MINGLE LOG: WEEK ONE

[asgardmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The MINGLE LOG for Week One of the Asgard Eventide Reunion!
When: March 1-7
Where: Anywhere in town!
Rating: PG-13 tops! Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please.

[ OOC NOTES: Whether you're making a return to the city or this is your first time setting foot into Asgard, the gods and Natives alike sure are happy to see you. This is a catch-all mingle log for Week One! Please check HERE for a run-down on what's cookin' this week. You can feel free to make your own headers, create your own events, or post your own logs elsewhere as you please. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time/location of your character in the title of your comment.

As a note: we were super fortunate to have a few of our old NPC handlers volunteer to pick up their old Gods for the reunion! We currently have Hel, Heimdall, Baldr, Thor, Freyr, Mimir, Honir, Asgard!Loki, and also Frigg available for threading. If you'd like to request an appearance from one of these kids, please say so in the title of your comment. Some of us may make our own top-level as well, so be on the lookout for that! A million thanks to our NPC team for being so fantastic, we love and appreciate you so much.

Don't forget to check out the IC Inbox Mingle and the Network Post Mingle in the network comm! Let us know if you have any questions! ]

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Riley Abel | The Last of Us | OTA

[everysecond]

A

Fuck. It had been forever since she'd last been here and yet it somehow felt like just yesterday. There was just something so trippy about coming here after having been dead in her world and after having lived out the rest of her life here. She'd lived here right until the end of her life, a full Assassin after lots of training. Geez and now she was back in her teen body like the day she'd arrived here as part of House Loki.

It was kind of amazing to have people loving on her though and she grinned and eventually got up on some low ledge so she could sit there and retell adventures of her times here. Which was probably how people would find her. Telling the story of how she ran into a burning building to carry her girlfriend out of the flames to safety.

Believe it or not, it was a true story.

B

The rest of the time it wasn't that hard to find Riley. She would randomly pop up in her old hangouts for unknown reasons before trotting back out and vanishing from sight. If anyone did catch her long enough they'd find her with a bag in hand to shove into her pocket or maybe a bottle with some liquid in it.

That was right. Riley was finding her old candy and booze stashes.

Want to share some with her? She can't guarantee quality after all this time!

C

[Make up your own scenario here! Riley will be happy to see whoever again!]

A! sorta

[bythewaves]

"Really sister, I hope your balance is as good as it was. I'll not be the one explaining to the lady Ellie that you twisted your ankle landing badly."

Maglor laughs at her from the rooftop above her, looking down, although he waits until she's finished her story before interrupting.

[everysecond]

Looking up, she saw that familiar face and grinned at the crowd before climbing up the building with all the grace of the Assassin she was. Once up there, she punched him in the shoulder.

"Come on, where's my hug? I know you fucking missed me."

She'd grown a lot in living here, far more open to contact than she'd been years ago.

[bythewaves]

"Ow!" He mock protests the punch, eyes laughing.

"And maybe I didn't miss the random punching and kicking!"

But he opens his arms to hug her anyway.

[everysecond]

"Random, my ass."

Moving over, she wrapped her arms around him and grinned up at him. Man, she was tiny again. And she'd grown up so well during her years here!

"I want my adult body again. I was hot stuff and I had better height!"

[bythewaves]

"Totally random"

He assures her with a straight face and looks down to ruffle her hair with a laugh.

"That is true! I could almost pick you up, like this!"

[everysecond]

"Ack!"

Quickly, she went to save her hair before laughing again.

"Pick me up and I'm kicking something important!"

C because Elrond does what he wants XD

[loveathousandyearsgone]

Ah! Elrond had been watching Riley for a little while. Talking, exploring, just as before - however long ago it had been. Time didn't flow as it should, and even here and now things felt different.

But there were familiar faces, and this was one he would not ignore. So he waited, patient and still until she was alone, then stepped out behind her to pick her up in a warm hug, spinning her around with something totally not a grin.

"Regaling people of your tales, Aunt?"

gdi Elrond

[everysecond]

Now, Riley had all the skills of a fully fledged Assassin but she still had met her match with an Elf. So she yelped as she was picked up and spun around, letting out the longest string of profanity in the history of, well, profanity.

At least the voice kept her from attacking.

"God damn it! You ass! I can't believe you did that! Put me down!"

Of course now it was bubbling into laughter as she squirmed and elbowed him. Now that she knew it was Elrond it was soooooo much easier for her to relax and just work to free herself.

cackle

[loveathousandyearsgone]

Riley was mighty for a human! But Elrond had had plenty of experience with children and warriors alike. From any other, the profanity would be insulting. Not so with this one, and he laughed instead.

He accepted the elbowing with grace, not yet setting her down of course. Instead he bent to brush a fond kiss to the top of her head, tightening his embrace around her for just a moment longer before finally giving in to her wishes. Not that he pulled away, of course, just enough to smile down at her.

"Where it is least expected, there I might be." muwaha

[everysecond]

"Ugh. That poetic stuff is laaaaame."

Still, she grinned up at him and wiggled about to actually give him a hug back. It might have taken ages for her to grow into being more physically affectionate with loads of people but she'd really come a long way here. Still, she had to at least pretend to be a proper aunt and actually ruffled his hair.

Mostly to see what a ruffled Elf looked like.

[loveathousandyearsgone]

He chuckled - same old Riley. "I fear it is a little late to curb my manner of speech. And your dear brother to blame, if you must blame any." Sorry not sorry Maglor~

Elrond knew Riley had actually changed in her time in Asgard, many had. But he felt she benefited, as did Maglor, and it worked.

He even bent so she could reach up for the hair fluffing! He didn't do that for just anyone. Nope. Sorry aunty dear. Elrond's hair barely changed. Try again?

[everysecond]

Well that sucks. Stupid Elves and forever being pretty. Did they even get awkward teen years or anything like that? So unfair.

Still, she kept smiling.

"At least I know who to blame. So how have you been?"

B

[fire_punk]

Kevin hadn't been specifically trying to find Riley. He still wasn't sure who all came back and who didn't. But he'd ended up in A Needle for his own reasons, namely to get lunch.

"Riley?!"

[everysecond]

She'd been over looking things over to see where the secret hole was when she heard that familiar voice. Fuck it had been so long since she'd heard him and she turned on her heel with a grin.

"Kev! Shit, it's been forever!" With a laugh, she moved over because how could she not? "Did you just show up too?"

[fire_punk]

He nodded, grinning himself. "It's been a lifetime! Literally."

She really does look exactly how he remembers her. "How have you been?"

[everysecond]

"I know, right?"

Pulling out a bag, she opened it up to him. Inside was a ton of candies. She'd always had a sweet tooth and now she could deal with it again. "Well, I was super great when I was here. Lived out my life and everything. Now I get to be a teen again apparently which kinda sucks ass but I'll deal. Candy?"

[fire_punk]

He took a handful of candy. She wasn't the only one with a sweet tooth. "Wait, you died, too?"

B

[littlesurvivor]

It takes Clementine a moment to reorient herself, and after a bit she disengages from the festivities for a while, trying to remind herself on the layout of Asgard once more. More or less, things seem similar enough, though of course after hundreds of years, there's some differences. It's those she is noting while walking and exploring alone when she spots Riley.

Though initially, she doesn't quite get the best look at the other from behind, she does tilt her head, debating for a second before following. Pausing when she gets closer and recognizes just who it is.

"....Riley? Riley! You're here too!"

Well. considering the alternative for some of her friends. She's glad for it though! Especially if that could easily mean that Ellie is somewhere too. Regardless, Clementine can't help the smile tugging at her lips as she brightens, approaching closer with a laugh.

[everysecond]

She paused midstep with a bottle in her hand when she heard her name. Turning around, she looked for... There she was! A big grin spread across her face as she waved then trotted closer to her.

"Clem! Shit, it's good to see you again!"

Laughing, she gave her head a good rub because how could she not?

"Man, I'm just running into all kinds of people here!"

[littlesurvivor]

"Yeah. Seems like there's a lot of us that showed up suddenly. I'm still finding more familiar faces."

She. Would ask what Riley is up to, but she already might have some vague idea. And if it is anything edible, she's sure whatever supplies or drinks the other had hidden, they're probably well past date by now. Still, there's an easy smile as they close the distance between them.

"You sure that's still going to be safe?"

Sure, certain food or drink might be preferred if it's....aged, but.

[everysecond]

She looked at the bottle then at Clem then at the bottle again. Then she popped it open and took a big ol' swig of whatever was inside. She gagged a little before letting out a laugh.

"Shit that got strong! Totally safe though."

Pause.

"Probably."

[littlesurvivor]

"Don't go blaming me if you get sick from it. Whatever that is."

Still, the main thing is that everyone enjoys themselves, at this. Some sort of celebration. And it is indeed something of one for her too, seeing so many familiar faces once more that she missed. Even if it might seem strange with the timing. Seeing some so much younger than she might last recall in comparison.

A

[tonsofpun]

For Ellie, the world and everyone in it was familiar -- but it had only been less than a season since she'd been gone. A season in Jackson, years and years of memories that came and went whenever she stepped through the invisible door, stumbled into this world again.

At first she'd been amazed, but also worried. Years, centuries had clearly come and gone, but there were familiar faces. Enough to tell her that if she only looked, she'd find the one she was looking for.

... it really didn't take much, if you followed the crowd that would inevitably form. Riley's natural charisma was undoubtedly unchanged. Ellie walked up behind her, watching her familiar back, and one by one, the kids (and adults) around started to notice her, to recognize her. If not from her face, by the way she smirked.

"I almost puked on her," she added, right when Riley got to the squishy love scene.

[everysecond]

She'd known she was there all along but kept up with the story until her girl spoke up. Only then did she give a wider grin and look behind her. And Ellie got that smile that had only ever been saved for her. That sparkle in her eyes that said she was happy to see her and had missed her.

"Yeah. It was worth it."

Getting up, she gave a stretch. "Okay, I'm catching up with my girl. Catch you guys later!"

With that, she waved for Ellie to follow her up onto the roof. Not that she waited for her to follow before heading up, of course. It wasn't like they were that polite to each other.