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Tweak says, "Bring back Hyunjin!"

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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Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-01 05:23 am UTC (link)

"Oh, it's like, a competition to see who can dance the gnarliest." Catcher started to do a little shimmy as he scooted over a few feet toward the dance floor, still looking directly at Valkyrie. "Y'know, just for fun."

He then started to move his feet in the style of the dance "The Mashed Potato", he was quite poor, as he hadn't done it for a long time, at it but he looked like he was having fun. He was adding his own spin to the dance, moving his arms along with the footwork.

"Come on! Lay it on me." He beckoned, hoping she'd dance along. If not, he was still having a good time, even if he looked like a fool.

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atimetofight
2020-06-01 05:52 am UTC (link)

Gnarliest? What does that mean? Is it good? Is it bad? Catcher seemed, interested in this. He was, moving his feet? She assumed he was dancing, but it was unlike any dancing she'd seen before. She, didn't know what to make of it.

"I'm, not good at this, but, I can, try?"

She started moving, more like a graceful martial art, rather than dancing. Extending her leg and leaning back, circling over her head, then out behind her before finishing, and then, after, moving through forms.

It wasn't, bad, but it wasn't quit dancing either. She felt out of place doing so, but it was all she knew. She stopped, awkwardly running a hand through the back of her hair, putting on a slightly forced smile

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-01 07:24 pm UTC (link)

"Ay that's the stuff!" Catcher encouraged her dancing, he ducked out of the way of some of her kicks. She was really good at it, graceful. Himself? Not so much. But he was having fun regardless. "Eh, isscool if it's not your thing, but you're excellent at dancin'!" He complimented.

Catcher stopped doing his Mashed Potato dance. He instead went to simply moving his arms, he started walking away from the people hopping along to the music. He felt bad about making Valkyrie dance. "I'm guessin' people don't get down too much from where you're from?"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-01 08:57 pm UTC (link)

She was confused as to why catcher said she was doing well. She wasn't even really dancing, just trying to do what she had seen. Fighting was easier, there was a grace to her movements then, trained and honed into an art. But this, this was new.

"Not in my home, no. Outside, maybe, but I did not see it."

Was that too much to say? Most people travel, don't they. But she never had, at least, not until recently. It was something she'd wanted for so long, but not the way she would up doing so. Being a fugitive hardly made for good travel.

"I am, sorry. Do not stop because I can not dance. Go, have fun."

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	Re: Catcher & Valkyrie photogenic_moth 2020-06-01 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"What do you do vibe with back at your crib?" Catcher asked, curious at how graceful she had moved earlier. Must be some sort of athlete. Maybe gymnastics? Either way, he was curious. "Nah, it's cool." Catcher shrugged and stopped dancing, "Was gettin' quite thirsty anyways. Prolly gonna cruise on over to the snack bar and get a drink." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-02 01:23 am UTC (link)

Crib? She was not a baby, she did not have a crib. Maybe it meant something different? She tilted her head in confusion. And what was a vibe? Catcher seemed to speak mostly in phrases she did not understand, though so far she had been doing well enough figuring them out. But this one was a little bit too far out of reach.

"What is, vibe?"

She was, however, glad he wasn't going to make her attempt to dance any longer. Maybe she could join him to see what he would eat, and maybe see if anything was reminiscent of food from her world.

"A drink sounds refreshing."

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photogenic_moth
2020-06-02 04:28 am UTC (link)

"A vibe! Y'know, like someone's energy, ya dig?" Catcher tried to explain. Over the past week everyone had been asking about his lingo. He was happy with helping them understand, he didn't want to appear rude at all.

Catcher hadn't been in the mood for much to drink, he grabbed a coke from the cooler and cracked it open. He looked back up at Valkyrie. "What're ya in the mood for? Somethin' fizzy? Maybe lookin' to get blitzed? Fancy somethin' else?" He offered, happening upon some beer in another color. "Though, recommend you chow on somethin' first if you wanna get blitzed."

He paused.

"Blitzed is a fancy word for drunk." He added while readjusting his shades, just so that she wasn't confused.

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-02 05:09 am UTC (link)

So it was, the way someone feels? She guessed that made as much sense as anything else he'd said. She wondered if the way he talked was normal for this world. It wasn't as if she'd really talked with anyone but the, scientists. Or, that is what she'd heard them be called.

"I do not know what these drinks are. And I do not think getting, blitzed is my... vibe? But, I was a fighter."

Fighter was safe, she'd seen the picture box show nonlethal combat for sport. Mercenary probably wasn't a good idea, nor was the truth, but fighter was close enough. She looked over at the food, most of it seemed, strange to her, but the meat seemed a safe enough bet. It seemed similar to food from home. Her stomach growled.

"Food might be a good idea."

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-02 06:23 am UTC (link)

Catcher's eyes lit up when he noticed Valkyrie had copied his slang. He tilted his head at the mention of being a fighter. "A fighter? Like--for sport? Like wrestlin'? Or is that just somethin' everyone knows how to do?"

She seemed hesitant on the word 'fighter'. Catcher wouldn't put it past her. She could probably break his ribs if she slapped him. All those weapon tattoos...maybe had something to do with it?

"Whatcha hankerin' for? We got some deviled eggs over there. You into 'melon? Burg? Or kabobs?" He was listing off all the food on the table and pointing to each one. "Have to recommend the salsa, hella spicy!"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

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

Oh, did the fighting on the picture box not happen in life, was it staged.

"I used to do arena fighting. It was for sport."

For sport was not the best way to word that. But he probably won't notice the slip up. For sport was not, as good as doing it as a sport. It was fine.

Oh, fruit. She hadn't had any in, years. Fresh fruit was a rarity, even outside the Arena. She cautiously picked up a slice of watermelon and took a bite, a small smile forming as she did so. It was sweet, sweeter than she expected, and lighter as well.

"This is good!"

She looked at what she assumed were the, kabobs, Catcher was talking about. It was mostly meat, with some spices and vegetables. She should take a couple, but she wasn't sure if she was allowed to. Once she finished her melon, she hesitantly grabbed one, but stopped there.

"What will you eat?"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-02 07:48 am UTC (link)

Arena fighting? Like in Rome? Well, maybe where she's from it's just for show. Could explain her rough exterior a bit more. He thought to himself.

"Melons are hecka groovy!" Catcher smiled, her eating watermelon made him want to try some. He grabbed one of the paper plates and put a few slices of watermelon on it. Ever since he had his "curse", Catcher always had a craving for wheat and grains. He inconspicuously grabbed some of the buns he brought and put them on his plate, plain. Someone had brought rice, he got some of that too. He figured he could treat himself.

"Usually I get some wheats, y'know. Tastes extra good." To look less suspicious, he grabbed one of the meat kabobs. "These are also my jam!"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-02 08:02 am UTC (link)

Good, he did not seem to notice her slip-up. And he seemed confident to grab whatever he wanted, so she grabbed another slice of watermelon. She didn't quite understand his grabbing more bread, but maybe that was because she'd had too much of it plain. Eating something too much tends to make it less liked.

The kebobs were good, spiced more than she had ever had, which made them even better.

"Yes, they are good. Better than the food in my world. What is your, vibe?"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-02 10:06 pm UTC (link)

Valkyrie seemed to be really enjoying herself. That made Catcher happy. He noticed she was staring at the amount of grains he'd collected. He knew it was weird, but just continued to eat them like normal. It was...one of the side-effects of turning into a giant moth. Bread just--did more for the ol' belly.

"I'm no chef, but it's groovy lots of people brought stuff from their worlds." Catcher hummed along happily. The food was decadent, best thing he'd eaten in a long time. He paused when Valkyrie mentioned his vibe, "Oh y'know not much from me. Just chillin' around, meetin' lots of peeps. I'm an open book, if ya catch my drift."

That's a lie. So far the only person who knew about his moth form was Lock. And he intended to keep it that way. No more slip-ups!

"What about ya? What's the vibe from where ya come from?"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-03 06:19 am UTC (link)

Valkyrie was glad she hadn't ruined whatever mood they seemed to be making by mentioning having been a fighter. Catcher seemed to be enjoying his, concerningly large amount of grain products.

"I can not cook much either. Only really over a fire pit."

She paused at the question of her world. She didn't want to say much. She didn't want him to think any less of her. After all, a world of constant fighting doesn't make for a good life. And she didn't want anyone to worry.

"Home was, harsh, but not without its good points. The flowers were more colorful than any I've seen since."

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-03 06:26 am UTC (link)

"Hey, no sweat. Maybe we can learn together? Maybe they got cookin' classes or somethin' we can attend, ya dig?" He offered up the idea. "Or we can just like--buy a cook book or some." He laughed at his own suggestion, though learning how to cook with a friend would be fun.

He stopped laughing when Valkyrie mentioned her home. His laughter stifled, and he gave her a concerned look.

"Oh...bummer. Sorry to hear that. What sort of flowers were they?" He asked, trying to lighten the mood.

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-03 06:58 am UTC (link)

Oh no, she made him concerned. That was the opposite of what she meant to do. She was trying to be softer about her home, but it was too harsh still. She shouldn't have said anything. But it was too late to take it back now.

"They were blue and purple. The petals became more blue the longer they were in the sun. They would unfold like, I do not have a comparison. They were the size of my fist, and smelled like sweet rain."

She didn't mean to wax poetic, but she wound up having a soft smile on her face as she spoke. She had only seen them once, the day she and Spirit had found someplace to rest, finally able to take a break. They lay there in a field full of them for a few hours, before they had to move along.

"I, am sorry, I made it, a less good mood."

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-03 07:10 am UTC (link)

He liked listening to Valkyrie talk about her home in a positive light. The way she spoke of the flowers softly was very heartwarming. It was interesting to hear, she seemed to be deep in thought about it. Whatever these flowers were, brought her joy. He hoped he hadn't gotten her too torn up about the whole thing.

"N-no! Don't be sorry. I think it's groovy. They sound...ultimate, I mean--beautiful. I'd love to see em' one day." He added, stifling another wide smile.

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-05 02:33 am UTC (link)

She'd gotten more melancholy than she'd meant to, taking about home. Maybe one day she'd see something like it again. But there was no use dwelling on the past now.

"They were, I only saw them once, but they were the most amazing thing, especially at the time. I would love to see them again one day."

She smiled softly. It was a good memory, though, it was far away now.

"What was your home like? Was it much like here?"

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

photogenic_moth
2020-06-05 03:29 am UTC (link)

“You’ll see em’ again.” Catcher encouraged. He went to go tap her on the shoulder but held off. Worried if she was okay with it. He put his hand back into his pockets. “But, I will declare, those sound really swell.”

He wanted to hear more about her world, and why those flowers were so important to her. Her talking about them so fondly was a nice change of pace for her, she’d seen so gnarly and grumpy when they’d first met. Now, he was glad she was finally warming up a little.

“Nah, my crib—err—world is really similar to this one.” He rubbed the back of his head. “Cept a lot noisier. Lot more buildings n’stuff.”

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Re: Catcher & Valkyrie

atimetofight
2020-06-05 07:58 pm UTC (link)

"Thank you, that is, kind. They are, swell."

She noticed that he seemed happier, almost like she hasn't brought the mood down when she'd initially talked about home. She was glad. She noticed his hand hovering by her shoulder a moment, before he stuck it back in his pocket. She wouldn't have minded, but she could see why someone would be hesitant to suddenly touch her.

"That is nice, at least you can feel at home easier."

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	Re: Catcher & Valkyrie photogenic_moth 2020-06-05 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	Valkyrie seemed a bit more relaxed once the attention of her home was brought down. Catcher raised an eyebrow in curiosity. But he shrugged off her earlier comment. "I s'ppose it's a bit easier to settle in." He paused, and gave her a polite grin. "Hopin' you start settlin' in soon too. I know this place is a bit gnarly, but the people here mean well." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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