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[totemper]

#TOTEMPER ╱ dependent multimuse for palmviewfm ( written by z. they/them. twenty8. cst. )

carter_dench.docx ranji_shah.docx louis_toissant.docx

[sunshinesfm]

hadley nodded her head in understanding. luckily, due to the event she had off from work since she worked at the bakery a good majority of her time. " i think this party is a good thing.. i've been looking for an excuse to find something to do and now... ? here i am ! " she laughed a bit with a shrug of her shoulders. " it can always wait just a day at least, am i right ? "

[totemper]

"universe must have worked in your favor." he tries not to cringe at himself, even as the words come out of his mouth. "um, well. maybe. but i don't know that my students would be so thrilled about waiting for their grades that long."

[sunshinesfm]

" annoy away, you say ? " alyssa would respond teasingly. " you won't ever have to ask me twice. " the blonde would nod her head in carter's direction, a smile tugging on the corners of her lips now. " well, yeah ! it's always nice to see a familiar face. i think you're also one of the only people i can trust around here. besides for maybe like.. one or two of my other friends. " in all honesty ? alyssa seemingly had to be careful on who she had let into her life these days. " you haven't missed anything interesting on my end. but if you mean at the party ? nothing that i know of. i could use some drama.. as long as it's not my drama. definitely don't need anymore of that coming my way ! it better stay far away from me, that's all i'm saying. "

[totemper]

carter grins with the rhyme. then uses his free hand to put a hand against his chest. "me? i'm incredibly touched." he hopes she knows he feels the same; that's the only reason he doesn't say it back. "i think i've only skimmed the surface of all the drama that might be going on, but i would also like it to stay away from me." he raises his drink. "let's cheers to that."

[xiocuervos]

"hey, it's your keychain, man. i don't think they're gonna spend spies after you, to make sure you're using it a certain way." xio chuckles softly, before thinking it over, trying to come up with another way louis could use the accessory. "...maybe on a belt loop? just make sure it's not too heavy, or your pants might fall down."

[totemper]

"the times we're living in? you never know." but, yes, perhaps he was taking it a little bit too seriously. he considers with a tilt of his head. "could be classy. you might be onto something."

[golddvstfm]

open starter! (@palmviewstarters) location: on the beach at the party

"i think i'm gonna live here forever," stella mumbled, her legs buried under a sufficient layer of sand as she let her hair fall back against the towel she'd positioned under her head. her eyes were closed, and the gentle smile on her face proved that she was at her most relaxed state, and that time had become all but irrelevant the moment she hit the sand. she opened one eye, grinning up at the other person, then down towards her legs. "i'm like a little crab in the sand."

[totemper]

"you know the life cycle of a crab often ends at a seafood boil," louis says. he'd been walking up an down the beach, enjoying a little bit of sun himself. "delicious for me. maybe not so much for you."

[golddvstfm]

open starter! (@palmviewstarters) location: the bar at the beach party

natalia's nose wrinkled at her first sip of whatever fruity monstrosity was placed in front of her, and she'd hardly had a chance to argue with with the person behind the bar before they walked away (how hard was it to make a good drink? did these bartenders have no training?). she let out a huff, straightened her shoulders, and pushed the cup six inches further away from her, glaring at the back of the bartender's head. when she turned again, she felt the eyes of the person next to her, and let out a groan.

"don't look at me like that. it's not my fault he sucks at his job. like, god, learn how to make a good drink before you become a bartender." tough words for someone who'd never worked a food service job before!

[totemper]

well, if he was being honest, he couldn't blame her for her reaction. carter had watched every step of the drink being made, and saw mistakes at every single one of them. (and, to be honest, he could have helped the bartender out a little, but that would have ruined the fun of watching natalia's reaction.)

"come on," carter laughs, "maybe it's his first day. or maybe you're so pretty you made him nervous."

[esquivels]

who: open / @palmviewstarters

location: near the sundae bar ice cream truck.

“He won’t bite you.” Arturo assures with a point as Hubert, his orange Maine Coon, leashed and enjoying the warm sunshine, stretches out next to another sitting in the sand of the beach. He clicks his tongue, getting the cat’s attention long enough to place a small cup of whipped cream in the sand between his knees as he sits in their usual spot. “Might kick sand at you though. Sorry in advance.”

[totemper]

ranji raises his eyebrows. "he's... really well trained." he's seen this before in internet videos and posts, but in real life it's still a bit jarring, even if cat seems largely indifferent. "oh, it's fine. i figure, you know, it's kind of my fault for trying to hang out in his giant litterbox."

[realscars]

unfortunately  for  anybody  else  in  the  room,  sage  can  talk  to  paint  while  it's  drying.  it's  just  a  masterclass  of  yapping  upon  yapping  and  making  things  up  as  he  goes.  and,  really,  he  can't  take  a  hint  until  it  slapped  him  clean  across  the  face  —  so.  “are  you  going  out  any  further?  someone  said  the  food  trucks  were  pretty  good,  but  i  haven't  gotten  that  far  yet.  pacing  self  and  discipline  and  whatever  the  fuck  all  them  tiktok  gurus  say  these  days.” 

[totemper]

honestly, there is little carter likes more than a cold beer and the beach. some people may call that alcoholism, but he thinks it's more just the influence of his job. carter laughs. "i don't think depriving yourself of sustenance should count as self discipline."

[realscars]

so,  like,  the  thing  is,  sage  isn't  known  for  being  someone  who  doesn't  work  a  room  —  he's  all  show,  no  intermission,  so  when  he  sits  down,  he  immediately  looks  over  next  to  him.  “thanks,”  sits  in  the  chair  and  hopes  to  god  holly  does  not  see  him.  “y'havin'  fun?  pretty  good  turnout.”

[totemper]

"i haven't been here for too long, but so far, yeah." even if it was just absorbing the feelings in the atmosphere. carter never liked to pride himself on nor declare his extroversion, but it always made itself evident. "pretty packed," he agrees. "makes it feel homey, though."

[sunshinesfm]

" since you are a good friend of mine ? i'm going to take that seat right next to you just to annoy you now.. " alyssa would reply, a playful yet sarcastic tone of voice was evident. " hope you're prepared. " she set her sunglasses ontop of her head while listening to the sound of the distant music that was all around them " glad you finally made it. i was wondering if you were going to show up today ! "

[totemper]

"please, annoy away." carter crosses his arms, leans back, grateful for the ease of conversation. "aw," he says. "were you waiting on me? no one else is as good of company, i know." mostly, he'd figured, this would be a great way to make use of his day off. "did i miss anything interesting?"

[xiocuervos]

"...that actually makes a lot of sense." xio's mind is briefly sent back to elementary school, and the various keychain accessories they used to hang off their backpack, as a wave of nostalgia rushes over. "now i hope you're right. my keys feel boring now, i think they could use some sprucing up."

[totemper]

"i'd make something for decoration, maybe," louis says. he likes his keys simple, silent, not unsightly to put in his pockets. "i hate when my keys jangle all over, you know?"

[totemper]

open event starter

carter lounged near the bar with a beer in his hand, feet resting on the chair next to him. he sat up straighter at the movement in the corner of his eye. "oops, my bad. you can sit there if you need to."

[h0tblood]

where: sunset villa beach party

with: anyone @palmviewstarters

“  do  you  mind?  ”  she  pushes  her  sunglasses  down  the  bridge  of  her  nose,  staring  down  the  other  with  a  withering  gaze.  christine  did  not  come  to  the  beach  party  to  mingle.  no,  she  was  here  to  relax  on  her  own,  and  that  was  that.  “  you're  blocking  my  sun.  ”

[totemper]

ranji looks upwards to the sky before taking a few steps back and out of the way. "sorry," he exhales, an awkward laugh that he hopes might thaw the space between them. "are you, uh, here for the party?"

[fromthestarsx]

open starter: @palmviewstarters

where: beach party

"I don't know what they do to these raspberry cream cheese Danishes to make them so delicious, but I am addicted!" Laken exclaimed before taking a bite of her second danish. "The bakers at Sunshine Bakery are wizards or something."

[totemper]

"yeah, they absolutely are." ranji had been frequenting the bakery since he'd moved here, and they never let him down. "they've given me a bit of a sweets problem, to be honest."

[xiocuervos]

who: xio & tbd (your choice!) @totemper where: sunset villa beach party

"do you think the crafts are just for kids, or...?" xio wasn't even entirely sure if she was a craft person, but, hey, maybe now was the time to find out. "what are they even making over there, anyway?"

[totemper]

"hope not," louis said, stretching up on his toes to get a better look. "maybe keychains, or something. that feels like it's for all ages, right?"

[sunshinesfm]

" everyone always seems to be able to travel quickly with the news around palmview. " she was sure that the flyer had went around quickly when the announcement of the party had dropped about the beach party. especially since it was seemingly an event that the town had often. " you just came for the snacks, huh ? i can't even lie. apart of me did too ! but mostly for the music.. and the ice cream and all the other cute things. but … we could so get some food first before checking everything else out ! "

[totemper]

ranji could appreciate it, in a way. at least he always felt like he was in the loop, even if it wasn't always by choice. "yeah, uh, big snack guy." he laughed. "plus, i still have some work to do that i put off for a while, so i can't do too much."

[sunshinesfm]

" how could you not, right ? that sundae bar has been calling my name ever since i had got here. " she liked being down by the beach, always have. but the one thing she also loved having by the beach when it was a hot summer day ? her ice cream. " oh, that makes two of us ! if it's not one of the good ones, then i probably won't sit around to watch. but there's still plenty of other things to be able to keep us occupied while we're here, i'm sure ! "

[totemper]

"almonds and caramel sauce on vanilla ice cream is basically perfection. if i do nothing else then i think coming down here would be worth it for that." relaxing at a movie seemed like the least amount of effort, but if he had to find something else to do in the meantime, he guessed that he could. "could always check out the live music, too."