[Open Log]

[bearshermark]

Who: Elliott and OPEN to ALL Different!
What: Beach Partyyy!
When: May 31st, all night
Where: Rockaway Beach
Rating/Warnings: Will update if needed



It's a good spot.

Two diagonal picnic tables are parked a within roasting fork distance of the fire pit. It starts as a small, flickering fire, but once everyone's gathered, Elliott takes the opportunity to kick the night off and turn up the heat with the aid of a few magical fireballs.

There's hotdogs and an overlaying grill to cook up Yotsuyu's mix of meat and veggie kebabs. A cooler filled with soda and water bottles sits further away to avoid premature melting. Cookies and marshmallows or s'mores feature as dessert- or dinner, if that's anyone's preference.

For entertainment, Roselia makes a live, musical debut with Lisa as its sole performer. Meanwhile, Elliott does his best to encourage socialization and facilitate any necessary introductions. There's even a volleyball net and ball, and at least one attempt is made to form teams and get a game going.

But for the quieter sorts, dark, ocean waves lap at the shore outside the firelight. The weather is perfectly clear, and the location affords a rare opportunity to enjoy the stars. There might even be a cat playing in the sand somewhere nearby.

Some accouterments (like cutlery or extra chairs) might have been accidentally overlooked.

...He tried okay.

Comments

Re: Wei Wuxian | OTA

[ashenscipher]

Bitterblue was on the picnic table, sitting on the bench watching the fire when Wei sat down. She looked up at him - forever looking up, she was. The plight of being short.

She had a few marshmallows in her hand and she was snacking on them - yes, untoasted.

"Enjoying yourself?" she said with her French accent, smiling up at Wei.

[chenqing_player]

He smiles at her and then recognition flashes before his eyes. He snaps his fingers as he remembers. "Ah! The one with the cool name, right?"

They hadn't talked much but her name was really unique and so it had stuck with him. "Just got here but it looks like it's going to be a good time. I mean..we have smores so, it can't get much better, right?"

[ashenscipher]

Bitterblue shifted the marshmallows around so she could hold out a hand to him.

"I am very sorry and embarrassed but I must admit, I've forgotten your name. What was it again?"

[chenqing_player]

He took her hand and gave it a friendly shake with a bright smile on his lips, "Wei Wuxian. Some people call me Wei, some call me Xian. You're welcome to use whichever one you like."

[ashenscipher]

"I will not forget it this time," she promised. And she did mean it.

"You are the performer, right? I mean, not at this party," she knew that Lisa was the one performing tonight. "I mean, you are a performer, your profession."

[chenqing_player]

"Yeah, singer and dancer. It's a good job. And since I work in a club it means I get to enjoy good drinks, good company and good music for my entire shift. After I'm done with my set I get paid to socialize."

He's never had one complaint since starting to work there. Well..the occasional jealous boyfriend or girlfriend but that comes with the territory when you are a natural flirt.

[ashenscipher]

"You must be an extrovert," Bitterblue said. "If you enjoy all that performing and then still spending hours with patrons? After my viola performances I could hardly wait to have some time to myself to..." she thought for a moment. "You know, uh, decompress? My emotions felt frayed after performances."

[chenqing_player]

"I'm full of energy when I get off the stage. It gets my adrenaline pumping! I guess performing is a little different for everyone." Wei Wuxian is most certainly an extrovert. He loves to talk, loves to meet people and enjoys performing even more.

"But it also means you are probably putting your whole soul into your performance and just don't have anything left to give when its all over. Which also makes for a great performance."

[ashenscipher]

Bitterblue smiled. That was probably part of it. She wouldn't deny that every time she played she tried her best.

"Do you play an instrument?"

[chenqing_player]

He shakes his head. He's musically inclined but has never really felt much need to try and use an instrument. He much prefers being able to move and having something in his hands just felt like it was holding him down.

"Singing and dancing is it. I don't even know if there is an instrument I would like to play."

[ashenscipher]

"The finger symbols then?" Bitterblue joked. "You can sing and dance while playing those."

[chenqing_player]

He laughed and gave a nod of his head. "Maybe I can work those into my next show. I'm sure I will really impress everyone with my skills."