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Ignis Scientia ([personal profile] faithfulsupport) wrote in [community profile] aterat2021-12-14 04:02 pm

Winter log

Who: Everyone!
What: Open Log
When: December
Where: The Hunter's Lodge
Warnings: N/A
Notes: This is a mingle log, so people are free to set up their own TLs under it. So tag in and tag around!


Snow has fallen outside and while it's not heavy it's set just enough down to gently cover the wooden benches and ground outside. The chairs have been removed but the lanterns are still out and lit (as well as the little lights that have been replaced with more festive ones) if people want to walk around outside and have private chats among the snow, the trees and the lighting.


Potluck - Food is all around. Got a story about how the food you brought is part of a long standing family tradition? So much the better! But Ignis for his part has been researching and working on bringing the foods he's heard about. So here you'll find an appetizer platter along with a cream cheese tree, turkey, ham, his version of the Crown City roast, stuffing balls, roasted potatoes and roasted vegetables, and of course a few different desserts.

So you can find him making sure the table is decked out in christmas colours and full of food. But as he sets the last appetizer tree down on the table, he nods. "Quite glad to see that you could make it."


Trim a tree A small group of freshly cut green trees are sitting in a corner with room to go around the back. Simple lights are already in place, but there are ornaments with hooks sitting in silent invitation to decorate the tree and gather around as well as different coloured garland too.

But there's plenty of supplies and being able to decorate a tree with Nida last year was all sorts of fun as it will be again this year. So the advisor is definitely happy that nature can come inside at least temporarily.

Ignis stands back and takes a look at the trees with a satisfied sort of nod. "I suppose after the holiday, I will see about replanting it outside." Turning to his guest, there's an easy smile. "It won't do to simply throw it away do you think?"


Gift exchange - Gifts aren't required, but people are free to do so. This can be as private or as public as wished! The royal strategist is busy arranging gifts under the tree, trying to make some sense as to how they should be grouped, so he's on his knees trying to keep the order straight. As soon as someone approaches, he acknowledges their presence with a smile. "Would you mind handing me that blue wrapped gift sitting on the chair right next to you?"


Wild card- Dancing? Snowball fights outside? Feel free to make up a thing here!
cetrary: famira (T9a5O9W)

[personal profile] cetrary 2022-01-06 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't! Buuuut," she drug the word out in a sing-songy tone. "That doesn't mean it isn't nice to have one around." And his hand on her shoulder like that definitely did feel pretty nice. Nicer than she really should be allowing it to all things considered. Her expression dipped for just a second before she managed to regain her smile.

"Hmmm," she nodded enthusiastically. "Yup. I think you should!"
mostlycloudy: by <user name="famira"> (» 054)

[personal profile] mostlycloudy 2022-01-17 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
"To protect you from ice when it bullies you." His tone was teasing even as he rolled his eyes before looking down and stomping his foot once.

"Back off or you're answering to me." If the ice had an opinion on the matter, though, it didn't voice it, at least not to him.
cetrary: famira (MQbxvsN)

[personal profile] cetrary 2022-01-22 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Exactly! See, you get it. Ice can be a real bully I'll have you know," she said with a firm nod of her head. Though, it was getting harder and harder for her to just keep from laughing. She was managing, but it took a bit of twisting of her expression and a lot of concentration.

"Thank you. The ice definitely knows it's place now!"
Edited 2022-01-22 08:15 (UTC)
mostlycloudy: by <user name="famira"> (» 046)

[personal profile] mostlycloudy 2022-01-24 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm always around if it needs a reminder." It hadn't occurred to him until that moment that she probably had never actually seen ice before, at least not naturally occurring ice, or if she had, she'd have been too young to really remember it.

"It...doesn't snow much in Midgar, does it."
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[personal profile] cetrary 2022-01-25 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
"You hear that, ice, you better be prepared!" She said with a very big grin. After a second she tilted her head and put a finger on her chin and tapped it thoughtfully. No, it doesn't. Not really. This is kinda different than what I'm used to. How about you?"
mostlycloudy: by <user name="famira"> (» 046)

[personal profile] mostlycloudy 2022-01-27 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Thinking about his past was always a dicey prospect. He wasn't even sure he wanted to know what he wasn't remembering. It...was actually painful. Even the idea of Nibelheim hurt for reasons he didn't want to think about, but that didn't mean he couldn't talk about better times.

"It snowed in the winter. Me and Tifa...we're from the same hometown. Nibelheim. It's..." He swallowed. "It was in the mountains."
cetrary: famira (tgDVRdM)

[personal profile] cetrary 2022-01-28 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe we'll get to see it on our journey," she said brightly. With Cloud it was dangerous to linger too long on the past and she knew that all too well. It felt like changing the subject was the best track to go on, so it was what she did. Truthfully, Aerith didn't really like talking about her own past too much. But he'd shared and it seemed only fair.

"I was born somewhere with a lot of snow, but then we were taken to the Shinra building. I didn't really see anything outside of that until we escaped."
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[personal profile] mostlycloudy 2022-01-30 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah...maybe." His tone didn't suggest he was looking forward to the prospect. There was a reason he and Tifa didn't talk much about home.

"And maybe we can see your hometown too." Though he doubted there would be any more good memories there than there were for him in his own. "You're...probably freezing."
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[personal profile] cetrary 2022-02-02 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Really freezing," she said, happy to have the distraction from the topic. "Like extremely super I didn't think I could get this cold kinda freezing." Her lips came together in a little pout as she looked over at him. "And it took you long enough to even think of that" Shame on him really.
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[personal profile] mostlycloudy 2022-02-05 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)

To his credit, he looked admonished at the realization, nodding. "Let's...get inside somewhere." He looked around, homing in on the hunting lodge, and took her hand, not really thinking about it. It was to keep her steady in case she slipped again. Really, it was.

"Come on, let's go."