4. Party Rock Anthem

[buymedumplings]

Characters: Party People
Content: Bolin hosts a block party in Twilight Town. Food, fun, and partying! Whoo!
Location (including world): Twilight Town, The Sandlot
Time of Day: Late afternoon and into the night
Warnings: Excessive partying?
Notes: Feel free to start your own sub-threads, thread-jack, and just have fun. Open free for all is the style for threading.


Bolin, with the help of Spirits, Moogles, and various other people had finally finished setting up the party. There were tables laden with different kinds of food of course and decorations everywhere. They'd made sure to clear a space for dancing and Perry the Platypus had volunteered to DJ with some equipment borrowed from the moogles for the night. Bolin wished there could be more people so they could have games and stuff like a proper street festival...but for what he had he felt it was pretty good.

Now they just needed people to show up for the fun.

Comments

[seasaltkeys]

"I don't know actually," Roxas replied, holding out the bar for her. "It's just really popular in this town. I used to have it all the time."

Both when he thought he lived in Twilight Town, and when he was just visiting. It had become a regular staple of his diet once again, but it was a little more bittersweet than it used to be.

[lessabrasive]

"A local staple then. And one that carried over into the dream." Interesting. It said a great deal about the strength of the memory tied to it. And clearly a positive one, for the most part.

Though not usually one for sweets, Lin regarded the blue icecream thoughtfully once she had unwrapped it. Then, carefully, took a bite from one corner.

[seasaltkeys]

"Yeah. I'm glad it did." A world without sea salt ice cream didn't seem like a very good world to him, bittersweet memories or not.

"What do you think?"

[lessabrasive]

What DID she think? A good question, really. Brows furrowed, as much to ward off the possibility of brain freeze as it was her mind untangling the taste touched to her tongue.

"...Interesting. Still a little sweet for me, but not bad."

[seasaltkeys]

"It sorta varies from bar to bar how salty it is, but I'm glad you like it."

It wasn't much of one, but Roxas had managed something of a smile.

[lessabrasive]

Roxas didn't strike Lin as a kid who had much to smile about. Nonetheless, after a second bite of the icecream, Lin gave one in return. "Definitely not bad."

Green eyes then flicked towards what could be charitably be considered Roxas' best efforts. "I can see how the flavour might shift a little depending on the batch."

[seasaltkeys]

Roxas nodded in approval.

"Yeah, there's a lot more too it than I thought. I added a bit too much salt to that one."

Not intentionally, but he has a lot to learn about reading recipes. And pouring salt a little more steadily.

[lessabrasive]

Cooking is a fine art, and one that Lin is limited in herself. Albeit in foods not commonly found in Traverse or Twilight Town. "I suspect most dream eaters may enjoy it, regardless. But practice will make perfect." Eventually. Maybe?

[seasaltkeys]

"Maybe I should try giving it to them. I'm sure Bouncer would eat it. He'll eat pretty much anything."

Anything to fill his bottomless pit of a stomach. He looked over at Roxas when his name was called. Did his person need him for something?

[lessabrasive]

"Not too much in one go. Wouldn't want to make him sick." Lin didn't want to imagine how unpleasant cleaning up and taking care of a sick meow wow could potentially be. And were dairy products bad for cat-dog-things?

Who knew.

[seasaltkeys]

"I'll remember. I spoil him enough as it is."

He tried his best to be strict with his dreams eaters, but there were moments of weakness. Particularly when Bouncer stared up at him with those big eyes.

[lessabrasive]

"A little discipline never hurts," commented Lin, and her Pricklemane sat up at attention, puffing up proudly. He's very well behaved - or at least, he tries to be! "Is he the only one you have?"

[seasaltkeys]

"I try," Roxas replied with a sigh. He really did but Bouncer had a way of getting to him with those big pleading eyes of his.

"I have two others. A Me Me Bunny and an R&R Seal."

[lessabrasive]

The ruefulness earned a crooked half-smile from the metalbender. "They do seem created with being very affectionate, don't they." It wasn't something she was particularly used to.

The rabbit she was familiar with but-- "A seal? I don't think I've seen any of those about."

[seasaltkeys]

"He's rare. I won him in a struggle tournament. Flipper, come here!"

The seal, who had been playing around and keeping the ice cream cool wandered over, tossing his ball up and down.

[lessabrasive]

"Struggle?" Brow wrinkled a moment, before an 'ah' crossed her lips. "The 'sport' involving paddle-bats, or some such?" The moogles had made mention of it when she had spoken to them some days ago; it certainly seemed like a game for children.

Lin watched the seal approach. "He certainly looks unique. Does he do anything special?"

[seasaltkeys]

At that, Flipper tossed his ball up, clapped his flippers, caught the ball and lobbed it at Roxas's head. Roxas tried to step out of the way but the ball caught him in the face. Better that than the ice cream he supposed.

"It's not a very good talent," he said as he rubbed his nose.