[ 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

[bealufull]

You have no idea. Though I suspect it's falling in line with the desire for us to join the military and those Summoned not playing into that.

[ It's the only reason the system works for him in any way. Anything to keep his people from feeling they have to join the military. They've had one close call as it was.

He makes a bit of a face at that. His means of providing have not been entirely above board, after all. ]

Depends on what you do and what you want to do. If you stay here, you can do work to pay for your room and board. If you're looking to make an actual paycheck, I suppose that depends on the type of work you do.

[stepping]

MM, yeah. The barracks are a real hoot.

[ laura honestly doesn't have strong feelings on the military one way or another, it's not like she's been here long enough to form an opinion on this one, and back home they haven't been a thing for years. she hates feeling beholden to someone though, and there is a far greater pressure in the outpost to enlist in return for food and board.

sweeping a floor honestly sounds far more preferable. ]

Man, I didn't exactly have a resume tucked away in my back pocket when I woke up. I did like, a bit of everything. I worked in a shop a billion years ago? I was a farmer for like, my whole life. Helped out in the kitchens, patrolling, like...so much. I am a shit handyman though, there's that.

[bealufull]

What? You don't want to show your gratitude for snatching you from your life by putting your life on the line for strangers?

[ He mockingly gasps, but he does seem amused by it all. Except the trying to force them into the military. How they're doing it is amusing to him though. Mostly because he thinks they're nuts. ]

Whatever were you thinking then? Obviously you need to prepare for your kidnappings. It's really the only way to go.

[ He gives her a look. ]

Sounds more suited than myself. You could check with Mags, at least for the room and board, but there's a handful of places run by the Summoned that could get you started with broad skills such as that. If you're looking to settle in and accept life here.

Some don't seem ready to.

[ He would be between those two places, but then his whole identity was kind of moot there as well. ]

[stepping]

Is there a point to not accepting it? I mean it looks pretty cut and dry done to me.

[ it would probably sound cynical and jaded coming out of someone else's mouth. it still does a little out of laura's, to be fair, but there's a bright, light sort of humour in her face and her tone that offsets what she's saying. ]

Besides, it doesn't seem so bad. Not exactly the holiday I was planning, but, you know.

[bealufull]

I would say purely for the point of not doing what they want, but that's bitterness talking. Not that I'm much of a military or fight others war type.

[ Certainly not the do something for others for nothing, and that is definitely the case in this place given all the circumstances. ]

What was your life like that this isn't so bad?

[ He knows it could be worse, even if he's denying it. That doesn't change though that he'd just come into his fortune, his entire life was falling into place and now he's here. ]

[stepping]

My life?

[ there's no real reason for her to keep it to herself. people in this city are clearly from all walks of life, clearly have a vast breadth of experiences here. alien invasion probably isn't even a unique experience isolated just to her. laura finds herself smiling anyway, a casual flip of her hand gesturing away the question like it's nothing.

maybe it's not wanting to open up yet. maybe it's just some kind of misguided denial, or wishful thinking. either way, laura breezes over it as she responds, easy and cool, like it's all no big deal. ]

I mean my parents were kinda mad when my gap year turned into a gap 'not going to college', but I wouldn't call that bad. It was normal, you know? I had a boring little job and I hung out with my friends and I spent way too much time on my phone. Not exactly anything to write home about. What was your life like?

[bealufull]

Some of those words sound familiar to me. Mostly friends, job and home. [ And parents but he never got into that talk.

Kyle learned quickly after arriving in Cadens that two things were usually true. One was that many had led a life similar to one another, and entirely unlike his own. Two had been that he had a chance to be someone other than Dirtyhands but that meant presenting himself as someone different as well without risking slipping up. ]

Nothing you should write home about personally. I run a profitable organization in a less than savory part of the city wherein gambling and other activities keep us living a fairly good life.

[ It wasn't a lie, but certainly not the whole truth. Including that he had become a very rich man just before this place, and that really he was a crime boss. Not just a crime boss, he often thinks to say but the best. He's not ashamed of it, but he won't drag Inej and Jesper down here when they have so many chances. ]

I'm sure not that exciting to most though.