[WORLD ONE | DING DONG THE FISH IS DEAD]

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Who: Coven members and the Palai
Where: Celebrating the Uvi going boom-boom
When: Day 67
Open/Closed: Open to All
OOC Note:

The initial setting information found here should be utilized for threads here.

There's no official OOC account for the Palai people. You're free to roleplay their actions and reactions on your own, as in depth as you want -- asking questions, hand-waved interactions, becoming best friends. The new world is your oyster!

For decades, the Palai have had to deal with the threat of the Uvi invading their homes, killing their families and returning 30 days later. After the coven found their way to Aimintas, the Palai found that the threat wasn't so...threatening. After the last attack, with many more Palai lost as compared to previous Uvi instances, some Palai had lost hope. Now, after seeing their nemesis blown to bits and falling out of the ocean, their faith in safety is restored. While the Uvi are still committed (by and large) to learning more about barriers and other forms of safety, the time for focusing on serious things has passed. It will return, but tonight? They celebrate. Unlike their last, shrimpy festival, this party has a lot more going for it. The Palai have had time to process the events and prepare themselves for a grand celebration. The Palai know how to party, but you ain't seen nothin' like this. A ▢ As a birthday tradition, the Palai give the birthday lizard a special concoction. It contains Elto energy and a combination of found herbs that can easily be located in Aimintas. When these herbs are combined with the Elto energy, they create a sort of...hallucinogenic experience. It's supposed to feel extremely relaxing and give the Palai pleasant visions, but in human bodies it's essentially just getting high. There are vials of these being passed around like candy, so don't worry about anyone running out. B ▢ Despite the adults getting lit, there are obviously a lot of baby Palai on the lose. Responsible coven members who have their own babies will have the ability to let them run wild and play with their lizardy cousins. If you want to spend time with your baby, the nursery caretakers have platters of crackers with mushy foods adorning them -- these are essentially candy to a tiny Palai. They may also be tempted by other foods present at the festivities, but you can avoid them getting a tummy ache if you have a watchful eye. C ▢ Speaking of food, there certainly is a lot of it. There are large grills being heated by the newly found bone structures. These hold shrimp and fish, grilled vegetable skewers and other foods. Instead of the Palai doing the serving, the coven members and other Palai are instead encouraged to utilize their own raw ingredients (which includes several large sharks, dolphins, etc.) in whatever fashion they choose. It's essentially a "build-your-own-kabob" station with no limits. D ▢ Because the party is lasting on into the night, some Elto have decided to light the marketplace with some of the bone structures they found by powering them and inserting them into small cloth bags that they then magically levitate around. While they provide a powerful light source that can increase the party's longevity, they're also floating live wires. Bump into one of these and you'll get a nasty shock! This is doubly concerning since Palai babies are fascinated by following these floating "toys." E ▢ The Palai, feeling more familial and supportive of their ideals than ever, haven't let go of the whole family/romance pushing on the coven. Their newest attempt is a bit of a prank (probably due to high Palais) who have taken magic bone structures and tied thick strings to the spines that poke out of them. At the end of these strings are loops that they're quickly slipping around the wrists of coven members they find. You may find that you're suddenly magically connected to someone -- or two other people if you're lucky enough -- by a magical thread that's VERY hard to slip out of or break. F ▢ Wildcard Part 1: Other previous party prompts can also be considered here, from the rolls that make magic go haywire to the aged liquor that causes a bit more than a headache. G ▢ Wildcard Part 2: Any prompt you like!

Comments

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[thatdamnknight]

[someone looks about as wary about the food as 2b. flynn may not die from eating mackeral (or seafood in general) but he hates it. the texture, the smell and the fact there's been so much of it have made him opt to go vegetarian up until some non-seafood meat options exist. the next place they go to better have an all you can eat meat buffet.

he turns toward her and nods in greeting upon spotting the familiar, if blindfolded face.]

No, the food at this stall is purely vegetarian in nature. No seafood whatsoever.

[he triple checked before grabbing anything. most other places had seafood; this small section didn't. thank whatever god exists for at least offering a vegetarian option.]

[apatheia]

Vegetarian...

[She looks over at the stall curiously. Honestly, she doesn't really know what vegetarian exactly means, but given that there's nothing but plants here, she assumes that it means vegetables only. It... doesn't exactly sound appealing to her honestly. For all that she saw other androids trying out cooking and eating for the experience of it, she doesn't think she ever saw anyone eating just vegetables.

But it's not like she has any other options here when she doesn't know what fish is what. It won't hurt to try it, right?]

What do you recommend from here? [He'll have a better idea on what would be tasty than she ever would.]

[thatdamnknight]

[flynn's more than happy to help in this regard.]

I've only tried a few things so far, but I did enjoy both the spring rolls and the potatoes.

[granted, the flavor could stand to be improved upon. a little hot sauce and horse radish would do it all wonders. hmm, maybe some nutmeg, pickles and chili peppers in the eggrolls, too. oh and mint for a nice garnish! perhaps he can make some for himself later since that sounds delicious (in other words, a rock has a better sense of taste than flynn so please don't use him as a standard).]

[apatheia]

[Unfortunately for 2B, she's definitely using him as a standard for taste right now!! At least he can't actually add any of those things here........

But she gets a plate and puts one of each of those onto it. She's also assuming these are both hand foods?? Sure she's seen people use utensils here, but she doesn't even know the first thing about eating, so her hands seem to work well enough. Before she tries them though, she's reminded of something.]

Spring is one of the seasons, right? Is that where the name for spring rolls come from, or is it something else?

[thatdamnknight]

[he's still tempted to make some suggestions to the vendors, though...

that is a question flynn never stopped to consider. spring rolls named after spring. it does make a certain amount of sense.]

It might be. I don't know the origin of it myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were created to celebrate some sort of spring festival.

[apatheia]

[She's never really experienced spring herself, but from what she's heard about it, the unchanging weather back home was probably somewhat similar to what spring would be like. Still, she's not sure how vegetables might relate to temperate weather...

Oh well. It's something to consider, if nothing else.]

A spring festival... Do humans celebrate with festivals like this often? [The Palai certainly seem to enjoy all the partying.]

[thatdamnknight]

Not nearly as often as this, but yes, we do. Back home, we celebrate various things like holidays, battle victories and the like with festivals.

[which, again, doesn't occur as frequently as here, but there are a decent number of them. most of them are fairly enjoyable and have a good selection of food, too. ah, all those tasty, meat-filled festival foods. how he misses those. vegetable dishes, though not bad and leagues above fishy ones, don't hit the spot nearly as well as meat ones.]

[apatheia]

[So humanity isn't on a constant party train huh......

But while 2B is vaguely aware of what a "holiday" is and knows the definition of the term, she. Doesn't actually know what a holiday constitutes, so she's having a hard time picturing what a festival for one might be like.]

What are holidays?

[thatdamnknight]

Special days that celebrate various events like battle victories, the emperor's birthday and the like. Not all of them have festivals tied to them, but a good portion do.

[none of which occur as frequently as the constant parties here, either. no one parties as much as the palai do.]

[apatheia]

I see.

[As best as she can, anyways. It's hard to imagine what "special days" they possibly could've had back home. Vaguely, she remembers 6O mentioning a holiday from the Old World involving giving brown things to people you liked, but that wasn't much of an explanation on anything.]

They sound nice. Do you intend to observe them away from home still?

[thatdamnknight]

The only holidays I'd think of observing would be the birthdays of my friends, but there isn't any point to that when none of them are here.

[celebrating festivals was never something he did past attending a few of the bigger ones when he was younger. birthdays, however, are a different story. baking a cake and remembering a friend matter far more than celebrating some random holiday. maybe he also really enjoys the baking a cake part, too.]

[apatheia]

[It sounds a little sad to her, that he won't be able to celebrate their birthdays as she assumes he'd want to. Granted, she also knows that objectively speaking it's probably better that they're not here to celebrate them. Most people probably don't appreciate being kidnapped from their homes to help Qri.]

... When's your birthday? [But they could celebrate his still, right? Even if the idea of birthdays is a little foreign to her too.]

[thatdamnknight]

December 9th.

[it's still a little while away and he has no plans to celebrate that. it's just his own birthday, nothing special. hmm, though the topic of birthdays does raise a very curious question.]

Do androids celebrate birthdays?

[apatheia]

[shaking her head] Not that I've heard of. The date we're manufactured and roll out doesn't have much importance to our duty.

[thatdamnknight]

Birthdays aren't important our duties or wellbeing, either, but celebrating them is still always enjoyable. If you'd ever want to, you should consider celebrating yours or 9S'.

[since that could be fun for them both!]

[apatheia]

Hmm... I'll think about it. It could be nice.

[She doesn't really care about celebrating her own "birthday," but she thinks it might be nice to do for 9S. He'd probably enjoy it.]