lucetilogs | and the bass keeps runnin runnin

Who: Anyone who heard the announcement, caught a flier in the plaza, of heard by word of mouth. Everyone's welcome!
What: A rave! Well, "rave." Luceti makes everything a little different.
When: June 21st, nightfall to early morning
Where: the beach near Adele's house
Summary: It's the first day of summer! This calls for bonfires, naturally, but why not spice it up with loud music, flashing lights, drinks, dancing, and a conspicuous lack of curfew?
Rating: PG to PG-13, please move anything steamier to appointments ~~or Adele will take the hose to you~~

Getting all the firewood, food, and drink out to the beach had been, honestly, the hardest part of preparation. Whatever else one might say about running things on magic, it certainly did cut down on the trouble of constructing edifices and machines to run the entertainment side of a party. As it stands, the setup is labour-intensive but otherwise minimal, and there's not much to do by sunset. Escape the house before Max and Zevran, the culture-displaced madmen, can put any more eyeliner on him. Arrive at the beach. Light the bonfires. Make sure the bonfire-cooking-compliant food is set out. Put up a table loaded with bottles, cups, ice, and permanent markers. Thank the resident doctor and quartermaster once more. Plug in the stereo system.

The speakers and light show have been with him since he left his house, in the form of the resident god of mischief, and they confer over sheets of paper with track names and times written on them for a little while just before the start. That's the last of it, and by the time the sky above the mountains is beginning to darken into twilight, the first thumping, trilling strains of dance music begin to echo out across the sand.

It's the shortest night of the year. Best make every second last.

[OOC: Feel free to post your character for mingling, since this entire event is very free-form anyway. For everyone's enjoyment there is a drinks table, food, several bonfires, the ocean (lifeguards not on duty, splash drunkenly at your own risk), and of course a dancing area with lights and music. Music will probably be primarily EDM with a heavy bass line, but occasionally wander into the territories of electro-swing and the like to give even less modern partygoers a chance to show off. The light show as well will stray out of the typical at times, with the expected abstract wheeling and flashing lights giving way to more complicated illusions. Don't be surprised to find yourself and your fellows occasionally dancing in a forest glen or a Rivendell look-alike for a few minutes at a time. Loki is working the tech booth, after all.

The party will go as long as people stay and are enjoying themselves, so have fun and tag around!]

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"I guess you're right," Max agrees, smiling at the kiss and sliding his arms around the other man. He pauses just beyond the reach of the surf and stoops to pull of his shoes. They're just light sandals, nothing that he minds losing, he just thinks it would be nice to feel the earth right now, and the sand is warm and soft beneath his feet.

He gives Helios a slightly concerned look at that. "Some things take over, yeah. I know how that is. Kind of." Maybe not quite the same but he'd seen it in Brendan, and he'd felt a fainter flicker of it in himself. "The people here are pretty special, got to say," he replied. "If it weren't for the shifts, it would be pretty perfect." Y'know, without having their heads screwed with constantly. "But the people, they're definitely special."

Helios will mimic Max's actions taking his shoes off and smiling after the arm around him settles. "For everything we're put through the people here are some of the most constant factors. You'd think it would be harder...given how some shifts make you act. But it's very nice, and very much needed for a place like this. Everyone has to work together with one another to overcome the Malnosso." He smiles and looks at the crashing waves with kind eyes.

"And s-sometimes what happens in shifts isn't-isn't always that bad. I-I mean...it helped me find something special after all." Which wasn't an understatement, no matter how silly it may sound. Helios gives Max a sheepish look before he laughs. He'll pause to take a deep breath to taste the salty air and feel the still warmed sand beneath his feet. It was invigorating and it reminded him of times long since passed in someways.

"I guess everyone must develop a fairly thick skin for things said and done under the influence of a shift," Max said thoughtfully, dabbling his toes in the approaching water. "I think- if you took offence to everything that happened, then you'd run out of friends pretty quickly." Hell, after what he'd done with Twila, he was kind of surprised that Jack and Eugene and Zevran were still talking to him.

He ducks his head, blushing a little at that, then gives Helios a wry smile. "Yeah. There is that. Guess I can't complain too much if this is the result."

"You have to in this place. With-with the frequency of the sh-shifts and drafts...I don't know how I would have coped without the support and understanding I've received from the people here." It was true because he's done some terrible things during drafts. He'll look down at the scar on his left palm, the scar showing on both sides of his hand. He'll blink and watch Max with an amused and happy smile.

"I never thought that I-I would...find someone again, especially not here. But you're right. I'm not complaining about the result, not in the least." There's a loving look in his eyes as his gaze moves from Max to the ocean. "I could never complain about something like this."

"No man is an island. That's the saying, right?" he said quietly, digging his toes into the sand. "The people here are far far better than I deserve." And he was so glad for them. That was weird maybe, when they were trapped like lab rats, but... they're good people, good friends.

He pauses for a moment when Helios says that, his expression soft and affectionate as he looks at Helios. He does't reply, but just takes Helios's hand, drawing him a little way into the water next to him.

"A good saying for any man or woman. You shouldn't go through life alone. Luceti and the people here taught me that. I-I just wish I was able to keep that knowledge for when I-I go back home." He knows he has backing and people to look after the school and his students should he come to harm. But it was so much easier when people told you it. Helios will blink in mild surprise but his expression softens as he follows Max's lead.

That is something that he doesn't want to think about. Going home. Forgetting everything. Sure, some of it had sucked, but some of it had been so so good.

"Well, maybe you'll keep a sense of it at least. You've managed once, so you can manage again. I know you'll make it through everything. You're amazing like that."

Helios flushes just a little at those praises. "I-I'm not too amazing. I-I mean there are somethings even magic can't-can't compete against. But perhaps...they'll let us remember, after all of this is over I mean."

Maybe there won't be a need for them to forget or have to have their memories altered and taken away. He'd like to think that to be the case in the future. He'll give Max's hand a gentle squeeze.

"We'll make the best and most of it together, hm?"

"I hope they will," Max replies and it comes out with far more seriousness than he'd intended. Ugh, he should not have drunk so much. It always screws with his head. "I don't want to forget." Even the bad stuff. Even that is something he wants to remember.

He turns a little, feeling the water pull the sand out from beneath his feet and pulls Helios into a fierce hug. "Yeah. You and me."

"M-Max..." oh dear. That fierce hug makes Helios stumble a little but he can't help but pull away from the other man and just look into the other's blue eyes. He'll smile and give Max a soft, quick, kiss on the cheek.

"Of course. I believe two magicians is-is better than one, don't you?" They'll be fine even with all the odds and ends that Luceti may bring.

He is being ridiculous and he knows it. He just worried sometimes and as great as the party has been, it's the kind of thing that drags out heightened emotions, makes everything sharper and clearer and fiercer. "Absolutely. Two of us together."

Helios having some notion of alcoholic beverages and moods will give the other man a light kiss to the top of his head.

"It'll be alright Max, I promise." He'll lightly pull away from the other and gently tug him towards some outlying rocks.

"Perhaps we should sit down and watch the sunrise? It's best to clear the atmosphere of such things anyway, hm?" It's too perfect a moment and too picturesque an image to have it sullied by such lingering thoughts.

He manages a somewhat weak smile but lets himself be tugged over towards the rocks. It's quieter out there, away from the throbbing bass and mass of people dancing and drinking, and the cool air does something help restore his sobriety. "Yeah, yeah that's a good idea," he agrees, curling close to Helios as they walk. It feels nicer than worrying anyway.

and the bass keeps runnin runnin

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