[OPEN] Let's go surfin' now, everybody's learning how

[windeity]

WHO: John Egbert, past and future coaliation members and you
WHERE: The beach
WHEN: July 22nd
WHAT: Coalition meet-up and beach day! Mostly getting to know yous and organization/strategy discussions
WARNINGS: Nah, it's a mingle log.

He’d mentioned it on the Retrospec post at the beginning of the month briefly, but John decided now was as good a time as any to get things in order, see who was around and recruit new members for the coalition. Despite the fact that things seemed to have calmed down in the city, it was better to be prepared now than be surprised later.

Or, at least, that’s what he told himself. A beach day didn’t seem like a bad idea either though and even if he didn’t directly invite someone, he always welcomed gate crashers...



a.)

[The sun is shining, the water’s nice, and anyone passing by will be immediately hit with the scent of grilling hot dogs, hamburgers and vegetables. John’s currently at the grill but he’ll step aside for anyone else who wants to take over and special orders can be placed.

Grab some food and mingle! Maybe take a plate over to someone sitting down by the water instead?

Or bother the cook because sometimes he’s not paying attention to what he’s doing, oops.]

b.)

[Post-lunch the idea is to start with team-building exercises and games, something to break the ice and monitor how people get along.

Set up on the sand are a few things:

1.) Bowling! There are several plastic pins set up in the sand and at the end of the “lane” are soccer balls. Play a game of one on one or grab a few friends for “strategy building.”

(There’s even a helpful sign in the sand that says “STRATEGY BUILDING.”)

2.) Human pyramids! There are mats on the ground so that people don’t slip in the sand and an equally helpful sign that says “LITERAL BUILDING.” Do you trust yourself with these strangers to stand tall? Time to find out!

3.) And of course there’s good ol’ beach volleyball. With a net set up and a sign that says "TEAM BUILDING", you might find that even if there's nobody playing the volleyball seems to be moving over the net back and forth on its own accord. What's that all about? Maybe you should stop it and follow through with a game.]

c.)

[At some point in the afternoon John gathers everybody who's around in the middle of their meeting space, hovering a few inches in the air cross-legged and peering at the group.]

Okay so first off thanks for coming! Hopefully everybody got to know each other a little better so…my name is John. Egbert. I tried putting this project together a while ago after everything in February happened but so far the city's been okay. I know some things have been weird but I'd like us to be as prepared and ready to work together as possible so…

…last time I did this everybody filled out clipboards with their names and abilities and stuff. But since we're all here, everybody just introduce yourselves, tell us how long you've been on the app and what your skillset is.

[Go on, introduce yourself! Maybe you'll find people who have more in common with you than you think.]

d.)

[And once introductions are died down and the chattering seems to draw to a close, John's expression goes serious and he waves a hand to get everybody's attention again.]

I'd like to start doing this more frequently. June was a month we could organize ourselves since it was a lot of tasks, but getting together more often might help us keep a pulse on who is still around, what new powers or memories people are getting and how we can use them together.

…but more importantly. [A pause.] Seriously don't tell me I'm the only one who's been dealing with the weird dream thing. Anybody have any ideas what's up with that?

[Discuss!]

e.

[Wildcard! Set up your own prompt for mingling, bring up a discussion topic, organize a team-building game/exercise, etc.

This is a mingle log! Please feel free to top-level and tag out to each other, etc. Additionally please ping me on alternatively if you have any questions. Thanks!]