Heavenly Blanc Void Party

[starshower]

🥂 HEAVENLY BLANC VOID PARTY 🥂 Who: Everyone! What: Heavenly Blanc mingle and info exchange Where: The Heavenly Blanc Bar and Café When: "August 1"; but really, what is time Content Warnings: N/A Maybe you heard through word of mouth, or got an invite from the barista and barkeep directly, or spotted the handwritten paper invites hung up around the area, but there is a gathering happening at the Heavenly Blanc Bar and Café TODAY! So feel free to stop by, hang out, have some drinks, and share some stories. 🍺 DRINKS: Coffee will be served by Ren, and Tifa will be handling the other drinks. There's a wide variety behind the bar, ranging from alcoholic to the non-alcoholic, with delicious cocktails (yes, including virgin ones for the minors) to pick from. And before you ask - no, if you are underage, you may not have alcohol. Tifa will be very strict about it, and anyone who tries to bypass her imposed law will be subject to room temperature tapwater for the rest of the party. 🎲 GAMES: Various boardgames that came along with Le Blanc will be made available for all to play, including a Shogi board for the strategically inclined (and whoever knows how the heck to play it). Along the side wall are two pinball machines, and while they don't light up and make sounds, the mechanisms inside them still work, so they aren't completely out of the picture! Next to them, between the jukebox and the door is a dart board. Please do be mindful when throwing darts, as the light filtering into the bar through the front windows is very minimal. 🤔 INFORMATION EXCHANGE: The important part! When all are gathered inside the bar, Tifa and Ren will make a small announcement for everyone: "Now that we've all had the chance to take a look around and get our bearings, I wanna encourage everyone to exchange what you know, or what you've found. Even share it with the rest of us! Locations, ideas, theories - anything that could be useful in helping us all figure this out. We all come from different worlds, but we're stuck here, so we're in this together until we're not, yeah? Let's make friends and play nice, and most importantly, have fun today! Oh, and if you're coming and going, make sure to close the door nice and tight behind you." "It's nice to see everyone. Since we're stuck here together, let's cooperate well." ☕ OOC NOTES ☕ This is the open mingle post for the Heavenly Blanc void party! Please feel free to top-level and tag around. There is a top-level included here for you to post OOC notes of what their characters have discussed on the log, as well as their own thoughts about the world. If there is anything important that people should know, please reply to the top-level with the information, so that it's easy to find for everyone. General info posts about what your character will be talking about are fine as well. Just please try to avoid multiple edits if you can as you thread if you are going that route! for the sake of my dw inbox... Because this is an info exchange/mingle post, we encourage thread-jacking. However, we know that not everyone is into that kind of thing, so if you are okay with others hopping into your threads, please be sure to indicate it in your top-level. Questions about the log can be directed to the ooc post. Have fun!

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[realway]

delicious(?) cocktail

[ ahsoka is not a drinker. both because she grew up in an order that didn't believe indulging in alcohol was proper, but also she was a child back then. considered a minor once she reveals her age, she instead gets given a virgin cocktail. it doesn't bother her even if she would like to try alcohol for the novelty, so she takes the drink without fuss. but after taking one sip her face sours and scrunches in a way that's cannily similar to someone tasting alcohol. ]

Eugh. Why is it so sweet?

game time - hijacking welcomed!

[ while the thought of playing strategy games is fun in theory, ahsoka knows herself. she hates to lose, and wouldn't do well playing a game she only barely grasps the basics of. she can't turn down another person's offer at a challenge because of her pride, but won't pose her own challenges for the same reason.

but she doesn't want to be a downer for the night. instead as the party goes on, she'll propose a game: ]

Does anyone want to play two truths and a lie? I'll volunteer to go first, if people are shy.

[ good way to learn about people and see who has a good poker face. ]

conspiracy theories hour - hijacking welcomed
[ this is an open prompt if anyone wants to respond to ahsoka's ideas for why they are all here, and the meaning of existence. tl;dr either they are in a computer simulation, or the planet is sentient and we're just walking on it with our shoes on. disrespectful either way really.

ahsoka is willing to discuss anything she put out further! maybe one day we'll get a conspiracy board imprint and she'll make a thing of it. ]

game time!

[thunderwave]

[ ahsoka is like no one he has ever seen before, but lance has quickly figured out that this world is (1) not his and (2) has a lot of different people in it. so while he's not exactly the biggest party-person, he does force himself to socialize, insomuch as he'll sit at this table.

dragonite is in a nearby corner, but his attention is drawn to lance when he hears his voice, a warm: ]

I'll play.

[ it's a pretty quick agreement, mostly because lance (1) actually knows how this game works and (2) his life is so bizarre that he wins two truths and a lie pretty easily . . . in most circumstances. ]

And I will also take you up on your offer for you to go first, Miss -- ?

[ he should probably introduce himself, he thinks belatedly, but. whatever. ]

[realway]

Ahsoka.

[ given with ease, a change she notices from how she hesitated in the first days. for the time the things she feared in giving it out are not a factor here. from the corner of her eye she notices the creature that looks at him and smiles toward it, figuring it must be one of the 'pokemon' mentioned. she'll have to ask about it later. ]

To start... I've never traveled to another planet, my big brother is a human, and I once fought in a war.

[thunderwave]

I'm Lance. It's nice to meet you, Ahsoka.

[ is that a first name, or a surname. he's not entirely sure, but it was what she gave, so she'll just call her that. and he settles back in his chair to watch her curiously, his eyes scanning her face to catch any trace of lies.

. . . it comes up with nothing. and lance tilts his head. ]

Fighting in a war is very specific, and not something most people would lie about, so I will call that a truth.

[ but the other two are a little more complicated. ahsoka is clearly not human (lance isn't entirely sure what she is, but human is not the word he would use to describe her). sometimes people are adopted, so her brother being human isn't entirely out of the question . . . but traveling to another planet somehow sounds a bit less outlandish.

all in all: he has a 50/50 shot. so: ]

I think I'll go with the brother as a lie . . . along with an ask about how traveling to other planets works, if that's true.

rebuff an off-the-wall conspiracy theory with logic even more off-the-wall!

[gitgudprincess]

[Hornet really would prefer not to get entrenched in conversation, especially not with someone she's shared far too much with already, but there's something niggling at her. A teensy little issue she has with one of the more popular theories around. One that bothers her enough to appear from the darkness by Ahsoka's side, gone one moment and there the next.]

"If this were indeed a dream, or... 'simulation' as you call it, I would expect to see rather a lot more orange."

hornet gets it - whatever it is

[realway]

[ ahsoka's skin goosebumps just a moment before hornet speaks, a natural warning of danger. or being snuck up in this case. it's a good indicator for her how limited her senses are now. ]

Orange? [ that isn't the sort of rebuff she was expecting. ] Hm, is there a reason why that color specifically?

[gitgudprincess]

"While I've never walked in another being's dream before, I have extensive experience with the... external effects, so to speak, of tampering with dreams. I would expect the inside to bear some resemblance."

[She crosses her arms beneath her cloak, tilting her head in thought.]

"Although, perhaps that is not universal, only a symptom of who is tampering. People dreamed before the plague..."

cocktail

[halloflamer]

Bahaha! Not the fruity-drink type, huh?

[The server who had dropped her drink off grins back upon hearing her grumble, and rubs his chin. It's ...kind of hard to tell if she's a minor or not, given that she doesn't exactly look human. But given that Tifa had directed him to her with a virgin cocktail, he's gonna go off on a limb and assume she was.]

You look pretty tough, so I guess I'm not surprised. Sorry, but I'm not allowed to let you taste the bitters.... Maybe we can find something else for you?

[realway]

Mhm. [ she's still cringing a little from the aftertaste as it starts fading off. ] Sweet stuff wasn't really allowed when I was growing up. I can see why.

[ in the jedi order the most intense drink of choice is a strong herbal tea meant to cleanse the body, spirit, and mind. it was disgusting, but in a different way than this. ]

You think I could argue getting the 'bitter' on the basis of not being human?

[halloflamer]

Not allowed? Damn, that sounds depressing.

[Absolutely no effort made to soften that bluntness; though it's maybe hard to tell if that's intentional, or he's just oblivious.]

Ummm, I'm not the one to ask about the morals of underage drinking, [He laughs nervously] But I bet we can find you something that'll work just as well.

Gimme a sec!

[Blue gets up to scurry himself back to the bar, waving down Ren. Looks like he's got an idea going here... In the meantime he slides back to the table.]

By the way, hope you don't mind me asking, but what are you? You're sure not a Pokémon! [Absolutely graceless, so maybe that answers the prior question.]

cocktail!

[abeautifulgame]

[Damien looks over from where he's nursing his own drink, and -- well, he can't help but look amused] Most people would rather they were. [most people don't like the taste of straight liquor; he doesn't realize that her drink doesn't have any] I take it you're not a fan?

[hi, again, lady he experience the birth of the world with]

[realway]

Nope. [ her lips thin, the aftertaste still lingering, and she looks to see who it is. the man with the bad leg. she pushes the glass off toward him. ] You want it?

[ she doesn't, but she was raised not to waste neither food nor drink. ]

[abeautifulgame]

[he shrugs, then gestures for her to slide it down to him]

Why not? [a beat] I'm not sure we can even get drunk here, so. [has he mentioned he doesn't realize it's virgin?]

Conspiracy Theater

[bridge_princess]

"I like your living planet idea better than the computer-whatsit thingee. We might have even shown up here on accident, but it's using us to turn all the white goop into 'something.' Keeping us here until the job is done."

Her lips turned into a frown and she looked at her hands before snorting. "It wasn't very good at picking in my case if that's true."

[realway]

"Oh thanks," she smiles, getting the vibe that the simulation idea might not be popular. It doesn't make sense to her why not, but she isn't attached to the idea.

"What do you mean by bad pick? You... think you shouldn't be here?"

[bridge_princess]

"I'm what you might call a negative influence, generally. Not exactly the ray of sunshine you'd want if you were trying to seed a world. Not unless you actually think envy is a good thing. And I can't speak for the world's thoughts on that." she certainly wouldn't have advised picking someone like herself.

"I'm not sure that I'd say I'm not supposed to be here. I'm definitely here, after all. Just... gotta be better picks."

cocktail!

[begetblue]

I'm not sure... If you want to know the ingredients that make it taste sweet, I can try to answer that, though.

[ One, Turing was taking a most likely rhetorical question at face value. (It was possible that it was a real question!) Two, the sudden glow from their face was maybe a little much when Heavenly Blanc was dimly lit. ]

[realway]

[ ah, another droid? even the blue glow it gives off feels familiar and welcomed. she grins at turing, shrugging her shoulders. ]

No need. The long short answer is just that it's too sugary. Unless... do you have the functionality to analyze the chemical contents of liquids?

[begetblue]

Oh, um... [ Turing's expression immediately took a turn for the sheepish. ]

Unfortunately, my sensors aren't...quite that sophisticated. My components are better than anything off the shelf, I assure you, but something like analyzing chemical contents is still a bit much for me.

[ Well, their components were better than off the shelf for their own time period, anyway. ]

cocktail

[starshower]

[Tifa isn't at all offended by the way Ahsoka scrunches her face when she tries the drink. In fact, she's quite the opposite—amused and covering her mouth as a tiny giggle escapes her.]

Most virgin cocktails are either sweet or sour.

[She tilts her head and offers a hand if she'd like to return the glass.]

Not a fan of the sweet stuff? We can try something else if you'd like.

[realway]

[ ahsoka turns the glass in her hand back and forth, a little guilty about the idea of giving it back. it isn't in her to waste limited resources, so she pulls the drink a little closer to her. ]

I shouldn't waste it. Better you save the resources to make these drinks for the future. [ hmm... ] Can we water it down a little?

game!

[rotomphone]

[ while the idea of playing darts had enticed Raihan, he's not so sure that playing darts in the dark is the best idea. he's made a mental note to ask Lance to teach him how to play shogi (which he knows is a Kantonian game, but not much else), but what Ahsoka suggests is much more up his alley. ]

I guess some games transcend universes, huh? Count me in!

[ he'll go right ahead and pull up a chair to face her properly, all smiles! don't mind the metallic creature that shuffles next to him to stare at you, Ahsoka. he's just here to spectate. ]

The great Raihan is many things, but shy isn't one of them! [ which means that he'll go first, thank you very much! does that count as a self-introduction...? ] Let me think... I'm a history buff, I love the cold... and I've survived a vicious dragon attack.

[ his expression has relaxed a fair bit in comparison to the boisterous way he took her challenge, soft teal eyes keeping her gaze. this girl clearly isn't human, so he's interested in what kind of experiences she's had. ]

[realway]

[ the creature gets an immediate beaming look, the fact that it looks closer to a droid than an organic fascinating, but she quickly brings her attention back to the man. er, the great raihan? ok! ]

Hmm. [ she looks to his eyes, trying to see if she can grasp anything. it may be a good thing she doesn't have her full connection to the force. games like these are a little more fun when she can't sense anything even passively. ] Two really mundane things next to one really outlandish is an interesting strategy. I'm almost tempted to call it the lie -- not because it couldn't be true, but because you might just be trying to make me think it's so crazy that it must be true.

[ a real pro gamer move, really. and she's tempted to go with it, but-- ]

I'm going to say loving the cold is the lie. Nobody loves the cold.

[ unless you're a wampa. ]

cocktail

[symbolofstrength]

Not a fan of sweet things, I take it?

[He gives a small chuckle at that. He's in the camp that it's okay to let kids have a sip of alcohol if they really want it now and then (*literally* a sip, not enough to hurt) so they can see what it tastes like and so it doesn't have so much of the 'forbidden fruit' allure, but what the bar owner says, goes.]

[realway]

Apparently not. [ she smiles with an awkward curl, the taste still lingering. ] I was always told sweets weren't good for me. Oh well.