GAME OPEN - INTRO MINGLE

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INTRO MINGLE: BOUNTIFUL BUFFET
	NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
	New arrivals will continue trickling in as time goes on, always arriving close enough to the Obsidian Fieldlands base camp to be spotted and shepherded back to the safety of Jubilife, or in the vicinity of a material-gathering party who can gather them up as well. Characters are given a spare set of clothes once they arrive at the village. It's usually something resembling a casualwear kimono and trousers, fitted to them specifically. OOC NOTE: If your character arrived during the TDM, feel free to use that as game canon!
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PLANNING PHASE
As the new arrivals begin to show up in force, the Galaxy Team's leader, Kamado, makes more and more visits to the Wallflower. Soon after, the Wallflower's chef and owner puts out a call for help: Ingredients, of all varieties, and extra hands that can prepare and cook food. It seems a big buffet is in the works - and the whole village is invited! OOC NOTES: ❧ The in game length of the gathering, prep, and meal phases totals 4 days, but feel free to thread well beyond that. ❧ Wildcards and additional prompts are absolutely encouraged here! ❧ Characters who arrived during the TDM may consider those threads canonical to the game if they wish. ❧ Have fun!
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	GATHERING PHASE (DAYS 1-3)
	The request goes out in the early morning on Friday: Ingredients! Food items! As much as you can carry! The reward, the green haired maestro of cooking assures you, will come in time. Though if you can’t be convinced to work for free, he’ll turn over some coin with minimal grumpy mumbling. The ingredients he’s looking for are all easy to locate in the Obsidian Fieldlands - a variety of berries, the ever sweet combs of Dazzling Honey, and the savory Springy Mushrooms that grow at the bases of trees. There are other herbs and plants on the list as well, so feel free to make some up as you go. The largest barrier to progress is the Combee that guard their precious honey and the Paras that hoard the mushrooms, guarding them fiercely. Whether you choose to sneak in, grab your goods, and sneak out, or do battle with these boisterous pokémon is up to you.
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MEAL PREP PHASE (DAYS 3-4)
As loath as he is to admit that he needs help, Beni is allowing folks into his kitchen to slice, dice, and sauteé in preparation for the big day! Ingredients need to be washed, sorted, prepared, and stored safely. Wood needs to be chopped for the cooking fires. New additions to the pantry are still being accepted. Whatever you can contribute helps, Beni assures everyone. If you’re feeling like there’s too many cooks in the kitchen, tables and benches need to be set up outside. The tables inside need to be washed and set up as well. Decorations are discussed - maybe some colorful lanterns or banners…?
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	FEAST (DAY 4)
	When the day comes, tables and benches are set up in front of Galaxy Hall and filled to the brim with food. Rice, great big hotpots of ramen, plate after plate of mochi - potato or otherwise - and a truly incredible selection of clay pots containing quality teas, brewed fresh for the occasion. And that’s just scratching the surface! Between the Agriculture Corps tireless work on harvesting food and all the new arrivals’ hard fought spoils, the feast is truly grand. Kamado appears in front of the table just as the first guests start to draw closer to the wonderful arrangement. He gestures with a sweeping motion at the food, and bows his head respectfully. "If you eat from this table-" he says. "-then you are one of us and we welcome you to our home. We only ask that you work to put food back on our tables moving forward. That you work hard and give Jubilife, and indeed all of Hisui, your best."
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GOOD OMENS (NIGHT)
After the feast, as night begins to fall over the village, characters may look up to see that in the clear starry sky, a meteor shower has begun. The shooting stars come in all colors, too, filling the night with a cheerful rainbow incandescence. Locals stop and point, the superstitious among them exclaiming that this is a good omen. A sign that things are looking up. They say there’s an old legend about this sort of meteor shower - that if you make a wish on the colorful streaks in the sky, it just might come true...
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Comments

[pocketspa]

Unfortunately, Huff, the annoyingly tall partygoer has come to you. Elves, man. He seems distacted for a moment until she yells down, and he swivels around to see her calling to him.

"Damn right I know how to party, come join it fam!" He does a few quick hand symbols and grabs some sort of star-shaped glaive on his hip, and a moment later, a large translucent spectral hand appears and heads right towards her. If she doesn't protest, it's just going to pick her up like King Kong and deposit her on the roof next to him. Otherwise, she can also ride it up, but like, what kind of fun is that. Whatever way she makes it up there, Taako grins down at her, a look that suggests he should be drunk right now even though he clearly isn't.

"Also, your roof will be fine, and if it's not we'll just slap that shit right back on there, don't even worry about it. What were you doin' hiding in your house anyway?"

[huffrunda]

Huff was struggling with a mixture of emotions towards this rather anachronistic elf as he called back down to her. On one hand, he reminded her of a couple people she really cared for; on the other hand, by the gods did he share some of their less desirable habits, suddenly picking her up for instance.

After squawking in surprise Huff decided to just go with the giant hand picking her up like a cat. She had in fairness asked to be brought onto the roof.

“It better be I’m a smith not a roofer…” she quipped upon landing, “And, parties with people I don’t know often end up with someone stepping on me or worse, tossing me in the air.” She said, shrugging. After a moment she sighed, “That and the whole mood seems out of place without the usual bardic antics.”

Her expression seemed to sour for a moment before she sat down on the roof. “At least this new sky is pretty, and not potentially an illusion.” She added, glancing up at Taako. “How about you? What’s your angle on this annoyingly alcohol free celebration?”

[pocketspa]

"Look, you wanna be tossed, I def know a guy." He quips, but leaves it there to address other questions she's posed.

"I meeeean, lack of alcohol sucks, but I can fix that with a lil time and a few materials. This place has fruit coming out of it's asshole, 'mm sure I can get some wine goin' quick. Hell, if what's-his-face actually forks over some potatoes chaboy could do some real shit." He flops down to sit next to her, all long limbs and no sense of personal space. "I don't wanna be here as much as the next guy, but at least it's slightly an upgrade from the last shithole. In some things. Not the bed though, the beds suck, gotta fix that one stat."

[huffrunda]

Huff nodded glumly. She had considered setting up a still herself, but had decided it was a low priority. As the odd elf plopped down next to her, huff nodded absently. "Well, it's certainly more peaceful than where I left I guess." She said, resting her elbows on her crossed legs.

"In terms of the bed-" she waggled her hand in the air "Situation? I figure that can be sorted out pretty easily once we find something akin to cotton or down that isn't attached to something that can shoot paralyzing nerve agents at you." She said with a slightly strained chuckle. That had not been a fun way to find out what a cotonee was.