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introductory mingle: PRIJATA

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: Introductory Log and Prijata Celebration
when: June 1st - June 8th
where: Anywhere around the city.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

prijata

In the days leading up to June 1st, residents new and old will notice preparations beginning, a flurry of activity getting the city ready for the upcoming celebration: Prijata. Riverview Quarantine has a strong culture of love, and they celebrate all types - Prijata is a special celebration of platonic love and building community through friendship. Prijata traditions include gift exchanges between friends, sharing meals cooked together by friend groups, and a variety of events and services aimed at making friends.

a celebration of platonic love

Prijata is a relatively relaxed holiday, focused mainly on friendship and platonic love - dedicated to appreciating the friends already in one's life, and opening oneself up to making new friends. Besides the private giving of gifts between friends, there is also a city-wide government-sponsored gift fountain that is open throughout the entire week. Included in the wide variety of events catered to finding new friends, are 'speed friending' and a large open exhibition where all the specialized clubs in Riverview can recruit for new members - and residents new or old can create a club and recruit.

i. gift fountain

While Prijata gift exchanges between friends are generally a quiet affair, done at friend-group dinners or parties, the element of gift giving does extend outward - community-wide, in fact. Throughout the course of the week, anyone living in Riverview Quarantine can drop by the huge fountain in the City Center, in front of the City Hall. They will find that the fountain is chock full of floating gift boxes in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and different shapes - though none larger than a shoe box. There are signs put up around the fountain stating that the boxes are magic and will only seek and open for their rightful owners. Characters will find that, upon touching the water, a box will float over to them, and when they pick it up, the top will unfurl like flower petals, displaying the gift inside. Sometimes, the box won't appear on the first try, since there's only so much space in the fountain at any given time, but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Every person in the city (including new arrivals) will receive one gift by the end of the week.

Gift fountain boxes will contain one small item from each character's home dimension (or, for CRAUs, from their previous game), similar to the "items from home" bonus reward, but without needing to spend points. The item should be small enough to fit in a shoebox, sentimental, and cannot be something intended for another person's character. ETA: If you can't think of an item like this that would work for your character, something of similar size and quality to what's described above that would make the character very happy can be substituted.

This prompt can also be used for gift exchanges and for characters to receive the Government-given gifts that were suggested in the Prijata Pregaming posts on the OOC community and the TDM.

ii. speed-friending

This is pretty much what it says on the tin! Much like speed-dating setups, many bars, coffee shops, and other places that people might gather are holding speed-friending! It's your standard setup - characters enter and fill out a quick questionnaire about themselves, and flit from table to table looking for someone with great friend chemistry. Not all of them are general and open to anyone who walks in, though, with many being specialized to people who are invested in certain hobbies, occupations, or with specific sets of interests. With specialized speed-friending setups ranging from horror movie buffs to members of the Perimeter Guard to fashionistas to sports or martial arts to video games, no matter what your character is into, they're likely to be able to sign up for a special event where they can go looking for a friend who's into the same things they are!

For this prompt, you can put up a list of hobbies or interests your character has, and compatible characters can hit them up for a speed-friending thread, like the IC equivalent of the CR meme!

iii. club exhibition

Speed-friending is all well and good, but not everyone is outgoing or open enough to know if they have friend chemistry in only a few minutes. For anyone looking to find groups of like-minded individuals they can spend more than a few minutes with before committing to something as daunting as a friendship, there is a week-long club exhibition happening in the Town Square in the City Center. Table after table and booth after booth are occupied by existing clubs in the city, with an incredibly broad scope of focus interests and hobbies - enough that any character should be able to find a club with their niche interest represented.

And if it isn't? Characters are welcome to start their own clubs - much like a business, a character-run club can have space set aside in the city for meetings and event mingles that are eligible for Activity Point Bonuses for the organizer.

iv. unveiling the new friendr

Prijata this year is marked by something special - the unveiling of a code rebuild of the ubiquitous Friendr app! Anyone with the app installed already will receive a prompt to update the app, and if anyone hasn't yet downloaded it, they'll receive a quick, easily-dismissed pop-up ad on their device when they next access the network, asking if they want to. No one is obligated, and the ad is a one-time instance, intended to make sure any character who hasn't heard of the app gets a chance.

The Friendr app is a swipe-left-or-right style friend matching and/or dating app that is very common in Riverview, both for PCs and NPCs, and it has received an upgrade with a new appearance, a new interests line for more accurate matching, and a wide variety of themes so that the colors can be customized!

Please see the updated appearance below, with the 'default' color scheme. Players are free to change the colors or appearance of the code but please do not remove the credit line showing where the base code came from, out of respect for the code creator.

Friendr

» Age: your character's age
» Seeking: friendship/romantic/anything
» Preferences: sexual preference or n/a
» Interests: three interests
» Bio: 30 words or less

base code by photosynthesis

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» Interests: three interests
» Bio: 30 words or less
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base code found here.

For this prompt, you can either post your character's new, fancy Friendr app profile in the comments, or provide a link to their updated code in an entry on their journal. Whatever floats your boat!

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 Prijata, feel free to write it up!

visual inspiration

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Credit: image i: Odysseas Stamoglou; image ii: 5ofnovember; image iii: Sina Pakzad Kasra; image iv: mit19237

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_{[ For the brief period of daylight, Karamatsu takes it all in and enjoys the exposed flesh, forgetting to even react when everything goes completely black.

Yeeeeep, he's gone. His voice is soft, but it's probably jumped an octave: ]}

You can keep it.. if you want.
_{[ Anybody knows that Karamatsu is very meticulous and protective about his appearance, so he wouldn't just give his clothes away to just anyone... except that's exactly what he just did. Whoops. ]}

Edited 2017-06-28 03:57 (UTC)

[ Thanks, she was definitely gonna do that anyway. ]

That's kind of you. [ She tugs the jacket on straighter, and turns to admire her appearance in a window... but honestly, it's a little too dark for that. A magical blackness is maybe not the best place to go using dark windows as mirrors. ]

I think I'll keep the pants, too.

[ Since they've got a pocket — wait, several pockets — and she needs somewhere to squirrel away that little orb. She pulls them on, and only then does she recall she might be missing something here. As townsfolk mill around them in panicked confusion, Onyx stepping calmly out of their way as needed, she sends one more glance over to Karamatsu. ]

What's your name?

[ All useful knowledge, particularly considering he's just described some of her equipment. Of course, none of her ammunition is anything but live, but aside from that. She nods again, thoughtful. ]

Then I shall keep you in mind, Tim. At the moment my equipment is as it should be, but the world outside the walls does not play gently. Perhaps I will have need of you.

[ And she pushes off from her lean, intending to make this their last few parting words. She aims a casual two fingered salute as she passes him. Somewhat wryly: ] A good morning to you.

Fufu, it would be rude of me to refuse something like that. I'll be outside the shop.

[With a little wave to the shop keep who seems generally amused but silent, Eichi turns around and heads outside. He does give one last glance back into the store once he's outside, but after that, he'll keep his back to a column outside and lean there, waiting patiently.]

I work within a sizable block.

[ he shrugs. ]

Basically, I travel around all of space and time in my space-and-time ship, with the occasional jaunt into parallel universes, alternate timelines, bubble universes, et cetera. And I've been doing it a very long time.

Why not? (She pauses for a moment in her note-taking to look curiously at him. She loves travelling. She's glad she has not visited Thedas because it means the Hunger will have never tried to follow her there, but under less dire circumstances she'd love to visit anyway.)

Well, yes and no. I suppose the potential is there for everybody, but- well, an elf would find it a lot easier to take to magic than an orc would, for example. Does that make sense? (It feels strange, trying to find simple enough language in order to explain this to somebody who doesn't come from Faerûn.)

And of course it's safe. They've very useful, actually. (This is so funny. Wait until she tells Taako she's met somebody who didn't understand the function of a microwave.)

[ She chuckles. ]

Yeah - although having too little work isn't a good thing either. [ Especially if she wants to move out of the Community Housing at some point. ]

I'm working in design and tailoring clothing and accessories. At least that's what I'm working towards.

( The question's almost like a switch, in the way that it causes his demeanor to suddenly shift. From mildly pleasant and friendly to something more angry. Not at her, of course, but at the unjust situation back home. He frowns. )

Because you wouldn't be safe there. If you're seen using magic the templars will find you, strip you of all your rights and freedoms and lock you up in a tower for the rest of your life. Having magic is a sin, where I come from. ( There's a lot of bitterness packed into that one word, so much anger he has to give himself a moment to calm down. It wouldn't do for him to lose control, of his temper or the spirit of vengeance inside him.

He doesn't want a repeat of what happened with Ella. Anders couldn't help but still feel guilty about that. )

I think I understand. The dwarves in Thedas, they don't have any magical capacity at all. I suppose it'd make sense that some species have a better aptitude for it than others.

( Don't laugh at him, okay. He's just really suspicious about it. )

Maybe I'll give it a try, then, when I figure out how to use it.

So that's normal then. In your line of work. Judges having some kind of superpower.

[Because that's what she's hearing here. If there's a whole group of people for her department devoted to training people with her abilities, then she sounds like someone straight out of a comic book.]

Leonard huffed a laugh at Jim, a fondness in his gaze as he lifted his head to look at Jim. He knew damn well the man liked being spoiled by him. But he also knew he never asked him to. Not really. Guess in a way, that made him want to spoil the blonde even more. "So ya think you're lucky to have a grumpy doctor like me spoilin' ya?"

Watching the other set up the picnic, he felt something warm build up in his chest. Jim could be oddly romantic in ways. Sweet and thoughtful and honestly, what he called not going overboard was likely more than Jim really ever did for anyone else. And well, that was damn attractive.

Which was why he moved over to Jim instead of sittin' and wrapped his arms about the other man's shoulders from behind. Tucking his head into the crook of Jim's neck, he pressed soft kisses to his neck. Nothing intensely sensual, but sweet and soft while pulling him close. "You never cease to amaze me, ya know that?"

[For a few minutes, Anne's silent while she tries to figure out how in the hell that number relates in years, how long it's been for this woman.]

Fuck. This shit is quaint to you?

[She's obviously kind of amazed, without being sure if she's impressed or not.]

[If Anne knew that saying about a cautious woman living longer and growing wise, she'd definitely agree with it. In her experience, it's good to always be a little on edge. After all, she's been in a man's world her whole life, had to fight her way to acknowledgement, let alone respect, and the men in her life still betray her when she least expects it. So do the women.

Caution comes easy. But with the face this girl has, breaking through it might not be too terribly hard either. Especially if she's going to be polite enough to ask to join Anne in a public place. Gesturing a vague line from where the girl is to the floor of the elevator, Anne nods.]

Make yourself at home.

[Tilting her head a little, she looks the girl over a bit more seriously. Her body language is casual, non-threatening, and she's...well, she's pretty, in a kind of mischievous way. Dangerous, but not in the way where Anne feels threatened.]

You was crawling around on top of this thing? Where'd you get in?

Oh! Right! That would make sense wouldn't it?

[Beverly takes out her phone, too.]

I'm afraid my username is not very created: just b-dot-crusher.

They can do, on some planets.

The universe is teeming with giant alien worms. ...Some of which are very unlike worms at all, actually, space explores just got lazy with names.

[ he pulls a packet of crisps out of his jacket, starts casually munching on those. ]

I've met species that communicate by lobbing fireballs about, even.

_{[ It's good that Eichi completely leaves the music store because Karamatsu finds himself huddling to whatever personal space he can find the store, shoulders hunching forward as he cradles the guitar.

This is so nice. It must have been expensive. He doesn't quite know the luxury of spending so much on somebody else. He doesn't feel like he's ever done anything to deserve something like this, which isn't true-- but after being pushed aside, ignored, made fun of-- it's hard for him to think of deserving of much of anything.

His body trembles slightly, hating the fact that something like receiving a present from somebody who isn't his family is making him cry, hot tears pouring through the corners of his eyes. He tries his hardest to not make any noise, but..

He's certain he's going to somehow try and repay Eichi back with something that is twice as extraordinary.
But how? He'll figure it out. ]}

That's like asking how people are able to watch a whole movie. It's an experience. ...And no one had thought of movies in the 1700s, they were quite bored.

Beethoven wrote that symphony as he was going deaf. Sheer talent coupled with sheer fixity of purpose, at that level, is a rare thing indeed.

Wow. I can't imagine going deaf. It would be weird if I didn't hear all the heartbeats in the city.

B... dot Crusher. (She taps it in slowly; she's still getting used to the touch screen.)

It's okay. Mine is also very literal: chronicler.

(His anger startles her, and even though it isn't directed at her she still leans back against her chair automatically to put a little extra distance between them.)

... That's awful. (She says quietly, watching his fury ebb away just as soon as it had appeared. She can't imagine being persecuted for something like that. No wonder he's furious.) I'm sorry to hear it, Anders.

(Perhaps he is glad for the trip away from Thedas, then. Casting magic is harmless, here.)

Oh– you have dwarves too. It's precisely like that. (She relaxes, picks up her coffee cup again for a sip.) I'm human, so though I am not able to cast as easily as perhaps an elf might, I'm still able to learn. But it does take study.

(It's sort of cute. Maybe this is why Cain thought watching her try to use her phone was so funny?)

It's not that hard to use. Just button pushing, really.

Beating up? You're the one trying to hit me! Hold your tongue, Ensign, or I'll be the one throwing you overboard.

[ And right into a lake. Don't you doubt him. ]

Jim grinned at the question, shrugging as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "You're very good at spoiling the people you care about. So yeah, I do think I am very lucky." Lucky that Bones cared, basically. Enough to spoil him, have his back and... well, do just about anything for him.

The hug was a little sudden but not unwelcome, and he sniled and relaxed against Bones, turning his head enough to glance at him over his shoulder. "It's just a picnic blanket, Bones," he pointed out with a trace of amusement to his tone. Still, he turned around in Bones's arms, so that he was facing him. "Right back at you, doc."

Sorry? [ she offers, with a hint of humor rather than real apology. ]

It's... not quaint in certain ways. It's very colorful.

[ That's such an inadequate explanation for how jarring it is to be here, but Anderson isn't the sort to open up on first meeting. ]

Not the way you mean. It's not 'some kind of superpower', like-- everyone else here. We only have psychics. And I still wouldn't call it normal, but it's institutionalized, yeah.

So do the people you catch and put away have the same kind of abilities, then, if it's that widespread?

[You superheroes and your secrets!!]

... Right. Same for me.

[Something in the distance is suddenly very interesting to him. Conveniently, staring at that faraway point allows him to avoid looking at Marinette.

Okay, so maybe it's not just the superheroes who have something to hide.]

Sometimes friends and family show up here, too. One guy I met had a bunch of friends come through the portal. Do you think you'd stay... longer if yours did?

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