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

[dianxias]

[ xie lian sees absolutely nothing strange about this at all - it's very charming, actually! - and tilts the cotton candy up a bit so hua cheng can bite off a piece. ]

It's called "cotton candy"! Not made of actual cotton, but rather, sugar, that's somehow fluffed up into this shape. There's this intricate machine that the person spun the paper cone around in! Technology is truly so marvelous.

[ smiling!!!! ] It's good, isn't it?

[supremity]

[ momf. but hua cheng's eye widens briefly when the cotton candy starts to dissolve in his mouth when he pulls back, licking his lips to get some of the sugar off of them. ]

There's not really much substance to it, is there..? But the texture and taste are both good, actually. [ he doesn't feel a particular way about it, to be honest, but it obviously sparks joy in gege, so that really is what matters here. ] Maybe we can get the machine for Ghost City.

[ like he's stolen other modern amenities. ]

[dianxias]

Oh, we should! If they have an extra, perhaps there's one we could even fix up? I'm sure one of the stalls in Ghost City could use it. They would be delighted to have new goods, and we could recycle something.

[ oh the dream..! what a perfect plan! xie lian smiles up at hua cheng, doing a little animal crossing flowers-ing himself. ]

It is a bit strange to have been brought here out of nowhere, but - well, it seems far less than last time, so I'm hoping it's just a strange coincidence, and one we can enjoy until we're able to leave. It has been so long since we've seen everyone, hasn't it...?

[supremity]

[ well. hua cheng was just going to take the one that's in use? because clearly that one's fine? but he won't say that to xie lian, and instead only nods. sure, okay, an extra that they're not using. (before they leave he'll just take the one in use.) ]

I can think of a few Ghost City vendors that would like to have one and would be able to figure it out easily enough.

[ not many others could. his citizens are idiots. ]

But at least this is rather like the winter gathering that they had, isn't it? There's more people at this one, from what I've gathered, but it could be worse.

[dianxias]

Oh, I had forgotten about that...!

[ san lang is so clever. xie lian nods, taking another bite of his cotton candy, completely unaware of hua cheng's nefarious stealing plans. ]

...I think it's nice. [ he softens, here, and obviously so. ] That we get to reunite with our friends every once in a while. Many things keep us all apart, universes aside - how nice it is just to celebrate with the people we care for. Don't you think?