OPEN :: A golden bird was singing

[baedalites]

Who: Everyone!
What: St Kelley's evening
Where: The Apache and surrounding environs.
When: Veerdi evening.
Notes:
(1) The topic threads are just suggestions; if you've got somewhere else that your characters simply must be, make your own thread.
(2) All mementos will appear overnight in some part of your character's apartment.
(3) Dance!

St Kelley's is one of the more sedate occasions in Baedal, at least as holidays go. It passes more or less unnoticed by the majority of the population as many of them feel it doesn't concern them. It's not their holiday; it's for the others. Those with severed ties and broken hearts. The temple and church preach that it's a time for reflection or for glorifying the generosity of the gods. It's one of the few days on which no one looks askance at first generation Citizens mourning their missing loved ones publicly.

As night rolls around and floating lanterns are set to sea, the Apache in Mog Hill prepares to accept guests from the newer cohorts. It's something that happens every year, making it a practical tradition. The alcohol will be cheaper for first timers, and the music will be kept at a reasonable level.

Comments

[fish]

Before he answers, Fish finishes his drink in one final, and large, gulp, and gives the empty glass a little push forward on the bar. It leaves a smeared condensation ring behind.

"Nah, I'm not really... I guess I'm kinda used to it, like I'll get bored being there sometimes, but it's still weird." There may be a time and place to bring up the unfortunate things he's witnessed at the inn, but this...probably isn't it. "Nothin really crazy's happened, though. People don't tend to hang out there a lot, usually just to sleep, so it's pretty quiet. Maybe it's different during the day, I dunno."

[boomvox]

Jae is nearing that edge where he's juuuust about too buzzed to keep drinking if he wants to hold it together in a respectable way (it'd be fine at a club), but he's going to keep nursing this cocktail anyway. So there.

"It's cool that real people work there." Oh man, is someone playing something that sounds like it's rolling with my homies? Jae begins to wiggle one arm lightly, dancing in place... then realizes what he's doing and stops.

[fish]

Well, he was about to make some smart-ass remark about the supposed realness of people, but a thing just happened. A thing that he cannot under any circumstances ignore. He must now stare at Jae.

"Did you just...vibrate? Subconsciously?"

[boomvox]

"That wasn't a vibration. Vibrating would be like-" he raises one hand and shimmies it a bit, doing a good job of imitating vibration that humans can't do. "That was an aborted embarrassing 90s dance move."

[fish]

"Whoa, what was that. Dude—" He's probably too entertained by this, but whatever, he's been drinking since he got here. He grabs at Jae's hand, as if trying to make him raise it to the same position is likely to make him want to repeat the...whatever he just did. "That was freaky, do that again."

[boomvox]

"Jiggling my hand is freaky?" He wiggles his fingers, oooo spooky, in the general direction of Fish's face. But then he does fake-vibrate his hand again. Just for you, Mr. F.

[fish]

Never mind entertained, Fish is delighted.

"No, seriously, what is that? That's awesome, it's not even—" He shall now make an attempt to mimic, and of course fail miserably (and make a somewhat ridiculous face of effort whilst doing so). "I can't. You're like... are you a robot?"

[boomvox]

"I'm a DJ." Jae makes another little sped up scratch-motion, with some helpful 'wikiwiki' noises. See? "I assure you I'm flesh and blood."

[fish]

Fish remains unconvinced... for about one second before his ultra-doubtful, ultra-not-serious expression of ultra skepticism disappears. "Damn, dude. I gotta come see you spin some time."

[boomvox]

Jae smiles and just raises his arms in a broad-shouldered shrug, as if to silently say, See what i've been telling you, man? There's a reason he's an embarrassingly D-list celebrity at home, okay.