Save Our Parks! (OPEN)

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Who: Everyone Where: Mostly Districts 2 and 3 When: 20th September Summary: In light of the new district reopening, there's still a lot to do! This log is open to everyone if they want to see what else is going on in the city, or help with some important tasks. Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk. SOME NPC RESPONSES WILL BE SLOW UNTIL THE ONE WHO PLAYS THEM IS PRESENT. I'm only happy when it rains... Some of the natives have been busy. There's a little stand set up in the plaza that wasn't there before. They have minions, too: people with clipboards are assaulting recent arrivals on the street with requests. It seems that most of the employees are helping with the district reopening, and that means everyone else is incredibly understaffed. But wait! Don't walk away! If your character helps with some of the chores around the city, they'll get a little money added to their stipend, as well as a coupon to the new store opening today in District 3. District 2 Residents will be asked to help hang up tiny twinkling lights in the trees lining the streets, nothing so fancy as during the summer festival but something with lasting power throughout the oncoming rainfall. There are water fountains that need to be insulated, gigantic mountains of leaves that should be disposed of, and plants requiring trimming. District 3 In addition to the winterization chores going on in the second district, the shopping district has their own problems to take care of. Large potted plants need to be moved inside-- that's a job for physically fit characters-- and little tents need to be taken down. Oh, and they need lights in the trees here, too. New Store There is a lot of excitable chattering surrounding the new store on the main shopping street. The sign is currently covered in plastic and unreadable. Boxes Near the water, groups of trees, or small parks, characters might stumble upon a group of canvas-covered boxes and someone desperately looking for help with them. There are a lot, after all. YOU MAY NOW REPLY. Thank you for your patience! NPCs will pop into the last two sections. Otherwise, comment and threadjack at will.

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DISTRICT 2

[rekindlenpcs]

[There's plenty here to do. Grab a rake or a string of lights and start helping.]

Re: DISTRICT 2

[littlewhitelies]

[It isn't quite the same maxed out singing she was doing before, but M'gann is humming to herself as she holds her rake and gets to work on the leaves. And does a little discreet psychic control as well, snatching up any of the stray leaves and pushing them into the bundles and piles she's making. She also opts for green skin this time; with the changing leaves, it's nice to hold onto something spring and summer-like.

And M'gann is getting quite proud of the leaf pile she's creating. According to the information she got from a certain someone, it should be at the right size, pretty soon. At least, she's pretty SURE mini-van sized is the right dimensions for leaf jumping. And with all the leaves scattered around, M'gann has to admit that she can't see what else is supposed to be done with them.]

[staystraught]

Whole lot to juggle, parents too

Hey! Miss M!

[Someone certainly is perched on the edge of a roof with a pair of binoculars and a hastily-discarded string of lights next to him. And he's trying not to hum the theme song of a terrible sitcom that predates him, but it was so infernally catchy and he can't even remember the words--]

Nine yards to your six, wind just blew in some fresh ammo.

[drank_the_milk]

Hey there.

[Yuna comes walking up slowly, holding a rake of her own in one hand as she waves with the other, a small smile on her face. She's not exactly sure how M'gann is going to react to seeing her after that weird cookie-drunk outburst the other day, but green skin is probably a pretty good sign. Still, she'll wait to see what kind of mood the other girl is in first. They probably have a thing or two to talk about now that she's more coherent.]

[dontthesunlookgoodtoday]

[it's not so much his thing, but Davesprite stops to whistle anyway.]

Holy shit, you could probably get lost in that pile. Find some way to make it a maze and watch as poor innocent people out for a weekend walk vanish forever.

[in other words, that's kind of impressive.]

Re: DISTRICT 2

[wallcrawler]

[Pete's been making good time with the lights, even if he does seem a little lost in thought. Really he's just hoping keeping himself busy will help keep his mind off the whole "surprise! You've been kidnapped!" thing. Which isn't working quite as well as he'd hoped, and if anything he's just getting more and more homesick.

Still, he's been doing a good job, largely thanks to plenty of experience hanging the lights on the Christmas tree back home, even if he did usually have Aunt May pitching in. Uncle Ben, too. Which, naturally, brings on one more pang of homesickness every time he thinks about it. For most people, working this high on a ladder would be enough to deter letting the mind wander, but a few feet off the ground really isn't enough to even faze him anymore.]

[alwaysloyal]

[Exploring the district was neither odd nor new sight as Soushi has been doing so many times before. What is new, however, are the decorations and the way there are many volunteers offering a helping hand to the citizens of the city. Whatever was being planned, Soushi decided to join in on the festivities by offering his own pair of hands as well. Anything to keep his mind away from his own concerns.

That's why, when Soushi is trying to search for someone to help, he notices the boy on the ladder working alone on decorating the tree, it isn't difficult to miss the pensive expression as the boy's face as he have seen it many times before on himself.]

Excuse me, do you need assistance in decorating a tree? [A polite smile.] ...it would seem you have much on your mind.

Re: DISTRICT 2

[ironyman]

[Tony's hard at work putting up those lights. Actually, it seems to be taking a bit longer than it probably should. And every so often he places a few out of the line they likely should follow, an odd loop here, an overlapping line there. In fact, if one looks closely enough, one might see the letters S-T-A forming amongst the normally placed strings.

Oh. Stark. He's writing his name in lights.]

[hamburgerhero]

[America is wandering around the district to see where help is needed when he sees Tony at work. At a glance it looks like he's doing a poor job of putting up the lights for someone who seems to be concentrating so far but when America walks around to the right angle he starts to see letters.

S-T-A-? Now he's curious.]

What are you writing? Start? Star? Starbucks?

[wontdoanyless]

[Steve was a little surprised to see Tony up and about helping- oh wait, was he just putting those lights up to spell his last name? Figures.]

Only putting up your last name? Or your first name gonna come up later? [His voice was definitely a bit sarcastic, but Tony had been rubbing him the wrong way so far. He should be more polite, but the last couple of attempts didn't really help. At the very least, he didn't sound angry though.]

Oh look it's his favorite lady ever

[tough_love]

What are you doing, Tony Stark?

[Guess who's not impressed by the whole "having your name in lights" thing, Tony. No really, go on, guess.

Because if you guessed anyone other than the four-armed alien who thinks you're a blacksmith, you are the wrongingest wronger to ever wrong in the history of wrong. But in related, good news, she's at least fairly calm today. Which is to say, she's still fairly annoyed at everything, but only at a level that doesn't carry the risk of imminent destructive tantrums.]

...are you spelling your name with that?

DISTRICT 3

[rekindlenpcs]

[Every shopping mall needs its lights, and the shopping district is no exception. There are also little red tags tied around potted plants of all shapes and sizes that would otherwise freeze in the oncoming cold. Those need to be moved inside. There are some half-collapsed tents, too, if that's more your style.]

[swordofzero]

Suzaku had been approached to help with the plants and so that is what he is doing. Carrying them indoors safely. It is strange that Winter is approaching, he had spent a whole Summer in this place already.

He nods politely at anyone who passes him, but is mostly lost in thought, still not sure what to do about Lelouch. Still not sure if this place is telling the truth, if they truly need the help or if it is just an excuse to imprison them.

Looking around at how this district has come to life, Suzaku can't help but believe the former.

[4balls]

[ Honestly, Josuke doesn't even really know why he's here. He only just arrived a few days ago and was exploring the city and then someone asked him to help, and... well, with Josuke being Josuke, he couldn't just say no and walk away. So he too now is carrying around the potted plants - something that's fairly easy for him at least since he's strong - even though he's stuck in his own thoughts too.

But he still doesn't know too much about this place, huh. Not enough from actual people who live here, either way. So when he sees Suzaku helping out with the plants too, he can't help but wander over - even if Josuke is a fairly weird sight, a tall guy in a sailor outfit. ]

.. Were you one of the people taken to this place too? [ No "excuse me" since social customs are still.. not really something he's used to.. ]

[ribbonbon]

[It's on her way home from work that Pilouette gets caught up in helping out around the district. She's able to carry some of the smaller (MUCH smaller) potted plants on her own, though she's finding that moving the larger ones is a futile task for her.

After a while, she moves to light duty, stringing up lights in the trees. While she can get them in some of the lower branches, she soon finds herself standing on her tiptoes and occasionally lightly tossing the strings of lights up in the hopes of getting them slightly higher...with the occasional consequence of them falling back into her face, but still. At least she's trying hard?]

Re: DISTRICT 3

[tough_love]

[The last thing Looma wanted to do was help the locals, but the promise of payment was enough to help her over that reluctance. Even if it probably wasn't nearly as much of an extra bonus as she'd like.

She's currently occupying herself grabbing the largest potted plants she can find, and carrying them to whatever destination they needed two at a time. Which was really pretty easy for her-- not only was she strong, but she had the benefit of having four arms to work with. The lower ones could be used for supporting the weight, while the upper arms were each used more to stabilize it than anything else. It let her carry one on each side, even for the largest plants.

She hasn't even broken a sweat yet, and is making little effort to talk to anyone unless it's necessary. And whenever the shopkeepers thank her for her work, or so much as greet her, all they get for the trouble are narrowed eyes staring them down and total silence from Looma herself.]

Re: DISTRICT 3

[nozomisitter]

[Oh god plants, in the cold, that is not a good sign. Being a florist, Rin went over and picked up one of the big pots, lifting it easily as she started to haul all of them into the mall, out of the cold.]

Honestly, who left this here?

NEW STORE

[rekindlenpcs]

[WHAT COULD IT BE? Why are there fifty people crowded around the door?

Well, what are you waiting for? The posted hours are clearly visible and the sign says OPEN.]

[hamburgerhero]

[What's this? A new store? America walks over to take a better look at this place.

Please be a hamburger joint! PLEASE BE A HAMBURGER JOINT!]

[smallspot]

[The bad thing about being a small boy is that fifty people crowded around something makes it really hard to see. The good thing about being a small boy is that it makes it easy to slip between those fifty people, which is exactly what Diarmuid does whenever he spots an opening. Soon enough he manages to get to the front door and slip inside the new store.

He can't wait to see what all the fuss is about!]

[beforetights]

[Cu Chulainn stares at the strange store for a long time before he slowly, carefully, takes a step in.]

Hello...?

STRANGE BOXES

[rekindlenpcs]

[In various places near some nature, there are some covered canvas boxes. They are a little noisy, though it's hard to place what they are immediately. The people supervising are all looking a little worried, but excited as well. They need some help.]

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid doesn't pay much attention to the people who are milling around the area. Instead, he makes his way right toward the boxes. They are making noises. Weird noises.

Just what could be in those boxes?

Someone might want to stop the small dark-haired boy with the blue and green butterfly circling his head, who is making a beeline for a stack of the boxes before he gets himself into trouble...]

[hamburgerhero]

[People struggling with mysterious boxes in this city? Not to mention some sort of noise. Forgive America for being both curious and a little suspicious. Why did the people with the boxes look so nervous?

He approaches one of them, greeting them with a smile.]

Hey. So uh what's up with the boxes?

[soldiernoclass]

[ Strange boxes?? OH BOY. Rather than stepping up to any of the locals looking antsy around them, Zack heads straight to the source.

He's smart enough not to open a box that's making noise, though. (Just barely.) ]

Woah! There's something alive in there?