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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.
feintofhart: ([ war phase ] talk talk)

[personal profile] feintofhart 2023-05-14 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Violet! A pleasure!

[ He leans on the bar, thumb swiping through the condensation beading on his beer mug, regarding Violet with no small amount of curiosity. ]

That's the part that keeps tripping me up. All this time, I gathered that we were somehow teleported to another continent, but another world? [ He shakes his head. ] I've never heard of anything like it. It takes months just to travel from one continent to another... to look beyond that has never occurred to me.

[ Ah, but his new friend did mention that others seemed more accustomed to the idea. ]

What's your take on it?
emet_sulk: (11 the faintest smile)

[personal profile] emet_sulk 2023-05-14 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He finds himself wondering, briefly, how one would 'cutesy' his name. Then bitterly thinks that it would be pointless to consider. ]

Hmm... Mayhap it does not bring in the same coin as, say, an engineer, but flowers have a language all of their own. Those who speak it are unique in their own way.

[ A rose for a lover, lilies for farewell, and so on and so forth. ]
foundheart: (Got any extra dick over there?)

[personal profile] foundheart 2023-05-14 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's fun, she thinks with amusement. He seems confident and outgoing, and she instinctively reacts in kind, nodding along as he talks.]

It's all so strange, right? [She turns to face him fully, shaking her head] I mean...I always kind of thought there were other worlds, but I didn't think there was that many, or ones that were so... far? [She's not sure that makes sense though and she rubs at the back of her neck, tilting her head one way and then the other.]

Like, I expected parallel worlds, not...something completely different. There are people here from really far in the past, or really far in the future... Or from places with actual magic and things like that. My home seems so... normal compared to all of that!
orphne: (Kotone 33)

[personal profile] orphne 2023-05-14 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...

[She keeps her position there on tiptoes, trusting Scott to keep her supported. Sure, they barely know each other, but he seems reliable enough. And sure enough, with a quick a-ha!, she points over his shoulder to a large teen doing his best impression of a wall on the other side of the inn.]

Yeah, he's right there. Shinjiro Aragaki.

[Dropping back down, she takes Scott's hands in both of hers and gives him a smile and a wink.]

I mean it, you'd better ask me to dance next time, okay? I'll be looking forward to it!
orphne: (Kotone 267)

[personal profile] orphne 2023-05-14 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah, a headpat... she beams, ducking her head as usual when presented with the rare gift. Really, that's all the thanks she needs -- but a reward would be nice, too! She never turns down a reward for a quest well done.

But wait--]


That's... a long time. [Understatement. She just kind of blinks at him with wide eyes, trying to fathom that. She can barely think about her life for the past seventeen, let alone a hundred. Let alone three or four hundred.]

You still remember us after that long...?
orphne: (Kotone 250)

[personal profile] orphne 2023-05-14 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely, [she reassures with another grin, nodding her head with an enthusiastic grin.] As long as you promise to listen to what I say, okay?

[She leans back on her heels, her enthusiastic smile fading into something a little more fond. Ah, Fuuka.]

I had a friend in school who kept mixing up different measurements, like teaspoons and ladles.
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[personal profile] hemlocked 2023-05-14 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Sadly, yes. [Ven finds it unfortunate that she understands what he means. Why did it have to be like that everywhere? So much pain and suffering, across so many different worlds.]

But I've also seen some of the kindest, loving humans. My people have taken in refugees, humans that have magic or otherwise fled from the King. We've brokered peace with werewolf packs. We've seen peace is possible. I just wish we could make it so across the rest of the world.

[As someone who has lived a hell of a long time without peace, he wants it desperately. No one else should have to lose a loved one to the violent actions of another king.]
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[personal profile] hemlocked 2023-05-14 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Truth be told, neither was I.

[Not that Ven minds. It's kind of nice to see some happiness and joy, when they're stuck in such a situation. He likes to people watch, too. It tells him a lot about the people he's surrounded by. Even if the overstimulation from all the minds gathered in one place does get to be a lot, after a while.]

And not you?

[What are legal drinking ages? He has no idea, beer and wine was a common human drink for all, since most water sources weren't safe. At least in places far away from where the wisps like him lived.]
baldrshand: Watchful look (I may know the answers.)

[personal profile] baldrshand 2023-05-14 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jealous? Ethlyn raises her eyebrows at first, until Claude goes on further.

He doesn't look like a man who's spent time undernourished--no hollow cheeks, his hair is thick and still dark, his skin is clear--the rest of him is hidden beneath his clothing, but if he's ever had to go for a long time without food, he's recovered remarkably well. He's just someone who cares about food supply....]


I hope so as well. It was a one-time event, and I think after this year's debacle they'll be a little more careful next time--and if not, I'll be sure to remind them about what happened.

[She puts down a card, hoping it's a good move.]

Do you fish for fun or because it's your work? [She has an easy smile as she asks, just making conversation.]
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[personal profile] usarinpa 2023-05-15 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a glance at a woman with short, red hair getting rowdier at the bar. It's a deeper red than the apple, and Mizuki stops to regard her with a bit of a smile before she answers. ]

Maybe later. One of us has to make sure the other doesn't do anything stupid.

[ Again, her excuse. ]
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[personal profile] touchofcashmere 2023-05-15 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Oh well...that sounds... incredible actually. I mean wow. If you're going to be a criminal that is one way to go about it. And very noble of you! A bit like a night in shining armor, isn't it?

[he'd had a vague fancy about that too back in the day, but the thought of armor really held no appeal]

Do you think you'll manage? To put an end to it?
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[personal profile] laserguy 2023-05-15 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Scott tilts his head and does his best to look back at the other teen she's pointed out. Sort of a brooding loner type, isn't he? Or maybe he really is tired from the party and just wanted some alone time. Still, he doesn't stop himself from smirking just lightly as he turns his head back to Kotone.]

A bit of a wallflower, isn't he?

[He briefly squeezes her hands before releasing them, a more genuine smile crossing his features as he nods.]

I promise. [Maybe he'll learn a bit more how to dance next time too--] I'll see you later then.
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[personal profile] scythedance 2023-05-15 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Astralin lets his hand pat her head for just a bit longer, before pulling his fingertips away to rest on his lap. A soft chuckle escaping from him as he curves his lips into an unconscious smile, as he looks over at Kotone with a soft, and affectionate expression that he would give to his children. Not hesitating to nod, as he can't help but chuckle at her words.]

Now... Why would I not remember? You, especially, as I see you as my own daughter.

[It's said so casually, and lovingly. It's quite natural for him to say such things, but there is a faint blush that spreads upon his cheeks. Luckily, the lighting of the tavern is enough to hide that color in his skin.]

You need not worry. I do not think I will be disappearing anytime soon. Things... A bit more calm at home, so I am not worried about my children, nor my spouses, or grandchildren. They will be alright.
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[personal profile] aintyourdad 2023-05-15 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Joel raises his eyebrows at her, at the cheerful admission that she's attempting a job she knows she's not even good at. ]

I think there's easier ways to make friends.

[ Not that he would know - he doesn't exactly try to make friends. ]
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[personal profile] redlines 2023-05-15 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
And lose the pictures of my beloved? Mm... Tempting, but I think I'll pass for now.

[ How else will he track it down if he can't whip the pictures out and shove them into the face of every Tom, Dick, and Harry in town, demanding to know where they put her until he finds the truth? Don't make him draw any pictures, he's terrible at it. Roche fondly swipes his thumb over the face of it a few times and before he returns it to Reno he plants a tiny little smooch to the top of it. Mwah.

He's a motorhead but that doesn't mean he can't appreciate good tech okay?? Don't @ him on the quote retweets. ]


If you mean in the hands of the brass... Normally I don't pay attention. Perhaps close to a year? They always get the new toys before anyone else. I know there's plenty in SOLDIER who still use these ones out of personal preference, and I see more of these across the city than I do in the building. The same goes for the underplate, albeit not nearly as often. You could try looking around Wall Market for some knockoffs though if you're really itching to get one.
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[personal profile] murderingjustice 2023-05-16 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Not quite like the Standford Experiment, right?

[He laughs lightly at his own joke, there. What do you mean that not everyone is familiar with these references?] It's quite interesting, though. We are thrown here with our crimes written down and then what? Do they want to see whether we'll choose peace and reformation over chaos and violence? Are we supposed to partake in this current society? Create a new one?
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[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[she nods. it's hard, to talk about Powder. it's hard, but it's all she wants to do.]

Thanks. Probably shouldn't dump that on you tonight, since we're supposed to be drunk and partying and all that shit.
grappler: ([10])

[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[aaand she's following.]

I'm just good at it, I guess. [a shrug.] I've eaten and drank plenty more gross things in my life.

[is that actually a good thing, though?]

At least it's not as strong as actual liquor.
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[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yep.

[she draws the word out, and then holds up her arm, showing her tattoos.]

That's where I got those. And this. [she waves to her face and neck.] And... well, all of it.

Let me tell you, it wasn't as great as it is here.
grappler: ([44])

[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[she grins at him. it's strange, how many people look and act like they'd be from Piltover, but they're startingly down to earth.

she doesn't mind it at all.]


No shit. This is like fucking heaven, comparatively speaking. Not that I wanna screw our chances of shit not hitting the fan eventually or anything, but... so far so good.
grappler: ([5])

[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, come on! Drunks are the best kind of people to get into fights with. Especially if you're practicing.

[she follows his gaze on the rowdier patrons as well.]

They won't even land a hit on you. Most of the time.
grappler: ([66])

[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm not that dumb.

[maybe.]

Just... always gotten food that other people have made. You think it'll be more fun after I get drunk?
grappler: ([8])

[personal profile] grappler 2023-05-16 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
The what experiment?

[yeah, she's clueless. but she probably hasn't a read a book since she was like. 8.]

Gotta give us something to decide on first. Not like anything's gonna happen with us just hanging around, unless they brought some really bad shit-stirrer here. But seeing as how it hasn't... I'd say we're mostly decent.

[mostly. maybe.]
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[personal profile] caregives 2023-05-16 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[hm...

she pauses for a while, then takes a long drink of her beer. she doesn't speak until she sets the glass back down.]


There's amazing cruelty in any race, I think. My people aren't so different, though others would blame that it's the human blood that runs through us now that makes us that way.

[she traces her finger along the top of the cup.]

But... like you said, there are some amazing humans. My son being one of them... well. He's not quite human, either.

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