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

[commedia]

[Whoah, it's a clown! Though not the Big Bad Clown...just Ashiya Douman as they are. There's little pieces of paper flitting around them like butterflies, some holding some trinkets and prizes from the booths, others holding food. It's like their very own little flock of birds.]

[They're very nice and polite, though, nodding to everyone they see, though they're smiling if they see you too holding a lantern or just in general too overburdened with Things.]

If you want, I can put a little spell on your lantern there to make it float! Haha, anything to keep your hands free.

[shiftingwinds]

Really? That would be great! It's sort of hard to carry this and everything I want to drink, after all!

[she


definitely has Way Too Many Drinks.]

[commedia]

Uh.

[HM. HM!!!]

Maybe I should put a spell on your drinks instead...

[shiftingwinds]

But then they'd float away from me, and I want them close at hand so I can drink them!

[commedia]

...

Maybe it's good that you shouldn't drink them. You've had a lot.

[shiftingwinds]

Yes, and? This isn't the station, you know. My tolerance for alcohol is perfectly intact! I may have had a lot, but for me, it's barely a few drops.

[heartmunculus]

[It's Sieg! He's dressed as he always is, Astolfo's sword at his side.]

Thank you. Who are all your friends?

[commedia]

Oh, those are my shikigami. My helpers.

[And gesturing to the lantern to mutter an incantation and...there you go! It's floating by Sieg's side.]

That's an interesting sword you got there.

[heartmunculus]

[He will give this one a lantern.]

Do you recognize it? I'm afraid I haven't met you... I'm sorry.

[commedia]

No, I can't say I do. I just thought it looked impressive...

[A shrug. The shikigami flits away with the lantern.]

And should I recognize you? Ah, this is the first time we've met, I believe. I'm Ashiya Douman.

[heartmunculus]

My friend gave this to me for protection.

Um... Probably not, no. My name is Sieg. [He's and months away from Limbo.]

[1stknight]

[I am so sorry, but Bedivere is instantly going to be on his guard. He hasn't forgotten a certain Conversation, even if this isn't the right Douman.]

I will pass, thank you.

[...even when he's being standoffish he's still polite, somehow. He's still trying to see just what Douman's intentions are here, he's so distrustful right now.]

[commedia]

...Oh, that's alright, then.

[A shikigami flits to land on the other's shoulder.]

It's really quite lively here...I can't say my head isn't spinning from everything.

[1stknight]

You don't have to stay if it's that overwhelming. And honestly that might be for the best. There's enough of us here to prevent any of your troublemaking, so you probably won't find much entertainment here.

[Bedivere just. Moving to brush it off. Because he's still assuming this is Limbo.]

[commedia]

My...troublemaking?

[Their face instantly falls.]

Oh, goodness! N-No! I'm not...you have it wrong! I'm not Limbo!

[1stknight]

Well you certainly look like them, and you sound like them. What explanation do you have for that?

[holeful]

[His tail is wagging!!!]

Oh! Yes, can you? I mean, I have enough hands but that just sounds cool. I can't do magic like that. I can only do water.
[Just keeps throwing Fukuda crau lore at you.]

[commedia]

[fukuda your TAIl]

Water? Well, some magic is still impressive. Mm! [And a gesture! The lantern starts to float with an incantation.] There you go.

[holeful]

[WAN WAN. Anyway he takes a moment to marvel at it. And laughs. He is almost 34 years old and he is this easily entertained.]

Haha, even though magic is common where we are now, I still think it's fun to see.

[commedia]

It's certainly appealing to the eye regardless if you practice it or not.

[Magic!! For everyone!!!]

[holeful]

Yeah! Or maybe more now? Now that I know how hard it is to learn.

[snyaiper]

[This is snowend Ogata just for Limbo.]

... What the hell is wrong with you?

[commedia]

...

[Look, they're used to people outright disliking them, but this is a new record, it seems.]

What? Pardon?

[snyaiper]

[Squinting.]

I meant what I said. Since when are you this mild mannered?

[commedia]

Well.

[That's..........]

[They close their eyes.]

Let me guess. You dealt with that wretched thing, Limbo.