HOW'S IT GOIN DUDES {open}

[shiro2hero]

Who: Sevii Island Crew & Open
Where: Island Four | Attack On Voltron Crisis House
When: Weekend of 8/25 - 8/26
Summary: So many people are having birthdays and anniversaries, the household is having a party. Friends are welcome! Just watch out for Krieg and his giant barbecue fire.

BONFIRE
The Incineroars have been busy. Piling up all the scrap wood and driftwood they can find, after other helpful Pokemon have dug a big pit in the sand. By the time the sun starts to set, they've got a huge blaze going. And they're probably roaring and posing on the edges of it. But if you shoo them away, they'll probably let you roast some marshmallows. Or... you know... dance or something.

BARBECUE
Sooner or later, someone is going to bust out the meat. It's probably the friendly neighborhood Psycho, Krieg. Or Sasha. Or Hunk. Either way, there's something made of meat cooking. There's all kinds of other food too, all spread out on a table pitched out on the porch. Because this is already a huge household. They've got this down. Go get some good BBQ, double dip your chips. Maybe avoid the blackened thing sitting sadly at the end of the table -- it's labeled "salad".

BEACH
There's bound to be a frisbee somewhere. Maybe you can convince someone to play with you. Or watch the inevitable wailmer breaching. Or go swimming. Just wear a swim suit because you KNOW someone's bound to have a camera and a will for embarrassing people. Or go shell collecting. You're on a BEACH.

IDK choose your own adventure
It's a beach house. There's a porch, there's a hole under the porch that someone labeled FORD. There's Voltorbs for days, rolling around. Just don't break anything, but have a party.

Comments

[brokencode]

[Two years ago, and this might have been an overwhelming sight for Angel. There are a lot of people, and even more Pokemon in various shapes and sizes. Back then, she barely knew how to socialize with the friends she'd made a lifetime ago, let alone the new faces she met along the way.

She'd grown a lot over the course of those two years, though. Enough to not look particularly timid as she ambles across the beach, visiting familiar faces and new ones all the same. Some old friends are even greeted with large hugs.

She often brings food from the barbecue, determined to make sure that everyone is well tended to. She even brings the occasional snack to the Incineroars and Voltorbs.

So maybe she's still a little nervous, but assisting others at least takes that edge of.

On the beach, she rotates between laying beneath a parasol, book in her lap and Pokemon at her side. Even the normally stoic and distant Skagbait is close by, watching her trainer as if she might disappear if she so much as blinked.

The creatures wait on the shore when she wades out into the water, though. She never goes far -- at first she barely makes it to her knees, but eventually she's able to make it out to her waist before a particularly big wave almost knocks her over. She spends more time than usual on her towel after that.

As daylight drifts into sunset, and sunset into moonrise, Angel settles in closer to the bonfire. She watches the flames stretch high into the air with a pleased smile. By now, her earlier apprehension had melted away. She looks... comfortable, and offers a wide smile and a rather chipper greeting to anyone who might settle in beside her.]

[spacebaloney]

[And that, friends, is a face Lance has never seen before. Poor girl who's attached to it probably doesn't notice him coming up alongside her under the umbrella because what is personal space? We just don't know.

Or in Lance's case, he doesn't care. He posts up next to her, draping an arm across his knee as he pushes back some hair in his face, smiling a most dazzling smile. No hot girl on his beach is going away without him getting to know her better.]

Well, hello there. I don't think we've met. I'm Lance.

bonfire

[sleepallthewayhome]

[Newt is getting better at talking to people as well.]

Hello.

The fires nice, isn't it.

[There is a Growlithe next to her as she sits down. She may be biased.]

[schachmeister]

If you keep feeding them like that, they'll never leave you alone again.

[Armin's voice lacks any real reproach. Mainly, it is just amused, watching Angel as a whole litter of greedy death balls crowd around her for a few more morsels of food. For a creature that doesn't have a discernable digestive system, they sure are loving that BBQed goodness.]

[whatsacactus]

BARBEQUE
[Oh. Oh this is sad. Keith is looking over everything and eyeing that blackened abomination. Who did this. He probably shouldn't judge since he didn't bring anything useful to this, but still. He has a feeling he knows who did it. And maybe no one will notice if he sticks to the actual meat. After he tries to cover this "salad" with a few napkins and try to take the label off.

Saving Shiro's reputation and all.]

BEACH
[Sure, they got Keith into trunks and flipflops. And sure there's a beach right here in front of him. But so far, besides riding Armin's Wailmer the other month, he's been avoiding the water. He's chilling on a towel, drinking something in a cup that's probably definitely not water and watching the waves.]

I still don't get what's interesting. [About the water. He's more talking to himself, but you couldn't pay him to get in it.]

Barbeque

[schachmeister]

[Armin might not ever have been a strong person or a quick one, but the one thing he has always had is a keen eye (and mind) for details. He takes note of even the smallest details, the seemingly insignificant and overlooked that nevertheless proves to be important.

Not that he needs that particular skill for this, because covering a salad with napkins? Not the most subtle gesture in the world.]

Keith? What are you... doing?

Beach

[brokencode]

[Don't worry Keith, you're not the only person mildly ambivalent about the water. In fact, in an attempt to not stick out like a sore thumb, Angel sidles over to the young man in an attempt to blend in.]

I'm not quite sure about it myself. The Pokemon are fun to watch, but that can be done on the back of another creature just as easily.

Beach

[icecastlemadonna]

What, the water? [Yuuko only just got out of it herself, though she'll still keep an eye on her Seel and her Ducklett as they splash around.]

Well, I've always found it fun to swim in. But I guess I'm kind of biased, since I grew up in a town near the ocean.

[im_a_leg]

[Hunk is staring forelornly at the charred food. He even pokes at it a little bit. He sighs. A crime against food has occurred.]

What... did Shiro try to make a salad?

[lordofthefries]

» barbecue

[Of course Sasha's first stop is the meat. Well, technically, it was the bakery where she bought the cake that has Krieg's handsome visage on top of it, the cake that doesn't look sweet at all and that's because it isn't. It's a meat cake, just like she promised him: layers of meatloaf with mashed potatoes spread in between them, then topped with more potato frosting and then studded with jewels of peas and carrots. There's a few birthday candles stuck into it for good measure because as the wise Mr. Shiro taught Sasha, the wishes are important for birthdays.

And speaking of Shiro, she has not forgotten him either. There's a towering Oreo cake, one she is still confused about. Sasha's never seen an Oreo in her life, but that's the flavor Shiro said he liked when she asked and this is what the bakery gave her. Happy housewarming and diabetes!

But back to the food that goes on her plate. Sasha makes her way down the line, piling the poor paper plate with big slabs of Krieg-approved meat and some chips and maybe a few rolls. Then there's the bowl of black. Sasha doesn't recognize it, but if it's on the table, it's got to be food. And it's a shame everybody else is passing it by. It'll go to waste. Not in her presence! So Sasha goes and grabs a great big scoop of whatever this "salad" is and plops it on her plate.

Gods bless her.]


» beach

[Sasha is unaware of the Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini song so it's not the reason why she's actually wearing one today. And it's only a little itsy bitsy on her because said bikini was bought a couple months ago by a long gone friend in preparation for prom, only to go unworn and forgotten until today, where it fits a little bit tighter on Sasha because the fact of the matter is, a lot of meat has been destroyed in her presence. The girl's put on some well deserved weight in the last few months, though those military given abs are going to be the last to go.

But Sasha isn't here to be the sexy beach goddess. That, in fact, is a position forever lost on her. She's just here to have fun with her friends, old and new, and teach her Togepi to swim. Or float, actually, which is why one can find her at the very shallow tide end, holding Omelette underneath his shoulders so his little tiny feet dangle into the water. It's a slow process because he's convinced he's going to drown in the two inches of water, but Sasha knows that between her patience and her Corsola bouncing beside them cheering him on, they'll get him wading in no time. Hopefully, anyway.]

barbecue

[shiro2hero]

[Oh.]

[Oh that. Is one huge, beautiful cake. He's just sort of ogling it. Staring at it. Is that -- can he have that? Maybe... just one cookie. No one will notice if he just.]

[Sneaks a cookie. Right?]

barbecue

[starry_forehead]

[Giant oreo cake.....or whatever the GF version of that is called....wait, wait. There's a cake with a face...on it? Made of....]

Is....that cake made out of meat?

» barbecue

[fuelthefire]

[The cake with his face on it is the stuff of dreams made reality. It hasn't been cut yet but he can tell it's not actual cake under that layer of mashed potatoes, but meat, and it's beautiful.

....Yeah he's just going to be standing here like a lump and admiring it for a while. Because that's how he do.]

[icecastlemadonna]

[Yuuko was fortunate enough to be invited by Shiro to this party, so she took the ferry over from Olivine. She already knows a few people here, but she’s still open to socializing with anyone, whether they’re people or Pokemon! You’ll likely see her being closely followed by Salchow the Alolan Vulpix, who occasionally uses Powder Snow on himself to keep cool.]

Beach
[Since there’s a beach and Yuuko has a Seel and a Ducklett, she’ll inevitably wind up there at some point. Either she’ll be swimming with them (she did buy a swimsuit, though it’s just a one piece) or she’ll be sitting on a towel while keeping an eye on her kids Pokemon.]

Barbeque
[If you’re near the food, you may see Yuuko eyeing the meat with a conflicted look on her face. It smells good...but it’s probably made of Pokemon...but it smells good...!!]

Bonfire
[Towards the end of the night, you’ll find Yuuko sitting near the fire with Salchow asleep on her lap as she absentmindedly strokes the curls on his head. She was a bit perplexed by the flexing Incineroars earlier, but she’s gotten used to them now.]

Wildcard
[Feel free to hit me up with any other scenarios!]

» barbecue

[spacebaloney]

[There's no way Lance would let Yuuko show up and him not say a word to her. She's his MomFriend, someone he finds himself worried about every so often and he's glad to see her again in person looking hale and hearty.

And looking suspicious about the meat. Very suspicious.

Lance walks over and leans in, whispering so only Yuuko can hear in case something is wrong.]

Why are you looking at it like that?

[tookashirototheknee]

BONFIRE

Near the beginning of the party, Matt can be found going around, talking to people, and generally being cheerful and making sure that everyone is enjoying themselves. He'll make sure people who don't live in the house know important things, like the Omantyne and the Clampearl in the tub, and where the bathrooms are, and to avoid food that Shiro cooked.

BEACH

After a while, ywhen the group gets too large and too loud for him, Matt can be found a ways down the beach, alone, making a sandcastle thoughtfully. He's being helped by a shiny Abomasnow, as well as an Alolan Vulpix and a Mimikyu in a Spheal costume, and a shiny Cutiefly in his hair.

STARGAZING

After it turns dark, Matt sets up a couple telescopes and starts pointing out stars to people. It's what he does. Minior is cheerfully hovering over his shoulder.

STARGAZING

[whatsacactus]

[It's been a good day. A long one, more willingly social than he's been in a while. But this time of night? He could use the company of people he knows well. He ends up watching Matt set up a telescope, steps up behind him.]

Good clear night for this. Lucky.

[shiro2hero]

GENERAL;
[Beforehand, Shiro's helping the Incineroars. Hauling big chunks of driftwood up the beach, rolling rocks around to line the pit, that kind of thing. In an awful tank top but still. Surely no one's really going to mind. Once the firepit's ready, you can also find him hauling a table outside to the porch.]

[And putting a suspicious bowl of blackened "food" on one end. He tried.]

BEACH;
[Can you skip rocks on the ocean? Probably not. But that doesn't mean he's not going to try. Either that, or he's going to deadlift a couple spheals. Don't... laugh too hard if they end up looking like boobs.]

[Okay, you can laugh.]


BBQ;
[Eventually, he's just going to wind down, and sit by the fire, tossing twigs and such into it. Maybe jab a marshmallow or two into it. It's been a good day. It's a good time. He's just not sure why the end of the night makes him feel... uneasy? Tired? Who knows?]

[That's going to disappear immediately though, as soon as anyone approaches him. Especially since he's going to hand whoever it is a marshmallow.]

BBQ

[whatsacactus]

[He's only had an open bbq by himself since he left the Garrison. Getting to share one with Shiro is... nice. Keith brings over some marshmallows and plops down next to him, trying to find a stick or a hangar to shove one onto.]

This is nice.

[sleepallthewayhome]

BEACH

[Newt can be found in two places on the beach. Swimming in the water as she had been taught how to swim this time and actually brought a bathing suit. She's got a Spheal that's swimming around her. Doing much better at this then she is, but they seem to be having fun.

Or she can be found on the beach, Ripley the Growlithe is in view and Newt is building a sand castle. Another thing she's been taught to do]

BONFIRE

[She sits in front of the fire with Ripley next to her, just watching it. She finds it soothing but will say hello if people pass by.]

Around

[She is a small child with a new place to explore. Feel free to run into Newt anywhere. There is a Growlithe with her, to keep her out of too much trouble but exploring!]

Beach

[icecastlemadonna]

[Flip the Seel tends to get excited in general when she sees another Pokemon, but seeing a Spheal is especially exciting. Spheals look kind of like her! They're shaped like friends! So naturally she'll be swimming over when she sees Newt's Spheal. Yuuko's been swimming with her, but of course Flip had to take off as soon as her back was turned.]

Flip, wait...!

[starry_forehead]

BARBECUE

[Avoid something you say? Clearly that means go and poke at it with a fork. Which Dipper is now doing to the thing labeled salad. With considerable interest.]

Is...this a prank?

BEACH

[Time to explore the beach. Dipper is wandering around with a Phantump and an Alolan Vulpix following him.]

INVESTIGATE ALL THE THINGS

[Not that he's nosy but hey there is a hole with his Grunkle's name on it. So that's enough of a reason to explore the area? Right? ...right. Also it means less direct contact with mostly strangers. Probably.....]

investigation

[shiro2hero]

[Someone is following Dipper. He probably will notice this. He will undoubtedly notice this. But dangit. Blue the Gallade is going to try. He has seen that hat. He likes that hat. It matches his color scheme perfectly.]

[Hopefully no one sings the Jaws theme.]

[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

AROUND

[Harry isn't the most social person but he said he'd try to make a trip up and it's a party ...why is he at a party? Oh right getting out more. Either way he's more of a sideline sort of guy. Even if that's a bit hard to do with a giant owl pokemon. Feel free to wander into him.]

BEACH

[He is helping his Spheal, Lewis build a sandcastle. Apparently once a dad, always a dad. No one is in anyway surprised, Harry. He's found some shells to put on it also.]

BARBECUE

[Going to just avoid that thing that may be a salad, or may be a silent hill monster. Just in case. But he'll make sure his pokemon get something to eat before he gets himself something.]

BONFIRE

[He almost managed. But you can find him near the end of the day at the bonfire, with a notebook open, taking some notes on ....something? As Lisa sits next to him watching the area.]

Bonfire.

[schachmeister]

It's not easy writing by firelight.

[Not impossible either. Armin has done plenty of that back home. He didn't even know something else existed until he got here, but now that he has experienced it, he can very confidently say that electric lighting? So much better. And it won't set your sheets on fire either.]

Do you mind if I sit down here?

[fuelthefire]

BARBEQUE
     KISS THE COOK!
Krieg has once again donned his grillmaster apron (blue, imprinted with white lettering that says "RAISE THE * STEAKS *"and is going to town at the grill. There are a lot of friends to feed, even more than there were...was it just last year? Time goes by so quickly it seems strange to think that a whole year has passed.

If you have any special requests, or want to see if he'll give you a sneak peek taste at what's on the grill (spoilers: he will), or even if you just want to say hello, he's right here!

BEACH
     WHY IS THERE SAND IN MY SHORTS?
The Incineroars have been very patient. After being sternly instructed by their various trainers not to bother Krieg as long as he was wearing his apron, he's finally seen fit to abandon his boring human activity of cooking and join them on the beach. Now that all the food is prepped and in the process of being consumed by the other, boring humans, it is time for a long overdue four-way tussle. It is, as always, a loud, comical spectacle that involves a lot of flying sand, loud cries of victory and protest from the cats, and...creative...language from Krieg.

"I can't wait to taste your lungs!"

Yup. Just like that.

Feel free to egg him on while he wrestles, or approach him after the match is over and the cats have curled up for a quick nap.

     BAD SONG IN HORRIBLE AWARD-WINNING MOVIE
Krieg is straddling the broad shoulders of his massive Aggron, The Iron Skull (Skully, for short). She is, for the moment, reared up on her hind feet, her long tail thrashing back and forth in anticipation. Her sister and her father are both here, and are similarly poised with their trainers on their backs. This suspenseful moment has been a long time in coming - eight months is a long time, okay? - and today is a day that will go down in family history as a truly momentous occasion.

Someone is kindly counting down from ten, and when they reach "zero", a whistle is loudly blown. At this signal, Skully drops to all fours and charges. Krieg lets out a whoop of delight from atop her back and shouts, "TRAIN WON'T STOP!"

This is going to end badly.

BONFIRE
     BURNING, MELTING GOODNESS!
The Great Beach Tussle is over (for today, anyway), the Great Joust is also over (probably for a lot longer than just a day), the sun has nearly set, and Krieg is relaxing by the bonfire. He's using a long stick to roast bits of a chopped up yam, which he then proceeds to solemnly feed to the one-eyed Darumaka in his lap.

He'll look up from his task when approached, squinting briefly into the dark as his gaze shifts away from the bright flames, and is perfectly welcoming regardless of his new company.

"Hey."

[notvaljean]

Strudel evolved differently from her sister and father; she's completely quadrupedal, the plates on her back too heavy to allow her to walk on her hind legs. That's okay, she doesn't seem to mind, and is more than capable of cheerfully lumbering along with all her friends.

Now, though, she's crouched low on the sand, her long tail with its nasty-looking spikes swinging back and forth. When the countdown reaches zero, she snorts, paws the ground once, and charges forward. She might not be as fast as the other Aggrons, but her low center of gravity makes her hard to flip over, and once her bulk gets going, it really gets going.

Jean is clinging to her back like a limpet, and whooping loudly, the wind snatching away his voice. Is this a good idea? Probably not, and he's sure they'll all hear it from Shiro and Armin later. Possibly Matt too. But when Krieg brought up the idea of Aggron jousting, how was Jean supposed to resist?

"GET 'EM STRUDEL!"

strolls in late with FCABs, definitely NOT Starmiebucks!

[notvaljean]

Barbecue

[Someone likes to make an entrance, and Jean does by driving his train car right up to the beach and settling it at the water's edge. As soon as it parks, the door flings open and Pokemon spill out onto the beach, chattering excitedly and making beelines to see old friends and make new ones.]

Remember the rules, Polo!

[No bothering Krieg while he's wearing his apron! Jean exits the train car, and... what the hell is he wearing? It's something very strappy, with a Mimikyu cozy covering the barrel that he wears on the small of his back. Whatever it is, Jean is clearly very proud of it, and is just looking for an excuse to show off and use it.]

[He does, however, make repeated trips back to the train car, bringing food and drinks and the occasional Pokemon with him.]

Bonfire

[What's that, Krieg? Did Armin get you something exciting for your birthday, something that Jean may or may not have been far too curious about, and pointedly made sure Shiro didn't notice his interest? Jean is looking a little goofy and bleary-eyed; he's taken off the ridiculous straps, and is studying a burning marshmallow with far too much intensity.]

BBQ

[shiro2hero]

Jean!

[Jean isn't the only one wearing something questionable. At least Shiro's doesn't look like he wandered out of a Dungeon. But oh well.]

[Because Jean is going to get the biggest hug those dorito muscled arms can manage.]

It's good to see you.

Bonfire because ayyyy

[bertall]

<sub>[Sharing must be caring because some hours later when the beach isn't as crowded, Bertolt wobbles out of the train car with a light sway in his step and a bag from Olivine dangling from his fingers. It takes him a few seconds to spot Jean, and once he's certain that he's alone, he trudges over through the sand and plops down next to him.

And, well, after a moment or two of consideration, he reaches over to take Jean's wrist and gently pulls it back to save that poor marshmallow.]</sub>

S'on fire.

ayyyy

[notvaljean]

'M burnin' it.

[Obviously. But Jean lets Bertolt move his wrist, although he nearly drops the marshmallow in the sand. He's a lot more wobbly than he thought.]

Tastes better burnt.

[bertall]

[Barbeque]

<sub>[Unlike his traveling companion Bertolt doesn't leave the 'safety' of the train car very often. He actually stays inside most of the day, but there comes a point where it gets too stuffy and warm inside even with a fan running, so he bites the proverbial bullet to sit outside with a small paper plate of various chunks of grilled meat.

Every so often he tosses out a piece of food to the little Totodile that's perched on all fours, if only to keep him from squeaking so loud it wakes up the five-tailed, yellow Vulpix curled up at his side.]</sub>

C'mon, he's been up all night because you kept biting at his tails. Let him rest, okay?



[Bonfire]

<sub>[Later once everything starts to die down, he can be found at the bonfire on the beach. He's not so close that he's warm, but he's also not feeling a chill. Then again, it might also be because he's got a nice, piping hot tin cup of coffee between his hands. Hell, it's even a little surprising to him considering just a few weeks ago he was sitting around a fire with Zeke and Reiner having one last cup for the night only for things to go To Complete Shit the following day, but every time he brings it up to take a sip, there's a tiny smile that threatens to take over every time.

Along with his attention shifting towards the train car.

...Nobody judge him - Jean just makes good coffee.]</sub>

[fuelthefire]

[Krieg had heard Bertolt was here somewhere, but he hasn't seen him at all. He knows through the Extended Family Gossip Grapevine that the kid had one of those random go home for a while, deal with some shit, and then come back here rubber band snap trips that happen sometimes, and that he hasn't been doing so great since he got back, but that's pretty much it.

So, when he actually sees Bert chilling in the shadow of Jean's travelling train car he goes over to say hi.

And naturally - this is Krieg we're talking about - as soon as he sees the squeaky chompy baby, he's intrigued.

Who's the ankle biter?

[...You totally skipped the "hellos" there, champ. Good work.]

NEVER HAVE I EVER...

[shiro2hero]

[Someone suggested this would be a good idea. Get all their team together as the party wound down. Sit together and play a game. No one told him it was going to be a Drinking Game.]

[But someone has to supervise this. Even if this someone feels oddly like a White Suburban Parent in that "it's fine so long as they're supervised." And even if this someone has a bottle clearly labeled ROOT BEER.]

[... at least it looks like he's drinking.]

I'm not starting. Someone else do it.

[tookashirototheknee]

[Matt has a sixpack beside him with a label that says 'IPA: Illumise Pale Ale'. He's already had about half of a bottle.]

Not me. I wouldn't know what to say.