[ OPEN ] an informal event.

[falcony]

Who: the summoned of cadens
When: beginning of february
Where: the sarstina inn and tavern
What: sam is hitting two birds with one stone - his February (or whatever February means in abraxas time) family dinner AND a kind of new-summoned-social event. he even had hilda help spread the word!
Warnings: will update if needed!

THE DINNER

As per Hilda's invitation, if any of the Summoned come by Sarstina's that evening, they will find it set up a little differently than it's normal tavern sprawl. There is a large long table set up near the bar that has plenty of food spread out across it - which appears to look very southern-inspired in its intention, limited only by the kinds of ingredients a certain Sam Wilson can get his hands on. Behind the bar is Mag, who will serve whoever it is that comes up to ask for a drink - it appears someone is covering the tab tonight.

There are various tables and chairs set up around the place, as well as a stage on the corner for some live music from one of their very own later in the evening. The vibes is definitely low-key and casual - come get an ale, come eat some food, and if you're a new face there is a very good chance you'll end up (gently and in the most friendly way) cornered by either Sam, Hilda, or one of the other Summoned here to help answer questions and give a bit more background on what the hell is going on and also let you know about Mag's whole deal. Aka, if you're looking for a room until you're a little more on your feet, you are welcome here. Room and board in exchange for work. Not a big gig, right?

And if being social isn't your vibe, Sam's kind of betting on the fact there aren't many here who would turn down free food and drinks. And believe him - the food is pretty damn good.

OOC INFO

- this is a totally open post! I've got a TL below for various scenarios you can find Sam, but otherwise have fun, meet some people, put up a TL of your own! there are various places to run into people in the tavern, and if you find someone who is willing to help you into the Horizon, Sam's been letting people know they can use his room upstairs.

- Sam's only Rule is there will be no fighting. You want to duke it out? Take it somewhere else. There will not be warnings or second chances. Don't be an ass. He has lived in this Inn since he first got here and considers this his home, and if ANYONE is seen giving Mag a hard time, he will not hesitate. He's not afraid of squaring up, but you will not be invited back if you cause too many issues. :)

- this is open to any and all Summoned in Cadens, no matter loyalties or factions. Sam is going to be going overboard to be welcoming, especially to new faces. Even if your character didn't see the big invitation, feel free to have them invited by word of mouth.

- Mag is an NPC who you can read a little more about in the NPC section of the Cadens setting page. Feel free to have her come in and out of your tags as needed!

- any questions? message me at disarmingly

THE INN

Magmara (or Mag) has run the inn for years and has been a familiar face in that neighborhood as a woman who always made ends meet, almost in spite of the way she took care of her friends and neighbors above all else. Most weren't always sure how she managed to run the place on her own, but she made due, though she always seemed a bit overwhelmed and exhausted. When the Summoned arrived in the Cadens through that first portal, Sam managed to stumble in and make quick friends with Mag. In exchange for manual labor, fixing up and cleaning up the inn, as well as whatever other various tasks Mag needed to be done around, Sam would be given free room and board (a deal she now offers to any Summoned that arrives in the city for as long as they need it).

The inn itself is 4 floors tall, with the top three floors making up the 15 or so rooms (around five rooms per floor), and the entire bottom floor reserved for the restaurant area. The tavern makes up the entire first floor and is a large open floorplan, with a small stage in the corner, a walled-off area for the decently sized kitchen, and a large wooden bar where Mag does all her business for both the inn and tavern (where can almost always be found standing behind). It serves drinks of some variety (though not nearly as large a selection as some of the more well-known taverns) and some food (usually a single, large meal that will be served to the tenants and whoever comes in throughout the night for a moderate price). It can be busy some evenings, but in general tends to keep a more 'dive-bar' kind of feel, filled with more locals and regulars than a casual dinner-going crowd.

The rooms themselves vary from fairly simple, single-bed inn-style rooms with a small bathroom and little else, up to a two 'bedroom' suite style with small kitchenettes and spaces for sitting rooms. Each bedroom has its own small bathroom for the tenants, with cleaning, washing, and chores left to those who live there. What used to be more of a working inn now serves as a kind of boarding house for newly arrived Summoned (or simply those who won't leave), and Mag has found herself quite okay with that.

Comments

[takeatrip]

[Bold move entrusting him with her plate, but thankfully it's still safe by the time she returns with the broom. He does keep half-track of what she's doing, and can't help a tiny hint of a grin of his own at her expression.]

You sure did. Thanks.

[He holds her plate out a little with both hands.]

Here, trade.

[Please take this before something happens to it. And once he has the broom and is glancing around for a suitable bin he can sweep the glass into--]

You been here long?

[stepping]

[ she's more than happy to make the trade — laura is helpful but not that helpful, after all. plate safely secured back in her hands, she steps back a little to give him room, nudging a shard of glass over towards the pile with the toe of her shoe.

see? helpful. ]

Not even a little bit. I am what they call fresh meat.

[ this is a fact that doesn't seem to bother laura much, who seems happy enough as she chews her way through the contents of her reclaimed plate. ]

How about you? You have a brand new vibe, too.

[takeatrip]

[Helpful enough as far as he's concerned, and he extends the broom out a little to help the glass she's nudged into the main pile.]

Yeah, yesterday. I'd say I'm glad it's not just me, but that seems like it'd be insensitive.

[Except--]

You don't seem to upset to be here, though. Nice vacation?

[stepping]

Nah, it's totally normal to seek out common ground in shared experiences dude. That's like, Psych 101.

[ said with all the confidence of a girl who did not in fact attend college — though in her defence, that was more to do with the world-ending event than her prospects, but even so. the question has her shrugging, an openly thoughtful sort of expression on her face as she chews.

laura's already decided that she will lie, you see, so she's not caught off guard when the topic comes up. for all that she knows it doesn't matter, no one cares what the world was like for some random stranger that's just appeared all on her own, it's an opportunity. laura hasn't been a normal girl with a normal life for years, and she's relishing the chance to live it once more. ]

I don't know, I'm from kind of a small town. I never would have seen half of what they have here — I mean, magic. Crazy, right? Do you have that?

[takeatrip]

Yeah, sure, but there's a fine line between finding common ground and being happy for someone else having shit luck along with you.

[But although he delivers the comment somewhat dryly, he's clearly not serious; if she's not offended then he's not going to argue. He also doesn't have any reason to pick up on her lies, so he just shakes his head at her question as he finishes sweeping up the last of the glass.]

No, no magic for me either. Definitely the weirdest part of being here so far, though I've been told there's even weirder things, like an entire other dimension only we can get to or somethin'.

[Which he supposes could be arguably less weird than magic, or even fall into the same category, but it feels like it really deserves to stand on its own.]