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- !mod post: holiday,
- !mod post: monthly mingle,
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- original: shigeru miyata,
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- the adventure zone: taako taaco,
- voltron: keith,
- voltron: shiro,
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- ✖ dredd: cassandra anderson,
- ✖ ensemble stars!: eichi tenshouin,
- ✖ ensemble stars!: tsumugi aoba,
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- ✖ fdtd: kate fuller,
- ✖ ffvii: yuffie kisaragi,
- ✖ ffxv: gladiolus amicitia,
- ✖ ffxv: iris amicitia,
- ✖ fullmetal alchemist (03): edward elric,
- ✖ gundam 00: lyle dylandy,
- ✖ gundam 00: regene regetta,
- ✖ hannibal: will graham,
- ✖ homestuck: dave strider,
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- ✖ john wick: john wick,
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- ✖ magic the gathering: chandra nalaar,
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- ✖ pokemon (xy/xyz): augustine sycamore,
- ✖ shadowhunter chronicles: alec lightwoo,
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- ✖ shadowhunter chronicles: jace wayland,
- ✖ shadowhunter chronicles: magnus bane,
- ✖ shadowhunter chronicles: max lightwood,
- ✖ teen wolf: peter hale,
- ✖ the 100: bellamy blake,
- ✖ the 100: clarke griffin,
- ✖ the adventure zone: lucretia,
- ✖ the adventure zone: lup taaco,
- ✖ the last of us: ellie,
- ✖ the magicians: margo hanson,
- ✖ the man from uncle: illya kuryakin,
- ✖ the raven cycle: adam parrish,
- ✖ the raven cycle: ronan lynch,
- ✖ the sound and the fury: quentin compso,
- ✖ tokyo ghoul: ken kaneki,
- ✖ yuri on ice: otabek altin,
- ✖ yuri on ice: yuuri katsuki
introductory mingle: carnivale
what: Introductory Log and Carnivale Celebration
when: July 1st - July 9th
where: Anywhere around the city.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

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 a large parade (and paid holiday!) capping it off on July 8th.

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 a massive party parade, 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.
At couple of the acts might be familiar faces to some of the residents.
Eichi Tenshouin has signed up himself and his friend Tsumugi Aoba into the music festival as a first-time appearing idol unit called "Higanbana." Dressed in all white with splashes of color (blue, largely, with only their headsets being a red spider lily), they carry a very commanding and angelic image together. They'll have a routine that emphasizes their great harmony with each other, taking turns doing solo lines and joining together to show off each of their talents. Singing and dancing, they interact heavily with the audience and will encourage a lot of involvement with speaking between songs and gestures, winks, and so on. Basically, they intend to make this Riverview's very first prominent "idol performance".
For his performance, Otabek Altin will start with rock remixes of a few popular pop songs. He wants to make sure that it starts off with recognizable pieces for some people, and he certainly thinks it is something that could get people excited even if they don't know it. Then, it shifts into a few original songs. They are upbeat, rock songs that he put together with the intention to make people dance and move, since he is a DJ. He'll end his set with a slower piece he put together that is also an original. Through the entire performance, he's focused and quiet, though he may occasionally try and excite the crowd with a few words.
Any other 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
The other main attraction of Carnivale week comes on July 8th, which is a paid holiday for everyone in the city. The Carnivale Parade will be starting out by City Hall and winding through downtown in a lazy pattern so everyone in the city has a chance to see it. There will be all sorts of floats, dancers, marching bands, with all sorts of clubs, businesses, and other organizations represented. The theme is theatrical, big and showy, bright and colorful, sparkly and shiny, with loud music and lots of glitz and glamour. 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 - some of them fit for kids and teens, others of a more 'adult' nature handed out a bit more discreetly to anyone who looks the part.
And make sure you wear your waterproof mascara - Carnivale 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 and kink exhibition
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).
For the weekend from July 7th-9th, there will be a kink exhibition in one of the large exhibition centers downtown, limited to characters 18+. The exhibition is a sexy adult informational convention featuring various kinks and fetishes. Whether you're into leather, latex, lace, or anything else, you'll be able to find the clothes, toys, guides, books, erotica, fiction, and a wide variety of other interesting stuff to explore. While the atmosphere is sex-positive and there are private and public (for the voyeurs and exhibitionists in the room) venues for having sex, it's definitely focused on exploration and information about different stuff to try.
v. roommates or wildcard
Feel free to use this prompt to meet new roommates, for the purpose of getting to know each other, or hit up one of the mod-posted prompts for each Communal Floor. Or if you have an idea for a prompt that isn't in this list, set during Carnivale, feel free to write it up!




Credit: image i: Roger Patterson Jr.; image ii: Syd Mead; image iii: screencap from the movie Paprika; image iv: siamon89
Will Graham | Hannibal | OTA
[ Crowds really were not his thing, but Will found himself being drawn out into the streets to investigate the spectacle all the same.
He was mostly people watching, that quiet shadow at the edges of the crowd, eyes as much on the various personalities
making fools of themselvesenjoying the parade as they were on the parade itself. Hands in his pockets, he did have a small, gentle smile for anyone who actually caught his eye.It wasn't until the parade participants broke out the spraying water that Will really engaged the parade himself. He was starting to feel the summer heat and the splash of water from the floats felt good. In fact, it felt grate and Will began to push his way more into the crowd to get closer to the spray.
Unfortunately, with his eyes on the floats, Will wasn't paying attention to where he was going and either bumping into people or almost bumping into them. At least he had enough manners to pause and turn back with a ready apology. ]
Sorry.
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[ As a rule of thumb, Will had usually been a -scratch a mutual itch- sort of man, rather than one who sought out relationships. He'd made exceptions with Alana Bloom and then Molly and given how badly those two situations turned out, he was definitely back to the -scratch a mutual itch- side of the fence.
Not that he had come into this area looking for a hook-up. Truthfully, he wasn't looking for anything in particular, just ... enjoying the view.
Because despite his sometimes nervy demeanor, Will was no prude. He could be found appreciating the exotic dancers -of both sexes- even smiling at dancers who came close; hell he even left some tips! He didn't rush past the areas where bodies moved in a sensual carnal dance, though he did keep his eyes to himself ... for the most part.
He did pause and get drawn into the various object of kink that were put on display. From the floggers, to the sounds, he definitely paused for a bit next to the displays of various bondage equipment. Ropes, in particular, held his interest and even prompted him to inquire to anyone who happened to be close, and possibly knowledgeable in the art. ]
What kind of knot did they use there ... on the ankles?
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[ Jean-Claude is practically an exhibit of his own: moderately tall, frighteningly gorgeous, and in a period-accurate Rococo era royal blue suit that he wears with all the comfort and familiarity of someone who was there for the 18th century. His French-accented voice is almost a purr with the amount of insinuation behind it. ]
In case the subject should wish release of the literal kind, the line may be pulled there, [ he points delicately, ] and it will all come apart at once. A safeguard.
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[ He was used to getting tied up with the sort of knots that were meant to stay knotted. However, that wasn't a conversation you had with a stranger.
Will didn't look apologetic but his next question was a sort of unspoken apology, all the same. ]
This something you have experience with?
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He smiles, accepting the question without a ruffled eyelash. ] With this knot? Non. With others like it, at times.
Do you have some interest in the topic, Monsieur? [ Jean-Claude has no difficulty making what sounds like polite small talk about kink exploration. ]
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Will would like to say this was the oddest conversation he'd ever indulged in, but it really wasn't. Despite the suggestion that his conversation partner had a deeper understanding of the sensual art, the profiler neither blushed nor stammered away from the discussion.
If anything, he looked back at the display with an open curiosity. ]
It's a beautiful art. [ He decided. ] And looks to be fulfilling for both the person creating the art and the subject themselves.
[ Rather like a well crafted murder scene. ]
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That is, innocent and pure. That whole trope has never called to him. These days it just reminds him of Nikolaos as well, which is not a flattering comparison.
Accordingly, he is a bit more indulging in his answer here than usual. ] An art, yes. To those that enjoy it, there is beauty and grace in the practice, and from a purely aesthetic standpoint as well, of course, ropework may be artful. Who is it you wonder about more-- the creator or the subject?
[ He wouldn't be Jean-Claude if he didn't push his limits. ]
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I study both. [ He answered the question with a direct honesty, rather than trying to be coy or overly clever.
Though there was the barest hint of mischief in his blue eyes, shielded behind the lenses of his glasses. He understood the unspoken question in Jean-Claude's seemingly innocent inquiry. ]
I imagine to produce art this serene, there has to be a satisfaction for creator and creation, or else the image would sour.
[ Or in other words, switch. ]
Yourself?
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Jean-Claude is powerful enough now that he may have his own preferences, his own desires. It is a luxury he savors. Centuries of work went into it. ]
To tell the truth, sir, [ the honorific used to suit his character of a Rococo era Frenchman, mostly, ] neither is much to my taste, although I may appreciate a sample of it from time to time, with the right company. Restraints may heighten sensation. [ With those you trust, anyway. What a short list that is, for Jean-Claude. ]
But you say you study it-- an interesting term. Are you here to be educated?
[ Such an innocent question. ]
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At least until Will bumps him and Ciel just manages not to hit the ground, backing up several steps to regain him balance. And when he speaks, his voice is more refined than a normal childs, carrying a british accent.]
Do watch what you're doing, you'll hurt someone.
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He eyed the child, making no move to try to steady Ciel but also giving him space to re-gain his balance in the ever undulating crowd. ]
Though you may want to ... [ Will began to offer a warning as he saw a large spray canon coming around to offer the crowd a right proper soaking. If Ciel had been trying to avoid water, he may be in for a rude disappointment. ]
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[He's scowling but it's more directed towards the crowds than towards Will. Although he is still irritated at being bumped into but then this place as a whole has placed him in a sour mood.]
May want to what? [Nevermind! Ciel very quickly finds himself soaked and several 'damn's' escaping him.]
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[ Will offered, but unfortunately it came after the fact an Ciel was already soaked.
The profiler gave a small 'what are you going to do' kind of shrug. ]
At least you might be cooler now?
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My clothes are custom tailored. [Flattest of tones.]
I was trying to avoid this entire ridiculous mess.
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Why did you even come down here then? [ It was a genuine question, rather than anything snarky or sarcastic. ] This entire scene of chaos is pretty hard to overlook, no matter what building you're in.
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[But Ciel's is more a requirement at his age and in England.] I was hoping the crowds would not be so dense so I could at least start to understand where everything is. I detest being at a disadvantage.
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He is avoiding the water sprays though. Kaneki would probably feel even more awkward if he got all wet, so while will is trying to approach, Kaneki is trying to move away and both end up bumping against each other. He too has manners, so Kaneki is very quick to turn to Will and pretty much nod his head in apology ]
I'm sorry, too. There are so many people here, it's hard not to bump against someone.
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A problem with large crowds and why I try to avoid them whenever possible.
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During these events it's always a bit difficult. [ there are people everywhere. Aliens everywhere. it's still something kaneki isn't entirely used to ]
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It really wasn't, which was part of what prompted his next question. ]
Are you okay, in all of this?
[ He was so far removed from his law enforcement roots, but those instincts were still buried somewhere in his psyche. ]
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I'm just not used to all of this, really. I prefer a bit more peace and quiet and- [ and there is someone trying to pass through, ending up elbowing Kaneki on the way. Kaneki's body is incredibly sturdy thanks to his biology, but he still can tell there is someone way too close ]
- and less elbows.
A - Carnival Parade
She's been enjoying the parade and the sprays of water shooting out from some of the floats. She is currently soaked from head to toe and enjoying every moment of it. What she doesn't expect is the man coming up behind her and pushing her out of his way.
Rude.
She's short, barely standing at five feet tall but Yuffie is a little whirlwind of furry. Her palms rest on her hips as she glares towards Will.]
You could at least drag me with you? Unlike you I am not freakishly tall.
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Had he intended to push, it would have felt a lot more ... like a push.
Pausing in his escape, Will turned back to the young woman and arched an eyebrow. ]
I was always under the impression that dragging people around, without consulting them first, was a bad thing. [ Regardless, he held out his hand towards her. He certainly wasn't freakishly tall, but he did appear to have the advantage of a bit of height on her. ]
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In her eyes, the world is tall. People and buildings cast daunting shadows around her making her want to rise herself to similar heights. She doesn't always go about it the right way but the though is there, teasing at her thoughts like how a child might tease someone on a play ground.
Her jaw parted and then snapped shut. He had a point though Yuffie hates to admit it.] Then consider me consulted.
[She takes his hand and then looks past him at the parade. It'd be really great to be able to see more, so she'll trust him to guide her to the front of the thick crowd.]
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With her hand secured in his, Will continued to push and nudge his way through the thick crush of people. Though he spoke softly and wasn't a particularly imposing physical presence, he seemed to have no problem with crowd control and with fairly minimal effort, they were going to be in position for a thorough dousing by the water hoses from the next float.
Err that was what Yuffie signed up for, right? Getting soaked from head to foot? ]
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For all her training, crowds were fucking terrifying. She'd much rather avoid them completely and stick to rooftops and alleyways, only that the parade is on the main street and if she wants to see it she'll have to do so in the throng of the masses.
When they reach the front Yuffie slips in front of Will, dropping his hand but pressing her shoulder against his side to know that she has someone to lean against in case the crowd begins to push.
As she leans forward a float passes spraying water and Yuffie is drenched. She shakes her head, flicking drops of water from her hair before looking up at Will.] I didn't know they were doing that!