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expiationlogs2024-03-01 07:53 am
orphne) wrote in expiationlogs2024-03-01 07:53 am
[open/mingle] a light in the darkness
Who: any and everyone!
Where: astralin's farmhouse
What: mingle log for post-blackout!
Warnings: y'all tell me, please be good and don't break the house :(
If she hadn't been at the party, Kotone wouldn't have even known about the extent of the blackout. Sure, it's inconvenient, considering a lot of the lights are electric, and the fridge is, of course, powered by electricity as well, but the farmhouse she'd taken over from Astralin is an older and more traditional building. The main heat sources are the fireplaces strategically placed throughout the building -- a large one in the living space, a smaller one in the kitchen along with a wood-burning stove, and another large central one upstairs to help heat the bedrooms -- and the geothermal hot springs on the land. With the cold weather and snow on the ground, it's easy to take the food from the fridge and leave it outside in a locked box away from wild animals, but aside from the inconvenience of resorting to the candles and lanterns that were stockpiled in the basement, the farmhouse itself survives relatively unscathed!
Therefore, not long after the blast, Kotone sends a video message over the (charm) network inviting anyone who wants to take shelter from the cold, or even just cook some food, to come to Astralin's farmhouse on the edge of town for as long as they want or need.
She won't even make anyone help out on the farm. Probably!
1. Rural Snapshot
Power might go out, but life on the farm doesn't stop for something like that! The old wood stoves in the barn need to be cleaned up and made ready for use to keep the animals warm, and the animals still need to be taken care of. Goats, sheep, cows, chickens (a particularly big and brave one has the tiniest leather collar and a tag that says her name is "Scramble," and her friends Benedict and Sunny aren't far behind. They are Not For Eating (though their eggs are!))
Kotone won't make anyone help her with the farm chores of cleaning the barn, feeding the animals, or generally keeping things up and running, but she definitely won't turn down the help, either, giving pointers so the new folk don't completely muck it up (sometimes literally).
With the snow and general chill, there's not much to do with the crops themselves. Everyone is safe from the fields for now!
2. Potluck and BYOB (chef's recommendation: hot cocoa)
The farmhouse is not the inn -- Kotone has some food prepped and stored, with preserves from the fall harvest one of the key features, but it's not meant to feed the whole town. Thus, Kotone's going to request that anyone coming to stay at the farmhouse bring either raw ingredients or something they've made to share with any other hapless souls. Feel free to use the kitchen to cook, or get some help from someone else with cooking!
The wood-burning stove in the kitchen is perfect for heating up cocoa or wine, and there's room to get close with someone in front of any of the fireplaces. Like, it's encouraged to get close. It's a big farmhouse, but not that big. Make a friend! Share some warmth! The couches are cozy and comfortable, and if someone dozes off, well, Kotone won't be the one waking anyone up.
If someone would prefer to sleep in a bed, there are some bedrooms upstairs! One is, of course, sharing the room with plants. They're benign, normal plants, from potted flowers to hanging vines, but they are everywhere. Kotone herself doesn't have much of a green thumb other than keeping the plants watered and in view of sunlight, but the plants themselves seem to be flourishing throughout the farmhouse either way. It's almost as if someone (Astralin) had used magic to keep them growing strong and healthy, even indoors.
Oh, and speaking of sharing, again, the farmhouse isn't the inn. Expect to be sharing a space with someone else. Maybe a few people! Cozy up and make a new friend. It's better than freezing to death, right?
3. Hot Springs Episode
There are natural hot springs on the farmland that have been developed to mimic a Japanese onsen in places. The air might be cold and dark, but there are candles and lanterns around the springs to light it, and the water is nice and warm, perfect for those chill nights.
There are rules posted -- namely, clean yourself before going to soak -- and while there are separate bathing spaces for genders, Kotone doesn't really care too much about mixed bathing as long as everyone is respectful about it. Others may not be so casual about it, though, so one has to venture across at their own risk!
[ooc: This is a mingle! Feel free to use these prompts as inspiration or make your own. The only request I have is not to completely destroy the farmhouse or harm the animals -- anything else, go wild!]
Where: astralin's farmhouse
What: mingle log for post-blackout!
Warnings: y'all tell me, please be good and don't break the house :(
If she hadn't been at the party, Kotone wouldn't have even known about the extent of the blackout. Sure, it's inconvenient, considering a lot of the lights are electric, and the fridge is, of course, powered by electricity as well, but the farmhouse she'd taken over from Astralin is an older and more traditional building. The main heat sources are the fireplaces strategically placed throughout the building -- a large one in the living space, a smaller one in the kitchen along with a wood-burning stove, and another large central one upstairs to help heat the bedrooms -- and the geothermal hot springs on the land. With the cold weather and snow on the ground, it's easy to take the food from the fridge and leave it outside in a locked box away from wild animals, but aside from the inconvenience of resorting to the candles and lanterns that were stockpiled in the basement, the farmhouse itself survives relatively unscathed!
Therefore, not long after the blast, Kotone sends a video message over the (charm) network inviting anyone who wants to take shelter from the cold, or even just cook some food, to come to Astralin's farmhouse on the edge of town for as long as they want or need.
She won't even make anyone help out on the farm. Probably!
Power might go out, but life on the farm doesn't stop for something like that! The old wood stoves in the barn need to be cleaned up and made ready for use to keep the animals warm, and the animals still need to be taken care of. Goats, sheep, cows, chickens (a particularly big and brave one has the tiniest leather collar and a tag that says her name is "Scramble," and her friends Benedict and Sunny aren't far behind. They are Not For Eating (though their eggs are!))
Kotone won't make anyone help her with the farm chores of cleaning the barn, feeding the animals, or generally keeping things up and running, but she definitely won't turn down the help, either, giving pointers so the new folk don't completely muck it up (sometimes literally).
With the snow and general chill, there's not much to do with the crops themselves. Everyone is safe from the fields for now!
The farmhouse is not the inn -- Kotone has some food prepped and stored, with preserves from the fall harvest one of the key features, but it's not meant to feed the whole town. Thus, Kotone's going to request that anyone coming to stay at the farmhouse bring either raw ingredients or something they've made to share with any other hapless souls. Feel free to use the kitchen to cook, or get some help from someone else with cooking!
The wood-burning stove in the kitchen is perfect for heating up cocoa or wine, and there's room to get close with someone in front of any of the fireplaces. Like, it's encouraged to get close. It's a big farmhouse, but not that big. Make a friend! Share some warmth! The couches are cozy and comfortable, and if someone dozes off, well, Kotone won't be the one waking anyone up.
If someone would prefer to sleep in a bed, there are some bedrooms upstairs! One is, of course, sharing the room with plants. They're benign, normal plants, from potted flowers to hanging vines, but they are everywhere. Kotone herself doesn't have much of a green thumb other than keeping the plants watered and in view of sunlight, but the plants themselves seem to be flourishing throughout the farmhouse either way. It's almost as if someone (Astralin) had used magic to keep them growing strong and healthy, even indoors.
Oh, and speaking of sharing, again, the farmhouse isn't the inn. Expect to be sharing a space with someone else. Maybe a few people! Cozy up and make a new friend. It's better than freezing to death, right?
There are natural hot springs on the farmland that have been developed to mimic a Japanese onsen in places. The air might be cold and dark, but there are candles and lanterns around the springs to light it, and the water is nice and warm, perfect for those chill nights.
There are rules posted -- namely, clean yourself before going to soak -- and while there are separate bathing spaces for genders, Kotone doesn't really care too much about mixed bathing as long as everyone is respectful about it. Others may not be so casual about it, though, so one has to venture across at their own risk!
[ooc: This is a mingle! Feel free to use these prompts as inspiration or make your own. The only request I have is not to completely destroy the farmhouse or harm the animals -- anything else, go wild!]
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[He sits back on his hands with his legs stuck out straight in front of him, to the side of Barong so he can still sit closeby to him, and Zones Out for a minute, flicking through his Persona idly. It's still weird to do, outside of the Metaverse, if he's honest.]
I guess "mostly humanoid" is... generous, but certainly nobody but Orthrus is fluffy. 'less you count Arsène's wings.
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But wait, Arsène? Who? ]
I don't recognize that name, Arsène.
[ Or rather, he's familiar with the origin of the name, but he's never heard of a Persona by that moniker.
Barong's taken a seat and stares up at Akira. There's a frown on the Persona's face, displeased that Akira stopped giving him attention in favor of scrolling through his Personas. How dare he. ]
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[Akira's eyes refocus and one hand moves back to Barong's chest fluff, the other splaying briefly over his face. When he moves it away, a winged humanoid creature in a top hat and an extremely fancy-looking outfit complete with a cravat sort of... explodes upward and out of him to hover with his stabby-heeled boots what should definitely be an unsettling degree of closeness to the back of Akira's head. Absolutely unbothered, Akira just tips his head backward and grins up at him, jerking a thumb back and up to gesture to him.] Arsène, Minato, Minato, Arsène. [He looks back to Barong.] And you know Barong.
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Minato blinks, observing with intrigue as Akira splays a hand over his face. A Persona explodes into existence and -- yep, that's definitely a new one.
He offers Arsène a polite nod, though his mind is wandering elsewhere. Waving a hand over his face -- is that how Akira summoned his Personas? No Evoker? No additional equipment needed? Man, that must be pretty convenient.
Barong jumps to his feet at the sight of Arsène, though immediately settles down upon receiving an introduction.
"I see. This is a friend," the guardian Persona rumbles. Perhaps because it's Akira's Persona, Barong doesn't perceive the other as a threat. Arsène feels familiar enough thanks to Akira's influence.
Minato rises from the floor and holds a hand out to Arsène, specifically, the one he hadn't been using to feed chickens. ]
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[Akira is pretty sure Arsène can't actually stand on solid ground, but he's also not sure if he's just hovering because he's a magical manifestation of his soul, or because he actually has wings. Either way he's got like, Extreme Barbie Feet, so if anything he might be able to perch on his toes.]
[While Akira is considering Arsène's foot anatomy, Arsène himself folds his wings closer to his body and tips forward to lay his claws gently against Minato's hand, folding gracefully into a bow. His hat probably does not come off of his head, or he would absolutely be tipping it. A pleasure, he rumbles, both to Minato and Barong, and Akira finally stops frowning at his shoes.] He's..., Mine, I guess you'd say. You know how we all have the one we awaken to, and then collect the others.
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I see. ...that must be why I didn't recognize Arsène's name.
[ So this is the manifestation of Akira's soul. Minato's gaze focuses on Arsène, taking stock of the Persona's physical appearance. Who could have guessed such a mild-mannered kid like Akira was hiding something like this in him? ]
Maybe you'll meet mine someday.
[ There's nothing necessarily stopping him from swapping Barong out for Orpheus, but it's rare that Barong gets to stretch his legs. Plus, it means denying Akira the Barong fluff. ]
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[Seeing Minato study Arsène prompts Akira to do the same. It's not like he's not aware of how Arsène looks, it's more like a moment of appreciation. His hand buries itself back into Barong's fluff, and he tilts his head at an angle to look at Arsène's wings. He has definitely got to pet those sometime.]
[...Minato's assessment of Akira being mild-mannered isn't incorrect, but a more astute curiosity would probably be how is someone this vapid hiding something like Arsène? But anyway-- he turns a grin toward Minato, showing teeth.] I'd like that, sometime.
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Minato offers Arsène a small smile. Looks like he's passed the vibe check. Neat. ]
"Arsène"... The name of a legendary thief, isn't it?
[ Hm. ]
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Do you like stealing things...?
[ Though Akira's Persona doesn't necessarily mean it manifested in the form of a hobby. Maybe, instead, ]
Or are you really good at it?
[ Asking the real ground-breaking questions here. ]
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You could say as much, yeah. The group I lead, we called ourselves the Phantom Thieves.
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In any event, Phantom Thieves is a way cooler name than SEES... Minato nods thoughtfully, committing all this information to memory and taking it very seriously. ]
Ours was called SEES. ...Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. I didn't name it though.
[ Don't get the wrong idea, Akira. ]
literally me last night because my brain started leaking out my ears tbh
I've heard of it, [From Kotone, which perplexes him, but he doesn't elaborate. Minato likely knows there are a handful of other SEES members here, anyway, not just Kotone. It's the fact that there are two wildcards in it that's making the little gears in his very empty brain creak to life.]
MOOD
Right. There's Kotone who's been here all along. Meanwhile, he's some rando, who'd just stumbled into existence a week ago. ]
I think... there's some parallel universe stuff involved.
[ He doesn't really get it, but he also doesn't really care. So Minato offers Akira a small shrug as Barong gently headbutts the teen's shin. Hey man. What happened to those scritches?? ]
sometimes i reread tags and go "what the fuck was i actually trying to say" ndfjkn
[He resumes those like a good Persona scritcher, Arsène making a deep rumbling sort of laugh of a sound above and behind him.] Weird stuff happens a lot, here. Don't let it bother you.
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Mm. Yeah.
[ He'll find out what that "weird stuff" is eventually.
As soon as Akira restarts showing him what a good boy he's been, Barong thumps a back paw against the floor. How much longer until the Persona's satisfied? If Barong has his way, it'll be all day. ]
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[But he does catch up on Minato's vague discomfort with the reassurance, glancing up at him before refocusing on Barong again.] Are you settling in okay, though?
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[ Fortunately, that's an easy question to answer. It's also a question he's been asked before, so Minato's had time to recite his response. ]
I moved a lot. This isn't too different.
[ Other than getting yeeted into a world that was grabbing people from all different universes, yeah, it's basically like being shuttled off to one of his distant relatives' places. Except everyone here has been way nicer than any of them. ]
...it's not so bad.