[OPEN] Horror Across Cultures

[bloodonthestones]

WHO: OPEN
WHERE: Nonah Museum of Modern Art
WHEN: From November 1st to November 16th.
WHAT: An open mingle log for a special exhibit consisting of masks from cultures across the world.
WARNINGS: None, will add if necessary.

[A hall at the Nonah Museum of Modern has been dedicated to an exhibit of masks from various cultures. There are dozens of them, hung on the walls and arranged in no particular order, each with a small placard indicating the culture of origin and the reason the artist included it in the exhibit, which is usually a lot of pretentious language that boils down to "ISN'T IT COOL YOU GUYS". They're all modern reproductions, and some very nice handiwork, but not exactly the most culturally sensitive thing you'll see this month. Please feel free to use your imagination, because there is absolutely NO cultural context given by the artist for any of these things.

What sorts of masks might you see? A few examples: Kabuki, Noh, Haida, Tlingit, Topeng, Samurai, Schandmaske, Fang, Bambara, and at least one based on a sugar skull. Pretty much any historical mask that looks strange and novel or "grotesque" to American eyes is fair game.]

[The Museum is open daily from 10am to 8pm. Admission is free for children 12 and under, and very affordable otherwise. You can put the time/date your character chooses to attend in your subjectline, or just leave it vague.]

Comments

[fistofthejoestar]

[that would be something Jonathan might be grateful about if Dio didn't. keep talking. like excuse you who gave you the right to be talking about Erina ever again? the grumbling a little more disgruntled.]

It's a simple matter of respect and courtesy. I wouldn't consider it if she were here, either.

[diociopath]

Of course not. I didn't mean to imply otherwise.

[Although he stops suddenly, casually reaching for his communicator in his pocket.]

Oh, but I just remembered... [He calls forward mostly to catch Jonathan's attention.] It slipped my mind, but...we can use this to find our way around, you know.

[fistofthejoestar]

[step, step...stop. Jonathan doesn't turn around immediately as he weighs the pros and cons of acknowledging this new line of conversation. on the one hand, it's very possible that Dio is completely bullshitting him and he's just going to end up wandering around like an idiot with his communicator out.

on the other, it is literally anything that doesn't involve sex. and he is, admittedly, really curious if this turns out to be true. what a cool concept how the fuck does that work?

so he does finally turn around, head canted (as always, and despite his misgivings) in genuine interest.]

Can we really? How is that possible?

[diociopath]

[Oh, JoJo...

Dio steps closer and holds the screen out in front of the pair of them, allowing for both to see(though mostly for Jonathan's sake, of course.)

With a few taps on the communicator, he brings up some google maps equivalent, zooming super close so they can see individual streets.]

It functions just like a map. They piece it together from photographs, then store it for everyone to use. [Jabbing a finger at the screen, but not their exact location, just the street.]

See? We're here.

[fistofthejoestar]

That's amazing! It must have taken an incredible amount of work to compile all of this.

[his response is more murmuring his thoughts aloud than anything really meant for Dio. he leans in to get a good view of the map, eyebrows lifted in quiet wonderment.]

So, we're here, and the museum is...

[he extends a finger to tentatively move the map around like he'd seen Dio do moments before to try and find where they'd started. typically he'd ask permission before handling other people's things, but this is his brother; it's been an awfully long time since he's been bodyslammed in public over touching his stuff.]