riverviewlogs | ( open ) it's a cool pool party!

who: EVERYONE ~~come on barbie let's go party~~
what: a pool party
when: sometime early August
where: Jim and Victor's place
warnings: none, will edit if need be

[ Slip on your swimsuit, grab your towel, put on a pair of sunglasses, and come on over— it's time for a pool party!

Maybe you were invited by Jim, Victor or Lucy— they do have a bunch of friends, after all. Well, mostly Jim. What's that? You don't know any of them? Well, that's no problem! They've made sure to tell their friends they can invite whoever they want. Friends of friends, distant acquaintances, coworkers, what have you. All are welcome!

There's a sweet as hell pool in their backyard now, a new addition to the house, so it's kind of like a debut. There's music playing, a wide range of styles that go from dance music to classical rock, and there are chairs, a covered seating area, and a few extra towels near the pathway to the pool just in case you forgot to bring your own.

There are a bunch of floats both in the water and along the edge of the pool for everyone to help themselves to as they wish, and in addition to that there are a number of fun pool party games you can take up— water balloon fighting, balls available for some playful water polo, and whatever other game you can come up with.

Feeling hungry or thirsty? Not a problem! There are several drinks and cocktails (anything alcoholic safely kept away from kids), and a bunch of snacks and sweets. To add to that, there's a nice barbecue set up near the grassy patch next to the pool, and a supply of ribs, burgers, sausages and corn is made available throughout the party.

(Oh, and there's also a tiny porg and a water-loving dog.)

So what are you waiting for? Come on in and have a blast! ]

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[Lucy was excited ever since Jim started talking and working on adding the swimming pool to their back yard. When it was finally complete, it was only natural they had a party to celebrate it's completion and to deal with the warm weather. What was summer without a pool party? To not have one would be a crime against summer fun! She invited her friends and eagerly awaited for the day of the party. Nothing could ruin this for them!

Considering it was her family hosting, Lucy could be seen helping with putting sodas and waters into ice, and checking up on the chips. Plus, there was the little stand that had sun block on it--no one likes a sunburn!

She wore a two piece bathing suit. A 'tankini' as it was called--a tank top that had several pastel colors and a bikini short set in pale blue. It was cute, but didn't make her look too 'young' with an animal or phrase on it.

If she wasn't helping with hosting duties, she was in the pool, on one of the floating with a tiny porg on her knee, or jumping into the water with their family dog.

Careful! She may end up splashing someone...or tossing a water balloon at them.]

[ Jim spends a portion of his time watching Lucy during the party. Not that he has to, what with John following after her. The dog would quickly help her if she were to get into any sort of trouble, or alert him or Victor if there was anything wrong he couldn't make right on his own.

Point is, Jim is watching while she jumps into the pool a number of times and splashes innocent and unsuspecting partygoers standing nearby. And he waits until she's out of the water and all dried off to rush towards her, picking her up from the ground and carrying her while he runs (carefully, of course) towards the pool. ] Incoming!!

[Lucy wasn't paying too close attention to her surroundings, using a towel to dry her off. The towel, was bright, colorful and sported a mermaid. It made her think of home, but it wasn't too girly for her tastes. She didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. John was close by and Oona was taking refuge in the shade.

Jim's sudden surprise doesn't give Lucy enough time to drop her towel. She's instantly picked up, crying out in laughter and surprise as she's placed back into the water again with a big splash. She's wet again and no longer had a towel to dry her off, but she's not upset.]

Daddy! [Grinning, laughing, and splashing him to get back at dumping both of them into the pool.]

[ John seemed to notice the approach, but seen as Jim's not a stranger, he didn't exactly do anything about it either. (That's some guard dog for ya.)

Jim jumps into the pool with Lucy in his arms, already laughing when they break the surface. Lucy can swim fairly well, but he still sticks close in case she needs to hold onto him while she regains her breathing. ]

Who's daddy? I'm the Pool Ness Monster! [ He splashes water at her in retaliation, but doesn't get to do much more than that before an excited John decides he wants in on the fun and jumps straight in, splashing them both. Jim yelps, laughing. ] Okay, never mind. I think he's the actual menace here.

D-daddy! [Lucy is laughing and playing around. Her eyes close to avoid getting water in them. She can feel Jim is close by--and John of course. She pushes some water at Jim, trying to the 'Pool Ness Monster' away. It doesn't really do much good as John proves to be the better monster of the two of them.

Her left hand comes up to her face, wiping away water and pushing back her dark hair.]

Come on, John isn't that bad--he's not the one who threw me into the water. [Teasing, not mad at all.] But now.... [She playfully taps Jim on the shoulder and then tries to swim away.] YOU'RE IT!

He probably would, if he could!

[ Jim tosses water at her, though a little more carefully so she doesn't get overwhelmed or choke on any of it in her excitement. He also splashes at John, who comes swimming fast towards him and tries to climb onto his shoulders. ]

John— [ It's the ideal moment for Lucy to start a game of tag. Jim having an armful of dog gives her a good advantage, and she manages to put some distance between them before he manages to pry John out of his arms, then swim after her. ] Hey!! You're so going down!

[Victor takes a break from his various hosting duties to attend to Lucy]

Want to play a pool game with me?

[Lucy looks up at Victor, grinning from ear to ear.]

Yeah! Is it throwing Jim into the pool?

[He chuckles] I was thinking more like Marco Polo or something but yeah, we can do that, too.

It would still be fun! Though...I think Daddy needs into the water. [She leans into Victor.] We need to be super sneaky about it...and wait for him to be distracted.

You and I are the best distractions when it comes to him. It will require some teamwork so he won't be suspicious. I can do the throwing if you want to be the distraction.

[Teamwork, yes! They need to work together if they're going to pull this off....]

I can be the distraction! Just...what could I do to distract him? I mean...everything else is pretty much taken care of.

[He looks around, scanning to see how she can distract James without it being an obvious distraction]

Maybe.... just talk to him? Ask him about a movie night and talk about what kinds of movies we can watch. We want to do that anyway, so it won't be suspicious.

I could...I mean, that could work. [Never mind the fact that they're having a party now, BUT, it would be a great transition into that.]

There's also another way....[Lucy moves closer to Victor, whispering to him that she could start crying to get Jim's attention.

Her randomly crying and pretending to be upset wasn't something she did often.]

[He looks impressed by her idea] That's pretty devious, but it'll work. Just don't go too Boyd Scaremonger about it.

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