Luceti Projects Mingle

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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

[yourhatred]

Ah... [The briefest moment of thought.]

What do you have in the way of juice?

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Ginia gives a quick glance over what she has on stock before typing up a message.]

Bottled orange and cranberry, I have lemons and limes on hand, and the fruit punch over here has rum in it while the one at the food table does not.

[deathsdoctor]

[Meanwhile, this indecisive customer is muttering to himself quietly. IGNORE HIM.]

... maybe something with mint...

[yourhatred]

Just orange juice is fine.

[He prefers not to drink anything alcoholic at affairs like these. Too much to take note of.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[One glass of orange juice coming right up. Ginia sets the drink on the counter with a napkin, then turns to Law. Well?]

[deathsdoctor]

Mojito, please?

[Decently alcoholic (not that he won't be stone cold sober after - One Piece alcohol tolerances are useful for parties like this) and he likes mint. Should work.]

[yourhatred]

[Itachi never comments on Law's drink preferences, as there never seems to be any need to. They'll each do what they do.

He accepts his own drink graciously.]

Thank you. You're doing everyone a good service, being here.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[One mojito coming right up. Ginia works with swift care as she cuts lime wedges and muddles mint leaves and the lime together. Dash of sugar, two more lime wedges, muddle some more, fill the cup with ice, top off with rum and some club soda, garnish with a lime wedge.

She sets the finished drink on the counter and quickly wipes her hands off with a cloth before typing again.]

What's a party without something to drink? I'm glad to be here.

[Both as a bartender and to scope out information and observe everyone. It's good being bartender.]

[deathsdoctor]

Thank you.

[Mmmm. She made it not too sweet. Awesome. He could get to like this.]

And a very interesting party it is too. Don't think I've been to something of it's like in a long, long time.

[yourhatred]

I have not either.

[For obvious reasons, but those don't need to be mentioned.]

At least the atmosphere is not unpleasant.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

Certainly friendly enough.

[Enough being the operative word. Everyone knows this isn't a normal party to have fun and mingle. It's networking and operations and everyone's here to get information or keep up appearances (or keep up certain appearances by not attending) and you can't hide that under good food and drink.]

Get a chance to try the food yet?

[deathsdoctor]

[So it is.

But is it inspiring camaraderie? Networking, and operations, and intelligence gathering is all well and good, and Law will play his role as everyone plays their role... but that vital spark is flickering here.

So it's an interesting party and the atmosphere isn't unpleasant, but.]

Yes. Whoever catered this really outdid themselves. It's all delicious.

[Law's been eating everything that doesn't have a speck of bread with it.]

[yourhatred]

I will have to roll my husband home at this rate.

[This is muttered, an amused tone in his voice. He won't have to, of course, but the mental image is worth the comment.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Ginia smiles and chuffs quietly. It does make an interesting mental image.]

By the way, Law, Kakashi's looking for you.

[Looking for him because of her suggestion, but that detail doesn't need to be mentioned. He can probably figure she had something to do with it anyway.]

[deathsdoctor]

[But - but he hadn't eaten before this!]

...

[Yeah, no good counter to that. The tips of his ears are visibly turning pink. Then... hm... well now...

Already noticed, if one places the conversation with Masaomi before this one. But with Ginia now mentioning it, he has a good idea why.]

Does he want to talk privately?

[yourhatred]

[Itachi sips his orange juice, curious about the summons from Kakashi. The look he gives his husband tells the man that he's free to go seek him out whenever he needs to.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Ginia looks between Itachi and Law before giving a light shrug. By no means were their plans a secret or should be a secret, especially from husbands. She just didn't know Itachi would be here.]

I will leave that for you to decide.

[deathsdoctor]

[Alright, says the look back. It's no secret anyway, so I'll tell you later after we chat, partner.]

Hmm... well, then I'll make sure he runs across me, then.

[yourhatred]

I'll remind you if you don't.

[Needing to remind Law of anything is rare, of course.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Ginia smiles at the two of them. Granted, she may not know them very well, but some things, like playful banter and teasing, are easy to pick up.]

You two are adorable together. Congratulations again.

[deathsdoctor]

[A bit of a chuckle as he playfully brushes his hip with Itachi's.] I got it. [Don't worry, partner. Law'll make sure there will be a conversation.]

[Adorable?]

... adorable, huh? Think we're going to have to up our game if we're just being called adorable. [Chinscratch. Joking a bit because that's the best way to handle the adorable comment.] But thanks.

[yourhatred]

[The comment gets a slight look of surprise from Itachi, but it soon fade back into the usual stoicism. He hides further reactions by drinking from his cup.

Law has taken care of the thanks. It should do for both of them.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

Adorable, cute, take your pick.

[A bit more teasing, but it's all well-meaning.]

But welcome. And don't let me keep you two trapped here. Enjoy the food, the people, the mingling.

[deathsdoctor]

But don't enjoy the food so much that there's nothing left for anyone else. Got it.

[Lightly, and a bit self-depreciatingly. Teasing his husband for his 'roll him home' comment a little earlier.]

[yourhatred]

[He gets an amused look for that. If it wasn't an actual possibility...]

Yes. Thank you. [A polite nod of his head.]