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the head | the hand ([personal profile] headandhand) wrote in [community profile] dualislogs2019-11-07 07:29 pm

they show you how to swim

WHO: All Dualizens, old and new
WHAT: Your regularly scheduled NAPs event for the month
WHERE: Dualis Oasis
WHEN: Nov. 7-10
WARNINGS: Please use these if applicable!


Look at all of these bright, shining new faces! There’s even a few less bright, less shining faces - maybe even a few folks without faces - but hey, this city welcomes all types. Chances are, if you’ve just arrived, you're seeing some pretty crazy things, unless you're used to an eye-blinding amount of neon, robots, weird-ass technology, magic, and an omnipresent police force...and hey, if you are, congrats, you're gonna settle in juuuuust fine. But for the rest of you, the Head knows this has gotta be pretty overwhelming, right?

Well, since your quaint individual processing units are probably having a hard time, why not link up with another one? By which the Head means...

Hello, new citizens of Dualis,
and welcome to your monthly Network Adjacency Protocol~!


NAPs are a monthly community networking event similar to the Earth concept of speed dating! Two citizens (new arrivals and old hands alike) are placed at a table together with a handy cue card of queries to help break the proverbial ice. Ask queries and receive results, or ignore the card and yeet yourself straight into a brand new friendship! But don't be too shy, you've only got ten minutes together, and if you just sit in silence for the whole ten, the Network Admins are likely to come supervise and try to repair the uplink through a mild shock to the ol' central nervous system. You might find yourself saying all sorts of unintended facts about yourself if that happens...probably better to just make friends, right? Who doesn’t like friends?!

The weather outside may be taking a turn toward chilly, but you can still get your swim on during this month’s NAPs, held at the Dualis Oasis, an indoor temperature-controlled aquatic amusement park with giant slides, swimming pools, and lazy winding float rivers. Appropriate swimming gear is required for entry to this part of the park, but there are a number of shops just outside that will gladly sell you swimwear and accessories.

For those of you who wish to avoid a humid environment or just hate fun, a dehumidified lounge and restaurant offer quieter, dryer spaces for chatting and snacking. The actual speed-friending itself is in progress here, but you’re welcome to stick around and continue conversations with your new friends.

So c’mon, what are you waiting for? Just dive right in for fun and friendship - the water’s fine, fine, fine, just like everything else in this fair city. But hey, remember to play safe. No running!
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aqua | kingdom hearts | ota

[personal profile] aguidingkey 2019-11-08 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
a. water time fun
Aqua has honestly not been to many of these events. For one reason or another, she just hasn't managed to make it out. This month, she decides to turn that around. After all, she remembers what it was like for her to be new in this world and in the Iteration world. While life here hasn't been as cold and wet as an introduction on that other world had been, it is still just as confusing. Arrivals there were at random times, as well, and without any clear place here to keep watch, these events are the best ways to help the newcomers that find their way around.

So with that in mind, Aqua makes her way up to the right location... just to be told that her normal outfit isn't appropriate for her to wear. She finally turns up in something more appropriate, although she doesn't feel more comfortable in it.

a-1. Still, it's a water event and given that her name is Aqua, she's almost obligated to get into the water. Floating along on one of the float rivers seems to be a relaxing choice, even though she is very, very bad at this relaxing thing. She looks a bit restless if anyone else comes floating by her, though she manages a smile and, "Hello."

a-2. Once she's gotten more than enough of floating along, she decides to try some of the giant slides. This is more her speed. Literally and figuratively. She takes her turn on each one, waiting patiently in line. If anyone makes eye contact with her or looks like they might be willing to converse, she asks, "Have you been on this one yet?" Once she settles in at the top, she pushes herself through them each time before she can think better of it, laughing and shrieking even as she zooms down to the bottom, exiting the slides with a giant splash of water.

"That was fun!" she says as she makes her way out of the pool, dragging her blue hair back away from her eyes. Having fun like this is really not what she's used to anymore and it shows.

b. lounge
Later, when she wants to take a break, she makes her way back inside to the lounge to see what is happening in here. She does get roped into the speed-friending part and blinks a little in surprise. "Oh, hi. My name is Aqua." This may or may not be her default response to everyone by the end of it all, including people she already knows. Mostly because she says it before she realizes who she's talking to.

c. wildcard her! [ none of this catch your eye? wildcard her or hit me up through pm or [plurk.com profile] sixflights. i will also match your format, prose or brackets. ]
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Arkady | FreakAngels | ota

[personal profile] hellofishies 2019-11-08 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
A. Water Fun!

Once upon a time parties were Arkady's thing. Maybe she'd been a little too into parties back then. But then the government had come and everything had changed. She had changed. And then she'd been brought here and now everything was changing again. She liked going to the NAPs because she liked seeing the other people, especially the new ones that showed up. This particular one also had the added benefit of including something Arkady happened to love: water. She missed the water cart from home. Not that she would admit it, but she missed quite a lot from home. So, a distraction seemed...pleasant.

Her interest, and excitement, only grew once she saw the Dualis Oasis. Then the excitment quadrupled once she found a bathing suit that had dangling tassels on it. Nothing was better than things that dangle! Needless to say Arkady was excited to do everything! Especially the slide. The slide was definitely the most fun she had in a very long time. She clapped her hands as she came out the end of the slide and then jumped up.

"Everyone should do that at least once! Or twice! Or fifty times! Again!" She grinned at the nearest person. "Have you tried?"

In between teleporting back up to have another go with the slides she can be found floating on a bright yellow innertube. Occasionally she may bump into someone along the way.

"Oopps! It has a mind of it's own! Are you having fun?"


B. Lounge

After she's gotten her fill of fun in the water Arkady can be found relaxing in the lounge. There's a huge bowl of ice cream with strawberries on it in front of her that she's happily devouring. If someone happens to sit across from her for a speed friending round she will look up and offer a spoon.

"Want some?" She's more than willing to share. It's pretty amazing after all. "I'm Arkady by the way."
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Agent South Dakota | Red vs Blue | OTA

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-11-08 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Water Shenanigans

South is on the hunt. She could be a regular person, just enjoying the water in her swimwear and whatnot. But no. She's looking for anyone who seems distracted and otherwise unsuspecting, that's close enough to the water for her to throw in. So far, people are either already wet so pushing them in wouldn't matter much, close enough to the water but seemingly on guard, or not near enough to the water to easily knock in.

She's just about ready to give up on being a dick and find another drink, when she spots someone. They look pretty well dry, not paying attention to her slipping up inch by inch until she's close, and they're right next to the water. Perfect. She doesn't hesitate, as soon as she's within striking distance, she catches a good grip of them and hauls them towards the looming water while laughing, thoroughly amused.

Lounge

South is somewhat more dressed when not in the water, her bikini still slightly damp but mildly covered with a pair of matching board shorts. Other than that, all she's bothered putting on is a pair of flip flops. They should just consider themselves lucky she's wearing this much!

She can be found slouching in a chair at one of the tables, god knows what number drink she's on but it's already half way down and she's still sipping away on it. She's not paying much attention to anyone, some have stopped to do this chit-chat bullshit and she gave them some attention, but mostly she's just in her own little world at the moment. Until another person plops down across from her and she finally fixes her gaze on them, finishing her drink before she gives a nod of acknowledgement.

"You gonna ask questions from their cue cards, or you gonna wing it?"
Edited (words are hard) 2019-11-08 07:49 (UTC)
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Naminé 🐚 Open to All

[personal profile] really_sketchy 2019-11-08 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
a. water water everywhere~

She didn't have a lot of experience with water. Naminé knew a lot about it but a great deal of her experience was through the memories of another. The first time she'd seen the beach was just before arriving to the city. She'd been bent over a shell that Xion had found in the sand. She remembered the way the water glistened in the setting sun and the cool touch of the waves as they curled against her ankles.

This wasn't anything like that.

Inside was loud, voices echoing off of the enclosed space, and the air was thick with a warm humidity that contrasted the chilly bite of cold outside.

Naminé wore a white bathing suit with golden accents. It was a little more revealing than she was used too but compared to others it was more conservative. This was her first time in a pool and it was all a little overwhelming. She focused on breathing, keeping the rhythm of her breath's steady in an attempt to stay calm. The embarrassment didn't help nor did the pink tint to her cheeks but Naminé was trying her best.

Life was all about new experiences, right?

i. entering the water

Naminé had always found something enchanting by it and she'd always wanted to see the ocean but this wasn't the ocean.

The concept of water was easy. Water was thicker and would lift her, except that Naminé didn't know how to swim. She knew how it should work. She'd seen others do it but this was the first time she'd been confronted with such a large expanse of water. Naminé walked over to the edge of the pool and then hesitated. She was at the shallow end, looking down at the three feet of water. She was tall enough to stand but it really was a lot of water.

She lowered herself to a seat at the edge of the pool and dipped her bare feet into the water. It wasn't as cold as she expected and it almost surprised her enough to cause her to gasp.

Naminé leaned forward, her blond hair falling to the front of her view as she stared at the shifting hazy form of her reflection.

It shouldn't be too hard to learn how to swim.

ii. lazy winding river

Swimming or not. Naminé managed to procure a large innertube to keep her floating above the water. She was covered from the waist down with her arms draped over the sides of the flotation device, her chin cradled in her hand as the currents of the slow moving river swept her in a lazy circle.

She wished that she could draw while she was in the pool but water and paper didn't comfortably combine.

"This is nice. I've never done anything like this before."


b. speed friending~

Naminé was getting better at this game. She didn't have all the answers but she was faster to reply and didn't get shocked by their ever present overlords.

She was a little embarrassed after spending such a great deal of time in the water. Her skin was dotted with moisture and her fingers were pruned. Her blonde hair was still clumped with water but no longer dripping and she was wrapped up in a towel as well as an over shirt that was slowly getting soaked from her bathing suit.

There really was no easy way to dry off.

"Hello." She greeted anyone who spoke to her with a smile and a light pink tint to her pale cheeks.


c. wild card~

[ooc: I am up for anything with Naminé. If you'd like to do something different, she can also be found at the cafe that she works at, swinging around a stick in an attempt to train or drawing.]
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Zack Fair | Final Fantasy VII | OTA

[personal profile] legacy_blade 2019-11-08 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[OOC: For all events, Zack will be dressed like this. Yay for canon swim-suit.]

A. Speed Friending

These NAPs things? Zack's a SUPER huge fan. All the joy of meeting people with none of the need to come up with none of hte need to come up with an excuse to leave if the person was too awkward to really deal with. And some of the ice-breaker questions were pretty good too.

Like this one on his cue-card now. Zack grins and looks up at the person that has joined him for this round.

"I'm supposed to ask what your favorite kid's game was."


B. Up A Lazy River

This place is so great that Zack thinks he might just retire here. All the pleasures of water fun, and none of the effort. Or that's what he's decided now that he's on his fourth loop around the lazy river, flopped haphazardly over an intertube with flowers printed all over it. Yeah, this is the life. So much more fun than those weird giant slide things. They look like you could ge hurt or something. He's been in helicopter crashes before, he'll pass on anything that looks as 'exciting' as that.

"You think w can get drinks ordered to us here? A little tray that floats to catch up to you. It'd be perfect."


C. Splash Fest

Sometimes you just have to act like you're five years old, and right now, that's clearly what Zack is doing. He's found himself in the shallows of the water, splashing around with everyone and anyone nearby seems like the right way to let that need for fun out. So caution, if you approach you might well get a bit of a dousing from a guy splashing at whoever comes near.

But wait...

"Oops. Sorry! Didn't mean to splash anyone not in the war. I won't do it again."

Unless they splash him back.
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David Alleyne | OTA

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2019-11-08 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[OOC: For all events, David will be dressed in these. With Speed-Friending he's also got a white t-shirt on.]

A. Speed Friending

The cards this month have a theme. David sighs as he flips through them between sips of his soda and waits for the next person to show up. Does he need to do this 'speed friending' thing again this month? Probably not. But it seemed like the right place to get used to the new swimwear he's bought and he feels like he should make a nod at socializing. The networking could be useful for future plans.

"What's your favorite water sport?"


B. Time in the 'Sun'

David isn't really the 'swimming' kind of person, truth be told. His preference when it comes to large bodies of water is that they be frozen over, skates be given out, and he be given plenty of space to put himself through his paces. But there is an appeal to bringing a good book with him, finding a lounge chair, and enjoying summer treats as the year starts to cool off, David's absolutely there doing all of that. With a lovely novel, actual sunglasses instead of his normal yellow shades, and an aura of peace and relaxation.

Which is rare for him. But he smiles and nods at anyone who comes past, and sometimes reaches out to select some fruit from the bowl of it at his side.

Though really, shouldn't he be in the water? Someone should drag him to it.
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Nida | Final Fantasy 8 | OTA

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-08 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[OOC: For all events, Nida will be dressed as such]

A. Speed Friending

"You ever been to a resort town?"

Nida doesn't even bother looking at his cards as he sits at one of the tables in the dry area, enjoying a salad with a towel slung around his neck. The only reason he even at down was because he liked company with meals and after a long day in and around the water park, he needed a snack to help him out. His hair is still wet, all of his make-up is gone, and none of that or the food detracts from the mess of scars that litter his body. The most prominent of which is the massive mess of them at his right shoulder that could be seen as a stab wound to someone experienced with scars and injuries, and another ugly one that is puckered down the side of his left leg. Fun. And he's got no shame about them.

"I pretty much grew up near one. This little ocean-side place that mark my words, someday it's going to be a resort town. It's got the vibe."


B. Slide Time... Eventually

This is what Nida's been doing for almost all of his day. The slides. They're wet, they're wild, they're intense. It's an adrenaline rush that he highly appreciates. The thing he doesn't appreciate?

The lines. They're pretty impressive at this point of the day, especially with the NAP going on here. Which means a really serious problem with the set up of this place. The lines go up stairs. Lots of them. That don't have very high banisters. It's an acrophobic's nightmare, and even those who don't have the fear might be nervous.

Nida? He's made for heights, and smiles as he leans back against a railing, waiting for the line to progress.

"Isn't this the absolute best? The heights, the rush, the water, the air. Fuck, where has this place been all my life?"
Edited 2019-11-08 20:31 (UTC)
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Ventus | Kingdom Hearts | OTA, one closed

[personal profile] salvagedlight 2019-11-09 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Did Not Count on This (for Aleifr)

Once he's shed all his layers (and there are a lot of layers, since he isn't at all a fan of the cold thanks to being frozen completely solid and thrown down a mountain that one time) and stuffed them into the locker in the changing room, Ven makes his way out to the main swimming area with a grin on his face, wearing green board shorts and carrying a towel. He loves swimming, swims like a fish in fact, if not quite as well as Aqua, and even though even he is getting weird(er) vibes from the people (things?) who brought them here lately, well, this is a water park, right? This isn't exactly what he knows, but the idea of it is very familiar to him thanks to his time with Sora, a place to run and play and have fun, and he's very determined to make up for lost time and have fun.

There's just one thing he didn't quite... know to factor in.

He's had an isolated life to such an extreme that he didn't even know there was something amiss until everything had gone wrong already. But one thing that meant was that he didn't have a lot of exposure to various lifestyles and ...clothing options. Even residing in Sora's heart didn't really change that, since his awareness was so low, nonexistent most of the time. So walking into this park and suddenly seeing lots of people not wearing much at all? Especially the girls (and women)? Maybe it's not much of a surprise that the very first thing he does when he gets through the door and registers what's happening around him is freeze, staring, even though he can feel his face start to heat. After ten seconds of that, he abruptly about-faces and heads towards the lounge chairs against the wall, parking himself on one in the corner. He's pretty determinedly staring at the ceiling and desperately trying to keep the blood from rushing to his face and wishing Terra was there to coach him through this, all at once, because what is going on.



Swim This Way, We'll Dance and We'll Play (OTA)

What he really needs more than anything to deal with the sudden influx of skin into his visual space is just time to get used to it. After nearly embarrassing himself publicly (and silently hoping that no one saw him react like that), he takes some time to settle down and get used to the atmosphere (and dress code), and then plunges right in with the idea that being in the middle of something might get him adapted to it all faster.

And it seems to work. His first stop is at the slides, since heights and moving fast are two of his Things, and they put him in the middle of everything quickly and literally. He makes several runs down the highest one, grinning and laughing every single time, before moving on to the lazy river. He goes around it several times, both lazily swimming with the current and enjoying the speed boost it gives him and floating in a tube to take it easy and relax. Swimming in the cove in Neverland had involved currents, but this is much better and doesn't involve cannonballs.

It's when he gets to the pool that that well of teenage energy causes potential problems. Someone, probably the park employees, have thrown some overlarge inflatable beach balls into the mess, and in total it seemed like a good idea a the time mode, because except for that first bit he's having a blast, he picks up one of the balls and tosses it easily in the air, raising his other fist at the same time. "Heads up!" he yells, spiking the ball as hard as he can towards what should be an open section of water - but with the way people are moving around, playing or paddling or pushing each other, it's very possible he just whacked someone in the head with the ball.



Friending Time! (OTA)

He absolutely doesn't hate fun, but after a few hours of running around, Ven is getting hungry, and there's a convenient snack bar right over thataway. He acquires a cold, spicy drink that's for some reason colored purple, a basket full of something the person behind the counter insists is popcorn chicken but doesn't look like any form of chicken he's ever seen, and carts it over to one of the tables where there's a free seat. He gives the person in the other chair a friendly smile as he approaches.

"Do you mind if I sit there? I need a break to get all the wrinkles out of my fingers."


Wildcard!

(Want to do something and it's not here? Ideas for shenanigans? Go ahead and pitch it at me, and we can set it up! Here or at [plurk.com profile] otteratplay)
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Tidus | Final Fantasy X | Open

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2019-11-09 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
( outfit: swimming pool ; lounge clothes )

1: SWIMMING POOL

    ( a ) If there’s any place that can elicit a sense of peace in an otherwise active guy, it’s being submerged, water surrounding every fibre of him, the feeling of its pressure pushing against him. The noise becomes nothing more than a smothered mouth, and it’s—nice. He wants to adapt himself to it: to the laughter, the joy; easy pleasures that had starting to become foreign to him.

    So if you happen to be swimming around the deeper end, don’t mind the guy who seems relatively relaxed in keeping in place below. He’ll even give you a wave if you stare, though he doesn’t always have his eyes opened.

    (Don’t sleep in the pool, loser.)

    ( b ) Unfortunately, the thing about being so deep in is that you’re hard to notice for those making leaping dives, or any dives at all—and so poor person that was just trying to have a good time in the pool, you just knocked into something very solid down below, scrambling now against your own limbs.

    And if you happen to hurry to surface, whatever you did knock into isn’t coming up itself. ...that’s fine, right?

    ( c ) You know what you should do after having one nasty surprise in a pool?

    Why—engage in more.

    He comes out abruptly from below, with the speed and athleticism of an experienced swimmer: a head of dirty-blond hair breaking out from the water right in front of the unlucky victim, a solid, ”Woo!” following for good measure.

    And then, turning around a second after to who he’s found. “Oh hey, what’s up?”

    (Unless you’ve somehow made a sneaky disappearance…!)

    ( d ) For all other activities, he will be a dork at the slides, or even giving an inflatable ball a punch around. ...or actually being very unimpressed with the balls around this place, searching around and maybe asking people, “Hey, there any blitzballs here?”, or even, “Is this all there is?” with an unloving bap of a multi-coloured ball trying its best in life.

    Otherwise, feel free to make this guy a target for your own watery tricks. Let’s start a war.
2: SPEED FRIENDING

    You happy to be at this table right now, buddy? That’s fine, Tidus looks the picture of relaxed on the other side, his arms sometimes folded, or his hands sitting with the cue cards on the table's surface. Especially on his first few rounds, where his doesn’t mind reading from the options:

    ( a ) “If you could be anything, what would you be?” He raises his brow at his company, pulling something of a face. Please, just go along with it.

    ( b ) “This thing wants me to ask your favourite number.” Okay no, this one deserves to be judged.

    ( c ) “What do you do for a living?” Alright, that’s decent.

    ( d ) “What’s the place you’re like from?” Yeah, this is where he’s ditched the cards.

    ( e ) “What do you do for fun around here?” Might as well find out what's good.

    Pick your...poi..son...??

( ooc: if you have any questions or want to ask for a different prompt, PM me or message me at [plurk.com profile] blitzoff and we can work something out! )
Edited 2019-11-09 09:37 (UTC)
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Hank Anderson | Detroit: Become Human

[personal profile] sociallychallenged 2019-11-09 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
1.) In the Hot Zone - OTA

Hank didn't really want to come, but at the same time he did. He's too fuckin' old for pool parties. He's the pool party dad that should be fuckin' grilling or whatever. He's not cut out for lounging. For one thing, he doesn't want to be the old freak that hangs out around a bunch of scantily clad teenagers. For another, come on, he's just not made for swimwear anymore.

So he goes to the warm, dry area, finds an empty beach chair, and settles in with a book to read. He's looking stylish in his fuckin' bright ass Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts and cheap flip flops. This get up? Not suited for the time of year.

Alright, so what is this government-Head-approved mess he's got to skim over? Right. The Count of Monte Cristo. An oldie but a goodie. He'll just hang out here until Connor's ready to go home. It's simple enough to just dive into the text and ignore the distant shouts and splashes.


2.) Triton Was A Bad Dad - OTA

"What is your favorite water-related movie or book?" Hank looks at the card this time skeptically. He managed to grab a 'themed' batch. But he actually has to stop and think about this one, scratching his chin as he sits across from them at a table.

"Alright, mine's gotta be either Jaws or K-19 Widowmaker. I'd say Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea but god, it's been so fuckin' long since I read that shit I can barely remember it. Maybe I should pick it up again." He remembers liking The Abyss as a kid. And The Little Mermaid but the only one he gave a shit about was the crab.

This is the first time he's actually taken a notion to bother with the cards, likely because of the surge of pleasant nostalgia.
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Yuna 🔮 Final Fantasy X/X-2 [Open]

[personal profile] whereishe 2019-11-10 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[outfit: Bathing suit, Lounge Clothes - the blue one.]

I. SWIMMING

Yuna loved the water.

She had spent most of her life living on a island surrounded by crystal blue ocean and bright sandy beaches but it was only within the last two years that she'd learned how to swim well. She had joined the Besaid Aurochs blitzball team and had learned to hold her breath for over five minutes.

She'd never been in a pool like this but it was more practical than a sphere pool and it held more than enough water.

a. Yuna walked to the highest diving platform of one of the swimming pools and looked down below. It was a dizzying drop and she nearly got dizzy before pulling away her gaze and focusing on her feet. She exhaled a slow breath and then ran, jumping off the end of the diving board.

Her body was agile and while it wasn't a perfect dive, she did very well. The water splashed around her and she let the force of her dive curve once she was beneath the water.

She stayed down there for as long as she could before finally breaking the surface of the water. Hopefully she didn't freak anyone out when seconds turned into minutes of floating beneath the surface of the water.

b. Yuna also spent some time traveling up the endless staircases that lead to the slides. Whenever she reached the top she wore a wide smile, waiting her turn to drop down the winding slide to the pool below.

It was amazing!

Every drop was followed by a rush of adrenaline and a giggle that usually ended with a mouth full of water. Yuna didn't mind except that the water was filled with chlorine and it didn't taste very good. She spit it out and then would repeat the process all over again.

c. She could also be found lightly hitting a beach ball as if she was trying to test the weight of it. It wasn't heavy enough to be used as a blitzball but it could be used for some fun, if anyone was interested in a game of sorts.


II. NAPS

She sat across her partner with a friendly smile. She'd never done anything quite like this before but this city was filled with a lot of new things. Yuna glanced down at the cards in her hand and smiled a little at the questions. They weren't really good questions but she decided to read them anyway.

a. "What is your favorite month of the year and why?"

b. "What is the one thing about yourself that you'd like me to know?"

c. "What do you do for fun?"

d. "Do you believe if a cup is half empty or half full?"

e. "Do you believe in love at first sight?"

She wondered if these were normal questions.


[ooc: Let me know if you want anything else! I'm also at [plurk.com profile] mizuyoko.]
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Domino | XMCU | OTA

[personal profile] notverycinematic 2019-11-10 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
1. Lazy River

[Ah, why the fuck not? Not like there's anything else going on. And a break sounds absolutely heavensent right now. Even if it is in the middle of whatever's going on. Nothing's blowing up so that's already an improvement over her recent life?

Might as well take a shot, at least. And that means she's wearing a swimsuit that's basically her hero clothes in swimsuit form (what a lucky find), floating in a tube down a manmade river because fuck it. That's a good enough reason, right?

But there is a small-ish problem.]


I can't decide if I'm actually relaxing or just too tired to be worried.


2. Pool

Eventually, Domino is done with the river (there's only so many times somebody can float in a circle before they get bored and she'd passed that threshold about two hours ago. Not that she changes her activity by much, moving from lounging in a tube on the river to a beach chair next to the pool for some "sun." Because that totally counts. At least it's dry?

And it lets her get a better view of the other people wandering around without seeming like a creep. Does people-watching count as creepy nowadays? It kind of feels like it would. But it's so interesting.

That excuse would smooth everything over, right?
Edited 2019-11-10 03:50 (UTC)
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[personal profile] floweroftheslums 2019-11-10 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
A. Necessary Shopping - Closed to Yuna

Arriving in a strange world was... half-better than the alternative that Aerith faced back on Gaia. However, some things were just too much, even for a girl who could hear the voices of those dead long before her. When she'd somehow found herself alive and breathing on a different world, it had taken her a few moments to really put it together that she was in fact alive and not on Gaia. She listened to the spiel given by those in charge and got her room assignment and the like.

However, she wasn't alone.

No, there was another brunette, standing not that far from where she herself stood. The other girl was wearing nothing but a bathing suit while the flower girl was wearing her ruined dress, jacket and boots.

"You know, I guess I'm glad that they're thought through all the necessities like living arrangements, but, um, new clothes or a map to where we can get more would be nice, right?"

B. Apartments - Room 604

Now that she's got a few more things to wear, aside from the clothes she died it, Aerith heads to her own room. She's supposed to have a roommate, but she's not aware of the name of the other person.

While the house she lived in with Elmyra Gainsborough was tiny, she'd still managed to have her own room in the little cabin. However, when she opens the door to her new apartment, she's a bit taken back by the size of the space. And, well, the other woman standing in the middle of the room.

"Um, hello? I suppose I'm your new roommate. Are you..." She checks her PHS for the information again. "Domino?"

C. Poolside

How can she say no to an indoor amusement park? The fact that this is a water park versus the indoor wonderland that is the Gold Saucer doesn't matter. Aerith is up for some fun and ready to enjoy her time here. She'd been looking forward to these meet and greets since she'd heard about it, and the fact that it's poolside this time is definitely a point in its favor.

Unlike the rest of her friends, she'd never really had much of a chance to enjoy the beauty that was Costa del Sol. She's sure that the group would go back to the beautiful beach town and spend more time in the sun. So, she's going to use this opportunity to enjoy as much of life as she can.

As such, she can be found lying by the pool on a towel, soaking up as much of the artificial rays as she can. And loving everything about her new bikini.

"Can you put some suntan lotion on my back?"

D. Lounge

Once she's done with the water, Aerith is ready to meet more new people. She puts on a wrap over her swim suit and heads inside the pool's lounge. She grabs a drink and sits a table to write down some good questions to ask anyone who comes up so that she can get to know them.

1. What do you do for work? And did you do it before you came here?

2. What is one thing about yourself that you're the most proud of?

3. What do you do for fun?

4. Do you believe in love at first sight?

5. What makes you laugh/cry?


As the person takes a spot across from her, she slides the list over and gives a beaming smile. "Hello, my name is Aerith Gainsborough. How are you today?"
Edited 2019-11-10 04:16 (UTC)
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The Iron Bull | Dragon Age | ota

[personal profile] theirondragon 2019-11-10 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
01 — SPEEDFRIENDING AT THE NO-FUN BAR
Something about this place just rubbed Bull the wrong way, and it wasn’t even the way it kept moving around like someone was playing chess. That freaking him out was a given. No, it was too clean, too sorted out. Everything had a set place, all the random new people were filed away, prepared for. He didn’t get how the communicator thing worked, but he didn’t need to know that it did. He didn’t know how the "cars" worked, or the "buses" or anything else. The fact that it all worked, and it worked well meant this was way more plotted out than a rescue attempt.

That wasn’t even taking into consideration the fact that Qunari didn’t get sick with much the same things that humans did. It was stupid to bring him here, if that talking machine was to be believed...which it wasn’t. The call for the Network Adjacency Protocols offered the Qunari a means to better understand this place, play the dumb out-of-towner and get some info.

Everything about this place but the big guy on edge, though. As soon as he walked in from the pool area outside, it was like stepping out of wetlands into a desert. He frowned, glancing back over his shoulder at the door, where bits of condensation were formed around the edges on the other side of the glass. Yeah. Weird place. He took a steadying breath, found a drink, something fruity that he ordered because it was pink and decided he liked it, and took a seat with a big bowl of what turned out to be candied pecans. Maybe this place wasn’t so bad after all.

The way it was explained to him, they’d ring a bell, someone would have a seat, and you’d get to talk about whatever the hell you wanted until they rang the bell again. Weird style, but he could roll with it. He nudges the bowl across the table toward whoever takes a seat, giving them a grin.

"Hope you like nuts."

02 — YOU MEAN I HAVE TO BUY WEIRD SHORT PANTS?
After the NAPs session, Bull’s decided he wants to check out all the weird water attractions, but apparently his pants don’t pass muster. The problem he’s run into, though, is that he has no idea the exchange rate on gold to credits, and he has no idea what he’s looking at as he’s looking through the racks at this particular shop. He hated feeling restricted in his clothing, also, which supremely limited his choices.

When someone happens upon him, he’ll have limited the selection to a questionable pink pair and an equally questionable floral ensemble. If someone were to stop for more than two seconds, the giant of a man-ox holds them both up with a grin.

"Okay, which one?" He holds out the flower-patterned pain with a raised eyebrow. "This one’s pretty."
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Thane Krios | Mass Effect | ota

[personal profile] wickedprayers 2019-11-10 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Lounge

Did someone say dehumidified lounge? Since his arrival he hasn't had the comfort of a dry space suitable enough for a drell's lungs. With the Kepral's in this stage it's difficult for him to find relief that isn't in the form of the dry air from a climate controlled room. Which is why whether Thane is here partaking in the NAPs for information gathering or not, he will stay in this room for quite a while, away from the tables with cards when he's had his fill of info gathering.

Naturally, he's not dressed for an oasis at all, sticking to his usual getup, but he's not here for the water-slides and rafts anyway. He does, at least, have a nice cup of hot tea that he finds soothing for when that familiar tightness in his chest returns. Nothing can completely take away the discomfort and pain from the disease but if he can at least enjoy temporary relief then he will do so.
Edited 2019-11-10 04:54 (UTC)
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Patricia Tannis | Borderlands | OTA

[personal profile] sirentologist 2019-11-10 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
1. Looking at a Pool Because All You People Are Gross

How utterly pointless.

[Pandora being a desert notwithstanding (really what a waste of water), Tannis is very obviously not swimming--god only knows how filthy that water is with so many unwashed people frolicking around in it. She is, in fact, fully covered from neck to ankles, including a long-sleeved jacket. Definitely not swimming clothes.

She's glaring just a little bit; she should probably leave and go somewhere else since she's not getting in that direction water, god no, but where else is she going to go? Is she supposed to talk to people? That thought is almost worse than joining the people soup. Almost.]


Does no one have anything more important to do?


2. Lounge Since She's Expected to Not Be Horrified at Small Talk

[God, does she have to? Can't she just be left alone? Ever? But somehow she doubts that "how is about this weather we're having" is good enough for... whatever this is. Is this what people do in their spare time? Not conduct ethically dubious experiments with superbugs?

How boring their lives must be.

After a brief period of trying to hold out, she signs and then reads every question on the card she was given, completely unconcerned that she's... probably supposed to do one at a time.]


Oh, very well, let's get this overwith.

What do you wish you knew more about?

What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?

Where is the most interesting place you’ve been?

What is the most annoying habit that other people have?
Edited 2019-11-10 05:19 (UTC)
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Aleifr | Warhammer 40,000 | OTA

[personal profile] aleifr 2019-11-10 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Aleifr hadn't been planning on coming to this. Swimming wasn't exactly a leisure activity at home. It was a survival skill, something you learned so that you had a fighting chance of getting back to your boat if you got pitched off by a storm, an enemy, or one of the many monsters that inhabit the worldsea. You didn't do it for fun, but considering that things he'd never even dreamed of were mundane here ...? Not particularly surprising that they've turned to some unexpected places for entertainment.

In any case, it didn't hold much allure for him, but Mira had insisted that he might enjoy it more than he thought he would. She wouldn't tell him why, though, and his curiosity as to what the hell she thought he'd see in this eventually won out.

Once he arrived, though? Saw how everyone, particularly the women, dressed for this ...?

Made a little more sense. Even if he was just a bit annoyed at just how predictable he apparently was.

He didn't dress to swim. Wasn't planning on dipping a toe into the water, so he dressed the way that he normally does when the weather's warm here -- loose fitting shirt, shorts, and thick-soled boots. He didn't hop into the pool, but he spent a good deal of time lounging around them in the chairs that had been set up.

As for the lazy river ...? He didn't trust it. Not that he expected it to be trapped or anything, he was just intensely skeptical the floating rings they had people sitting in would support someone his size without sinking.

The lounge a little better suited to him - especially when, unlike the previous NAP, he could order more than one drink every damned hour.
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Steve Rogers |MCU| OTA

[personal profile] waypastasking 2019-11-10 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Water fun

Steve stood staring out at the water. His stomach swooped at the thought of going in the water, figuring it probably the seventy years he spent frozen in the ice. Whatever the reason, Steve stood there staring, still not sure if he wanted to go in. He might be able to be convinced, he does have a suit on.

After Steve had enough of swimming and water in general, he went inside. He grabbed some snacks which consisted of enough for four, so he could share and some coffee. He glanced around, he made his way over to a table.

"Excuse me, do you mind if I join you?"
Edited 2019-11-10 22:04 (UTC)
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kyoko sakura | puella magi madoka magica | one closed, one ota

[personal profile] wishalone 2019-11-11 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ food hoarders anonymous ; closed to drifter ]

Floor six... All the way at the top. Figures. The whole thumbprint thing is like something out of a futuristic movie, but then, this entire city seems to be that way. It'd be overwhelming if Kyoko wasn't used to dealing with witch labyrinths.

Honestly, though, that's kind of how this entire thing feels like. It's like she just contracted and isn't used to fighting witches yet, and she got pulled through a barrier she didn't see coming. Disorienting, beyond unexpected... But at least in a situation like that, she knew what to do. It was simple: fight to survive. This...?

Kyoko stands in the doorway and stares into the dorm room. She's not sure what she was expecting, but after the searing neon lights and high tech and glimpses of magic she's seen on her way here? It's so bland and normal that she finds herself laughing, to her surprise.

"Are you kidding me?" she says aloud, shaking her head as she steps past the threshold.

[ NAPs ; lounge ; OTA ]

It feels weird to go to a party after everything that's happened.

Kyoko can't exactly say she's ever been to one at all, let alone specifically a pool party. The required swimwear thing is weird and annoying, but Kyoko isn't sure she wants to go to the water park anyway. It's one thing to play at an arcade by herself, but things like this are meant to be enjoyed with other people, and she's not really in the mood to play with strangers. What's the point of going to the pool if you aren't gonna annoy your friends by splashing around?

(... she doesn't want to think about this too much.)

It's better to spend her money on food, anyway, instead of a swimsuit she'd probably only wear the once. It's money she doesn't have to work for, and money she'll get more of next month, but that doesn't mean she's willing to waste it. Even if it means she has to play along with this whole "friend speed-dating" thing.

At least it's easy to come up with her own question, so she doesn't have to rely on the stupid cards.

"Hey, you've ordered something, right? Had anything good?" Kyoko is perched on an armchair, one knee drawn up. There are a couple of plates stacked up on one of the armrests, both empty except for crumbs. After asking her question, she takes a large bite from the pastry she bought. (It looks fancy enough it probably deserves to be treated better. It also looks more expensive than it actually was.) She's wearing jean shorts and a green hoodie, and given that she's bone dry, it's pretty evident that she hasn't been to the pool.
Edited 2019-11-11 08:05 (UTC)
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Felicity Smoak | DCTV | OTA

[personal profile] notthatblonde 2019-11-12 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Water fun

Felicity was floating on the Lazy River if for no other reason than she was able to get a swimming suit before she entered the water park. Felicity sat in the tube, sort of in stunned silence. She couldn't believe that yesterday she was in a completely different City, living a completely different life and now she was floating in a raft on a river.

She couldn't help but look around her as she floated by, biting her lip, a nervous tick she picked up at a very young age, before nodding her head and smiling as she was helped out of the tube.

"Thank you," She said, pulling her hair up in a ponytail and pushing her glasses up.

Lounge/Speed Friending

Felicity eventually got tired of the water, changing into the one outfit that came with her, finding a table and sitting down. She sat at a surprisingly empty table her nerves once again returning in full force. She glanced around, twirling her ponytail around her fingers.
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Sam Winchester

[personal profile] crime_stopper 2019-11-12 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Snack Time

Sam does not do water period for various reasons. But he is always up for something to eat and the snack choices are fairly decent for someone who is choosy about what he puts in his body. He sips a diet soda that tastes like chocolate and nibbles some fruit that he doesn't know the name of as he people watches.