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[holbydelboy]

Sooooo...

[Fletch is using a console at the Healer's Guild, reclined back in his chair, looking generally thoughtful.]

I've heard from people that there used to be some sort of social gathering with all the Foreigners before the Malicant thing spread and... well, kinda destroyed most of everything. Well...

...Would anyone be interested in helping start that up again? Like, every two weeks have a sort of social night, get local businesses in who are looking to hire, invite the kedan, get everyone sort of mingling... Who knows? It might help. And god knows we all need to socialise a bit more.

[He shifts a bit.]

Now, I don't have much time to organise all this by myself, so I'd like to float the idea to other people, see if I can get some help. Kedan and Foreigner, both would be great, honestly, because then we can arrange stuff for both sides, and, to be honest, if I was just organising it, it would just be pub quizzes.

Oh, we'll also need a place to hold it, so if anyone's got a spare large conference room knocking around, that'd be great.

[He grins.]

So, come on, people. Stop being boring. Let's get out and socialise, eh? What's the harm?

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[jinzhong]

Hey, I'd be happy to host it at the Koi.

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[holbydelboy]

Yeah? Sure. That'd be... Yeah, that'd be perfect mate.

How much?

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[jinzhong]

...I'd have to think about it. First one's free? We gotta get some socializing in, man.

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[social_insect]

Ooh, that sounds like a great idea. And I can totally plan it. We can have music, and dancing, and food, and games... I wonder if anyone has a pool table.

And once the weather gets nicer, we can have outside space, so we can invite more kedan.

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[holbydelboy]

Well, uh, we're on a pretty limited budget, too, so maybe not go too bananas with the planning?

[But, saying that...]

Thanks for volunteering, though. I'm Fletch. Nice t'meet ya.

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[social_insect]

I'm Janet. So what is our budget?

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[leaptopudding]

[And here is a tiny Japanese girl, stuffing her face with food and giving a thumbs up.]

Sounds good to me.

[All voiced around a mouthful of food.]

If there's anything I can do to help, lemme know.

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[holbydelboy]

Well, uh. [Not the weirdest thing he's seen.] What can you do, love?

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[leaptopudding]

Well...

[She hasn't really gotten that far. Makoto just liked the idea enough to offer her aid. But she pauses to think on it.]

I can cook, kinda, and I'm helping out at a bar so I know that too. I dunno, I can help set things up or get word around. I have ideas!

[And she slows down a little, considering her next words carefully.]

And I kinda want to get a baseball team going. So. Maybe we could help each other?

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[inkulcation]

Pub quizzes.

[China's already shaking her head.]

It's a relief you're getting help, then, my dear.

[Gatherings aren't the worst idea, though. People talk when they're together.]

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[holbydelboy]

Hey, I'd make them entertaining.

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[inkulcation]

The trouble is the pub quiz part, darling, no amount of entertaining questions will solve that.

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[problematical]

[ Large groups of people, in River's experience, end up as very good or very bad situations. ]

They'll behave?

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[holbydelboy]

...I hope so?

[She has a point, though. Maybe some security.]

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[problematical]

If they don't, you'll have to ground them.

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[denyamenti]

Take up Jackie on his offer, senwinaw. We might need the alcohol to get through this.

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[holbydelboy]

Well, alcohol is a social lubricant... Although, I totally don't endorse alcohol as a coping mechanism.

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[denyamenti]

Why not? It works for some, for others it doesn't.

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[bostonhowler]

I assume that you have some food in mind? I wouldn't mind helping making it.

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[holbydelboy]

Yeah. Maybe some buffet-style thing? Sandwiches, finger food, y'know? Depends on how much it's gonna cost.

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[bostonhowler]

I wouldn't mind helping make it, but putting into the pot, so to speak, to afford it isn't something I can do right now.

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[sexysunglassess]

So it's like a mini festival night?

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[holbydelboy]

Well, maybe not to that scale, but... Gathering people together and maybe some icebreakers.

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[unetrustworthy]

[Huh. So he actually went through with the idea.]

Every two weeks? Doesn't that seem like...a bit much?

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[holbydelboy]

Well, we got people coming and going a lot. And I've noticed that people around here kinda need an excuse to actually have some fun, so, the more oppertunities the better, in my opinion.

I am open to suggestions, though.