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paxnarrator ([info]paxnarrator) wrote in [info]paxletalelogs,
@ 2017-06-12 09:11:00

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Entry tags:eris, event post, loki, mod post, pan, xochipilli

we r who we r
Who:​ EVERYONE.
What:​ ​LA Pride march.
Where:​ Hollywood Boulevard.
When:​ Sunday, March 11.
Notes: Hey guys! Sorry this is going up a day late; LA Pride switched from a parade to a march, so I wanted to wait to get some details (and also just to make sure nothing happened, just with the way our political and social climate has been going) to do this event right and make sure it would work for our purposes. The atmosphere still seems to have been one of celebration, and I think we're good to move forward with this idea! So feel free to have your characters dip in wherever, please remember to label where your characters are located (we're focusing on Hollywood Blvd, which means they could be standing on the starwalk, outside the chinese theater, closer to one of the ridic museums or restaurants around there, etc.) along with a timestamp if at all possible, label if you're expecting a certain character to join yours in the thread, and also please ask before joining a thread that contains two or more characters (unless it's been preplanned, ofc!). As always, even though this event is backdated, you can take your time writing out any planned -- or unplanned -- threads. And yeah! Any other questions, please direct toward the mod email.




Rainbow colored flags flapped in the afternoon hours of Sunday, moving in wind that swerved over the heads of ten thousand marchers moving up the iconic Hollywood Boulevard past the Chinese Theater that had seen starlets and producers and the Starwalk that immortalized those who had lived and died for the entertainment of others. The marchers had a far more political mindset, holding signs that read #RESIST and Trump OR Truth! They were an eclectic lot; some shirtless or pantsless, instead opting for chaps or booty shorts, some with fairy wings, most dressed in the colors of the day as they moved as one giant mass united by an idealistic world that they wanted to make reality.

Supporters and protesters alike lined the streets, separated by armed and vested police officers. Wesboro Baptist Church attendees screamed into a microphone, hurling abuse at the protesters, who mostly ignored the insults and marched on, holding their signs proudly toward the sky. Those who chose not to partake in the march watched from the sidewalk, saluting with peace signs, drinks, weed, and anything else that came to hand. Palm trees waved in the slight breeze of the hot day, the sun beating down and giving little relief to those who were prostrating themselves beneath its rays, but there were smiles, laughter, and music aplenty to keep the spirits of the attendees of the LA Pride #ResistMarch afloat.


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Re: Nish&Jen / Gabe&Eshan
[info]xochipilli
2017-06-14 06:10 pm UTC (link)
Eshan barked a laugh, and Gabe shook his head.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to shove you into anything. It was only a joke," he carefully reassured one half of their companions. "Bob Ross has a lot to teach us, especially about the trees. I think he was a tree whisperer, in some respects."

"Maybe he was a bender, just of paint; the avatar in our world," Eshan commented, looking back over his shoulder as he was carefully pushing his way through another part of the crowd. Before he could continue in his particular vein of conversation. "Hey, I think I see the truck!" He pointed, which amounted to little more than through and over the heads of more of the crowd, but something like an umbrella was visible in the distance. Gabe motioned for Nish and Jen to stick close as they started to weave more purposefully through the crowd.

And then, a brief five minutes later, they were there, standing at the edge of a semi-long line of like-minded march goers who were all waiting for water bottles.

"Looks like it's cash only," Gabe commented, quickly taking up a spot in line. "We can always go for lunch, once we're done here?" He glanced at Eshan, who nodded, then back over to Nish and Jen. "Get something a little more substantial than sugar and water."

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Re: Nish&Jen / Gabe&Eshan
[info]nishka
2017-06-16 07:51 pm UTC (link)
Nish was nodding too, somewhat too eager to get out of the massive crowd of people. “Lunch sounds like a great idea, though who knows if we could even get a table down here. I could definitely use some sugar in the meantime,” she added, pulling out a thin fold of bills from her back pocket as they waited in line, while at the same time Jen slipped her credit card back into her only functional pocket.

“I could eat,” Jen chimed in with a nod. “We could follow the parade and just...duck out when we find a place with food?” She paused, distracted by a group of women walking by wearing nothing but strategically placed rainbows that made her raise her eyebrows holding up signs that say ‘LOVE TRUMPS HATE’. Nish followed her eyes and then sighed.

“We should have brought signs or something,” she said regretfully. Jen elbowed her as the line moved forward a few steps.

“You didn’t even want to come,” she reminded her. Nish rolled her eyes, but smiled.

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Re: Nish&Jen / Gabe&Eshan
[info]xochipilli
2017-06-18 05:43 pm UTC (link)
"There's an LBTQ center around here somewhere," Gabe offered. "Maybe they've got extras. But if you guys are gonna wander off into the march, we'll have to part ways; this is already incredibly overwhelming," he continued, offering a laugh to calm his words.

"Yeah, we were just going to see what was happening; not gonna lie, I'm a little bummed they didn't do a parade this year, but, all the same, it's understandable why," Eshan added, opening his mouth to say something more before he was interrupted. A girl with bright pink hair, being semi-pushed by a boy with livid orange hair, moved between them.

"Uh, excuse me?" The girl was holding out a sharpie and her sign, focusing on Gabe. "Are you Gabriel Bautista? You wrote Lizard Eye?"

Gabe glanced at Eshan, clear surprise on his face, before he suddenly switched to a more extroverted version of himself. "Yeah, hi, I'm surprised you picked me out of everyone--"

"Trevor did, I'm too short," the girl replied, her face reddening massively. She held out the pen with a trembling grasp. "Would you...?"

"Of course; what's your name?"

"Lindsey," she somewhat whispered, and Gabe signed the offered sign with a flourish. Then he offered both back to the girl, who took them after some hesitation, as though she was not worthy of touching them after he had.

"Do you want a picture?"

"Oh, no, no no no, I think...we've already interrupted--"

Trevor stepped in, wrapping an arm around Lindsey's shoulders. "Sorry, she just loves your stuff, and we had no idea we'd see someone here. Not like, well, maybe Brad Pitt or Gwenyth Paltrow or something like that, but yeah. Say thanks, Lindsey." She nodded, and started to shuffle backward into the crowd. They were soon gone as quickly as they'd come. Eshan started laughing, wrapping an arm around Gabe's shoulders as Gabe hid his face between his hands. Then he turned back to Jen and Nish, his own embarrassment clear even as other people around them were glancing at them, trying to comprehend what had happened.

"I swear, that never happens," he said, "so of course, today of all days..."

"He's not really lying," Eshan added. "I think this is the second time he's been recognized, at least when I've been around him. And you definitely didn't have time to set up a plant, did you, babe?" Gabe gave him a little shove, though he was grinning ear to ear. His glasses went askew on his face, and he moved to quickly readjust them.

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Re: Nish&Jen / Gabe&Eshan
[info]nishka
2017-06-20 08:09 pm UTC (link)
Jen was too busy gaping at Gabe to listen to much of the playful banter between the two men. You’re Gabriel Bautista?” she asked incredulously, a look of new respect and admiration on her features. “Nish, you didn’t tell me you were connected!”

“I’m…not…” she replied, at a loss for words. She wasn’t familiar with Gabe’s work, but obviously Jen was and was slightly in awe of him now. She caught Gabe’s eye and raised both eyebrows, a slightly amused smile on her lips. She knew of course that he was a writer, but she hadn’t expected this. Obviously, neither had he.

“You know what,” Nish said to shift attention away from Gabe who seemed to be growing more embarrassed by the second. “I think I’d rather eat than march,” she decided aloud, tilting her head to indicate they should keep walking. “I’m not really in the mood for a big crowd either. Jen looked as if she wanted to excitedly ask Gabe something but Nish pulled her away by linking her arm in hers and tugging her down the sidewalk towards what looked like a restaurant not far away.

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