http://mikangirl.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] mikangirl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2011-04-25 10:48 am

Springtime Harvest

Who: [livejournal.com profile] mikangirl, [livejournal.com profile] threeswordsoul, their immediate families by demand, their extended families, friends, and orchard workers by invite. (That's... a lot of people >_>a)
What: Mikan harvest!
When: All day, 24th April
Where: Nami and Zoro's fictional mikan orchard on the outskirts of town.
Summary: It's that time of year again in which the household sneakily gathers free fruit-pickers--uh, I mean, makes a celebration of the annual Spring harvest. Food, festivities, and fruit collection? Bring a basket.
Rating: Rated C. For cavities.



[The entire orchard is decorated for the event with streamers and flowers along the fences; pinwheels, too, though they're always there. There's a looot of fruit to be picked, and Nami will supply baskets for everyone-- and anyone who comes bearing a basket of their own can take it away filled with fruit at the end of the day. In the meantime, enjoy the scenery and the food and drink and each other's company. The harvest ends at sunset.]

[ooc: Cross-thread and threadjack to your heart's content. You can be out amongst the trees, in where the food is being served (there'll be a few tables to sit at on the back porch area), lurking in the house for whatever reason or anything else you can think of to do at a huge family gathering like this :|a The food is delicious, supplied by Sanji - and beware the roving Hughes with his camera. |D

I will also be slow as hell to begin with because my internet is dead, but pfft there are a lot of other people at this thing. SCRATCH THAT I LIED. What the hell, computer. B| ...anyway, go nuts.]
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[personal profile] goldenglasses 2011-04-25 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Vash shows up bright and early as promised with his yearly delivery of flowers.] Hey, Nami! Where would you like these?

[After dropping off flowers in various places, Vash will probably be roped into helping with the harvest. Feel free to run into him where you'd like!]

[identity profile] savethelastchip.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Chouji would only miss this event if he were dead or heading there swiftly. Lucky for him, that is not the case today. Once he turns up, it is his business to be everywhere at some point- he loves to spend time with his family, what can he say (and possibly matching his father's outfit in the family motif damn these wily women, dressing him up).

So you know, if he happens to run into you, the where and when are both pretty open. ]

Everywhere, like the prancing mikan fairy that she is.

[identity profile] chiisaichou.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Miyabi had been looking forward to this event ever since her mother brought it up. How could she possibly have forgotten?! Ahh...it must have been all the craziness with the Shift and the festival. But whatever, now wasn't the time to sweat things like that.

Miyabi will be wearing the same fluttering white dress as her mother as well as a cute little flower tiara (http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww25/Godanshof/FlowerCrown.jpg) that Nami got for her. Her sister's may also be wearing the same tiara, too, as they were meant to match for the harvest. Even as she darts through the orchard, Miyabi's extra careful not to lose the little tiara.

Her basket is empty for the time being, mostly because she'll be playing a bit of hide-and-pounce-on-your-relatives. This happens to be Miyabi's favorite game ever since she was a wee little toddler. FAMILY MEMBERS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Resistance is futile.

And running only entices her further.]
Edited 2011-04-25 03:29 (UTC)

[identity profile] idkmybffroy.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Don't kid yourself.

You know exactly what Hughes is doing today.

You should also know he went out and bought a new outfit in order to be dressed (http://www.exclusivesuits.com/image.php?id=17898&type=T) for this occasion as much as the festival. He might have picked something less... yeah, but it's just so much more fun to have fun with clothes, isn't it. ]
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[personal profile] asobouyo 2011-04-25 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Oho, yes, Elicia will have a flower tiara was well, with a dress like her mother and sister's—only pink, of course, because she's always a sucker for pink clothes. And what else is there to do but run like a wild child through the orchards. Granted she's having a hard time reaching a lot of the fruit, but hey, she's got a few down. 8|;;

Also, she has a camera—and you may just get a snapshot as you're strolling by.

SHE'S INHERITED THE PHOTO GENE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! DX]
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[personal profile] fourteen 2011-04-25 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Xion is indeed wearing the same flower tiara and dress as her sisters, looking positively radiant because hey, she's happy. She's still a little worried about the theft, deep down, but she's trying not to dwell on it. Mostly because she knows her mom wouldn't want her to.

So she's having a good time, surrounded by family she loves, people she cares about, and of course her fiancé, who just saw fit to give her a far more official engagement ring. She's not hiding it now, though she can't pretend not to be a little nervous about letting all these people see it...

ANYWAY. She'll be about, hither and tither, collecting mikans, very patiently allowing her grandfather to take 23985729385325742398 pictures of her and her sisters, possibly carrying Elicia around, and playing with Miyabi because wut, she has a(nother) ninja for a younger sister. 8|

... however she will be keeping an eye on Luke in case her trollarious parents decide to keep on trolling. B| ]
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[personal profile] fallenambitions 2011-04-25 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Alexei wandering around among the trees, mostly overlooking how the harvest was going with the family. He came dressing in something a little more casual and honestly easier walk around in. Doesn't stop him from being intimidating as ever. When he's not playing security, he'll be helping some of the younger kids collect the fruit. He's also on the lookout for Nami, as he holding onto something for her.

...It really felt almost surreal to be back in the orchard again. This was where he met Bellemere for the first time after all. He imagined she must be happy right now, looking down and seeing how much fruit the trees have made this year, to see her daughter still continuing where she had left off. He's not one to believe in superstitions, but sometimes he felt like the orchard still carried her spirit, the closest thing to her...eh, or he's just feeling nostalgic.]

I = so very slow, just fyi

[identity profile] oda-hates-me.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Sanji starts out attending to the food, keeping the tables stocked with delicious cuisine, as is his usual job.

But c'mon - this is Hughes' son. And never has it been more apparent with him on the prowl, a camera of his own in hand. Plus he wants to spend time with his daughters and son at the very least, enjoy the weather and the good company. Give him enough time and he'll pounce on all the relatives he makes a habit of abusing stalking keeping in touch with!]
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[personal profile] sundead 2011-04-25 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[So Nami's littlest brother thought he'd lucked out today, because it's nicely cloudy and he knew there's no way feigned sickness would have gotten him out of helping with the harvest. For most of the morning he helps out with no problems...

Until around noon the clouds part and a nice shining sun peeks through, probably cheering up all of the workers. All except Ayumu, who is now hiding in the shadiest part of the orchard he can find and hoping no one will notice he's missing.]
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[personal profile] fabrecation 2011-04-25 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[This is the first time Luke's been brought here, and he can't help feeling a little out of place. Though that may be because of how nervous he feels. Wouldn't you be if your fiancée's parents publicly threatened your life while talking about you going to said harvest?

Still, he'll be out by the trees and picking fruit to fill up his basket, though he's pretty uncomfortable in the outfit he's in. Though he had it in his wardrobe, he never really liked it very much due to how tight it felt, and ugh, that ribbon his mother thought he'd just look so handsome with around his neck... He'd much rather wear his normal baggy shirt and pants, but nooo.

So he's a tad nervous and a tad grumpy and a tad out of place, but that won't stop him from contributing and picking mikans with the ease of someone who's done this sort of thing many times.]
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[personal profile] markofthebrave 2011-04-25 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Katara's outfit today is a typical mix of practicality and style - she's not quite dressed up as Nami and her daughters (her step-granddaughters), but she thinks the overskirt is a nice compensation. Plus - orange! In honor of the harvest. That couldn't go wrong, right?

...the make-up is for an entirely different reason, and he is standing by her side. They show up together, and Katara has a moment to mentally reevaluate whether or not springing it on everyone like this was a good idea... especially when 'it' wasn't quite official. Inviting close friends to family gatherings happened all the time, right? Especially when that close friend was an orphan. But she hadn't invited Zuko as a friend... she just wasn't sure he knew that yet.

After the two of them make their entrance and grab some baskets, Katara will eventually step away from Zuko and take a break. Who wants iced mikan juice or slushies? She's bending up refreshments to the side.]
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[personal profile] alabastajewel 2011-04-25 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Vivi's here, helping Vash with his flowers, lending a hand with the harvest, and generally enjoying the day and the company. Her pale yellow sundress is lovely but not particularly fancy, though she's wearing a fresh garland in her hair, accented with mikan leaves and orange ribbons.]

[identity profile] burningdownfate.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zuko's wandering. Wandering a lot, because he is completely at a loss for what to do. Katara's off doing her thing, which is great. More than great, because it leaves him awkwardly trying to be social in a situation he's never really been in before.

See? Great.

Oh, look. Food. Maybe he'll just... stand around and eat something. If he stuffs his face, he can't be talking, right?]

[identity profile] nowordsrequired.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[It is, uh. Hard to be incredibly social when you're mute. So Longshot will just be off picking mikans over here, alternating between putting them in a basket he brought for himself and Smellerbee and in a few of the baskets Nami provided. He's understandably good at this, seeing that he works here. 8|a

If you're looking for mikans to take home with you, he might even be willing to point the good ones out.]

[identity profile] skulljokelol.livejournal.com 2011-04-26 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Matching outfits with Hughes, the only one of his sons to inherit his amazing fashion sense, Brook can be found all over at the harvest today! Either he'll be stuffing his face or catching up with his family... or just talking to people he think might be his family. Seriously. He's probably related to half of you, so it's an easy mistake to make.

After all that, though, he has a job to do! Brook has his violin with him today, and has agreed to provide the musical entertainment for the harvest, playing cheerful tunes like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG4M8GbhPS4), as well as requests if anyone has them!]

[identity profile] threeswordsoul.livejournal.com 2011-04-26 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Why is Zoro way down at the bottom of this entry? Well. That would be because he's - wait. Shhhh - listen. What's that sound...?]

Zzzzzzzzz...

[...Ahah...hah. 8|a Yep. The other host (http://oi51.tinypic.com/r0ecxy.jpg) of this shindig is tucked away in a corner of the grove, shaded by the branches of a convenient tree and, in slumber, blissfully sheltered from their way-too-many guests. --Hey, he was totally walking around talking to people earlier, just look in his bask—well okay it's overturned to support his snoozing head at the moment, but there are plenty of picked mikan in there, lemme tell you.]


Zzzzzzzzz...

[identity profile] howtobeaboss.livejournal.com 2011-04-26 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, hey Nami, Zoro. He was just stopping by to say hey and all. See how things were going-- man, you know there's a lot of people here. Ooooh, right right, the festival. Well you're both probably really busy so he's just gonna try to skedaddle not long after he enters the orchard.

With his mouth and every pocket he has stuffed with mikans. No, no don't try to escort him out, he's fiiine.]
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[personal profile] markofthewise 2011-04-27 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Sokka's here, picking him some fruit and such. His wife and kids may or may not be coming too, but for the moment he's alone, dutifully plucking mikans. The things you do for adopted family, huh?]

[identity profile] notaboy-gtfo.livejournal.com 2011-04-27 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hughes family affairs are...interesting. To say the very least.

Smellerbee's not quite that tactful. She'd just say she wasn't sure about coming until she knew Longshot was going because this family eats people alive. And dead, in one special case.

But hey, no one said you can't have fun once you turn up at the things. Sun, trees, tolerable people: what's not to be fond of? ]
notabluesbro: ([Smile] Well whaddya know...)

Throwing him in here to prove he was here I SWEAR HE WAS LOL

[personal profile] notabluesbro 2011-04-27 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
[I may or may not be smoking while juggling a mikan, observing all the kids tsk, and NOT!kids, for shame running around. Looks like another spring orchard pickin'; he's not as hardcore as he used to be about it like Sanji or Nami is, since 'Bee's been growing up over the last few years, but it's still fun to lounge around and see them all happy and excited for the harvest.

He blows a stream of smoke out from the corner of a smirking mouth.

It's a pretty good day, methinks.]