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

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

/For any emergencies that may occur. Supposed a fire broke out south with a heavy north wind. Or there was a sudden invasion. Right now the journals are our primary means of communication, but not everyone has access to it at all times./

[reviling]

I see.

How do you think this system will work? Who is going to be the first one to initiate the alarm?

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

/Those are the things we're trying to nail down. Possibly a central signal point with the message being carried out by staggered signal points around the area. Using some sort of magic-based system to trigger things is a possibility, but we need a method that works outside of magic in case the power cap is raised. Which then means we need a team of volunteers./

[Volunteers they could possibly get through the alliance, but one thing at a time.]

/So far we've discussed some sort of bell tower and the idea of using signal flares./

[reviling]

You're still going to need some kind of first line of sentries to trigger these alarms, unless you're just going to ask everyone to keep an eye out. It'll be better if you have some kind of organized watch for that kind of thing.

In the Survey Corps we used colored signals, each one had a different meaning, and people were supposed to relay the signal as soon as they saw it.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

/A dedicated team with backups would be the best plan. Given the size of the alliance, we should be able to find people to help out./

[Finding people is one thing. Finding people that will remain dedicated to the plan is another.]

/I'd like to hear more about the colored signals and the system you guys had./

[reviling]

Erwin developed the system for avoiding titans while out on an expedition beyond the walls. Green indicated a change in direction or to show where an individual squad was. Red was for titans sighted, black for aberrants, and blue was retreat.

They were signals using a canister that produced a cloud of colored smoke when discharged.

[there's a pause.]

Their functionality decreases considerably in rain.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Ginia grabs her notepad out of her pocket and begins jotting down notes. The color meanings will need some adjusting, but it's certainly something they could use. A lack of functionality in rain is a problem, but modern flares bypass that problem. Colored smoke and a flare, it could work. Something to ask around about.]

/Have you seen any of the signal guns or canisters here?/

[reviling]

No, but it's possible they could have been picked up by something or someone else. I can have someone check more regularly for them also if you're really interested.

Nothing like that where you're from?

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

/There are different types of signal guns and flares from my world, but I'm always curious what other worlds have./

[Ginia turns to look out at the other people outside. It's a good turn out, but food is a good lure. The real question is what will come out of this meeting? What's the next step?]

/The alliance. What do you think about it?/

[reviling]

Elaborate. What do I think about what?

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

/Do you think it will work? Is there any chance of the village coming together?/

[reviling]

[he appears to think a moment before speaking.]

Depends on what we're using as measures of success, what the goals are.

If you're looking for complete harmony and participation, no, I don't think it will work. But if it connects us to useful allies in the event of a draft, then we'll see how helpful its been.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[It's a good answer and she didn't expect any less from him. She agrees on all points too. There will always be people against or uninterested in the alliance. Some might even try to sabotage it. But the goal is hardly to get everyone involved, just enough to make a difference.]

/Smart answer. I suppose time will tell how things work out./

[A pause.]

/For the record, if there's a draft or something else, you can count on me./

[reviling]

[he looks at her, and nods.]

Thanks. You've been a big help to us. We're here for you, too.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[It's always reassuring to know someone has her back. How long that'll last or how true it really is remains to be seen, but it's the thought that counts.]

/Don't lie, you know you guys support me for my pretty face./

[She smiles.]

/I should get back in and check on the bar./

[reviling]

[his expression flattens minutely.]

Erwin's always been susceptible to a pretty face.

[not true in the least, but it's as close to a joke as Levi gets.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Hey, she'll take a Levi joke.]

/I'll see you around. Feel free to keep L-A-I-K-A with you, though she's fine wandering too. When I have plans figured out a bit more, I'll run them by you./