Summer Festival in the MGU

[crashout]

Wherever you are, whoever you are, one minute you’re at home minding your own business and the next you’ll see a shower of sparkles before you blink and find yourself teleported elsewhere.

The elsewhere, it seems, is an open grounds lined with stalls, pathways and gardens. Lanterns light up the pathways in soft glowing oranges and pinks, and even though it’s evening the weather is warm and enjoyable for a fun summer festival.

As you set off to explore, you’ll find that there are countless stalls with every type of treat you can imagine from a variety of cultures (including some from your own home worlds, strangely), all of which smell delicious and enticing. There are other stalls available with different carnival games as well. Go ahead and give it your all! Win a prize for that special someone, or just keep trying out of sheer stubbornness. Other stalls seem to be selling wares such as clothing, household items, flowers, and other things that can be given away as gifts. It seems that every time you look around, a new stall opens, almost as if this festival is responding to your every wish.

Speaking of wishes, there’s a small cluster of bamboo trees nearby as well, tables set up with baskets of arts and crafts supplies to write your wishes on the colorful paper and tie them to a branch. It’s a sweet thought, no?

And of course, what’s a festival without fireworks? Every now and then fireworks will light up the night sky, bursts of color in fun shapes such as stars, hearts, faces of people you know, whatever! Sparklers and bubble wands can also be found to play with throughout the evening near the viewing gardens. Flowers bloom and cover the area, though the paths lead to several small alcove-like areas and gazebos for those of you who wish to have a little romantic privacy. No matter where you are though, you’ll always be able to see the starry night sky.

Do try to play along and enjoy yourself for the evening. It’s only when the last firework bursts several hours later that you can actually leave anyway. Have fun!

[ooc: you know the drill, past mg characters from any of our past games, please don't make me list them again but go nuts.]

Comments

[fishingforcompliments]

[here's flayn! she's dressed in hanfu again, because she is definitely spending more time in yin yu's world than in fódlan lately, and she's at one of the games stalls!

specifically, she is trying to catch a goldfish with one of those flimsy little nets.

three broken nets are sitting nearby, but she doesn't look at all daunted as she picks up a fourth.]

You shall not escape me this time, just you wait...!

[evocationary]

[standing off to the side watching her do this...

a beat, and then she murmurs something and the fish does a like, slam dunk into the net that flayn is trying to catch it with.]

[fishingforcompliments]

[flayn's entire face lights up. the game runner looks astounded, but starts to get a little bag with water in it to put the fish into. it's her pet now.]

Did you see that? It jumped right in! Ah, I shall have to think of a good name for you...!

[evocationary]

[lup smiles at that!! very cute.]

Must've been fate. I'm impressed. [she says, amused.] Have any ideas?

[fishingforcompliments]

Hmm...

[she seems to be considering this very seriously...]

Jinzi, perhaps?

["gold" is not a clever name for a goldfish, you idiot]

[evocationary]

[no that's excellent]

Cute. Ah - gold? Right? [looks like someone else romanced a danmei]

[fishingforcompliments]

...oh! Yes, you are correct!

[she smiles]

Did you also visit Zhongguo, then, or...?

[evocationary]

... Maybe? You know, I'm not actually sure.

Is there a place called Liang in Zhongguo?

[fishingforcompliments]

[she thinks about it...]

...perhaps...? I spend most of my time in Ghost City, though, so if there is, I have not visited it... I will have to ask Yin Yu.

[illuminance]

[ lux has apparently been watching her through her previous attempts ]

You've got it, this time!

[fishingforcompliments]

Yes, I cannot fail!

[she swipes at the fish!



the net breaks and it swims free]

Oh...

[illuminance]

Perhaps a more gentle approach?

[fishingforcompliments]

...maybe... oh! Perhaps you could provide an example?

[illuminance]

Oh, I don't know... I've never done anything like this, myself...

[ but she does come kneel down in front of the little pool. ]

[fishingforcompliments]

Perhaps you have a knack for it!

[she picks up an intact net and hands it to her]

The only way to know is to try.

[illuminance]

[ lux is a very fast learner. however, she has only been watching people fail at this, so she gives it a try - and the net breaks and the fish escapes. ]

... Or perhaps I don't.

[fishingforcompliments]

...perhaps there is something wrong with the nets? It seems strange that they break so easily no matter who is using them.

[snyaiper]

You're doing it wrong.

[Hello to you too, stinky cat.]

[fishingforcompliments]

[


she frowns at him.]

You catch one for me, then, if you know how best to do it!

[snyaiper]

No? I don't want a goldfish.

[He crouches next to her though.]

The net is made of paper, right? So it's going to lose it's structural integrity quickly in the water. So you need to move quickly of course, but suddenly jerking up the fish is going to rip through the weakened paper. You need to use a more measured hand.

[fishingforcompliments]

You do not have to want one. I would take it home.

[flayn please.


but she listens to his explanation.]

I see... so I imagine I will want to only put it into the water if I am sure that a fish will swim directly into it, so that there is not much time for the paper to be weakened.

[snyaiper]

No, you have to win it for yourself.

[Ogata is Legally A Cat so he'd be forced to eat it. Anyway you know what they say. Catch a Flayn a fish and she will have one fish. Teach a Flayn to fish and she can have as many fish as she craves.]

But yes. That's the idea. The stall vendors are counting on people not having the patience or skill to pull it off like that.

[fishingforcompliments]

...you mean to say that they intend to profit off of our impatience? How rude of them!

[this just makes her all the more motivated to catch a fish and beat them at their own game.]

[snyaiper]

Haha. Obviously? That's how they make money. The amount you pay to play these games is less than what it would cost to buy the prize properly for a reason.

[fishingforcompliments]

...that seems rather dishonest...