( open ) happy moonsgiving, everyone! (forward dated to 11/15)

[crocodilesmiles]

Date & Time: All Day, November 15th, 3313
Location: Focused centrally on the Moon Base Cafeteria.
Characters: Any and all!
Summary: It's a feast on the moon under the guise of being a new sort of Thanksgiving! Food, drink, merriment, food comas... lend a helping hand, fill a few plates of goodies, and meet friends new and old!
Warnings: None right now. Please PM this account should anything go beyond a "my grandmother is also reading this and that is okay" level of appropriate.
Notes: Tag in action or prose, and please specify a time of day, location, or activity your character is participating in! (Set-up, the feast, clean up, etc.) Feel free to offer multiple prompts, as your heart desires! Also, Collette is asking for people to write something they're thankful for on butchers paper on the wall before getting their first plate of food. This is 100% optional!

In the morning, the setting up begins. It's hard to say what's a morning versus what isn't on the moon, but using the lighting system as a sort of guide, those who offered to help set up the feast or continue on with the cooking will all be there bright and early.

After things are cleaned, the cooking continues on while further set up of plateware and silverware and hard to break glasses are left to those helping hands with a mind for arrangement details. The whole of one section has been converted into a sort of buffet-style lineup, waiting for the dishes to be complete and set at ready. All varieties of the usual dietary fare have been offered, some in greater quantities than others.

Then comes the time where people stopping by or trickling in aren't just turned around or co-opted into assisting; it's feast time, though not before an announcement that each person getting a plate of food must write at least one thing they're thankful for on a large sheet of butcher paper taped up to the wall. There's a variety of colored markers and pens provided, from someone's personal (and eclectic) collection. It's a soft price to pay for free food and plenty of it!

When the feasting has wound down, so begins the clean up. Tired, drunk, well fed, over fed, or simply content, people will be shuffled out or dragged into helping turn the cafeteria back into working, normal form. What decorations were added will need collecting (or stealing), plates and dishes and cooking implements and pots and pans will need washing, and floors a good sweeping and waterless mopping before things are all back in order. Leftovers, if there are any, will need to be placed in sealable containers and put into refrigeration.

And then, blissfully unaware of anything impending on the horizon, to bed, or different haunts, for the night.

Comments

OTA, all through the night

[moralperil]

[Mahdi flits around the social gathering quite happily, happy to people-watch or just eat a ton of food. The sort-of-angel is perhaps a little too dressed up for a gathering involving a ton of food, wearing a purple dress stolen during a mission to 1890. It seems to suit Mahdi well, even lacking the things in the upper parts that tend to fill out a dress. Of course, Mahdi's focus is more on others than hir appearance, and between mouthfuls of turkey and cranberry sauce, or while getting a cup of punch, or accidentally bumping into someone, is liable to bubble enthusiastically:]

I just love this type of celebration! I'm so glad humans invented this kind of thing! Imagine, a whole holiday just about food!

[copia]

[ Kaede recovers quite smoothly from the accidental bump, and laughs as she uses her free hand to dismiss it casually. ]

I'm fine, I'm fine, and yes, this holiday is pretty filling as far as food is concerned!

[moralperil]

Kaede! It's so good to see you!

[It seems whatever cautiousness Mahdi had over meeting Kaede after the kidnapping has dissolved - Mahdi is simply resolved not to let Kaede lead hir anywhere alone at any time. Just in case.]

How have you been? I don't think we've seen each other since we had to move up here!

[copia]

Likewise, Mahdi!

[ If she only knew — she still thinks about what happened on that missing day, but has let it be, for the most part. She would hate that Mahdi has to have such a footnote about herself in hir head. ]

I've been okay, all things considered! I did a mission with Kido, and then of course, the zombies hit, so I avoided that craziness. How are you? You look great, by the way.

[moralperil]

I've been really good, actually! I managed to avoid most of that craziness too.

[Unbelievably pleased at the compliment, Mahdi's grins.]

Thank you! I really like this dress... I stole it while I was on a mission with my - [don'tsayboyfrienddon'tsayboyfriend] my friend Jack.

[copia]

I'm glad!

[ She giggles, pointing at the skirt she has on. ] What do you know, I nabbed this skirt during a mission! But I won't tell if you won't~

[moralperil]

Oh no, Kaede! You're way too young to start in on a life of crime!

[Yes, it's almost like nothing bad ever happened...]

Where did you get the skirt, then? Where and when did you go?

[allucinator]

[And of course Jack is sitting near Mahdi. He smiles over at hir-- and, when no one is looking, gently reaches over to take hir hand.]

Brilliant, innit. Here, pass some more turkey--

[moralperil]

[Mahdi can't pass the turkey if you're holding hands, Jack! Mahdi resolves the situation with one long squeeze before moving the plate closer to Jack.]

Here.

[allucinator]

Thanks.

[He gives a little grin.]

do you have holidays back home?

[moralperil]

Not like this. Food isn't really a big deal.

We have concerts frequently, and dances - all of the dance halls are dedicated to celebrating the Charter. Basically, anything fun that we do, any art we create, it's dedicated to the Charter. It's ceremonial, sacred even. But thankfulness is a big part of that, since the Charter upholds our way of life.

Basically any time there's a big get together it's all about how we're telling each other how great the Charter is, and how happy we are to have it, and to be alive.

Even birthdays aren't considered a big deal. When my sister married her wife, it was all like, "Oh yay you two, thank you to the Charter for allowing this love to happen!"

[Mahdi shrugs, poking hir fork into a lump of mashed potatoes with an expression of frustration.]

[allucinator]

[He snorts, slightly disdainful, and takes Mahdi's hand so he can squeeze it again.]

Good thin' you ain't there anymore, yeah? Maybe you and me can celebrate Christmas or whatever together. Get each other presents, no religion or junk.

for some reason this tag won't stay marked as read. i think my inbox ships it and is being PA.

[moralperil]

Oh, I love Christmas! All of the decorations, and the singing, and the food. I'd love to really, really celebrate it! And maybe we can go steal food someplace where there's snow, too!

[Mahdi squeezes Jack's hand quite enthusiastically. Ducking hir head, ze lowers hir voice to a whisper.]

Some people give gifts on Christmas, but it'll be really special to celebrate it together, don't you think?

[hornedomen]

Sorry, Miss.

[Ico stepped back after bumping into Mahdi. His hair had covered his eyes and so he took a moment to brush it away from his face.]

Mahdi, it's you! [He did not hear what Mahdi said, he was too busy looking at the dress.] Why are you wearing that?

[moralperil]

[Mahdi crouches to speak to Ico face-to-face, squeezing his shoulder.]

It's so good to see you, Ico! I think you've grown another inch.

I'm wearing a dress because I like it.

[hornedomen]

I'm glad to see you, too.

[He smiled at Mahdi. It had certainly felt as if his hair had grown an inch, at least. While he did not understand why Mahdi would like it, he did not question about it.]

Why is there lots of food here? Is it a festival?

[moralperil]

Yes! It's an Earth festival called Thanksgiving. If you write down something you're thankful for, you can have as much food as you like! I made some desserts.

[Mahdi gives Ico a brief hug around his shoulders.]

[hornedomen]

[He tipped his head back so Mahdi would not hit his horns and he hugged him in return.]

I left my pen in my room. Is it okay if I come back again?

[moralperil]

There's papers and pens to put up what you're thankful for right over there! Let's go together. I need to write another one anyway.

[Mahdi stands up, offering a hand to Ico.]

[quackery]

[She's moving to get another glass of punch herself when she hears Mahdi speaking, turning with a grin which grows when she sees the dress ze's wearing.]

It's really nice to be able to get together like this, yeah! Oh, I love your dress, though! Where did you get it?

[moralperil]

New York! We stole it from a theater, I hope they don't miss it too much!

[Mahdi does a quick spin, hand over hir punch, just to show off the movement of the skirt. It really is a lovely dress, though perhaps showing is years of use up close.]

How are you, Ahiru?

[quackery]

I bet they wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as you will! It's a beautiful color. When did you go to New York? I bet that was fun.

[She shrugs, the smile remaining.]

I've been good! Kind of doing the usual, busy with missions and clinic stuff. It's a lot of fun, though! How've you been?

[moralperil]

Early last month! It was really wonderful, over all. Before the heist, we had lunch in the park, and went dancing... [Mahdi clasps hir hands over hir chest, smiling.]

[quackery]

[A pause, confused, before an even wider smile.]

Who? You mean Jack? Are you two—?

[moralperil]

No! No way! Absolutely not!

[Mahdi is flailing, cheeks darkening, for absolutely no reason! REALLY.]

You - you can't tell anyone that!