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Aerith Gainsborough ([personal profile] cetrary) wrote in [community profile] aterat2022-06-25 01:47 am

It's a Watts party! (Just don't tell him)

Who; Aerith + YOU
What; Potluck party
Where; Gray building's downstairs common room
When; Sunday June 26th; after 4pm
Warnings; None


Aerith co-opted the common room of the gray building starting on Saturday when she began the process of decoration. The most important part of any decoration (especially for Watts) was the flowers and Aerith had put together a few center pieces for tables. Each flower that she'd chosen had symbolized friendship in some way and they were set up in the center of small tables that had been brought inside. Of course she wasn't the one that moved those tables, she had a trust bodyguard for things like that, but she did the decorating!

And the cooking! The main attraction was a pretzel bar in the center of the room. Please, thank Cloud for bringing it in and Jacob for making the pretzel rack at Aerith's request. The soft pretzels were premade and there were plenty for everyone who may come through to have several (if not more). In addition to that there were also several dipping sauces to choose from including cheese, caramel, cinnamon sugar, honey mustard, and a spicy ginger sauce with chili flakes (eat at your own risk).

A table next to it had Materia Xiaolongbao. Yellow is crab flavor, black is soybean, blue is pork, green is cilantro, and red is spicy shrimp. Next to those are tiny moogle sweet bean buns. They fit in the palm of your hand but some of the moogles look...a lot better than others. She did her best!

There was another table with a few drinks set up for people to grab including a materia bomb cocktail with a bit of alcohol and different flavored materia ice (peach, strawberry, and blueberry) and bright green bubble tea with pop bubbles in the bottom. The green tea is flavored like something very different than one might expect it to be, it's a bit bit bitter and yet also a bit sharp, almost biting. It's meant to be the flavor of wind, whatever that's supposed to be. The pop bubbles are extremely sour and explode in the mouth with the sourness. The drink is also somehow fizzy, don't ask how.

A third table was empty save for the friendship bouquet at it's center. There was a little handwritten note on the table saying:

Leave your dishes here! Complete with a heart.


Aerith herself can be found wandering around and paying close attention to the drink table, making sure to run back to the kitchen quickly to grab more drinks if they run low.

OOC: Feel free to use this log as an open thing for anyone to mingle and get to know each other. Characters are welcome even if they didn't bring a dish themselves, but the more dishes the better! Anyone is welcome to come even if they didn't know she was throwing this party, it'd be pretty obvious that there was something going on in the Gray Building and she'll be leaving the door open with a small table that has a friendship flower bouquet on it. Please have some fun!
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Good Accessorizing (Distant Smile))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-09 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, definitely not his Squall. The guy wouldn't apologize like that. It made Nida chuckle a bit.

"It's okay. Frankly I never would have expected someone from home anyway. AT least this way I can't disappoint you with my previous actions."
heartofalion: (Worse than we thought)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-11 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Blue eyes blinked owlishly at the man who chuckled. He had no idea why the guy was doing it, but somehow he got the feeling it wasn't at him which was more than fine.

And he had no idea what to say to Nida's words about disappointing him. Huh.

"Sounds like you really liked the guy enough to worry like that."
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Default)

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-11 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
"He was my CO. We all respected him. How could we not, when he saved the world? When he led us through so much?"

No, Nida would always respect Squall Leonhart. And would always feel bad for failing him.
heartofalion: (Arms folded with staring)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-12 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
He shrugged after taking a sip of his drink. "You never know, he might still show up." It was a hope that he had, albeit a very small one. The Aerith here didn't know him and it had been a hard pill to swallow. And even if it was weird, maybe she'd put in appearance. So with that logic it stood to reason that this guy's Squall could show.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Memories of the Past (Distant Thought))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I hope he doesn't," Nida admitted with a shrug. "Our world needs him, a lot. He's a bit of a hero."

A bit? What an understatement.
heartofalion: (Explaining)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-13 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Leon smirked. "Not like you get a vote if he shows up or not." Pretty much like he had. And there was no way that he needed a vacation or whatever this place could be considered. He had way too much to do back home and yet he was stuck here in this place.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Default)

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-13 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I should," Nida answered with a shrug. He knew that Squall wouldn't want to be here.
heartofalion: (Arms folded with staring)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-18 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Leon had already made his point so he took another sip of his drink, figuring the other might say something or simply decide he wasn't who he was looking for and would move on. So he was a little but puzzled when neither scenario appeared to be playing out.

Time to try something different, maybe.

"So this Squall you know, he had a gunblade too?"
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[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-18 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this guy definitely wasn't his Squall. But that didn't mean Nida was going to move off. If nothing else, he wanted to see if the guy was more tolerant of company than Squall was.

"Indeed. He's had a number. There was the Revolver that he started with, and now he carries the Lion Heart. Amazing two-handed thing. Glows with an inner light.
heartofalion: (I don't get you)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-18 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Huh." Leon replied, looking thoughtfully at his drink. He was going to need a refill soon at this rate. "That's weird. I have a Revolver model for mine."

This Lion heart sounded pretty neat and he wished for a second to see it, but that wasn't going to happen no matter what. The Lion Heart was given to Sora after the Hades Cup. But it was a keychain and not a gunblade. Sora had said to Yuffie that he wielded it with some pride afterwards.
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[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-19 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he might need to. Let Nida suggest the spiced pear cider. It's wonderful.

"I always thought the Revolver seemed a better choice than Seifer's Hyperion. But I'm a polearms user, so I've got that fondness for using both hands."
heartofalion: (Is that so?)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-21 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Leon had no idea who this Seifer was, but whoever they were he was guessing this guy knew him. "So He was hoping to hear something like that because he could keep his skills sharp in an unfamiliar place.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (How Could You Say That (Dazed))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-22 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
There was no reaction to Seifer's name and Nida looked even more shocked.

"Really. You don't know Seifer Almasy? You don't have a Seifer Almasy in your life?"

He's aghast!
heartofalion: (Annoyed listening face)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-25 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Leon's expression just fell flat. "I have no idea who that guy is." And he figured the guy wasn't here, or his name would've appeared somewhere on the network. But he hadn't seen it.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Default)

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-26 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
That's just so shocking.

"Back home he's the greatest rival of Squall Leonhart. They shaped each other. Knew each other since they were kids."

And he just don't know what a Squall without Seifer is. Other than shocking.
heartofalion: (Is that so?)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-07-27 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
Greyish blue eyes narrowed and Leon searched his memory banks, but shook his head after another minute or so. "I don't know him."

He had no idea that the punk kid was running a little gang in Twilight Town.
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[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-07-28 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, that's interesting. But not something to judge you or him for. Good luck with that," he said, smiling. "I'm sorry to have bothered you."
heartofalion: (Lonely)

[personal profile] heartofalion 2022-08-01 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Leon cocked his head to the side. This guy was a puzzle for sure, not open like Sora. Nor was he bubbly like Aerith or a chatterbox like Yuffie. Cloud could always be counted on for silence and companionship and a good joke.

"You didn't bother me, so don't worry about it."
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Good Accessorizing (Distant Smile))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2022-08-02 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I thank you for that," Nida said with a smile, nodding. But that meant he should probably give the guy some space.

"I need to go find my husband now. I thank you for your time."