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ximilialog2023-08-02 03:32 am
groupiedrifter) wrote in ximilialog2023-08-02 03:32 am
[OPEN MINGLE] Movie Night, time to cry over pikachu.
CHARACTERS: Everyone!
LOCATION: The Mess Hall on the Ximilia
DATE: A day or so after the mission end.
CONTENT: Another post-mission movie night. Shocking, I know.
WARNINGS: None! Feel free to add warnings to any top levels or threads that need them.
Ah, yes. Another day, another questionable movie night. Or something like that.
Between getting weepy about leaving behind his beloved Cubits (as we all do, crying over our faux Pokémon seems like the hip thing to do-), Newt collects notes and prepares for another one of those silly little movie nights; he's started getting way too used to expecting them as part of his role or job or whatever. It's just. Y'know. Muscle memory, practically. He shifts through questionnaires and updates the birthday list, and prepares.
The Mess Hall is dressed up for the occasion as usual! With some added flair. Actually, the first thing that might instantly draw someone's eyes is the HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign accompanied by a few presents and some very, very distinct cakes. Wait, whose birthday was it recently? You'll have to check the birthday poster on the wall, silly. In this instance — Vash, Yzak, Hibiki, and Yujin are getting a little celebration here. Whenever they decide to arrive (which Newt will be more than happy to enforce, though he's pretty sure that won't be necessary), the candles get lit and the typical birthday song is sang by anyone who may know it.
Maybe he should make birthdays a common part of movie nights...
There's a little space to leave presents; don't worry, he'll give everyone but the four birthday kids a heads up that they're celebrating! Plenty of cake to go around, too — can you tell which one belongs to which person?
There is also a rack of mysterious clothes in the corner.
Turns out, they're all pajamas. Feel free to find some to lounge around in.
We deserve a little comfort, right?
And of course, movies are a must. Today offers two Sherlock Movies — an old live action, but also The Great Mouse Detective, which is a treat and a half (happy birthday, Yujin). They've also got Footloose (happy not-birthday, Peter), and... Pokémon the First Movie, the last being for some delayed lessons in alternate universe Cubits. Newt will be more than happy to explain that these are his world's versions of the creatures they'd all come to love. In fact, some of the Pokémon have features of Cubits, don't they?
Weird!
It starts with Pikachu's Vacation, don't worry.
The sad Pikachu meme can show up later.
Accompanying this Pokémon-themed area is an assortment of board games, all centered around Cubits instead of Pokemon. Thanks to the lovely Miss Clarke, they have some enjoyable card games and board games from Ankata to enjoy, so that you can always remember the strange, strange trainer culture and all the critters that partake in it.
Food, though! Food's important. The usual drinks are available, but it also looks like Newt had taken some of those questionnaire answers to heart. Big pots of posole and Chinese daikon and carrot stew sit beside sukiyaki. Main courses, set alongside little birthday goodie bags with an assortment of candy that people had written down as their favorites. Again, Newt's silly school activity form is one hell of a tool to collect data.
Among the candies are: plum candy, botan rice candy, Gear Shifts, starbursts, sour candies (yellow balls), candied bofa fruit, bonbons, yuzushu hard candy, Swedish fish, lollipops, and chocolates.
Hopefully it's enough to feel refreshed; their next mission really isn't that far off, is it?
Best get some R&R wherever you can.
LOCATION: The Mess Hall on the Ximilia
DATE: A day or so after the mission end.
CONTENT: Another post-mission movie night. Shocking, I know.
WARNINGS: None! Feel free to add warnings to any top levels or threads that need them.
Ah, yes. Another day, another questionable movie night. Or something like that.
Between getting weepy about leaving behind his beloved Cubits (as we all do, crying over our faux Pokémon seems like the hip thing to do-), Newt collects notes and prepares for another one of those silly little movie nights; he's started getting way too used to expecting them as part of his role or job or whatever. It's just. Y'know. Muscle memory, practically. He shifts through questionnaires and updates the birthday list, and prepares.
The Mess Hall is dressed up for the occasion as usual! With some added flair. Actually, the first thing that might instantly draw someone's eyes is the HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign accompanied by a few presents and some very, very distinct cakes. Wait, whose birthday was it recently? You'll have to check the birthday poster on the wall, silly. In this instance — Vash, Yzak, Hibiki, and Yujin are getting a little celebration here. Whenever they decide to arrive (which Newt will be more than happy to enforce, though he's pretty sure that won't be necessary), the candles get lit and the typical birthday song is sang by anyone who may know it.
Maybe he should make birthdays a common part of movie nights...
There's a little space to leave presents; don't worry, he'll give everyone but the four birthday kids a heads up that they're celebrating! Plenty of cake to go around, too — can you tell which one belongs to which person?
There is also a rack of mysterious clothes in the corner.
Turns out, they're all pajamas. Feel free to find some to lounge around in.
We deserve a little comfort, right?
And of course, movies are a must. Today offers two Sherlock Movies — an old live action, but also The Great Mouse Detective, which is a treat and a half (happy birthday, Yujin). They've also got Footloose (happy not-birthday, Peter), and... Pokémon the First Movie, the last being for some delayed lessons in alternate universe Cubits. Newt will be more than happy to explain that these are his world's versions of the creatures they'd all come to love. In fact, some of the Pokémon have features of Cubits, don't they?
Weird!
It starts with Pikachu's Vacation, don't worry.
The sad Pikachu meme can show up later.
Accompanying this Pokémon-themed area is an assortment of board games, all centered around Cubits instead of Pokemon. Thanks to the lovely Miss Clarke, they have some enjoyable card games and board games from Ankata to enjoy, so that you can always remember the strange, strange trainer culture and all the critters that partake in it.
Food, though! Food's important. The usual drinks are available, but it also looks like Newt had taken some of those questionnaire answers to heart. Big pots of posole and Chinese daikon and carrot stew sit beside sukiyaki. Main courses, set alongside little birthday goodie bags with an assortment of candy that people had written down as their favorites. Again, Newt's silly school activity form is one hell of a tool to collect data.
Among the candies are: plum candy, botan rice candy, Gear Shifts, starbursts, sour candies (yellow balls), candied bofa fruit, bonbons, yuzushu hard candy, Swedish fish, lollipops, and chocolates.
Hopefully it's enough to feel refreshed; their next mission really isn't that far off, is it?
Best get some R&R wherever you can.
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[Ziggy looks a little puzzled at first, putting her hand out — ]
... As long as it's not old finger bones that belong to a witch.
I'm totally over getting cursed.
[Joking about traumatic events in your life is the way to go.]
What's the goal?
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( She says, letting her lips twist into a smile at one corner. It's a joke that isn't a joke, but around here, that feels like the usual sort of thing.
Ciri drops the knucklebones into Ziggy's hand. )
Toss them in the air, see how many you can catch on the back of your hand after.
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Oooh.
So this is that kind of thing, where you get mad and you practice until you're a master at it.
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( Ciri, glad not to be talking curses in this particular moment if only to enjoy the fact there's People Around Again, grins at Ziggy's words. )
Excellent motivation, isn't it? Not that anyone's sneaking off to play this around the station, but you never know. Maybe it'll be useful on mission!
( For the most part, she's absolutely joking. )
Gonna let the frustration drive you to practise?
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[She says it jokingly, but also in that way that implies it is totally not a joke.]
Maybe I can start tricking people into matches, and whoever wins gets first dibs on the random item drops.
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Why not? Sounds like fun! Worst comes to worst, just be ready to run, right?