WELCOME PARTY

MUSIC DOES YOUR CHARACTER CONTRIBUTE MUSIC? FIND/SET UP THE SOUND SYSTEM? SING? PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? THERE'S A SECTION FOR THAT.

ETC. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. GET IN THE COMMENTS! 5/5 INTERACTIONS COUNT AS AC, SO MAKE SOME LINES!

IT'S A PARTY! With the influx of so many new residents, both to Derleth and the Void, Glinda decided to throw a small celebration so people could get to know each other. It’s nothing too extravagant and there’s no specific dress code. Wouldn’t want anyone to feel out of place! But Glinda, with the help of some of the others who have been at Derleth a while, did add some special touches to give everyone a sense of hope. See? Not everything in the Void is doom and gloom! Twinkling lights, sparkling decorations, the scent of summer flowers, and best of all—no cannibals, scavengers, or cloud monsters!

Prompts CONTRIBUTIONS

What did you bring to the party? Was it something you found on campus, or did you go out into the Void to find something special? Remember the idea is not to use precious reserves for this event, but to be creative.

STYLE

Did you dress for a party or come as you are? Either is fine. You want to set up a pinterest board for your characters Junkyard fashion choices, link to a few pictures, or just write a description, you absolutely can. No AC cost if their clothing for the night comes from Derleath's theater costume department and is returned later.

DANCE FLOOR

There's a modest pavillion set up on The Green with a sign that says, "only dancing beyond this point." Looks like someone set up an enchantment to encourage dancing on it, even if you're the sort of person that normally wouldn't. Kinda annoying that the dance floor takes up the most open space and some may be tempted to try and cut across it...

CHALLENGE

Which character gets the most unique social interactions in this IC/OOC event? Count them up at the end and see who comes home with the most bragging rights. Who knows, maybe this is the start of a beautiful friendship?

EVENT STARTS SATURDAY EVENING & THROUGH THE NIGHT. WHO'S STILL PARTYING BY MORNING?

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Re: Sylvie

ragevariant
2025-02-26 11:19 pm UTC (link)

Complicated. That was a word she knew well. The idea of putting her trust into anyone, but especially Loki felt weighted with complications. The Loki she knew, they'd tried killing each other before they settled into just antagonizing the shit out of each other instead. She hadn't trusted him but she did feel they'd.. maybe.. kinda.. had some sort of understanding in the end before they parted ways. She'd told him how to escape the TVA, anyway. So what was to say that this Loki wasn't telling her the truth. If it was some sort of scheme she really couldn't think of what the end goal would be. ...Unless he was helping the TVA, which was still a possibility. She couldn't just dismiss it.

Something about his eyes made her feel like maybe he was telling the truth. It wasn't enough for her to actually trust him but maybe she believed him. Her eyes averted to the side as he brought up what had been done to her, to her life. So then, he knew about that, too.

Her frown finally smoothed out into a more neutral expression as she considered his words. Not necessarily the wanting her to be happy part, but just before it. "My sword at your throat? Well, now I might actually believe you," she said. A small concession but part of her kind of wanted to believe he was telling her the truth. "That sounds like me."

She had a lot of other questions, but she wouldn't be able to start fresh with him if she asked them. He wouldn't be her enemy, but did that make them allies? "I mean, I'm not going to draw my sword now, but... It's not out of the realm of possibility if you piss me off. Alright?"

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lokivariant
2025-03-03 08:33 am UTC (link)

Loki did his best to hide his disappointment. He really wanted Sylvie to remember him. Then again, considering the way things had ended, maybe this was for the best. Maybe this was an opportunity for them to start anew without the drama and destruction of the TVA and He Who Remains standing between them. Maybe this was how they actually met each other on even terms.

Well, relatively even terms considering he knew more than she did. But the Void was a strange place and stranger things had happened. There was no telling what might befall her memory. Or his for that matter.

He'd seen it happen in others before.

Loki's shoulders relaxed considerably when her frown drew into a more neutral hold. "You definitely have a habit of trying to slice and dice your way through your problems. You're not alone in that! But sometimes a little diplomacy can go a long way. Also blood is so fickle to get out of Asgardian leather."

Loki smiled. Not a grin or a smirk. But a lopsided, hopeful smile.

Then he held up his hands in mock defeat. "Me? Piss someone off? Never."

[ooc: sorry this week got away from me!!]

ragevariant
2025-03-03 03:33 pm UTC (link)

Her brow arched. Diplomacy. When did she ever have time for that? Survival mode didn't afford such luxuries but he certainly sounded like him to suggest it. Diplomacy. It almost had her laughing as she thought about how much the Loki she knew tried to spread diplomacy over the inhabitants of Chicken Legs with his flowery network speeches. She wondered if the Kaiju took to it, too. Diplomacy. She finally did scoff about it, but it was kind of about as close to the sound of a laugh as she'd given in.. a while.

Although he sounded familiar, the Loki standing in front of her was so different. Sylvie felt compelled to draw her sword and start a fight just to see what he'd do but at the same time, she just.. kind of wanted to believe everything he said. Her instincts and her fragile inklings of hope were warring with each other in her head and it was very, very confusing. All the while she was just standing there surrounded by music and people having a good time who were none the wiser.

"You're jesting me," she said. Sylvie had not really figured out what this place was all about yet but she had a feeling with such a wide collective of individuals around it seemed like they were all stuck. Which meant she was in the same position she was before. She was never going to get out without fixing her TemPad. More delays in her mission. It was hard not to feel hopeless about that but the rage in her wouldn't let her give up. She'd find a way to fix it and leave. Spock said he might be able to help her. That was a good place to start. And maybe Loki fit into that equation somehow too. Probably.

"But to your point, I am showing diplomacy by having this conversation," she said, and there was a little hint of teasing in her tone while she mulled over what she was going to do. It would be stupid of her to leave and try to fix her TemPad herself, so she guessed she was staying. What did staying entail, though? "Hypothetically, if I were to stick around, where would I stay?"

lokivariant
2025-03-07 12:52 pm UTC (link)

"Right. Of course, you are. How could I forget that tempered patience of yours? It's practically saintly." It was meant as a joke, but after Loki said the words he almost regretted them. He didn't want to get off on a bad start, but it was hard with Lokis. The divide between them was both vast and small. And he had a different image of her in his mind. One that had grown with their time together. And she--

Well, he was no one to her.

No Lamentis. No Void. No Citadel at the End of Time.

When he looked at her he saw the face in the lift at the TVA, but it wasn't her. Not now. Not yet.

Maybe never.

Loki withheld the urge to sigh. He would figure this out. He would make this right. This was just another bump in the road. He could handle bumps. He'd dealt with them before.

His lips curled in a half smile.

"Butler Hall." He motioned to a building not far from the Green. "You can choose any available room. The view out the window is different based on evens and odds so, you know, maybe check that out first before you officially settle in."

Loki paused. "Assuming you plan on staying, that is. But we are one of the few places in the Void with running water. In case you need an extra push one way or the other."

ragevariant
2025-03-08 06:17 pm UTC (link)

It was especially weird for her to be around someone who knew her. Being reunited with the people she'd met in Chicken Legs who remembered her was strange enough, but she at least remembered Spock. Sylvie had gone for centuries having no one know who she was. Addressing her by name was even stranger. Not in a bad way. Once she had time to kind of just sit with all of this it might actually make her feel good. It was just unlike anything she could remember ever feeling.

Having someone know her was foreign and not something she really knew what to do with right now. The Loki standing in front of her now felt familiar enough with her to make a comment about her patience in a teasing way. Had he not known her name on sight, she would've called him a liar but that was proof, wasn't it? They'd apparently been through a great deal together. Sylvie could not put that weight on her shoulders and .. part of her maybe felt a little bad that he had to shoulder the burden of knowledge alone but she couldn't do anything about it. Except maybe not cut him off or try to kill him.

"Mmhmm," she made a sound of acknowledgement. Yes. Running water was a luxury she sometimes had to go without> "You sure know how to entice a person." She wasn't going to leave until she at least let Spock look at her TemPad. "I'll stay. ...And, maybe you can show me how things work around here."

lokivariant
2025-03-11 08:14 am UTC (link)

Loki's smile was brimming by the time Sylvie responded. Had it worked? Had he broken through that thick Sylvie-coated shell of hers? Was this the first step in rekindling what he'd messed up?

No. Not rekindling. She doesn't know you. She doesn't remember you.

Right. Of course. That was a problem. But also not a problem! Loki just wanted her to be safe. And here she was! Safe as safe could be.

As long as she stayed in Derleth, that is. As long as she didn't leave. So Loki had to make sure he was extra careful not to upset her. He wasn't going to lose his friends again.

Never again.

"Yes! I mean ... Of course. I'd be glad to show you around. Anything. Just give us a chance. That's all I ask."

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