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

[sacredchants]

[ she's here!!! and sobs at my icon choices. ]

Well, if you do so, I won't tell anyone....

[ CLEARLY SHE DOESN'T THINK ALEX WOULD OUTRIGHT KILL THE MAN. but if she wanted to hassle him or threaten him then yeah. she's here to support it.

but, uh, she'll give the gun a look and frown. ]

I'm not exactly a good with a gun.

[chanteuser]

[ ...... ]

...

Maybe we can just throw the gun...?

[sacredchants]

Now that sounds like fun.

[ ...


rando sweating nervously behind counter. ]

[chanteuser]

Probably has enough weight that it would balance out the rigging...

[ it sounds so innocent-- and yet... ]

[sacredchants]

Well, if you're going to do it, you better make it fast.

[ cue the rando becoming increasingly sweaty.

also maybe inching away. ]

[chanteuser]

[ ......


aims the gun worryingly close to the stall owner's arm.

HE LOOKS INCREDIBLY SWEATY NOW. ]

[sacredchants]

[ izumo just standing here like there's nothing wrong with this image whatsoever.



the sweating intensifies and so does the urge to run. will he though. will he be able to escape. ]

[chanteuser]

[ she shoots!

it juuuust misses the guy's arm and hits another target, which wobbles. ]

Ohh, again? If this keeps up much longer my arms might get tired. [ the guy behind the counter seems to understand the Implication behind that. ]

[sacredchants]

[ tch.

but also probably planned and which is why izumo is still impassive about it all. ]

Yeah? I don't think I'd be very good at holding it for very long either.

[ more sweating.


and then a nervous voice asking what kind of prize were they looking to get. snacks? a stuffed animal? a trinket? ]

[chanteuser]

[ victory for the girls. she'd give izumo a high five but that would be too obvious -- instead: ]

Is there something you can see you'd like, Izumo? I didn't really have anything in mind when I gave this a try.

[sacredchants]

[ wehehe. ]

I don't know—I guess that bird looks kind of cute.

[ it's a chocobo. she's looking at a chocobo because i'm demanding it so. ]

What looks good to you?

[chanteuser]

...

[ hmmm, well. ]

That bird it is, then. It does look kinda cute.

[ cough it up, stallowner. ]

[sacredchants]

[ cough it up he does.


nervously??? WHY ARE WOMEN SCARY. that said, izumo looks very pleased with her new chocobo friend and gives it a squeeze. if she's supposed to thank the rando she definitely doesn't. ]

It's pretty even up close, don't you think?

[chanteuser]

I wonder if it has a name? ... Other than the one you'll probably give it.

"Bird" is sort of generic.

[ i, personally, like to think choosing to hang around a robot priest and two immortals instills a sense of power in a lady and that's why the store owner is suffering. ]

[sacredchants]

I can't be for certain but it does look like those birds that live in Alphinaud's world. Chocobos.

[ hmmm. ]

If I were to name it, it'd be something probably a little generic.

[chanteuser]

Is he around here too? You should show him it.

[sacredchants]

[ rattle tin. anais my smol elf boyfriend?? ]

M, maybe a little later.

[chanteuser]

[ looking for one (1) smol elf ]

Later then. I can't imagine you won't see him if he's around.

[sacredchants]

[ cries and puts up lost posters for the smol lost boyfriend. ]

We're not always in each other's company but—if he's here then yeah.

He's pretty busy with his stuff.

[chanteuser]

But you do normally know where he is, right?

[ smol boyfriend radar. ]

[sacredchants]

[ ANAIS WHERE. ]

I, I'm not his keeper! He's allowed go where he wants.