Partem Memoriae

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate and anyone!
Broadcast: Fleetwide text
Action: A tropical world of the Yadrolla system
When: 5/31, the day after the Festival

[The parties may have ended in most of the system, but at least in one corner, as the silver confetti and plastic cups are being swept up, it continues. This time it's not in celebration of the games but something - or someone - a little more personal to some of the members of the fleet. After all, Felix had promised, in a way.

A brief text message will be sent out the fleet]

There will be a celebration this evening in memory of our friend Lumiere, who has since departed the fleet. Regardless of whether you knew him, come enjoy yourself as I'm sure he would have wanted.

[The coordinates that follow lead to a small lounge-like venue near the beach in the Brightbirds territory. The main room is bright and cozy, hosting the featured entertainment for the night, orange-skinned men and women dancers in flowing, feathered, revealing garments who make sinuous circles around the room. Musicians with guitar-like instruments and drums play throughout the night, to accompany the dancers.

On the patio there is a buffet full of small finger foods like skewers of meat and candied fruits and various other decadently simple dishes. The bar is also nearby - though the drinks aren't free, they are available at a discount for the evening.

If you want a little more quiet, the patio leads directly out onto the beach, which is also set with small cushions and tables for you to enjoy your food and drink while you listen to the waves and the distant city lights reflected in the water]

((OOC: This is a mingle! Please feel free to make your own toplevel and have some fun!))

Comments

[goldenglasses]

One of many reasons. [He leans in to give her cheek a quick kiss.]

[passingthrough]

[Okay, she actually slightly blushes at that. Really not sure why anyone would like her when she just spent an excessively long time mourning the last boyfriend and is not actually what you might call over him. She really hopes she doesn't hurt Vash.]

That's a good line.

[goldenglasses]

[Too late to worry about hurting him. His life is pain.] The best lines are the true ones.

[passingthrough]

[Hers too. That doesn't mean she has to add to it. She's worried she will. How can she not, still in love with someone else as she enters into a... a something.]

You're sweet, Vash. You don't show it off all time time, but you are.

[goldenglasses]

Well, if I showed it off how would I possibly keep my badass reputation? Especially on the fleet!

[No one thinks that about him on the fleet.]

[passingthrough]

Yes, a little delusional, but sweet. [Smiling at him.]

[goldenglasses]

Speaking of sweets, I'm out. [He shows her his empty plate.] How about you? Do you want seconds or happy to just enjoy the view for a bit?

[passingthrough]

It's a pretty good view. [Looking at him and not the beach when she says it.]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash grins and looks directly at her in return.] Yeah, I couldn't agree more.

[passingthrough]

Want to walk along the beach? I hear that's a popular thing for people to pretend they like doing.

[goldenglasses]

Pretend? Why would they pretend that? Who doesn't like walking along the beach? [Seeing as beaches are a huge rarity to him the joke really is lost on him.]

[passingthrough]

Well, maybe they aren't really pretending. I just feel like I heard it as a standard line people would use about things they like back when we had more movies and books and stuff. And there aren't that many people who live by beaches.

Is that a yes or...?

[goldenglasses]

[Vash nearly literally jumps to his feet as he holds out his arm for her to take like a "gentlemen".]

May I have this stroll?

[passingthrough]

[That gets an instant smile as she gets to her feet and takes his arm.] Yes. You're cute, you know that?

[goldenglasses]

Cute? I was going for suave and handsome! [He tries to pout, but he's too busy grinning like an idiot as starts to lead them away from their seats.]

[passingthrough]

You know, I don't use the word handsome much. [He would not be the first to be upset he got something other than "handsome". She used to call Winn beautiful a lot and he protested, but she couldn't help it. He was beautiful to her. Handsome sounded lacking in comparison to her.] I could add gentlemanly?

[goldenglasses]

I accept! But you could also add stoic, manly, dashing, stupendous, magnificent... [He continues on. Is he trying to push his luck? He sure is!]

[passingthrough]

Is this how you normally operate? Flatter yourself and not the girl?

[goldenglasses]

I don't know. Is it working? Are you being charmed by me?

[passingthrough]

Oh, yeah, practically hypnotized.

[goldenglasses]

Then I suppose I'll just have to keep going! Saying how I am the best looking man on this beach! And it's all to do with the lady on my arm~~.

[passingthrough]

It's like they always say, if you study hard and work harder eventually you can be some guy's arm candy and make him look better.

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, because I would certainly look like crap without you here. [He gives her cheek a quick kiss.]

[passingthrough]

You do not. You look kind of cool with the red duster on the beach.

[goldenglasses]

Did you know that the colour red in the language of flowers stands for determination?