OPEN — FOOD TRUCK RALLY

[antagonize]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Peach Beach and the Boardwalk
WHEN: April 12th, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
WHAT: A food truck rally for all our hungry selves.
WARNINGS: Sunburns?? Maybe.

THE FOOD:
With so many trucks, stands and kiosks, there's more than enough food to cater to everyone's tastes. Tables and chairs have been set up around the boardwalk, complete with patio umbrellas to shield customers from the sun and an excellent view of the ocean. It doesn't matter if you're a customer, a vendor, a swimmer or even one of the musical acts — it's hard to deny it's a nice day outside. The sun is shining, the temperature is pleasant, and the smell of delicious food fills the air. Vendors selling other wares and stands for face painting have also been set up around the area, so there's plenty to spend your money on throughout the day.

And for those poor, responsible saps who won't be able to join until later in the day (be it because they decided not to skip school or had to work a shift early in the morning), don't worry. The festivities won't end until 11:00 PM. There's plenty of time to enjoy the scenery, the food, and the beach.

Hope the queues don't stress you out, however.

THE BEACH:
The beach itself is equipped with a handful of volleyball nets. Some volleyballs can be found in the general vicinity, but should all of them be in use (or, you know, super duper squished), you can always bring your own — or buy them from one of the more opportunistic vendors in the rally. Those who are interested in making use of the nets are more than free to team up and get down to business. You all might want to be careful, however, to avoid accidentally smacking a passerby in the head with a badly aimed volleyball.

Or... a well aimed volleyball. It's okay. Nobody will judge. Probably.

Move past the volleyball nets and the sand, though, and you'll reach the waters. Today's weather is nice enough that no one needs to worry about getting dragged away by the tide, but just in case? There's likely to be a lifeguard nearby. That, or a good Samaritan. So don your best swimsuit and have fun.

THE MUSIC:
A small stage has been set out for the DJ and the live musical acts to do their thing. Music will be playing throughout the whole day, offering a nice mix of the latest hits and... questionable musical choices between acts. Some of the trucks and stands are outfitted with placards and flyers announcing this year's lineup, and there seem to be four (4) familiar names among the list:

Ainsley Menodora
Jade Wolf
A Lyrical Assassination
Yin Longwei
Feel free to grab a friend (or a stranger) and dance along to the music. Maybe relax after your performance. Or, contemplate throwing the DJ's equipment into the ocean when he plays the same diddly darn song for the 20th time in a row. It's not even the full version. It's only a infinite loop of the same 43 seconds. Please make it stop.

(We did say to be patient with the DJ.)

THE RAFFLE:
At 5:00 PM, there will be an intermission in the music in order to announce the results of the raffle. The tumbler drum is wheeled to the stage, where it's given one last spin before tickets are removed from it one by one. The winners will be called as their tickets are drawn, an announcer asking them to climb up to the stage via microphone. There, they'll receive their prize and will thus be free to gloat — or grimace at what they've been given.

The results are the following:

Dave Strider - Coupon book with $500 in savings at participating fast food restaurants.
Penelope Raban - $50 giftcard
Ranko Kanzaki - Novelty sunglasses
Izuku Midoriya - Free dinner for six (6) at some ritzy restaurant.
Ilia Trevelyan - A few dozen gourmet cupcakes, courtesy of The Confectionary
Noah Campbell - A selection of the latest games ÉcarlateSoft has to offer.
James Barnes - Two tickets for an hour's time at the Deadeye Shooting range, donated by Elizabeth Wolf.
Augustine Sycamore - $30 giftcard to Amazon, donated by Penpoint Productions.
Don Maxwell - Coupon for free slice of pizza with choice of topping and a medium fountain drink, courtesy of the Pizza Port.
Roxy Strider - A selection of character plushies from CUBEnix's flagship game series.
Minako Arisato - A month of free Zumba lessons at Dance!!! Studio

Enjoy your prize! And be sure to haul ass, lest the announcer decide you're absent and call someone else.

BONUS:
As the last few live musical acts play and the festivities begin to wrap up, it seems like this year's Food Truck Rally has come to a peaceful end. Most vendors have started to pack up in order to call it a night — save for two. Anyone who has been hanging around the local soft serve ice cream and açai bowl trucks might have noticed the growing tension between their vendors. It all comes to a head when, at the end of the rally, they both hop into the driver's seat of their trucks, rev their engines, and begin to race each other down the beach.

It's all too predictable when, in an attempt to avoid a prop that hadn't been packed up yet, the ice cream truck swerves and drives right into the ocean. The splash is big enough to soak anyone who happens to be nearby, the truck being pulled into the waters moments later. There doesn't seem to be any chance of saving the poor, innocent truck.

Almost appropriately, it seems like the DJ has time for one last song.

The haunting melody plays as the ice cream truck slowly sinks into the ocean, its mascot cheery and bright as it's all swallowed up by the water. The driver dog paddles away (thank god), but this is not the end of the chaos. On the other side, the açai bowl truck's driver momentarily turns to jeer at his defeated enemy — only to crash into a peach tree the next second. Anyone on that side of the beach might want to get the heck out of the way, because it's literally about to start raining peaches.

Welcome to the Food Truck Rally, everyone! The OOC post for this can be found over here, and a thread for questions is here. Mingle, don't drown, and try not to get a sunburn while splurging on food. Or totally let your character get a sunburn, if that floats your boat. Either way, I hope you all have fun!

Comments

[redarm]

[ A. On Shift: The Confectionary Stall, Afternoon]

[Looking for a tasty dessert? The Confectionary stall is chock full of delicious gourmet cupcakes, ready to order! Throughout the day, the stall is busy, it's a rather popular bakery after all! Early in the afternoon, once Noah was able to get out of school, he can be found working at the stall. He looks a bit...different from normal, as like the rest of the staff, he's wearing the rather frilly uniform. In addition to the dress, he's wearing a wig, make-up, and some accessories - all to make it so he can pass as a girl at a glance. His name tag even reads as "Robin", his middle name, since that's more gender neutral. His boss didn't require any of this technically, but Noah felt it was probably the best way not to stick out like a sore thumb. There's a difference between not caring what people think, and painting a target on your back after all. But forget all that. The weirdest part though for anyone who knows him? Is that he seems to be smiling and...polite?! There's a good reason for all this of course (he wants to get paid), but it can still be weird to be greeted with a smile from Noah when you walk up to the counter.] Hello! What can I get you today?

[ B. On Break: Nearish the Confectionary Stall, late afternoon]

[When it's time for break, Noah heads to the nearest foodstalls to grab some food and then finds a quiet pinic bench between some stalls to sit down to eat and take a break from people. He's still in his uniform, but since he's not on the clock? He resorts to his usual scowling expression. If anyone approaches him, the tone of his voice is very far from the cheerfulness he was faking on shift. Nope, it's much more like his usual grumpy snarl. ]

What do you want?

[C. Off-Shift: Around the Rally, Evening. ]

[Lucky for Noah, he's able to get off in time to still have a few hours to explore the event. As soon as he's off, he heads to the nearest bathroom, changes clothes, and washes off the make up. When he comes out, he's wearing his more usual black male attire- the dress, wig and any accessories have been shoved into his backpack. Timcanpy, who had been sleeping in his bag, is now riding on his shoulder.

From there, he wanders the event. Anyone not on the app doesn't seem to pay Timcanpy any mind- at most they seem to not see him or assume he's just some kind of bird. Noah doesn't get it, but he's learned not to question it either. Instead, he's opting to try out whatever foodstalls he can. Or, he's looking around at the different shops are open (especially if any are carrying ÉcarlateSoft games). Or, he's simply wandering.

All in all, he actually seems to be in a pretty good mood, for Noah. It's hard not to be, when you're surrounded by food and you even won a prize in the raffle. There might be a good chance to approach him without getting snarled at.

Maybe]

on shift;

[complementing]

[Minako has the day off from working the Confectionary stall (since there's a new part timer who immediately got a ton of shifts piled onto him...) but she's still stopping by to say hello! That and take drink orders for her coworkers, selling cupcakes is thirsty work, you know. She manages to write down everyone's requests aside from Noah, who is manning the cashbox, and is just about to call out when a customer steps over to pay. ...from the furtive glances, the stuttering and the tomato red face, Minako would say that "Robin" has a new admirer. She hides a grin behind her order list, but the gleeful, saucer wide brown eyes looking his way are obvious enough in their message.]

on shift;

[redarm]

[Fortunately or unfortunately for this girl, Noah's never really been the target of such admiration, so the signs of it go straight over his head. In fact, he just seems to assume her red face is from being out in the sun all day. So he just treats her like any other customer: with a smile and very politely. He fulfills her order as she stutters through it, only quirking his eyebrow slightly because wow why is this girl so worked up over a cupcake? But he makes no actual comment on it and finishes the transaction]

Thank you! Be sure to come by our store sometime! Enjoy the rally!

[complementing]

[Minako watches the girl go to her group of friends and erupt into a flustered retelling of her encounter with Robin, and thinks that Noah might have nabbed himself his own personal, regular customer in one transaction. Inpressive. With the customers taken care of, Minako bounces over to the new employee with a grin.] Hi. So. First of all, what do you want to drink? [Better get that out of the way before she asks her second question.]

[redarm]

[Noah meanwhile finishes up putting the cash away in the cash box. As Minako approaches him with the question, he looks relieved]

Oh, hey.

You getting us drinks? [Huh!] Well, I'd kill for a soda right about now.

B

[true_noir]

[Someone came along, on their way between the various stalls, when they stopped to see something very curious. Noah... in that outfit. Well, it wasn't that it wasn't at least a little fetching, but the sight of it was curious, and curiosity killed the cat as it were. Chloe's head cocked and she made her way over, right up until the point of being snarled at...

and just smiling.] Is this a work uniform, or did someone cause you to lose a dare? You do not look as if this is your usual form of dress, no?

[redarm]

[Noah glowers. Of course he's being asked about the outfit. How annoying]

It's a work uniform, that's all.

[true_noir]

Oh ho, well then I completely understand. It's quite fetching on you really.

[Bad news, Noah. Not only is someone asking about the outfit, they're about to take things a step further and begin teasing about the outfit, because this was exactly the sort of thing you did at times like this... well, if you were Chloe anyway.]

You have quite the calves for the stockings, after all.

[redarm]

[ .....

He stops from his eating and actually looks up to look Chloe straight in the eye, very unimpressed at the obvious teasing]

Well, yeah. I do acrobatics.

That means I could kick you in your fucking mouth if I wanted. Even in this get-up. You wanna go on with your shit?

A

[bold_in_deed]

[Ilia is the lucky winner of a few dozen cupcakes courtesy of Allen's place of works. She walks up to claim her prize, but pauses when she sees Allen. She tries so, so hard not to laugh, but a slight snicker escapes her regardless.]

Uh, hey. I won some cupcakes.

[redarm]

[Who the fuck is Allen.

Noah meanwhile does his best to play it straight, even if it's not easy when he recognizes the person. He keeps his smile up, ignoring any fears of being embarrassed while on the job]

You did? Congratulations! Can I see the certificate?

[bold_in_deed]

[He's you, but stronger.

Ilia, in the meantime, is rather impressed Noah is keeping this up.]

Sure. [She pulls it out and presents it to him.] I see you managed to land a gig.

[redarm]

[The power of being paid okay. He takes the certificate and looks at it. Yep. Seems legit]

Yeah, I did. Pays pretty well.

What kind of cupcake would you like?

B

[covenantal]

To see how you were doing.

[ Smiling a little and holding out a bottle of water, in case Noah wants it. ]

How are you holding up? It looked like you were pretty busy.

[redarm]

[When he realizes who it is, he relaxes some. Okay. It's just Yu, no need to be defensive.]

Oh, hey Yu.

[He takes the water bottle with a muttered "thanks". He wastes no time in opening it up and taking a chug]

Shit, yeah I was. [Another drink, and a refreshed noise he lowers the bottle] It's alright though. The tip's jar pretty full, and I haven't had too many arseholes.

[covenantal]

You were really committed to the role. [ With some faint humor. ] I was impressed. You certainly earned all those tips.

[redarm]

Thanks. I like getting paid. [He shrugs] If it means I gotta act like some sweet girl, whatever.

A

[goen]

[ Yato has been working as a last-resort deliveryman for The Confectionary for a little while now. It's been a while since he's been called in to help, but he still considers himself a low-key part of the staff. He also has a shiny, expensive new camera to play around with, so why not take a few pictures of the cupcakes to share and advertise?

So... sorry Noah, Yato's just invading the stall like he belongs there in his plain shirt and shark swim trunks and taking obnoxiously close pictures of the wares. ]

Oh, don't mind me.

[ Except now he's... definitely on the wrong side of the stall... Move over, Noah. Yato doesn't recognize this new worker, but it's fine. She can focus on her part and he'll focus on his! Ooh, but that uniform suits her pretty well, so he should take a picture of her too.

Smile, Noah. Yato turns the camera toward him, frames the shot just so, and... click. ]

[redarm]

[!!!!!

Yeah there's not so much smiling for the camera as looking surprised and a little horrified. So much that he even breaks character for a moment]

- The hell are you doing!?

[goen]

[ What the shit. But to his credit, Yato only pauses for a moment. ]

Taking pictures. What else?

[ He pointedly takes another picture of Noah. Click... ]

[redarm]

[That photo will display his signature scowl]

Why?

crying: A

[mercurio]

[prompto had initially stopped because he loves getting sweet treats from the confectionery. however, what is making him stop and hang out in the area longer than anticipated, is the fact that he can't quite place this face...]

[minako isn't here--so he's left with this new confectionery worker? who looks so familiar?]

Hmm... Do I know you?

[redarm]

[It's a relief and amusing to Noah that Prompto doesn't recognize him right away. So, he decides to give an indirect answer, to see how long it takes.]

Hmmm... do you come by our store often?

[mercurio]

Yeah, although it's usually when Mina's around...

[he's back to glancing at the desserts, and points out at some pastries]

Two of the one with whipped cream! [so much for counting carbs. it's his cheat day!] --but, yeah, have you started working here recently?

[redarm]

Right. She's off today.

[Food Truck rally is a good cheat day okay. It's too cruel to expect to have people hold up their diet for this, but he nods and grabs some up, ringing it up on the portable register]

Yeah, I started a couple weeks ago.