[Open - Watergun Mingle Post]

[alchemyfreak]

who: Anyone!
(This is a mingle post, no obligation to participate with Ed just because it's his post)
what: Watergun Fights
when: During the week of the Festival/Fireworks (August 1st-7th, August 14th.)
where: Along the all-ages beaches of the river
warnings: Some characters may be under amnesia influence on August 14th.



Anyone in the communal building was free to notice the small group of people leaving with large tubs of plastic guns. Floor six especially was free to notice the prep of water guns packed up for transport to the beach. There had been little in the way of warning, but anyone that Ed might invite is welcome to assume they got a message telling them to find him on one of the beaches.

Once the buckets were moved down on the first they were left there with a sign for just anyone to use throughout the week of the festival - and would pop up again during the day of the 14th, before the fireworks. All guns will be at about the same power, so no one's running around with way more force than anyone else! Everyone will have to handle refills the same, unless they have magical water abilities, and chances are the guns are going to be filled with river water at some point or another, if not the whole time.

Feel free to specify a time or date your character is available or mention that they're available whenever. List open or closed Top-Levels below, tag around, make new CR or stick to established friends! If your character needs a little incentive to join in, feel free to assume they were hit in the cross-fire.

Note: I forgot to put in Ed's top level, he's a CRAU so expect some differences (taller, longer hair, older looking etc.)


Everyone is free to join in if you're interested!

Comments

[ohhmrburnsides]

[He must be making great progress with Ed here, because Ed is already giving him some juicy gossip. Nice!]

Totally. Pinky promise. You can count on me!

[When he says this, he puffs his chest and motions a cross over his heart, a testament to his loyalty.]

... Also I don't know your brother so it would be hard for me to tell anyway.

[alchemyfreak]

[He gives a dubious look at that, but only shrugs.]

Most people that know us here say that we look a lot alike, I'm sure you'll figure it out. We're on the other side of the floor, but we have the two beds on the end.

[And their stuff is all over the desks. Honestly, Ed doesn't think they look that much alike, but he's heard it so many times now he figures Magnus might agree.]

There are these animals here, they call them Pokemon. You can get one of practically any size, and they store in these balls...

[Give him a minute to pull the ball out to demonstrate. Still all sorts of levels of serious business.]

Basically, if you find one that's a dog you could have a dog without the dog bothering anyone on the floor. Just don't tell my brother, I don't want to live with an army of weird cats.

[Ed's not sure Al would stay limited to cats considering this world had the option of so much more, but he's going to remain optimistic for the moment.]

[ohhmrburnsides]

Oh, I've heard about Pokemon! This guy showed me his—

[He processes the new information he gets from Ed, then gasps.]

Some of the Pokemon are dogs!? And I can have one in a ball of holding!?

[He realizes his volume level and calms himself down.]

I am going to get one. I need to. ... And I'll keep this information to myself, of course.

[alchemyfreak]

[He quirked a brow when Magnus cut himself off, but he figured the other guy found the next topic much more important. After a moment he just starts snickering, because Magnus is not only too excited about this process but the "ball of holding" line certainly caught him off guard.]

Of course.

Look, don't just go into this without some research. You could wind up with a six foot tall fire breathing dog if you're not careful, you want to know that before you get attached.

[Why are Pokemon so weird?]

I can try to help if you want, but I'm not exactly an expert. Mine just started following me one day and the thing's been around ever since.

[No need to go into details, Magnus doesn't need to know about the why.]

[ohhmrburnsides]

You say that like it's a bad thing!

[Magnus laughs. Who doesn't want a six foot tall fire breathing dog?!

He's touched by Ed's story.]

That sounds like true friendship. I hope I can get a Pokemon to follow me around like that. What's yours like?

[alchemyfreak]

[He didn't say it was bad, just that you want to be prepared. Granted, for Ed it would be bad, he has a certain history with dogs. He's not about to rain on the guy's parade about how weird and not friendship-like it was, but at the question he pauses.]

Oh- um.

[A hand motions to the 20 foot water snake lounging nearby, watching them the whole time from atop a sleek flat rock.]

Mostly just keeps to itself and lives out here by the river. It doesn't go far if I come this way, though...

[ohhmrburnsides]

[When he catches sight of the creature, he reveres it with respect.]

It's amazing.

[He gives it another moment, then turns back to Ed.]

Can't believe I didn't see it on my way out here, it's huge. You're a lucky guy!

[alchemyfreak]

Yeah, they say they're pretty rare. I've gotten a lot of weird reactions to people discovering that it follows me around for no reason.

[A shrug.]

I guess I don't think much about it. I haven't decided if I'm going to bother keeping it in the ball... I kind of like the idea it can stay out here and do as it pleases.

[He's not so sure he's lucky, but just how much he wants to dump on the new guy was still a consideration he'd need to make. Still, he grins to take the seriousness from the tone as he explains almost uncertainly, never really sure if the idea that it watches him for future problems is entirely a joke or not.]

It showed up to split up a fight between me and a friend. Then it never went away. I still think it just expects to have to split up fights a lot, so might as well keep me on the radar.

[ohhmrburnsides]

That's pretty neat, actually. I say if it's happy out here and you can come back to it without keeping it in a ball, there's no need for one! Like I said, true friendship.

[He shows genuine interest in the story. Ed was smart to lighten the tone, because whatever fight this was seems like no big deal to Magnus. So, he doesn't think to push it.]

That's some top-tier wisdom that thing has.

... Actually, what is it called?

[alchemyfreak]

[He laughs at that response, it was weird to think about all the people that considered him lucky or considered it to be a special bond they had, when he'd never viewed it like that himself.]

Milotic. Apparently breaking up fights is what they're really good at.

[Ed will let Magnus think that, it was a lot nicer thought than the truth of the situation. If this thing was so special it wouldn't come out of the river to break up just any old fight, but no one else needed to know that. He hadn't even told Professor Sycamore the full details and that guy was the Pokemon Expert around here.]

[ohhmrburnsides]

Milotic, huh? Neat.

[He tops off what seems to be the last water gun, then lifts it into Ed's view.]

Speaking of fights, won't it be time to get this one started soon?

[alchemyfreak]

As soon as we get some interested parties.

[Or someone he can interest anyway. Ed's grin looks far less friendly at that idea.]

Thanks for the help setting up.