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thejoyrider) wrote in middaeg2020-02-15 01:52 am
Entry tags:
- a3!: juza hyodo,
- ace attorney: trucy wright,
- attack on titan: mikasa ackerman,
- death note: near,
- fe: henry,
- ffxiv: mira chambers,
- ffxiv: tataru taru,
- fgo: scathach,
- fha: caren ortensia,
- food fantasy: steak,
- iris zero: asahi yuki,
- kamen rider: wataru kurenai,
- kh: riku,
- kh: roxas,
- kh: sora,
- lwa: ursula callistis,
- monster duchess: leslie,
- teen wolf: stiles stillinski,
- undertale: mettaton,
- voltron: lance
VALENTINES CHARITY - Feoveuer 14th
♥ THE FESTIVAL OF LOVE ♥
"At the Festival of Love: Shine like thunder
At the Festival of Love: Cry like rain
At the Festival of Love: Hear my calling
At the Festival of Love: Hear my name"
...wait, who prepared this poster? The vibe it gives off is totally wrong... ah, well, it will do! ♥
I. Welcome! ♥
On Feoveuer 14th regulars of DiplomaTea will immediately notice that the place looks different. Fresh flowers, garlands and paper decorations are everywhere, all in lovely shades of pink and red. Heart-shaped confetti is falling from the ceiling, magicked to disappear shortly after touching the floor so it would not make a mess. Quiet music is filling the whole cafe, one of the many masterpieces of Amadeus Mozart and a particual favorite of Marie who picked this particular song to play. Even those who have missed Marie's flyers and announcements about the upcoming event would definitely notice that something joyous is going on inside, why not check it out and join everyone?
If you haven't heard before, the posters will explain everything. Today's event, The Festival of Love celebrates the holiday known as Valentine's Day some Mirrorbound might be familiar with. This is the day to celebrate love in all shapes and forms. Spend a wonderful, romantic evening with your partner... or your friends and family, because these kinds of love are important too! Or get some sweets and eat them all by yourself, because self love is also important! All money collected during today's event will go to aid the refugees and help those who have been affected during last month - celebration of love for your fellow woman, man and everyone else.
a. Preparations ♥
Of course an event this big cannot happen without the help of many. Making and putting up the decorations, enchanting the confetti and music, building the booths, preparing the tables, all of this and much more took almost the whole previous day. Everett will also defintely need part-timers to help tending to the increased number of custoers during the event. If you visited DiplomaTea during that time, you probably couldn't enjoy your drink in peace... or maybe you were roped into helping? Marie gives you a pleading look. Every pair of hands is useful, you know!
II. The Festival of Love ♥
Kissing Booths ♥
Two hastily made but lovingly decorated wooden booths have been placed on DiplomaTea porch. For supporting the cause with a small fee of 100 cunes the person inside will gladly give you a lovely kiss... though you are, of course, welcome to throw an even bigger amount into the donation box! The Mirrorbound staff the booths in shifts so nobody will be forced to sit out the whole event and more volunteers are always welcome... come on, don't you want to support the charitable cause? Marie is quite persuasive, she might find a way to convince you even if it's not something you would have usually agreed to ♥ Or maybe your crush is currently in the booth and this is your big chance? Either way, thank you for your support, good people!
Bake Sale ♥
Are you skilled with the cooking appliances? Would you like these skills to serve a good cause? The tables just next to the main entrance of DiplomaTea have been filled with cakes, pastries and other kinds of sweets donated by Mirrorbound - help yourself to some! You have to pay for it, of course, but all the money collected helps the charitable cause! For those who are not fond of sweet things, savory and spicy snacks are also found on the table.
Did you bring a dish? Would you like to buy something? Or maybe you are just staffing the tables and helping with the bake sale itself? All kinds of help are appreciated! Are you culinarily challenged but refuse to admit it? Thank you for your donation anyway, it is going on sale! Did anyone see the Fae who donated these cupcakes? These appear to be enchanted and eating one will cause you to say the opposite what you mean for fifteen minutes. What do you mean, Marie, we are putting these on sale as well? Could it be... that Fae was... No, impossible!
Auction ♥
Want to support the cause with a bigger sum? As a part of the main event, a couple of items will be auctioned. To show their support, the Coven donated several valuables that could definitely be of use for both Witches and Monsters:Place your bids now! But that's not everything that will be put on sale today - donations from Mirrorbound are also accepted and will be auctioned! Do you have any items you no longer need and could contribute? Maybe it's something you have crafted yourself? Or a voucher for any kind of services you can provide? Whatever it is, thank you for your donation! Yes, even if it's enchanted. Especially if it is enchanted!
- an ornate golden ring Fae-blessed to provide the wearer 12 hours of invisibility (which does not have to be used consecutively, it's 'turned on and off' by rubbing the stone set into it, and does not conceal the wearer from other Fae)
- a suit set and a dress that will both transform magically to fit whatever Monster form the wearer has (and will also take on the wearer's color and design preferences)
- a book on imbuing baked goods with minor luck spells - good and bad both.
Not donating or buying anything? You could certainly help with the organization part! That pile of items over there... Mind checking out what we even have there and assign starting bids?
A Word from our Sponsor ♥
DiplomaTea is offering a couple of special offers on this special day, all proceeds will be donated! Extra large mug of cinnamon cocoa you can share with a special person to warm up your bodies and hearts. You can also drink it yourself if you want to, nobody will judge you and certainly not Everett. However, even if you came here by yourself... Are you sure you can finish it by yourself? How about splitting the cocoa with someone who also came alone? That's the spirit of the day!
For those interested in a drink that can provide more thrill than simple cocoa, Everett is offering a tea blend called Ardric's Warmth. In his own words, it tastes like a live firecracker and has enough caffeine to raise the dead. And yet, this blend seems to have its dedicated fans in Aefenglom, especially among Dragons. Dare to try it? Or maybe someone tricked you into drinking some?
Inkchanted Corner ♥
Caster Cú Chulainn is doing a promotion on behalf of his and Waver's tattoo shop, Inkchanted. Still undecided if you would like to visit their place? Unsure about a permanent tattoo? You can try it out here and help the cause! For a low fee you can have Caster draw a small, enchanted painting on your skin. It can make you give off a charming aura, perfect if you are still looking for someone to spend the evening with or trying to grab the attention of that particular person. Or maybe you are celebrating self love and just want a spell that will allow you to eat a lot of sweets without consequences tonight? Perfect! Another idea? Be sure to communicate it well, you would not want to end up with an enchanted painting that gives a different effect you originally wanted... though even if you do, the magic will only work for a few hours. You can wait that long, can you?
Magic Show ♥
Trucy Wright, one of the recent arrivals to Aefenglom is on stage and about to perform her splendid magic show! Huh, that's nothing special in Aefenglom, you might think. Magic is an everyday thing for every Witch after all. However, this young lady here is not a Witch, so how does she do it? With totally real magic, of course! Get your seats and pay close attention to everything she does, but you are not very likely to notice anything - this girl is a professional, after all. In using real magic, of course! Or maybe you have similar skills? You are welcome to join her on stage and perform your own well-practiced trick. If it's not as well-practiced as you thought... well, at least you made the audience laugh? In need of a charming assistant? Just pick someone more or less willing from the audience!
III. Cleanup ♥
Tired after a busy day? Congratulate yourself on a job well done, we managed to collect a nice sum that will certainly help a lot! But before you can rest in your bed, there's more to be done. Taking off decorations, removing the confetti enchantments, washing the dishes, collecting the trash and cleaning the whole place. We cannot leave Everett alone with this mess after he was so nice to allow the usage of DiplomaTea for today's event, can we? You can stay and help, can you? Maybe there are some leftowers from the bake sale to sweeten the deal?
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Thank you.
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[ enjoy your life while you can before you have to do your taxesā not eren, though. in a modern world, heās probably a tax evading criminal. fondly, he rubs at the hair on top of her head for a brief head pat. ]
You like cooking?
[ cooking, baking, same thing. ]
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but even with such thoughts, she has a small smile when he pats her head. ]
Itās difficult to say. Iāve only done so...it might be more accurate to say twice, but the results of the first time was not worth giving to anyone. And the second time, I think Bernadetta did more of the work than I did. Yet...I think I might. When it went well, it was relaxing, and itās nice to be able to give the good results to people and be thanked for it.
[ is wanting to be thanked a little too selfish? ah, but sheās already said it. ]
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You might like the praise more than the food, looks like.
[ but hey, thatās fine too. who doesnāt want to feel validated at some point? before his hand drops from the head pat, he ruffles just a little more messily. god damn kids. ]
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The food is pretty good, too....
[ which is to say YES ABSOLUTELY PRAISE IS THE BEST without having to actually say it. her hands come off her cheeks as she raises them in what doesn't even quite count as a half-hearted attempt to ward off the attack on her hair because there's still a couple of inches between his arm and the highest point of her hand. as soon as he's dropped his hand from her head, she drops her own hands. ]
...Is that bad?
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We always want to feel validatedā All of us.
[ about something, at some point in their life. anyone who says they do something out of the kindness of their heart is a liar. even generosity holds a point that desires to be soothed, whether to fill a void or receive something in turn. you donāt have to expect gifts when you give one, but at the very leastā you want a smile, you want a thank you. you want to see yourself brighten someoneās day to feel like youāve done good. thereās always something, material or not.
even eren. when he was young, sureā he wanted praise for his feats and recognition that he was his own person with admirable strengths, someone who didnāt rely on a body guard. he wanted to fill the shoes of a role deemed āspecialā and was always scared as heck he wouldnāt be able to fill them. now, well. he just wants his friends to be āwellā. thatās all he needs in exchange for his own doings. ]
Youāre just being upfront about it.
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[ she sounds hopeful. she thought this desperate desire to be validated like that was a case of her being childish: something to be kept secret and controlled. but if even adults can feel this way, maybe itās okay for her to feel like this. but then she returns to looking concerned. ]
But isnāt it a part of good manners to hide your selfish intentions from others?
[ not that anyone ever told her such, but sheās had occasion some times to watch nobles interact, when no one caught her watching from the top of the stairs when guests arrived. sheās seen people speak kindly to each other despite the disdain in their eyes. ]
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Itās not about being polite, [ he says, with a bit of an ironic huff, ] itās about preservation.
[ and, perhaps, security. ]
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[It does track for her. She has learned a little about subterfuge from Hubert and she doesn't think he has ever been straightforward about an intention in his life based on what she's seen of him in these first couple of weeks.
But more specifically to this interaction.]
So it's okay for me to admit that I was hoping people would tell me I'd done a good job? Not that it was the only reason I made these! I really do want to give something to give back a little to the people who have been so kind to me. But...it's been really nice to hear people being grateful for something I've done.
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Keep doing what youāre doing. [ he gestures at what remains of the snack. pretty much just the paper cup. ] Youāll be rewarded the same way, by the right people.
[ itās kind of hard not to when youāre a sweetie like leslie. any person with a soul would jump on the chance, and more than half the mirrorbound would probably protect her, or try to, with teeth and nails. that does leave eren to give her shoulder a squeeze, and a lean over to tell her: ]
How much of yourself you show to someone is only up to you.
[ it felt . . . unfair, to tell her not to show herself. to be careful and guard her feelings from others when that could mean the end to her social life in the future. being responsible for her closing herself off out of fear, heās not sure heāll take that burden as quickly as he would murder.
she should be able to make her calls and her own storyā not have some untreated young adult giving her any sort of life advice. at her age, heās already, willingly, had blood on his hands. ]
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the second part is more of a struggle. she's decided to never listen to the people who abused her ever again, but their influence is still buried deep into her subconscious. all of the right people who meet her find the idea ridiculous, but she has the deep-seated belief -- more like a fear, really -- that some of the things inside her are bad and would make people lose respect for her, or even hate her.
after several failed attempts at a response, she manages to pull one together. ]
Thank you, Mr. KrĆ¼eger. I will keep that in mind. It's...a lot to think about.
[ she does have time to figure this sort of thing out, and she might ask others for their opinions. maybe. if she feels brave enough. ]
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heās really in no comforting position to give her advice, and hopes that the torch will be passed to someone with more structure. hard to find that when humans . . . were human. but thereāre good people. he knows there areā eren simply isnāt one of them. ]
Youāll have the time to. [ gently, he pats her head this time. less of a messy, playful noogie and more an exchange of . . . whatever good was still left in him. ] Iāve kept you from your job long enough, though.
[ he points, with a smile attempting to divert her own deepening thoughts. ]
Focus on that.