[ There's the sound of movement and a fancy voice (aka Ignis) talking with someone about food. But he's obviously at a bit of a distance from the crystal. When a voice speaks, it's way less fancy. It's Tessa. ]

Heeeey, Tessa here. And Ignis. So I'll bet the Tourney got us all pumped and ready for more sports, right? [ Tessa sounds pretty energetic right now, as if she's had a few coffees, or is just really, really pumped to bring this idea into being. ] Well, I hope so, because I've got a sport from home I'd love to introduce here. It's called football.

[ A pause. ]

American football, before any of you Rifters think I mean soccer. Anyway, football is super cool. You have two teams face off trying to throw or carry a ball towards a goal. They get four attempts to make it at least 10 yards, and if they don't, they have to kick the ball away to the other team so they can try to do the same. There's tackling involved, but I figure if we get a real diverse group together, we should do flag football rules. That's where you wear a sash tucked into your pants, and if the opposing team grabs it and pulls it off, it counts as a tackle. Anyway, there's a ton of rules to explain, but I wanna see if there's genuine interest first. [ From behind her, Ignis adds in that they still need to find someone to construct these footballs too. ] Right, we have to do that. And if any other Rifters wanna help me explain the rules if you know them? Like I'd watch every season on tv, but I'll bet I'll forget stuff.

[ Now she takes a second to gather her thoughts, and Ignis takes the opportunity to lightly say: And tomorrow? His tone is teasing, but he's reminding her to stay on track with what else she wanted to say. ]

Right. Speaking of Rifters, I was wondering if we all shouldn't meet up. Casually. Not as anything political, but because we all share one thing in common and we're all so diverse. I think we could learn a lot from each other, and nobody knows what we face in getting settled here like people who've been through it before. Like if we want to integrate into this world, it'd be nice to know people it's okay to turn to and ask questions. And I get it: we're all so different and some of us are loudmouths, or jerks, and you don't wanna associate with them. That's fine. I can't force anybody to turn up. But if you do, then let's meet up and all hang out. How's tomorrow night sound, in the main courtyard? [ That way anyone can see they're literally just hanging out, not making evil demon plans to overthrow the Inquisition. ] Ignis and I are working on the food situation now, so there'll be stuff to eat. It'll be sorta like a party where we all mingle; not some weird group meeting where we all sit in a circle and talk one at a time.

[ Ignis's voice carries over one last time: Not to disparage sitting around in a circle, but let's skip the formalities for now. There'll be plenty of time for that later. ]

Heh, yeah. This is just hanging out and getting to know each other. Anyway, let us know what you think!


[ ooc: a mingle log will go up tomorrow for just this thing! ]