onethousen: (ask | hmm?)
Chihiro Ogino (at one time known as Sen) ([personal profile] onethousen) wrote in [community profile] estoria2016-09-02 07:52 pm

[ open ] 'cause baby you're a firework

Who: Open mingle for any interested Cerealians! Or those who come by the park coincidentally.
When: ICly whatever Friday is happening during Event 33.
Where: The Park in the Residential District.
What: In an effort led by a ten year old and a sword that is not ten years old, Post-Robocolypse Cerealia gets a fireworks, watermelon, bottled water, and BYOB (bring your own blanket/beer/barbecue) late-summer early-fall afternoon celebration. That ends with the fireworks. Nothing can go wrong! (Anything you so desire can go wrong.)
Rating/Warning: There's watermelon to be cut and fireworks to be set off, so potential injury and fire involved.



There's very little formality to the whole of the affair. Anyone who wants can wander into the park, a few tables set up to hold water bottles, the area clear of debris and former robotic gardeners. Any dangerous areas of vegetation have been carefully marked with CAUTION — POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS tape. There are several watermelons carefully corralled together on the ground, paper plates, and a bag for trash tied to one of the tables.

Nearby, there's also a whole table of fireworks, from the handheld to the relatively safe to set off to the this probably should only be handled by a professional, but no lighters; all of those are kept over with the water bottles. Safety First!

The later afternoon is for slicing and serving watermelon and water (or any of the foods that people may choose to bring), with Chihiro at least fully encouraging people to use weapons to cut the watermelon (...) and turn it into a kind of impromptu show. Once the skies are dark enough, the fireworks will begin. Anyone willing to help out will be generally welcome, and sparklers and the smallest fireworks are around for anyone to grab hold of and have fun. The truly big fireworks are going to be set off at the far end of the park by a few brave, intrepid souls. (Unless someone keeps Chihiro away, that includes one ten year old.)

Pray they don't like themselves on fire or explode themselves, especially as almost every person at the party is probably guaranteed to not be fully functional. What can go wrong? Let's have a watermelon and fireworks show!
faithfulflame: (Rei Playful)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-09-06 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly. That's why being a part of a team is so wonderful.

[Speaking from experience here.]

You get the satisfaction of success, and seeing other people succeed at the end, and you're a part of that too. And this is a great success. Maybe I should have you plan my next birthday party.
faithfulflame: (Rei Intrigued)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-09-07 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'd like that.

[She really would. Especially if it gives Chihiro something to do.]

And no? Well, you're a part of one now. Just like all of the rest of us.
faithfulflame: (Rei Intrigued)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-09-07 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Now...why don't we go find a seat for more fireworks, hmmm?

[Standing, she offers a hand to Chihiro, already putting fun first. For once.]