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bottlecaplogs2025-12-08 01:06 pm
friendlyflower) wrote in bottlecaplogs2025-12-08 01:06 pm
[open mingle log] stargazing club meteor shower!
WHO: Flowey & the Stargazing Club (and any other interested parties)
WHAT: Viewing a meteor shower during a clear evening
WHEN: Early December
WHERE: A big hilltop picnic
WARNINGS: None (will change if any come up)
a. gathering
[Togetic- something of a figurehead for the hobby clubs and an overall advocate for relaxation- has been spreading the word! A meteor shower will be visible tonight! Everyone who's interested should gather up on Lookout Hill for the clearest viewing experience!
It is terribly cold lately, of course, especially at night. When Pokemon begin to arrive on the hilltop, they'll find chairs, blankets, and a kettle for serving hot drinks. Some Pokemon are huddling together to stay warm or just to be comfortable before the meteor shower begins!
Any Pokemon who were already here on this nice, quiet spot overlooking the city will soon find it's beginning to get just a bit quiet. At least there are other spots a bit further away that might offer more privacy...?
It's also a bit of a climb up the hill. Togetic and a few other winged Pokemon are escorting smaller ones up the hill-- though Flowey, stubborn as ever, notably refuses.]
b. star light, star bright
[The sky is clear and unclouded. A tapestry of stars is visible overhead. Some Pokemon are pointing out visible constellations. Though, sometimes if you look away, the stars might be just a little different than you remember. How odd...
A few others are setting up telescopes. If you want to use one, maybe you can even see other celestial bodies-- though you might be interrupted by Minior playing in the atmosphere.
All of a sudden, some Pokemon cry out in surprise. Is that a Minior, too...? No, it's the first shooting star of the night! Make a wish!]
c. shining with hope
[The meteor shower has begun in full. Streaks of light cascade across the heavens. Pokemon of all shapes and sizes gaze enraptured towards the sky.
Although... that one is awfully large, isn't it? And it's getting closer! A few Pokemon run in panic!
Fortunately, the falling star is actually too small to hurt anyone. It simply 'thunks' down in a snow bank. Togetic extracts a rather large Moon Stone. They and other Pokemon decide to take it to the Lum Guild for study.
However, other resourceful Pokemon might be able to gather Stardust, entire Star Pieces, or even fragments of Moon Stone! While the former don't have a use and the latter are much too small to be used for evolution, at least they're pretty. Some Pokemon begin talking about making accessories or decorations from them.]
d. farewell
[Soon, the meteor shower comes to an end. Some Pokemon decide to stick around longer, but many begin to make their way towards their homes-- and their warm beds.
Flowey remains behind, still staring up at the sky. He's been... unusually cooperative and quiet tonight.
If you draw near, he doesn't quite look at you.] ... what a show.
[Or, maybe you're also lingering in silence. Finally, he might approach you.] Not heading home yet? Aren't you cold?
e. wildcard approaching
[Wildcard option. Feel free to make your own prompt here or throw something at Flowey, or message me on plurk at![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
friendlyflower
As a note, feel free to use the Togetic NPC if you want to in these threads. Just assume they're a helpful character who wants everyone to have fun and enjoy the meteor shower.]
WHAT: Viewing a meteor shower during a clear evening
WHEN: Early December
WHERE: A big hilltop picnic
WARNINGS: None (will change if any come up)
are you a star?
a. gathering
[Togetic- something of a figurehead for the hobby clubs and an overall advocate for relaxation- has been spreading the word! A meteor shower will be visible tonight! Everyone who's interested should gather up on Lookout Hill for the clearest viewing experience!
It is terribly cold lately, of course, especially at night. When Pokemon begin to arrive on the hilltop, they'll find chairs, blankets, and a kettle for serving hot drinks. Some Pokemon are huddling together to stay warm or just to be comfortable before the meteor shower begins!
Any Pokemon who were already here on this nice, quiet spot overlooking the city will soon find it's beginning to get just a bit quiet. At least there are other spots a bit further away that might offer more privacy...?
It's also a bit of a climb up the hill. Togetic and a few other winged Pokemon are escorting smaller ones up the hill-- though Flowey, stubborn as ever, notably refuses.]
b. star light, star bright
[The sky is clear and unclouded. A tapestry of stars is visible overhead. Some Pokemon are pointing out visible constellations. Though, sometimes if you look away, the stars might be just a little different than you remember. How odd...
A few others are setting up telescopes. If you want to use one, maybe you can even see other celestial bodies-- though you might be interrupted by Minior playing in the atmosphere.
All of a sudden, some Pokemon cry out in surprise. Is that a Minior, too...? No, it's the first shooting star of the night! Make a wish!]
c. shining with hope
[The meteor shower has begun in full. Streaks of light cascade across the heavens. Pokemon of all shapes and sizes gaze enraptured towards the sky.
Although... that one is awfully large, isn't it? And it's getting closer! A few Pokemon run in panic!
Fortunately, the falling star is actually too small to hurt anyone. It simply 'thunks' down in a snow bank. Togetic extracts a rather large Moon Stone. They and other Pokemon decide to take it to the Lum Guild for study.
However, other resourceful Pokemon might be able to gather Stardust, entire Star Pieces, or even fragments of Moon Stone! While the former don't have a use and the latter are much too small to be used for evolution, at least they're pretty. Some Pokemon begin talking about making accessories or decorations from them.]
d. farewell
[Soon, the meteor shower comes to an end. Some Pokemon decide to stick around longer, but many begin to make their way towards their homes-- and their warm beds.
Flowey remains behind, still staring up at the sky. He's been... unusually cooperative and quiet tonight.
If you draw near, he doesn't quite look at you.] ... what a show.
[Or, maybe you're also lingering in silence. Finally, he might approach you.] Not heading home yet? Aren't you cold?
e. wildcard approaching
[Wildcard option. Feel free to make your own prompt here or throw something at Flowey, or message me on plurk at
As a note, feel free to use the Togetic NPC if you want to in these threads. Just assume they're a helpful character who wants everyone to have fun and enjoy the meteor shower.]
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[Or maybe they won't, since it still belongs to the Universe. Or just because they have a bad memory.]
[But oh yeah. This sounds like prime theater material.]
So what did they do instead? Seduce the lion and then reject it, so the poor thing would die of heartbreak?
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Oh it was much more brutal, though would've loved to have seen that one. No, Hercules trapped it in a cave, gave the lion a bonk on the head, and then strangled it with his bare hands. Wild stuff that first labor was, ended up wearing the pelt during the whole labors.
[ Carefully, Dolly goes to point out the constellation of Leo for the Nemean Lion in the story. This one isn't as big as Hercules, but is still a good number of nine stars in total for the constellation. ]
The pelt itself was so frightful that the king that sent Hercules out on the tasks hid in a giant wine storage jar till the sight of it was gone. What a wonderful king that was for sure, definitely, no signs of cowardice there. That was one labor taken care of and eleven more to go for Hercules.
[ Dolly goes to check on how Siffrin is doing with the narration of the classical myth. ]
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[Strangling it... that feels like cheating! Shouldn't hands being used to strangle also count as weapons? But noted - if they ever need a Nemean Lion killed, they should ask someone like... Isa...]
[...]
[Who's the biggest Pokemon around, here? A.B.A, maybe?]
How'd he skin it? Wouldn't a knife just bounce off?
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[ Dolly offers a smile that was warm and gentle as she goes to explain as Siffrin did bring up a very good question given what was told about the lion. ]
That's the fun part, Hercules did try to skin it the traditional way with a knife, twice to be met with failure. Third time though, he went to a goddess of knowledge that told Hercules something pretty logical in hindsight, use the Nemean Lion's claw to cut into the pelt.
Sure enough, that did the trick and that was how Hercules gained the Nemean Lion's pelt to wear throughout the other labors.
[ Dolly goes to wait and see what Siffrin thinks of that solution that was used in the story. It really was part of the myth wild as it is. ]
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I like that trick more than the strangling. [Feels clever! Makes for a more satisfying story!]
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I do too, it's a pretty clever solution to a pelt that couldn't be pierced by conventional blades. A part of me wished the story had Hercules taking the claw to make a blade with.