Luceti Projects Mingle

[corps]

Who: Anyone and everyone interested in Luceti Projects.
What: Luceti Projects meet-and-greet!
When: Backdated to the 22nd. Begins at noon, lasts all day.
Where: The barracks.
Summary: A few LP members have organized a get-together at the barracks for those with an interest in Luceti Projects to talk, eat, and relax while socializing.
Rating: PG

[ Quite a bit of thought and elbow grease has been put into preparing the barracks for this event. A banner is tacked across above the entrance that reads, "Welcome to Luceti Projects Opening Celebration!" in green paint. It's not exactly the sort of arts and craft masterpiece it could have been had they enlisted the help of one of the kids (such as Ikki), but it's better than nothing.

Just before entering the main festivities is a table with a sign-up sheet, manned by different members of Luceti Projects on a rotating basis, to answer questions or encourage sign-up.

Through the open doors of the barracks' largest hall, long wooden farmstyle tables have been set in rows to encourage mingling, placed adjacent to tables filled with food and drink that hug the walls. A wide range of different appetizers, snacks, and larger entrees have been set out for attendees, with plenty of plates, utensils, cups, and napkins. As a way to encourage more cultural exchange, the cuisine, catered by Okumura Rin, includes a little from different worlds -- cheese and crackers; sushi and yakitori; pasta and roast chicken; salads and other vegetable dishes, including a vegetable and potato stew, heavily featuring corn. A few sweets, such as cookies and a few cakes, sit alongside the savory dishes, next to which sits a very large bowl of non-alcoholic fruit punch (courtesy of Ms. Ginia). There is plenty of water, soft drinks, teas and coffee, and milk.

For those interested in trying out a more communal dish, placed about every five feet of table is a hot pot, specifically for sukiyaki, inside which vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, thin-sliced beef slowly simmer in a delicate broth of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Under these simmering ingredients is a base of udon and shirataki noodles to soak up the broth. Small bowls, utensils, and condiments such as soy sauce and eggs for the sauce, sit alongside each pot to encourage communal sharing.

On the other side of the hall is a wet bar (wo)manned by Ginia, with plenty of booze and an alcoholic variety of punch. Coolers filled with beer sit on the floor behind the wet bar. Martinis and other mixed drinks will be served in biodegradable plastic cups.

The smell of charcoal and wood burning wafts through the open back doors, from the glow of a respectably sized bonfire built behind the building, alongside which a long table is set, its surface filled with an assortment of graham crackers, chocolate, marshmallows, large sausages, kabobs with different meats and vegetables, and skewers for roasting.

A few yards away are the outdoor training grounds where a rather large array of weapons, both lethal and non-lethal of the wooden variety, have been set out for anyone who would like to spar. Some dried-out logs have been repurposed into a spectator area. The only rules posted: no use of magic or anything else that could critically harm opponents or spectators. No guns, except in the target practice area. Absolutely no killing. ]


(OOC: Assume that your character will be served drinks by Ginia at the bar, so use the bar area to mingle with whomever else, unless you’d like a thread. If your character would like to man the sign-up area, feel free to just drop them in on anyone. If they don’t know how to answer a question, just have them direct anything to either Erwin or Kakashi. Most importantly, have fun!!

Also, if your character hasn't voted about the LP leadership structure, the poll is still open over here! Even if they don't want to make a comment on the post itself, they can definitely still vote!)

Comments

[petreefied]

[It's still fairly early in the afternoon when Petra approaches Erwin, peering over the papers at the sign-up table.]

Commander, have you eaten yet? If you'd like, I can take over this for a while.

[It couldn't be that complicated to man, though she herself hadn't looked over everything, yet. She did know who to point to if someone had a question she couldn't answer.]

[corps]

[ Absorbed in studying the list in front of him, Erwin only becomes aware of Petra's presence when she speaks. But he's quick to acknowledge her with a smile, and he'd heard her offer perfectly well. ]

You've caught me, I'm afraid. [ As she no doubt speculated, he hasn't eaten yet, despite having been at the barracks doing preparations since early this morning. ] I would appreciate the help. Thank you, Petra.

[ He has no doubt that she'll do an exemplary job at the table. She has a natural way with people, after all. He stands slowly, pushing his chair back from the table before rising to his feet. ]

First, however: what are your thoughts on the event?

[petreefied]

[It's easy to get absorbed into planning and preparing; this sort of event may fall under Erwin's responsibility back home, but he doesn't have his normal cadre around him to help. Even though there wasn't a budget to worry about, preparing and arranging everything would have taken time and focus.]

It's the least I can do, Commander. I haven't tried the food yet, but it smells good.

[His question, though, throws her, remembering the last time he asked for her thoughts on a matter.]

It's good that we have food from everyone's worlds. It's different than what we have back home, but eating together helps us learn about each other, even if it's just talk. The sparring, too, I like that. So long as we reach out to each other, this should be a good start for the project.

[corps]

That is exactly the sort of attitude we wished to promote. I am glad to hear that the theory is sound, at the very least.

[ He's not surprised that Petra would understand their intentions, at any rate. ]

Perhaps we could try some of the food together.

[ Erwin's had little experience with any of this food before. It will be something of an adventure. ]

Have a seat. I'll bring plates for both of us.

[ Before she can protest, he's off to do just that, filling a pair of plates with samples from several dishes. When he returns, he sets one beside her. ]

I am afraid I cannot say with certainty how any of this tastes.

[petreefied]

[Petra waits for him, flipping through the paperwork on the table and taking inventory of anything she might need to take note of. In a way, it feels rather strange; though she's helped Erwin before, she's used to taking a more secondary role, with either Hange or Mike directly working with the commander. When he returns, she scoots to the side, making room for him and his plate, as well.]

Thank you, sir. You haven't tried any of it at all? [Erwin had been there for a while, it was possible he had tried all sorts of new things. On the other hand, considering Levi's reaction to a good chunk of the products found the in the grocery.]

lmao thanks for posting that comment for me somehow dw??

[corps]

Not yet. [ He flashes her a quick smile as he pulls up a second chair beside hers. If he finds interacting with her more directly like this strange at all, he certainly shows no indication. ]

I've had the opportunity to sample a variety of interesting dishes in my time here, but nothing like what's been prepared for us today.

dw likes to be helpful okay

[petreefied]

[It's easier, somehow, to interact with Erwin when they're both working. It's a matter of practice, if nothing else.]

I've never had to opportunity to try cooking anything with so many ingredients before. Even cooking things from back home is a different experience, now.

[She'll wait for Erwin to take the first bit, curiously eying a brownie on her plate.]

[corps]

[ She exactly right; cooking here is quite a bit different, if only because of how readily available ingredients are, and the variety they're presented with. ]

I know just what you mean.

[ All right, first bite. Here goes. It's some sort of pasta salad, mixed with vegetables and tangy sauce; it's good, if a bit overwhelming. But he's found many foods here to be that way. ]

Our dishes from home are bland by comparison.

[petreefied]

[She nods in agreement.] There are so many spices and other things. We never got those with the rations.

[Cautiously, she'll take a bite of the brown, almost caught be surprise by how rich and sweet it was. She doubted she could eat the whole thing in one sitting without making herself sick, but it was good.]

The people who made this must be very skilled.