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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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I'd think all you'd have to do is just say no, mm?

[He turned towards the erstwhile suitor, fixing him with a look and shaking his head.]

The lady isn't interested. Bugger off.

[He turned back to Re-L, hands spread to show that's how it was done.]

And you can have the added satisfaction of walloping them if they choose not to listen to a direct no. Win-win.

You'd be surprised how quickly one can get tired of saying 'no' when it's a chorus you've had on repeat for a few days. [ It's flattering to a certain degree, but to another... it's really annoying to have to turn people down left and right. She's not used to it, really - people in the dome were much less.. obvious in their affections for others. The problems with a place that thought emotions unnecessary.

There's a glowering expression that comes back to him at his display, blue eyes rolling as mercilessly as ever. ]

Somehow I don't think that will go over well with the police force, you know.

I think you'd be surprised. I don't see why any guard or police force would take issue with someone being definitive about their nos. If someone continues to ignore them, I'd take more issue with that than someone emphasizing their vocabulary with a knee to the naughty bits. I'd say he'd have it coming.

Or, you could just carry around a sign on a stick that says you're not interested and to leave you alone. Either would work. And you can use the sign to beat the illiterate asses over the head with. Again, win-win.

A knee to the balls? Really? [ That seems to be below her, by the look she's giving him, pulling herself back up to full height to adjust her clothes. Most people around here seemed to be put off by her sheer height, the black clothes, the general 'leave me alone' air she tended to put off. It's all walls for public, really, a well learned habit. ] Most people take the first no, but I guess this one has a type.

[ Tall and dark, apparently. ]

Or I could just learn how to cook so I wouldn't have to leave the apartment... or pester Gladio to bring me those nasty cup noodles until this is over.

[ Now there's an option. ]

[Lucifer's not put off by much. Sorry, Re-L. He's the Devil. Takes more than a tall woman to put him off. Maybe his mum in something sheer.

...

/mental shudder.]

Most are never all. Always prepare for the worst of it. At least that way, you're not scrambling for an answer, mm?

Don't poison yourself with those. They do have delivery, dear. Just pick up and dial. Much better for you.

Delivery isn't any better than coming out here and picking it up nutrition wise. And then, of course, I don't get the benefit of being out in the streets and walking. Even if it's annoying dodging people and dealing with offers for dancing or, what's always my favorite, the bluntly salacious offer. [ While she can kind of appreciate that kind of bluntness, it's also kind of.. bawdy compared to what she's used to. Getting used to it ... well she didn't really want to, and wouldn't. There's just a kind of.. shocking whip lash in a place where this kind of thing was just.. normal. It would be unheard of in Romdeau. ]

This is totally opposite to Romdeau, in how up front people are about it all. On one hand refreshing, on the other a culture shock.

There's the rub of it, isn't there? Having to be out and seeing everyone. They're so bloody fascinating. Though, I'm certain I don't need to tell you that if you find yourself truly uncomfortable, to call the perimeter guard. Or, I've someone in the police department if you'd like to keep it hushed.

[He held up a hand.]

Not that I don't think you're capable yourself, dear, but if you'd like something more official. She might be able to help with the whole culture shock as well. She has a way with others.

Oh, sure, I'll call my colleagues and not take care of it myself. [ A part of her kind of basks in the attention, but, mostly... she just wants to be left to her own devices 90% of the time. It's easier that way, less hassle of dealing with people and schedules and everything else to do with it. ]

You keep going on about this 'she' but no name, you know. It doesn't help anyone to know who the hell you're talking about.

Mm? Oh, sorry, love. I thought I had. Chloe Decker. I believe she's an officer of sorts here, though she's a Detective back home.

[His Detective.]

But she seems to be rather fond of helping others, so if you find yourself in a bind or just needing a female ear, I'd suggest calling her.

I know her. She's the one who was leaving messages for her daughter when she got here. [ They've chatted a few times, but she's not the type to really elaborate all that much on it. She's even mentioned coming over to help her learn to cook, but a jealousy protected apartment location means she'd been mum up until then about details of where she lived or.. anything else with her.

Nothing personal, just.. a preference. ]

I'm sure she'll be a detective again shortly, here. They give you a little while to prove you know what you're doing and then move you up.

Yes, that'd be her. And I wouldn't expect anything less, but with all their record keepings and whatnot, you'd think they'd have 'used to do better than this' somewhere. But perhaps there just aren't as many murders around here that need a competent Detective to solve them.

[Oh, he was sure there were a few, but not nearly as many as there'd been on a daily basis in LA.]

I told them I was an Inspector and I was still relegated to beat cop for a few months. I don't really think telling them or proving anything with your identification really means a lot to them. [ The comment about murders seems to amuse her at least, nodding along. It's true enough - she's only ever heard of someone trying to sell a drug and then run in to a brick wall with the one reporting it. Unfortunate, but not every case was entirely solvable by her. She knew from the beginning that she wouldn't fit in amongst the crowd, and without assistance.. she'd end up neck deep in a situation she didn't want to be in. ]

No, I've yet to experience a murder, but, there's apparently a drug trade by a report I received. Seemed fishy, too, by the way it was worded. But I wasn't about to fool myself thinking I could blend in with people of that.. er.. caliber.

Mm, drugs.

[There was a happy little sigh there, and Lucifer's attention zeroed in on her.]

I don't suppose you'd know where I could get any, do you? Don't quite have my finger on that pulse here yet.

No. I don't. [ If anything she's probably supposed to be catching those people, if she ever stumbled across them. To be fair, there hadn't really ben much of that around in her former, domed home city, so she wouldn't even begin to know who or what to look for. But it's all kind of null and void for a control freak who doesn't like, at all, to feel as though she's not in control of herself.

Lucifer at least earns another one of those withering looks, even if he's not been frazzled once by it before. ]

I wouldn't know, and don't want to know, where to even start.

[He's been given a plethora of 'withering looks' in his day, Re-L. You'll have to excuse him if it'll take one of epic proportions to actually have any effect. She doesn't seem to have what it takes to affect him.]

Pity. You could do with a little loosening up. Might even have fun.

[He brought a hand to his cheek, mouth in a mock 'o' of surprise.]

Perish the thought!

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