[ 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

beginnings!

[sakhr]

Bartimaeus, currently in the guise of a serious teenage girl, watches Kaz down a drink like he was a thirsty man guzzling down water. He's never had an inclination for alcohol – or any other kinds of food and drink, since he doesn't need any of that to survive.

Or he didn't, at least. This summoning feels different, less of a strain on his essence, and he has to wonder what the price of that will be.

"Steady on there," he tells Kaz as he leans in almost conspiratorially. "The night's only just begun, you know."

[bealufull]

He looks up, his cheeks holding a hint of a flush and his expression still a bit dark. Though he manages to give her a long look, head canting slightly before giving her a nod.

"Actually its a bit mid day for myself," he points out, but not entirely arguing it. "Though if I'm meant to endure noise and music and myriads of people coming and going I definitely am going to need the fortifications. I'm not exactly one that attends many parties, and I'm still missing the comfort of chaotic noise bringing me profit, which it doesn't here."

He sounds almost offended by that.

[sakhr]

He reminds Bartimaeus almost instantly of Nathaniel, which is an odd feeling. Nathaniel, as far as he knows, isn't much of a drinker, but it's a sobering (ha) reality of where the boy might end up if he's left to his own devices. His immediately cantankerous defence is, in all other respects, quite funny, but Bartimaeus is tactful enough not to grin at it, however much he wants to.

"Ah, so you were a business owner before you came here?" Asking about this is a good way to get a better understanding of where this boy was before he was here.

[bealufull]

Kaz toys with his glass, less nervous habit and more feeling the glass through the slits in his gloves that are hidden in how they lay against his fingers. It's an exercise in practice and if others take it for nervousness, that only serves him as well.

"I was. Have been for a lot of years." Perhaps the Crow Club hadn't been in his name until recently, but it was still and would always be his. "I've run the establishment since my youth," says the seventeen year old as if he's wizened and old now.

[sakhr]

Obviously, Bartimaeus is going to pick on that. "Since your youth? You're still in your youth. Were you a baby when you got the job?"

[bealufull]

"Obviously," he says, giving her a dry look. "I've been in charge several years. I've worked for the organization since I was ten years," he admits, not seeing anything wrong with that.