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the hideaway ➞ a time for celebrations
Who: The Hideaway Crew and friends
Status: Semi-Open to anyone who knows a crew member and could have gotten an invite
Where: On their island, "The Roost"
What: A giant party to celebrate killing off a parasite god, a special daughter's birthday, and holidays in general
Warnings: Well there's the mistletoe and alcohol and just stares at all of you
Status: Semi-Open to anyone who knows a crew member and could have gotten an invite
Where: On their island, "The Roost"
What: A giant party to celebrate killing off a parasite god, a special daughter's birthday, and holidays in general
Warnings: Well there's the mistletoe and alcohol and just stares at all of you
I. FEAST FOR KINGS
Although Ultima had been rid of once and for all back in October, the situation with the Farplane and other circumstances had delayed a proper victory celebration. Now, with everyone fully rested and the holiday season in full swing, it seemed a fitting time to have a long overdue party at the Roost. Even more so with snow starting to fall on the island, much to everyone's surprise as it was their first winter on the island.
Deep within the cavern halls where everyone resides, large tables have been set up on the main floor, sunlight streaming through the large skylights high above, their openings closed by glass windows to prevent snowfall and cold drafts from entering. On these tables, one will find a veritable feast made up of many assortments of meats, fruits, salads, sandwiches, kebabs—and of course a line of open kegs, free for anyone to drink their fill of ales, ciders, beers, and wines. Juices and other non-alcoholic drinks are also available. Desserts are also available in the form of pies, cobblers...
Deep within the cavern halls where everyone resides, large tables have been set up on the main floor, sunlight streaming through the large skylights high above, their openings closed by glass windows to prevent snowfall and cold drafts from entering. On these tables, one will find a veritable feast made up of many assortments of meats, fruits, salads, sandwiches, kebabs—and of course a line of open kegs, free for anyone to drink their fill of ales, ciders, beers, and wines. Juices and other non-alcoholic drinks are also available. Desserts are also available in the form of pies, cobblers...
II. BIRTHDAY GIRL
And a birthday cake!
It had been debated if they should cram everything in, but in the end it was decided that they would take this as an opportunity to celebrate Mid's 17th birthday during this time as well. A large cake is situated right at the center of the dessert table with the words, Happy Birthday Mid at the center. And of course, as her father, Cid could not resist but go ahead and have part of her gift set up early.
And that would be her original Orchestrion. The music it plays can be heard throughout the cavern, all an upbeat, festive theme, but there are other selections available for those who may want to poke around.
It had been debated if they should cram everything in, but in the end it was decided that they would take this as an opportunity to celebrate Mid's 17th birthday during this time as well. A large cake is situated right at the center of the dessert table with the words, Happy Birthday Mid at the center. And of course, as her father, Cid could not resist but go ahead and have part of her gift set up early.
And that would be her original Orchestrion. The music it plays can be heard throughout the cavern, all an upbeat, festive theme, but there are other selections available for those who may want to poke around.
III. FUN ACTIVITIES
While around the Roost, there are a few other things one could enjoy.
🔥 There is nice, large bonfire situated in a large space of the hall that anyone can gather around to sit on blankets and pillows with warm drinks and use its flames to toast or roast anything from the food tables.
🎁 Although not required, should anyone have brought gifts either for Mid or for friends and acquaintances of the Hideaway they are free to exchange them at any time!
🌿 To celebrate a few of the seasonal customs, there are sprigs of mistletoe hung around various parts of the Roost. These aren't enchanted (as far as Cid is aware, anyway), so completely optional. But who knows, maybe some moogles decided to put a little prank...
🍬 Kaveh has created a special candy tower pinata in the shape of a gryphon that guests are free to bash. Break it open for a treasure trove of candy!
Outside, it's snowing quite a bit and for those who wish to cool off from the warm caverns, they can follow a well lit and decorated path right outside.
☃️ Build some snowmen, or snow moogles! Or just general snow fun.
🦅 The Roost has gryphons and they are going to have some fun throwing garlands at anyone, especially at pairs of people. Have fun getting out! If treated with respect (and bribed with some meat from the feast) they may give a short flight around the island.
🐤 The chocobos have grown and a few are available harnessed to a sleigh to ride around the hills and fields around the island. Feed them some gysahl greens and they will work even harder!
Should anyone find themselves too inebriated or just wanting to spend the night, there are extra lodgings available so anyone is welcome to stay the night! Or perhaps if one wants to join permanently...
🔥 There is nice, large bonfire situated in a large space of the hall that anyone can gather around to sit on blankets and pillows with warm drinks and use its flames to toast or roast anything from the food tables.
🎁 Although not required, should anyone have brought gifts either for Mid or for friends and acquaintances of the Hideaway they are free to exchange them at any time!
🌿 To celebrate a few of the seasonal customs, there are sprigs of mistletoe hung around various parts of the Roost. These aren't enchanted (as far as Cid is aware, anyway), so completely optional. But who knows, maybe some moogles decided to put a little prank...
🍬 Kaveh has created a special candy tower pinata in the shape of a gryphon that guests are free to bash. Break it open for a treasure trove of candy!
Outside, it's snowing quite a bit and for those who wish to cool off from the warm caverns, they can follow a well lit and decorated path right outside.
☃️ Build some snowmen, or snow moogles! Or just general snow fun.
🦅 The Roost has gryphons and they are going to have some fun throwing garlands at anyone, especially at pairs of people. Have fun getting out! If treated with respect (and bribed with some meat from the feast) they may give a short flight around the island.
🐤 The chocobos have grown and a few are available harnessed to a sleigh to ride around the hills and fields around the island. Feed them some gysahl greens and they will work even harder!
Should anyone find themselves too inebriated or just wanting to spend the night, there are extra lodgings available so anyone is welcome to stay the night! Or perhaps if one wants to join permanently...
IV. WILDCARD
YAY THE WITCH IS DEAD AND DAUGHTER HAS BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE??? Giant party log have fun. Keeping it light since the Winterstide event is also happening soon. For those who may be interested in the crew, you can refer to Hideaway info page here.
The log is set for December 12th and as mentioned in the log, if anyone needs to stay the night they are welcome to do so! Below are some reference images for the island in general. Note: the main residence is situated inside a large cavern spacious enough to have an entire town inside. There are numerous buildings and smaller caves that serve as functioning nooks like forge, library, etc. It's warm and comfortable inside despite the cold outside.
The log is set for December 12th and as mentioned in the log, if anyone needs to stay the night they are welcome to do so! Below are some reference images for the island in general. Note: the main residence is situated inside a large cavern spacious enough to have an entire town inside. There are numerous buildings and smaller caves that serve as functioning nooks like forge, library, etc. It's warm and comfortable inside despite the cold outside.
Joshua Rosfield 🐦 Final Fantasy XVI | Corsair
[🐦 b. gryphon garlands]
[🐦 c. wildcard]
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[Kaveh's tipsy enough to mostly find this funny, but that doesn't mean he won't come over to try and help Joshua untangle himself. Probably.]
They seem to have taken offense to you wandering around alone tonight.
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It seems so. Although, I'm not exactly sure why.
[It's not his fault he's wandering alone! Maybe it's the cider!!]
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[ At the current moment, G'raha isn't too deep in his cups. Instead he is snacking on a kebob and enjoying that. Meat and veggies. Of course the cat is going for the food at the moment. ]
Though I don't think I've heard you sing.
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It does feel good to... celebrate.
[He turns away, though!]
I am not much of a singer, though. Not even those old war ballads and anthems the soldiers used to sing.
[Maybe when he's a few more cups in...]
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And why have you not graced us with your singing tonight, Phoenix?
[This isn't technically asking him to sing, but—]
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I am not a songbird.
[It's a bit amusing. That Benedikta and him always end up sitting far away from the others to chat.]
What about you, are there any songs or stories that you might want to belt out to the stars?
[What's the tea...]
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I've known strings of lights that cause this kind of havoc, but never garland. Though it seems this dastardly enemy had a little help.
[ He eyes the nearby gryphon that seems to be playing with one end. ]
Need a hand?
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Quite dastardly and pleased with himself, it seems.
[Joshua huffs.]
My apologizes... if you could...?
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a!
We ain't much for anything even this fancy, in Clearbrook, but we sure do know how to appreciate a big fire to warm your outsides, and a good drink to warm your insides! An' there is plenty of singing, especially if someone's got a fiddle around.
[He draws a little closer to the fire. The space they're in isn't nearly as chilly as outside, bearing only the usual amount of damp for a cavern; it's the longing for home that makes him reach for warmth. But he chose to travel, even if "to another world" was never within the scope of things he could think of, and he has to go to bed every day content with that choice.]
I think you've got a bigger spread of food here than anything I've ever seen, though. Maybe the king's feast in Marsalim was about this size?
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I'm sure those sorts of gatherings would be much like what we would see around Eltrut's small towns. But nothing would be the same as a home's noise.
[He does miss the days he could at least watch Rosaria's festivities, bright and loud, from his windows.]
Cid and the others thought we'd be feeding an army of soldiers too, it seems. [Joshua chuckles and takes a sip of his drink. A warm buzz...] With all this drinking, maybe it's good that we have it all.
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🎀
Enterprise | Azur Lane | Paladin
[She is chowing down on that awesome meat like there’s no tomorrow! The meats, the bread, the kebabs (the ones without veggies), loads and loads and loads of beer! Given the general lack of oil and coolant for her to drink, she needs to fuel up some other way. And this is one of the best ways for her to do so!
Just… don’t notice all the fruits and veggies pushed aside as her Meowfficer brings her another plate of goodies.
The lemons are automatically flung off and far away from her onto another plate.
And a lot of lemons have been placed on said plate of denial.]
II – Pinata
And there we go, all set.
[Enty let go of the rope after dragging the gryphon mock-up pinata into place. It is pretty big, but moving wasn’t difficult for her. She’s not even breaking a sweat! One of the perks of being a warship personified is that you also get that machine-like strength and stamina to boot.
Enty does still take a step back, given that the thing is still rigged to detonate, the KAN-SEN wasn’t too keen on standing close by while others have a go at whacking it. Nah, instead, she’ll happily sit back on this one and just observe.]
III – Mistletoe!
[Okay, Enty isn’t sure where Cid or the Moogles got this idea from unless the tradition is common in other worlds and timelines. Which, honestly, is somewhat plausible. Well, no matter, she’s been dodging them left and right so far! Even if, you know, she doubts anyone else would also be standing under one.
Until--!
She suddenly finds a Moogle holding one above her head and that of the person next to her!?]
…
[The one time her luck fails.]
IV – Preparing for Christmas (a more secluded part of the island)
Hm…
[Beer in hand and Wisdom Cube in the other, her eyes went from the cube to the pile of toys. A look of concentrated thought shone on her face. This year might have been easier if she could get the cube to work and do what she wants. But how to do that?
This would be far easier to accomplish if she had the facilities from back home. But as things stand here? Right now?
Well, the cube is an incredibly powerful object capable of mass-producing toys and other gifts! All it needs is a bit of a push and something to help it do what she wants it to do. Like a machine of some sort.]
A machine could work.
[She mumbled while taking a sip of her beer and leaning against one of her Avengers and her Meowfficer busied herself playing with one of the toy balls.]
[WILDCARD]
[ooc; go for it! i’m down for whatever! feel free to hit me up with something random or contact me on discord or plurk:
3, I just think it's funny after the other thread--
...What? What are you staring at?
[ He tries to swat the moogle away but it hovers just out of his reach and wiggles the sprig of mistletoe at him. ]
pff i'm laughing right now
[Ugh, this is silly, it's all silly. She usually wouldn't care or get flustered over something like this, most of the time she would just laugh it off. But now she ended up under one of those silly sprigs.
With this man.
Her embarrassment is now skyrocketing.
Sink her, please.]
...It's a-- well, it's a mistletoe.
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Emet-Selch | Final Fantasy XIV | Paladin
Emet-Selch isn't much one for big parties and celebrations, but he understands the worth of attending them. Much like the one Joshua had once encountered him at, Emet-Selch sits quietly at one of the banquet tables, sipping at his drink and leisurely picking through his generous plate of food. He has brought along the white chocobo Clive allowed him to adopt and the adolescent bird currently sits behind him and to the side, eating from its own barrel of greens. It would have been a shame to not let it see its siblings, no?
Wallflower though he is, if someone takes a seat near him, he will politely strike up conversation. "Wonderful party, this is."
Such a rowdy group. It's...nice.
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"Looks like you're enjoying yourself. And it's been some times since I've seen this fellow."
Cid reaches over to feed the chocobo a gysahl green before giving it a friendly pat on the beak.
"Might be having more of a feast than we are."
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Kaveh of course brought his own drink, and a refill for the older man should he wants to. He's in good spirits, being the kind of man who loves a party and a bird that explodes into candy. But mainly he came over to coo gently at the chocobo, because he's still upset he was not allowed to keep one in his backyard.
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Only to be surprised when he is the one to strike up the conversation first.]
A bit crowded for my tastes.
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hope you had a restful xmas!
i did, thank you!! i hope you did too 💚💚
<3
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this feels like a good place to start wrapping? 💚
yes! <3
Cidolfus Telamon | Final Fantasy XVI | Corsair
After all who knows, maybe they'll want to join—
But to get into the spirit, some random person or perhaps someone who is being a bit shy may get the sling around the shoulders for a friendlier greet. Don't mind the tankard of ale in his hand, that's totally not the reason why he's more relaxed (it's very much the reason but fortunately he's not so drunk—yet).]
Having fun, eh? No need to hold back, we have plenty to go around so just enjoy yourself.
⚡ ii. pinata
Just gotta give it a good crack—!
[...and swing that bat with gusto towards anyone NOT the pinata. Strange thing is he seems to be deliberately moving towards the voices, too???
Oh he is definitely messing with everyone as he starts "chasing" people with the bat instead. Someone stop the crazy captain!!]
⚡ iii. for the birthday girl (closed)
Hopes that he may be able to see another, and another, and many more.
Truly he must be getting on in his years when finds himself lost in such thoughts.
He waits until there is a free moment before approaching, that wistfulness gone and replaced with a brighter smile.]
There's the birthday girl. Enjoying yourself, love?
Pinata
[OH GOD TIME TO FLEE.]
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Pinata
It is dangerous to swing a bat. May I recommend something softer?
You hear him, Captain. [ Tadashi laughs. ]
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When her father finally wanders on over, she beams brightly at him, looping her free arm (the other holding some non-alcoholic drink, don't worry she's not drinking yet!!!) around one of his.]
'Course I am! It's been ages since I had a party even kind of partially for me, and even longer since I got to celebrate with you! Letters just ain't the same, you know?
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G'raha Tia | FFXIV | Corsair
Now he does have some gloves, if only because rolling snow around without them seems... Unwise. But for the moment he seems pretty content to just keep rolling snow around.
Unfortunately, it seems misshapen. And the moogle? Looks more like a flan... ]
💎 Bonfire
Feel free to join him. Maybe there's a gift in it for you too! ]
💎 Sing with Me
Eventually enough is enough. It might be wise to cut G'raha off from having anything else to drink. Likely because he is getting quite... Loud. As in singing loud. But hey, at least he has a good voice. Unfortunately getting him to stop might come with its own challenges! ]
sing with me
That. Is enough.
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🎀 wrap up time
Snow moogles
The young man looks at G'raha's creation curiously. ]
Snow sculpting a new hobby?
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