we're low on cash but seen another target

[adelicateflame]

Characters: Open to Everyone
Date: June 20th
Summary: A beach party.
Warnings: Just drop us a line if anything gets saucy, please.
Quick Nav: Mingle | Food | Fun | Dancing | Concert


My blood starts pumping as I drain my cup

It is clear and balmy in the Gardens when Wednesday evening rolls around. The northern solstice, Spring burgeoning into Summer, but it is always beautiful here, except when the Queen loses her temper or makes another rash decision. There are insects singing in the trees, and all the paths that head to the beach seem to have been lined with flowers and torches, leading the way down to the waterfront. From what looks like a severed ships mast, a pirate flag dances in the breeze at the center of the area, beckoning visitors.

The scene is set, a wide swatch of beach ringed with flickering wooden torches, music being played by a skeleton crew, the rest of their shipmates standing at attention, waiting to serve and to dance. They rattle and smile, and although it does not seem they can speak, they can most certainly laugh. It looks like a party. It just needs a few partygoers to liven things up. The inflatible sea monsters waiting on the sand aren't having much fun on their own. Some of the other decorations are a bit more questionable, fetishes of bones and feathers and beads.

But there are drinks, if you need some help loosening up. Each of the glasses grins like a jolly skull. Maybe you don't have much choice about drinking, everything's spiked and it smells like some of the food was cooked in alcohol as well. There is a great bubbling cauldron of stew churning over an open flame and set up down the center of a long string of wooden tables there's a great bounty to be had. Seafood of all kind: tentacled and shelled and exotic. Perhaps something you've missed from home? Some still bear their head and eyes, appendages stirring fitfully. Freshest is best, of course. Maybe you should toss your favorites into the pot.

At the very end of the arrangement, there's a number of desserts, the dishware all gleaming gold, but dented terribly from years of abuse. The largest of which is a fluffy white-frosted cake. Don't worry, there's plenty of booze in the batter. Below are bowls of candied figs, orange slices, puddings, sticky treats filled with nuts and honey, chocolate and rum bonbons, marshmallows to be roasted. Don't hold back.

When you're through - (or along the way?) - there are plenty of amusements besides dancing and small talk. A row of large wooden dartboards, sets of knives as well as a sign outlinging scoring and challenges (Why don't you close your eyes and throw over your shoulder? Maybe you should challenge someone to mubletypeg instead.) There's a sturdy pinata to be bashed open, a row of coals in the sand to be braved by novice firewalkers. Perhaps you could convince someone into that dunking booth?

[[ooc; Please enjoy and feel free to be creative about what accouterments might go along with a pirate themed bash, we really don't mind. Skeletons will be milling about to serve/etc, and all games/etc have hand-painted signs with instructions.]]

Comments

general mingle

[adelicateflame]

[ Well, don't you want to say hello to everyone? Maybe you'll make a new 'friend.' ]

Re: general mingle

[snake_tailed]

Rumia milled about the party floor taking in the excitement of the seething crowd around her. Not wishing to play the role of wallflower this time around she can be found striking random conversation with other party guests, primarily about how hard it was to find a swimsuit to fit her odd body shape.

[undefines]

[Nue will just q u i e t l y sneak up behind Rumia, her feet floating above the ground as she moves, and...]

[...Give one of the straps of her swimsuit a playful snap.]

Look at you! The snake is being a regular social butterfly tonight.

[swarmoflies]

"Why even bother with a suit?" is what Sette wanted to know. "If I was a big snaky monster, I'd just go around with me tits out all the time! Who's gonna stop ya?"

[notvitiligo]

"Yeah, you'd think they'd be better organized if they want us to be able to dress ourselves. Then again, the way that one woman was talking, she'd probably rather we couldn't choose so she could inflict something embarrassing on us. I had it bad enough trying to find a good one piece; I can only guess how tough you had it."

[mother_of_god]

[Alessa is used to finding herself in scary places with no clear idea how she got there. It's just that usually it's not her real body. And she's usually not in a strange swimsuit.

[So there's a kid in a wheelchair, staring around with the sort of terrified awe one might expect from a deer dropped into a discotheque.]

[undefines]

[Nue's swimsuit isn't exactly the kind of thing she would normally pick, but the rest of the party's aesthetic appeals to her so much she forgets to wrap her wings around herself in embarrassment remarkably quickly. She flits back and forth, eagerly examining the various decorations, even trying to strike up conversation with a couple of the skeletons. She's disappointed when she finds they apparently can't talk, but she doesn't let that get her down for long, and then she's right back to checking the place out some more.]

Re: general mingle

[fionna_time]

2012-06-20 03:07 pm (local) (link)
Fionna was beyond excited seeing everything arranged the way it was. she waved enthusiastically to the skeleton crew, and was more than happy she had ducked out of the arcade early. It had been fun and all, but who would want to miss this!

And it being Fionna, she was more than happy to greet people with a friendly wave if they caught her eye.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[No, Akiha didn't want to be there, but a certain magician didn't give her much of a choice. Having literally been dragged to the party by Kris, once Akiha got free of the magician, she found a decent spot oddly close to the skeleton band and started putting sunscreen on her pale skin.

...maybe the creepiness of the band would keep the irritating people away.]

[bloomnobly]

Yuyuko is not at the food table? Shocker. But she's made up for it by bringing some kind of shish-kabob with her. She seems to be gravitating towards the skeletons, oddly enough, and trying to chat them up, even if they won't respond back to her with understandable words. She looks oddly sad, near them. But it doesn't keep her down for too long, as she bounces back to walking around, jabbering at absolutely anyone who looks remotely friendly.

[jemerite]

[ Zinc is sitting near to the band, a good distance away from everyone else. She's very unhappy about being here, but like so many others was swept up into the fray by a grinning harlot's enthusiasm. Zinc doesn't like showing so much skin, is self conscious about the ashen color of it and how bony and underweight she is. It's really no wonder that she's sulking in a corner with the other deadbeats.

She seems to have made friends with one of the skeletons, at least, and the rickety construct goes back and forth, bringing different assortments of raw seafood. Zinc is eyeing the squirming octopus with interest, this one looks like it really is still alive... She doesn't really think anyone is looking so she's not particularly delicate about putting it in her mouth. ]

[reverentresistance]

[ This place is putting Ky's nerves on edge, even before she gets to the fact that there seems to be alcohol in everything. She wouldn't be here at all, except that there are people she cares about in this place and her duty is, as always, to protect. Not just them, but everyone. Ky's not touching the food or the drinks, she knows that she needs to keep her senses. She's wearing something that's technically a swimsuit, and she's definitely more on edge than relaxed. ]

[wipeoutthenoise]

[Neku sneaks in, swimsuit on until her normal clothes but she's not really up for showing skin. For the moment, she's just playing wallflower and waiting to see what happens, but someone might be able to convince her otherwise. If they're really, really lucky.]

[golden_gaytime]

[ Look out. Mugi is at ur parties, watchin ur ladies.

But not in a creepy way, really. This is her largest social gathering since her arrival, and she hopes that all the other girls are having as much fun as she is!

If they are having fun together. Well. That just pleases her all the more.

She'll put the Yuri Goggles down, eventually. ]

Re: general mingle

[hungry_like_the_wolf]

Gavril is drunk. Very drunk. In fact she so drunk that she is not actively trying to troll and/or be a gigantic jerk to anyone. The happy and rather flushed zombie girl sits at the waters edge, wearing an bikini that has become rather tight on her chest do to a bout of messing with her transformation dial while under the influence of an ungodly amount of booze, occasionally she takes a sip of some kind of alcohol while staring out into the open sea.

[shanghaiworld]

[Alice, wearing just a simple all blue one-piece that she made herself, was less mingling, and more... investigating. Her eyes wander about, seeing all there is to see. Her mission here isn't to party or to make friends, but to learn from this.]

/hangs "Lifeguard on duty!" sign

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Taking both her own intuition and the Queen's concerns to heart, she brought some sand with her and had constructed a raise bench on which to lounge and watch over the festivities. There is an awful lot of eating and drinking happening, but Subaru is partaking in none of it without coaxing. The other girls all seem to be having a good time! Which isn't bad, but it leaves her feeling nostalgic for the last time she was back at the beach, at home, with all her family and friends. Subaru was here to watch out for the others, taking satisfaction in nothing going wrong. No fights, no drowning, no fainting.

If she sees any signs of trouble, she will leap into action (literally) and run over on her Wing Road to investigate. ]

[spacejumping]

[Samus is really just here to keep tabs on the 'pirate fun' that's supposed to be happening, and to perhaps meet this Pirate Queen in person. Even if she would rather leave earlier, given her aversion for gatherings such as these, she's already decided to stick this one out.

Won't you stop by and say hello? Maybe give her a compliment or two?]

[gentlecuteside]

Amamiya still couldn't believe she had let the Vamp talk her into wearing this swimsuit. Sure, it 'covered' a lot...but most of that was totally see-through! She felt ridiculously exposed, and she longed for her old one-piece suit. Indeed, her hands kept wandering to cover up parts of her body that felt too visible, leaving her looking extremely shy and awkward.

She hoped she looked good. She really wanted to impress a certain someone.

[namedforthesky]

[There is a beach. There is a beach and Sora is going to be wandering around in awe because she loved the ocean and it has been far too long and she missed it. So Sora is in a very friendly and excited mood!]

[histrionic]

[Kuja is dressed completely inappropriately for a beach party, but that was her intent. She also doesn't come alone, instead riding through the sky on the back of her Tropius. She likes to make an entrance, even if she's here more out of curiosity than a desire to be social.

She dismounts smoothly, but keeps her mount with her--not as grand as one of her silver dragons, but over the months she's lived here, she's grown fond of her companion. She drifts rather than walks through the other assembled guests, with a leisurely air.]

[heartovertime]

[Homura eventually decided to come after all, joining Madoka at the beach even though she still hadn't decided whether there might be danger or not. But in the end she picked out a new swimsuit, a bit more daring compared to last year's that she's outgrown, though the more limited (read: racy leaning) style selections in her size this year certainly had an hand in it. Being able to see Madoka in a swimsuit again might have helped encourage her some too.

Mixing with the crowd and separated from her friend, she was a bit detached and worried at first, not merely over a little more exposed skin but also the pirates themselves and the chaos that the Vamp had so desired. After having some "juice" and cake, however, she's finding everything more relaxing than she did at first, the skeletal minions not seeming like something to worry about anymore, or at least not at the moment, though she's not quite to the point where she's realized her coordination is a little off - yet. But then with the bustle of party-goers here, it's only a matter of time.]

((OOC: I'm going to be gone all Friday and most Saturday (JST/UTC+9) but tags will resume Saturday (morning for most of you)!))

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu has not left her shrine since the incident at Subaru's party. Her encounter with Akiha, and how the others responded to her shook her a bit, and just wanted to be left alone. However, when she heard pirates were showing up, she had to go investigate.]

[She arrives wearing her normal Shrine maiden outfit. She gave the pirates and skeletons strong looks as she entered and looked around. She knew they were up to no good, and started to reach for her Gohei. She stopped, Subaru's words echoing in her head. Annoyed, and pulled her hand away and walked to an empty table.]

[disillusionment]

[Kyoko, in her swimsuit, is alone and looks a little out of place. When she heard about this she went charging in without waiting up for Sayaka, but she hadn't realized just how crowded it'd be, and the skeletons reminded her a bit too much of witches' familiars for comfort. She's kind of awkwardly looking for the refreshment table now.]

[grandtheftmecha]

Katina isn't a total party animal at something this big, but she's still plenty social, miles away from shy about a red bikini that's probably completely expected by all her know her, and already dipping into the drinks.

Oh, and there might be a chain collar with a tag around her neck JUST IGNORE IT.