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ʀᴇɴᴏ ([personal profile] electroburst) wrote in [community profile] expiationlogs2023-04-21 12:41 pm

(OPEN MINGLE) Ain't no party like an Aldrip party

Who: The Chosen
Where: Aldrip inn
What: Open mingle log (with mod approval)!
Warnings: Nothing major anticipated, other than light (underaged) drinking and comic mischief, but PM me if any warn-worthy things happen and I can update this space.

Feel free to use this log as a completely open mingle for all characters new and old! There will be a few prompts below the cut, but you're free mess around with them or come up with your own ideas for toplevels, and tag around as you please.



Nestled in the heart of the quaint town of Aldrip, the inn, formally known as The Inn, has housed the Chosen of Expiation since their initial arrival. In spite of the occasional influx of new Chosen, they've dedicatedly provided rooms, food and drink, and basic amenities without buckling—even during the food shortages and other issues that have plagued the town. Of course, the Chosen have been no slouches themselves, repaying the hospitality with mercenary work, hunting and fishing, cooking, completing odd jobs, and much more to help bolster the economy. Even those, er, less magnanimous sorts have benefitted from this give-and-take, although there are those that prefer their living space to be a bit more solitary (or perhaps cave-ier) that might not have noticed as much.


In the days to follow, most won't be able to recount exactly how The Party started. The true story is that one particular new arrival, after having spent a day or two scouting the area out and, deciding it's chill enough, opted to do what he does best: be a public menace. What is known is that rounds of drinks start getting ordered and handed out, and soon platters of cheese, fresh bread, and other victuals make the rounds as well, appearing on tables that quickly begin filling with people. Somehow, someway, local musicians are pulled in to play and given a striking, energetic setlist to set the tone. The word gets out—party at the inn!

And boom: just like that, it's a party, and everyone's invited.


Early on, the offerings are relatively meager. The inn's food stores aren't completely bottomless after the shortages, to say the least, and there are a sight more Chosen (and local residents who also join in on the fun) than there is free food to toss at them. The drinks range from milk, water and juice to scuzzy, pisswater beer, which is a bit more plentiful. As the tavern portion of the inn fills with people, the music relatively ambient so that you can still hear the people at the table next to you talking, others bring their own food and drink, adding to the options on offer.

Others bring things like cards to play with, or dice and coins to gamble with, and set up spaces at tables toward the back. There's even an amateur fortune teller, heavy emphasis on amateur. Maybe you've got some party games of your own in mind, or you're a natural-born performer and want to hit the stage. Maybe you'd rather just grab a pint and lurk in the corner doing some people-watching. Or maybe you're just hungry and want to stuff a bunch of cheese in your pockets for later. Either way, there's something here for everyone.


As evening wears on, the peaceful inn party blossoms into a proper block bash. Even if you're not the partygoing sort, it'd be a little difficult to ignore the sheer ruckus going on downstairs while you attempt to read quietly in your room. The music, chatter and laughter carries on down the street, attracting even more people. By this point, it seems as if the food and drinks have multiplied, thanks mostly in part to others showing up with their own offerings, Chosen and local alike. It's getting rowdy in a few places—the music's louder and livelier, people are dancing and singing, and the gambling/party games' stakes seem to just keep climbing higher and higher. It's a good time all around. If you're not the quiet, loner type, anyway.

Thinking of sitting this one out? Think again: somebody starts going around to all the rooms and knocking on the doors, calling out to come join the fun. By the time you get to the door, though, whoever's up here disturbing the peace is gone, but maybe you can track them down by their voice at some point and wring their neck later.

In addition to the escalating merriment, all this imbibing also has the added benefit of loosening a few lips. Now's your chance to pick up the latest Aldrip gossip! You might even hear tell of a few pesky monsters that need slaying, so if you want to jump on that bounty before anyone else gets to it, you better act quickly. (But maybe don't run out into the woods in the middle of the night to fight monsters while inebriated... or do, nobody's stopping you.)


Late into the night, the festivities are still going, and they're... messy. Fortunately the drinks and provisions seem to have run to the bottom of the barrel, so those that've been partying hard for hours are getting cut off whether they like it or not. The band's getting tired, the tempo of the music fluctuating. Some people might like to go to bed sometime soon, so maybe now it's time for the voices of reason to tell those still dancing on top of the tables to get down. And why is there a chicken in here? ...And oh no, somebody tell those guys to take that swordfight outside!! Yeeaaahh, maybe it's about time to shut this production down.

Or maybe not. Let the good times roll until the sun comes up! That's up to you.
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[personal profile] caregives 2023-04-26 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Leanne grins as Sumi collapses on the chair near her.]

Do you want some water too? You look like you need some.

[it's nice to see everyone have a good time though, especially given the confusion and everything they had to have been feeling after ending up here.]

What do you like? I'll get it for you.
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe not every day...

[Every other day, maybe. She laughs a little, nose wrinkling with amusement as she gazes back out over the party with unmistakable fondness. It's nice to see most of the town being brought together like this, after all the weird stuff they'd been through recently. Tomorrow, there'll be some people who wake up sick, but just like the parchment, that's a problem for the future.]

How've you been settling in? It is very different here than where you're from?
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[personal profile] murderingjustice 2023-04-26 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Don't give him that look. Akechi watches Akira in the moonlight for a moment before letting out a heavy sigh.] You weren't like this before.

[They had never really shared physical contact before aside from the polite handshakes and casual touches here and there. Of course, this could all be blamed for alcohol. Or then things really have changed, like Akira had said. The thought flares a spark of nervousness in his bones.]

Figures you're a needy drunk.
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah, the need to be the infallible leader, solver of all problems. She watches his face, that little awkward gesture, and decides: yeah. It must have been tough.

So the easier topic will probably be a welcome relief instead of trying to push about what being a leader had been like. Her eyebrows quirk, a little suspicion that she'd had falling neatly into place. Ah, of course Akechi had known so much about Jung and coached it in such language. She files that information away, nodding and smiling.]


We've met. She introduced herself to me as Violet -- I guess that's one of the code names you talked about, right? She shared some of the food she cooked with me. And I've hung out with Akechi-san a couple of times. I helped him make some beef stew, and I brought him lunch a couple days ago.
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hunches his shoulders, but an easy grin slides across his features in short order.] It's definitely the alcohol-- you don't really like to be touched. I know that, but... It's a lot harder to stop myself, like this? [He's actually a huge affectionate moron, he just doesn't know how to initiate contact and most of his friends do it for him or aren't big touchers. He raises the lower half of his left leg just enough to kick the toe of his sneaker into the ground a few times.]
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He moves his hand, settling it atop his other knee and drumming his fingers over the fabric of his jeans.]

Oh-- yeah. She's Violet, I'm Joker. Akechi's Crow. [His face wrinkles up with a grin.] You got him to cook? He sucks at it, I'm surprised he let you. Sumire..., she can be a little shy, at first, I hope she won't mind I gave you her name.
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't need to be asked twice! The second Violet asks, Kotone offers her hand with a grin and a little wink.]

Sure, I'd love to! C'mon!

[And without waiting, she takes Violet's hand and tugs her deeper into the crowd of dancers.]

It's good to see you, Violet-san!
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
She said she preferred Violet. There's some kind of history there, huh?

[It's starting to hurt her shoulder to keep their joined hands on his knee, so she shifts, not letting go of his hand, but letting it fall to her lap instead where it's more comfortable.]

I won't ask you to tell me what it is, don't worry. If she wants to, she can tell me herself.

[But Akechi... eh. He can handle it. Her nose wrinkles a little with her mischievous giggle.]

His attempt burned black. I was able to walk him through my process and had him help me chop the vegetables. He was pretty good at that part, at least! He's been here about as long as I have, so I consider him one of my friends.

[That feeling almost certainly isn't mutual, but she has a sense that it would take a lot for him to see someone as a friend. She'll keep chipping away at that barrier of his until he lets her in.]
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oooh... as expected from a self-professed idol. It looks a little too precise, a little too rehearsed, it's impressive! She watches him out of the corner of her eye, watches the way he's stepping and then-- mirrors it, taking some of it for herself but adapting it to the music. It's a shame she doesn't have Shiva with her anymore; none of her current Personas are really suited for dancing, but she can remember a little of how it felt to have him in battle. She lifts her arms over her hands and sways her hips from side to side, matching his footwork and coming to dance in front of him, like they're dancing together instead of beside each other.

If anything, her grin is even wider now as she meets his eyes, hoping she's at least offering him the challenge he clearly wants. He's good! But she thinks she might be better, at this, at least.]


Just have fun! [she encourages with a laugh and a wink.] Don't be so tense!
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[He startles a little when she shifts, realizing that it must be a weird angle and giving her an apologetic grimace. He shakes his head, just briefly, but it's a sharp enough gesture that his curls bounce.] No, definitely-- it's her story to tell. She's been through a lot, I really admire her energy.

[And then he-- tries. To not laugh, but he snorts and then barks, dissolving into brief peals of boyish laughter directed at his knees.] Ohh..., oh, Kotone, bless your patience. He's good with knives, definitely. [He leans sideways a little, bumping into her shoulder.] ...thank you, for being around him. He's fucking awful about letting people befriend him.
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmhm.

[Something to be aware of, but not something to even hint that she knows anything about to Violet herself. It's about trust.

His laughter is infectious, and she laughs a little herself at the use of her first name. Oh, is that the basis they're on, now?]
I've noticed, but don't worry. Someday, he'll figure out that those cold glares of his won't work on me.

[She forms her face into a rather good impression of one of Akechi's dead-eyed stares, the one that screams you're such a waste of time, leave me alone -- and then breaks it with an even louder laugh.]
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[He forgets to not just leap directly into Friendly with-- she's not a Thief, but she's an honorary one. Zenkichi was the only one he never called by his first name, and that's because the man is in his forties and could be his father. His laughter peters off into chuckling, only to break back out into honest laughter when she mimics one of Akechi's glares.]

That was good, oh no! He would be so mad.
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll have to try it on him sometime.

[She giggles a little more, bouncing his hand a little on her thigh. It's-- weird, knowing there was a whole other group out there, a group with powers like her own, a guy who was able to change his Persona at will and had been a guest of the Velvet Room. She'll have to tell Shinjiro about all of this. After the party, of course -- she wants him to have the chance to have fun before he starts thinking about all of this kind of stuff.]

Thanks for trusting me. [She bounces his hand again, smile turning a little impish.] People probably think we're doing something totally different up here, you know.
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
You're lucky he has more respect for women than most people I know, or he might bite you. He might bite you anyway, hard to say.

[His grin is easy, and a little crooked, and he nods-- up until she suggests people think they're doing something else. His face abruptly sears pink, and he zeroes in to stare at his kneecaps.] ...likely, yeah. Not to say I'm not interested, you're real pretty, but. Definitely Not The Time. [He swerves so erratically between Suave and Absolute Buffoon.]
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
He can try.

[Woe to him if he does try. It's not that she can't take care of herself, but she's pretty sure there'd be a line of people who'd want to have words with him for something like that.

She laughs aloud at his flush and lets go of his hand to stretch her arms over her head.]


Thanks for the compliment. I'll keep that in mind.

[She tosses a wink at him, just because seeing him blush is funny.]
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Akira's true weakness is cute girls. He reclaims his hand and clasps both of them together behind his head at the base of his neck, wheezing softly and folding forward until his forehead is against his knees.]

Well, if we leave fast enough at least we'll only have to deny a quickie?
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-26 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Let people talk. I don't care about stuff like that.

[She pushes herself to her feet, bouncing a little on her toes to wake her legs back up after sitting still for so long. They're presumably the same age, but somehow, she feels like his upperclassman -- and giggles as she ruffles his hair before he can stand up.]

Don't tell anyone else about my Personas, okay? I just... don't want to have to explain it to anyone who doesn't already know.

[They'd have so many questions, and she doesn't want to have to sit through someone interrogating her, even if it's just out of curiosity. Ugh, how exhausting.]
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Akira is so very inebriated. He's having a good time, but he's also making a right fool of himself-- he'll drift up to just about anyone out on the dance floor and doing what the party intends, mingling. He's polished off his fourth drink and is stopping there, he keeps having the thought he should probably drink water? But dancing is entirely more fun, and he's bopping his way from one pack of strangers to another when he stumbles, only to be steadied by Kaeya.]

[And holy beautiful Mondstadt men, Batman. Akira is entirely too bisexual for this, and gapes for a moment while he gathers his lanky teenager limbs into an apologetic half-bow, one hand reaching for the back of his neck sheepishly.]
My bad.
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[personal profile] murderingjustice 2023-04-26 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[His hand finds its usual place from his hips as Akechi switches to his trademark Sassy Gay pose. Look, he might sway a little but it's shhh.]

We're both lucky we can't use our Personas, then. [Or that he doesn't have his gun on him. The whatever force that is in charge of Aldrip truly has annoying sense of humor. Akechi had arrived here with the toy ray gun rather than his real one.]
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[personal profile] laserguy 2023-04-26 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Scott seems mildly embarrassed by something, the teen shifting almost awkwardly in his seat, while trying to maintain some level of cool. It's not working very well, but he can't stop himself from remembering his small explosion of anger towards everyone when he first got here.

Ugh, the one time he's glad he has to constantly wear sunglasses, so his face isn't as obvious.

She probably doesn't know about his angry rant over the charms at least?? Looking back at it, Scott definitely feels some level of regret over how he behaved, but it's not like he has the power to reset time. No, that would be too useful.]


Uh, fine, I guess. [MOVING ON...]

It's similar in some ways, but there are probably more differences. It's cool that we don't have to go to school, but sucks there's no mall or movie theaters. [Not to mention the implication of danger and prosecution later, but Scott's trying not to be a total downer right now.]
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-26 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs softly, not-quite flinching at the hair ruffle. His hair looks absolutely no different-- but he reaches up to un-ruffle it anyway as he goes to stand up. He'd forgotten how small she was, so it leads to him offering her an easy smile as he moves to slide his hands into his pockets.]

Your secret's safe with me. I probably shouldn't have told you about Sumire and Akechi, honestly-- Akechi, at least, is probably gonna be pissed I said anything. [A beat.] ...but he's kind of always pissed, so that's fine.

[Giving her a careful once over, he takes two steps forward, directly into her personal space, and cranes himself over her, similarly to how he did on the dance floor.] ...so, hey.
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-27 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Fortunately for him, he'd chosen to open his angry rant over text message, so she can't connect the message itself to his face or voice. Unfortunately, she's noticing the awkward shifting and raises an eyebrow in clear invitation for him to elaborate on what, exactly, is making him so uncomfortable.

Ah. It Is Not Fine, and her smile makes it clear that she's noticed there's something bothering him but-! If he doesn't want to talk about it, that's fine. She's tired enough that mercifully, she'll let him go for now. But Kotone Will Remember That.]


Oh, yeah! I used to work at the local movie theater part-time, sometimes. [In between all the other stuff she did.] Have you ever been to Tatsumi Port Island? Oh, wait, no, more important question -- since there's no mall or movie theater, are you looking for something fun to do?

[The life of a club recruiter is never over...]
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[personal profile] orphne 2023-04-27 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. I won't tell them.

[That's on Akira to tell them, if he wants. She has no reason to bring it up unless they do, first. A grin again at the assessment of Akechi -- yeah, he's right -- but then she blinks when he's back in her personal space, glancing up at him without losing her smile.]

Hey. Looking for another dance?
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-27 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Akira, meanwhile, moves to lean against a railing.] Would you really bust out Loki for me being affectionate? [Aiming to prove a point, he holds out his hand in a beckoning gesture.]
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[personal profile] chemex 2023-04-27 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[A slow smile spreads across his face, and he dips his head just further enough to put his lips between her eyebrows.] Nah. I think I'd fall over and be super unable to get back up.

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