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!)

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[goldenglasses]

[Moment's gone. Hot sauce is on his tongue. Vash shouts at the top of his lungs before jumping up and down. It was hot and it hurt!] WATER! WATER! WATER! [Vash forgets all about his fight with Law to run off to where the punch and other drinks have been set up.]

[yourhatred]

[Law gets a look for that one, but Itachi isn't going to be attempting to step between them any time soon.]

You may want to try milk, if they have any.

[Or something cold and creamy, anyway.]

[deathsdoctor]

[What? Pirates don't back down. Letting him get away with it would have been showing weakness.

He always could have gone the Nami and Sanji route. This way is much less violent.]

[goldenglasses]

[At least the Nami and Sanji route Vash would understand what had happened to him. He's not sure if the meat was just spicy, but something in his gut tells him that it had SOMETHING to do with Law.

That feeling being a horrible, burning sensation. Which the gunman is doing his best to be rid of. There's no milk, but Vash is pouring himself drink after drink of some of the punch. Hopefully no one had spiked it yet. It's doing little to dull the pain or tears streaming down Vash's eyes as he tries to cool his mouth down.]

[yourhatred]

[Calmly, Itachi turns and walks away for a moment. When he returns, he has two bowls of green tea ice cream. Just to be fair.

He hands one to his husband, then takes the other to Vash. One has to take advantage of the good flavors when they're available.]

[deathsdoctor]

[Hopefully no one had spiked it means that most likely someone HAS spiked it, given all the people coming through, and more than a few in the crowd having a decidedly prankful bent.

(You could start with Isaac, Loki, work your way down the list...)

But mmmmm... green tea ice cream.] Thank you. [They don't get this in the village often.]

[goldenglasses]

[In a pause from another hastily drank glass of punch, Vash takes the offered ice cream as he attempts to catch his breath. Smashing the cold, creamy treat against his tongue.

He breathes a sigh of relief as it finally helps a bit. He'd say thanks but is mouth is a bit full at the moment. Eventually he pulls the ice cream away so he can speak.] Careful with that dish! It's really spicy!

[yourhatred]

Thankfully it's not something that tempts me, then.

[Spicy meatballs. Who knew.]

[deathsdoctor]

Hmmmm... [Making an intrigued noise as he takes a tiny bite of the sukiyaki off his plate. Now to sell it.

Fingers twitch again and some spice lands on his own tongue. That might have been a little too much spice and the start Law makes is real.

Starting to sweat a little.] Hooooh... It's got heat.

[goldenglasses]

I tried to warn you! [Whatever Law gets at this point is his own fault. He tried to warn him!] I think I had an exceptionally hot piece. It tasted like a whole bottle of hot sauce suddenly landed on my tongue! It was really tasty until that part!

[But this ice cream is making it all better now! And once it's finished he'll try something else to eat!]

[yourhatred]

Curious. It doesn't smell spicy at all. Perhaps I would have to get closer.

[Oh the whims of a pirate.]

[deathsdoctor]

[Aaa... and now you want your fun, eh, partner?

There's a wry little smile before he devours another item. Well, fair enough.]

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, that's why it was so surprising! It didn't look or smell spicy! I don't know if I'd get too close to it if I were you! That stuff could probably burn through your skin!

[Vash sure isn't going to be going anywhere near that dish anymore. Not when there were so many other good looking dishes here. Oh! Like those cute little hotdogs on sticks with dipping sauces. He'll go for those instead.]

[yourhatred]

[If he has to deal with you both, partner, he might as well get in a jab or two.]

Aa. Consider me duly warned.

[Though there's no need, of course. Meat and all.]

[deathsdoctor]

[Mwahahaha... more for Law. Later. Right now... pakoras.

Holding one up.]

I think these are safer. Come try them, partner, they're good.

[And vegetarian, naturally.]

[goldenglasses]

[What are you holding up there Law? Tell me of that delicious looking thing that you're holding? Vash is guessing it's vegetarian in nature after what Itachi said before, but that also looks a bit like breading around whatever it is.

Darn, what is it? He needs to know if he can eat it.] What is that? Some sort of breaded, fried food?

[Fried food is fine, so long as it wasn't covered in bread or flour before frying.]

[yourhatred]

Ah, are they?

[He steps closer to accept some, also placing one on a separate plate and holding it toward Vash. There shouldn't be any fighting over a sample that way.]

They certainly smell good. [He takes these sorts of things a little more slowly, so he hasn't done much tasting of the various dishes yet.] Thank you.

[deathsdoctor]

Not breaded. Think it's potatoes. [Law wouldn't be touching them if they were breaded. Because bread.] And chickpeas?

[goldenglasses]

[Vash takes the plate from Itachi with a smile. Who knew that ninja were nicer than pirates! Lousy, cheating pirates.]

You sure it's not bread? [Vash turns it over once or twice in his hands trying to make up his own mind. He'd really rather not get sick in front of all these people.] One way to find out I guess! [Down the hatch it goes. If Law is mistaken he'll just throw up all over the man for it.]

[yourhatred]

[Itachi has no aversion to bread, but he appreciates alternatives all the same.

He also eats way too politely for occasions like this.] Enjoy.

[deathsdoctor]

[No bread, or Law would be feeling it too. Eventually.]

Yes.

[Ah, but you're facing finely honed doctor instincts. The instant any upchucking happens, if it happens, Law'll will be darting clear.]

[goldenglasses]

[Well, as long as there is no bread then there is no need to test this theory of who is quicker. The pirate or the outlaw.] Mmmhmmm! It's super tasty! [Vash gobbles it right down.] Ah! If it's one thing Luceti is good at is finding new and tasty foods to try! [Vash reaches over to a new dish, it's something wrapped in bacon. He's not exactly sure what, but it has bacon on it so he's sure he'll love it!]

[yourhatred]

[Just smelling that bacon dish makes Itachi's stomach churn, so he's actually glad for the moment that he doesn't have to look at it.]

Aa. So they are.

Perhaps that's one of the reasons they bring in good cooks.

[deathsdoctor]

[Ooooo bacon wrapped scallops.]

... to expand everyone's culinary horizons? That's a good a reason as any.

[Because who knew with the Malnosso.]

[goldenglasses]

I'd be happy with that reason. [Don't worry Itachi. Vash will pop those bacon wrapped items in his mouth and try to get rid of the smell for you at a rapid pace.] Minus the experiment parts at least.