New Eden - City of Tomorrow!

Hey. Everything okay? Are you at home?

Who: Zeke and Christian
Where: the restaurant camp

( perturbed )

TO: Kyle, Adam, Clementine, Chase, Zeke
CC: Christian, Ethan, Tris, Sion

If you're stuck up top, a few of us have set up camp in the little restaurant next to the funhouse. We've got food, water, bathrooms, a first aid kit, and some souvenir blankets from the gift shop. Is everyone okay?

Who: Zeke and Chase
Where: Zeke's pod
Warnings: NSFW

It had been a strangely quiet walk back to Zeke’s place, and some of that was because Zeke didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t seem to get past his worrying about why Chase had gone weird on him earlier. This was hard, and it made his stomach hurt; absently, he placed one hand beneath the front of his t-shirt as if to soothe it. Sometimes, in the deepest reaches of his mind, he wondered if he was some kind of alien, or maybe that his brain was because he didn’t seem to understand some things the way others did. It was bound to be his upbringing, all the things that had happened to him growing up, and he did his best not to let himself think about it. What good did it do?

They made the turn into his neighborhood, and he took a deep, silent breath and then exhaled it just as silently.

( everyone should want you like this )

As MABEL promised, from midafternoon, a party begins by the outdoor pool in the spa zone. A robot-manned grill fires up cooking steaks, burgers, ribs, corn etc and alongside are the usual accompaniments. There is also a fully stocked bar. The music is upbeat and the whole area is lit beautifully with tiny, multi-colored lights. It also feels warmer than New Eden usually does - definitely the kind of weather for hanging out in not very much.

The party is going until late into the night.

There is a grand and spectacular fireworks display at 10pm.

[Open scene for any smaller threads people want to put up]

Who: Zeke and Riven
Where: a club

( a little cocky )

The boredom is real. Anyone want to entertain me?

Who: Riven and Zeke
Where: The Park

Riven had been working on a mixed media sculpture set for months, three pillars of wood and glass that was supposed to go in the park. Her progress had slowed to a crawl when her mood darkened, but the fire in the park spurred her into action once more. She'd been debating the colors and their arrangement, but now it came to her quickly and she finished the project in record time. Once she was done, all she had to do was move the pieces from her pod to the park and bolt them to the ground. It was easier said then done. She found herself working with cement, digging holes to fill and create an anchor. It hadn't occurred to her how much work it would take to put them on display, but she would manage.

It took her hours to get the first pillar in place and she was covered with dirt by the time she was done. Riven stood back and looked at it, smiling. She'd cut the wood to slide thick stained glass down the center, all hues of blue. The sun shined through it, lighting up the grass, and she couldn't wait to get the other two up, one rainbow and one red. It was a perfect little memorial, a reminder that they were one, even if they were different.

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Who: Mazie and OPEN
Where: The Park
When: Early Morning

Mazie didn't really sleep like normal people did, so she'd been up long enough to see her pod's grafitti and decide to take a walk. Mostly it was just to try and focus, to try and clear her head. Normally, she would have taken to her computer, but she'd needed a moment. Maybe Tad was right? Maybe she was the driving force behind this?

If she was, she was determined to find the person responsible and have some very choice words with them. She could understand the outrage, the activism it spawned, but if their words had anything to do with the literal pyres in the park, Mazie wasn't sure words would be enough.

As she got closer to the fire, she realized that there were shapes of bodies inside each pillar of flames. "Holy shit..." Typing furiously on her wrist comm, she darted toward the fire. Maybe she'd instigated this revolution, but this? This? This was a nightmare.

Who: Zeke and Chase
Where: Chase's pod

When Chase had found out he was staying for longer than the length of the convention, he’d gone out and bought things. While his pod looked like Zeke’s, he’d bought a new down comforter, a stack of throw pillows, including two that were fuzzy for zero reason at all, and a couple of extra pillow pillows. He got the thing a mattress pad as well, making the bed squishier in general. Everything was whites and pale blues, with the hint of silver and his bedroom looked far more inviting than it had when he’d moved in originally. (Not that it had looked bad. It had just looked utilitarian.)

He led Zeke from the party back to his pod, tucked under his arm the whole way. Once they were inside he started for the stairs assuming that Zeke would follow without protest. That was the whole point wasn’t it? To not have to sleep alone? Or was there something else? Chase wasn’t sure.

( you okay? )

Who: Open to all!
Where: The Park

By the time all the decorations were up, the park had been transformed into a piece of Bourbon Street, complete with crowds of people looking to party. Lights were strung between the trees with the occasional banner indicating a drink stand or a food cart, adding to the atmosphere. There was even a dance floor in one corner with music piped in from unseen speakers. The only things missing were the balconies to throw beads from, but that didn’t stop beads from being handed out or the occasional flash to earn them. It was as close to New Orleans as they were going to get, but they didn’t need the parades to make it a party.

New here, and I have a couple of questions. I came here for a con and can't find any sign of it. Does this happen a lot?

Also, where's the best place to dance around here?

Um, so, we might have a problem....