Thank God It's... Valentines? Just party like it's a Friday!

[otherfathering]

Who: Other Father (otherfathering) and YOU! Anyone and everyone are welcome.
Where: the Other House backgarden, on the outskirts of Goldenrod and Route 34
When: Valentines Day Evening
Summary: In an attempt to keep people from needing to use their own lights, as well as having fun and letting his garden shine as it should, Father's hosting a garden party!
Rating: E? how do ratings work?
Log:

It was no secret that the Other Father loved to garden, and more as such loved his garden. If he wasn't working with music or children or working in general, he was usually to be found in the garden, planting some new seed, harvesting some strange berry, or pretty-ing up the place with lights and ornaments. With the complexity of the garden, one wrong placement could have made it cluttered; Other Father's placements made it look wonderful. Just like the Otherworld, the family garden was indeed a fantastic garden.

The family garden always glowed, but it struggled as it tried its hardest to grow over the neighboring lights of Goldenrod, never quite looking as beautiful as it should. Father was sure the garden was sad, just as he was that it couldn't fill its potential... and then the blackout was announced. The blackout in which most Goldenrod facilities and homes would turn off their lights and leave the skies dark, to dim their lights for a loving mating season of two marvelous Pokémon. And it gave him an idea. The blackout was optional, so if he were to host an open garden party, then those who attended wouldn't need to use their own lights! Let the garden glow, stop a couple of houses glowing! In his mind, it was a good deed that could work.

And so the garden had been set; the multi-coloured lights shone around the plants and berries and plastic bird-Pokémon, they draped over the branches of the living centerpiece that was the tree, its treehouse that the children had built sat alongside the net of tiny bulbs; they continued onwards and illuminated the performance area, draped over the speaker and around the microphone stand, the area that placed beside the BBQ (luckily not let lit) that still had no idea who would be its cook. Father and his little helpers had made sure the garden was perfect, just like his family and their home.

Tonight would be magical if all went well, and he sincerely hoped it would help the cause of love; there was never quite enough of that, especially on Valentines day.

((ooc; welcome to the party log! The log will be divided into sections as most group logs are. Post under the sections and generally party- or if your character is doing something special, just post a new section.

Have fun, and Happy Valentines!))

Comments

[tendered]

[ Momo seems to have a Zubat to her left, a Woobat to her right and a Sunkern happily rooting itself on her shoulder. She's dressed pretty well (the only difference is that she's lacking large bells and a sword).

She rushes towards Aradia with ARMSSS WIDE OPEEEEENNNN. ]

Aradiaaaa!! How are you?

[timelymaid]

[ Is she going for a hug? Aradia fully accepts if so! ]

Momo! I'm fine! I heard about the trouble earlier today, though. Were you caught up in that, or...?

[tendered]

[ Why yes, she is going for a hug! Hug firmly confirmed! ]

I didn't get too roughed up to skip out on my friends going here, but I was roughed up a little bit. I was in the department store when the attack happened. I was buying perfume for tonight, so it wouldn't make sense to skip the occasion if I went through all of that trouble just to prepare for it! [ She does have a couple of ridiculously sized bandages on underneath her heavy kimono, and that's exactly how it'll remain. ] Anyone else you know that had to deal with those pokémon?

[timelymaid]

[ +100 to PDA scores! ]

I'm glad you're okay, then! And...yes! Rose Lalonde and John Egbert? From what I understand, they recognized a few of the pokemon used in the attacks, so... [ They felt obligated to help out. ]

[tendered]

What a very noble thing for them to do! They're both really really nice if they're willing to risk their life for other pokémon. [ Aradia's statement about recognizing the pokémon kinda gets Momo thinking. ]

Now that I think about it, the pokémon did look familiar. I think they were kidnapped by someone a couple of months earlier... [ She can recall seeing them in Team Rocket cages, but she doesn't want to exactly implicate herself in a party. With lots of people. ]

[timelymaid]

Right, by Bowser. [ This...isn't a state secret, considering he confessed over the gears...

Not all Team Rocket members are great at not implicating themselves, sadly. ]

So presumably he was also the cause of the attacks. He's starting to be a bit of a menace.

[tendered]

That's right! [ She acts as if a lightbulb went off in her head, though it comes across really really stilted and awkward. ]

I agree. He's heartless and his constant acts of terror should be interfered and stopped!

[timelymaid]

[ ...Well that wasn't suspicious at all, but Aradia isn't calling her out on it, just side-eyeing it. ]

Hm. The problem there is that no one can die here, apparently, and I'm not sure how one would enforce law-abiding upon someone who doesn't seem to fear the consequences this world already offers. Although one would think that a pretty much confirmed member of that organization would face some consequences.

[tendered]

[ Momo Hinamori! Totally not suspicious! ] As a person that deals with death all the time, I don't think I've ever seen signs of spiritual energy, spirits or dead people. So, I guess that's good. At least it means you don't die here and then you never get to go back home. [ That would be just totally tragic! ]

He may not fear the consequences but he should fear a bunch of people prepared to stop evil wherever it brews... [ If this thread ends with Momo creating the justice league, Aradia, you win one full internet. ] The police, even if they don't really like Team Rocket, seem to be unable to do anything about them. Well, they're unable to do most things from what's been displayed so far, but still.

[timelymaid]

Although the abilities to see that sort of thing may be missing...but I suppose there's no real way to tell.

He should, perhaps, but I don't know if there's really an organized group like that, like there seems to be with Team Rocket. [ She has not heard about the PCG. ] And yes, the police force seems...very highly inefficient? But nice!

[tendered]

You can usually sense these things too, like an intuition. But, obviously, that's not here either.

To my knowledge, one is forming but it's underground for obvious reasons. [ She quickly and quietly lets that escape her mouth. She can't tell too many people since Team Rocket really shouldn't know but Aradia is her friend. She could never be evil, right? ]

They try. They just don't try hard enough. At least they're caring about the citizens. I suppose that's better than corrupt, you know?

[timelymaid]

Ah...is that so? I hadn't heard anything, but then...I'm still fairly new. [ At least in this case Momo's correct - Aradia has zero interest in attacking others or using the information for ill. Although she doesn't think in terms of good and evil (though she does try to be nice!). ]

It is better than corrupt, it's just...I suppose "different" is the word I want.

[tendered]

I've only heard of them through second hand information, but I don't want to be loud about it. I think it shouldn't be uncovered so we can have something against team rocket. [ Proof: that nice isn't particularly good. ]

I guess I'd use the word ineffective. I mean, where I'm from, duty is always ranked above compassion, but I try to embody both. To see it reversed is weird.

[timelymaid]

Hm...if it's something that no one knows about, I don't think it can be particularly effective. That is to say, if it were having a big effect, we'd have heard about it, right? [ That's her logic, at least. ]

Ineffective may be right. It's...much less militant than where I'm from! I suppose I am not used to the comparative lack of consequences.

[tendered]

Yeah. They want to start small and then swell. They want to make sure it's covert enough to mess with the rockets, but not make themselves a target!

I'm not used to it either, but I don't think that's a bad thing. I mean, it just means I keep on being my usual self and not get into trouble. It'd be shameful for a Shinigami who has a high rank to end up a criminal. [ like Rangiku :x ]

[timelymaid]

That makes a certain amount of sense, although I'm not sure how well that balance will work out! At some point, you have to show your hand.

Ah, so you have a high rank back home?

[tendered]

Yeah, but, until then, they're just going to mess things up with really subtly. When they have the resources to declare war, they'll do it!

Yep! The second highest rank possible that the average person can reach. Like, excluding the head captain and stuff.

[timelymaid]

You're talking about it like you're a member, you know!

[ Aradia looks suitably impressed. ] I see...so, you must have worked really hard, then!

[tendered]

I'm not! I just know people that are in it, that's all! [ Obvious Lies. ]

I did! I woke up at five thirty every morning and trained on my own and I did all sorts of paperwork until twelve! It was totally worth it because I could spend more time with my captain! [ she really really likes captain aizen. ]

[timelymaid]

[ Amusement, but she won't push it. ] I hope they succeed.

Your captain...?

[tendered]

Yeah! Captain Aizen! He's one of the smartest and strongest people in the Soul Society and I am his lieutenant so I'm directly underneath him! He's so charming and he tries his best to make the fifth division the best division! [ Momo stops doting for a bit, her face kinda changes into something that's more morose. ] But I'm nowhere near as strong, or smart or powerful as he is so I really have to start training hard if I want to fill in his shoes.

[timelymaid]

[ That sounds very flushed and Aradia's actually kind of charmed by it. Momo, you're cute. ]

Hm...well, I think if you train hard, you can achieve whatever you put your mind to. You're that kind of person.

[tendered]

You really think so? Thank you, Aradia! That means a lot to me! I know I'll have to train very hard! I'm supposed to be the second strongest person in my squad, and what if Captain Aizen has the flu and I have to lead the squad and make him the best chicken noodle soup ever... [ she shakes nervously. ]

[timelymaid]

I do! And taking care of someone who's sick and leading a squad at the same time sounds hard. Do you have to do that often?

[tendered]

Only once in the past century, but it was really bad! It lasted for two months, and we thought he had a really bad disease at first. But Captain Aizen goes on frequent trips with the other Captains, so sometimes I'm left to run the squad for weeks!