( open ) an informal family dinner

[theidlemaiden]

Who: the summoned of cadens
When: beginning of august
Where: the sarstina inn and tavern
What: the welcome committee (sam wilson, hilda, jesper) has come back together again for another cadens welcome event! everyone might remember the last event and this one will be much of the same. Including, but not limited to, another invite by hilda! | sam art credit!
Warnings: will update as needed!

THE DINNER

Just as before, this is kicked off with Hilda's invitation, and if any of the Summoned come by Sarstina's that evening, they will find it set up a little differently than usual, but very similar to last time.

There is a long table set up near the bar that has a whole party-spread, a ye-old-southern-party kind of set-up, if you will. There are dips, charcuterie plates, sandwiches, drinks, a pastry/dessert bar and almost anything else that Sam could get his hands on. It is all, of course, limited by what’s available in Cadens, but thankfully he’s been here long enough to figure his way around the food options. Behind the bar is Mag (because no one else is getting their hands on the alcohol stash, thank you very much) and she will serve whoever it is that comes up to ask for a drink and will refuse any sort of payment - it appears someone is covering the tab tonight.

The rest of the tavern is set up for a party, with tables and chairs scattered around, a stage set up in the corner, and a decently sized space in front of the stage for dancing if the night gets to that point. There may or may not be some live music later in the evening, no promises have been made, but if anyone else wants to get up on the stage they are more than welcome.

Nadine has been kind enough to provide little apothecary bags filled with a mild sleeping tonic and things to help settle the nerves that new (and old) Summoned can take with them. There’s a table near the door and by the bar that have these bags in wicker baskets with a small sign that reads: Visit Salves and Stitches for all your medical needs!

The vibes are definitely low-key and casual – come get an ale, come eat some food, and if you're new there is a very good chance you'll end up (gently and in the most friendly way) cornered by either Sam, Hilda, Jesper, or any of the other Summoned. They are here to help answer questions and give a bit more background on what the hell is going on. And also let you know about the deal that has been going with Mag and the Inn for almost two years now. Aka, if you're looking for a room, there is one here for you in exchange for work. You can leave whenever you have a job, or you can stay as long as you like. It’s all about helping Summoned get more settled, and as long as you’re good at taking instruction and picking up after yourself, Mag hasn’t had any issues. Not a bad gig, right?

And if being social isn't your thing, or you’re just not the party kind of person, the Welcome Committee understands. But also, really, who is going to turn down free drinks and free food? The Cities work on coin and commerce, so turning down a free meal isn’t really the smartest thing. Plus - there’s alcohol. And the food is pretty damn good.

OOC INFO

- this is a totally open post! There will be some TL’s below from the Committee Members, but otherwise, have fun, meet some people, and put up a TL of your own! there are various places to run into people around the tavern, and if you find someone who is willing to help you into the Horizon (Sam is happy to help, but he’s helping Host), Sam's been letting people know they can use his room upstairs.

- the 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, so don't be an ass. Summoned have lived in this Inn since they were all portaled here ages go, this is their home. and if ANYONE is seen giving Mag a hard time, there are a few people here who will not hesitate and who are not afraid of squaring up. Also, you cause problems, and you will not be invited back :)

- The whole purpose of the Welcome Committee 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, or chased down by any of the members. Some Summoned may have also checked the barracks for any new Summoned to bring them into town.

- 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!

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

[princessvegas]

[ He needs to come by the house again. Geralt fucked off into the desert with Jaskier for a month, so Julie occupied herself by buying enormous stencils and painting half the wall space in the house. Not to mention all the furniture she spruced up the same way. ]

No, it's so good. Swear. [ Her mouth is still half full when she answers, though she holds her fingers to her lips until she swallows. ] I'm gonna take whatever's left at the end of the night. Haven't you been to Aquila, though? They have plenty of seafood. I still think the fried fish in Nott is the best in Abraxas, though.

[ She frowns. At the rate they're going, Mag is going to run out of square footage sooner rather than later. There's simply a limit to how many can be crammed in one room, but... Julie does have some ideas. ]

Y'all should have Jesper and Inej and Kaz move into my old apartment on the top floor, that'll spare up however many singles they've got between 'em. And if worse comes to worst, Abby can come stay with me at the house. I wanted her to get a taste for independence, but it ain't the end of the world if we stick her in a spare room.

[ They have a few spare rooms, but Julie has no other plans to open any doors. For those she already cares for, however, she can make some room.

She takes a sip from the glass of cider she's nursing as she eats. ]

You think it means somethin' specific?

[falcony]

[ he absolutely does need to come back by - to see the paintings, to simply come and get drunk and hang out. he'll be impressed by her furniture-making skills, too - they are not in ikealand anymore, toto - it takes quite a bit more to get a couch going.

but right now he's quiet happy - with how she's enjoying it, seeing her around mag's at all. there's something familiar and easy about it all, especially as she finishes stuffing her face. he grins. ] Good- I know you'll be honest with me, especially about my food. [ he nods when she mentions aquila, though not exactly in agreement. ] Seafood's fine up there, yeah. I just wouldn't call it good- not how I'd do it. And I never made it to Nott while we were out there- regretting it now, if their fried fish holds up.

[ when she starts to talk about kaz and jesper and inej all bunking up, sam's brow simply lifts. oh? is that how that is, then? he figured something was going on there, but having it confirmed from another source just has sam sort of...grinning. yeah, that sounds about right. ]

I can talk to him. Jesper made a comment earlier about having an idea about what to do about the space- I was planning on talking to him later tonight. And Abby doesn't need to go stay anywhere, unless you want her to. We're not in dire straights just yet.

[ there's some sort of excited conversation across the room that catches his attention for a moment - not that he's listening in or leaving this one, exactly. he just can't help the camp counselor in him, watching to make sure it doesn't escalate before he turns back to his drink, and julie, and the breath he can't help but exhale out. ]

Dunno. I'd need to sit and check, but I feel like every time we get a real uptick in new Summoned usually means something's about to go down. I mean- if the Singularity's putting in this much work, it almost feels a little like it's preparing for something. [ a beat, and then sam's looking back to julie for another second or two, a bit more meaningfully without actually saying much about it. ]

Could be wrong, though.