#astoriaevent6

[choileon]

location: in front gemini art gallery

when: harvest moon, oct 2nd

status: open | @astoriastarter​

           — Leon gazed up at the sky. Sitting on the curb, across from the gallery, he was leaning back onto one hand as his eyes looked up to the skies, in search for something. Despite the reservation of the tickets, there was only so many people at the same time the warlock could take, hence why he was taking a break from it in order to handle his anxiety with the help of his vape pen. Sometimes, it bothered him just how crippling it could be... how powerless he felt. It didn’t help he was had just come out of a depressive week, that had cut his study hours short as well as his stamina. Sitting back up, he unbuttoned a second button of his shirt and took another drag. Through the smoke, he noticed a familiar face approaching him.

“Hey... you’re taking a break from there, too?”

[mateo-tellezmarin]

location: patio of the art gallery availability: open | @astoriastarter​

Mateo let out a content sigh, the cup of whiskey in his hand more of a prop than anything else as he leaned up against a tree while the noise from inside the building spilled out into the night. He had personally been enjoying the evening so far; he’d always had an interest in art, but hadn’t been able to partake himself up until he had been turned. It turned out that not working 12 hour shifts meant more time to invest in hobbies he hadn’t been able to before. Who would have thought? The sound of footsteps approaching didn’t make him turn his head, but it did prompt him to speak. “Come to appreciate the moon, too?” 

[topher-romijn]

Location: exhibition patio @astoriastarter

Topher had no idea how to behave at an art gallery. They usually never drank anything, no alcohol, very little caffeine, certainly not too many sugary drinks. But now glasses of pink and orange stuff were presented to them and they had eagerly accepted the free drinks, followed by stuffing their mouth with the free food. Afraid someone would call to light that Topher looked more like a homeless person than a guest, they had stuffed the deep pockets of their jacket as well and ran off to the patio, sitting down near the edge on a chair. 

They were certain that the drinks had contained alcohol, because they felt a little dizzy. They were staring at their feet and taking out one little piece of toast at the time, pushing it into their mouth as they took a moment to savour the taste. They weren’t even sure they were eating vegetarian anymore, they just... ate. A cheeseball that was still slightly warm appeared from their pocket, but in their now slightly shaking hands it eluded their mouth and fell on their lap, bouncing off to hit the floor. The looked up with wide eyes at whomever happened to be standing near the cheeseball. “I was going to give that back,” they said, which was a sentence they hadn’t even thought about, it just came out of nowhere. 

[deanbailleres]

event: harvest moon location: the back exit of the exhibition @astoriastarter​

A feeling of distress churned in the pit of Dean’s stomach. Eyes bounced around the lobby of the exhibition as though he’d been scoping for a threat. The thing that was different, though, was that he didn’t know who the threat was. Or if there was one. Sipping his glass of scotch, he rounded the high circular table he’d been leaning on for the past ten minutes, quietly excusing himself. Inching towards a skittish individual who seemed to slither past nooks and crannies like it was nothing, he found himself in a light jog as he stepped outside. Unclenching his fists, he inhaled sharply, cold air enveloping his throat. “Going insane,” Dean muttered under his breath. He could’ve sworn… Turning on the balls of his feet, he looked up at the base of the stairs to a bystander. “Happen to see some creep run outta here, by any chance?”

[oldatlas]

@ scout

when: blackout, people screaming

[all texts arrive within ten seconds, Scouts notifications barely having time between them]

Atlas: Where are you?

Atlas: Are you safe?

Atlas: God dmn it answer your phone

Atlas: Are your human fingers too slow

Atlas: You're human you can break dont move in the dark

Atlas: I'll come find you if you dont answer me woman

Atlas: Scout Cheunguang Ainsley-Tursun, answer me

Atlas: I swear all I can hear is racing hearts if one of them isn't yours we're gonna have a problem

[sahidchettair]

Location: Exhibition  @bashianofonte​

There were moments that Sahid felt almost glad for the constant silence. For one if the crowd around them had a lot to say, and they weren’t too interested in listening. They enjoyed art, modern art more than the classics, and mostly because they could read their own story in it. They could pretend they knew what the creator had in mind. It was an exercise they had done with the kids at school a few times, in the few months they had been a teacher. It was a fun exercise. it was even funnier now that Sahid was telling these stories to random bystanders, and they nodded at them as if they truly thought he had any idea what the art work was about. The more they spoke and studied, the more they started to notice things about the works themselves. 

One of those details fell in place when a handsome man passed them, clearly looking like someone they had seen in one of the paintings. They hurried after the individual, trying to set themselves in his line of walking in order to not seem too desperate. Once the handsome stranger almost passed them, Sahid tapped him on the shoulder. “I think I have seen you before,” they said, smugly. “Are you by any chance a model?” 

[jameshorton]

set: october 2nd, 2020 location: gemini art gallery availability: closed | @elizabethzhu​

"I’ve just noticed that not only I grew old, but that Maya also is growing, you know that age when having a crush happens quite often?” James started while he approached Liz. “She met a couple of her friends here and a boy stuttered from the moment he saw me until I left, and everyone else started to laugh. Do I look intimidating? Because I’m the dorkiest person I’ve ever met.” He chuckled, grabbing a drink when one of the waiters passed by them. “You know I had to play that part, right? As the serious dad. It was just entertaining... specially knowing we can actually enjoy a night like this and just have fun.” Without worrying about the full moon, about heads on top of his car. “Are you enjoying your night?”

[bashianofonte]

when: october 2nd where: gemini art gallery who: @zakary-prashad​

He had been content to wander for most of the night, aimless but driven to move through the art pieces as he avoided the ones that looked too similar for his liking. Who he had been back then was not the same as he was now, feeling it more so than ever before as he moved through the crowd with ease to adjust his footing so that no one stepped in the wrong place and knocked into each other. But as he moved backwards, away from one of the more crowded rooms to a quieter one, there was a lone heartbeat that stood out among the rest. He remembered the scent from the last full moon. It was a face that he hadn’t recollected seeing before that night but hadn’t been able to shake either as he moved closer towards where they now stood. “You smell different.” His voice was low, carefully so in case the other was fearful of the struggle they’d faced back at the brewery. “But you look alive.”