thespherelogs | 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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"A massage?" He'd only been aware of maesters doing that before, when healing someone. He didn't know that others did it too. "I'd like to try that."

Why not? Since she's offering.

"Alright. Turn around. It's easier if I am behind you." She slid against the wall of the bath so that she was seated comfortably behind Jon, her legs straddling either side of his hips. He'd likely feel the soft smooth texture of her skin as the inside of her thighs lightly brushed against his legs.

"Please let me know how it feels." She didn't want to accidentally hurt him.

Inesa's fingers gently pushed against his shoulders, circling with her thumb and pausing when his suit catches on her fingers. After a bit she slides her fingers a little beneath his swimsuit to better press against his muscles though she's careful not to do too much. She didn't want to make him uncomfortable. "How is that?"

"That feels good." He's smiling, though she can't tell that from behind him, but maybe she can hear it is his voice. "Maybe when you're done with that, I can do the same for you."

"I would like that very much." She couldn't see him smiling but she felt his muscles relaxing beneath her touch as she slowly moved from his shoulders to his arm and then down his back. Inesa wanted to make sure that she touched every inch of his back before slowing her touch to a stop.

"Did I miss a spot?"

"I think you got it all." He's more relaxed than he ever remembers being, or at least since Robert Baratheon came to visit Winterfell, all those years ago. It helps to be in a safer place, for sure, but she's a big part of it too. "I can't promise that I'll do it so well."

She just smiled. "It's you. It'll be perfect." Inesa turned and presented Jon her back. Her fingers slipped through her hair and tugged it over her shoulder so that it was out of the way. Most of her was covered by the water but he could see the exposed skin of her back and shoulders and it wasn't hard to imagine what the rest of her might look like beneath the water.

He's glad that she has such faith in him, but he's not so sure himself. His hands are used to fighting, not this. His fingertips when they touch her are rough and callused, but his fingers are strong as he mimics what she'd just done for him.

"Is that okay?"

"Yes. You can press a little harder." She shifted and lifted herself so that he could see more of her back, her breasts rising above the water as beads of liquid drip down her pale skin. She doesn't completely turn but she shifts enough to reach a hand over her shoulder and gently guide Jon's fingers.

"Press here. Do you feel that? It's a place where muscle meets. You can slowly work from there and follow it."

Inesa turned slightly, glancing over her shoulder with a warm smile. This was nice. The light touches and warmth of his fingers. They are callused and imperfect but that's what made the entire experience feel imperfect. Dusk had been of the Fea blood and as such, his hands were delicate but harsh. In contrast, Jon was the complete opposite and that sent a comforting warm chill down her spin.

He follows the instructions that she gives him, trying to find the balance between what's too hard and what's not hard enough. He doesn't want to hurt her, but he also wants to make sure he returns the favor he'd agreed to.

At the same time, he's trying not to pay too much attention to her lack of clothing. That has nothing to do with why they're here.

"How is that?"

"That's perfect Jon. Are you sure you've never done this before?" She smiled and leaned back against his touch. Jon might be learning but he followed instructions well and Inesa didn't have to repeat herself after directing him.

"I also, I like it when you touch me. Your hands are warm and calloused but it's...comfortable."

She looked back at him with a warm smile. "I like it very much."

"I suppose I'm just a quick learner." He's picked other things up easily, there's no reason that he couldn't learn this easily too.

"It's a good thing they're warm. Cold hands would be a problem."

"The water helps with that. I feel-" Her cheeks flushed. "Very warm. But I think it's because you're touching me too. I like it when you touch me." Inesa wasn't smooth in social situations but she was honest and open with how she felt.

"Could you keep touching me? It doesn't have to be quite so hard if you're tired."

"I can keep touching you." If they weren't in a public bath, he might touch more than just her shoulders. "I'm not tired. I've been in battles that lasted hours. This is much more pleasant."

Inesa felt herself smiling as she leaned back against Jon's hands. "I would like that but- perhaps we could return to your room soon?" The tips of her fingers didn't wrinkle like normal however she knew that the water would eventually be uncomfortable.

"We can do that." The warm baths are nice, but he knows from his time at Winterfell that they shouldn't stay in them too long. "It's quieter there."

"Yeah and then-" She felt herself flush. "We can keep touching, like this."

Inesa turned slightly and rose from the water. She didn't care that she was naked and with a smile, she held out her hand to Jon. "Let's go."

Is she just going to walk back to the domes that way? One more thing that's different about this place, he supposes. It would never happen in Westeros.

There's nothing to do but get out of the water himself. "Let's go."

Inesa did grab a towel, wrapping it around her center before following Jon back to his dome. She didn't mind the nudity but she knew that many who lived here did and she was eager to respect those around her.

Her gaze shifted to Jon and as they walked, she reached for his hand to lace her fingers through his. It felt better when they were touching like this.

"Have you been in places like that before?" It doesn't really matter if she has or not. It just gives them something to talk about while they make their way back to his dome. And he does want to know more about her.

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She walked lightly at his side, her towel hiding her figure from sight as they quickly made their way to Jon's apartment. Water trailed behind them as a giddy excited sensation began to bubble in her chest.

"Hot springs? No. I learned about them here. Seregil said that bath houses are common where he is from."

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