[ OPEN MINGLE ] welcome to the friends who have come from away

[goodweather]

Who: Everybody and everybody! (and phil!)
What: PUTTING UP A SIGNPOST FOREST!!
When: Mid-October and a few days afterwards
Where: Between the pool deck and the pool bar
Warnings: none yet

[MAKING SIGNS] if you're comin' from toledo or you're comin' from taipei

Paper signs go up all around the ship with dots punched for braille. They all advertise the same thing: make a sign, pointing to home or to where you wanna go. On the empty deck between the pool and the pool bar. And a helpful demonstrative drawing.

Getting there, there's a clearer picture. The empty stretch of deck has several tall wooden poles set up, currently empty but hopefully soon to be filled, and scattered all around on carts and tables with chairs dragged in from nearby establishments, are craft materials of all kind; wood, knives, paints, crayons, pencils, plates of metal, nails, tools, glue, fabric. All manner of things either sourced from César's hoard or from various places of the ship, especially the infinite spaces. It's a pretty eclectic collection. There's also snacks further off in the peripheries.

A large sign, which also has the drawing, reads:

Make a sign!
Point towards home or to where you want to go.
Make up a direction and a distance. Whatever feels right to you.
Ask Phil or César if materials run low.
Have fun!

[SALVAGING] because we come from everywhere

With all these people showing up, sometimes things run a little short. Phil makes rounds picking up requests, and then, since he's usually busy managing this or that among the group or making his own run, others will be asked to go fetch things as well. Or maybe they take initiative themselves and go for a run! Either way, this is a scavenging mission. Come back with something fun.

[TAKING IN THE VIEW] we all come from away

Whether you're just taking a break, you've finished, or you're just here to watch, there's time to sit back amongst the refreshment tables and look at the signs that have gone up so far and the signs that are still being made. This can be any time, during the initial rush or maybe you're just passing by later. Feel free to take a a gander. So many strange names... one wonders which all belongs to who.

It's probably not a coincidence that these signposts have a clear view of the memorial, is it?

[WILDCARD] welcome to the rock

If you come up with anything else, feel free to include it!

Comments

[professionalriot]

"Yeah, actually." He hasn't figured out where he is suppose to put this sign once he is done. "What do I do with it now?"

[dupli_arms]

Shouji kneels briefly to inspect the sign itself, carefully turning it over and fishing into one of the pockets of his cargoes to find a set of brackets, a couple of short nails, and a hammer to set them in place. "There are posts for when they're done. Like this, it can be moved if necessary after being put in place," he explains.

[professionalriot]

"Thanks for the help." He watches what Shouji is doing with the sign. Ash is not really the handy, crafty sort of person. He's having to take care of himself here in ways he hasn't before. "I'm Ash."

[dupli_arms]

"Of course, I'm here to help," he replies, another hand folding out of the end of a limb to hold the little metal parts as the main two steady the bracket and gently tap the nails into place. "Shouji Mezo. It's good to meet you."

[professionalriot]

"Well, shit. I'm jealous." He says with a look of awe. Who couldn't use more hands? "Where are you from, Shouji?"

[dupli_arms]

It's still a bit of a novelty to hear that kind of sentiment, but he can roll with it. He lifts a hand that isn't currently occupied in a thumbs up. "Southern Japan originally. What about you?"

[professionalriot]

"Best thing about where you are from?" Ash is genuinely curious. Making signs about where you are from or want to go adds to his curious nature about where he is from. "Lived most of my life in California. Move to New York a little over a decade ago."

[dupli_arms]

A moment to think about that; there wasn't a lot that was good about his life, at least until pretty recently... "The food. I know it's a bit stereotypical but there's a reason that seafood in particular tends to be popular where I lived. I've never left the country, though. Is California nice?"