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Taako ([personal profile] spellslots) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-03-09 11:53 am

[semi-closed mingle] kigu party!!!

who: The IPRE + cr + adjacent cr
what: exactly what it says on the tin: it's a kigu party lads
when: second weekend of march
where: Casa Del Taco
warnings: none atm! will update if necessary


[There's something strange about knowing he's been here an entire year. Twelve months ago Taako stepped out of the portal into this world and while it's tempting to be kind of morose about it (especially after the past month) he's trying to kick things into a slightly more positive gear. The party is his idea but the theme is Hana's, an idle suggestion about how fun it would be to get everyone into a kigu. The best part about the idea is that it requires minimal effort on Taako's party, because for all that he loves going all out for parties, sometimes it's nice to just throw something together. Especially when he's more interested in sorting out his relationship with Kravitz or hanging out with Barry, who he hasn't properly seen for over a decade. So it's a party but it's a laid back party, texts are sent out a week in advance and he spends any free time preparing for the night.

The house is left relatively undecorated aside from the addition of several oversized cushions and beanbags in the living rooms, but Taako also casts Magnificent Mansion to expand the space. He adds two home theatres, for movies, video games or karaoke, depending on who's in control of the room at the time. There are also extra bedrooms, in case anyone wants to crash for the night.

While the theme of the night - wear a goddamn kigu and look cute as fuck - isn't being enforced by Taako, it is being enforced by Hana, so anyone brave enough to get past the door without a kigu might have to spend the night avoiding a tiny meka pilot.

As expected for a party hosted by the twins, food plays a fairly big role, although like the rest of the evening they've gone for a more lowkey affair. Sliders, falafel, tamales, vegetable platters with dips, about five different kinds of fries (zucchini, polenta, kumera, potato, jicama) and mini pizzas; things that are easy to pop on a plate and eat without making a mess, but it's all fresh and delicious. The dessert and snack options are a little more impressive, between the flavoured popcorns and well kitted out waffle bar. There's candy and Taako's signature macarons, along with a veritable selection of wine, beer and punch, the latter both spiked and virgin.

Rather than do something as simple as baking cookies for everyone, Lup and Taako have a much more fun idea in mind. They've prepared separated batches of sugar cookie dough and laid out spices, flavours and additives; there's cinnamon, vanilla, choc chips, butterscotch, lemon juice, and mint, amongst pretty much any baking ingredient (here's some ideas for inspiration). Be careful not to mess up the wet/dry balance of the dough, although ruined cookies can be a bonding experience. Once they're baked (it doesn't take long), there's confectioner's sugar, butter, milk, water for whatever icing characters desire, as well as toppings such as sprinkles and crushed nuts.

There are a few things to keep people entertained throughout the evening. The sun room has been delegated as a mini day spa kind of space, with sheet masks, nail polish, lotions, and an assortment of hair care tools. There's nothing that's too complicated or that'll get too messy, but anyone who wants to get comfy and indulge in a little self-care is more than welcome to kick back and relax.

In those home theatres there are movies, games and karaoke songs from all different time periods and realities. Anything from Taako's media library is available, plus some extra video games that both Hana and Cisco supplied, from racing to PVP battles to VR. And a few very bad dating sims for shits and giggles. In the rest of the house, more traditional games are available, whether that’s board games like Clue and Twister, or party games like truth or dare and two truths and a lie. At one point someone breaks out a bag of marshmallows to play fluffy bunny. (There are so many of these things, make them up, I'm not your dad.)

Despite the general atmosphere in the rest of the Quarantine during Sampremi, the party is kept relatively tame, although some of the games might get a little risqué as the night goes on, it's not as if he can control what people do. So long as everyone's having fun, he's happy.]

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[personal profile] rapsheet 2018-04-06 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Theatrical eyeroll. ]

Of course. I should've known that 'being Taako' is enough cheating for you.

[ And there are definitely alarm bells - but rule one of facing off with a shark is that you don't show fear. ]

I don't know, I still think I might stand a chance.
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[personal profile] rapsheet 2018-04-06 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Such as?

[ Go on... ]
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[personal profile] rapsheet 2018-04-06 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh no, he knows full well. It's just fun to bring Taako up short sometimes. ]

Ah. Of course.

[ But he's not mean enough not to play along eventually. ]

Alright then. You just want to play for bragging rights, or?

[ A gambling man to the last. ]
scholiast: <user name=lesbianvoidfish site=tumblr.com> (★ we deserve this huh)

[personal profile] scholiast 2018-04-06 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
(That's fair. The Hunger loomed over them for a century, after all.

Lucretia definitely feels like this is a cycle they've already found the light on. It feels like they're all waiting for everything to reset, and that it's... taking a while.)


It's weird, thinking that it's gone. That we're going to win. (Not bad weird, just... weird.)
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html why

[personal profile] umbrastaff 2018-04-06 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
...that we're gonna have a happy ending. After so fucking long.

[ Even after lichdom and losses. ]

I think it will take me like, another century to not watch the skies, though.
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it hates us all

[personal profile] scholiast 2018-04-06 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
(She nods distractedly. It's nice that Lup has that kind of dream but Lucretia can't imagine a happy ending, not after what she knows about the future. Certainly not right away. She'll be happy in the sense that they'll all be safe and whole, that Faerûn will be saved of course but...

Oh, she's gone off the edge of the cliff again in her negligence to keep her mind on the video game.)


Okay, I think I hate this actually.
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-04-06 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
He's a...what?

[She wants to jerk her head around in confusion but she knows better than to throw off Taako's groove like that.]
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-04-06 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Fur—

[She takes Taako's phone from him. Scrolls through the images, brow furrowing.

What the actual fuck, Magnus.]


...This a sex thing?
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[personal profile] alldenim 2018-04-06 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Fantasy Jesus...

[ He holds her close, just letting it all process. ]

Wonder what else is in store for us.

[ He's trying not to think of what happens if one of them goes before the other. ]
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[personal profile] rapsheet 2018-04-08 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
She's not our mother, Lup...

[ This said with a distinct air of being something he's said to his version of her a lot of times over the past year. He's not annoyed by it though - honestly he's still finding it kind of funny.

And, you know, just casually admitting that he vaguely thinks of ravens as his siblings. He doesn't even realise that he did that. ]
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[personal profile] shoplifter 2018-04-08 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
[She leans back, looking at her nails with interest.]

Weaklings?
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[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-04-08 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
Weaklings. Charlatans. True magic does not need excessive displays.

[ That's just Loki. ]
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[personal profile] shoplifter 2018-04-08 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Dude she's so focused, she can barely here you.

But she is automatically going for those squares, so she must've heard enough.

After a lengthy pause of concentration:]


Why are they racing each other?
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[personal profile] umbrastaff 2018-04-08 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If she knows herself, Lup is certain she's gonna do her damn best to make sure it is a good ending for Lucretia as well. Despite everything, she was family and would always be.

Family that was really shitty at video games. ]


Okay, I think we're done here anyway. 7-0 is just silly, I'd rather play something you're good at.
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[personal profile] umbrastaff 2018-04-08 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Not 'our' mother, eh? You a little birdie too?

[ That's an adorable thought, honestly. ]

...and we'll see about that when I meet her!
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[personal profile] umbrastaff 2018-04-08 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't jinx it, babe. This place can be pretty fucking cruel.

[ She doesn't want to think of any possibilities of any of them leaving, or anything fucking things up. She just wants to be here with most of her family and the friends she had made.

Riverview better not mess with it. ]
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[personal profile] trashvalkyrie 2018-04-08 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to. Next time I see him.

[She's not fucking joking. She needs to know what this is all about.]
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[personal profile] bythehand 2018-04-09 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds subjective.

[ He's smiling back a little, though. At least she's got good humor about it. ]

If you learn to speak porg, I could use some lessons. We've got a ship full of them back home. Be nice to get a jump on handling it.

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