glocksuke | Summer Festival in the MGU

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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[ Well. While getting abruptly teleported into places really isn't ideal, maybe sometimes if it's for things like this, it's not so bad.

Now, he is pretty great at social events normally, but for this one, he's pretty content to stand to the side and wallflower a little bit, spending the time observing the chitter and chatter with a slight amused smile.

Well, the reality is that he doesn't put it past this place to start another killing season, you know? So his enjoyment is in moderation, though he did at least get something to drink. It's really funny to see a guy in a suit at a summer festival drinking from a paper cup idly. ]

[from behind steven, quietly:]

Not drinking much either, I see. [can you be normal for like, five seconds, royce.]

[ Waow! He jumps just a little bit because Royce is being sneaky, but only a little bit and he takes it in good stride. ]

Aha, well. Seems a bit weird to be drinking alone, and I'm more of a wine person... but I don't know about drinking wine from a paper cup.

[ He smiles a tad though anyway. so Royce is still hanging in, huh? ] What's your reason?

[royce lives for this, so he's very quietly satisfied when steven jumps.]

Don't want to be drunk if we have to end up killing each other. [why are you such a buzzkill] ... Though you're right. Drinking wine from a paper cup is unacceptable.

[judging by the tiniest of smirks on his face, this might be a joke.]

[ Oh Royce you're such a bitch. We should've become friends earlier.

Steven gives him a wry but knowing look. Okay, yeah, it's good to know he's not the only one thinking to look out for another 'guess what! Murder!' twist. ]

Well if you wanted to have a proper drink indoors with Baccarat instead, you'd be welcome enough.

[ Two can play at being cheeky. ]

[ comes up from behind and taps the very cold edge of one of those festival size mini bottles of wine against the back of his neck ]

Has anyone ever told you you stick out like a sore thumb?

[ Yikes! He jumps a bit when Gu Yun does this -- we haven't seen each other in a bit and this is how you treat me sir!! ]

No, I think I actually do pretty well with blending in and it was just that you had a hard time ignoring me. [ Rubbing the back of his neck. Oh you. But he doesn't seem unhappy to see him. ]

It's been a while hasn't it, Marshal?

[ yea if he bullies thats how you know you're his friend

gu yun grins, terrible as ever, and offers him the bottle with a flourish, seemingly ignoring the first part and just carrying on like he was deaf: ]

So it has been! Some force choosing to kidnap you out of your day for a brief party makes catching up with old friends quite easy, doesn't it? [ at least there's no murder this time? probably. ] Have a drink with me.

[ Hey now, Gu Yun your hearing.
You're still young man. ]

Well, I'd less call it "easy" and more "somewhat forced". [ The good part is that he seems fairly amused. ] As long as we're not going to be interrupted by something less than pleasant.

But yes, drinks -- we never got much time for that together did we?

[ my account expired yesterday it's fine i guess.

but really? a suit? he'd judge himself but he's probably not too far off with how he's dressed and the like. though he's a casual scrub so does it matter in the end? ]

Not interested in starting up a casual conversation with anyone?

[ says him who is also standing right next to him because yeah. ]

[ YOUR ACCOUNT EXPIRY.

Also shut up you've hung around him long enough that you should know that being in a suit is literally his normal. Maybe if he wasn't abruptly teleported over here then he would've dressed in something a little bit more casual... as in, maybe left his suit jacket.

Anyway he shoulderbump nudges Law at his prod. ]

Speak for yourself. I'll see about starting up conversation in a bit -- I'm just checking things out as it is. Summer Festival of some sort, I take it.

[ yeah. well... it's fine. closes eyes at the icons that i have been left with.

and what? just because its his normal doesn't mean that he can't still point it out (mentally) and maybe judge (a little). also there's truly nothing stopping him from taking off his suit jacket now, you know. that said, he'll casually just raise an eyebrow. ]

I don't make it a habit to do much talking normally.

[ a little bump in response. ]

So, you're taking in all of the sights before deciding on which one is worthwhile?

You have the potential if you put your mind to it.

[ He believes in you Law, maybe. ]

Anyway, you could say something like that. Wouldn't it make you curious too if you blinked and ended up somewhere else with new faces? Or some familiar, but the place I last saw them wasn't exactly for fun.

[ why tho... ]

I've gone this long in life as I am without change and I'm not sure why I would.

[ also he is not really that surprise to hear that but at the same time... the life you live. ]

But nowhere fun? I can't say it's been the same for me—if I'm blinking anywhere I generally know where I'm going.

[ Because we're DATING, ASSHOLE!!! ]

Oh please. People can change any time, we're not immortals stuck in our ways and why would we want to be?

And no, I wouldn't say if I blink and end up elsewhere and it's nowhere familiar, it doesn't tend to be for fun reasons.

[ The life he lives indeed. ]

[ the two are not mutually exclusive..?? ]

Don't ask me; I'm not interested in being immortal, but if you're going to insist on me changing some habits, maybe I should do the same with you.

[ because there are a few habits that steven could probably improve on. just...a few. ]

I guess not, but it looks like we're for something enjoyable here. [ and because it'll be just slight of hand enough to maybe not matter, law will ""grab"" a nearby chocobanana and hold it out. ] Interested?

[ or trade him. ]

[ How he gonna date you and not believe in you hello. ]

You started it with your comments.

[ Now, we don't have time to unpack all of that (his habits that should be changed)!

Also why is 'grab' in quotation marks what is he actually doing with it hello? ]

You really have to say it like that? Well, if you just want to spend a bit just feeding each other, that's gross but I suppose I'm okay with that for you.

[ Law really does get him to be a little shit sometimes. ]

Maybe. We can keep going with some of them.

[ there's definitely no time to unpack that in the present, and "grab" as in some power swappy usage but it's all very subtle. don't worry about it; the stall owner got a fork in exchange. steven gets to be a little shit and law gets to hint at being a gremlin. ]

Except I have no idea what you're referring to; I was just offering it to you. [ honestly?? he was just innocently offering it. (harmlessly?) he'll keep holding it out for a moment and if steven doesn't take or (or trade him) he'll take a bite of it.

hmm. not a fan of that. chocolate and banana... ] ...but if you're going to put it that way then we can try one of those little stands that are definitely rigged.

Of course you think it's innocent. [ lmao. Anyway stop using your powers for stupid shit he's going to kill you faster than your abilities can. Law should be full aware that it's more than just 'being a gremlin' with that particular topic. ]

You mean you can try them. I'm not going to purposefully test my luck against a rigged system.

[ The rest of this arrested development banana is his now, tho. ]

Meaning?

[ look don't go accusing him of things...except for the powers things but it's really fine. barely anything but enjoy the banana as law will take that drink in exchange otherwise the idea of him with a drink in one hand and a chocobanana in the other is too funny. ]

And really? You're not interested in cheating a broken system?

[ something something he cares so little about rules. ]

Meaning nothing more than a light jab. Anyway, call me an asshole but I don't have time to fix all broken systems. Only the ones that need my attention the most.

[ Law didn't say fix. But it's fine. ]

[ hmmm. ]

And why would I call you an asshole about that? [ a slight nudge for that. ] It's not like pirates go around fixing things wherever they go.

[ ignore the fact that he's a doctor. they're two separate things. ]

That wasn't an invite to do so. [ Unless Law has some secret insults and thoughts up his sleeve, wowie. Except Law barely wears shirts to begin with. ]

Suppose that just means I'll have to stick around and make sure things don't get broken. Too much, anyway.

[ Still applicable to this summer festival, but also, a general comment on their chaotic lives. ]

[ he wears shirts!!!! and sweaters!!! but he also has his tits out a lot which is not my fault. ]

I suppose it does, but I'll be sure to be considerate about the messes that I leave behind. Don't need you working overtime.

[ fondly. and just because he can, he'll steal a fox mask off of a rack and hold it over his face. ]

Or maybe I should just consider putting on a disguise.

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