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January Log
Who: Everyone!
What: January's welcome log.
When: Jan 1st-7th
Where: All over the place.
Warnings:
Notes: This is your January welcome log with Sphere New Year Traditions. Come in, go nuts.
A new day has come.
So unlike many other places, the Sphere doesn’t celebrate New Years on New Year’s Eve. Instead they celebrate it in s three day festival commencing on January first to the third. The festival starts on the first at dawn with people waking up early to watch the first unofficial sunrise in the Sphere. Unlike most other days, this sunrise is universal, moving into each of the domes and filling them with such a bright light that it looks like an idealized version of a bright summer’s day. Groups of people join together to watch it in the dormitory dorms as well as in several public areas. The agriculture dome and the recreational domes are popular places for such activities and there are several places where there appear to be flowers blooming and almost the sound of birdsong.
Also in the more public places, there are large tables filled up with what seems to be a standard light breakfast of fruit, cheese and various loaves of bread, including a particular loaf of bread that everyone is given either in their attendance or in the dome itself. It’s a circular loaf with nuts on it that’s perfect for sharing. Indeed people keep trying to share a piece with the characters around them.
One thing that’s missing though? None of the places seem to have any sort of caffeine in any form. If questioned about it, someone knowledgeable will respond: “you can’t have caffeine until the sun sets!” The words come with a good natured laugh and characters are then handed a glass of fruit juice.
Out with the old and in with the new.
As the sun is about to set on the first day, crowds gather in the rec dome. There in the middle of the area there’s a large bonfire set up. The smoke billows up towards the top of the dome before it disappears. People gathered around the fires are throwing old possessions into it, some of which are their own and some of them are the possessions of the people who had left. The idea is to unburden yourself of things to face the new year with a clean slate.
There are smaller fires around, and they burn different colors with the smoke being sweet smelling and light. Some people show the newcomers how to gather the smoke in their hands and release it over their heads, in order to clear out dark thoughts and whatever is troubling people. The smoke gives people a slight feeling of euphoria, and makes them feel as if whatever is happening isn’t quite as bad as they think it is.
And we’re dancing through life.
On the second day, the public domes are fairly dead. The merchant dome is closed and only a few restaurants are open, and only those are for delivery. The entire city almost seems to be holding their breath and waiting for something. When the clock turns to eight pm, it’s almost as if the entire city is lit in a combination of stars and candlelight. In the gardens in the Rec dome, a large ball has been set up. Everyone in the city has been given their ideal fancy dress outfit, including mask in order to wear to it. The idea behind it is that the characters are in the middle of their transitional state. Day one was the day they put their old life behind them, and day three will be the day that they form their new selves for the year ahead. Which is why at the ball, people wear masks and have the option to give into some of the things that they wouldn’t normally do.
Wanna eat that there whole pint of ice cream? Go nuts. Wanna drink a bottle of vodka? Hey it’s your liver and it’s not like you can die! Wanna hook up in a dark corner with a stranger. It’s your life and there’s some nice velvet couches over there; out of sight and out of mind.
Dinner is in the form of an elaborate meal, sort of along the idea of Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, no expense is spared and everything is extremely well done and extravagant. Rich food, insane desserts, open bar, everything this night is too excess. At various points in the evening, the sky which has been showing stars shifts into things like fireworks, and glowy nebuleuses, causing people to burst into spontaneous bouts of applause.
All the while, there are various and shifting dance floors with an assortment of music to dance to, including classical, swing, fiddles, big band, pop, R&B, and basically anything that you can think of. The dances that people do there are as varied as the population, the drunkenness level and of course the all important dances of people's native Caucasia.
The party goes until dawn, at which point, the drunken releveries spill onto the streets, and people return to their personal domes singing loudly and off key.
A new day a new you
So despite however much you may have done the night before, or whatever else you may have engaged in, and however long you may have stayed awake for, when your head hits the pillow, you wake up feeling well great for lack of a better word. You have no hangover, you're not tired, you're not in pain, and any heavy or dark thoughts will suddenly seem not at all so bad. It may be better than you've felt in your entire time in the Sphere, or better than a long time depending on how things are at home.
Either way, when you wake up, day is late (even if your character doesn't normally sleep) and there is a crowd of people in the agriculture dome. People are there working together in order to plant new things in the greenhouse. They're planting baby plants that will grow to feed people in the new year, according to Annie, and it's all about breathing new life into the world.
Afterwards, there are different things like yoga and meditation classes, and people just spread out smiling among the flowers. No one is as pushy as normal, it's just kind of there. They're just kind of there, stretching, enjoying the sunshine and just kind of chilling.
Later, people set up a large sort of barbecue and outdoor kitchen. Food is cooked communally, and people will ask your character to come and cook. Even if you can't cook, passing out food or cleaning up. This is a community building activity people tell ya, so you can go with it or not. But the rest of the city is, so please enjoy some delicious food your characters may or may not have a hand in cooking or giving out. Wine and fruit juice is in a wide abundance here, as is water and caffeinated drinks. A few people can even be found having some harder stuff (vodka and whiskey) if your character looks to be in need of it.
And the end of the night, the sky above the dome lights up with aurora borealis, in brilliant lights and hues, and there are what appear to be a smattering of actual, living fireflies buzzing lazily around. People who are here longer than the characters seem puzzled, and more than a few children and adults are out catching them between their palms.
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What: January's welcome log.
When: Jan 1st-7th
Where: All over the place.
Warnings:
Notes: This is your January welcome log with Sphere New Year Traditions. Come in, go nuts.
A new day has come.
So unlike many other places, the Sphere doesn’t celebrate New Years on New Year’s Eve. Instead they celebrate it in s three day festival commencing on January first to the third. The festival starts on the first at dawn with people waking up early to watch the first unofficial sunrise in the Sphere. Unlike most other days, this sunrise is universal, moving into each of the domes and filling them with such a bright light that it looks like an idealized version of a bright summer’s day. Groups of people join together to watch it in the dormitory dorms as well as in several public areas. The agriculture dome and the recreational domes are popular places for such activities and there are several places where there appear to be flowers blooming and almost the sound of birdsong.
Also in the more public places, there are large tables filled up with what seems to be a standard light breakfast of fruit, cheese and various loaves of bread, including a particular loaf of bread that everyone is given either in their attendance or in the dome itself. It’s a circular loaf with nuts on it that’s perfect for sharing. Indeed people keep trying to share a piece with the characters around them.
One thing that’s missing though? None of the places seem to have any sort of caffeine in any form. If questioned about it, someone knowledgeable will respond: “you can’t have caffeine until the sun sets!” The words come with a good natured laugh and characters are then handed a glass of fruit juice.
Out with the old and in with the new.
As the sun is about to set on the first day, crowds gather in the rec dome. There in the middle of the area there’s a large bonfire set up. The smoke billows up towards the top of the dome before it disappears. People gathered around the fires are throwing old possessions into it, some of which are their own and some of them are the possessions of the people who had left. The idea is to unburden yourself of things to face the new year with a clean slate.
There are smaller fires around, and they burn different colors with the smoke being sweet smelling and light. Some people show the newcomers how to gather the smoke in their hands and release it over their heads, in order to clear out dark thoughts and whatever is troubling people. The smoke gives people a slight feeling of euphoria, and makes them feel as if whatever is happening isn’t quite as bad as they think it is.
And we’re dancing through life.
On the second day, the public domes are fairly dead. The merchant dome is closed and only a few restaurants are open, and only those are for delivery. The entire city almost seems to be holding their breath and waiting for something. When the clock turns to eight pm, it’s almost as if the entire city is lit in a combination of stars and candlelight. In the gardens in the Rec dome, a large ball has been set up. Everyone in the city has been given their ideal fancy dress outfit, including mask in order to wear to it. The idea behind it is that the characters are in the middle of their transitional state. Day one was the day they put their old life behind them, and day three will be the day that they form their new selves for the year ahead. Which is why at the ball, people wear masks and have the option to give into some of the things that they wouldn’t normally do.
Wanna eat that there whole pint of ice cream? Go nuts. Wanna drink a bottle of vodka? Hey it’s your liver and it’s not like you can die! Wanna hook up in a dark corner with a stranger. It’s your life and there’s some nice velvet couches over there; out of sight and out of mind.
Dinner is in the form of an elaborate meal, sort of along the idea of Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, no expense is spared and everything is extremely well done and extravagant. Rich food, insane desserts, open bar, everything this night is too excess. At various points in the evening, the sky which has been showing stars shifts into things like fireworks, and glowy nebuleuses, causing people to burst into spontaneous bouts of applause.
All the while, there are various and shifting dance floors with an assortment of music to dance to, including classical, swing, fiddles, big band, pop, R&B, and basically anything that you can think of. The dances that people do there are as varied as the population, the drunkenness level and of course the all important dances of people's native Caucasia.
The party goes until dawn, at which point, the drunken releveries spill onto the streets, and people return to their personal domes singing loudly and off key.
A new day a new you
So despite however much you may have done the night before, or whatever else you may have engaged in, and however long you may have stayed awake for, when your head hits the pillow, you wake up feeling well great for lack of a better word. You have no hangover, you're not tired, you're not in pain, and any heavy or dark thoughts will suddenly seem not at all so bad. It may be better than you've felt in your entire time in the Sphere, or better than a long time depending on how things are at home.
Either way, when you wake up, day is late (even if your character doesn't normally sleep) and there is a crowd of people in the agriculture dome. People are there working together in order to plant new things in the greenhouse. They're planting baby plants that will grow to feed people in the new year, according to Annie, and it's all about breathing new life into the world.
Afterwards, there are different things like yoga and meditation classes, and people just spread out smiling among the flowers. No one is as pushy as normal, it's just kind of there. They're just kind of there, stretching, enjoying the sunshine and just kind of chilling.
Later, people set up a large sort of barbecue and outdoor kitchen. Food is cooked communally, and people will ask your character to come and cook. Even if you can't cook, passing out food or cleaning up. This is a community building activity people tell ya, so you can go with it or not. But the rest of the city is, so please enjoy some delicious food your characters may or may not have a hand in cooking or giving out. Wine and fruit juice is in a wide abundance here, as is water and caffeinated drinks. A few people can even be found having some harder stuff (vodka and whiskey) if your character looks to be in need of it.
And the end of the night, the sky above the dome lights up with aurora borealis, in brilliant lights and hues, and there are what appear to be a smattering of actual, living fireflies buzzing lazily around. People who are here longer than the characters seem puzzled, and more than a few children and adults are out catching them between their palms.
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"Oh," she laughs breathlessly, not realizing they could dance even closer than they had been. Now it truly felt as if they were the only ones there. "Maybe one more dance then, hm?"
She was far too entranced now to want to change their proximity. This time, the dance was slower and with that smaller steps.
"But I would like to see your whole face at some point." she grins, moving the hand at his shoulder and dragging along the curve of his neck.
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"One more, then we should find a place to be alone." He is being bold with her, but it is simply honest. He wanted to spend the evening without her without so many people around. Fewer eyes and fewer ways to distract them.
They were closer than he normally was in these dances, letting their bodies press together. It didn't take much for his desire to rise or his thoughts about later in the night to appear.
"Will you stay with me tonight?"
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The suggestions sent a wave of anticipation through her, stirring that same feeling within that he invoked the evening before with hardly any effort. It was his voice and the way he looks at her through his mask that quickens her pulse. Yes, a kiss would tie her over, as she is sure it would for him, too. But, there's that playful devil inside that wants to bring him to his knees, if so to speak.
The edge of her finger moves under the lobe of his ear, gliding down the length of his jaw to his chin.
"Yes," she answers without any thought. "And any other night you wish me to."
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He leaned into her touch, letting his fingers run up her spine bit by bit.
"You might never see your own bed."
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Her eyes open again and she smiles deviously. She can feel herself becoming aroused by the way their bodies press together and before it can get the better of her, Armeria breathes deeply. It's a move to gain some control but instead, she finds herself pressing her mouth to his in a kiss that lasts several long moments.
"I think you make me thirsty," she whispers between them.
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His mouth parts at her kiss, drawing her closer, if that was possible. It was bold, certainly. There were a number of people that would see, but it didn't exactly phase him. She was so warm and soft and so many good feelings were stirred by her presence. He wasn't going to push that away.
"I was going to say you make me hungry."
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She was doing better than most would in her world.
"Then we should fix that," Armeria slows to a stop and looks at him, eyes flickering darkly. "Yes, we should. Right away."
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Armeria was the best reason.
Still, he laughed, teasing her. "What happened to wanting another dance?" He followed her gaze, looking around the room with mild interest. Who said they had to say? This was not his father's feast, he had no role to play, only his desires to follow.
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It wasn't a lie and her wrist had some thin white scratches from when she touched his face earlier that she quickly shows him. But it was also a played up excuse to leave the dance floor for now and find somewhere to enjoy a cold drink. She will ask him for another dance later and perhaps even one later when they were behind closed doors, without masks or even clothes for that matter.
Staring at him, she picks the bottom of his mesh shirt into her fingers and lifts it slightly. They were still so close together that no one would notice and she was interested to know how much it would take to rile him completely up.
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She didn't have to try very hard. The feel of her skin against his has him sucking in a sharp breath, his gaze turning dark and heated. The hand that had crawled up her spin had bunched the fabric of her dress, suddenly aware of how thin it was.
She might feel him beneath his leather, stirring to life and hard for her. "You are toying with the wolf, my lady." He murmured, leaning close to brush his lips against her ear.
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Her fingers slip underneath, delicately smoothing across his abdomen and the ridges of muscle that were flexing in reaction to her touch. Oh, yes, their closeness does let her feel him come alive and it sends a wave of thrills through her.
"Ah," she corrects him. "The Queen of the Night. And she is just as hungry."
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He grabbed the hand beneath his mesh and tugged her to follow him, heading towards the corner and shadows. Lingering any longer meant risking an inability to move once the full force of desire hit, but for the moment, he didn't care.
Instead, he found a more private and secluded spot and pulled her towards him, kissing her deeply. If she was Queen of the Night, he meant to serve his queen.
cw: for shameless snogging
Armeria grabs the leather piece on his chest and draws him in as he does her and returns his kiss with equal fervour until her lungs scream for air. She can't help herself and now, being able to freely touch him, both her hands slip up under the mesh and press flat on his chest.
It was becoming more and more clear that she enjoys every part of him and how touching Robb makes her dizzy with want.
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He could sense others nearby, but didn't think much of what they would see and how they might react. It wasn't their business. He could only shrug off that nagging feeling of uneasiness, the one that had been hounding him since his arrival. Tonight, he was free and washed clean from guilt and past sins. He could be whole in Armeria's arms.
Eventually, he pulled back, a bit shaky from desire. "We should go, otherwise I might attack you here."