#event » country night

[kangaracha]

'omg roo where is queenmaker you promised it would be a couple of days' i'm a horse girl okay i don't have the power to resist a six hour livestream of jumping. i looked down last night and i missed someone taking a spectacular fall.

[faislittlewhiteraven]

Undertale/ISAT crossover thoughts

Don't really want to write one myself (already got enough fics I'm failing to write XD) but ever since I finished In Stars and Time I've been thinking how I'd write a crossover between these two amazing games and I figured I'd share my notes in case anyone needs a bit of help/motivation in writing their own~ =D

Warning: These will mostly be in 'order of thought' as it's all barebones stuff. Also contains FULL spoilers for both Undertale and In Stars and Time so er, if you're still looking to play those/still getting through them don't read this and please play this incredible games.

Mt Ebott is located on The Island and the shattering of the Barrier brings the ability to see color back to all those on the (ISAT) surface.

Humans losing the ability to see color in ISAT was due to them/the 'wish wizards' of The Island sacrificing it (along side their seven strongest 'colour casters') in a Wish Craft ritual, naturally leading to humanity losing most of their 'colour magic' knowledge.

Undertale's 'sepia flashbacks' were all Chara's memories of how the world looked to them, BUT once in the Underground they were able to see (and remember things on the Surface) in color (hence the whole 'golden flowers' bit; it was still mostly just a cover story but Chara genuinely wished that they could see their favorite flower field as the 'gold' they realized it was rather than the 'mid tones' they saw it as on the Surface).

...The 'erasure' of the Island I'm thinking might've been accidentally poor Chara and Asriel's fault: with Chara's 'ritual' killing of themselves via buttercup taking three days to happen, Chara being from the Island insisting Asriel always give them flowers in groups of three, seven and thirteen, and an entire Underground filled with tons and tons of 'trapped' wishes from monster kind for their freedom combining with Chara's self loathing/desire to hurt those who hurt them trapping them in a loop that Just. Wouldn't. End. until Chara eventually snapped and pulled a 'May these people, this Island, EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE WHO'D EVER HURT THE MONSTERS I LOVE including me BE ERASED UNTIL THE MONSTERS ARE FREE!' and um. Welp. There went an entire nation... (also Flowey eventually remembered some of this but only after going back to being Flowey post Asriel and probably it took a while for him to sort through all that).

Which er, means in this fic, that the people of The Island and the Island itself are still 100% there but they've all spent roughly 8 years or so all blitzed out of their minds: Need to think of Chara's exact wish wording so its not just 'corpses everywhere' but very good odds the people on the Island were either running on full automatic for years or able to remember some stuff but only if they very very carefully did not think of themselves as their own countrymen/used the languages of elsewhere/were careful not to think of where they were as any actual location within their country...

...Which naturally would effect the kids by far the most as their very language is basically a brown note (bilingual types could at least swap over to a different language but likely most of The Island was rendered silent) and well, pretty hard to remember Mt Ebbot is the mountain that must not be climbed when you can't think of the locations around you by name and the adults may or may not remember the kids exist half the time so... Yeah. Cue a lot of kids climbing up the mountain due to both lack of warnings and increased chances of feeling ignored/isolated/hurt.

Aka why in Undertale we can never hear/read anything Frisk says, why the monsters outside of Flowey/Asriel never refer to Chara by name and why no one remembers Frisk's name until after the Barrier shatters: Chara's 'Wish' couldn't be broken until then.

Not sure where all the anime and high tech that's washing into the Underground is coming from but either The Island used to be a massive tech hub prior to memory erasure, a LOT of tech was lost along with the loss of color or The Island's memory erasure in the ISAT world color magitech? maybe the wizards tried to seal away more than just monsters?, or IDK maybe the Underground barrier techincally had them displaced outside of Space and Time a bit and the garbage that was washing in was from literally everywhere thanks to the Universe wanting to help them or something (side note: realizing the memory erasure from Chara may have accidentally snipped Universe worship from the monsters as well since they clearly venerate the stars also but well. That longing for the stars DID cause them pain so..).

Imagining that Siffrin and party are in Bambouche meeting Bonnie's sister (or idk, having a vacation or reunion there if you wanna give Siff a bit more recovery/'explaining his issues to his family' time) when the Barrier is broken and all the colors come rushing back. Best first sunset ever (right before the entire Surface world kinda flips out over color, and to a lesser extent those familiar with The Island start remembering more and more details as the 'curse' weakens a little with every monster leaving Mt Ebbot) followed up by Siffren and the others absolutely losing their minds over how beautiful the stars are with just a tiny bit of color to them (the stars no longer being passively pushed out of people's awareness helps).

Anyway next day the party realize they have to investigate: Partly because Siff is well, kind of losing their mind over being able to see and remember home a little, but also because W.T.F and the Island is clearly the epicenter of everything going on. ...Also Siff may remember childhood stories about colors being locked away to serve as warning for if the Monsters returned so um. That's could be a thing.

Meanwhile the Monsters are getting a MUCH warmer reception from the local humans than they ever could've imagined (accidentally saving a nation from enforced amnesia kinda does that) and are also very confused as to why no one knows who they should get in contact with for formal alliance stuff (not sure if The Island has much of a government left at this point honestly...)

Would Flowey and the ghosty Chara acompanying Frisk count as Sadnesses???

... And er, that's all I got plot/setup wise. Most of my brain energy had been spent on imagining what soul colors all the ISAT cast have and also 'What Pokemon would they all be if they ended up in a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game?' so have a list with my reasoning on that front! =D

Siffrin: Blue/Integrity - Might seem like an odd choice given his constant lying/acting but like. Given all of the memory erasure and the torture of the loops Siffrin's absolute refusal to compromise his family's happiness/safety or use the loops for literally anything not 'helping family/ending the loops' based (even when he's basically losing his mind and could really use just... Taking a loop or three to goof off or something) just screams how devoted he is to what he believes in and well, the amount he lies syncs up well with how insane he's going so yeah. Siffren is an Integrity soul who's having a really really hard time being true to himself due to all the wobbie breaking he's gone through all his life. Specifically I like to picture his soul as a very dark, deep black/blue with little pinpricks of other colored light (mostly green, red and yellow), like a tiny heart shaped starry night's sky <3 (And er, bet that soul went very 'red/bleeding sky' as he was losing it in Act 5; Determination isn't his color by nature but they were not well at that point at all).

Isabeau: Cyan/Patience - Isa is super kind and all sorts of things but what really sets him apart is just how patient he is about everything (in ways both good and bad). I like to imagine his soul looking like a blue daytime sky, maybe with the odd white cloud and yellow 'sun' dot: partly because it fits him but also partly to cutely contrast Siffrin's. *cue me humming Like Morning Follows Night from the RWBY OST because I mean. It kinda fits honestly

Mirabelle: Orange/Bravery and/or Yellow/Justice - Again another 'you might not think so' but like. Mirabelle is hella gutsy despite her anxiety and I admire her so so much (also JUSTICE BARRIER REFLECT AGAINST THE KING YAAAAGH! XD) Not super attached to it as Isa and Siff's but the orange/yellow glow of a sunset (maybe with some pink/purple along the edges to show her Perseverance <3).

Odiel: Green/Kindness - She's hella awkward about how much she cares and not the greatest at reading situations/reacting gently but like. Her sheer affection towards the others, her always watching and coming out with the bandages and how she point blank tells Siff 'nope, not angry at you nearly blowing up the world. Also you trying to do that because you love us is cute' means I can't really see her any other way~ Not sure if her soul would be dark green (for more Integrity) or more light green (for more Justice) but all in all, very very green, like light/dark speckled leaves <3

Bonnie: Purple/Perseverance - This kid endures so much so well I swear (they're also really brave so a little orange would work well too but despite everything I don't think bravery is their main characteristic). I like to think of their soul as very 'purple evening clouds with bits of brave orange gold/setting sun on the edges'.

And Loop has a White boss monster soul for reasons; thinking that in this crossover that Monsters believe that they were born from the Universe's compassion (with The Islander's myths claiming they're the result of failed/'cursed' wishes like the 'brother who can understand my suffering Wish Craft' fairytale Siff finds in the Orary room) and both Monsters and the Islanders believing Sadnesses are born from forcing a wish of cruelty/sorrow that goes against the will of the Universe (cue Chara and Flowey who probably were Sadnesses in this until the breaking of the Barrier grumbling that yeah that sounds about right and The King from ISAT proving to even more aaagh than he already was).

And yeah. I'm out of babble thoughts now so hope that this was interesting for you all and please feel free to yoink any ideas that snag your interest <3

[peterbasara]

status: open @aurorabaystarter location: oasis, country night

"Hey, can you help me out? There's this lil Gen Z-er running around requesting Taylor Swift every ten minutes. Red cowboy hat, about five-foot-nothing. Keep her away from the DJ booth at all costs, can you do that for me?"

[mrsthunderkin]

When a weenie wizard marries his best friend imortal witch for political gain and magicaltaxevasion things tend to get out of hand especially when there's a lot of alcohol involved.

He's an okay Emperor

A decent dad

A horrible husband

And a good friend...sort of.

[rapha-reads]

Theoretically, I knew organising funerals was a big, complicated thing. As reality is, I would very much like to run away screaming into a dark forest.

Edit: i'm a bit tipsy and the tags are full of typos. Don't pay attention.

[twilightakiishi]

I DREAMT ABOUT SHUJIIIIIII 🖤🦋🖤🦋🖤🦋🖤🦋🖤🦋🖤🦋🖤

[gabriellaperezhere]

You look amazing, but you always do. 😊 -Wynn

Thank you, so do you, cowboy.

[nomadjones]

closed for: @atticuscortes

"Have you got eyes on Angel?" Dallas says to his other coworker as he cranes his neck to try and spot their mutual friend in a sea of stetsons and the odd cow print. He had made a mental note to keep an eye on him but that note had floated right out of his head when he had been hooked into a round of shots with a group of tourists who had no idea what was going on but were doing their best to vibe any way.

"He's milling around being a little awkward, you know how he is."

[luckylewis]

closed for: @kaede-yamada

"Something about seeing you here feels like it falls under 'what's not illegal but feels illegal'," Lucky jokes as he realises a face in the crowd was actually one that he knew fairly well -- though it was his first time happening to run into him at Oasis.

"I'm just here for the theme, I still prefer The Reef."

[scottienolan]

starter: @buddywellls location: outside of oasis, country night

"Hey you -- Curly," Scottie hollers from the curb -- calling out about his touseled hair to denote it was him she was talking to -- holding up her cigarette in request.

"You look like you've had your fair share of tangles with the Marlboro Man, you got a light?"

[cricketcampbell]

for: @spencer-sarmiento

where: oasis, country night

The first time, it'd been cute. The second, funny even. But by the third time the rope had lassoed around Cricket's body, she was extremely over it, and was pretty sure that time he'd given her actual rope burn.

"Ha, ha, you caught me...again." Her smile tensed, pushing the circle of rope down to her feet. "You can stop now." Only, as she went to step out of the rope, he began to pull it in, and her attempt to free her ankle sent her stumbling backwards.

Though she managed to turn to try and catch herself, the icy chill of a drink spilled down her front hit her immediately as she bumped into the person that'd been behind her, his drink splashing out between them.

"I'm so sorry." Not as sorry as lasso boy was going to be when she got her hands on him, conveniently gone when she turned to shoot daggers at him over her shoulder. "I'll totally buy you another drink."

Embarrassingly, she felt tears spring to her eyes at the sight of her now stained bodysuit. She'd just looked so cute, too.

Don't cry don't cry don't cry--

[delilahcarreno]

for: @benj-hyun

where: oasis, country night

The clock hadn't struck midnight just yet, but Delilah was just about ready to turn back into a pumpkin.

She'd done more than her part as supportive friend, she thought. Stood in the ridiculously long line to get in, paid for several drinks, made sure to find Bo and congratulate him on the turnout...

("It's truly impressive," she'd noted from their view on the second level, sipping on a Corona and observing the crowd of mostly twenty-something's below as they moved along to a Beyonce track. She had no desire to join them, but she could still appreciate that the night had turned out successful for him.)

Though even without having participated, her feet were killing her in the cowboy boots she'd purchased for the night, the most effort she'd put into an otherwise plain outfit. They're why she found herself sat along the wall of the designated smoking area, cigarette dangling from one hand while the other typed in the club's address into the Uber app.

She looked up on instinct just as he passed. It took a second to recognize him beneath the hat and sunglasses, but he was still so unmistakably Ben that she couldn't help but smile.

"Howdy, partner." She greeted through a breath of smoke. "Don't you look just right at home?"

[kyleexanthony]

Text 📲 Carter ❤️

kylee: I know it's a hoedown throwdown and all, but I didn't expect so much line dancing kylee: what are you up to? @carter-harris

[buddywellls]

country night at oasis – buddy wells. // @aurorabayaesthetic

[atticuscortes]

atticus cortes for event 013: country night at oasis.

ft. @noralevin, @maura-cortes, @robinsantos, @aurorabayaesthetic

[mackmontgomery]

country night at oasis – mack montgomery. // @aurorabayaesthetic