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introductory mingle: carnivale

who: everyone in Riverview!
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

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

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 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!

visual inspiration

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Credit: image i: Roger Patterson Jr.; image ii: Syd Mead; image iii: screencap from the movie Paprika; image iv: siamon89

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[ it's bad enough Kaneki isn't comfortable with festivals that much, now he has to hear pipes playing in the apartment. Kaneki was quietly in his bed reading when the noise started and after a while he decides that he really should ask whoever is playing to please quiet down.

He doesn't want to be rude and Kaneki is very awkward and hardly demands anything. He will in fact approach and stare are the other playing to spot him and eventually put the instrument down so they could talk and Kaneki could politely ask for him not to play inside ]

[Unfortunately, Ronan enjoys being as difficult as possible. Worse, he views staring in the same way a dog would: a challenge.

After glancing at Kaneki, he turns his attention back to his pipes. He waits for the surely inevitable protest. But he can still feel Kaneki's eyes on him.

Ronan waits until the right moment before looking up and smirking. He says nothing. All he does is stare back while his hands and arms are in perpetual motion. He's spent years refining the power of his look. He's not going for full intimidation now-- it only diminishes the effect, but there's a fraction of it. These are his pipes, damn it. He can enjoy them if he wants. He's not stopping.]

What's up.

[ there is little to no intimidation in Kaneki's stare. Kaneki is small, has a baby face, is absolutely shy and awkward, can't say no to save his life, and avoids conflict, preferring to just nod and agree with everything rather than starting an argument. So basically Ronan can do all the faces and smirks he wants, Kaneki will just stay there, hoping to figure out when is the best time to speak so he will be heard under all the sound.

When the other finally talks, Kaneki takes that chance with a smile as if he just won the jackpot. ]

H-hello! I'm sorry, is it possible for you to play outside or... some other time? It's just, it's a bit loud...

[Caught off guard by the polite response, Ronan still keeps staring and also playing. But he's no longer sure if he should. The guy seems like more of a puffball than Ronan's younger brother.]

I swear no one has good taste. Uillean pipes are best played indoors. This is my place, too. Why stop? Are you trying to nap?

Oh, no- the sound is- [ nice? Not nice. Kaneki isn't really into music ] alright, it doesn't sound bad.

But I was trying to read- [ well, he could go to the library, he supposes, but he'd rather ask for silence before going out ]

Is that the truth?

[Ronan is no fan of lies, including white ones. And so, his voice is a little cold when he says that and he stops playing. But then he's back to his previous smug tone.]

Trying to read what?

Yes...? [ it's just music. Not nice, not that interesting, just alright. ]

It's a book about an alien invasion, but it focus on the phycology and the state of mind of those who are invading. [ is it fair to call it an "alien invasion" when it was a book written by aliens? ] It's not a book from Earth, I was trying something new.

[Ronan's lip curls at the description.]

You read shit like that?

[It belatedly occurs to Ronan that maybe he shouldn't judge. Perhaps it's some alien version of the Aeneid and not some alien pulp science fiction trash.]

Forget it. This is a way better waste of time than that.

[ kaneki just offers a small apologetic smile. He is very used to people think he is a bit strange and introvert and reads "incomprehensible" books, so that's fine with him. ]

Ah- I guess it's not for everyone. Though, I still enjoy it. [ as long it talks about psychology of the characters, their struggles and their minds, their tragedies and their growth, Kaneki enjoys kit. But not everyone is into that, he knows that very well ]

[Ronan makes a mental note to give this poor soul some Seneca to read.

He taps his Uillean pipes.]

Then you get this. Not for everyone.

[And Ronan still enjoys it. He starts to play again but he gets out a few notes before giving up.]

Shit man, you killed the mood.

[ kaneki already has, specially his tragedies. ]

Hm, I suppose that's true. [ but kaneki still would like to read. When Ronan goes back to playing, he is almost defeated and ready to go back to the room, but then he stops - ]

I'm sorry, i didn't mean to. [ kaneki apologizes a lot ok ]

Stopping me from playing is the whole damn reason you came. Unless you're telling a damn good story, no one likes a lie. Knock it off.

[Ronan's a little touchier than usual though not by much.]

[ he never said he wanted him to stop playing, he could do it anywhere else, which was what kaneki asked: to play outside. Kaneki has no idea why this person is so obsessed with "telling the truth", but he isn't going to get into a fight with someone he doesn't know - and a roommate on top of that. ]

Er- sorry. That I bothered you. You can do as you like. [ he will just.... try to head back to his room ... slowly.... ]

[There are few qualities Ronan values more than honesty. That value is a touch hypocritical, given that while Ronan prides himself on telling the truth, he has lied by omission all his life.

Not that he volunteers that information. He only waves Kaneki off.]

Whatever. Have fun with your book. I already knows how it ends. War is hell. Choose philosophy next time.

... it's not about war... [ but well, he is also not going to argue that. let the other think as he pleases, really.

Kaneki will just nod and finally retreat back to his room ]

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