zauneyete: (hands out drugs)
𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗰𝗼 ([personal profile] zauneyete) wrote in [community profile] aionlogs2022-08-13 10:53 pm

[KENOMA MINGLE] entertainment district

WHO: SILCO and any kenomies looking for a tour/bar run/mingle
WHAT: MINGLE LOG
WHERE: Achamoth Entertainment District
WHEN: Firaseri - two days after the gossip posts
WARNINGS: Drugs, Alcohol, General Debauchery -- let me know if anything new comes up, but it's the Entertainment District so standard warnings apply



↝ An Invitation

[ Whether the character is new or old, each retainer has been given a small invitation to hand to their aion. It is simple, and neat -- the words are clear. It has a date for two days after Ciel and Emet-Selch's addresses, and includes a time in the evening. For current Kenoma-aligned aions, it includes a bar to find -- those who are familiar with the tour Silco gave last time will recognize the bar as the same, one with a private loft. They can make their way there, if they know the way. If not, they'll be able to meet with the newer aions at the entrance to the citadel, where there's even the offer for a "tour" of the entertainment district, if they're not familiar with the entertainment district as a whole.

Retainers -- whether a character has one or not -- will slip the invitation to each Aion the day before, as a tacit offer. There's no name, and no identification as to who it is that's offering this. You'll just have to find out later.
]

↝ He's a Docent Tour Guide

[ When the sun just slips beneath the horizon, and twilight begins to take hold, that's the time at which the tour happens. Silco waits at the entrance, a cigar in hand, and right on the dot, he's out the door, to take any that want a guide down into the belly of the entertainment district. He offers one bit of advice, before they leave -- cover up your shards -- and as they step out and into the streets, if any characters don't follow the advice, they'll find fawning, exciteable Achamites, ready to offere them deals, sing their praises, or even throw gifts of jools or flowers at their feet.

The tour is thorough, and actually a touch on the long side. Characters are promised drinks at the destination, but as one winds through the streets, there are plenty of other bars to visit if anyone peels off. There are also solicitors for companionship from the brothels on the way, and some will even offer to follow an aion to the bar, if they so chose. The bloodsport arenas are rife with excitement, and the thundering roars of applause and boos is almost overhwelming when one passes by -- even through the walls -- and the drunken revelers stumbling out of the arenas are in contrast to the bloodied combatants that leave next.

On some corners, drugs are offered, and Silco will be able to provide a near...encyclopedic knowledge of them, if asked -- he will even share what he knows. Has he had them? No, has he bought them and subjected the effects and taken notes on them? Yes. Don't ask why -- or do and get a snarky answer, sure.

Whether the new aions (and old if they tag along) have any new drugs, companions, drinks, or have peeled off -- the tour group arrives at a bar, and are escorted in, almost expected, breathless from the staff. They know who broght them by, so it's easy to figure out that they're hosting Aions tonight.
]

↝ Pint of No Return

[ The bar itself is trendy, within Achamoth. There are high ceilings, live music, and while the main floor of the bar is filled with unwitting locals -- up the stairs and into the large loft is the center of the gathering. It's large enough to hold the Aions, with a private bartender, snacks, and the music is muted and soft up in the loft area.

Along with the drinks and snacks courtesy of the bar itself features an offering of the drugs available in Achamoth, and the staff had been nice enough to offer primer cards, with some of the effects. Most are... basic. Floaty highs, or ones that put one to sleep, or make one laugh for hours. Since it's an enclosed space, nothing is quite as... violent or exciting as some of the drugs available on the streets. Perhaps though, one used their jools, and brought one inside. There's no limit, feel free to do what one wishes -- after all, that's the theme of the Entertainment District, isn't it?

The music down below picks up at some point -- the music might just be glowing songs about the Regent. Think Christian Nu Rock, but it's themed about Achamoth's glorious leader. The crowd downstairs is boistrous -- almost indulgent and thrumming with excitement with adulation for their leader. It's normal, for things to get like this, and nobody with the bar staff seems a bit disturbed, in fact, some staff may be swaying along with the music -- it's clear who owns Achamoth, through and through, and it's the Regent.

And if an Aion notices, some of the patrons might be trying to sneak upstairs. Did something get out that there was someone up here who was an Aion? Even though the Citadel is so close, some will always want to be a little close to a celebrity, some might even get up to the bar, and nervously approach a newer looking Aion that hasn't been seen before. Did they have questions, or was it just the... exciting prospect of being next to an Aion? You can talk to them, or nudge them away, but eventually someone with security will come, nod at you, and escort them out. Maybe not before there's a flurried rush of quesitons, or maybe they'll try to give you something. It's all uncomfortable, and awkward, no matter what.

It's debauchery, and whether or not one is used to it, it's the way of things in Achamoth. Spend time with your fellow aions, ask questions, but above all else -- have a little bit of fun, before things go to hell in a few days.
]

↝ [ This is a mingle/tour log! Feel free to make your own starters, tag about, and let everyone have a... little bit of fun before things go to hell here soon. Everyone can be expected to get a few free drinks to start the night -- be creative, do whatever! Peel off into groups, get lost in the city, call for help, the sky's the limit! ]
settingup: (running to the waves below)

[personal profile] settingup 2022-08-23 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ There not being rules like that are just as baffling to Atsumu as the drinking laws must be to Silco. He doesn't have time to show surprise and awe about this fact though, because the minute the Regent's name is mentioned, Atsumu's face twists up in entirely undisguised irritation.

Nothing about Atsumu has ever been subtle or stealthy, but he really could use some lessons in it, because his clear dislike of the Regent isn't going to do him any favors in Achamoth. Even if surely some of the Kenoma can understand, given the Regent's own part in ending their worlds.

He's already given up on not looking like he's sulking, because that's exactly what he's doing now as he turns his head to stare off somewhere to the side.
]

It ain't my fault my face looks like this when I'm in a bad mood.
settingup: (i won't give up)

[personal profile] settingup 2022-08-24 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a cruel irony in the fact that the better your life was before, the harder it probably is to adjust to a new one here. There's an even crueler irony in the fact that if you wanted to have anything even remotely resembling that good former life, you have to run head first into oblivion first.

What Atsumu really wants is to rewind time back to before the Regent decided his world wasn't good enough to let it continue, but that isn't something he has any say in.

The scowl doesn't lift off his face, even as he turns his head to look further to the side, a palpable gloom settling over him.
]

Of course it is! Normal people don't just get over crap like that fast.

[ Normal people he says, like anyone here is remotely normal. Hell, he's starting to feel like he's the weird one for apparently being able to acutely feel that sense of loss. ]
settingup: (i see another mountain to climb)

[personal profile] settingup 2022-09-04 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Atsumu actually flinches back at the word “gone” the first time Silco uses it. Whether it’s the word itself, or the way he stresses it that packs such an emotional punch for him is hard to say, but it’s clear he wasn’t fully ready to hear it. The adjustment period to Horos is going to be rough on most people, but Atsumu really, truly had nothing in his life that was going to prepare him for what he’s going through now. ]

It ain’t like I thought alla you forgot it or something.

[ Which isn’t technically untrue, but with the way most people here acted, it did seem to him like they didn’t care. This is the first time someone is really throwing into his face the fact that they are torn up about their loss, however that might manifest for Silco in particular. He looks appropriately chastised by the remarks, and more importantly it seems like he’s actually looking properly at Silco for the first time too, rather than just looking inward in the midst of his sulking. ]

But the doesn’t it bother you?

[ He pauses, glancing towards the staircase where the music singing the Regent’s praises floats up. ]

People carryin’ on and actin’ like that when everything sucks as much as it does?

[ Not necessarily the Kenoma themselves, mind you, though the ones that would sing the Regent’s praises with equal enthusiasm will earn a little side eyeing from Atsumu too. He’s certainly not on this team because of any immediate affection for them. ]