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Riverview Moderator ([personal profile] riverviewmod) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-07-01 12:34 pm

monthly mingle: CARNIVALE

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: monthly mingle: carnivale
when: the month of july
where: anywhere around the city
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

carnivale


In the days leading up to July 1st, residents new and old will notice preparations beginning, a flurry of activity getting the city ready for the upcoming celebration: Carnivale. This holiday is in celebration of music, and the onset of summer and warmer weather. The celebrations are marked by street parties, an extensive program of live musical performances, with two large parades on July 8th and July 9th.

celebrating music, and summer


After a couple of months of low-key or even solemn celebrations, it's time for Riverview Quarantine to throw a good, old-fashioned party. Carnivale is a city-wide festival that pretty much everyone gets into, and many residents take the entire week off so they can enjoy all the festivities. With events ranging from impromptu street parties, free live musical performances, food stands, themed club nights, adult lounges with kink shows, and topped off with two massive party parades, the holiday has a lot to offer for anyone who likes to sing, dance, and show some skin!


i. street parties and food

One of the staples of the Carnivale festival is the spontaneous street parties and food trucks and carts. It's not unusual during the holiday to turn a corner and run into a group of people dressed in bright colors and sequins having an impromptu party with a few drinks, and then be invited to join right in! Carnivale is a celebration of music as well as summer, so most shops and stalls will be blasting danceable music into the streets to facilitate these little street parties - it's considered a sign of good luck for the owner of a business if an impromptu Carnivale celebration starts up in front of their door.

Considering the proliferation of street parties and people out and about to celebrate the warmer weather, local business owners also take to the streets. Food carts, stands, and trucks pop up on almost every street corner offering a wide variety of food from savory treats to sweet desserts. Many of the carts are offering one free item to anyone dressed up for Carnivale - anything shimmery, shiny, or brightly colored will do!


ii. live musical performances

One of the major roads in the city center has been completely roped off for the entire week, and all along this street, various temporary stages have been set up, each with a nice hefty sound system. Volunteers hand out printed flyers, and digital boards are set up here and there with schedules of various performances that are all free to attend, ranging from well-known popular music artists to new up-and-comers or independent artists who are looking to make a name for themselves. This event is very widely advertised around the city, and is accepting entries until the very last minute.

So jump in and stomp around in a mosh pit or just dance around in the streets, let yourself get lost in the music and the summer heat!

Any player-characters who are musically inclined are more than welcome to assume their character was fit in for a performance, and can post up a top-level with a rundown of their performance to get bonus Activity Points for posting a mingle!


iii. carnivale parade and children's parade

The other main attraction of Carnivale week comes on the weekend of July 8th and 9th, which are paid holiday days for everyone in the city. There are two parades, the Carnivale Parade on July 8th, and the Children's Parade on July 9th.

Both parades will start out by City Hall and wind through downtown in a lazy pattern so everyone in the city has a chance to see them. There will be all sorts of floats, dancers, marching bands, with all sorts of clubs, businesses, and other organizations represented. Observers can expect great music, excellent dancing and marching shows, neat vehicles provided by classic car clubs, the fire, police, and Perimeter Guard. They can also expect a lot of party favors, whether it's a sparkly plastic beaded necklace, a fan to take the edge off the heat, candy, popsicles, a temporary tattoo, or any number of other little treats or toys to be tossed into the crowd.

The Carnivale Parade on Saturday has a more adult tone to it, and party favors thrown may be toys or gag gifts of a more adult nature suitable for older teens and grown-ups. The floats are more risqué and the people in the parade show more skin, dance more provocatively, and there are wet T-shirts, occasional flashing, and other things that might not be suitable for children. The theme is theatrical, big and showy, bright and colorful, sparkly and shiny, with loud music and lots of glitz and glamour.

Geared toward children and younger teens, the Children's Parade is on Sunday and generally more low-key, with more of a cartoony than glitzy theme. The Children's Parade will have more conservative floats, with bright colors, juggling and dancing, and mascot costumes. Party favors will lean more toward candy and temporary tattoos, rainbow pinwheels, and small toys. Keep an eye out for floats with pop performers and for popular cartoons in the city!

And make sure you wear your waterproof mascara - Carnivale and Children's Parade floats have a tendency of spraying or spritzing water, both in an unspoken competition to see who can make the biggest water-refraction rainbow in the air, and to keep observers cool in the new summer heat.


iv. adult: lounges

Thanks to the Carnivale tradition of showing as much skin as possible, some event organizers' minds have turned to topics of a more adult nature. In the evenings, residents may see clubs doing "lounge nights"; these adults-only events have bouncers IDing everyone at the door to ensure they're 18+. The themes may vary, from very specific niche themes like 'golden age superheroes' to broad themes like 'rainbows,' and each event is clearly marked as what it is - all-nude or clothing-optional, and can host events ranging from amateur to professional exotic dancing, food served off of nude bodies, anonymous masked hookups, or just provide a comfortable space where casual sex is encouraged with whoever happens to be around. Various legal substances can be found at these lounges, but nothing that would cause violation of consent, and every substance would be clearly labeled and have warnings to ensure that no one partakes unless they choose to. Please be sure to warn in the subject line for sexual content or drug use (since some mild party drugs are legal in Riverview).


v. roommates or wildcard

Feel free to use this prompt to set up headers for a communal floor, or threads open to roommates for the purpose of getting to know each other. Or if you have an idea for a prompt that isn't in this list, set during Carnivale, feel free to write it up!



visual inspiration


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Credit: image i: Roger Patterson Jr.; image ii: Jie He; image iii: Aaron Walker; image iv: Lewis Monson

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madeupnames: <user name=dobe> (pic#12417763)

[personal profile] madeupnames 2018-07-10 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[There's an obnoxiously rowdy guy who goes in and out of the crowds during one of these otherwise lovely concerts — obviously a bit of a drinker, and obviously there just to be annoying. At some point, though, he'd gotten himself riled up with a couple of other concert-goers and decided to be a pain in the ass. Spider-Man's hanging out in the rafters and kicking a foot, enjoying the nice sounds, but his senses ping just as a beer bottle goes soaring through the air at the unaware singer—

Thwip! His web fires off, catches the bottle mid-travel, and he swings it up and into his open palm. What rude dude. The jerk in question looks around in confusion for the magick'd bottle. Why, look at that, Strange — it's the Spiderling, holding half full beer bottle upside down in his hand as he descends on a web to deposit it in a garbage bin (can't have it spilling all over!). He's practically right next to Strange and doesn't seem to realize who he is — or maybe he hasn't had the pleasure of rescuing him from aliens yet.

Spider-Man addresses the rude-ass patron:]


C'mon, dude, just enjoy the music! Why're you such a killjoy?

[And the drunk and disorderly dude nearby kind of just slinks off with a glare, temporarily defeated.

But hey, no injuries to any singers!]
nomadeupname: (OHRLY?)

[personal profile] nomadeupname 2018-07-10 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[It's the tattletale sound of a web being sling that causes Strange to look up, even before the sticky line catches the flying beer bottle. And as expected, the spiderling is there, keeping the peace at the concert. Stephen watches as Peter slides down a web, something he's seen the kid do before, and he raises an eyebrow at what seems like a too gentle retort to be yelled at a drunk man:]

Do you really think he'll listen to you, kid?

[He asks, his gaze never leaving the troublemaker, not entirely convinced Parker's warning will be heed for long. Stephen puts the fact that Peter hasn't seen him yet on the mask he wears (how he can see anything in that is a real mystery), but surely his voice will be recognized, yes?]
madeupnames: suit (pic#12408030)

[personal profile] madeupnames 2018-07-10 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, hey, you never know. People can turn their attitudes around with a little politeness.

[He turns to the voice, having not focused too much on the rest of the crowd in his efforts. But if someone wants to make some small talk, he's not against a little casual chatter—]

It's usually a low percentage, but I like to give everyone fair chances.

[Oh, wait, it's Mr. Strand! In Mr. Dr. Strange's outfit?

What in tarnation; he seems puzzled for a moment.]
Edited (shhh i just goofed on secret identities, it's a bitch playing one) 2018-07-10 09:55 (UTC)
nomadeupname: (easycompany-avengers3iw-1030)

[personal profile] nomadeupname 2018-09-07 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[It's hard for Stephen not to roll his eyes at the kid's answer:]

You are way too optimistic for your own good.

[It's a real wonder how Peter's attitude has stayed so positive while being watched over by someone like Stark, but resiliency in wanting to believe in the good of people is a good quality for a superhero, he supposes.

The corner of his lips twitches upward slightly:]


How nice. Did Stark made you attend to the good Captain's seminars on 'How to be a good hero?'

[Clearly, Stephen is under the assumption that Peter knows and remembers him.]
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[personal profile] madeupnames 2018-09-08 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, no, but I did —

[Oh. His eyes widen, and he looks the man up and down more fully.]

You know Mr. Stark?

... Uh, but more importantly: how did you know I know him?

[He doesn't particularly sound angry or bothered, though maybe a little concerned. It's not exactly fun when you realize someone might know you without you knowing them.]