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OPEN - welcome to solvunn!

Who: anyone in solvunn
When: october
Where: ed’s inn & tavern & fine gift shop
What: a mingle meet & greet for all new and old solvunn summoned to hang out and get to know each other!
Warnings: n/a, please mark any warnings in subject titles

[ ooc: this is an open log so please feel free to jump in and make your own top-levels! the official unofficial welcoming committee will be extending invites to as many summoned as possible, so you won’t need any cr with any character to just show up. you can also always assume you’ve heard it through word of mouth, and the locals will be happy to point your character in the right direction, too! there may be random locals that come through, looking for gifts at the gift shop but don’t worry about them. the event will start at 4pm~ and lasts until the very last guests head out or head to bed. ]

i. (don’t) exit through the gift shop ;

Welcome to Ed’s Inn & Tavern & Fine Gift Shop. You’ve likely wandered here due to that invitation in your hand, a word from a fellow Summoned, or because you were simply curious.

The inn itself is situated between the Primary and Secondary settlements, nestled in a nice plot of land with a garden out back, and a pen for the goats. There are little fairy-lights decorated along the eaves of the roof, and candles to set the cozy atmosphere. Inside, you’ll find a front desk with no one currently behind it, or sometimes a three foot tall raccoonoid standing there who will not speak with you until you ring the bell, even if he’s there, because that’s the freakin’ rule. The desk itself has nothing on it save for an empty bowl and the single bell. And afterwards, if you do ring the bell, he’ll demand (okay, ask) whether you’ll be needing a room.

In one corner of the main lobby area, just by the entry door, a small table has been set up with a seemingly random bunch of nick-nacks placed over it, under it, and to the sides of it. A single nail without an actual picture has been pierced into the plaster wall as though holding its place for something to come in the future. If asked, Rocket will explain that it’s a dumping ground for the owner’s stuff, because he’s not dead or anything, he’s just on an extended holiday. (But it can be noted that his voice sounds a little melancholic when he explains as much.)

This will be followed by a quick clearing of the throat and a not-so-subtle, ‘Hey, check out the gift shop while you’re at it. The guy who ran this place collected a lot of weird shit and it’s awesome’ before he follows you right behind. Apparently he mans this station too.

The gift shop itself is actually more of a stand, set up with all manner of odd items, some of them veering towards creepy or weird. Some items may even be haunted, but who knows? It’s all explorable at your own risk, and don’t feel pressured by time. Take as long as you need; just know that you might have to haggle to get the price that you want. Donations for items you want to take off your hands are also accepted, and there is a rather not-so-subtle ‘tip jar’, with a couple of coins already in, set on the side.

If you need any help while exploring your stay at the inn, employees Arthur Hastings and Nanaue will also be present at opportune times to aid you. (Feel free to ask Arthur about the furniture around the place; it had been built by him.)

ii. a feast for all ;

The bar and kitchens will be busy tonight. There are tables set out to encourage more mingling and less opportunity to be anti-social (though a few single tables will be left for those that insist on the wallflower life), with foodstuffs placed like a buffet. This includes a few wheels of Nero’s cheese collection cut into slices and served with preserved meats and crackers to start with, and a few pots of vegetable and meat stews for a proper dinner, courtesy of Himeka, the inn’s chef. Tifa will be at the bar, ready to serve any interested patron a drink.

There is a dart board hanging on the wall to one side, and decks of cards and dice games for when you’ve filled your share of food and want to mingle with something other than alcohol. And for the musically inclined, you’re free to request an instrument from Wanda, however … don’t be too surprised if your instrument is a little out of tune or weirdly misshapen. It’s fine, it still works…ish.

The Official Unofficial Welcoming Committee (made up of Wanda, Himeka, Rocket, and Nebula) will be making their rounds as usual, so feel free flag them down for a quick chat. And if you notice an odd looking small little cat with a white-and-ginger coat lingering around the space (usually found around Wanda or Rocket), feel free to make his acquaintance too.

Each Summoned can take a jar of preserves or jams with them as a kind of welcoming gift, and next to the pyramid of carefully placed delights is a stack of pamphlets, also free for the taking. There’s a lot of Very Important information within, as well as a few expertly crafted doodles to get you better acquainted with your new home.

iii. all in a day’s work ;

The fenced-in area of the yard is relatively neat, but there are spaces where there is clear gardening and other yard work taking place. Some of the older Summoned will say ‘the previous owner liked his flowers, you know,’ like it’s common knowledge, and while one won’t be expected to help, the invitation to pull out weeds or tend to what garden beds and pots that exist will be there.

There are other tools: pitchforks to pick at clumps of hay that the goats wandering in have spread about, shovels to push at larger rocks, watering cans for the drier-looking plants and flowers. Some stone slabs sit on the side of the inn, waiting for the walkways to be planned out and set onto the ground proper. It will come quickly, the understanding that here, in Solvunn, everyone works together to make things happen–as much is true for the Summoned in this territory, too.

Later on, as the day simmers down both in activity and temperature so the sun starts setting behind the rolling fields of Solvunn too. The brook behind the inn sounds louder now, not for its water, but for the animals that start their tunes for the night; the air is brisk and chilly, but plenty of beautiful butterflies and colorful toads can be found amidst the flowers and moist rocks, respectively. Should one not want to tempt fate and catch a cold, there is, instead, the start of preparations for a bonfire on a dry patch of grass. Stools are brought out from the inn, set around the area, and twigs, kindle, and logs need to be brought close for the fire.

And then–warmth, from the roaring fire, as cups with hot apple cider are passed around to those wanting, old and new Summoned open for conversation.

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★ THE GIFT SHOP

( there was a lot that rowena had to be confused about currently and very few solid answers had made it her way, though her confusions were also not anything that she'd voiced to dean either. she'd been resurrected (again, she assumed), she'd been summoned to another universe and... she didn't have her magic. what rowena didn't know was that it was only temporarily unavailable to her, many other ideas swimming through her head instead.

the "welcoming" was serving as a distraction. a distraction and some more information gathering. she'd gone to the inn, ignoring the front desk to make her own exploration of the place, finding herself gravitating first to the gift shop. some of the strange collection certainly catches her eye, and even without feeling her magic it's some of the haunted objects that do that, her instinct taking her there. she studies them though knows better than to pick them up, even if her hand is poised particularly close to one )

★ FEAST FOR ALL

( though rowena had gotten a drink at the bar she hadn't lingered there, taking her drink on a little walk of the room to see what there is there.

she later heads back to the bar, getting a refill of her drink, having found one of the pamphlets. she looks to the person near her at the bar, laying the pamphlet down and gesturing to it, asking them "how much of this really happened?" even if she kind of believes it was all possible.

later in the evening when some of the games had wrapped up she'd managed to wrangle one of the packs of cards for herself, taking it (and a final drink) to an emptier table. she'd set the cards up, cleansing the game's energy from them before working her own into them, though she was not using them to play any game, but rather as a divination tool, slowly spreading nine of the cards onto the table, turning each over as she laid it down )

[ As Rowena examines the pamphlets with doubts about their contents, one of pamphlets said contents ambles on by, followed by a train of what appear to be multiple fish with legs and a white furred baby seal - also bipedal. They approach the buffet table. ]

HUNGRY!

( that's certainly one way to get her attention. well, the large shark would have done it on its own but to be followed by fish? fish that were walking no less.

she didn't even see that kind of thing in hell. what was this?

which is why she's definitely staring for a moment, instinctively trying to sense something magical (supernatural?) about what was going on but getting nothing. then again, her magic wasn't here (so she thought).

so there's more staring and then-- )

You are being followed by fish.

[ Nanaue has found a tray that, weirdly enough, seems to be pre-made for him! A tray filled with many, many slices of meat. He points to the little placard and reads his own name aloud NA-NA-UAE and laughs to himself, right before lifting the tray and shoving the whole thing into his mouth (tray and placard included).

Only then does he turn to Rowena, staring at her blankly, then down at the feety fish. ]

DUMB FRIENDS. [ He grunts at them as they start hopping up and down, opening and closing their mouths. One of them does this to Rowena, waving its little fins as high as it can reach. ]

HUNGRY...

[ Clearly, it wants food, but cannot reach the table itself. Nanaue begins taking bits of meat and vegetables from the buffet and gently drops them onto the floor for his creations. Baby the seal picks up a few of the scraps that they haven't gotten to yet, and throws them at the fish again. ]

( it takes a moment for the little fish that's hopping at rowena to get her attention, looking down when nanuae drops some of the food on the floor. even though the seal and fish move to grab something the guy that had tried getting rowena's attention is focused on her, still trying to get something.

she watches it for a moment longer before sighing softly, picking up some of the meat and handing it down to the little fish, seeing if it's able to grab it in its fins rather than dropping it on the floor )

They're... yours?

rowena macleod ★ supernatural ★ the high priestess

FEAST FOR ALL this can be a drive-by only or actual thread whichever u prefer lmao

this made me laugh

I'M GLAD

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Gift Shop

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Feast for All - Cards

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gift shop ;

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