Party /o/

[astralera]

♥ Who: OTA Invitees/RSVPs
♥ Where: Main XIV House & Backyard
♥ When: February 12th, early evening before sundown
♥ What: PARTY
♥ Rating: PG-13 idk




THE LOCATION

The house is located in the southern Mallows district, a block or so away from Ohma's temple. It's large, with an equally large, fenced-in backyard (shared with the neighbouring house). The garden is dormant for the winter, though there are areas clearly marked with borders to avoid accidental trampling. A large tree with lovely light grey bark is to one side of the backyard, with five well-tended small memorial shrines nearby.

The yard connected to the neighbouring house has much more free space to roam, with a covered sandbox large enough for even Seto — the adult amaro — to fit in comfortably, and some scattered toys any bird or toddler would find joy in.

Overall their home is warm, bright, and welcoming, with a mix of aesthetics from various cultures vaguely reminiscent of certain ones from Earth represented in the decor — European and East Asian being the most prominent. The area rugs are all of a similar style that is hard to place and incorporated throughout the home.

The party is clearly set up to be both indoors and outdoors, with play to take place in the backyard and food and refreshment to be in the warmth of the main floor. Music of various genres and styles will be playing, though the majority of it will be cheerful with a strong beat to it as it's the birthday bird's favourite music to dance to.


Of note: the upstairs is off-limits to visitors, and to prevent any unfamiliar guests from sneaking around a warding spell has been placed on the stairs.

THE ANIMALS

• A marbled polecat will be roaming around inside the house keeping an eye on things. She leaves a wispy trail of bright blue energy with each footstep that soon dissipates like smoke, and has a faint golden aura about her.

• Carbuncle will also be roaming around both indoors and outdoors. In this form it is very big—approximately the size of a great — and it will avoid all attempts to pat it unless it's Hythlodaeus (the person), Emet-Selch, or Era.

• Argos will roam freely as well, though he can be found either sticking protectively close to Era or keeping his distance from everyone. (He doesn't like anyone except for Era, Estinien, and Ardbert.)

• Peki the Chocobo is outside and will hiss at anyone who gets too close to him but otherwise make no signs of aggression whatsoever, unless he thinks someone is a danger. He is approximately 6'4" tall.

• Seto the Amaro will also be outside. He is super friendly and chill and loves pats. He's around 7' tall.

• Hythlodaeus (Hythlo) the Amaro Hatchling is very, very friendly and will be excited to see all his friends and meet new friends. He's a few inches shy of 3' tall now, is two years old, and can mimic sounds incredibly well. May or may not try giving your character a kiss (gently bumping his face into whatever part of them he can reach) complete with loud kissy noises. If Era, Ardbert, or Emet-Selch are witness to this they'll chastise him and remind him that consent is important.

THE FOOD

The kitchen island has been set up as a small drinks and desserts & snacks bar, with all but the amra lassi being common beverages such as soda pop, fruit juices, and a few types of alcohol in limited quantities.

The savory dishes are laid out on the dining room table atop a lovely tablecloth, with adequate dishware for all guests to have their fill of the myriad foods prepared for the evening. There is a small placard in front of each dish that lists the region it came from.

THANALAN
- Meat Miq'abob
- Honey Muffin

LA NOSCEA
- La Noscean Toast
- Bacon Bread
- Cornbread

THE BLACK SHROUD
- Walnut Bread
- Forest Miq'abob

COERTHAS
- Knight's Bread {Ishgard}
- Sohm Al Tarts {Ishgard}
- Ishgardian Muffin

GYR ABANIA
- Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
- Popotoes au Gratin
- Imam Bayaldi

OTHARD
- Laghman {Azim Steppe}
- Steppe Salad {Azim Steppe}
- Chawan-mushi {Hingashi}
- Papanasi
- Dango {Hingashi}

THAVNAIR
- Hamsa Curry {Radz-at-Han}
- Amra Lassi

GARLEMALD
- Ukha
- Borscht
- Rolled Baklava

NORVRANDT
- Coffee Biscuit
- Creamy Salmon Pasta
- Lemon Waffles
- Paella
- Pizza

ELPIS
- Sykon Compote

OTHER STUFF

(( i feel like something should probably go here but i've spent too long on the menu to care rn so may come back to this later lol ))

Comments

[nomoresharks]

Hythlodaeus laughs. "Indeed! And, I assure you, I have many, many more centuries ahead of me. What seems ancient to you is quite young for my kind, after all." And all of that was without considering Emet-Selch's situation.

"That said, I'm not at all opposed to others celebrating my nameday on a yearly basis if that is what they would prefer." He doesn't expect celebrations as extravagant as this each time, but given their short lives, Hythlodaeus understands their desires to greet each year with celebration.

[ghoulserrand]

"Good," He says. "If I'm... still around... I don't wanna... miss things... like that..." He glances around the room. "Even if... it's hard to... compete with all this... your friends... really went... all out for you..."

The amount of effort in all those dishes, it's really astounding. He's in awe. He wishes he could dare to take his mask off and try each and every little thing-- or else take bunches of it all back with him to try later.

"How old... does your... kind get... anyway?"

[nomoresharks]

Hythlodaeus laughs and waves a hand. "You need not worry about that. Not that I don't appreciate all the effort that went into this celebration, but whether it is something grand or a smaller, close-knit affair, I appreciate it all. 'Tis the thought that counts in the end, would you not agree?"

He glances over at the dishes, then back at Teo and leans forward conspiratorially. "And should you wish to lay claim to any leftovers, I will be sure to secret away a few servings for yourself and Faust."

[ghoulserrand]

"Of course," He answers. "It's the... intent put in... it's just... You can tell... how much love... went into it all..."

He's not familiar with everything, but he can tell by the presentation and scents and the number of visible ingredients, a lot of care was taken. Hythlo leans in and he leans to meet him, only to straighten sharply in his excitement.

"Really...?! That would... be... awesome...!" Because of the volume of his words, his voice is particularly strangled.

[nomoresharks]

While there's a part of him that hopes he hasn't caused Teo any pain in his excitement, the better part of Hythlodaeus is just happy that he's happy, and so he grins from ear to ear as he straightens up once again.

"I'm glad you agree! Then once most eyes are off of it, I shall get get your portions ready. Any particular dish you'd prefer over the others? The... curry, I believe it was called? It had a spiciness to it that I think you might enjoy." It wasn't quite to his liking (on its own, anyway--he quite liked it with the bread), but the flavor seemed strong enough for Teo.

[ghoulserrand]

He nods fervently, feeling like a little kid being told he'll get a reward if he's good and too excited by the notion to properly be calm and still. But it's touching in a strange way, that Hythlodaeus would consider what things he'd like best. Even as part of himself still considers it wasteful to take anything.

"The curry... it reminded... me of... of something... someone..." He pauses a moment, trying to recollect. "A girl... her parent's kitchen... it always smelled... like the curry spice..."

He must have been young then. Just a little kid, like her. It can't be the same one in his letter. But her wonders at her, the sharp set of her dark eyes in contrast to the softness of her hands...