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(ง'̀-'́)ง ([personal profile] antagonize) wrote in [community profile] recolle2017-04-12 09:17 pm

OPEN — FOOD TRUCK RALLY

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!
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-14 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
[She shoots May a sympathetic look. Minako knows that pain very well. And is likely to go through it again later that afternoon.]

I don't mind waiting! I have nothing but time. [She stretches out on her back on the blanket, tilting her face up towards the sun.] Where'd you get that killer swimsuit, by the way?
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-14 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, you know. -May shrugged.-

Fell off a truck. -Goddamnit, May.-
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-16 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Minako heaves a sigh.]

May.
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-16 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Anyways, how you enjoyin' the beach so far? I took the day off since I figured most people would want to stay near the boardwalk. No tours today.
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-17 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[She shoots the other girl a crooked smile.]

Really? I thought this kind of thing would be perfect to try and get people to go on tours for. But it's good that you get a day off. As for the beach...

[Minako pats the sand next to her blanket.]

I'm enjoying this tiny plot of the beach. It's nice, but I can't go enjoy anything else.
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-17 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey I gotta take time off for food truck day, girl. -May plopped herself down rather unceremoniously, kicking up a small cloud in the process.-

But as for the other thing... why?
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-20 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Minako gestures to the purses littered all around her.]

I've been put on guard duty, I'm afraid.
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-20 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh... -May looked over at them, as if it was her first time noticing them, totally having not scouted them prior to approaching, no sir.-

Bummer. -Twice over. For Minako, and for her. May wasn't going to be doing any pilfering if her friend would get in trouble as a result. Even thieves had some honor.-
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-21 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Yup. So I get to pass the time sunbathing and checking social media, I guess. And throwing a frisbee for Korochan to catch.

[The dog in question perks up from snuffling at the sand a few feet away. Frisbee? Can they go back to that?]
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-21 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Hell that doesn't sound half bad to me. Pretty relaxing, all things considered. But if you're hungry, I can grab something for you.
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-21 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
I'm okay, thanks. And I don't mind sunbathing when I'm not sunbathing for hours on end. I'm on the beach, I want to do other beach-y things.

[She languishes on the blanket in a rare moment of gloom, and Koromaru comes over to nose at her face, then looking up at May questioningly. If Leader won't throw the Frisbee, will she?]
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-21 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Buddy, if I tossed that toy for you, you'd never see it again. -May lamented, reaching to give him a little scruffing pet between the ears, regardless. Though that was probably a weird thing for Minako to hear...-

Well at least you got me to hang out with, right?
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-22 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
You could try anyways, he has a great nose for finding things.

[Koromaru, though, whines at the gentle rejection, but accepts the pet anyways. Minako peeks at the other woman over her sunglasses.]

Yup! So. If you're still not feeling well from overeating, how about making a sandcastle?
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-22 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Haven't done that since I was little... Sure, why not?
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-24 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Alright, let's get our little helper in on this. Korochan, c'mere, can you dig a hole for us?

[Minako barely needs to paw at the sand in demonstration before Koromaru perks his ears forward, nosing around for the best spot and then enthusiastically setting to his task. In the meantime, Minako collects the flying sand into a mound for later use.]
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-24 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You're pretty good at that, Korochan~ You might have earned yourself a special reward later. -May winked at the puppo, before starting to collect some of the sand.-
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-26 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Koromaru perks up. Like having a Frisbee thrown? Because that would be amazing. Minako snickers and starts dumping some water from her bottle onto the sand. It won't be a sandcastle if it's not at least a little damp, after all.]

So, let's talk castle foundations. How big should we make this?
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[personal profile] me_matey 2017-04-26 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm thinking huge, personally. I mean, if we gotta stay here, we might as well build a whole freakin monument, right?
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[personal profile] complementing 2017-04-29 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
That's pretty ambitious, but I'm down!

[Koromaru pauses in his digging and looks at them, his ears pricking forward.]

Yup, better make a reeeally big hole, Korochan.

[He barks and now sand really is flying.]

Let's see, I'm thinking this needs a few really tall towers...

[She starts forming the base of one with her sand.]