felt at home as she meandered through the party with a drink of something sweet and bubbly in her hand.

As day wore on to evening she made it up to the rooftop, looking with effusive curiosity through one of the telescopes into the sky as the sun began to leave the horizon. She wasn't sure what she was looking for, but she'd often longed to examine the sky at night on Jakku at her leisure - never having had the opportunity - and she relished in the chance, now.

So focused, apparently, that she didn't hear someone's soft footfalls as they approached.

Re: rey | closed to kylo ren

[no_light]

Festivities weren't even something he enjoyed, nor were crowds yet he found himself dealing with both that evening. Maybe isolation was finally getting to him, or even the hope that he would be running into someone specific.

He was holding a glass of some kind of sweet tangy wine when he caught sight of Rey crouching behind a telescope. His heart skipped a beat and he had his answer.

Still he was hesitant to approach, even thought of turning around as his palm's went slick with sweat. But there was no reason to be nervous. Not really. He was just nervous. He just wasn't used to a woman making him nervous like this, no battle to the death involved.

"It's a nice night for stargazing," he said softly as he approached her with a hesitant smile.

Good Morning Sunshine...

[ironwood]

The Morning After;

Well there’s quite a lot of cleaning up to do and if you aren’t a resident and wound up falling asleep somewhere in the hotel, a kedanese employee may give you a rude awakening and shove a mop or broom into your hand.

Looks like you’ve just been volunteered to help clean up after the festivities.