[EVENT] - Medena's solstice

[marleneonthewall]

Who: Open!
When: Monday the 20th & Tuesday the 21st (post the day in your subject)
Where: The high school football field in Underwood, where Medena resides
Before/After: N/A
Warnings: TBA

[If Marlene has your phone number, consider yourself invited. If she doesn't have your phone number but has met you once, consider yourself run into on the street and then invited. (And then she probably asked for your phone number afterward.)]

[All the real partyin' is gonna be happening from twilight to sunrise, with some inn-owners volunteering the booze (they are not checking IDs ofc), some catering ala monster hunters and the bonfire, and a couple local bands volunteering some music--there's an even split of indie groups from Earth and performers that crossed over from Zen, even a few collaborations between them. Tip them if you like them!]

[This is pretty illegal actually, but nobody's going to try to stop them until the bonfire gets out of control late Tuesday night.]

Comments

[Tuesday!]

[jupiter_bands]

[rejoice, citizens! The Khshathra has decided (without being asked) to add her musical stylings to the entertainment of this event! She is standing around composing impromptu songs on the ukulele about passers-by. The ukulele-ing is passable, but her singing isn't.

Those who approach her might get a special song]

[shardstorm]

[Irena was at a party! An Earth party! Well, a party on Earth, though it really was more of a Zenderael party, both in context and purpose, but still!

She wore a flowy, short-sleeved dress that draped down to her toes, patterned in green leaves and red flowers, and wandered around staring at everything wide-eyed, carrying Bunny in her arms so he wouldn't get shoved around or lost.

Until she spotted a certain 'player'. Whom she promptly glared at as she passed by. Not only did this girl ruin Nova's past but she'd ruined his guild for him, too! Even if it... wasn't intentional.]

[jupiter_bands]

[omg is that Irena! Waaah, Irena!! It is so sad that you hate her. So sad that it moves her to song....?]

Irena~

I wish you'd give me a chance to explain-a!

I was still trying to figure things out

And I had a lot of questions and I doooubt...

--ted that it was even real!!

But I didn't think about how you'd feel!

When you found out I was lying!!

So I'm sorry for...uh... lying!!

...

That look you're giving me kinda makes me feel like crying!!


[WHY ARE YOU SINGING THE APOLOGY HARRIET THAT DOESN'T COME OFF VERY SINCERE]

[the_foe_cleaver]

[Bograak came at Irena's invitation, but it didn't take long for him to find the ale. Now, he's stumbling into view, clutching a pitcher and drinking beer from it.]

The Earth concept of craft beer deserves a song of its own, bard!

[He waves at Irena too.]

Good day, Irena!

[shardstorm]

[Irena's steps slow until she's stopped, looking at Harriet in utter confusion, trying to parse the badly-sung words and in no way determining it was meant to be some kind of apology.

Her only response:]

Ah?

[Bograak's approach catches her by surprise, mostly because she was so distracted by the confusing song. She looks between the two a couple of times, then settles on peering at Harriet suspiciously while scooting closer to Bog.]

[jupiter_bands]

[dj;djds so awkward but a request's a request so she quickly rattles off:]

Craft beer craft beer

the guys who sell equipment to make you are kinda weird

But though your origins are suspicious

I'm sure you'll still be delicious....?

[whew! she puts up the ukulele for a sec and comes up to Irena]

Irena! I am sorry for all of the horrible awkward things I did, hi.

[the_foe_cleaver]

[Bograak applauds. He may be the only one.]

[Of course, Irena is inching closer to him and looks unhappy. A few moments too late, he realizes that awkwardness is in the air. He stays put by her side, though, because SHE IS A FRIEND and this strange, ukulele-playing Earther is approaching. It's not that it's his not his business, it's just that he doesn't know what to say!]

[shardstorm]

[It's strange. The Khshathra, if Nova was correct (and Irena believed him), throwing together random words into song like a common, untrained, street musician. It has her wondering what the other Earth-born guild leaders were like.

Of course the apology is probably as awkward as the song had been and Irena just kind of gapes a moment in surprise before she offers Harriet a short nod. What should she even saaaaaay? She didn't want to be rude! Especially to a guild leader!]

H-hello.

[Weak smile.]

[jupiter_bands]

[yay! Irena spoke to her! That is progress!!?]

Hi! Um, how are you? Do you still like Earth? You can go back and forth, right?

[the_foe_cleaver]

[Bograak has no idea that this girl is the Khshathra. He would probably be deferential if he did. He looks at Irena, one eyebrow rising up.]

Irena, you know this girl?

[shardstorm]

[Irena's answers come quickly.]

Okay. Yes. Yes.

[Simple answers to simple questions!

She looks up at Bograak, ponders the distance between them (height-wise), then pulls out her cell phone and texts to him instead, because whispering from SO FAR wouldn't be very secretive.

It reads 'She's the Khshathra and she ruined my friend's life! :(']

[jupiter_bands]

Hoookay that's great, uh

A-are you texting to him?

[the_foe_cleaver]

[Bograak, unfortunately, is not used to phones. He pulls his phone out, looks down at the text message, and stares at it for a second... without really reading it.]

Irena! You appear to have sent me one of these "text messages" that I was told of! WHat does it--

[He reads it, with a squint.]

Oh. Disregard these actions, young lady! It was sheer coincidence! Ahahah!

[shardstorm]

[Glances at Harriet, then at Bog, then back to Harriet. Proooobably smart enough to figure it out even if she weren't the Khsathra]

Yes. [Irena looks a little smug though. Nya nya I can hold a private convo right in front of yooooou.]

Why are you singing?

[jupiter_bands]

[D: THAT IS RUDE OKAY

but does she deserve it? maybe kinda...]

Because there is music in my soul

[the_foe_cleaver]

[Hmmm. On the one hand, this person hurt one of Irena's friends and earned her ire! On the other, she apologized, and seems to be trying to make things right.]

[And on the frightful mutant third hand, she's a fucking guild leader.]

The song was enjoyable if a strange way to issue an apology, lady Khshathra!

[shardstorm]

[Irena squints at Harriet as if trying to peer into her soul. It doesn't work. :(]

[She blinks up at Bograak.]

That... was an apology? [She found it kind of creepy actually.]

[jupiter_bands]

Sorry it just kind of happened

I should try not to apologize via ukulele, it never seems to work out.

[the_foe_cleaver]

It was. [He nods sagely down at Irena, before looking at Harriet.]

The best way to apologize... [mirthful laughter!] ...is with battle and ale!

[uuuuuuuhhhh]

[shardstorm]

N-no. Mages do not do 'battle and ale'. [At least not this mage.]

[D-did the Khshathra do battle and ale..?]

[She blinks as she looks back to Harriet.]

[jupiter_bands]

Heyy... are you that guy from the forums??

The one who offered battle and ale to a "guardsman???"

How'd that turn out, did you have to pay the fine?

[the_foe_cleaver]

Oh. [aw, Irena, it's fun!] Well... I suppose mages do not usually do that, now that I think on it...

[Oh, THAT. He looks back at Harriet.]

That is correct! At the end of the day, I was let off of the fine. I still think they should have faced me in a trial by combat!

[shardstorm]

Guardsman? [And then she recalls the post about it on the forums.]

Earth does not have guardsmen, they have policemen. They charge fines or put you in jail but do not like to fight.

[She in unsure if Harriet is making fun of Bog or not but squints at her suspiciously anyway.]

[ghostlyheiress]

[Lynea's just passing by, maybe find somewhere nice to sit down. Maybe Anais will come. Maybe she won't. She'll give it a good hour. Just need to find somewhere to sit and wait.]

[jupiter_bands]

Heyyyy Lynea!

Hope you're having a nice day-uh!

That party sure was a blast!

Too bad about the shattered glass!

It was pretty funny~

But I bet it cost a lot of money~