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The word was spread, the posters were posted, and the time had finally arrived. As the sun began to set, Fiona scurried between the five fire-pits dug intermittently along the beach, lighting the piles of wood and checking that the blankets were arranged on the sand just so. When night finally fell, the entire area was illuminated by an orange glow, and on two of the fires were placed metal grills. Logs and driftwood had been collected from the shores and jungle, pulled up close to the flames and covered with blankets which looked suspiciously like the extra bedspread available to islanders. Coolers with various beverages (stolen from cafeteria and beach-bar alike) scattered the sands here and there, and closer to the jungle in the middle of it all was a 'platform' constructed of sheets weighted down with rocks. Within a matter of minutes, the smell of cooking food wafted through the trees and towards the village. The party had begun.

OOC Information: Fiona's party will begin now! You are free to post, enter and leave ICly at will, and soforth. I, however, will be on and off periodically and during that time will always be available for roleplaying at the party. For people whose characters have not ICly been told about the party, there are in fact posters hung up around the village which would, combined with the smell of food, lead them here.

Another thing I'd love for people to do is if they want one-on-one roleplay within the party to do a scene with someone else over AIM or any other instant messaging service and post it here in the thread. That way if you want two or three or so characters to be off to the side or have a certain degree of privacy, they can do so and still be within the 'party area'. Also, if your character plays an instrument, consider them as having been asked to bring said instrument along and set it up on the 'stage'. They don't have to, of course. But if you want them to perform, you don't need Fiona's IC permission.

The party will begin now and extend until Monday evening, but will ICly take place in one night. I hope this way everyone who wanted to attend will be able to, and that it all works out with extreme awesomeness! So, let's get this show on the road, and have a little fun!

"Maybe I should get more drinks- do you think we have enough firewood-? I can't wait for people to show up!" The excited girl began to babble at her friend, pausing to check up on the roasting burgers and vegetable-kabobs. "Are those other ones burning? Did I get too many hotdogs? Do you think we'll get any musicians?" She stopped, looked at Angharad, and burst out laughing. "Sorry Annie. I'm spazzing. Inhale exhale, right? Hahaha." A wide grin exploded on her features. "It'll be fun."

Nita made her way towards the two girls, dressed in her swimsuit with a pair of shorts over it. She had her hair loose for once, falling in red-orange waves down to her waist. The mouth-watering scent of grilled meat encouraged her, and she practically skipped the last few yards. Despite her less-than-pleasant meeting with Billy the other day, Nita was in a good mood, and determined to stay that way.

"Heya!" she called out, waving. "Seems like this is actually working!" She glanced around at the grills and firepits. Several people had certainly done a lot of work.

"Me, sing?" She said laughingly, flipping one of the burgers with a faint grimace. "I thought we wanted people to come to this party. Reminds me of that time in grade three when that kid... what was his name... started with an S... anyways, remember how we all had to sing to Oh Canada, and that twerp would always cover his ears when he was standing next to me." Fiona snickered, standing up as she heard somebody approaching.

"Hi! Yeah, looks great, doesn't it? I had a whole bunch of help from Rex- and speak of the devil!" Her grin widened as the man stepped from the treeline. "A stash?" She inquired, understanding dawning on her as her eyes fell to the firewood. "Oooohh. Of wood. I thought you meant like... treasure, or something." She paused. "Or drugs, maybe. But wood is much more useful! I hope you're hungry, because if I had my way we'd only be cooking tofu and vegetables. The real meat is a favour for you, my little helper," Fiona said jokingly, stepping away from the firepit for some fresh air. "Annie, this is Rex, Rex, this is Annie. D'you two know each other?" She asked, glancing from Angharad to Nita.

Avery had been looking forward to this party ever since Rex had told him about it. He had been bored of the same old thing day after day since he arrived here. Luckily he had noticed the fliers around so he knew when the party was going to be. He was far to excited just waiting around, so he decided to head over right now.

He changed into some swimming trunks and an open button-up shirt, not caring that they didn't match, and quickly made his way to the beach. He noticed Rex there, along with a group of people he didn't recognize - and who weren't changed yet. They must be newcomers... hopefully they already knew what was going on, he'd hate for the party to be ruined by someone freaking out.

"Hey!" Avery called out to the group, practically bouncing over to them, tail wagging happily. "I'm not too early for the party, am I?" he asked, glancing around.

Rex chuckled at Fiona, "Wood. Yes. Though apparently some drugs make good for burnin' as well." He made his way over to the other islander and shook her hand in greeting as they were introduced, "Angharad? There's one I haven't heard before." he smiled and finished with a "Glad to meet you."

"AAAAAVVERRRAAAAY!" Rex called across the beach, loudly. "Glad you made it!"

Angharad smiled infectiously as yet another person appeared. "Of course people are going to come," she said softly back to Fee, nevertheless also glad. You never know with events like this.
She winced slightly as Rex yelled cheerfully to yet another newcomer, and smiled as Fiona also called out in return.

"Ah, dammit," she said suddenly, face creasing in a frown. "I left something behind. Nita, I'm just going back to my duplex for a second, tell Fee where I've gone?" She smiled brightly, and slipped away, sandals crunching the sand that was cooling in the evening breezes.
"I'll just be a minute!" She called, before disappearing up the path towards the village.

"Mkay, Annie, I'll tell her." She waved as Annie headed back towards the village.

Nita's grin widened, spurred on by Avery's enthusiasm. "Good to meet you, Avery," she said. "We weren't sure how people would take this, but it's really nice to see someone so excited." She grabbed a cold soda for herself and popped the top.