[SEMI-OPEN MINGLE] Baby dive in, the water feels fine

[agoddessonce]

WHO: Storm agoddessonce and friends
WHEN: a weekend in July
WHERE: At the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach - Poolside
WHAT: Ororo felt like arranging a small, private pool day (semi-open mingle log)
NOTES\WARNINGS: Alcohol will be served so some underage drinking might slip through the cracks (please know that Ororo Disapproves Though). If your character has ever interacted with Ororo, even once, then please feel free to assume she'd invited you over to come and spend the afternoon at her place. Swimsuits highly encouraged!

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the pool;

The pool at the Institute is sparkling and inviting under the sun, glittering under the shade of the old mansion. It's a shame to see it go to waste day in and day out, so Ororo has invited a few people she's already met through her months in Etraya to use it. The water itself is cool and refreshing, and though there's an impromptu sign at the edge that proclaims POWERS ALLOWED - BUT NO HORSEPLAY to discourage rough play, there's also a tall diving board set up at one end. Guests are free to use it as they will. If any injuries occur - there's a reasonably well-stocked nurse's station inside the mansion!

Ororo had also spent a couple of days visiting Kwik Trip to see what kind of floats they could get for the day. Various pool floats are available (donut rings, pool noodles, and a dubious looking tank floatie) for guests to use and share. Try not to bother anyone who's just trying to relax!

the food, the drinks;

Ororo has no plans for the day to turn into anything particularly fancy or rowdy; she'd just wanted something casual and simple, an excuse to take a swim with some friends new and old, and to get to know the people of Etraya a little better. What better way to help people feel more open and relaxed than with a couple of drinks? There are a couple of coolers sitting around, open and full of ice and snow, with soda, juice, beer and a selection of fruity, ready-to-drink cocktails for guests who might want a drink to help them relax or break the ice.

She trusts people to self-police, generally, but will still personally, stringently remind folks to keep the alcohol from anyone sixteen and under. Do not test her! :)

There's a grill going as well, with typical barbecue fare: burgers (both vegan and beef), hot dogs, chicken wings and roasted vegetable skewers. Ororo has probably asked a friend or two to take turns manning the grill, but anyone is welcome to cook their own food to their liking. Plates are available to one side, with a range of salads, snacks and sauces and dips. Guests can dine at various seating areas set up around the poolside and in the shade.

the poolside;

There are plenty of loungers sitting around, to share or to drag into a corner to use for yourself! It's a day to relax as much as it is a day to mingle. People are free to bring their food and drink over to them, or use the chairs to work on a sun tan.

There's a basketball court not too far off from the pool here people are encouraged to play a game or two. Perhaps something easy that doesn't need a team - Horse, or a game of one-on-one? Ororo doesn't know the exact rules, but as long as no one's bursting any basketballs, she won't be upset.

the mansion;

Tired of waiting under the sun? Need a bathroom break? A select few of the mansion's rooms are open to use - the kitchen, the nearest bathrooms, and the rec room for anyone who wants a nap. If you wander upstairs, there are numerous rooms that don't see much use - one wing houses old classrooms and study rooms, an empty library, some faculty offices. The other wing has some locked bedroom suites - only a few of which are currently, actually in use. Be warned that if Ororo or some other X-Men sense or catch you lingering up here, they'll gently (... or not so gently, depends on who catches you and how they catch you) redirect you right back downstairs.

The elevator and the sublevels are completely off-limits and impossible to break into, kept secure by a combination of private codes and mutant biometrics. Nothing to see here! Just carry on. ♥

The party will last til the evening, at which point Ororo will invite people to come into the large kitchen of the mansion to piece together some dinner, or dry off or take a quick shower. If anyone's too tired (or too drunk) to go home, she'll personally take charge of turning the rec room into an impromptu blanket fort for people to sleep on couches. It's fine, none of the furniture is actually vintage or antique around here. Probably.

wildcard;

Feel free to come up with your own starters for poolside shenanigans! If your character has threaded with Ororo even once, assume you've got a personal invite for them and a +1. Hoping to keep this mingle light and easy to foster a bit of CR before the mission log goes up next week!

Comments

[bad_habit]

Like a hot little spy bitch are you serious? Fuck that's cool as shit.

[Thank god for liquid courage, and getting a moment to have some normality. This is the most comfortable he's felt since he got here, it's probably wrong but he has a feeling this has Cherri level potential and he's so ready for it...]

They tell all t'the boys too. [He teases.] Though I definitely wasn't usually stealin' that kinda secrets little black dress style.

[His good feeling falters a little though at the whole confidential thing, he only wishes every aspect of him wasn't always on full display.] Yeah ain't nothin' confidential about anythin' I made usually. I even made some personal stuff and had it stolen by my fuckin' boss and the little fucker never paid me a fucking dime.

[The biggest of sighs and eyerolls as he flips all his grilling items, it only takes him seconds and he's drinking the whole time because, well, he needs it.]

I promised I'd keep it tight lipped but let me say if ya find anything round these parts that says it's made with beelzejuice? Be careful with it, it seems to make some species real comfy.

[hasitsthorns]

Pft, thanks! It wasn't quite as glamorous as the movies make it out to be but, y'know, definitely still pretty fucking cool. [ It's also the most normal she's felt since arriving if she's being perfectly honest. Although she was still marveling at newfound freedom, it was quickly becoming obvious that she... didn't really know where she fit in 'normal' society now. ]

Oh, I know. Nobora had the clientele I wasn't man enough to handle myself. [ She hopes that adorable raven-haired twunk is alright. But she's pulled out of reminiscence by that statement about his boss. ]

Jeez, what a sleaze. Fuck that guy. If you want stuff for your own personal collection, the least you can do is ask. [ Charlie did, which- Hm. Rosie's realizing she should maybe feel some kind of way about that but, nope, another sip of spiked punch and it's gone.

She's now too focused on the new tidbit of information she's gotten. ]

Beelzejuice, huh? It sounds fun. Good to know though it's the horny drink, I guess, for some folks. Not that I plan on using anything but my natural assets to pull who I can.

[bad_habit]

Hey sometimes ya gotta phone it in for the scene, but doesn't mean that all and all it isn't what ya like. [He really has that same problem, and he's totally realised this. He feels like he's in a world of superheroes, and good guys, and kids man. He ain't good with kids, never had been.

But for once it felt like maybe, just maybe, he didn't stick out like a big pink thumb.]

Oh yeah? He hot? [Of course he's gotta ask. It'd be a shame not to, but the next thought he just sort of shrugs.] Val is a fuckin' sleaze. But thank fuck he ain't here, but he never asked. Wasn't really his thing. [He's very focused on the food now, dishing out a couple of things before someone who had already ate offers to take over and Angel happily obliges pulling away with his own food, just a burger with no bun, to fully join the other in conversation.] But at least I worked out a deal with Vox to avoid workin' for the next couple weeks. Though I'm sure he fuckin' stole it in the first place.

[He uses one of his hands to grab a fork on his way away from the grill and passes it to another.] I dunno how it works on everyone but I know humans seem t'be pretty affected. I never used t'get very fucked off regular ol' Beezlejuice but I got some private stock off Bee at this party once and that shit was wild. This was frostin' on some sticky buns they used to make in Gluttony, I still have one if ya want it.

[hasitsthorns]

[ While what she and Charlie were doing, according to him, was for the greater good... Well, she knows that their operations weren't the most ethical. The ends justified the means though and he had always been clear about that. Sometimes, he'd even been a little aggressively insistent on this being the best way for her to help. ]

Nobora? Absolutely. Tall, raven-haired, and green eyes. Like something out of a BL manga. [ Feldspar called Charlie the same thing, a sleaze, which is why she knows the term but- Never asked. Not his thing. Doesn't that sound familiar too?

Hm. Maybe he was onto something. ] Sounds like a bunch of vipers though so, y'know, glad you're away from that for now.

[ She does mean that. Rosie herself is relieved to be 'out of work' as it were but... It'll catch up to her before long. ] Oh! Absolutely. I mean, just to see how it'll affect me but if you're saying humans are then... Maybe I'll be in for a fun time with myself, at least. Thanks for the hook-up.

[bad_habit]

[Ends justify the means and all that? Angel gets that too, though a little less now-a-days than he had in life.]

A what? [He has no idea what manga is, let alone a BL one but if he did he would probably love it. That being said all you had to say was tall, dark, and handsome and he's involved. He's basic, what can he say.

All too familiar, and yeah he is glad to be away from at least the Vee's controlling his every move he did actually miss his job a little. Not much use for a porn star around these parts.]

Oh fuck yeah, fuck those guys. Like I've told people before I wanna go home and all but this place is pretty decent... [His eyes narrow.] Except for the sleepin' outside part. Anyone tries t'make me do that again and I'm over it.

Hey self care is the best care~

[hasitsthorns]

Boy love! A popular type of comic in my country. [ Well, popular with certain audiences. Rosie loved romance of all types - chaotic bisexual that she was - but there was a reason Nobora was popular as he was among their clients. ]

Wait, you had to sleep outside? Ew. I mean, I'm all for glamping but... [ This doesn't sound like that was the case. ]

And it can be! A great sort of stress release if nothing else. Which, I dunno, everything here seems chill so far with the friendship bracelets and pool parties but... [ She's also now started to hear from others about things, like, dolls coming alive and trying to kill folks and all that. Ugh. ]

[bad_habit]

Really? They sell that kinda crap now? Fuck what I wouldn't give. [It wasn't until he got to hell that he got anything like that, it was great.]

Right! Fuck me! It was awful. I hated it. For weeks. The robots had to haul my ass out, I smelled and had matting. Matting! Like a fuckin' dog. [He actually looks pretty shook by it he can't lie. Everyone else had acted like it was no big deal, at least someone thought it was as harrowing as he did.] Like I said, I will not be doing that again. I don't care if it means I can't do this anymore. Better hope my friends can take these assholes on if they start shit too.

For now. This place likes to lull you in. Make some drinks, relax a little. Then the next thing ya know ya gettin' fucked.

[hasitsthorns]

You bet they do! Honestly, it's one of the best sellers usually... [ And who can blame the majority? It's hot as hell.

The mention of matting does actually see her cringe a little. While she doesn't often let her ears out anymore and isn't planning to here, well- Ugh. When her fur does get matted? It's a nightmare. She hates having to trim her tail, honestly, since it makes her self-conscious. ] I'll fight 'em if they try to do anything like that again. I may be tiny, but I pack a mean punch when I need to!

[ For emphasis, she does give a little 'punch' into the air with her free hand. ]

And not in the fun way, from the sounds of it. That kind of tracks though, honestly, with my luck. I'll take the pool parties and hot dogs for now though. Guess I'll see what happens when shit hits the fan eventually.