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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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[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.

[Tifa breaks into a tiny fit of giggles.]

I guess so. Would make sense for some other iterations of Earth to be out there.

[Just like how Zidane also came from a place called Gaia. Not her Gaia, but another one all the same.]

Susato said she was going to tell me about hers sometime.

[And the look she gives Eustace is a "you should come too" one.]

[...Does he have to...]

I'll leave you to it then.

[EUSTACE ATTEMPTS FLEE.]

..........

[ Will Tifa let him? Susato doesn't know, but it's cute that some of the dogs follow him. Susato looks a touch amused by the suddenness of it all, but this is his dog park, and he's free to come and go as he pleases.

Maybe he doesn't want to hear about her Earth. ]

[And before he can flee, Tifa grabs a fistful of his shirt to keep him in place. Don't be rude to their guest!]

I didn't mean right now...!

[Sometime, she meant! They are in the middle of a party, after all, and Susato was kind enough to bring the dogs their treats... that they gobbled up within seconds and are likely expecting more.]

Come help me refill the drinks.

[That's meant for Eustace. As for Susato...]

Make sure you take it easy today, okay? I'm sure some of the dogs would love to play with you...

[ She grins. They look as busy as ever...

But she did everything that she came here to do, so maybe she can take it easy. She waves after them and watches them go. ]

I will. And be careful!

[ It sure is windy lately...... ]

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