family reunion day 3; dated to 7:00 PM

[estival]

[Perhaps it's the hand of providence. Perhaps it's the unseen, unknown yet still present hand of an omniscient magical castle. Perhaps someone had a surplus left over from July 4th...

Whatever the reason, it seems like resort employees are compelled to deliver boxes of fireworks around for the enjoyment of families currently staying at the resort. For families to shoot off themselves! What could possibly be more fun than that? There are sparklers and rockets and pretty much anything fireworks-ey you can imagine, for the whole family to enjoy. For EVERYONE in the whole family to enjoy.

Do try not to burn down your cabin, as you'll be paying for it if you do! Aim rockets to go out over the lake. Otherwise, enjoy.]


Cabins;
      Marian Cabin
      Sage Cabin
      Aperture Cabin
      Touchdown Cabin
      Panem Cabin
      Freelancer Cabin
      Flynn-Bradley Cabin
      Borgia Cabin
      Stark Cabin
      Halliwell Cabin
      ...and more!
Shore;

Comments

Cabin Aperture

[sawadeertoday]

[ GLaDOS would go for the box, opening it and furrowing her brow. ]

Who bought the fireworks?

[takethat]

[Phoenix is barely within earshot of this comment, but he picks it up and comes bolting over, merrily flailing.]

Fireworks!! Fireworks, really?? GLaDOS, let me, can I?

[This is the brother you've inherited, GLaDOS. Enjoy your life choices.]

[sawadeertoday]

[ She turns her head to him, just... raising an eyebrow... o-kay. ]

... Do you know how to set them off? [ Just making sure these brothers aren't all complete morons before handing potentially dangerous things to them. ]

[takethat]

Sure I do! I won a fireworks contest once back home... ask Wheats, he'll tell you!

[Look at this face. The man behind it loves to set things on fire and watch them explode.]

[sawadeertoday]

[ ... She is kind of worried, but she hesitantly hands it over. ] If you say so...

[ She's used to Wheatley calling himself a professional and then promptly nearly killing himself over these kinds of things, so no matter what, she's going to keep an eye on you. ]

[takethat]

Great, thank you!

[He flings his arms around her in a friendly hug and gives her a squeeze before taking the box of fireworks and hurrying off with it, calling over his shoulder]

Near the lake will be the best place to shoot them off!

[sawadeertoday]

I-It's- no problem? [ Oh god. She flinches a little in the hug, really not expecting that... but then again, this was her clingy husband's family. He had to get it from somewhere...? As soon as he heads off, she huffs before following him. ]

Are you really planning on setting them all off alone?

[takethat]

Why not? As soon as people notice, they'll come watch.




But you're welcome to accompany me. You're family now, after all!

[sawadeertoday]

[ Hm. That was true.

And... part of the family. She wasn't sure how to feel about that... but it was a little... happy? Even if it seemed to be a family of imbeciles, she rationalized. ]

Alright. [ she replied, feeling a bit less random for following him. ] You really seem to like fireworks.

[ Notice how terrible she is at conversation........... ]

[takethat]

I do love fireworks. Everything about them just brings up the best memories for me--the smell, the sound, the colors... and they're really romantic, too.

[it's okay, because he's lost in his own little world of romance for a moment until he reaches the lake's edge and starts setting up.]

Consider this fireworks show a... late wedding present?

[He flashes a huge grin. What an ego he has about this.]

[sawadeertoday]

[ Hm... Well, he seemed pretty passionate about them. And he also seemed to know what he was doing. GLaDOS relaxed a little. ]

... Ah. Thank you, then. [ she replied, a little taken aback. He really seemed to like her right away... okay, it definitely must run in the family. ]

Are you married?

[takethat]

M-me? Married? No, no no no, I'm not.

[Cue the nervous laughter; he drops the firecracker he's trying to stand at an angle in the dirt.]

There's not... ah...

[That's all. He fades into muttering something about Roman candles.]

[sawadeertoday]

[ GLaDOS blinks. ]

It's not a big deal. [ She doesn't really get how flustered he becomes, instead opting to cross her arms. ] ... so what about Roman candles?

[ Maybe picking up talking about fireworks would help. What is socializing. ]

[takethat]

They're... awesome to hold while they're exploding. That's what.

[He hands her one.]

Hang on to that for later.

[Pause]

...so... you and Wheats are happy together, huh?

[sawadeertoday]

[ She takes it into her hands, about to question if this was safe when..........

her face turns red at the mention of them being happy together. ]

I... yes, we're doing fine. [ she says, her voice a little stilted. She isn't about to gush about how amazing her husband is... but she really does love him. ]

[takethat]

[Phoenix is gushing on the inside, anyway.]

Good! I'm glad to hear that. Because... if he wasn't making you happy, I'd have to beat him up.

[sawadeertoday]

... Oh.

No, he's fine. [ she reinforces. The poor man got hit enough by her; as funny as setting his brother against him might be, she wasn't that cruel. ] You don't need to hit him.

[takethat]

[A laugh] Well--good.

[And he stands up, brushes his hands off and admires his setup.]

...ready to get started?

[Because there was definitely a lighter included in that fireworks package, and he's clicking it on with a smile.]

[sawadeertoday]

[ She just hopes leaving him with the fireworks was a good idea. ]

Yes, I'm ready. [ She wonders how this is going to go.......... ]

[takethat]

Stand back, now, I don't want to set you on fire.

[This isn't supposed to be as serious as it sounds. He kneels to light the first cluster of firecrackers and then scurries away a safe distance to watch them sizzle out above the lake and explode, reflecting their color in the water below.]

[sawadeertoday]

[ She takes a few steps back before he starts, pleasantly surprised that he did know what he was doing. Thank goodness.

The fireworks were beautiful; GLaDOS watches them, not as taken as Phoenix clearly was, but still impressed. It had been awhile since she had watched fireworks... ]

That's... quite nice, [ she commented, looking down at the reflections of the colors on the lake as they finished exploding. ]

/casually threadjacks

[fistfullofmagic]

[Dhaos quietly joins them just as the first set finishes going off. He may not be all that fond of loud noises, but fireworks are an exception.]

...They are as stars in miniature, igniting from chemical compounds at birth, hurtling across a great distance as fast as they can before becoming a beautiful explosion of lights.

ffff sorry i missed this earlier!

[takethat]

[Phoenix stares at the fireworks solemnly as he listens to Dhaos's little speech, absorbed in the romantic mysticism of the moment.

However, as soon as the they have burned out, he lets out a whoop and then turns to his audience with a big stupid smile.]

Don't take this so seriously! Just enjoy it!

[And he hurries off to light another set.]

IT'S OKAY

[sawadeertoday]

[ GLaDOS is a little startled by Dhaos' arrival, her cheeks turning a little pink as she immediately thought of how he had found her doing something ridiculous...

But she shook it off, giving him a small smile. ]

They are rather beautiful, aren't they?

[ before turning to Phoenix. His enthusiasm was a bit infectious, she noticed, as her smile widened a bit. ]

I'll give you credit. You are really good at this.