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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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but he bows his head a little at the compliment, after qingxuan takes the crow. there's something - fond? amused? at the toy bird, when he straightens, and he leans on the bow. not enough to put his weight, but just so that his cheek is against one string groove. ]
I wasn't much of a festival goer when I was younger, but I did learn from the best when it came to archery, so getting around their tricks has been a fun challenge.
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[hmmm. she examines some of the nearby games.]
It almost makes me want to take them down a few pegs.
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[ a little dryly despite the absolute pleasantness of his smile, as he nocks another arrow. ]
Why not give it a shot..?
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[well, she doesn't have a bow, so she's going to wander to the next game over - a throw-a-ball-and-knock-down-the-milk-bottles one - and pick up one of the balls.
yeet!
the winds propel it so that it hits hard enough to knock over the entire thing. also, some of the winds knock the bottles over, to be honest.]
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there's some minor exhaustion when he realizes there's magic involved, but he doesn't judge her for causing the booth runners some trouble. ]
An excellent shot. Think we might give them a run for it, at this rate.
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anyway, the game runner begrudgingly hands her over a prize, which she passes to chang geng immediately.]
You won something for me, so it's only fair that I win something for you, no?
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A fair exchange. [ he responds gamely and with a breathy laugh, palming the arrow and bow in one hand so that he can take the prize. ] Thank you kindly - ah, where are my manners?
[ his hands are full, so chang geng gives her a bow more with his head than anything else. ]
My name is Chang Geng. A pleasure to meet you, miss.
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[oh. oh! her eyes go wide]
Then you're Gu-xiong's— my goodness! What is in the water in Great Liang? You're so tall!
[
she expects a teenager.]
It's a pleasure to meet you, too, though! I'm Shi Qingxuan.
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Oh, someone that yifu met at the "station"..? [ he's learning. there's still a smile on his face, although internally he can feel something rousing with the displeasure he feels. it gets squashed down as he laughs again. ]
Did he speak of me? [ tell him everything, sqx ] For him, I'm fifteen - I'm 21, currently, so there's a bit of a time difference for the two of us.
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[don't remind her of the station... she nods, though, and endeavors only to think about indulgences like drinking and literally nothing else.]
Well, yes - and I saw a memory of his. You were in it. [she smiles] That's quite the big gap! There was a bit of a difference in time between myself and someone else I knew who ended up there, but it wasn't quite that long...