Temba Beach Party!

[beholding_archivist]

WHO: EVERYONE!!
WHERE: Temba Beach
WHAT: BEACH PARTY TIME!!
WHEN: noooooooow
Notes: Mix & Match the prompts as desired. Any format goes!
WARNINGS: Pride Birbs. It's Pride month. So. PRIDE BIRBS! Oh. And you may add your own warning labels to the respective threads, I suppose.



Isn't it amazing what people can achieve when several come together and pool their ideas and resources for a shared goal?

It certainly is in Jon's eyes, whose innate lack of creativity originally has gone as far as bringing some blankets to the beach and hoping for a good mood. What has ended up being set up on the bluish, almost purple sand of the beach is far beyond anything he would have imagined and he won't deny being glad he has reached out over the network with his little suggestion.

Of Barbecues, Grills and other Beverages

Do you remember Cobb asking for a grill to be made for him? Right. That grill can be found at the party. Kyle has offered to prepare burgers to be grilled along with whatever meat selection the diner has to offer and Clarice is the person to thank for the home made ice pops, created from native fruits such as glueberries and mangourd. Of course these are kept fresh under a parasol and in an insulated box mostly buried into the sun. That's how the majority of the drinks offered at this party are being kept cool as well.

If you want to catch one of those fat green lobsters roaming the beach as well and toss it onto the grill, you sure can try.

INTO THE OCEAN!!

You better bring your swimwear, because jumping into the water is an option. No actually dangerous creatures are this close to the shore, making swimming or potential swimming lessons very much possible.

Tony also ensured there is a little kiddie pool for the babies. And Cobb.

Someone brought an inflatable Eyeball?

Before anyone asks, it wasn't Jon. But it's there. An inflatable eye beach ball.

Any questions? Yes? Good.

Lounging in the Shade & Music

Parasols, blankets and a guitar borrowed from Cayde's bar. Sit down, relax, chat. And if you know how to play this instrument, you're very welcome to do so.

Let there be BIRBS

Have you wondered yet why those birds are in the banner for this party? It's because they are here.

At first they linger in the trees near the beach, watching and squawking and being colorful parrots. As a little time passes, they leave the safety of their trees and start coming over, sitting on parasols, hopping curiously between this oddly large amount of people gathering at their beach and in all likelihood attempting to steal a snack or two.

But if you pay close attention, you can also observe them swooping down at the nearby lobsters, easily picking them up and carry them back into the nearby forest. Apparently these birds aren't just colorful and curious they also hunt lobsters. Who could have known...

Don't forget the Caves

Actually not far from our little party waits the entrance to the caves. Take a wrong turn in them and you will find yourself in a large chamber filled with those energy crystals that make all your technology glow and go insane or result in your powers to fluctuate greatly. Take the right turn, and you find yourself at those mysterious hot springs only few know about.

To be fair, the actual party is at the beach, but who knows when the need for some privacy arises.

When it gets Dark we gather around the Rainbow Colored Fire Pit

While set up at the edge of the gathering, the fire pit Tony and Cayde have set up to have a bonfire in easily is one of the center pieces of the party. Benches and seats either brought over from Temba or crafted from different material are set up around it and once the sun begins to set and the bonfire gets lit along with the many torches set up around the party, the invitation to remain a little longer couldn't be clearer.

There's more to it than just a cozy fire, a pleasant atmosphere and the company of friends. Next to the fire pit sits a small box. In that box, wrapped in plain tissue paper, are what at first glance are little more than lumps of wax. But mixed into this wax are different chemicals and tossing these into the pit will result in the fire burning with different colors or even sparkle. Way to set the mood and linger as the party winds down.

Due to health concerns Jon does not recommend cooking any food over the chemically altered flames, thank you.

Comments

[ezra_of_lothal]

"You haven't seen me with Chopper when he's determined to get under my skin," Ezra shoots back, with a quick grin. "That droid gets away with so much shit my foster mom would not put up with from anyone else."

Then he gets serious. "So is your temper something you don't like about yourself?"

[kyley_b]

"I bet you never beat your droid unconscious," Kyle mutters.

"I guess? I don't know, I can't actually remember a time in my life when I wasn't angry."

[ezra_of_lothal]

"Uh, the first couple of times Chopper and I got into it, I can only say I didn't break him because he's sturdy and doesn't have pain receptors," Ezra admits.

"I was kinda...feral, you know? I could handle my emotions ok when I was alone and only looking out for myself. Then suddenly I was part of a group of six being on a ship about the size of our ships here. It was a big change for me."

[kyley_b]

Weirdly, that admission puts Kyle at ease. "Lucky for him."

Kyle listens, eyebrows raising. "Feral," he repeats. "Damn, dude. You'd never know, you're super friendly."

[ezra_of_lothal]

"Maybe a stray that needed to relearn socialization is more accurate? I dunno what to tell you, man. I got lucky with Kanan and Hera taking me in. Being an empath probably helped. Just...they were so good, and what I could feel from them reinforced that it wasn't bullshit."

[kyley_b]

The idea of a kid absorbing kindness and decency from his adopted family makes perfect sense - even regular children are little sponges.

"You did get lucky," Kyle agrees. "And I'm glad. Hey, your empathy thing... does it mean you can tell if people are lying?"

[ezra_of_lothal]

He waggles a hand.

"Sometimes. There's lots of factors. I don't pick up what people are feeling all the time, especially if I'm just minding my own business. Really strong feelings, or a very general mood, from most people. Or if I'm around someone a while, I'm...more in tune? I could pick up more, if I were willing to reach out and make an effort, but I'm not gonna do that without a good reason."

[kyley_b]

"Yeah, you don't want to like, breach their privacy." He hums, then adds, "Unless it was really necessary. Like, you know. If we found one of the Atroma or someone who knows more about them."

It's a bit of a mercenary thought, and as usual when such thoughts occur he feels an uncomfortable sense of familiarity.

[ezra_of_lothal]

"That's a circumstance I might consider breaching privacy for, yeah," Ezra admits. "Although, species is another one of those factors. Some have natural psychic defenses, or their minds works really differently."

[kyley_b]

"Yeah, might not recognise anything they feel as feelings." He shakes his head. "Well. Hopefully that sort of thing will never come up."

[ezra_of_lothal]

"Really not aspects of my abilities I want to use, no," Ezra agrees, then sighs. "But I wonder how much of some kind of digging that may be uncomfortable, somehow, we'd have to do to get answers about what's really going on here."

[kyley_b]

"If I've learned anything in life, it's that things can get super uncomfortable in the pursuit of making things better," Kyle says.

"But hey. We're tough. And I've got your back if you've got mine."

[ezra_of_lothal]

Ezra breaks into his real, sunny smile. "Guess we've both learned that the hard way. I've got your back, and that includes calling each other out when emotions get away from us, yeah?"

[kyley_b]

Kyle sticks his hand out. "Deal. Part of the Bro Code."

[ezra_of_lothal]

Ezra leans to shake Kyle's hand. "Deal."