Spring Festival [OPEN TO ALL!]

[deadly_legacy]

When; Friday, April 6 2012, afternoon into night
Rating; Various! Warn if you need to on individual threads.
Characters; EVERYONE EVER!
Summary; Spring festival
Log;

Xanadu is buzzing this afternoon with with food stands and booths with games to play and trinkets to sell or win. There are a couple of stages where people play instruments, sing, juggle, and otherwise entertain.

People donated money, time and materials to bring everything together. Some areas are very polished and professional while others have more of a homemade touch, but it blends together nicely and there is a little something for everyone. A little further from the main attractions there is space for relaxing or playing a game of frisbee or catch.

As the evening settles upon the City, paper lanterns light up an outdoor dance floor and a band plays a range of music from romantic to spirited. There are also tables set up for those who would prefer to star or people gaze.

(OOC: As mentioned here please feel free to have your character/business set up a booth or stand or to be performing under the appropriate headings! They can be doing if for money, free, or charity. General Mingle | Booths: Games/Merchandise | Food Stands | Entertainment/Street Performers | Dance)

Comments

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

[Derek is there. He spots Eames and as they haven't had much in-person interaction decides to rectify the matter. He squats down next to the dog and starts petting his ears.]

Hey. Good to see you outside of a video screen. What's his name?

[signatures]

[ Seems like everyone is out and about today, though Eames can complain - it's enough entertainment to watch people he's used to seeing over a little device. ]

Pancake, [ Eames drawls, shaking his head a bit in exasperation. Pancake, however, is elated from the attention, butting his head into Derek's hands. ] He'll shed all over you, if you're not careful.

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

[He won't stop petting Pancake yet. Derek loves dogs, misses his own from back home but is unwilling to commit to one here. Which probably says a lot about how he feels about the City.]

Pancake? Alright then. Hey there, Pancake. Little dog hair never hurts. [He looks up to Eames and grins.] Enjoying the party?

[signatures]

[ Little dog hair always hurts when it gets all over your dark clothes, Derek. Still, his mouth curls upward a bit, gesturing to the two men currently juggling balls of fire between them. ]

It has its merits. And you?

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

[Derek smooths his hand back over Pancake's head and down his spine one more time before standing up. He crosses his arms over his chest and looks over to the jugglers that Eames indicated.]

Entertaining. I like a good party, especially when there's dancing.

[After another glance at the dog, Derek looks to Eames and arches a curious brow.] So why Pancake?

[signatures]

[ Eames only nods along in agreement - parties are fine, he has nothing against them, even if this has never been his usual crowd. ]

Pancake? I've no idea. He's my roommate's pup, I only walk him in a fervent attempt to get him to lose weight. [ He offers Derek a wry smile, though. ] I assume because he's brown and thick.

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

He's cute. Back home I have a bulldog named Clooney. My sisters insisted I needed a dog to keep me company. So Desi goes with me to pick out a dog from the pound. He was a tiny little thing.

[He smirks.] Not so tiny anymore. But she named him Clooney cause she's always had this crush on Clooney the actor.

[signatures]

George Clooney the bulldog. Was he the sort of peppered grey that also drove the women wild? [ Eames prompts casually. Clooney dog would be much classier than Pancake, he bets. ]

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Little brown, grey and white. Cute little dog. I'm not home a lot but he's always happy to see me, you know?

[He lifts one shoulder in a half-shrug.] Dogs are good for that, making you feel wanted. [He grins at Pancake.] Even thick ones.

[signatures]

Sure. [ Pancake is the same way, happy to see anyone whenever they come back to the rowhouse - Arthur and Ariadne especially, of course, but he still does run into the ankles of Yusuf and himself. ] My roommates seem to enjoy him enough to keep him around, in any case.