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Tweak says, "I don't mind being the bad guy"

wildhuntmod (wildhuntmod) wrote in wildhuntthreads,
@ 2020-05-29 21:09:00

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!post: group event, alphonse elric, aqueous stengra, catcher soleil, harry lockhart, lock, necrosis, oliver stone, peter vincent, valkyrie

Who: Open to everyone!
What: Barbecue & Meet n Greet
When: Saturday afternoon
Where: The Halfway House Commons
Status: Open, Ongoing
Warnings: TBD!

The sun is shining, and there's a light breeze that keeps it from being too hot to be comfortable. There's a largish crowd of Halfway House inhabitants (including Harry Lockhart and NPCs) that made a point of coming out early to set up tables, lawn chairs, blankets, a sound system to play music, and the barbecue grills. There's all kinds of food, from your standard bbq fare to strange dishes that various Strangers made from their home worlds. Everyone is welcome, so come enjoy yourself and get to know your neighbors!

OOC: Go ahead and post your thread starters below! If you're not feeling up to a thread, you can also post an OOC note about what your character might be up to at the party!

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Harry Lockhart, Open to anyone!

bad_narrator
2020-05-30 05:49 am UTC (link)

Harry hummed as he nudged at the meat hissing and smoking on the grill in front of him. This had been the best idea. Get some sun, the sweet smell of the flower garden on the air, and a good smoky char on the meat. It was gonna be a good day.

It almost didn't matter that the radio someone had pulled out was playing some weird super modern song that he didn't recognize - he still wasn't sure if it was because of the whole different world thing or the skipping like fifteen years into the future thing. Maybe both though. Or maybe they cancelled each other out? Maybe the world was like, in the same time, technically, but the numbers were fifteen years off, for some reason? The thought made his head hurt. Either way, he just wished Perry and Harmony were here too. This place wasn't so bad, but damn he missed them.

He lifted the edge of a burger to check, then went ahead and flipped the whole thing. He glanced up and smiled as someone approached him, and set about flipping the rest of the patties as well. "Burgers are gonna be just a few more minutes, I think. You want cheese on it?"

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Re: Harry Lockhart, Open to anyone!

photogenic_moth
2020-05-31 12:15 am UTC (link)

"If ya don't mind." Catcher approached Harry almost as soon as he arrived at the barbecue. The two had spoken a lot online, it would be almost rude not to say hello. He wished he had come to help set up the barbecue, he was terrible with time.

But it was interesting to meet him in person, he was a lot shorter than Catcher had anticipated. Harry seemed to be troubled by something, but Catcher didn't want to pry. However, he burgs he had cookin' on the grill? Smelled absolutely radical, it made his mouth water. He hadn't had warm food in a long time, the food the government had given them was...displeasing to say the last.

"Nice ta finally meet ya in person, I'm Catcher!" Catcher had his digital polaroid camera around his neck; and a paper plate with an empty bun in one hand, red cup filled to the brim with root beer in another. "Thanks for organizing' the whole thing, super rad of ya!"

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Harry & Catcher

bad_narrator
2020-05-31 09:02 am UTC (link)

Harry lit up at the familiar face. "Hey, man! Yeah, good to meet you in person too!" He waved his tongs at the crowd. "Didn't take much organizing on my part, though, to be honest. More like, just, suggesting it. Kinda took off, though, didn't it?"

He paused to flip another couple of burgers. "Go ahead and pick what kind you want." He gestured to the folding table set up next to the barbecue, where dishes of uncooked meat ready to go on the grill as space was freed up sat next to packages of sliced cheese. "We got American, Swiss, provolone, pepper jack... Whatever you like!"

The camera hanging around Catcher's neck caught his eye. "That's a pretty funky camera. You bring that with you or is it something you picked up here?"

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Re: Harry & Catcher

photogenic_moth
2020-06-01 12:14 am UTC (link)

Catcher shrugged, Harry was being awfully modest. It was his idea, but he was the one who helped set up and pick a day for it. The world really needed more folks like him. He was quite friendly, but not in an overwhelming sense. It was nice, especially since the two of them came from a similar place (despite it being different time periods).

"Well, my man, it was a funky idea! Ya really made everyone feel at home. Ah, provolone, if ya can." His mouth watered at the sight of the burg, cheese just made it all the more better.

At the mention of his camera, Catcher's eyes lit up. "Ah yeah, it's mine. Photography is something I do for kicks, managed to make ends meat with it back home. Figured I'd bring it, so we have somethin' to look back on for today."

"So lay it on me, what do you get up to back home?"

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Harry & Catcher

bad_narrator
2020-06-03 07:28 am UTC (link)

Harry waved off the praise. "Provolone it is!" He kept half an eye on the burgers while he rummaged through the pile of packaged cheeses for the provolone. He peeled off a slice and slapped it onto a burger patty that was just about ready, letting it melt into the edges of the beef.

"That's pretty cool!" Harry said, smiling at him. "I like the idea of like, getting to have the good times forever, you know? And to get to do that as a job?" he gave a low whistle. "Good going, man! Maybe you can keep that rolling here."

He slid his spatula neatly under the burger patty and moved it over to Catcher's plate, carefully sliding it on top of his burger bun. "Oh, I'm a private detective," he lied cheerfully, not batting an eye. "Worked out of L.A., you know? Lot of people out there getting up to trouble, keeps me busy."

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Harry & Catcher -

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photogenic_moth, 2020-06-05 10:06 pm UTC

Harry & Catcher -

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photogenic_moth, 2020-06-08 07:02 am UTC

Peter Vincent, Open to anyone!

smokingmagician
2020-05-30 11:38 am UTC (link)

This really was not Peter's usual scene. Picnic tables and sunshine and barbecue? Fucking frisbee games on the grass? Nah. He was much more about the club-and-afterparty type of social, and his leather pants and the dark liner around his eyes showed it. But he hadn't been here long enough to figure out where the best haunts were, and he was getting a bit sick of his own company, and staring at walls. He'd had enough of that after tumbling through that stupid portal to begin with. So, out of place or not, he'd decided to come make a stab at being social with the neighbors.

Besides, maybe if he sniffed around a little, he might find some information on just what he'd managed to get himself into here. Surely someone around here had to have more of an idea of what was going on. At least, he hoped. But looking around at the strange variety of people (and not-quite-people too - was that wings?) and their smiling faces, he was starting to have his doubts. How could everyone be so comfortable with this? It just made him restless, thinking about the agents and the facility.

He could do with a drink, at the very least. Although, as he surveyed the drinks table with disappointment, a barbecue wasn't the best for that unless he wanted some shitty beer. He poured himself a 7-Up instead, and surreptitiously poured a little Midori from his pocket flask into it before taking a sip. Much better, even if he now felt awkwardly like he was back at one of those shitty college parties, hiding from the other people there behind his red plastic solo cup at the edge of the group. But hey - at least he didn't have to face the afternoon sober, or alone.

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Peter Vincent | Alphonse Elric

allsoul_nobody
2020-06-01 06:05 pm UTC (link)

After the disaster of an introduction with his new roommate, Al hoped he could make a better impression with the rest of the housing unit. To be fair it wasn't his fault. They warned him he would have a roommate, but not a young woman! He looked out at the barbecue a little awkwardly. After all the time he'd spent here he hadn't really socialized with anyone other than a friendly scientist or fellow detainee.

As he looked over the crowd he noticed a familiar tall lanky dark looking man. They'd met during detainment, Does he remember me? Al wondered as he headed over. "Hey Peter! It's nice to see you again! Looks like we both got out?" He gave Peter a warm smile.

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Peter Vincent | Alphonse Elric

smokingmagician
2020-06-02 03:49 am UTC (link)

Peter perked up at the familiar face. "Al! Hey, good to see you too, man!" He gave Al a friendly clap on the shoulder, genuinely relieved to see the kid. They'd run into each other a few times in the research facility, after they'd both been okayed to join other Strangers in the common areas. However, he hadn't seen Al since he'd been shipped out to the Halfway House almost two weeks before. "I was starting to wonder if they'd even let you out after all."

Peter gestured to the array of drinks and plastic cups next to him. "Let's get you a drink to celebrate your freedom! What's your poison?"

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Re: Peter Vincent | Alphonse Elric

allsoul_nobody
2020-06-02 06:48 am UTC (link)

Peter's clap on his shoulder made Al have to take a half step, but he let out a happy laugh. It certainly was nice to be free. "I felt the same! They held me for quite a long time! And they are detaining my books for even longer." Al sounded more annoyed about his books than he did about being detained himself.

When Peter offered him a drink Al held up his hands, "Ha! Thank you but I don't drink." He politely declined, "Unless you aren't offering me alcohol, then I would love a drink."

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Peter Vincent | Alphonse Elric -

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Peter Vincent | Alphonse Elric -

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Peter Vincent | Alphonse Elric -

smokingmagician, 2020-06-14 12:06 am UTC

photogenic_moth
2020-05-30 11:52 pm UTC (link)

There was no mistaking how intrigued Catcher was with this whole scene. So many people from so many different worlds all coming together at some strange barbecue. Not all of them entirely human. It was so odd, all things considered. Just a few days ago they'd all been in quarantine separately, being questioned by the government about what they knew. Not allowed to roam around freely. If he was being honest, Catcher thought he'd never get out of that facility.

Yet, here they all were. Voyagers from different worlds, different cultures all mingling together for a blast and some delicious grub. He scrunched his nose as he walked past the food table. Some of the cuisine was...interesting to say the least. But luckily, a lot of it he recognized. He cracked open a cold root beer and took a long sip. It was so hot out today, he'd need some sugar fuel if he was going to get through this.

No drinking. At least not yet. The night was too young. If the music got any better he'd probably wanna go out and dance, but this music was way too unfamiliar to him. Instead, Catcher fancied his camera and took a few shots. Not of people, at least not unless they asked. He took a few shots of the food, the sky, and all else that fell in between.

He'd been so involved in snapping shots of objects that he hadn't noticed the person in front of him. "Ah, hey! Mind if I take your photo, just for y'know, fun?"

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atimetofight
2020-05-31 01:37 am UTC (link)

Valkyrie wasn't sure what she was doing here, other than standing around awkwardly, watching everyone at once. For the most part she wasn't sure about the food, and none of the drinks were familiar, save for the water, which she was currently sipping a bottle of.

She noticed the man in dark glasses, or what she assumed were some kind of glasses, walking around, doing something with a small machine. As interesting as the device seemed, she wasn't sure how to ask about it. He seemed too interested in whatever he was doing to notice he was about to bump into her, so she took a step back.

"What, is a photo? I don't believe I have one, and what fun could it be?"

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photogenic_moth
2020-05-31 05:30 am UTC (link)

He was startled when he ran into this lady. She was so tall, and she looked like she could break his face if he so dared to step in her way. He gave a smile, noticing all her tattoos were of weapons. She seemed a bit intimidating, but not mean.

"Heh, sorry," Catcher quickly readjusted his sunglasses and took a few steps back when he had almost walked right into her. "For uh, almost knocking--into you." He stifled his response with nervous laughter. "Sometimes I just--cruise without looking first."'

Catcher's eyes lit up when he heard her ask about photography. "Oh! It's like--capturing a moment in time. So that you can always look back on it. It's--something I enjoy. Here--may I?"

Catcher positioned his camera on a table, leaving it on a timer so he could get a picture of him and the woman in the same picture. "One two!! Say cheese!" He smiled as the camera flashed, the small polaroid began to print from it. Catcher ran back over to the table and grabbed the film as it printed, careful to not shake the image as it could easily damage the picture.

He returned to the woman with the image which had developed rather quickly. "See? Pretty swell, huh?"

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atimetofight
2020-05-31 05:51 am UTC (link)

She was surprised at how, bright the man's face got as he spoke about, photos. The explanation seemed vague, but maybe it was like the drawings Spirit did? She was surprised when he set his device down on the table, wondering why he was leaving anything he seemed so interested in out of arm's reach, and was about to move to grab it for him, when he told her to say, cheese?

"why would I-"

And the device let out a bright light, startling her. As she blinked off the light, she saw him grab something from his machine, and start walking over. It was a tiny portrait, it was obviously the two of them. Is, that what she looked like? She hadn't seen her reflection outside of puddles in, years. Since the Arena staff took her groupmate's mirror.

She hesitantly took the little, photo, as he called it, to inspect it closer.

"It is, incredible. How does it work?"

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