songerein | OPEN 🐶 PET PARTY MINGLE

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OPEN 🐶 PET PARTY MINGLE

Who: Anyone!
Which: Open mingle
Where: The Bark 'n Play Dog Park in the Residential District
What: The long-awaited pet party! Tifa and Eustace hold a birthday party for the flower dogs and all of Reverein is invited! Come make new friends, let your pets make new friends, and try not to get blown away in the wind.
Warnings: Cute animals being cute.

[On the very first day of the month, a message went out across the journals from Tifa Lockhart:]

Hi everyone! Tifa here.

Now that we've been here almost a year, Eustace and I realized that the flower puppies aren't exactly puppies anymore. They've grown up quite a bit, and we think it might be fun to celebrate with a little birthday party for them at the Bark 'n Play dog park in two days (on the 3rd) at noon! There will be food, drinks, and games for everyone so please stop by. Feel free to bring your own pets (not limited to dogs), or just yourselves. Animals aren't at all mandatory. Looking forward to seeing you there!

🐕 I. PET PLAYTIME

It wouldn't be a pet party without things to do for the animals! There are plenty of options for fun and games for them all to play with one another or with their owners. If you are without one or would just like an extra nose or set of ears, some of the flower dogs and corgis will be more than thrilled to lend a hand to anyone who asks nicely (a treat goes a long way.)

Thanks to some expert dreamotion, the park has been transformed into a splash park for the day to help beat that sweet summer heat. Fountains spring up from the ground as well as rain down from above. There are plenty of places to climb and leap and take a dip, waterslides to tumble down, as well as small wading pools to lounge about in the sun for the sleepier souls (human and animal alike). There are also some good old-fashioned sprinklers in the grass to jump over! Just make sure to stay back if you'd like to remain dry. They don't call it a splash park for nothing, and this one is filled with eager dogs!

Eustace and Tifa have fashioned a scavenger hunt that will require some sniffing around to find the many treats and toys hidden around the dog park. Stuffed toys, chew toys, squeaky toys, and for the really good seekers, there may be some homemade peanut butter treats tucked away deep in a bush or on top of the highest point of the play park so it's time to team up with a furry friend! A fair warning: if you have any precious items, they may have been mistaken to be part of the game and have been buried somewhere no thanks to Aerona who has a love and a knack for digging. Hopefully you have a companion who can help your search! Happy hunting!

For the more athletic crowd, there is an agility course, an assortment of balls, and several frisbees just waiting to be thrown. Just be careful not to lose them or else you'll have to go find them and return them!

🐈 II. HUMAN MINGLE

Of course, there is lots to do for the humans as well. There is plenty of food and drinks set aside for all. Mainly finger foods like sandwiches and scones, all homemade, but there is a variety of salads and desserts as well, like dog-shaped cookies, cakes, and lemon squares. There are some games that they've brought along as well such as Reverein trivia, charades, and Pictionary—the latter two can be played using dreamotion magic, so feel free to get creative with those!

The splash park portion is not limited to just the animals, so if you'd like, take a dip, cool off, and play around in the water with them!

🐇 III. WOULDN'T BE A PARTY WITHOUT A LITTLE CHAOS

A. DOG GONE-IT. One of the dogs and we won't say who (Edelweiss, otherwise known as Del), has managed to get a hold of one of the sprinklers and is rushing towards the tables and games to get the attention of one (1) Tifa Lockhart who hasn't paid enough attention to him today. Tifa is far too busy to notice, so could someone help catch him before he gets too close and ends up ruining all of the food!? He's fast and elusive though, so he may lead you on a merry chase through the park with the hose and will attempt to spray anyone with it who gets too close.

B. THIS WIND KINDA BLOWS. About halfway through the afternoon, the wind starts to pick up and while brief, it will wreak some havoc on the party. Were you just reaching for that sandwich or that delicious looking lemon square? How about that piece of cake? Too bad, because they are snatched up by the wind too. As will a lot of other things around the park as well—umbrellas, blankets, tablecloths, utensils, plates, and some of the smaller animals. The flower dogs may trigger their defensive abilities: thorny vines, explosive flowers, and rain to help (they really are trying their best) but it will only make things worse, so it's imperative that they are calmed down as quickly as possible before it all spirals out of control.

C. QUICK, I NEED A CLEAN JOKE FOR THIS. After all is said and done, cleanup will be in order. The dog park needs to be left in pristine condition and after that sudden and unexpected windstorm, they can use all the hands they can get. Things have been strewn far and wide across the park and there are even some umbrellas and sprinklers that have made it all the way across the street. Perhaps you've lost a personal item and need help finding it, and there is no shortage of hands and paws to help out.

OOC NOTE: This is a mingle log so top level to your hearts content! All of flower dogs and corgis will be present, so please feel free to interact with and control any of the dogs for all kinds of shenanigans. If you have any questions about the mingle or the dogs, please feel free to poke either myself or Laena on plurk or the game discord!

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[Somedog must have picked up the scent of the pupcakes because there's a very powerful, very loud bark that startles Tifa into spinning around to see what's wrong, only to have Idris rushing past her knees, almost knocking her right over and into her carefully put together display of sandwiches and cakes. He stops directly in front of Susato and barks again, his round, brown bum wagging violently behind him as he eyes the box she's peering into.]

Idris!

[Tifa sets the plate of lemon squares down with a clatter and follows behind him, leaning down to scoop the corgi up into her arms and searching for Eustace for his help with the dog.]

... Sorry! [She does pause to regard the boxes with curiosity before she's beckoning Eustace over, already handing Idris out to him.] Did you need help with any of that?

[He had been nearby when he hears the commotion and is quick to join up—only to have a squirming corgi suddenly in his arms.

Of course it would be this one.

With a firm hold, he keeps Idris in his arms—]

Hey, settle down.

[—and looks over at the two girls.]

...I'll take care of him, go ahead.

[ Susato is pretty startled by Idris! Luckily she is pup-pared, because as Idris (and Tifa, and Eustace) have likely noticed, there are two boxes. There's a sigh of relief that turns into a laugh as Tifa's question finally processes. ]

Oh, no, I've got it. But thank you, Eustace. [ Even though she says this, she regards Idris in his arms. ] Don't worry, there's enough for you, too.

Since it is the flower pups who are celebrating their birthday, I thought I should make something safe for them to eat as a treat. But then I couldn't forget the corgis, so... so I simply made enough for all of them!

...They're 'pupcakes.' [ Ta-dah? She opens the first box to show her hard work! ]

[Tifa's eyes go wide and with a slightly worried crinkle to her brow, she leans in to peek into the box, and her face lights up with pleasant surprise.]

Oh—! You really didn't have to, but... [Her fingers reach out carefully, as if she's planning to take one, but she's quick to retract it.] They're so cute...

[Meanwhile, Idris' nose twitches and he drools and barks and squirms in an attempt to free himself from Eustace's arms. WANTS! TREATS!]

[....She made how many? His look of astonishment is broken when Idris starts wriggling and squirming in his arms.]

Idris—hey—if you don't knock it off I'm sending you back!

[There are definitely grumblings and whines as Idris seems to argue at Eustace—and he is! Come on ~~Dad~~ put him down!! HE WANTS THE GOODS!!

Eustace manages to get his arms under the corgi and hold him up high where his long body dangles and his short, stubby legs can only kick helplessly about as Eustace starts to move him away.]

You're not getting one until the others get a chance.

[At this point Idris is howling, so really his wait might not be too long as the other dogs have certainly heard the commotion by now and are running towards them.]

[ It was a lot. She couldn't show up empty-handed for all of the lovely humans who made this gathering possible, either--but they'll get to that. Tifa's reaction is enough to bolster Susato's confidence. She chuckles, Idris calling her attention again with his howling.

Aaaand here they come. By now, she's seen a similar doggy-stampede from dog-sitting, so she's better prepared than she would have been a month or two ago. ]

Alright, alright. [ There is so much tailwagging and jumping. ] Birthday boys and girls first. Mind your manners. Just like with Ori, remember? Ah, watch it! [ Feeding time was... well. A time. Luckily the table is high enough. Susato reaches into the box meant for the flowers, taking out the first specially-crafted one. If the flower-shaped frosting was not enough, Susato has also scribbled their names on the bottom of the wrappers. ] Here, Rose.

[Tifa does waggle a finger at the desperate corgi, and he whines and pins his ears back, working the puppy eyes at her as he kicks his little legs helplessly as Eustace holds him suspended in the air. It's not going to do the trick... Not this time while he howls and howls desperately for the treats, so loudly that she can hardly hear Susato over them, and a couple of the other dogs have joined in the lamenting chorus.]

Enough, everyone!

[But it doesn't work. Not when there are treats on the line, and Rose is the first one to get them! They're likely whining about how that's not fair!

Del, on the other hand, isn't going to whine, but is going to take charge and shove his way past Eustace, then Tifa, and then all of the dogs to get to the front of the line where he barks at Susato.

CHAOS.... UTTER CHAOS.]

[Their mother should be the first!! ...Though it was probably tactical, because once she gets that cupcake, she gives Susato an appreciative wag and brush of her head against the girl's leg, dropping a candied rose for her... Before escaping.

You can take care of them now, she's raised them long enough!! Time for some well deserved break—or it seems like she's saying as she trots over to an isolated shady area to enjoy her treat.

By now the chaos is enough that it really makes no difference if Eustace holds onto Idris or not, so he just sets him down and watches all of the dogs with a frown, hands on his hips before he sighs and grabs the corgi box to drag it over to the other side of the table.]

Corgis, here. Cadoc, Rhonwhen, Caerwyn, Aerona to me. Tifa, take Ivor, Bri, and Idris.

[Maybe if they're split up like this they can get through this faster??? At least the corgis will split from the Flowers and older ones will definitely listen to Eustace. The younger ones...well maybe. Depending how fast Tifa can get those cupcakes out—]

[ CHAOS INDEED. Where is Ori when you need her? Susato can hardly hear herself think, but she has to laugh at the familiarity of it all. As Susato tries to hand off another one, she can see the candied rose. She's hardly able to process what it is, she just wants to get it off the ground so that the dogs can't get it. Especially Del, who suddenly seems a lot closer than before.

Thank goodness for Eustace taking the corgis' pupcakes, because that's enough of a distraction that it gives Susato some breathing room. There's a sigh of relief, though how long that will last, who can say. She looks at the pupcake in her hand and finally things quiet down a tad with Eustace taking charge. ]

Iris, you can stay with me. Dahlia, you're next. If you have flowers growing on your fur... sit! And stay.

Everyone will get their share.

[Del is just going to choose not to listen to any one of them and will remain firmly planted right where he is... ... ... until Tifa groans and steps over the dogs to scoop him until she can tuck him under one arm. He doesn't squirm or protest much, but his tail is wagging, and he continues to drool all over her as she tries to line up her dogs.]

Ivor, Bri, Idris... over here please. Del, you'll have to wait.

[Last, because that's what he gets for being naughty and pushing to the front of the line!

The three others are fairly well-behaved, if not a touch too eager for their treats, but Tifa hands them out with minimal issue. The only thing causing her any sort of trouble is Del, who is still tucked at her side, barking at his siblings and trying to snatch up the pupcakes as she gives them to each dog. Bri runs off with hers, Ivor trots to the other side of the table to enjoy his in peace, and Idris gobbles it up right where he's seated.

Del... Oh, her sweet baby Edelweiss...

Tifa pokes him on the nose before lifting him up and turning so she can look at him.]

No butting to the front of the line. You know that's rude.

[He barks and looks at Eustace with an uncharacteristically pleading look while Tifa turns her attention to Susato.]

... Sorry about him.

[Eustace is able to hand off his share of the pupcakes, the older dogs trotting off to their own places to enjoy their tasty treat. Clapping his hands free of residual pupcake, he looks over at the remaining pups...the younger ones already coming back for more. Oi.

He'll just be the quiet guy and while the girls chat, he'll deal with the remaining brats to try and keep them away.]

[ Well, now Tifa's got her hands full, doesn't she? As another pupcake is snatched hungrily out of her hands, Susato is shaking her head at her apology. In the end, she just hopes there are enough left so that Toby can have some, too. With all the flower pups having gotten theirs, Susato looks over them all, and she has to wonder why she bothered putting in all that work to make them look nice at all.

It's a good thing she abandoned the idea of candles and such, then.

There is a fond smile when she turns to Del, tail still wagging in Tifa's arms. Will he be the last one to get his pupcake as punishment for being a rude line-cutter? ]

No, it's alright. I didn't mean to cause any trouble with all this.

[He is absolutely going to be the last one to get his pupcake, and Del doesn't seem pleased about it at all. For now, she ignores his whines at both herself and Eustace, and now he's trying to work his magic on Susato (is it effective?) while Tifa looks between the two of them.]

It's no trouble at all. We're used to it.

[She's almost nudged off balance by Dahlia as she pushes herself between Tifa's feet to stare up at Susato.]

Things can get pretty crazy around treat time. It's not often we have all the dogs together like this. It's probably better we didn't bring Clover and Eria, too.

[Although... has Eria come by to check up on them at all?]

[ It is out of Susato's hands. Sorry, Del. Although... she does seem to be looking at the poor pup with an odd sense of determination, like she's trying not to break. It is so much so that she almost misses what Tifa said entirely.

She blinks. ]

O, Oh, that's right. [ There are new members of the family. One of them is a cat, if she recalls? ] Where are they? I hope they're getting along well with all the rest. Cats can be...

[ Well. Cats. Wagahai was at least adorable and friendly. ]

Difficult?

[Tifa laughs and shuffles her feet to allow Dahlia to situate herself between them, and she can feel her tail wagging and hitting the back of her knees.]

She's been doing okay. Took some getting used to since she's never been around that many before, but... she's friendly enough. Having Eria here with her helped a lot... [There's a single beat as Tifa's expression softens.] The two of them came from Camelot together.

[ Aw, Dahlia...

Susato laughs when Tifa does, though she may have to elaborate. ]

Um, as in... King Arthur's Camelot?

[Having finally finished dealing with the dogs, Eustace wanders back in time to hear Susato's question.]

Yes—or at least that world's version of it.

[Tifa has to spread her feet a little wider to allow Dahlia the room to sit, and she's practically beaming up at Susato in thanks for the treat.]

The place we were in before this one. [Tifa tips her head, though. Curious...] You know it?

[ Ah. At Eustace's words, she's quite sure she doesn't. It's hard to ignore Dahlia beaming up at her, though, so as she continues to make herself comfortable at Tifa's feet, she gives her some pets to say 'you're welcome.' ]

Only from stories... legends.

In my world, it's said to be somewhere in Great Britain, but the stories never do say exactly where.

[A small shake of his head.]

There's also some iteration of it in my world. It's a little strange to think that it appears in so many different worlds... But the one we were in had a much more dire situation.

[Great Britain...

Another place that Tifa's never heard of before, but that's just how it goes in jamjars.]

I don't think there was any place like that on Gaia... Then again, I'm not exactly well traveled myself. Haven't been far outside of Midgar.

Hmm.

[ Such is the case in jamjars. Gaia was not the name she heard specifically when Midgar was mentioned in the past, but she wonders... ]

Was this from back when you were living in... Avalon?

Gaia?

[Tifa grins and gives a small shake of her head.]

No, that's where Aerith and I are from. I'm not even sure that Camelot, or Avalon had a name? [Tifa tips her head, glancing to Eustace.] Too bad Eria or Clover aren't around to ask.

You mean the...world?

[Brows furrow in thought.]

Was it just Earth?

[ A beat. She thought Avalon was the name, but she might as well confirm, with a slight point of her finger. ]

That's where I'm from.

OPEN 🐶 PET PARTY MINGLE

we're gonna go susato → tifa → eustace!

/walks in with dreambucks

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