It's Party Time [ Open ]

[universal_charm]

Who: Jim Kirk & You!
Broadcast: Nope
Action: Yes, Planet-side @ Alloy Lake
When: Sometime in the evening

While it wasn't broadcasted, between how many people were told and the fact it wasn't exactly a private affair on a very public beach, anyone was welcome to come to this little shindig. Kirk's feelings were mostly that they all could use a break and a chance to relax together as friends, family, teammates, or any other word you chose to assign to the relationships you had on the Fleet. It was a nice break from working in projects too. It was nice to have something to occupy yourself in a creative and useful way, but it was always a good idea to take a break and refresh the brain now and then.

Which was how he came to the idea of a party on Alloy Lake.

He scouted a scrap of land near the water to set up on - beach towels, a cooler with drinks, a mocked up grill to cook some food. He went out later in the afternoon to start with more than enough light to enjoy some swimming, though it would be dark soon enough for certain members to join without being uncomfortable. At which point, a bonfire was built. What? A lack of sunlight is never a reason to stop partying! Especially not with such good company.

_{[ ooc: It's a party on the beach! Make your own starters and have some fun! There's drinks - alcoholic and non - food, a couple of games or make your own, a bonfire later in the night with of course means some kind of smore, swimming, and more. In terms of invite, you can assume you were directly told by Kirk, or told by someone else, or the grapevine. It's open to all, so don't worry to much about it. Have fun! ]}

Comments

[dandyofawolf]

[He tilts his head. Unsure of why Kirk is laughing at anything that he's saying.]

Yes. Chap. That is what I said.

[With that said...]

I'm not sure you'd quite enjoy the games that I played with the boys back then. Quite a few of them involve an expert knowledge of being a dandy.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He waved his beer a little. ]}

Hmmm? What kind of games would those be?

_{[ He had the look of a curious puppy, a genuine sort of interest, even if he probably won't want to play or in fact have the available skills to play. But he would at least listen and learn. ]}

[dandyofawolf]

Gossip and fashion.

[Those may not sound like games but you would be surprised.]

[universal_charm]

_{[ He takes a sip, as if considering something, and then nods. ]}

Yes, that sounds about right. And I already know your consideration of my abilities in one of those areas.

[dandyofawolf]

Well, since you likely have no idea what I mean when I say Shadbelly or Levée and probably even less of an idea when I say aureolin or bistre or rufous, then I would say it's a reasonable consideration to make.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He held up his hands in surrender. ]}

All right, all right, I see I am clearly woefully unprepared for such a game. Though I will take a guess at bistre being some type of eating establishment.

_{[ He puts his hands on his hips, lips set as if his sheer force of will could make that answer correct. ]}

[dandyofawolf]

[He looks so thoroughly amused.]

It's a color, captain.

[universal_charm]

And what, pray tell, does the color “bistre” look like?

_{[ He has never heard of such a color, it sounds perfectly made up. ]}

[dandyofawolf]

It's a pigment of brown that is almost grayish in nature. It is made from the soot of burned wood.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He pursed his lips because... still sounds made up, but fine. ]}

I’m content with my basic color palette knowledge, I think, but that’s good to know.

[dandyofawolf]

For the record, aureolin and rufous are also colors.

[universal_charm]

Okay, fine, I’ll bite - what do those two colors look like?

[dandyofawolf]

Aureolin is a pigment of yellow commonly used in oil paintings. Rufous commonly looks like rusted iron.

[universal_charm]

I would accuse you of lying just to mess with me, but I know you're having more fun with this because it's true.

[dandyofawolf]

That's the best part honestly.

[universal_charm]

_{[ You're such a brat sometimes, Biffy. Which is the pot calling the kettle black, but never mind! ]}

I'll just bet it is.

[dandyofawolf]

[Sooooo amused.]

Not enjoying it?