un: spinjockey;

[fauxbot]

[As the video starts up, it’s with Chipp’s big, stupid, smiling screen right in front of the camera, slightly out of focus -]

Hey y’all! Got some important news for everyone.

[- Only for the camera to pull away like it’s being held by something else, floating at Chipp’s eye level and puttering away.
Anyone who’s met his Pokemon would know it’s DJ, probably with the phone strapped onto its engine filter somehow...]

First -
Got my death day comin’ up! Third o’ September. And per tradition, I’m invitin’ everyone.
You’re all invited, every last one of ya - even if you hate me, you’re invited, too!

But! Here’s the kicker.

If you come, you gotta bring a soup ingredient. Don’t matter what it is - just gotta be somethin’ that’d be good in a soup!
Death day tradition. You set up a big ol’ cauldron, make the broth yourself, and everyone adds something to it.
Just so everyone got an idea of what to bring... it’s gonna be a veggie broth with a kick.
So pick somethin’ good for that!

... Another tradition: if ya fuck up my soup, I get to retaliate. And since none o’ you have death days like mine, that means I get to be annoying at your birthday party. Them’s the rules!

Aaaanyway -

[The camera pulls back even further, now, showing off... some sort of gleaming building heavily decorated with metal and glass behind him. There are overhangs over every door and window with all of them holding tons of suncatchers, making the whole thing glitter in the sun.]

I’ll be holdin’ it over here! Got my shop open, finally - the Junk Chapel’s open ‘n ready for business!
Got a big open lot for storin’ junk, so keep bringin’ me your trash, but you can leave it here instead! Inside the buildin’ is art ‘n tech that I’m sellin’...
And I’m takin’ art from other artists to sell for’em, if any of y’all are interested! Any art’s game. Paintin’s, sculptures, illustrations, jewelry, whatever.
I’ll set up a post on my social media junk for folks to apply; ‘til then, you can just come in and ask ‘bout it!

Awright, ‘s all I got for ya. Wear somethin’ outdoorsy for the party; it gets hot in Solarpeak!

Oh -
And, Reiner, Miss Stelle... you two hit me up when ya can, okay? Got stuff for ya both.

[ooc: The Junk Chapel’s info post!

AND for the party: send in your character’s soup ingredients over here!!
This way I can write up what’s going on with that ahead of time and torture everyone with not knowing the results. Try and keep the ingredients secret until then!]

Comments

un: 🐉, video

[kerontribution]

A veggie broth? ...So Oryou can't bring frogs?

[She's not going to purposefully ruin a vegetarian dish!]

[fauxbot]

Naw, bring your frogs. Veggie broth's just 'cause it tastes good with most shit; you can bring whatever the hell you want!

Just don't bring no poison frogs, ouais? I'd like it to be edible, at least... y'know how it is.

video; un: RUDEBUSTER

[ultimateheal]

So like... free soup? Is what I'm hearing.

[Hmm.]

No catch?

[fauxbot]

Yup, you hearin' it right. Free soup!

One catch. I can't control what folks put in it. Only requirement is that it ain't somethin' poisonous, and ain't somethin' inedible.
That's the tradition!

[A pause, thoughtfully -]

... I'll make other foods, though. In case the soup ends up nasty. It might - who knows?

UN:FKBarghest, video

[houndofmanchester]

Would you like a sous-chef? I'd be more than willing to help with the other refreshments in addition to my own contribution.

[fauxbot]

Sure, if you wanna! I know you got the chops for it, 'n I could prolly use the help - wouldn't be the smartest idea, makin' the death-day-boy cook everything for his own party... even if I'd be the one makin' me do it. Heh.

Video; un: @)-,--

[ashenrose]

I dunno what kinda thing goes well in a soup though...

[There were plenty of vegetables to choose from! She'd have to pick some that were colourful.]

But are you gonna have a big gallery?? I wanna visit! I can bring some of my art too if you want to see, so long as you're nice to it.

[fauxbot]

You got a favorite food? You can bring somethin' like that!
Like with me - I really like sausages, so I'd prolly bring sausages for someone else's party!

[Just maybe don't bring a whole dish... he'll take a bunch of veggies, though.]

And hell yeah, I am; whole thing's a gallery! On the inside, anyway. Outside's a junkyard, 'cause I like recyclin' junk for my own art.
Go ahead 'n bring yours over; I got places we can show'em off for everyone to see 'n everything, if you want!

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[landscapegoat]

A death day party? [Asriel seems a little dubious about it but it sounds like this is what this strange TV monster does back home. Who is he to argue?]

That sounds fun. I'll come and try to find some good snails for the soup. My mom made really good snail pie so snails should be good in soup too.

[fauxbot]

Yup! Death day party. Celebrates the day I became a Grim Reaper!
It sounds a li'l scary, but I promise it ain't no big deal; 's a lot like a birthday party, 'scept you don't bring gifts!

[Unless people want to. He's obviously not gonna stop people from bringing him free stuff. This is Chipp, he is nothing if not a hoarder of goodies.]

Snails're great, though; I like'em soaked in butter 'n fried. Escargot, we call it! Just make sure they ain't poisonous, okay?

Video; un: flyer

[snekeyes]

[She'd done enough digging around on the network to know this was Evangeline's boyfriend... Rider knew that she should probably introduce herself sooner or later, right?]

...well, if you would not object, then I may join you at the party for a little while.

Um... but, I suppose introductions are in order first...

[Why was she so bad at this??]

[fauxbot]

No objections to be had... but you right, can't say I seen you before.
Call me Chipp! And you are...?

UN: KingofHell - Video

[dadbeatdad]

Well that sounds marvelous! I will definitely attend. And I am bringing a gift. Even if it may not be customary, I wish to do so.

I will have to think of what to add to the soup. Quite exciting.

[fauxbot]

I mean... I sure as hell ain't gonna say no to gifts. 'Specially from you!
Take your time thinkin' 'bout it, though; you got a couple o' days. 'S why I'm sayin' it now, give everyone time to plan out what they wanna bring!

text un: shadowofdeath

[andiscream]

Death day? Now that's an interesting thing to celebrate, most mortals consider that something to be sad about.

... Also what if we're new and cannot find anything for your soup, should we just not attend?

[Also huh, maybe this is something they can mention to the Lamb. Because technically they have a death day too.]

[fauxbot]

[Swapping to text, just for the Goat!]

naw you can come too
i won't stop you!
but you know
dandelions grow wild right outside the spring flower yard. :)
the leaves are pretty good!

as for if it's sad or not
it don't matter to me much!
i'm not mortal anymore, anyway
since i'm dead and all.

most grim reapers like celebrating their death day
since it's the day we became grim reapers!

video; un: haagentus

[godofdust]

A death day? That sounds like such a fun way to mark the occasion.

[Giggle. Guizhong is quite dead herself, so she finds some amusement in this.]

And I may have some spare tech you might like for your shop. Just what kinds of items were you looking to take?

[fauxbot]

Awh, it is! There a reason we hold these things as a tradition - no one ages, so what's the point o' holdin' birthdays?
But death days, now, that's a lot more fun! The day we became Grim Reapers! 'S worth celebratin', if you ask me.

[And, honestly, if he gets the tradition to start with the other dead folks around Ellipsa, he'd be a happy little camper.]

As for your question - any and all! Don't even have to be tech.
Only things I ain't interested in is paper; that can be sent in for proper recyclin' at a recyclin' center, ouais? But I can work with anything else, so feel free to send me anything you want!

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[roundandaround]

That sounds great, Chipp-san! I'm definitely gonna bring something good!

[Mecchan warbles worriedly at her. She blinks and looks at him.]

Oh, yeah, you're right, donuts won't go well in soup... Then don't worry! I'll think of something else!

[fauxbot]

[Yeeeah, Chipp can't help but let out an amused snort at all of that.]

Merci, Mecchan - rules are I can't say no to any ingredients, so you mighta just saved the whole soup!
I'm sure y'all will bring somethin' good, though. You a creative one, Miss Rinku; you'll think o' somethin'!

[sonic_wachowski]

Oh, the choice between sentimental and just more furniture~

[fauxbot]

if you buy me furniture as a gift i'm putting it on the lawn.

audio; un: russell

[guilt_trip]

[Russell doesn’t especially like being on camera and wasn’t super fond of talking. That he bothered with voice at all was because he recognized the man in the video - this was the strange individual who looked like someone from the Dream who had offered to keep him company and provide warmth during the frozen heart sickness.

When he speaks, his voice is as flat as ever:]

…You celebrate the day you died?

[Well, he did say he was a grim reaper, so maybe that’s a … cultural thing?]

[fauxbot]

Sure do! 'S a lot more meaningful than a birthday for Grim Reapers like me -
We don't age, so what's the point o' celebratin' it, right?

But the days any of us died is the day we became Grim Reapers in the first place. So it's kinda like an anniversary!

[Which means, yes - it's a cultural thing! Maybe it's a weird one, but hell; all Grim Reapers are pretty weird.]

video, un: rectified

[ghostfromthemachine]

Oooh. If it's a party, I'm guessing I should be offering congratulations, rather than condolences?

beeeelatedly

[fauxbot]

Yup, 's what that means! It's the anniversary of the day I became a Grim Reaper - everyone celebrates their death day back home!

Big deal for us, for sure. Lots of us love bein' what we are, so why wouldn't we celebrate it?