Totally Normal Garden Party and not an escape meeting

[hotpaprika]

[It's Friday afternoon, and the party is almost ready. Jonathan, with the help of others, have arranged a quaint table setting in the garden, adorned with various flower arrangements. The spread of food seems quite impressive if not... somewhat strange with some of the offerings. Floyd brought takoyaki (careful, some of them have hot sauce in them!), Jason brought donuts, Hadoka brought some scrambled eggs, although not enough to feed all 25 citizens, Brett brought finger sandwiches, Joy brought some fancy flatbread, Mille brought fancy little cakes and pastries, The Undertaker brought some bone shaped biscuits, and Adamon brought some mushroom risotto. For drinks, Jonathan brought over several pitchers of lemonade, enough for everyone at the party and then some.

Nandor also brought ice cubes and Misfire brought one (1) lemon.

If anyone is hesitant about coming, Jonathan will gently find them and tell them that the party "really means a lot to him", with added details about the true nature of the party if they are still resistant. There were really only two people he was keeping this a secret from.

Just before five o'clock hits, Jonathan finds himself looking increasingly nervous. Anxiously tapping the table, looking around for anything suspicious, and taking a quick swig from his flask that he got from the pool to calm his nerves. For those who think that this is just a garden party, this might not exactly look like the most normal behavior ever.

It's a few minutes past five and, once Jonathan does one last look around to make sure everyone is here, he gently taps his glass of lemonade with a spoon and stands up, clearing his throat.]

Thank you all for coming to the party! I have told this to a few of us, but I was not entirely honest when I wrote the invitation. While, yes, part of my motivation is to grow more familiar with the rest of the citizens here, my true purpose is much more vital. I organized this meeting so we can discuss how to escape from this prison the Mayor has placed us in, and I intend to do so before any casualties occur.

I do not want to burden everyone with the details of my life, but I had been held captive before, and I know the horrors of letting my captor know of my escape plans, and that is why I had to be secretive about this. I do not want our opportunities for escape to close because we let it slip that we're trying to leave, and I ask everyone to be similarly secretive about this.

But, on the bright side, we have the numbers I didn't have back at the Castle, and I am confident with our combined efforts we can overthrow the Mayor and get back to our homes before too long!

[And with that, Jonathan sits back down in order to begin the meeting in earnest!]

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Comments

[allatonce]

Was yours a man or a woman? There seems to be at least two different people on these tapes, which makes it seem like maybe it was a thing people did.

[howveryglib]

It was a man in mine. …I suppose it may be easier to record your thoughts while working instead of journaling the usual way.

[allatonce]

See, but that's the thing: the point of a diary is reflecting on what's going on. It defeats the purpose if you're doing it while it's happening or, like, immediately after. That's why social media sucks.

[howveryglib]

…I suppose you are not incorrect. Perhaps more charitably, they are required to give status updates, but they seem more private than something like that would warrant… so it may just be superfluous rambling.

[allatonce]

Yeah, this feels like someone's Facebook updates. Or a voice message I sent to my friend because I'm busy with my hands and can't text.

[howveryglib]

…

I will take your word for it.

[the fuck is a facebook]

[inaclearing]

I find recording your thoughts in the moment helpful if you intend to go back and reflect on them later. Even if it's only to...write another entry, or something like that.

[He means for journalism reasons or therapy reasons but neither of these probably super apply.]

My guy didn't exactly sound like he was planning on that, though.

[allatonce]

Yeah, it's different if you plan on doing something with it but to just, like... record tweets? That's what these feel like. A worse, even more mundane version of Twitter.

[Which, frankly? Horrifying.]

[inaclearing]

Huh. Yikes.

[Yeah, he’s with you.]