Spring Garden Day(s)!

[wewillwewill]

Prior to April 1st/next platform day, Elidibus will be aiming to gather a collective of people to turn the rock garden car once more into a seasonal display. Provided nothing about the mission conclusion changes things that is! While not yet discussed with mods, will be requesting this to last about two to three IC days.

Update! Has been approved by mods along with having it run multiple days.

Update II An overview and a list of ideas presented.
The basic groundwork will provided; earth to plant/grow things in, protections to make sure the regular features of the rock garden that aren't converted for the setting will be preserved (memorials, existing crafts and cards, etc) regardless of the 'weather', a pseudo climate and seeds for the desired flowers/grass/trees/bamboo(also a grass iirc?)/etc. Ideas and activities, both pre garden days, during and even post so far offered are listed below. Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

Flower pots- People who have personal flowers bringing them for display. Or harvesting some of the flowers to place into pots (if available) for a memory if people like.

Spring Decorations (arts and crafts)

Potpurri/extracts

collecting petals and drying them/making extracts/etc after the three day Spring Day is at an end (or doing it!)

Netting/mesh around the carriage for many of the decorations, etc.

Holographic Displays, possibly to make the garden seem more 'extended' beyond the walls. Or for other things!

Blankets, pillows, picnic atmosphere and food.

A selection of books on a covered table so people don't have to go to the library.

Growing fruit trees (cherry, peach, plum, oranges for example) and maintaining their grow so they go from flowering blossoms to pickable fruit to harvest on the final day. (probably modest amounts given size of car/etc but probably enough that everyone can have a bit of something!)

growing flowers, especially spring-themed ones (daffodils, primrose, tulips, etc)

Garden arrangement/flow/zen! (Suggested by Sanzo with willingness to teach about it!)

Roland is willing to sort of head/suggest/ICly implement egg painting and possible egg hunt, easter style.

The possibility of chocolates and candies being ordered/baked/etc.

Roland's higgledies will be helping to maintain the grounds, etc (so that things like over-traffic don't turn things to mud/etc, maybe collecting fallen petals for later drying/extract?) May or may not be seen.

Supplies for sketching or painting while in the spring garden will probably be brought in.

Music! Either someone bringing instruments from the music carriage and doing impromptu stuff or playing music on devices!

If I've missed something in this list, it's probably my bad memory or I missed it. Please let me know!

Snow Day Garden was something I assembled in haste in a couple days before the Platform Day. This time Elidibus will have more IC time to preplan and I also want to include more people who might be interested, particularly some of our plant ability/nature/weather themed folk!

Edit! Just to be clear, anyone's welcome to participate, not just plant ability/nature/etc themed folk! Sorry if I didn't make that clear earlier! See: Tidus's ideas for folk with nonmagical contributions! There will also be a pre-planning IC log going up post mission if anyone wants to scene something about the preparations.

Because he is still recovering from events during his trip home, he will be doing a more supervisory/assembly role this time. But he will approach the people he knows that can help him set this up and can learn of/network/connect with others ICly.

The theme will be Spring. I have loose notions of fusion of cherry blossoms, picnic spots, fresh new grass, daffodils, tulips, and primrose. A weather 'climate' of 'sun and light breezes' with a hint of rain as if it recently rained or is going to soon (though don't look up at the 'sky' too long, it only diminishes the presence of the kaledioscope of voidspace and its built-in rainbow, not completely covers it.

Also any ideas would be fantastic!

Please reply below if you're interested, what you could contribute, any ideas you have for the theme. Even if you can't participate ICly in the setup, feel free to add ideas of what you'd like to see!

Comments

[blitzcheer]

For the non-magical folks, ideas:

Anyone who has flower pots, lending out their flowers to make it brighter.

Making Spring decorations! This can get the more artsy people involved. Also if it isn't ready by platform, taking part in adding to the decorations can be an open prompt!

If Elidibus has the strength for it, Tidus would recommend they get some netting/mesh that can cover the top of the carriage, and the decorations can be hanged from it that way. Not all of the void roof has to be covered (the centre can be left open), but it would make it more fun.

Seto Kaiba has always been a good source for holographic displays, and might be able to whip up a few fake cherry blossoms trees if asked.

Kumoko/Spider did make a bunch of pillows for when the kids had an arts day in the rock garden, so those can be brought out to sit on, along with blankets. Afaik the rock garden doesn't naturally have grass.

Pot-pourris or something that holds scent to give the smell of Spring. Edit: ohh if any extra flowers are made for this Spring display too, making the flowers into pot pourri once they start wilting.

[wewillwewill]

These are very excellent ideas! I mentioned this on the side but figured for others I'd also put it here.

Elidibus (and Emet-Selch) can shape things with creation magic to make grass/landscape/etc so it can totally be considered that there will be a 'canvas' so to speak, for others to build on. Including grass (to touch).

But having other people contribute (nonmagical) stuff from their own abilities/crafting skills/etc is fantastic! Also noting the comment about a covered table for books to read on Spring Day that you mentioned off to the side here so I remember about it.

People who might read this:

Other ideas are people making 'picnic food', crafted decorations, maybe an 'egg painting/hunting' for those who might have Easter-like traditions; all are welcome ideas! There'll be an IC log prior to platform and unlike the Snow Day version, this will be publicly announced as 'a thing for Platform Day' beforehand so if anyone wants to use points to order supplies, that'll be an option!