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May Log

Who: Everyone!
Where: Anywhere
What: May mod log!
When: The First two weeks of May.
Warnings: Use your best discretion.

May Open log

First of May, First of May

So apparently the open festive mood on the locals hasn’t stopped so May opens with a tradition that happens within it. It’s May Day, or Beltane if you’re feeling formal and it doesn’t just last for the day. Instead it lasts for two weeks, because why do in one day what you can party for multiple days over?

There are the traditional May Day things of course. There’s the May pole stretching upwards with its brightly colored ribbons welcoming people to do it either together or separately. The colors are explained of course, purple for a good year, pink for fertility, green for fiscal gain, blue for calmness. Each ribbon wrapped around the ancient poll is a wish, an old woman tells you. So you should take it seriously. But if you do is up to you.

Ringing outside of the giant circle in the recreation dome are large bonfires. People are writing down their wishes for the year and burning them into the universe. Some more… adventurous people are hopping over the fire in order to increase the effectiveness of the wishes. In case you were wondering, John is standing ready with a med kit and a judgmental look on her face.

There are small picnics set up around rather than tables, and spring foods are placed on it. Strawberries, oat cakes, chocolate, and things like real food are scattered on them, letting people pick and share the platters around them equally. Wine flows freely, of course. Wine made here in the Sphere that comes in a variety of fruited flavors.

Traditional things such as three legged races and general races are occurring, people grouping those with powers together in order to make it fair. Other games are happening. Including Max in the dunk tank for a few minutes, so you may wanna get that in.

There are of course things that are non-traditional as well. After all, this is the Sphere. A series of bouncy castles is set up, as is an inflatable obstacle course. One of the larger castles is even set aside for the adults because well, why not.

Several large ball pits are set up and people are bringing drinks to them. There’s no way that can go wrong. It’s adults only because sometimes everyone just needs a ball pit.

Fireworks happen every night. Or at least something that looks like fireworks, minus the fire and the noise. But they fill the sky above the Sphere, making it seem as if they are under a real sky.

painting the roses red.

After celebrating the spring in April, May brings with it the work of what spring actually entails. What it entails especially after the loss of the person in charge (rip Annie) is doing the sort of normal planting in the fields. There are people around to supervise and to hand out seeds and the other things that one needs to successfully plant fields and all of that.

There are other fields and vegetable patches to be weeded and harvested, because the agriculture dome tends to always be in a state of flux depending on how many people are currently living in the sphere at the time.

But it wouldn’t be a community event if food wasn’t provided, so there’s a sort of barbecue going on. It definitely smells like barbecue that’s for sure, and there are people tending long pits of things that look like meat but that definitely aren’t. Still it tastes like good old bbq and that’s really what matters isn’t it?

Of course it wouldn’t be bbq without beer, so there’s a lot of it. It’s free-flowing (a little too free-flowing actually) and some of the teenagers have gotten their hands on it. On way too much of it as a matter of fact. Which is why it seemed like a good idea to them to show up at the work picnic with squirt guns full of washable paint.

If it’s washable and non-toxic, one argues, then it’s not as if anyone can be really angry.

But honestly it’s a paint fight. Join in or be an innocent victim there are definitely squirt guns a plenty around.

Everyone loves bathtime, right?

Well, people requested baths, so the staff at the pools in the Rec dome have tried to accommodate them! While normally, the events at the pools go something like this: The largest of the three pools, and the light is constant and sunny here. The large pool is Olympic sized, and is a sparkling blue. It’s fresh water, and probably clean enough to drink. I still wouldn’t drink it. The second pool is slightly smaller and more kidney shaped with a gradual sand mound at one end of it. This pool is salt water and looks a bit more like a beach than a pool. The third pool is a kiddie pool, complete with a splash pad, that’s running. Buckets drop, it’s got one of those mushroom things, and sprinkler jets. There aren’t any kids though, so people are welcome to go nuts.

Bathing suits and towels are provided in the divided changing rooms. There’s frozen and fruity drinks flowing freely, along with finger food and snacks.

The Sphere has increased it towards bathing though, through the use of temporary means. There’s a large bamboo building near it, and inside are various sets of hot and cool pools, sauna and steam pools, a masseuse and other spa treatments and the like. There’s three options for these times. 1.Strictly bathing suits, 2, strictly mixed nudity/ bathing suits and 3. Strictly separated nudity. No one below the age of eighteen is getting naked in the baths, sorry kids.

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Sansa is wearing a bathing suit. She's much more comfortable, especially as she chooses to drape herself in a long flowing robe for when she's not sitting in the water. Even so, there's a stripe of skin scarred over, deep and red, missing from her inner-thigh that she can't hide.]

Do you know how to swim? [She starts, looking over at her friend as they let the warm water wash over them.]

[Angel's swim suit is a pink one piece with strips of exposed skin trailing down either side of her abdomen. It has a few well placed ties but is otherwise simple in its design. Her hair is tied up on her head while her feet dip lightly into the warm pool of water.]

I do but not very well. These baths are fairly shallow though.

[She glances up at Sansa.]

You aren't worried are you?

That's good.

[She let the water wash over her feet, warm.]

A bit- But a pool is much better than a freezing river.

It is.

[She smiles and offers her friend her hand.]

I won't let anything happen to you. I promise.

You are so good to me.

[She felt another sting, going to Inesa with plans for her wedding dress. She'd been cruel, even if she hadn't known it.

Sansa takes her hand and steps in further, allowing herself to grin more and more with each step]

This is lovely!

[Inesa giggles, her grin wide and warm.]

Isn't it? I usually don't wear clothes in the baths but the water is so nice. It almost doesn't matter what you're wearing to enjoy yourself.

[She keeps Sansa's hand in hers and sinks a little deeper into the water.]

The steam sometimes makes it hard to breathe, so if you get dizzy let me know. There are cooler baths too but this is my favorite one. [It is very relaxing.]

There was a hot springs in Winterfell. We were built right on top of it, to keep us warm in the unforgiving winters. There was even a pool we had built into the castle for the Lord and Lady of Winterfell to use.

I'll have to use it when I return home.

I think I like this one best, too.

That sounds wonderful. I think I would like a natural spring better but this is nice too.

[She relaxes against the side of the pool, letting her fingers drift over the surface of the water.]

Water is very beautiful.

I've always liked it. I hadn't known it could be like this though. Not until recently. That is why I was so happy to share it with you.

Oh, it's nowhere near as big as this one. But the hot water does make our winters so much more bearable.

It is, isn't it? [She smiles so sweetly at her friend, watching her in the water. She seems so at ease.] What ever did I do to deserve a friend like you?

Really? I think the contrast would be nice.

I haven't been to too many cold climates.

[Inesa isn't bothered as much by weather but it's something she can feel and she enjoys the experience, weather good or bad.]

Huh? [She glances up at Sansa and smiles.] That's a silly question. You did nothing but be yourself Sansa and I don't think I could avoid being friends with you after that. You're a really wonderful person and I love sewing with you. [She's learned a lot from Sansa over the months, about people and sewing.]

It can be, yes.

Well, if you're ever able, you're always welcome in Winterfell. Even in the Summers we can get snow!

[And Inesa can get Snow, too. Jon Snow, that is.]

Thank you- I do as well. Between you and Alex, I've never had a better friend.

Really?

[She smiles.]

I'd love to see it.

[Inesa has the ability to travel between worlds, at least when she isn't stuck in a place like this. She's sure that she can manage visiting... and playing in the snow; both snow's.]

Alex is a very good friend. She's always been sweet and supportive.

Really. Even back at home, there was always... I was always a Lady. [Everything when you were a woman in Westeros in her position was political, and she'd had to guard herself. Any friendships she made in King's Landing was a weapon to be used against her. She kept Marcella at an arm's length, and Margaery as well though she'd been assured she could speak openly to the latter. You just never knew who was listening, and she could not afford any whispers of dissent.

But here, there were no titles, no wars, and she was able to just... relax with her friends.]

Honestly, it's so refreshing. I wish I knew people like you back home.

Really?

[Inesa leans forward and a bit of her hair comes loose from the knot keeping it out of the water. She pauses and carefully tucks it back into place before settling back into the water. It really is a lovely bath.]

I- I know it probably sounds silly but I want to go to your world. If… if we ever have to leave here. I want to find both you and Jon. [Even if she can't be with Jon like she is here. She wants to see Westeros and meet the old gods.] Before I arrived here, I was able to open doors between the worlds. If I have something from that world then I can use it to find your world and travel there.

This magic doesn't work here in the sphere. I am not sure why but I think… if we weren't here, I could get there.

[She looks back at Sansa and smiles.]

Then I can keep you safe and you can show me around!

Really.

[She leans against her friend a little bit.] If you can find us in Westeros, I will welcome you with open arms. It may be a bit harder to find Jon, but you will always be welcome in Winterfell.

[And with Brienne leaving to watch over Bran, she would love another woman around.]

I would be more than happy to show you Westeros. Hopefully when you arrive, things will be a bit more healed.

[Inesa smiles.]

I will always be able to find Jon because I gave him a piece of myself. [Even if they forget their experiences here, that piece will always be with Jon, protecting him.] It's alright if they aren't.

I want to help in any way that I can.

A piece of yourself?

[She looks at her, a twinkle in her eyes.]

Inesa! [She's scandalized. But it's a good scandal.] You must tell me everything!

[Her cheeks warm to a light rosy hue.]

I just meant... a piece of me... my heart... soul...

[She's usually unphased by these things but something about Jon has her feeling different from before.] I um... we are... close. Closer now... [She is not doing a good job of this.]

[It sounds all the same to her, honestly. She's still grinning.] Did you lay with him?

[Inesa sinks a little bit into the water, her fingers toying with the edge of her bathing suit.]

I have. That is, if you are referring to sex.

More recently I've been spending the nights with him. [Not always doing stuff but being close and softly conversing before falling asleep.]

Inesa!

[Sansa gasps like it's the most scandalous thing she's heard all year. But her eyes are sparkling a bright blue.]

Good- I'm glad. He needs the opportunity to relax. At home, he's been forced to rejoin the Night's Watch, and he's far too honorable to go into Mole's Town. [Starks took oaths seriously, okay?]

You make him happy. Really happy. He deserves it, after the life he's had.

[She smiles brightly as she shifts to rest her arms against the side of the bath.]

You think so? I hope so.

I want him to be really happy.

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