video, un: Yousoro★

[ayes]

Hell-o~! [The voice cheerfully greeting you comes from a girl who you may have seen manning a grill and serving up delicious noodles at the beach a while back.

You waves enthusiastically at the camera.] Wasn't the party fun?! Ahhhh, it just feels so much better sending summer off right! Thanks to everyone who showed up! You should also totally go eat at all the restaurants and vendors in the market who brought all the food and drink and stuff!

Um, if anyone wants some watermelons, I have a few left over that I don't really know what to do with. Keyleth helped me grow a lot of them, and I think I asked for more than we needed. So if you want some, you can let me know here or stop in at the Silk Wyrm, the tailor shop I work at!

So, anyone have any ideas for next year's party? I wanna make it even better!

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[pachintoki]

Soft serve machine.

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[ayes]

Ooooh, ice cream! Definitely ice cream, gotta have ice cream! [She says, writing it down in a notebook.] ...where do you plug in a soft-serve machine on the beach?

audio | un: priest

[congratulating]

[ Oh? The beach party that he had gone to briefly was her idea. He nods absentmindedly to himself. ]

Already thinking of the next year? Admirable. But I suppose I should not just give some general compliment to your hard efforts. Rejoice, young maiden, you were able to allow others to experience joy and commeraderie in the face of the unthinkable.

[ A beat. Hm, well, it is hardly secret when his name tag kept telling everyone he encountered about it. ] As for the next party, I do have a suggestion. Why not mapo tofu one? The heat of the summer and heat of the dish would compliment each other well.

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[ayes]

[This guy talks weird. Who says "rejoice, young maiden" in this day and age?] Thank you! I thought it'd be a real relief to have something like that and send off summer all proper. That we had a bunch of new people waking up right before-- that's just a really lucky coincidence!

Mapo tofu is a pretty good idea for beach food, though! Since when you get all sweaty, you can just dive in the sea to wash it off!

Hmm, don't you need to eat that with a spoon though? That might get a little messy.

voice; un: valiant

[illuminescent]

Watermelons?

Oh, yes, please.

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[ayes]

Great! Do you just want the one? 'Cuz seriously, I have... way more than I know what to do with.

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[courageunforgotten]

[He remembers the delicious noodles very well. Whether You picks the face of the straightfaced young man who'd bought noodles in a beach shirt and a sword on his back out of the crowd of that day is another matter.]

I'll take one of those watermelons if you're getting rid of them. I didn't try any at the beach.

[ayes]

What, really? Ah, that's a shame! There's nothing better than watermelon at the beach, I'm telling you.

[She'd probably remember the sword better, but she served a lot of noodles.]

video; un: bakazaru

[bakazaru]

[The feed kicks on with the face of a brown haired young man pressed up unfortunately close to the screen.]

Yer givin' away watermelon? Like for free?

[There's a hint of excitement in his voice. Has anyone else sounded this excited over watermelon?]

[ayes]

[Probably her bff, yes.] That's what "giving away" means, right? You can come help yourself!

Video | UN: Nocturne

[melodiouspacifist]

Hey I tried those at the beach, they were good.

[He grins.]

I'll take one!

[ayes]

Oh, hi Demyx! I'm glad you got to have one!

D'you wanna just come by the tailor's tomorrow? I'll bring them with me.

video | un: TeaOnRice

[gekkajuu]

Thank you so much for organizing that party! It was a lot of fun. I really don't know how it could have been any better.

[ayes]

Ahhh, thank you so much for saying that! Honestly, I didn't do much organizing; people seemed really happy to help. But I'm glad you had a great time! Summer just isn't really over until you've sent it off right, you know?

voice; un: souleater

[guidetoblivion]

It was a pretty unique way to be greeted into a new world, that's for sure.

[Riku can't say he's ever more or less arrived to a party being thrown… especially in wake of what he woke up to, worlds destroyed and whatnot. For a moment he wants to ask, if she really expects to be here next year still, if she has given up on her home world, but well… that's a bit of a downer topic, isn't it, and he does have a little more tact than that. So instead…]

Do you still have a watermelon left? I'd take one, if you do.

[Might as well get something for himself and his housemates to share.]

[ayes]

Hope it kind of, uh, made it a little easier to handle! And yeah, I've got tons left. I kinda don't know what to do with them all...

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[moneytwin]

[ She hasn't figured out video yet. All in due time.. ]

So we have you to thank for organizing all that?

[ayes]

sorta!
I mean all I really did was go around and ask the vendors and cooks to participate
so I really just got people on the same page thats all

but it worked out really well!

[Video] un: kale

[kaleorbekaled]

Um...it looks like you've got plenty of people who will take the watermelons, but I'll take any that you have left over.

[Because food is always welcome.]

[ayes]

Haha, when you phrase it like that, you might be stuck with uh... 50 of 'em! Seriously, I have a lot left over.

[Video] un: watercouncil

[bentbloodline]

Oh, so we have you to thank for that? It was a nice introduction to the people of Olympia.

[ayes]

I mean, sorta? I was the one who went around and asked a bunch of the vendors if they wanted to help, but they're the ones who you should really thank! I just kinda got people on the same page, that's all. I'm glad you had fun!

Video; un: Iceheart

[ysayle]

I have not had a chance to enjoy festivities like that for some time. It was a lovely party.

May I ask, what purpose does the smashing so many watermelons serve? [genuinely curious, though privately she had thought it somewhat wasteful...]

[ayes]

Thank you! I'm so glad you came and had a good time! Well, there's nothing better than eating watermelon on the beach, right? So, I think that someone figured "let's have fun opening them!" and that's how it all started. Kinda a silly beach tradition now!

video. un | rose

[tactly]

It was a wonderful time.

( it managed to get both margaery and loras into the sun for a while, and after everything, it was nice to feel it on their face again. of course this place isn't exactly highgarden, nothing could ever compare to being in their home again, but it will do. )

Thank you very much for organising it all. My brother and I enjoyed ourselves immensely.

[ayes]

Oh, you're welcome! I'm glad you and your brother had a good time! Did you try a lot of the food? Or the watermelon splitting?

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[snailenvy]

I've always wanted to do one of those creepy vampire parties. You know, the ones with the fake blood everywhere and everyone talks with a bad vampire accent? If you don't do that, you get kicked out. There'd be dumb games like having to bob for apples while wearing fangs or seeing who can make the grossest looking food but they still have to make it taste good.

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[ayes]

That kind of sounds like fun! [And it makes her think of Yoshiko.] Though, isn't that more of a Halloween party than a summer beach party? --we should totally have a Halloween party, though!

video; username: trickfoot

[trickfoot]

I didn't know you organized it! It was a wonderful party.

And you mentioned you still have more watermelons? [Clearly she's thinking about acting on that research proposal.]

[ayes]

Yeah, I did! Sorta. I just kinda got everyone to show up at the right time! [You, that's what organizing it is.] I've got like... a whole pile back at home. More than I know what to do with!

text, un: gardenGnostic

[witchhooded]

lol i think we should concern ourselves with the here and now you....
if you havent given away all the watermelons i think there are some fun things we could make with them probably!
watermelon popsicles might be nice what do you think about those?

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[ayes]

I havent given away NEARLY all the watermelons but ohhh that sounds fun! do you know how to make them? or are we gonna be ~~experimenting~~

video; un: misamisa

[lifespanned]

Aren't you pretty young to be working in a tailor shop?

[ She seems cute, but Misa can't imagine having to work in sewing at that age. Isn't that child labor? ]

Or planning a party of that scale? I had no idea someone so young was behind it.

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[ayes]

Huh? I don't think so; from what I can tell, they consider you an adult at 16 here. Besides, I made clothes all the time back home for my friends! The party wasn't that much work, I sorta just... kinda convinced all the vendors to come! It was really just about getting everyone on the same page. [It was a lot of work. She just hates taking credit for things.]

video | un: sunny

[sunbathed]

It was a lot of fun. I can't imagine how you could make it any better, honestly!

( says one very british girl, face brightly marked and clearly enjoying the sunlight wherever she is currently sitting. )

Hmm. Do you think we might have a celebration for New Year's too?

[ayes]

[Ooh, cool facepaint.] Ahh, thank you for saying so! I'd love to do something for New Year's. I mean, assuming they celebrate New Year's on the same day. It's kinda funny how we use the same calendars, don't you think?