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The Indigo League ([personal profile] indigo_league) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2021-06-21 08:49 pm

Beach fun for beach bums

Who: Everybody!
Where: Cianwood!
When: June 21st, all day.
Summary: Come to Cianwood today to celebrate the solstice, participate in a race and maybe even get a date??



June 21st. The solstice. The longest day of the year. Practically half the year gone already, which frankly, seems rather insane. It seems like only yesterday you were all fighting to save Christmas with Santa, and yet, that was almost six months ago! How can that be? We just don't know. Time is a force even more mysterious than pokemon evolution.

In any case, Cianwood has gone all out to make this solstice a great big celebration. The beach is awash with bright-coloured umbrellas and stands, selling everything a visitor might need to make this into one hell of a day (and, let's be real, also a lot of things you don't need, but hey, who doesn't want a nice souvenir?) Rental stands have everything from surfboards to huge inner tubes for rent for those who want to stay at the surface of the water, as well as snorkelling equipment for those who won't mind taking a peek below the surface. On a cleared stretch of beach, a small Sand Castle Contest is being organised. The prize won't be anything fancy (just a token little reward, really) but why not enter? Don't worry, there are separate prizes for kids and adults. Meanwhile, large piles of wood have been stacked here and there, waiting for evening to fall so the bonfires can be lit.

One particular section of the beach is a riot of different smells, with various restaurants and other establishments having set up stands to sell you all the very best. It doesn't matter what you are in the mood for, because you won't have any trouble finding it here! Want some BBQ? It's there; several Sizzlepede keeping those coals nice and hot while the cooks chuck everything that can vaguely be chucked onto those grills. Would you rather cool down with some ice cream? No problem; just as long as you can actually make a choice from all those different flavours available. Has the summer sun put you in a fruit mood? Watermelons (whole and cut), strawberries, cherries, papaya -- it's too much to name!

Or do you maybe just want a drink? It's important to keep hydrated, you know! Juice, water, mocktails and cocktails, everything that you could possibly want to stave off the heat is there. There is even coffee and teas available for those who need their daily worship at the Church of Caffeine. Just don't overheat on them!

And, of course, there is the race.

It looks like the first-ever SEMPER race has drawn quite the crowd. And where there is a crowd, there are more souvenir stands. Why not buy a flag or two to cheer on your pokemon? Or maybe you should buy an 'I ran the SEMPER race and all I got was this lousy t-shirt' for your pokemon to commemorate the occasion. They sell them in all sorts of sizes.

And then there is that mystery section of beach, currently cordoned off with ropes and screens. Signs let everybody know that this is where the Helping Hand auction will be taking place later tonight, but if you had hoped to get an early peek at the decorations or items up for auction, you will be sorely disappointed. Be patient and wait like everybody else is.

So come all and enjoy the beach. Participate in a race maybe, and pull your wallets for tonight's charity event. After all, who knows when disaster might strike again? Better enjoy things while you can!



ooc: The Charity Auction will have its own log, which will be posted later tonight. Should there be any questions, please use the event info post to ask them.
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[personal profile] zukeini 2021-07-10 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"...I mean, there's a lot to like about you, Dimitri."

He almost paused. He almost caught himself. But then, all of the sudden, he decided he really no longer cared. The confidence slowly oozing out of him as he took to Yuna's back with some gentle scritches.

"I'm glad some things haven't. You've been so gentle and patient with me since day one. I always liked that about you."
nastyboy: (Interviewer: You have a 5 year gap)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-07-12 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
This isn't the first time that someone has tried to praise him, to convince him of his better qualities. A part of Dimitri still wants to protest, to explain that they just don't understand the rotten rest of him. Yet... He thinks he has to fight against that inclination. At the very least, he cannot let it rule him.

And... Maybe there is something nice, to hear from someone so incredible like Zuke, that he has still managed to do good things for him.

"There was no reason to act in any other way to you," Dimitri says quietly, focusing on the feel of soft fur. "Besides, I would say that describes how I feel about you much more."
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[personal profile] zukeini 2021-07-15 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Really?"

Zuke was, generally, a forgiving and optimistic soul. His rationale was mellow often but it wouldn't be the first time he heard that he seemed very approachable. That was his reputation all his life. Cool, quiet, collected...warm, yet comforting. Like the ocean.

Someone said all of those things at once to him.

And he knew there was a point in which flattery and compliments were less one way, and more to another.

He couldn't help it any longer, his face and mannerisms sparked no anxiety whatsoever. Everything Dimitri said was heard and it enter a certain part of his brain. They gave him comfort instead.

"I mean...Saying what I am about you just makes perfect sense to me. So that's why I keep saying it."
nastyboy: (Interviewer: You have a 5 year gap)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-07-16 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"I would say nothing that is not how I truly felt," Dimitri insists. "Even when I was... not at my best, you always patiently listened and discussed things with me. And when I was uncertain about music... Yours opened up a great deal."

A lot of things have contributed to Dimitri recovering from the life he once lived, only some eight or nine months ago. If he did not hear zuke's music, he would likely still be at the same place, relatively speaking.

But... it is hard to think of a life like that. One without that feeling which had rushed through him at Zuke's music.

Dimitri ducks his head, scratching behind the ears of their furry companion some more. "...Then, I will continue to try and live up to such an impression. Thank you, Zuke."