igiko: (Rufus Wilde)
Jae ([personal profile] igiko) wrote in [community profile] nexuses2023-04-29 03:00 am

AYTO | Happily Ever After

You are cordially invited to
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
for an interdimensional reunion.


The scene is a sprawling garden in an undisclosed dimension. Peach- and white-colored decorations dot the grounds from the outdoor furnishing to decorative balloons that highlight the block letters spelling out HAPPILY EVER AFTER in the center. Music plays in the background, gently in volume so as not to disrupt socialization, while strings of light hang from the arbors, trees, and tents that glow warmly once the sun dips into evening.

Surely you'll be wanting to meet all the former contestants present, whether they came alone or as half (or third) of a pair. Low tables with heart-shaped cushions have been arranged at the heart of the garden for socializing with a small twist: seats have been assigned via name cards, and each table houses at least one former contestant from each round to encourage mingling between seasons. Once you settle down, you'll notice another card on the center of the table that reads: INTRODUCE YOUR CASTMATE (OR YOURSELF IN THE ABSENCE OF ONE). How's that for an icebreaker? Overseers, in their infinite power, have the privilege of sitting anywhere. Make friends and merry as you partake of the catered food and drinks, of which alcoholic beverages will be served only to those of age.

Once the introductory meal has concluded, former contestants are herded over to tents with cozy furnishing in which to lay and spend time with loved ones and old friends. That's right—the tents are designated by seasons for some catching up between castmates. There's another card here that encourages everyone to SHARE ONE THING THAT'S CHANGED SINCE YOUR APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW. After this, you're free to visit other tents and mingle to your heart's content.

A stack of cards atop a garden stool on a modest stage contains the names of every perfect match to date. For what? Why, to play charades! You must play out the perfect match listed on the card you draw with your match while the rest of the former contestants take a guess. If half of a match declines to participate or isn't in attendance, another former contestant or an Overseer is welcome to fill in. What if you didn't watch the other rounds? Well, then it's time to make educated guesses, isn't it? (Cards are drawn at random in character, but can be decided between players or via wheel).

Dinner ushers in an evening of romance. Bistro lights illuminate the garden, and the stage is cleared for dancing the night away. Of course, you're free to do whatsoever your heart desires if you've something else in mind. This particular corner of the world is, at least for today, your very own oyster.

( ooc: This is a reunion log for all game rounds of AYTO to date. All characters, including Overseers, are welcome to participate. As the passage of time can vary between dimensions, the answer to the question of "how long after X round is this reunion?" also depends on the characters. I'm watching you, Minato and Kotone. Feel free to handwave seating assignments and add in whatever you fancy to the setting, and do check back periodically as there is no all-inclusive channel to post new top-levels. Last but not least, have fun! )

INTRODUCTIONS | REUNIONS: AYTO, HOLIDATE, PUPPYCRUSH | CHARADES
messianic: (she rolleth on in fleetness)

[personal profile] messianic 2023-04-29 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[wow jae, this call out

anyway Minato is here! He's here and he is


asleep on the floor of the tent.

Really living up to his whole "can sleep anywhere" moniker from the show, huh]
alternativity: (Not with me)

[personal profile] alternativity 2023-04-29 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Here's Kotone! For the most part, she looks her usual self!

Except she kind of looks like she's very, very tired? But also smiling if someone catches her eye, lifting a hand to wave.

... Also kind of slowly, like she just woke up. ]
alternativity: (Either you go with the flow)

[personal profile] alternativity 2023-04-29 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... Ah.

There's a short pause, and then she's crouching down to gently shake his shoulder, quietly. ]


Minato.
unrecompensed: (just woke up)

[personal profile] unrecompensed 2023-04-29 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hi Aoko is also here, looking bashful but quite happy as she looks around at everyone.]

Um, well... what's changed since the first season? So much has changed... Oh, but...! I've been learning magic, a little!
messianic: (To perfect loss or perfect gain.)

[personal profile] messianic 2023-04-29 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's slow to stir, but as he blinks the sleep from his eyes... he realizes just who it is.

And he's immediately sitting bolt upright and tugging her into a hug.

KOTONE!!!]
alternativity: (Choice I made)

[personal profile] alternativity 2023-04-29 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a bit of a shaky laugh that's muffled in his shoulder but she's hugging him tightly in response. Hi, twin. ]

We didn't forget this time.
messianic: (Comforts not me)

[personal profile] messianic 2023-04-29 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
No... we promised we wouldn't, right? Neither of us... we'd never break such an important promise.

[His voice is just as shaky as her laugh, but he's not going to acknowledge that.]
alternativity: (Like a band fanatically playing)

[personal profile] alternativity 2023-04-29 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if neither of them acknowledge it, so much the better. ]

... You... finished it, right? What came next.
messianic: (when you are dead.)

[personal profile] messianic 2023-04-29 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[... a slow breath in... and then he nods quietly against her cheek.]

... Yeah. Everyone's safe now. It's... all over.

You too...?
duskspear: (02)

[personal profile] duskspear 2023-04-29 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[His gaze lingers on each and every person before he raises an upturned palm to address the table at large.]

It appears I'm the only one from the cabin, in which case I shall introduce myself.

Greetings, fair guests. I am Roland Glenbrook. My season was the second.
alternativity: (For any big change)

[personal profile] alternativity 2023-04-29 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm-hm. In just a few more weeks, it'll be time for graduation.

[ Months. A date that they weren't sure would come--that wouldn't have come, if they'd lost. Kotone is grateful for it every day, even if she seems to be one of the only people who remembers.

She'd relieved, that Minato remembers too. ]
duskspear: (37)

[personal profile] duskspear 2023-04-29 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm happy to see that everyone is well.

[At a glance, anyway. He doesn't know what's been going on in their lives. In fact, he hasn't visited anyone or exchanged much in the way of messages. Seeing everyone here and now, though, he can smile brightly before old friends.]

Much has changed since our participation in the show. [He pauses, and this is where the obligatory warning for minor but late Triangle Strategy spoilers rears its head:] Most of all, I am no longer the second prince, but King of Glenbrook.
chintamani: (And keep us together)

[personal profile] chintamani 2023-04-29 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, my hair is longer? [ That's true but it's also a simple thing, because he is still Roka (his hair isn't quite ridiculous memshare length but it's to his midback now). Also, time is fake for Gods? ]

Oh, and I now how to replenish my stones now.

[ Maybe he shouldn't have mentioned that one, but he is always here to follow expectations, even those of a simple card. ]
souperb: (pic#9753075)

[personal profile] souperb 2023-04-29 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ "greetings, fair guests........."

maybe that's true for the teenager side of the table. the season one side has such questionable vibes, help. exhibit a: ]


Don't make it sound so formal. We're just a bunch of weirdos whose drama got aired on multidimensional television for fun.

[ milla doesn't actually sound bitter about this for once, but also that is a line. ]

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