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PARTY LOG: OPEN TO EVERYONE

Mar 23, 2011 09:25

Characters: OPEN
Date/Time: FORWARDdated to Friday, March 25th. All day!
Location: The Park
Rating: PG-13 for assumed general raucousness
Summary: Sniper decided to hold a birthday party for Cloud and Krile which means... holding just a huge party in the park whether they like it or not. Fireworks, food and drink within ( Read more... )

seiken densetsu 3: hawk (eagle), tenryu: kouei (hawk)*, red cliff: kongming (huo), gundam 00: anew (stellaris), naruto: gai (youth), mushi-shi: ginko (cloud), one piece: usopp (sniper), ~original: saul (ilyigan), !open log, ff5: krile (cara), power rangers: sky (spike), gundam 00: lockon lyle (gene-1), star wars kotor: juhani (sylvar), ~naruto: sakura (seven), original: cancer?, carmen sandiego: carmen (mona)

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MAIN PARTY npc_kun March 23 2011, 16:26:35 UTC

open! feathered_earth March 23 2011, 18:32:00 UTC

Krile was trying to find things to be happy about. A party was a good candidate. She sat on an unoccupied table, chin propped on her hand as she made an attempt to put the sadness of the past week out of her mind. Neil gone, Bridge on the elevator... there was a part of Krile that expected him to disappear too. And a detestable thought that she hadn't been able to shake: that she should expect him to disappear. It would be easier to be prepared than to hope for something that might not happen.

She didn't want to think that way. After all...

...no, no, no. She'd told Sniper that she would be here. And she wanted to be here, to have fun, to be happy. It was plain silly to think of a birthday party as a reminder of all the bad things that had happened in the past two years. There were plenty of those... but there was plenty good, too. Like Sniper, for instance. And Cloud. And lots of other people that were still around, right? Right... doing her best to keep that in mind, Krile slid off the table and went to go find someone to talk to.

Re: open! blue_shields March 24 2011, 04:00:49 UTC

Sky arrived at the party not really feeling in a party mood. However, it was for friends- Cloud and Krile- and like Stoneface told him after Inara had disappeared, it was wrong of him to hide away and never speak to anybody just because he was feeling upset.

He had Bridge's journal with him, the much-loved and worn leather cover in his hands something of a comfort as he played the waiting game, dreading that his best friend would never come back but at the same time, knowing that he had to hope or else he'd drive himself insane.

Spotting Krile, he somewhat-hesitantly moved toward her; she didn't seem to be in much of a partying mood either.

Re: open! feathered_earth March 24 2011, 05:08:09 UTC

When Krile spotted Sky toying with the journal, she felt a momentary flash of fear. But no... he probably just had it because he was keeping an eye on it, not because it had stopped. And if it had, Sky wouldn't have come to a party to tell people. She was pretty sure of that.

She managed a smile when he started in her direction, glad to see him anyhow, and hugged him on a sudden impulse. He looked like he could use one.

"Hey there, mister. Want to get something to eat?"

Re: open! blue_shields March 24 2011, 16:15:16 UTC

Sky blinked at the hug and returned it somewhat-awkwardly, but sincerely; he wasn't one for hugs, and still deeply missed Inara's, but this felt comforting nonetheless. It was a warm gesture from a friend.

"Of course," he said, letting go, then indicated the journal. "...I found it in the elevator. It's still working. I'm not giving up on him yet."

feathered_earth March 25 2011, 00:55:04 UTC

Awkward or not, Krile was glad that Sky had accepted the gesture. Truthfully, she needed it too. "That's a relief," she said, looking down at the book. It was so strange, that such a plain-looking object had so much pinned on it. "I'm not going to either."

She pushed her hands into her pockets and put a hand on his elbow for a moment for him to join her as she started to meander towards the food tables. "Besides, he's got Logan with him. He'll take care of both of them."

blue_shields March 25 2011, 03:29:51 UTC

Sky followed Krile, actually feeling a little better for the hug, and nodding his agreement.

"And maybe he can rest a little bit, too. He's been working far too hard lately... and doesn't sleep enough." Trying to push the conversation onto other objects, he went on, "So. You've been here for two years, huh? I can hardly believe it's been that long."

feathered_earth March 25 2011, 04:51:09 UTC

Krile nodded, not surprised to hear that of Bridge. She'd caught herself doing the same over the past few months, and especially so the past week... it wasn't healthy, but it just seemed to happen.

She was happy to accept the subject change, though. "Yep! I'm a real old lady now; I'm surprised I don't have any grey hair." She twiddled her bangs. "I sure can't say it hasn't been an interesting time."

blue_shields March 27 2011, 21:56:57 UTC

That got a laugh out of Sky.

"I've still got a few months on you, young one," he teased gently. "In terms of Sphere time, that means I'm probably considered years older than you. But two years is still quite a long time, yeah..." He then blew out a sigh. "It's never a dull moment here, no. Two years means a lot has happened... but it's not all bad. Lots of tragedies, yes... but some great and lasting friendships, too."

feathered_earth March 28 2011, 22:30:38 UTC

"Then I'd better fetch you a cane, Elder Sky," said Krile with a grin, deliberately avoiding the term gramps or grandpa. The look faded a little as she contemplated all of what she said, though it didn't quite turn all sad. It was true, there were plenty of horrible things that had happened to them. She'd died once. But the good of the people here was more valuable than she could say.

"Even if we've both lost a lot of people... I'm still happy I've been able to meet everyone I have. It's strange to be older without having grown, but I still wouldn't undo my time here if I had a choice."

blue_shields March 31 2011, 21:59:54 UTC

Sky laughed harder at that.

"As long as I can use it as a weapon, I wouldn't mind that."

He then fell silent, staring out over the rest of the party guests, reflecting back on everyone he'd known here- positively and negatively.

"I wouldn't, either," he finally agreed. "I feel like being here has made me- better. My friendships and my relationships have both done that. I miss Inara so much it hurts, but at the same time, I'm glad I had the chance to meet her, fall head-over-heels in love with her and be happy with her. If I never had, or if I was still where I came from... who knows how I would be? How either of us would be? We may have gone in entirely different directions than the way we've gone here. Maybe for the worse."

Re: open! longnosedliar March 24 2011, 04:31:53 UTC

When Sniper saw Krile, he tried his best to wipe his mind of any of his own worries, gave her a small smile and trotted over. When he approached her, he slung an arm around her shoulders and gave her a short squeeze with calloused fingers.

"Hey, Krile," he said. "Are you sure you wanna be here? I won't mind if you want to leave, promise."

She had told him that she wanted to be here, but he wasn't going to force it. This had started out as a birthday party, but in the end, it was just a place for people to be with their friends. The last thing he wanted was for Krile to feel forced into coming to something like this.

Re: open! feathered_earth March 24 2011, 05:23:28 UTC

Krile wrapped an arm around Sniper and squeezed back, with a small but sincere smile. "Of course I want to be here. It's better than sitting at home feeling sad." As much as she hurt right now, she didn't feel like she could be that way for very long. She had to get up again and find or make things to smile about.

And a party was a good place to start doing that. "Besides, it looks like you really pulled out the stops for this. How long did it take you to set it all up, anyway?"

longnosedliar March 24 2011, 20:07:53 UTC

"Okay," he relented. "As long as you're sure, then let's make sure you have a good time."

Or at least a time not spent miserable. Sniper knew firsthand how hard it was to smile after someone disappeared, let alone trying to feel even the slightest bit happy. Of course, Krile just smiled, but she was something of a special case. He hoped that she gave herself some time to grieve. So many people here just kept on going with their lives without so much as shedding a tear, which was something Sniper found somewhat unsettling.

He tapped his chin. "Aaah... I spent most of the morning on it. New people have been coming, so it had to catch their eye, I figured."

feathered_earth March 25 2011, 01:59:42 UTC

"Right," Krile said in a mock-decisive voice and grinned briefly. She still felt sad and worried, but there was that instinct that she couldn't allow herself to stay sad forever. There were still things to do, and although this time she wasn't thinking of just continuing on with her life, it still meant she had to pick herself up.

But she also wanted to put worries aside for now. It was okay to do that, right? And it really would be a shame to waste all of Sniper's time and effort by being gloomy. "How about you tell me the story of your latest adventures in the Scavenger's Yard?" she said, giving him a light poke.

Annnd Sniper wins the Big Ham Award longnosedliar March 25 2011, 02:37:16 UTC

"Aaah, adventures!"

Sniper brightened. When it came to bullshit at least, he knew he reigned supreme. The thing about his stories was that they were unbelievable, just like all good stories were supposed to be. What was the point in a believable story? Even when you were just making excuses, the trick was to think of something so utterly fantastic that whoever was chasing after you forgot what he wanted to throttle you for ( ... )

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