[open] optional: sunrise catch-all

[adlantisag]

CHARACTERS: everybody who wants to enjoy a shred of actual success/is really tired of this whole 'eternal darkness' thing.

DATE: evening of jan 24-morning of the 25th

WARNINGS: schmoop, probably.

SUMMARY: the sun's back, come say hi AKA sunrise mingle/catch-all

SUN SALUTATION

[ Thanks to everyone's hard work and following Rick's, er...enthusiastic performance, the stars are back in the sky after four long months. Goblins and humans are out of their homes, cheering in the streets despite the cold that still grips the city. It's winter, the night will be long yet, but hope feels real now.

Bars and pubs will be open and raucous until dawn; people have tracked out whatever leftover supplies remained from the festival of illumination and strung up lights by their open windows. The atmosphere is certainly lively, but how long will it last?

The sun breaks in the west at around half past seven. Might want to get a good spot to watch. ]

[[OOC: got mod permission for the elements of this log! thanks mods. this log is purely optional for anyone who wants to react to the sun being back. art by nathan fowkes. ]]

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Flora | Open

[showmeyourwreath]

Before Sunrise

[To anyone dawdling, aimless, she makes her way over to.]

Hey, come on! It'll rise soon, have you found some place to watch?

[In spite of her unsolicited approach, her voice is rather warm, friendly, and calm--it's her face that betrays her excitement, even if she is looking a little wan, at the same time.]


Sunrise! (location flexible)

[Flora's life isn't as directly tied to the sun as Stella's, but its influence cannot be ignored and this past while has been a little difficult for her. Despite her best efforts, many things have withered and died without its light, and this world's song has been quiet, sickly, and haggard. It's made her feel the same way at times and weighed her heart with malaise and sadness.

But no longer.

Day--real day--breaks, bright .

Her smile is as wide as the horizon, but her voice is unimaginably gentle, and she needs to wipe an eye, but she does not look away.]

Oh, how wonderful...!


Bar Hopping/Partying

[The seasons are the seasons, but it seems criminally unfair to her that it should come back during the Winter. Not everyone is properly dressed or prepared for that! So, she's taken it upon herself to make enchanted flower garlands or single flowers to ward off the cold and graciously handed them out to people in the streets. Some of them even glow a little under the sun's direct light. Welcome to the day rave.

That sure is a garland slipping over your head. Yeah, yours. And, to her credit, it complements whatever they are wearing at the time. Because fashion is important always.]

It'll keep you warm, just in case!

[SUNNIEST. SMILE. GET IT, SUNNY? BECAUSE THE SUN'S BACK!]


In the Wilds

[Flora is happy to be around people very much, but there's something else she feels she needs to do, and she makes her way away. It may be Winter, but there are still things that normally thrive that haven't been. She wants to restore them, and with the sun's return, they'll be fine on their own again.

After a little help.

Anyone who may have sought a reprieve might find her here, a hand pressed to a single trunk, but the light around it surrounds many trees. Over the next moments, whatever decaying foliage was there disintegrates and grows anew, fresh and vital.

She steps back a little, but does not remove her hand, her voice is warm and fond.]

There, that's much better, isn't it? [She cants her head in your direction.]

Don't you think?

[Seems to have noticed you.]


Wildcard

[Hit me if you have an idea!]

Sakura l Open

[keystaff]

[Really, Sakura is just as thrilled as anyone at the return of the moons, the stars, the sun. The light being back once more. She's just obviously a little young to necessarily be invited or allowed to the pub, she assumes.

But she does find a decent spot to watch, up on one of the roofs she climbed onto using the Jump card, but not figuring she should get too high up. The light will mean more people would potentially see her, and she's not being quite that casual about her magic.

So she settles down with a drink of hot chocolate, still in her pjamas, to watch the sunrise for the first time in what feels like forever.]

[viscontree]

[Whoa, Sakura managed to get up into a high location. He gazes at her from down below and wonders how he's ever going to get there. It takes him a few minutes to climb the building's structure. The building isn't too high thankfully. Julius is a strong individual so he makes climbing look safe from afar.]

Would you like some company?

[He'll spend some time with her if that's what she wants.]

Archer | OTA

[anti_altruisms]

I. Hitting the Tankard

[ It must be said that Archer isn't the most expressive or ebullient person when it comes to celebrations. The people of Chantes are overjoyed, of course, and they have reason to be. In his case, of course, he can appreciate a job well done, a success he wasn't entirely sure they might see.

There is still work to do, of course, but for now, he is satisfied. It's why he sits at a bar stool nursing a drink -- a rather uncharacteristic posture for him, but one he decides to indulge in nonetheless. Maybe, he's finally taking a little of the advice he was given not too long ago, or maybe, he's here for another reason.

Either way, as raucous and rowdy as some of revelers may get, he stays where he is. A faint smile touches his lips from time to time, but otherwise, he sips quietly at his drink and simply watches everyone else. ]

II. Here Comes the Sun

[ When morning itself finally arrives, Archer does not cloister himself in a tavern like he has for most of the night. No, he goes out to greet it instead. He seeks out a place with a clear view, the highest point in the city, and from there, he watches light flood the city of Chantes for the first time in months.

It's a glorious sight, truly, and while he is aware that the mission is not yet complete, it seems they're on the right track. ]

III. Wildcard

[ Hit me up with anything! c: ]

I

[adlantisag]

[ She loves the atmosphere of joy that seems to envelop the city. Tomorrow will be a new day, and perhaps it won't last, but Kida is content to revel in it. She sees Archer alone at the bar, watching revelers mill about, and doesn't hesitate to go join him, settling in the stool right next to him with her knees swinging in his direction. ]

Ah, Nemeshos! What are you having?

[ She motions to the barman to say: I'll have what he's having, before turning back to her companion. ]

Bogimkem!

[ 'We did it!' Her smile is easy, even when she takes in the crowd around them knowing the work is only half-done. ] We mustn't lose sight of the future, but for now...I am pleased with us.

[ That they found a solution, that they worked together to accomplish it. ]

2

[viscontree]

Quite a sight isn't it?

[Well, there's a familiar face. Julius greets Archer with a friendly yet casual tone. The sun's up and that means they're one step closer to completing the mission. Their next objective should be restoring peace to Chantes. The work they've been given isn't complete yet--Julius is more than aware of that. He isn't ready to celebrate. It's really nice to see that they're making actual progress though.]

The sun is here to mark the start of a new day.

semi-closed;

[adlantisag]

a. Walking on sunshine; closed to Hellboy

[ As the sky begins to brighten Kida hikes down to the goblin district. People have mostly fled to the outskirts of the city or second-story windows, leaving the streets bare. It's hard not to notice the tall red-skinned man as his hooves resonate over the cobblestones. ]

Hellboy! [ She jogs over to meet him, her step sure despite the alcohol still humming in her. She links her arm around his, tugging at him. ] I am going to the church--to the roof of the church. Will you watch the sunrise with me?

[ She's impossibly excited. This will be her first time seeing the sun in--well, since she was small. ]

b. you're gonna rise up singing--WILDCARD

[ Kida can be found partying like it's 1999 all up in various goblin and human establishments, presumably telling each side that the other one brought the sun back. (Sorry, Rick.) Join her for a dance, a song, a game of poker or a drink--she won't say no to the company! If you have other ideas, hit me up on plurk at lunation or PM! ]

wildcard all up in dis

[grunehexe]

[Though Sieglinde has yet to figure out how the thing smells at all considering it's face lacked a nose nor... any prerequisites for the sense besides a gaping nasal cavity in its skull, Isengrim knew Kida's scent quite well.

The canine had yet to make any audible barking sounds, or much sound at all, really, besides what came of panting or moving, but the sound of its rapid approach from behind would betray it. That and... Sieglinde's voice.]

Kidaaaaa-

[The greeting turned into a shriek of something halfway frightened and halfway still quite fun, as Isengrim streaked past the Atlantean... then turned on a less than perfect dime to grind to a halt in front of her, Sieglinde... barely clinging to it's back, hands fisted desperately around it's collar and thin leg's clamped tight at its shoulders.

This was not a smooth ride, but at least it was over, and she half-slide from the beast's back as it lept up to greet Kida itself.]

wildcard - If you need anything changed lemme know

[beyourrock]

[In part of the goblin portion of Chantes, a bright voice could be heard. Light and uplifting. It's also framed by the sound of children's laughter. Outside one of the shops, shadows of many goblin children could be seen dancing with one another. The one producing the singing stood in the middle of the frenzy.

Pearl smiles through her singing, bending down to twirl a goblin here, to help one twirl in place by placing a finger on their head, leading and so on. She twirls once herself, getting into the singing and dancing. The added sunlight brightened her mood considerably. And when she sees Kida passing by, she dances right up to her, still singing.

The Gem gives her a knowing look, and even offers her a hand, if she should accept it. The goblin children watch in awe, some even giggling as Pearl waggles her eyebrows a bit.]

cranks up the music

[hellshaped]

[Hellboy's height makes it pretty easy for him to get a good vantage point just by finding a small platform to stand on. Tree stumps, raised ledges, whatever. It seems everyone is looking for somewhere to watch the sun rise, and he's no different.

He stops when he hears Kida calling for him, and really has no choice but to let her tug him along. What good is arguing against Hurricane Kida?]

Alright, alright -- if you insist. [He's smiling, though, a genuine grin -- which, on Hellboy's face, looks something like a teeth-baring grimace, so he doesn't do it that much. But in the face of her excitement, how could he not?]

Might be crowded.

( ota! )

[winces]

1) here comes the sun | an hour before sunrise

[ after rick's announcement, and the sudden appearance of a sky full of stars and moons — yes, moons! — there was no way olivia wouldn't stay up to watch the sunrise. she hadn't even been here nearly as long as the others, but for olivia, who happens to feel things a little too deeply sometimes, it already feels like it's been ages. and though she knows there's still plenty of work left for them to do... she can't help but cling to the high of this success. later, she can worry about all that there is left to fix. for now... why not indulge a little? ]

Oops — sorry!

[ she freezes suddenly, one hand still propping up the roof trapdoor while the other settles around the edge. she'd thought to climb as high as she could go that evening, so that she may be able to see the entire town get bathed in the eventual sunlight, but she hadn't expected to find anyone else up there either.

she smiles a little bashfully, lingering by the edge, just her head and shoulders peeking out from under the door. ]

Got room for one more...?

2) dancing in the moonsunlight | mid-day

[ it seems olivia isn't the only one working off of the adrenaline of success. the trades district that day looked like a veritable madhouse, but a happy, excited one, with townspeople delighting in the warmth of the sun, congregating around the open space to bask.

in the center of it all a large crowd has formed, and somewhere to the side music is lilting in the air, mingling with cheering and laughter. some minstrels have taken out their instruments and are kicking out a tune, and various audience members are clapping along in rhythm. in the center of the crowd are a handful of people, dancing and laughing and enjoying this literal light in their lives. venture closer, and you may well find one of your own among them — laughing nearly as loud as the rest, with cheeks bright red from joy, there is olivia, looking about as happy and as comfortable as she has ever been.

she only pauses when she notices you, and a brief, mischievous sparkle in her eye is the only warning you get before she suddenly rushes towards you, taking your hands into hers. ]

Dance with me~!

3) what makes you beautiful | mid-day/late afternoon

[ of course, not everyone is feeling the excitement. or maybe as the day wears on, that adrenaline rush begins to fade. whatever the reason, it's easy enough to spot you, hovering away from all the others, or maybe even lingering about but distinctly elsewhere in your mind.

either way, olivia spots you, and her hear goes out to you. even if isn't the biggest win, it's still a little win, and everyone should get the chance to enjoy it. and so, she sets out to try to do her best to turn that frown upside-down!

so without any subtlety, she sidles closer towards you and clears her throat. ]

Excuse me... Is the sun really back? Or is that just you lighting up my world?

[ ...shame she defaults to one of maribelle's pick up lines to try and do it. but A for effort! ]

4) cyoa!

[ i'm open for anything! c: ]

2;

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ How does somebody exert so much energy? Gintoki doesn't know, but he's been enjoying watching Olivia dance so far. There still some alcohol in his system, but he's settling for water to drink right now to try and sober himself up. It's loud here and he's honestly about ready to call it a day when Olivia seems to spot him and insist on a dance.

She manages to get at least one of his hands as he staggers on out there with her. ]</sub>

I, uh. I don't dance.
_{[ He really doesn't make a habit of it, nope. ]}

damn right i'm picking 3

[boneafide]

[ Papyrus' enthusiasm throughout the day really couldn't be contained. Still, as the sun begins to set, he can't help but feel disappointed- it felt like it lasted so little time! Had the day passed already?! He knows, reasonably, it will be back again within another twelve hours or so, but that doesn't make up for him missing a whole lifetime's worth. ]

Oh, Olivia-

[ That... that joke...

It's so awful.

But... ]

I'm flattered!! I'm so glad the stars and the sun have returned! Although I have to say now that I have a comparison- all the stars in the sky don't shine as bright as the ones in your eyes!

2!

[craterface]

[She hasn't been here for long, but Ruby is already amazed at what she's seen so far of the place. And with the sun out, it made everything even more beautiful.

For now, her attention is towards all of the dancing taking place at the center, going along for the ride by clapping and letting out a little cheer as well, so she doesn't notice Olivia coming up and taking her hand until it's too late.]

Huh? Wai- !!

[WHOOP well, that just happened. But, might as well, so she'll try to match her movements along with the rhythm!]

2. Everyone wants to dance, apparently.

[troublebusted]

[It's certainly a relief that the sun is back and it feels good to finally feel the sun on her face again, but Nico isn't really feeling the celebratory mood that has infected Chantes herself. She did a little that morning when she'd put on a concert with the sunrise as a backdrop. The actual return of the sun is almost too surreal to wrap her head around, but very little can stop the rush of making people smile, even if she vaguely knows that a lot of those were for the sunrise rather than her.

That mood had stayed strong at first as she spent the morning schmoozing with the crowds with her cutesy, peppy idol persona, both to spread positive rumours about the goblins and to advance her own fame in Chantes (look, some things are important), but it only could last so long. For one thing, she's pretty tired. She was up earlier than she'd had to since getting here, with no school to make getting in a morning run have to be so early, and the announcement kept her up late the night before. And, well, she's kind of feeling pressured.

She listened to all the people talking about what they have to do to try and make peace. Most of it was the stuff so far over her head as to be kind of surreal. Bring back the sun? Deal with terrorists? Jailbreak people on death row? That's so far removed from her that she can't wrap her head around it. But some of it, making the people of Chantes want peace, is uncomfortably close enough to the defence she raised if anyone asked what she was doing focusing on her idol career for her to really grasp how in over her head she is. And yet if she wants ALASTAIR to send her home before the Love Live....

Despite the mild headache coming on from the tiredness and pressure, it is still nice to see people celebrating like this and she stops to watch the dancing (even if she's not exactly popular with the local minstrels with her suddenly bursting into the entertainment scene with flashy costumes and effects). There's a bit of jealousy in her expression, though, as she wishes she could forget her worries and properly celebrate the return of the sun, too.

And then there's a beautiful dancer grabbing her hands to invite her straight in and Nico is basically blindsided. It takes her a moment to recover.]

Ah! ...An idol doesn't just dance with just anybody! An idol belongs to everyone, and her attention is valuable!

[She doesn't try to pull away, though, still a little taken by surprise.]

Sieglinde Sullivan | OTA

[grunehexe]

A. ALE REQUISITION

[A pub crawl is no place for an eleven year old girl according to certain world standards, but not according to her village's, and heck, everyone's just really excited about the sky being back in action, so most people aren't paying too much attention to one more reveler in the mix.

That ale was supposed to be headed your way, passed over by various hands, but. Tiny hands reach out of the crowd and just snatch it away, and she certainly doesn't seem to be planning on giving it back.]

B. CHASE THE MORNING SUN

[Sieglinde slept straight through the sunrise. (Oops.) But when she finally woke it was to the bright light through the window curtains, enough to make her bolt upright. A quick look outside confirmed it really was the sun, and she's out the door and exploring as fast as she can hobble.

So this was a day in the outside world. Well- not her outside world, but. The sun outside of her world. It seemed so long since she'd seen it, though she knew it had only been months- long enough for streets to seem brand new just for a lack of night, for her eyes to adjust to darkness and now sting slightly in the light. Despite that, looking at a field just outside of town dredged up in her a childish reaction- to run and skip and play. A desire the skull-faced canine at her side was indulging in, snapping after a bird and leaving her behind.

But skipping and playing wasn't for girls with feet carefully broken and bound to be barely three inches long. She hadn't tried in years, but... since coming to Chantes, she'd walked on her own more than she ever had in her life. Improved her balance, and built muscle, maybe, so now, just a little...

She made it three running steps and half skip before she hit the dirt. (Feel free to intervene if good Samaritan, or... not...)]

C. WILDCARD

[Sieglinde can be found out celebrating, exploring, setting out racks of herbs to dry, laying on her back in a field with paper and tracing the sun's route through the sky, etc. Hit me up!]

a;

[naturallywavy]

Oiiiiii—
<sub>[ A slurring voice drawls, half lidded eyes belonging to a guy who has obviously gotten his fill of alcohol (yet is still getting more) fixating on the smaller one who has just snatched his drink. Nice.

He doesn't make much an effort to get it from her (and like hell he's going to start a bar fight with a little girl) but he does click his tongue together as if this is some way of disciplining her. ]</sub>

You don't want that.
_{[ He presses his palm over the top of the drink, preventing her from managing to take a sip. Gintoki leans in, looking her straight in the eye with an unreadable expression. ]}

Don't ya know what it is?
It's piss. It's actually piss. Like from a p*nis.
_{[ sure he'll admit to drinking pee if it means prevent this child from getting drunk. ]}

Closed to Steven

[runningjoke]

[ Peridot didn't plan on "celebrating" this new sunshine. It didn't matter to her whether or was night or day or eternal darkness forever, really. She could see fine regardless.

Timing wise, it was pure coincidence. Steven said he was by the Odette memorial, and she knew enough of where that was to find her way. Not that she really knew what she was doing right now. Why find Steven? ...Maybe it's because she didn't really think she could trust being around anyone else, right now.

Sure enough, there he is, enthralled at finally being able to see the sun again. As an organic, missing sunlight for that long likely had detrimental effects to his health. But his gem half would have ensured survival, regardless.

Peridot doesn't say anything with her approach, and instead just takes a seat on the snow. It's cold, and wet, and no better than it was the first time, but she doesn't really care right now. ]

Re: Closed to Steven

[jamminshield]

[It's not long before he spots her and scurries over towards her.]

Peridot! Hey! You made it!

[But something seems even odder in the person. She's just... there, sitting in the snow. Steven halts his run and frowns.]

...Are you alright?

Accord | Open

[of_her_own_accord]

[For A1 and A2, the sun coming back is just another Tuesday. They are both appreciative, to be sure, but there's still work to be done.

It's A3 who is taking the sun in as much as she can. She sits on one of the roofs, her back to her bag, watching the sun rise with an undeniable look of glee and appreciation in her eyes. Maybe the others can be so dismissive of this sort of thing, but for her?

Every day a sun rises on a world is a good thing.]

Phoenix | OTA

[wright_idea]

[A. The Party Beforehand]

[Phoenix joins with the goblins, rushing to help bake things. No sense in wasting this moment of good cheer, although he'd prefer it if there was some way of bridging the gap between the humans and goblins for this festival. Still, this is the happiest he's seen the goblins in a long time.]

[I wonder if we can continue to maintain this happiness? There's only one way I can think of -- and that's to end this discrimination once and for all, with or without the king's help.]

[Anyway, hope you like bread. Actually, the interesting thing for anybody who's tried his stuff is that it's slowly starting to taste less overkneaded as he starts accumulating REAL experience rather than false memories of experience.]

B. Sunrise

[At long last, the sunrise. On the roof of the goblin inn, Phoenix sits, desperately trying to keep himself awake long enough for it. Still, you might find him up here, dozing off.

As the sun rises, Phoenix will still be watching, but with a look of melancholy on his face. Funny, you'd think he'd be happier about this.]

[Hey, Maya, Pearls, Edgeworth. Professor, Luke. How many sunrises have you guys seen while I've been gone? ...I wonder if they're going nuts that I disappeared. They must be frantic, right? At least, I hope so...]

Masamune Date

[wardance]

closed to riza & levi. }

[ masamune didn't ask riza or levi if they were planning to watch the sun rise but he figured if they were dragged by anyone then they could at least make this meeting without too much trouble afterwards.

while originally he'd proposed a much different place, he decides Odette memorial is where he wants to has this out with the other two. It seems that the sun has at least given yet another reason for this place to be less than booming with individuals, which, honestly? It's just fine with the one-eyed dragon. he has taken a brazen stance as if to prove point that they really should hire new guards for this place already by sitting on one of the larger statues of the queen in the memorial area, crunched up one one shoulder and using his knee for support while he leans back against the wall this one happens to be jammed up against and one leg hanging down as he rests his eyes.

make no mistake, he may not be (funnily enough) interested in any of the celebrations of this situation but he is very appreciative of the sun in his own time. Dragons are more than enough like cats, anyway. A nap in the sun is a perfect excuse to lounge anywhere and this is a comfort spot that gets just the right sun without being in his eye and high enough that no one can just sneak up and disturb him while he's resting.

by the time levi or riza arrives, should they do so individually, he won't be that much asleep anymore, but still hanging in his cat perch stubbornly. if they arrive together... well, he's still on his perch stubbornly, but he'll actually open his eyes and greet them once they find him.

apparently the cold isn't a big enough deal to deter him from taking naps outside right now. ]

Yo~. Seems like a nice thing, to be able to see for some hours of the day again while still stuck here.

---

PARTYYYYYY

[strictdiscipline]

[Masamune cheerful reply is met with a far more muted one - a crisp wave and the beginning hints of a smile. Riza's alone today, without her usual black and white shadow following behind. Hayate's been left with Dipper, the sun far more appropriate for a playdate between youngsters than the serious meeting she finds herself attending instead. The exact nature of the meeting still remains to be seen but given the (short) list of attendees, the majority of whom don't have the sunniest dispositions known to man, she's guessing that they're not all here to picnic and discuss their love lives.]

Hello Masamune. [It's a strange thing, to have to shield her eyes from the sun's glare as she looks up at him.] I hope you haven't been waiting long.

[Or maybe he'd just climbed up there for dramatic effect, who knows?]

Rick / open

[ricksybusiness]

a. PARTY TIME, EXCELLENT.
[cw: magic space drug abuse, obviously liquor]

[Rick can be found in any and all taverns (pubs, bars, house parties... etc) throughout the evening. He is not difficult to find. He has somehow amassed enough gold to keep buying drinks, which makes him extremely popular among native celebrators, and though his entourage changes from location to location, they are always loud and jocular and extremely inebriated.

Maybe he is hanging all over a barmaid and yelling incomprehensibly for another round, already deeply liquored up to the point where he's drooling and spilling alcohol everywhere.

Or taking plutonic rocks out of his coat (remember painstakingly collecting those?), snapping off the larger crystals, and crushing them into a powder. Then snorting them? He is snorting space rocks. This is something that is really happening. Some native partygoers tentatively follow suit. Someone stop this madness --

Or you've caught him between taverns (house parties, makeshift celebrations in the woods, experiments with bathtub moonshine... etc) where he is walking down some street somewhere, arms slung around a happy, tipsy native or two, babbling about something or other, punctuated by belching and maybe the occasional wait-a-second-lemme-just dry heave off the side of the road.]

b. WHO LOVES THE SUN?

[The all-night party has wound down as everyone filters away to find a good observation point. This marks the undisputed worst part of parties: when they end.

Rick isn't some dumb loser who tries to keep a thing going when it's dead, so once he can feel the energy shifting, he takes his leave. This kind of sappy shit isn't his speed. He can feel the sun rising over his shoulder as he walks home (or what passes for home in Dungeons & Dragons world), wine bottle in hand, ignoring the hushed silence from everyone on their rooftop perches.]

[beyourrock]

[Pearl is happy to see all the natives out and about. Cheering, laughing, and celebrating. The vibe of the city seems to be rubbing off on her as a small smile tugs at her lips. Hesitant but, getting there! Pearl was slowly conditioning herself to get out and mingle, so when Rick had recommended going out for a drink, she decided to bite back on that hesitation.

The Gem weaves herself inside of one of the local taverns. Her head bobs up and down, trying to see if-- Ah, there he was. It was hard not to spot Rick, with his loud voice and his equally loud 'friends'.

One drink, Pearl thinks. One drink and that was it.

She approaches Rick, tapping his shoulder.]

Having fun, Mr. Doe?

dean | open

[whereismypie]

before sunrise.

[ Dean winds his way through the happy — quite inebriated, even — clusters of people partying it up in Odette, his destination: the local bar. he's satisfied of the outcome of that whole science business (really not his area of expertise), of course he is — the goddamn sun, finally. he could live with the cold, but like on a permanent basis? come on.

at the bar, the owner's been passing out free drinks for all who ask. some ALASTAIR recruits might even get a free meal out of this. so Dean settles on a stool, more than pleased to reap the benefits of getting the sun back. ]

Sorry fellas, I ain't sharing.

sunrise.

[ and you know, nothing like a cold beer and a nice, empty rooftop on which to hang out and just. admire the show.

Dean's really an outdoorsy kind of guy, and he'll greet anyone who joins him with a wink. ]

sunrise!

[digophelia]

[ The rooftops are the best places to lurk if someone is looking for some distance. Even then, Alice can't help but poke around some of the rooftops with other teammates. Eventually, Alice makes her way over, albeit, very tentatively. ]

Hello.

Alice Liddell | OTA

[digophelia]

[ The sunrises in London aren't nearly as bright, nor was the sun pouring in through her small, barred window at the asylum. Plenty times she had been awake to have morning sun in her room, but never one to see the sun in its entirety. With her trademark blue blanket tightly wrapped around her, a breakfast consisting of jerky meat and hot tea, Alice sat there, surprised at how bright the sun burned through the sky. It would be the only time she could ever really tolerate the orange and yellow colors that would burn in a fire.

There's nothing to say, not even when she hears the response from down bellow the inn of jubilation. For now, Alice lets out a small, content sigh. The reality of being out of London and her world never dawned on her until then. Here, she was free to do as she pleased, and most of all, she had never seen such a clear sky like this, not since Oxford. ]

backdating a little timewise because he said he'd visit her immediately, while it was still night?

[boneafide]

[Meeting Alice ontop of the Abel Inn wasn't as difficult as it might have been had everyone not been celebrating the return of the sky. He's very clearly nonhuman, and nonhumans were a little more than frowned upon in the city square. But today! Was different!! And as such, he's a lot more perky than he usually is (although... with how normally perky he is, there isn't much of a visible difference).]

HELLO AGAIN! ALICE!!

julius visconti | semi otaaaa x2 close x1 open

[viscontree]

Closed to Alisha Diphda - So let mercy come and wash away what I've done

[The sun is up and Julius is ready for business. He received a set of gardening tools from ALASTAIR as a Christmas gift and he intends to put it to use today. After all, it is the perfect time to harvest. Of course, he doesn't intend to do all of the work on his own. He contacted Alisha prior and told her to meet up with him somewhere so they could plant various flowers around Chantes. In his hand is a rake and seeds are scattered on the table in an orderly fashion.]

Alisha, are you ready to work with me? There's a lot we need to accomplish.

[MAKE FLOWERS BLOOM MAN.]

Closed to Ruby Rose - little red riding hood

[The sight of a familiar cape catches Julius eye. For a second he thinks that one of his comrades has come to Chantes recently. Upon closer inspection, Julius realizes that well...Ruby isn't Livie Collete. He still feels inclined to strike up a conversation with a girl who dresses similarly to someone he knows.]
I haven't seen you around here before. Did you arrive here recently?

[Truthfully speaking, he hasn't see Ruby's face at all before. Julius stands there with his head up high and his hands to his waist. He's ready to engage in some serious talk.]

OTA - come at meee
[Julius can be found relaxing in a field. The sounds of birds can be heard but they sound rather close instead of far away. He's relaxing and enjoying the sun for once. In his hand is a white looking flower, it's probably a lily. Every so often he looks down at it and stares back up at the sky. Normally he works like crazy so it's not bad for him to take a few hours off ]

wild card me up. - idk what i'm doing anymore.

[anything can happen!]

I'LL FACE MYSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELF

[1300yen]

[After gathering those flowers for the goblins (and maybe one or two for herself), Alisha now had at least a little plant experience. That still didn't make for a whole lot, but it was better than nothing. Julius had said that was fine, so it wasn't like she would turn down his request for help. She's come with a gardening trough in hand, ready to help!!]

Of course! What shall we start on first?

Nico | Open

[troublebusted]

A. Nico what are your priorities

[About an hour before dawn, Nico can be found dragging the wooden chest from her inn room across the square towards the eastern side of the square in full idol gear. Sure, there's still the stage that Gil and Gin made her, but it doesn't have its back to the sunrise. People could be looking at that incredible event rather than her and that can't do. She sits down on the chest, taking the last bit of time to double-check her make-up in her compact and go over her planned routine in her head. This is kind of a last-minute plan.

...When the sky starts to lighten in the west, she can be found dragging the chest at a much more hurried pace. Look, she assumed it'd rise in the same direction as Earth.]

B. Nico don't co-opt the sunrise

[A loud, megaphone-amplified voice resonates across the square.]

Good morning, everyone! Are you all feeling excited? Here to celebrate the sun's return with a Nico Nico Smile, it's Super Idol Nico Yazawa!

[Yes, she is 100% putting on a concert standing on a chest so that the sunrise will rise behind her. Does she have any shame? Maybe. Since she didn't have much time to prepare, instead of taking a Muse song, she's going to do a cover of an idol's cover of an English song from the 60s. She has to make a few adjustments on the fly due to the size of her stage and the lack of backup dancers, but she makes it work pretty well.

After her concert, she can be found mingling, giving away autographs and shaking the hands of anyone who vaguely looks like they might be a fan and generally doing her best to raise her profile. However, in between her usual peppy idol stuff, she can be overheard talking about rumours she "just heard when she was shopping" how the goblins are also celebrating the return of the sun, and how it seems like they weren't responsible for the sun disappearing, and how, who knows, maybe they were the ones responsible for returning the sun, what with the idea that their god could have affected the sun at all, but that's just what I've heard...and so on. Not all of it to any one person, but she spreads it around a little at a time, to a mixed response.]

C. Wildcard

[Go wild.]

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[viscontree]

Super Idol?

[Julius has met idols in his life time, but none of them have had that title before. He'll wait for her song to finish before he finishes speaking to her.]

That was a nice song. You're talented in singing. Where did you learn how to sing?

[It's not something you can learn how to do overnight. Nico probably spent a long time dedicating herself to her idol works. Julius can tell that much already. He seems fairly interested in striking up a conversation with her.]