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riverviewlogs2017-08-01 06:54 pm
- !mod post: holiday,
- !mod post: monthly mingle,
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introductory mingle: RIVER FESTIVAL
what: Introductory Log and River Festival
when: The month of August; the bulk of celebration will be in week 1, but there is a party and fireworks display on August 14th.
where: Anywhere around the city.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines
In the days leading up to August 1st, residents new and old will notice preparations beginning, a flurry of activity getting the city ready for the upcoming celebration: The River Festival. This holiday is in celebration of the river and the life that it gives to the city, as well as the heat of summer and forming bonds with friends, family, and romantic partners. The celebrations are marked by a community-wide cleanup of the docks and beaches along the river - particularly important considering the recent acid rain - as well as beachfront cookouts and parties (both private and city sponsored) and beach sports tournaments happening on either open stretches of beach or in special clothing-optional beaches, all capped off with fireworks displays on the evenings of August 7th and 14th.
Following the hedonism of Carnivale, it's time for something a little more low-key and relaxing. The River Festival happens every year in August, and is geared toward community building through cleaning up the beaches and docks along the river and then using all that freshly cleaned beach to gather on. During the first week of August, there are various lightly-themed government-sponsored beach cookouts and parties geared toward family, romantic dates, or casual all-ages get-togethers for meeting new friends; there are also a few more racy parties at clothing-optional beaches around the city. Many private residents also take this time to gather together friends and family, and have cookouts on the beach with all the typical trappings of the beach barbecue. There are also various casual sports tournaments sponsored by community centers, gyms, and sports teams in the city, featuring prizes ranging from notoriety to sports equipment to big bucks. Finally, there are two fireworks displays, one on August 7th and one on August 14th, with free food, and various live performers beforehand.
i. cleaning up
The holiday starts off on a note that is just a bit more sombre than the rest of the season, with the cleanup efforts following late July's strange fog and acid rain blending into the usual tradition of cleaning up beaches and docks along the river. The cleanup is a group effort, with every citizen who is physically able pitching in to comb the beaches, where they pick up fallen tree limbs, garbage, and anything else that's accumulated during the winter and spring, and then raking the beaches to make them clean and ready to use. The cleanup of the docks is similar, with residents sweeping and hosing them down where necessary. This year, there are a lot of repairs to be made to beachfront structures that might've been damaged by the acid rain, so if anyone has some carpentry or building skills, those would definitely come in handy.
This is meant to be a community building effort, so many businesses in the area, more well-to-do private citizens, and the government have pitched in funding to provide lunches, cold drinks, coffee or tea, and snacks to anyone who's helping out with the cleanup efforts. All in all, the cleanup has a very friendly, welcoming vibe.
ii. cookouts and parties
The main traditions of the River Festival involve cookouts and beach parties. On August 7th and August 14th, the government as well as various corporations and businesses in the city, will be providing funds for large beach gatherings. On these days, there will be booths set up offering wares and freebies from various businesses around the city that have helped fund the party, large swaths of cleared beach where residents can don a swimsuit and catch some rays or swim in the river, massive barbecue setups to provide partygoers with all the standard barbecue fare, beach sports tournaments, dancing and musical performances, and fireworks displays (see prompts below).
The holiday isn't just about these big parties, though - many residents arrange their own barbecues, cookouts, beach camping trips, beach bonfires, and other riverside gatherings and outings. Many riverfront businesses offer discounts on services such as canoe or kayak rentals to go out paddling on the river, jetski or motorboat rentals for tubing, wakeboarding, or waterskiing, or mounts to take romantic rides in the surf. Additionally, there is an adults-only section of the beach where any of these activities can be done in the nude in a clothing-optional setting, including the big city-sponsored parties.
iii. sportsball tournaments
Is your character good at playing a particular sport that could, conceivably, be played on a beach? Chances are that during the month of August, a tournament will be set up for them to participate in. The tournaments are pretty standard, generally sponsored by community centers, sports clubs and teams, gyms, and other organizations and businesses in the city, with various levels of specialization, and levels of skill or competitiveness. The prizes also vary, with everything from plain old bragging rights to sports equipment or passes to gyms and community centers, to large lump sums of cash money. Definitely worth it, for characters with a love for sport.
Oh, and a lot of these tournaments are happening on the adults-only clothing-optional beaches, for those grown-up sports fans who like a bit of an extra challenge.
iv. performances and fireworks
On August 7th and August 14th at the end of the large city-sponsored beach parties, there will be evening performances all along the beach. Not as extensive as the musical performances during Carnivale, there are two large-name performers per night, with various lesser-known groups performing at random off and on throughout the day and night. Areas of the beach are cleared for residents to watch and dance to the music, both on the regular and adults-only clothing-optional beaches (acts will switch off between the two areas so both areas get both performances).
Player-characters who are musical artists, DJs, or otherwise perform are free to set up shop around this party and panhandle or put on free performances for publicity.
After the sun goes down, boats will head out into the water carrying a variety of fireworks, and there will be a beautiful display of exploding color in the sky for residents to watch and enjoy. The fireworks are highly advanced, incorporating old-fashioned gunpowder as well as modern technology that result in really beautiful displays that can take the breath away!
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 the River Festival, feel free to write it up!
Credit: image i: credit unknown; image ii: Albert Ramon Puig; image iii: Claudio Pilia; image iv: Alan Philips
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It's not quite the travel gear she's used to, you know?]
... I like all the food.
[A pause, as she looks back.]
I like... Pringles.
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Let's go with the burger cart then, they have all sorts of chips and fries they make and bring along.
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[Laura's priorities are in the right place.]
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*These are great priorities who would argue with them.*
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Are they your favorite?
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One of my favorites. I like a lot of different food, and my absolute favorite changes based on my mood. Like right now? I definitely want a burger.
*Lola's just going to walk up to the food cart. Think for half a second, then order two burgers, four bags of chips in various flavors, and a large order of fries.*
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You eat something different if you're angry?
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...Ice cream. You can't eat it too fast, and it's all sweet and creamy so it kinda is the perfect thing to calm down after being really angry at someone.
*Lola has not murdered several pints of ice cream over her friends before, nope. Not at all. And no, Lola did not even spare a thought as to why a small child would ask about anger eating before any other eating.*
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I've heard of ice cream. It's very cold, right?
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*Fortunately it is a tray of food, and not a serving line. The tray has multiple bags of chips, a burger, and fries. And two soft drinks because giving a kid caffeine is okay right?*
So... did you ditch your caseworker?
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But even she has some level of manners. Even just a little.]
She's very easy to... 'ditch'.
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*Lola's going to have some fries. She's not starved so she'll just wait and eat some of what this child leaves behind after she's done. If anything. And if nothing, seconds can be gotten, or Lo can just go home and cook. Like an adult.*
Mine is more hands off cause I'm a bit older. He makes sure I'm not working too hard but I only see him every few weeks. I'm Lola.
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I don't think she understands. I can take care of myself.
[Laura is looking at the food as she speaks, though, eager to fill her stomach - no, more than that, to enjoy foods she's never gotten the chance to eat before. She grabs a bunch of fries and starts eating them quickly, looking pleased by the taste.]
I like these, I like them a lot.
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*Lola was pretty limited on what she could do. But she could do enough to keep herself fed and clothed and taken care of. She smiled as Laura enjoyed the food.*
I figured you would, they aren't that different from chips.
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[A shrug. She doesn't particularly want to use it.]
Why do we need to use it? It's just paper.
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*Lola is naturally the forefront of economic thought and idea.*
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So you should be okay on money here. But this is my treat, so don't worry about right now.
*Lola would tell the kid to slow down, but the whole 'no money' thing suggests that food might have been a lot less common at home. So Lola will let her get used to it.*
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She doesn't want anymore people to die because of their kindness, not for her. But...
A little dinner is okay, isn't it?
.... Isn't it? She swallows down her food, rubbing her mouth on her jacket. She thinks about Nate, who had given her music to listen to. He'd been so nice. His family had given her something to eat, too, free of charge.]
... Thank you.
But you should be careful, feeding strangers.
[She stands up, suddenly; her paranoia is too strong, right now.]
I should... go. But -- we can meet again, yes? Another time.
It'll be nice.
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I'm alone here, if I avoided strangers I'd still be alone here.
*Lola stood up and gave the little girl a hug. Not a very long hug, but it is definitely a hug.*
I would love to meet again. There's lots of different foods here you can try. Without having to steal anything. Okay?
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... Okay.
... Don't be alone here.
[She seems hesitant on how to end the conversation, so she gives a slight nod before she starts off down the beach at a decently fast walk.]