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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 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.

[He obliges her, as always, pressing down a little more firmly and flicking his finger more rapidly over her, feet planting on the ground to give him better leverage to start rocking up more quickly. His breath comes out in a rush, a happy sigh and a groan leaving him as he feels that shiver spread from his groin outward, his teeth finding her earlobe.]

Either. Both. I'm rather open to a multitude of possible outcomes.

[She feels him shifting and bracing herself so he can thrust into her harder, his finger teasing around her swollen clit in fast little circles that has pleasure running through her veins like fire. There are people still around but she can't be bothered with them right then; not when his heat and cock and voice and smell are driving her crazy.

She suddenly leans up and away from him so she can grasp the table again, using it as her own leverage as she drives her hips down harder to meet his thrusts. And while she's done her damnedest to keep them in, she can't help but let an abrupt moan escape her as he hits a spot inside her in just the right way.]

[She draws away from him, his hand still on her breast sliding down to grip her hip instead, the other refusing to give up its position on that slick little nub as she starts to drive herself down on him. He hears that groan and there's a flicker of red that lights up near his eyes, something most looking over might miss or take for an odd reflection.]

You make it too tempting not to just up and bend you over the table.

Only if you want to get hurt, and not in the fun way.

[Laughed out breathlessly; from an outside perspective, one may find it humorous that she's threatening the Devil while simultaneously bouncing in his lap, but they've never exactly had an orthodox relationship. She can't see that shift in him from her position, though, especially when she's so focused on that pleasure that's taken root in her and is slowly spreading up and out. It makes her body quiver over his, her rocking motions slowing slightly as she teeters on that edge.]

All ways are fun ways when you're involved, love.

[The hand not teasing her slides up her back, petting her and bracing her even as he leans his shoulders back against the edge of the booth and uses that to lever himself up in sharper snaps up against her, countering her downward movements with jerky thrusts upward.]

[She doesn't respond to him in words but that upward thrust does have her biting her lip so hard to stop herself from making noise she actually draws blood. And then he's hitting that perfect spot inside of her again, and again, and again, so fast and hard it feels like the bottom has dropped out of her stomach and she's suddenly plummeting over that edge and into a burning kind of release.]

[He can feel that, feel her gripping him, her inner walls fluttering around his cock, her body tense before it starts to relax. In answer, he grabs at her, pulling her back down against him and wrapping his arm around her, nibbling at her jaw as he leaves off the pretense of control and starts driving up into her as he whispers against her. Quiet, husky words of adoration and worship, telling her in quiet little grunts how hot and tight she was, how she fit him just right, how she sounded like temptation itself--

Thoughts interrupted as his own orgasm crept up and stole his breath, his arms tight around her as he lifted up and hung there with her, shoulders and feet bracing him up as he came, her name bitten off as he gasped, shaking as he started to lower them back down to the seat.]

[She hardly catches her breath before he's tugging her into him, sliding deeper into her as he fucks her with abandon. All she can do is keen uselessly against him as he whispers words that has every part of her clenching, has her toes and fingers and inner walls tightening from the onslaught of sensation and weight of his words. She's already found her release, and his erratic thrusts remind her of their earlier conversation and how soft that edge between pain and pleasure can be. And yet she relishes in that overstimulation, loses herself in his body and her heart hammering in her chest.

She lets out a feeble little cry when he lifts her up and stays there with her as he comes, finding her own release once more as it skirts that too-sharp point that leaves her gasping on an almost-sob.]

[He's sitting there on the booth seat, panting as his hands slide around her, holding her to him as he pants softly. One hand lifts up to brush her hair away from her neck, kissing over her as he feels himself pulsing inside her, feels her still tight around him as they just sit there and attempt to regroup.]

That was fun. I wouldn't mind doing that again.

We'll see.

[Panted out through swollen, bitten lips. It's certainly not a no, anyway. She would be lying if she said she didn't thoroughly enjoy the hell out of that. Especially when he was still hot and pulsing inside of her.

One hand lifts to reach behind her at his face as he kisses at her neck.]

You're gonna have to help me off you.

Right this moment? I'm liking the feel of being inside you. You're all warm and cozy. I doubt we'd draw any more attention than we already have.

[Said as he was still pressing soft, gentle kisses along her neck and jaw, stubble brushing along by his lips.]

Knowing you? I highly doubt that.

[She does have enough shame to turn slightly red at his comment about drawing attention, but she refuses to outwardly show it more than she already is. Though she does reach a hand down between her legs, gently feeling around where he's still joined with her.]

You really like this, don't you? After, I mean.

[He chuckled slightly, shifting a little as he felt her hand prodding around where he was still sheathed inside her.]

This? Mm... I like all of it. I like the sex, yes, but this... just enjoying you... I like that you're letting me.

You've done it a few times now when I've slept over.

[When they'd been warm and sated and he'd drawn himself in close, content to lie there still connected with her. She'd always taken him for a cuddling type, but he found a comfort in it she hadn't quite anticipated.]

Does it bother you?

[A question that had him stilling his kisses and nuzzling, a frown creasing his brow at the idea that he was doing something she didn't like, or was just tolerating for his benefit.]

[She can hear his apprehension and gently shook her head, leaning back to try and press a kiss along his sweaty face.]

No, not at all. I like it. I'm just not used to it.

Would you like to be?

[That smile was back as he turned to meet her lips with his, both arms winding around her as much as he could get them to reach. Yes, he was quite content with his prize. His Chloe.]

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