altimit | Open | The Epicurians Present: The 1st of September Beach Bash!

Who ► Leo & Anyone that wishes to join!
What ► BEACH PARTY!!
When ► September 1st
Where ► Δ Haggard Traveler's Reprieve
Content Warnings ► People will be drunk. Will add to if needed

[The time has come... for fun! Δ Haggard Traveler's Reprieve has been decorated with all the niceties that a beach party requires - docks for fishing, large umbrellas to hide from the sun, several tables with sets of chairs for sitting and conversing, and the most obvious addition: a massive roaring bonfire with a big cooking mesh over the top of it for barbecue cookin'!

Leo's wearing a fishing hat and aviators alongside his trademark loincloth-and-nothing-else getup for maximum dissonance. From his position on the other side of the bonfire, he waves a hand at those arriving.]

Welcome to the Beach Bash! Snacks and drinks are on the tables, bottles of sunscreen and crafting tables are under the umbrellas, and complementary fishing gear are at the docks for your convenience. Have fun, friends~

[Emperor Grunty is also here, should you wish to annoy him! He's currently laying in the sand with a reflector. What? Grunties need their sun too!]

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[ Not just Sinclair......... Poor Michel's secondhand embarrassment. And he didn't even get to see Sinclair's reaction to that because he was too busy dying inside. ]

...In the future, I'll think before I speak.

Great idea!

[ Just as planned... or something. Oria didn't plan that and honestly, it's just very funny. ]

But are you saying that you usually don't?

Apparently, sometimes my mouth gets the better of me.

[ He usually does! He swears! These kinds of shenanigans only seem to happen to him around Oria. ]

[ nyoro~n... ]

That just means your words are au naturale. No filter. Just your raw feelings and words.

[ He's giving Oria a look like he just suggested Michel recreationally kicks grunties. ]

...No. It's definitely not that.

[ Feelings???? ]

[ It's called emoting? You try that next time, Michel. ]

You sure? Not even a drop of charisma?

[ Thanks, he's choosing death instead. ]

... ... ...Much less than a drop of that.

You think you have absolutely no charisma?? I think you have some.

[ He doesn't want to be proven wrong. ]

...It's a dump stat in most games regardless. [ Just don't ask what he traded it for?? ] How did we end up talking about this?

[ A dump stat? Hello??? Oria seems so offended by that remark that Michel's question goes over his head. ]

Charisma is important! And it's something you can definitely learn!

You can learn most things, but why would you?

[ In the general "you." He blinks at Oria. Maybe he can see why a business type would want it. ]

So that people can take you seriously no matter what you look like.

[ This isn't a jab at Michel. Promise.

Oria is labeled as a child in the business world, so he had to make up for his "shortcomings". ]

[ If it were anyone but Oria, he'd probably bristle for that. But Oria just gets a slightly ironic lift of an eyebrow. ]

I don't have any expectations of that. But I can understand where you might have a use for it.

You know, this includes outlandish things too. If you want to get a message across but it sounds crazy, enough charisma will have them believing in you.

[ ... ]

I guess it's also a matter of credibility.

What it ultimately comes down to is that people believe what they want to, and disbelieve what they don't. Isn't charisma just convincing them that they want to?

[ Credibility as a factor... maybe. ]

Yeah!

[ There's no shame in admitting that for Oria. Sorry if you expected something else, Michel. ]

The art of persuasion.

[ No, it's great that they're on the same page. Michel even looks a little pleased by this. ]

So in other words... all I would have to do is convince you, and let you use your charisma on others.

Good luck trying to convince me to do that!

[ Oria can't help but to feel that there's a punchline still hidden in here somewhere... ]

I can fish out the intent before it even happens!

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But you'd listen to me if I were right.

[ ...Maybe. On the other hand, Oria seems like he'd be stubborn just to be stubborn. ]

If I thought you were right.

[ Correction.

But Michel is also absolutely correct. ]

That's even less stringent.

[ The possibility that Oria would think he's wrong when he's not: apparently not on the table. ]

[ Hehehe. He'll let this go over and holds out another rib. HOW MANY DOES HE HAVE-- ]

Here. Enjoy some 0 calorie feasting.

Isn't that doubly pointless?

[ It's not even sustenance... Michel accepts this latest offering with less enthusiasm but some lingering determination. ]

...Thank you.

[ He wasn't completely raised by wolves, though. ]

People don't overeat for sustenance.

[ Just saying. ]

Enjoy yourself a little out here!

Not all of us want to beta test our food capacities.

[ A grumble as he works on this rib. Enjoy himself, hm? He stretches and gets to his feet. ]

Perhaps I will.

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