fun in the sun! open to all!

[everydayimshovelin]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: Beach Party
WHERE: Prospero Beach
WHEN: Saturday, May 19th all day
RATING: Swimsuits, water fights, sun burns, alcohol--oh my! Will... lock if things get out of hand.

ALSO: We're going to try something a little bit different from normal big event logs as far as organization of threads. I've seen this done with success so we'll try it here! This will be an experiment of sorts. Please comment with ONE THREAD (and only one!) per character to be tagged by others. For your header please write your character's name so people will be able to find and tag you with ease! For example, "Yukiho Hagiwara | Open"; you can check out my posts below as an example! There are three listed areas and please try to contain your characters in these three listed areas in this log. The areas include Prospero Beach's swimmable ocean, Prospero Beach's shore, and the boardwalk. Feel free to let creativity roam free! There are lots to do in any of these locations!

Action or Prose style threading is fine here; no pressure! And don't forget to tag yourself in!

[ Wow.

Enjoying that sizzling heat? The dry, slow-rolling heat that just bakes everything? You thought sitting in a desert was hot. No, this seems hotter. The sun was an oppressive slave driver beating down hot UV lashings onto your poor unprotected backs, the air just sucking the moisture out of everything. So then, is it a relief when suddenly the weather turns for the muggiest? The heat still remains, but it's a gross, damp, icky heat you feel to the bone. The air is so humid and hot you could poke a leak into it with a knife. This disgusting weather goes on for days--until finally on Saturday, there's relief! It's still hot, but the humidity and temperature both drop to at least comfortable hot levels. Not to mention it's sunny, pleasantly breezy and not a cloud in the sky.

Time to hit the beach Prospero! ]

PROSPERO BEACH - THE BOARDWALK
Along this quaint boardwalk are a number of food vendors. Come beat the heat with a Popscicle! Grab some funnel cake! Are those hot dogs being grilled over there? Maybe you'd like some fish and chips! Of course food isn't the only thing that's making its way around the boardwalk; there are performers and peddlers out there to earn a buck as well! Watch out--did someone just ride on by on a bike?

PROSPERO BEACH - THE SHORE
It's clean, pristine sand as far as the eye can see! Thanks to the efforts of the sun and the city it's warm and for the most part litter free! Come for a game of beach volleyball! Build some sand castles! Go for a beach jog! Maybe you're turned off from Boardwalk food so you brought your own grill for a picnic! Or lay down, soak up the sun and take a nap!

PROSPERO BEACH - THE OCEAN
The ocean is refreshingly cold but all the inviting, considering how yucky-hot it's been! The swimmable area on the beach is noted by marked buoys to keep aquatic vehicles out and swimmers in. But outside? Anything goes! There's a dude up the beach renting out innertubes, floatation devices, boogie boards--even row boats, canoes, paddle boats! If you have the money you can spring for such frivolous expenses like a jet ski! Or maybe you have a bud who owns a yacht?

Comments

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[puppet_show]

Not a fan of the news, I see.

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[truthsnomiracle]

I'm merely not fond of what the news had become by the time I was born.

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[puppet_show]

You've done a lot of research on it, then?

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[truthsnomiracle]

I've probably done far less research than you, given your apparent interest in the field, but I am aware of how the loosening of laws governing the news allowed its nature to change.

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[puppet_show]

That, and the various takeovers by people who don't necessarily care for objectivity in the news because of it.

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[truthsnomiracle]

Indeed. Even reporters have become more interested in pursuing attention and glory than the truth.

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[puppet_show]

It's inevitable, I think. People have opinions, so of course any story will get skewed - some are just more dedicated to pursuing objectivity than others.

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[truthsnomiracle]

It sounds as though the world of news could stand to learn something from the world of law.

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[puppet_show]

It might just, as long as the law isn't subject to more of the same.

[Although her experience with that is very definitely related to one absurdly powerful and whimsical man, so...]

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[truthsnomiracle]

The entire court process centers on challenging assumptions and overcoming bias. It... isn't perfect, and is most certainly slow compared to what a reporter is used to. However, even so much as having two reporters independently pursue the same story and a third party write the final article while attempting to reconcile their differences might well be an improvement.

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[puppet_show]

Although that would present its own challenges... The way things are now, most reporters would probably be reluctant to share an inside scoop with others outside of writing their own article on it, you know?

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[truthsnomiracle]

The pursuit of personal glory is one of the greatest obstacles to objectivity.

[Believe him, he knows.]

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[puppet_show]

That, and misuse of power must rank among the highest.

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[truthsnomiracle]

Indeed.