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Riverview Moderator ([personal profile] riverviewmod) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-04-01 07:02 pm
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introductory mingle: FLOWER FESTIVAL

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: Introductory Log and Flower Festival Celebration
when: April 2nd - April 15th
where: In several different locations in the downtown area of the Inhabited City.
warnings: please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

flower festival


In the days leading up to April 2nd, residents new and old may notice advertising around the city, everywhere from digital screens to paper flyers pasted on blank walls, all advertising an upcoming holiday: The Flower Festival. Celebrating springtime, beauty, joy, and togetherness, the festival heavily features floral themes and dancing. The advertising mentions that on April 10th, a paid holiday, there will be a Blossom Picnic, as well as lists of various public dances at clubs or other open venues, and adult raves.

a celebration of spring



The Flower Festival's main event is the Blossom Picnic on April 10th, but it also features traditions of sharing food and drink, and dancing that span over the course of the whole two weeks. There are a large variety of events going on throughout the city, from dancing lessons in any wide variety of traditional dances, to old-fashioned sock hops, to adult raves complete with mild party drugs. Feel free to use the prompts below or create your own event at any point during the festival, and if your character creates an event and hosts it in a top-level, you can submit that thread for extra bonus points.


i. blossom picnic


The main event that kicks off the second week of the Flower Festival is the Blossom Picnic on April 10th. A relaxed and low-key event, it draws several thousand people every year to the spacious Riverview Central Park, where there is a generous lawn lined with various blossoming trees, and families, found families, lovers, and groups of friends are encouraged to lay out a picnic blanket and share food. There will be live bands playing (but not loudly enough to distract from conversation and peacefully watching the petals flutter in the wind), a variety of demonstrations of traditional cultural dances from many different realities and planets, and a ton of ice cream vendors. This is an excellent festival not only for celebrating togetherness with the people who are already important, but for mingling and making new friends.

Characters may either pack their own lunches or they can purchase pre-packed Blossom Festival lunches. Stores and street markets are carrying a wide variety of specialty food that is only available at this time of year - predominantly pastries, an assortment of types of candies, and ice cream treats all in various floral flavors, as well as a sort of ambrosia salad based around a sweet rose-flavored cream and a native fruit that is bright green and tastes like a combination of peach and citrus.


ii. dancing lessons


Starting on April 2nd, there will be dancing lessons offered almost everywhere you look! From partner dances to group dances to line dances; sexy and sensual or innocent and childlike - almost any type of dance you can imagine is represented, from any reality or planet that has people in Riverview Quarantine.

Additionally, the Riverview Central Community Center has multiple rooms blocked off so anyone who knows a dance from home can teach it to others in their community - sharing is caring, after all. Characters are welcome to block off one of these rooms and offer lessons in any dance they happen to know from home (and these sorts of thread starters would be eligible for the mingle AC Point bonus)!


iii. flower festival dancing


This is pretty simply what it says on the tin - in almost every club, community center, or other public space, there will be dancing at almost all hours of the day or night, formal and informal. Musicians bring out their instruments and play in the street for demonstrations of cultural dances and music at the same time as clubs are offering VIP cover charges for exclusive dances, and you can find anything in between.

There are also many low-cover-charge raves that allow under-18s so younger characters can stay up all night and dance like crazy. The legal drinking age in Riverview Quarantine is 14, and so anyone over 14 can enter and indulge in a few drinks, dancing, and playing tag with a non-intoxicating version of the colored powder featured at the adult raves. There is copious amounts of security on site to ensure that everyone is safe, as well as nurses and off-duty police officers to offer advice or care for anyone who overindulges out of lack of experience.

Grab a partner, a group of friends, or just cruise and mingle the various dancing events.

Characters may also notice that most of the street markets and clothing shops are offering clothing that features floral patterns, flowers as accessories, and that show a lot of skin - for men, women, and anyone in between!


iv. adult raves


Advertised on flyers and digital screens around the city, made to pop as if they were under blacklight, is a series of adult raves that are happening in various large empty warehouse spaces around the city, including one that is listed as the danger rave and hosted in an abandoned factory outside the inhabited city walls. With bouncers at the door to ensure that anyone entering is 18+, the raves are comfortably adult in nature. Clothing is optional, showing skin is encouraged, and there are a lot of neatly tucked away spaces for attendees to get some time alone with one or more than one person, as well as spaces intended for orgies. The atmosphere is sex-positive and non-judgemental, open to any orientation or preference, with various forms of protection available for free, however, to ensure that everyone plays safe there are sober security teams out en masse at all premises to oversee the events.

(CW: DRUG USE) In each location, there is one specific room where attendees can enter, and dance or play tag with brightly colored powder that contains small amounts of a legal party drug commonly available in Riverview, which is absorbed through the skin. Not much more intoxicating than having a few beers, the effects of the drug are a pleasant low-key buzzing euphoria, positive sensitivity to touch, a heightening of desires for intimacy, and a mild lowering of inhibitions. Once a character has been hit with the powder, the color lingers on the skin so other attendees can know who has partaken, but once the powder makes contact with a surface it deactivates, meaning that partakers can safely dance with non-partakers without sharing the intoxicating effects.

Please be sure to warn in subject lines for any threads involving drug use. And remember, there is always security to intervene and make sure everyone is safe.


v. roommates or wildcard


Feel free to use this prompt to set up headers for a communal floor, or threads open to roommates for the purpose of getting to know each other. Or if you have an idea for a prompt that isn't in this list, set at the Flower Festival, feel free to write it up!



visual inspiration


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Credit: third image by Steve Goad; other images found on uncredited on Pinterest or Google images - please let the mod know if you find credit!

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howlongiwonder: (contemplation)

[personal profile] howlongiwonder 2017-04-11 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
A place where nature is claiming back ruins of old. Not too different from here, but...

It's not peaceful. Any quiet is just transitory. It's a spiral of conflict and struggle.

[She looks up, thoughtfully.]

I wonder did I even manage to break free from it.
winscenario: (sixty)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ For a guy who goes trotting about the galaxy, you'd expect Jim to be a lot more jaded. Yet somehow he's managed to keep that childlike wonder of his that has him staring in awe at anything new or unusual. It's a feeling he'll never tire of. ]

Not something I'd expect from my other first officer, but sure. I don't think there are any regulations against it.
winscenario: (hundred two.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, no. It's nice of you to offer, but I'm good. Maybe some other time, when you're not working?

[ Or maybe when he does get his own camera— provided he takes Clark up on his offer. ]
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds quite likely. Ruining my life, are you?

[ the one brother she had she loved and lost. it's always a bit of an open wound but it has healed enough to allow her to accept a false one. ][ only sensible. ]

I shan't tell you with what, where would be the fun in that.
winscenario: (hundred sixty nine.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hey, no angle. For a change. Jim's not often prone to subtlety when it comes to social interactions so he'd know if Jim had some kind of ulterior motive.

He grins and laughs softly at that, shaking his head. (Hey, at least he gets that reference.) ]


No such luck. Jim Kirk. Sorry.

[ He shrugs a little, taking a sip from his own drink. ]

Not really. Why do you ask?
spellslots: DNT (pop that pretty question right now baby)

[personal profile] spellslots 2017-04-11 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
["More than usual" is a curious statement, since so far Eichi doesn't really seem like the 'living dangerously' type, but god knows Taako can come across the same way, despite the whole... frequently dying thing.

So who is he to judge.]


It's not an issue at all, my man, I'm always happy to have a chat, make sure my customers are happy. [He just likes talking to people in general, tbh.] But hey, I'm on floor six in that big apartment block they shoved us in if you ever wanna make an order.

[That's probably a good way to go about doing this, actually, focusing on custom orders rather than spending half his life at market stalls.]
signifies: (clark ( 054 ))

[personal profile] signifies 2017-04-11 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Clark nods as he stands up. He holds out his hand again. ]

Some other time. It was nice to meet you, Jim.

[ The next time might be as Kal. Clark has a lot of questions for him on the subject of alien worlds that he can't do like this.

He's at risk of being recognised in Riverview's small population, though. Clark will have to think about how to approach this. ]
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't truly expect it to be easy.

[ these tales of men out of their time never seem to be. She pauses, looks at him. these circumstances seem impossible, nearly as impossible as this place. a whole other era to grow used to and entirely alone. ]

Is that why you've asked? Did I strike you as somehow familiar?

[ she's painfully aware that she doesn't dress or speak as most of the people here. ]
winscenario: (forty nine)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's bound to be some differences when people come from entirely different realities, but much like her, Jim welcomes getting to know someone who might not find the kind of life he leads all that implausible and surreal. Space travel's always been a reality to him, even long before his feet left the ground— although one could argue he never did have his feet on the ground. From the moment he was born, gravity never did seem to weigh him down like most. ]

Actually he is, yes. It's with all the love and respect for him that I tell you it won't do much harm to watch out. He can be very intense when it comes to people's well-being.

[ Or maybe Jim's just the kind to get himself into far too much trouble while having so little care about his own well-being. A chronic worrier, Bones always ends up worrying for the both of them. And then some. ]

Maybe that's the plan all along. Stick some charming friendly people together and see how that works out. [ He purses his lips and shrugs. ]
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Highly likely you didn't.

[ she's not really scolding. in fact, there's a shadow of something that might be a smile on the edges of her lips. ]

Small favours. Better be clumsy in company, yes?

[ she looks at his pastry and nods. ]

It's been a while since I've had one and we only used Rosewater. It was used in order to give cakes a different aroma, I reckon.
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she looks back, craning her head. she's hardly ladylike in that moment, feet on the railing, elbows on the arms of the chair but luckily, people here don't seem to think too much of it. it's supposed to be a home, after all. ]

We have quite the view.

[ she gestures towards the city as it stretches beneath them. ]

Best enjoyed in company, in trust.

[ an equivalent a yes, please sit. ]
winscenario: (hundred sixty nine.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
To be fair, Bones looked like he was concentrating too hard more often than not, so Jim didn't think much of it. Granted, he'd rather the doctor relaxed a little more and just enjoyed himself, but he knew that trying to force him to do that would only make him even more tense. And possibly grumpy.

Jim didn't really pay much mind to any eyes that were turned his way. He didn't even notice, honestly, but then Bones had a few eyes on him too and he didn't even seem to realize. Not that Jim was about to point it out right now. He'd seemed uncomfortable enough when that drunk idiot grabbed his ass, so Jim figured he wasn't particularly interested in getting cozy with anyone.

Well. Anyone else besides Jim.

An eyebrow twitched upwards minutely at the remark, then he leaned in to answer. "I know I don't." He wasn't doing it to indulge Bones, and he hadn't said yes to the dance just to spare his feelings. Really, Bones should know him well enough by now to know that if he wanted to be with anyone else in here, then he would be.

His hands slid up slowly, until his arms were draped loosely over Bones's shoulders. "Do you not want to dance with me?"
threatenwithcuteness: (303-022 Salute)

[personal profile] threatenwithcuteness 2017-04-11 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
*She eyes him again, handing him the goods she was asked to hold. Something feels weird, she can't quite put her finger on it.*

No, I mean, well... I'd like to know why you came to a flower festival dressed for a funeral?

*It seemed like a fair question, and really it might help her understand him.*
ikols: going nowhere (bright and early)

[personal profile] ikols 2017-04-11 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
We could get around regulations anyway, me and you. [ Or Loki would and then drag Jim along for the law-breaking ride, he's sure he could make it fun. Fortunately, that's not a scenario bound to happen any time soon because, as Jim reminds him, their lives are very different.

He rolls onto his back, shading his eyes from the dappled sunlight that beams through the boughs above. Pink petals scruff into his hair where they fell on the blanket but he pays them no mind, loosening up around Jim like a relaxed cat. ]


Do you miss your ship?
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
They'll allow it?

[ reluctantly, she admits: ]

I don't know if I can make anything of it. Technology is not exactly my forte. I just now managed to understand my communication device.

[ there will be much to learn, yet. a good thing they have a lot of free time. ]

Still, can't hurt to try, I suppose.
winscenario: (sixty three.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
They weren't more than well-developed hypotheses for a good part of my life too, for what it's worth. Wasn't until well into my twenties that I learned just how real they are.

[ Real and, to some degree, easy to reach. Well, easy-ish. Jim never felt the urge to use red matter to travel in time, especially when he knew it could just spout some other alternate reality. Possibly not quite as nice as the one Ambassador Spock's trip had accidentally created. ]

Bartender? [ If he sounds bemused, it's because he is. ] I'm much better at drinking cocktails than serving them, but... sure, okay.

[ Not sure how he'll even take that piece of information. Possibly with a grain of salt.

He looks surprised when she mentions an all too familiar name. ]
Yes, actually. He is. He was there too?
winscenario: (hundred thirty five.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jim more than welcomes that amusement to the tone, and he doesn't look the least bit offended by it. He does, however, look a hint surprised at the sudden sputtering and nervousness that comes from the guy next to him. Glancing over at him, he raises an eyebrow, lips quirking humorously. ]

Did I? Don't tell me I'm that ugly.

[ Juuuust kidding, he knows he isn't. ]
signifies: (clark ( 032 ))

[personal profile] signifies 2017-04-11 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not mine, either.

[ If he knew more about Kryptonian technology, he'd be able to say more. ]

They haven't said no to me yet. We could go together if you like.

[ Peggy hasn't been ruffled by his abilities at all; her curiosity and nonchalance are refreshing. Clark would be okay discussing his X-ray vision with her. ]
winscenario: (hundred one.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Alright. Your choice."

Jim's not about to push him on that, though if his opinion counted for something, no doctors here can't possibly compare to Bones. He's sure the doctor would at least have a lot better insight at whatever this guy's problem is, even if it might take him a while to find a solution.

He looks back to him with a smile, taking note of his strange aspect, but honestly Jim has seen plenty weird things in his travels so it doesn't bother him much.

"Hi. Jim Kirk, by the way."
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
A stroll down the road into the forest to look at an alien portal?

[ mad, absolutely mad. ]

Quite the adventure. Very well. Call it digging a little deeper, yes? I can't promise you a Pulitzer for this one but I shall strive to be good company.
signifies: (clark ( 059 ))

[personal profile] signifies 2017-04-11 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Likewise.

[ He smiles with some mischief. ]

I might want a change of clothes. What do you think of red and blue?
winscenario: (sixty)

[personal profile] winscenario 2017-04-11 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
First time for everything, as they say.

[ Granted, getting taken to some quarantine moon in an alternate reality isn't something most people expect. Hell, Jim wasn't expecting it and he's more than used to hopping around the galaxy from one planet or moon to the next. ]

It's pretty fun. I've seen weirder alien festivals, for what it's worth. Well, technically speaking I was the alien, but. [ He figures she knows what he means. ]

The company's made for a very nice experience so far.
dust_of_life: (Laughing)

[personal profile] dust_of_life 2017-04-11 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[That makes Fatima laugh.]

I guess you've got me there.

[She hasn't exactly had a lot of reasons to smile lately. She's funny that way, when it comes to being kidnapped.]

So where are you from?
dust_of_life: (Surprised)

[personal profile] dust_of_life 2017-04-11 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[That one takes her by surprise. Most Cainites don't even know they're capable of reproduction. That he would make that leap all by his lonesome is...

Okay. The guy isn't just beautiful. He's smart. An impressive combination.]


What gave it away?
mannerism: (pic#)

[personal profile] mannerism 2017-04-11 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she almost says 'it might be missing one' but then then, his colours, she suspects, are not a symbol of America as steve's were - are ( what a wonderful thing to have to do, adjust to him being alive. she cares less for the colours and the symbols and more for the man beneath, always had. ) ]

Red and Blue? A fine combination. I should like to think it'll serve us well.