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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 a bit awkward, shifting sideways in their current position. But she helps him as best she can, lifting up in his lap and shuffling over in the booth on her knees even as she keeps her arms around him. Having the table directly behind her doesn't help either; oh, it does when it comes to hiding the evidence of what they're planning to do, but she's kind of pinned in place until she can properly turn around.

She smiles against his lips.]

Mm. Have to be quiet...

Shall I give you something to bite on?

[He was grinning, reaching for her pants to flick open the button and slide the zipper down even as she was trying to turn herself around. What? He was clearly helping.]

I'm more worried about you.

[Said on a smile of her own as she rests her forehead against his for a moment, reaching down to tug his hand away so she can try and maneuver herself around, slowly sliding her feet to the floor so she could turn.]

Hold my hips.

Me? What for?

[He gladly moved his hands to her hips, steadying her so she could situate herself properly. He could feel his body throbbing in time with his pulse, his groin aching in that familiar way it did around her lately. Wonderful.]

You're louder than you think you are.

[Oh, he certainly wasn't a screamer, but he enjoyed making noise just like she did. She pursed her lips in concentration as she turned around, that throbbing heat between her legs still a persistent reminder of her wanton need, before she grinned and started to imitate his accent as her hands gripped the table.]

Mmmm, Detective, you cheeky little thing. Just like that.

You are a cheeky little thing. With a rather nice backside.

[His hands slid up to her ass, giving it a squeeze before one of his palms slid lower, between her legs to cup her, feeling the heat that beckoned him like a sexual siren call.]

You'll have to keep my mouth busy somehow.

There's plenty of food on the table still. Or me.

[She really can't believe she's doing this. Her heart is racing as she slowly peels his hand from between her legs. If only so she can start working her pants down, already aided from his earlier working of her buttons and zipper.]

Can you get out of your pants okay, or should I just get off you?

[He laughed, unable to help it with all the innuendo she was lacing her phrasing with.]

If there's one thing I know I can do, Detective, it's get out of my pants for you to play with. And yes, love, there's plenty of food on the table, but I'd want to lay you out among it and dine on you, which might be a bit more obvious than this.

[His one hand moved to his trousers, undoing the button and zip in barely a whisper of movement. She'd feel that jutting cock pressing against her back as his pants spread open.]

[Oh, she feels him alright. If not the hard jut of him than that heat pressing right against her even through their clothes. She glances at him over her shoulder with half-lidded, dark eyes as she works her pants down a little more, panties following until she's ready for him.]

Shh. Later.

[There was something almost intoxicating about her being in a rush to have him. Her wanting him as much as he did her. His arm went around her waist, lifting her up a little too effortlessly if anyone happened to look over, but he started to set her down slowly, his other hand at his cock to guide it to just the right...]

Oh... mmm.

[Hotter and already slick, he felt himself start to press against her entrance, leaning in and nipping her shoulder.]

Ah.

[A quiet little exhalation as she feels him line himself up against her, body completely still aside from the way she quivered in his grasp. She almost regrets not being able to see him, hold him as he slowly slides his way home inside her slick heat, knowing he'd be quite a thing to behold.

So instead, she just works her hips over his cock as he stretches her, using the table to press herself down until he bottoms out.]

[He leans his forehead against the nape of her neck, holding her there against him as he's fully sheathed inside her. There's a pulse there, a mingling of their heartbeats where they're joined. His hand slips back up under her shirt, cupping her breast as he flexes himself inside her.]

Lovely. You're so lovely.

[He doesn't move much besides to flex himself a bit, just so could feel him twitch and throb inside her. Her inner walls grip him soundly and she feels him cup her breast, her own hand grabbing his other one to gently lead it to her other one for him to cup.]

You-- you too. Wish I could hold you.

Later. You can hold me all night long, love.

[He follows her urgings, both hands on her breasts, kneading them as his teeth nibble over her neck. He stops at that fluttering pulse, licking at it before he gives it a quick bite at the same time he presses up into her.]

[A sharp gasp falls from her lips despite herself at that sudden bite and thrust into her. It doesn't hurt, but it sends just enough of a jolt through her to get her adrenaline pumping harder. And yet she has to stay as still and quiet as possible, lest the darkness of the club not be enough to hide what is obviously going on in their corner.]

[His answer to that sound was to do it again, grinding up into her and trying to see if he could get a louder little groan from her. It was a game, after all. There was really no winning or losing to it, but the fun of trying to skirt the edges of what they wanted was just too good to pass up. So if one or both of them was a little more enthusiastic than planned... well... what of it?]

[Ah. So that's the game he's playing, is it? It's incredible how even after they've fallen into the relationship they have, even after she's let him touch her in a way he's been craving since they met, he still finds ways to tease and tempt and challenge her. His next grind inside practically has her eyes rolling into the back of her head as she keeps herself as silent as possible, nails practically digging into his knees as she grips him. And because she is nothing if not dedicated to their game of back and forth, she pries herself away enough to reach out for her drink, taking an easy sip before setting it down perhaps a little more firmly than necessary.]

[It was his nature. He lived to tempt, to prod, to cause and invoke desire. He'd wanted her since he'd first seen her - that hadn't changed. Having her just made that want have teeth; have a notion of what she tasted like for him to crave that much more. Making her want him, however... well. She'd protested for so long, to have her finally succumb to it, to want him of her own volition? It was too good not to play with.

He can feel her nails again, the squeeze of her thighs against his. He also sees the way she's trying to keep her cool, to drink casually as he fucks up slowly into her. He tweaks her nipples, drawing her back to lean against his chest.]

I like this side of you, Chloe.

Funny, and here I thought you liked all of my sides.

[It's said distractedly, voice breathy and quivering just like the rest of her as he pumps his hips up into her with deliberately slowness. She doesn't struggle or stop him from pulling her back against him, head practically rolling back over his shoulder as her eyes swing shut and drink up that sensation of him and their bodies moving together.

She tries to stifle the noises threatening to spill out of her, especially with the people still milling about.]

I do. I adore everything about you; your sides, your angles, your curves...

[One of his hands slid down from her breast, tucking down between her legs to gently circle around her clit as his voice turned into a huskier whisper.]

Your heat. You're so warm all the time. I could wrap myself up in you and be content for ages.

[His freedom of movement is both a blessing and a curse. Her body trembles in his grasp, her hands clenching and unfurling uselessly around his forearm as he teases at her clit. And damn her if she isn't trying to spread her legs just a little further and grind herself harder on his cock and fingers, needing more of that friction as she pants and tries to stop herself. It's torture, being toyed with so delicately, when all she wants to do is flip him over and have him.

And maybe it's that thought, or just the way he's touching her clit so gently and insistently that has her clamping around him tight as a vice.]

[He feels that, that sudden tight vice of her body around his that has him turning to nip at her throat, grinding up again with a quick, sharp thrust.]

Wicked... so bloody tempting. I don't know how I can be anywhere around you and not have my hands all over you.

[She can't help it; that sharp inward thrust and bite at her neck makes her release a shuddering gasp of pleasure before she can stifle it, which then turns into a breathless laugh.]

If this is anything to go by, the real answer is that you can't.

[A low chuckle breathed against her neck as he kisses the spot he nipped, one hand teasing her lower half while the other toyed with her nipple.]

True. I'd have you in bed all day if I could manage it. I'd like that, you know. An entire day and night of wearing each other out entirely.

Wearing each other out, or just me?

[But oh, he's gone and conjured up an image now. Of the two of them, wrapped up in each other the first night they spent together in that hotel. How they'd both drifted in and out of sleep throughout the night as they each took turns initiating another round, how near constant it felt. As sexual of a being as he was, she relished in that, relished in him needing her so badly he couldn't get his fill in one or two or five rounds.

Her hand creeps back down to his hand circling her clit, trying to press him in harder.]

Faster.

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