glocksuke | Summer Festival in the MGU

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.]

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[ escha has like four candied apples in her hands. she is struggling to hold them all. help. ]

Edited (typo >:() 2021-08-07 20:03 (UTC)

Oh, be careful!

[she reaches over to help escha hold her apples!!]

[ phew! ]

Thanks! They should really warn people about this.

[ this is clearly the merchant's fault for letting her have so many at once! they probably assumed she was getting them to share with more people, but, no. ]

You would think that they would! They look so tasty, it would be easy to overindulge...

You can have one of them, and I'll just go back for more later.

[ she is not concerned about over-indulging, just being able to hold them all at once... ]

Oh! Really? Thank you!

[well

she'll just take one then! at least that will lighten escha's load.]

Ooh, it is quite tasty...

They're sooo good, right? Apples really do make the best treats!

Oh! Are there other apple treats that you would recommend, Escha?

[ hmm, a lot of the ones she likes probably wouldn't make good festival-stall food, but... maybe... ]

Apple tarts, if they have them!

There is no harm in looking for them.

[and so, they look!

and would you look at that there's a stall offering fresh backed apple tarts right there. wow! imagine that!]

[ wow!! im sorry that all our threads are just flayn discovering food stalls for us.

realization hits escha very belatedly. ]

... I can't hold anything else...

...that is alright! I have a free hand, still! I shall carry it for you.

Are you sure? You'll have to feed it to me, too! It's best while it's fresh!

[ ... ]

Wait, but then will you be able to hold your own?

[ this is so complicated ]

...you can finish yours first, and I will have one after!

[they can manage!!]

Oh, or perhaps we should finish these candied apples first?

No way, I want you to get to enjoy it first!

[ hmmmmm it pains her to delay the apple tart, but she nods. ]

Okay! Candied apples first!

[ munch munch munch... ]

[munch munch munch...]

Mm... I wonder whose idea it was to make these? They are delicious!

I wonder too!

There's so much you can do with apples that it's like - each new discovery is amazing in its own way!

What other things can you do with them?

Pies and crumbles and crisps! And you can put them in savory dishes like curries, or with meat...!

[ she could go on forever? ]

Or you can make them into toppings, like jams or glazes!