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

[overlimit]

We didn't get kidnapped again just for this, did we...?

[rita says, frowning, but she's already grabbed herself a cup of shaved ice.]


[or, later, you might find her somewhere out in the field. she's found some fireworks? it looks like she's taken some apart to see how they're made.]

Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Got any requests?

[goalsides]

I don't know about kidnapping, but we definitely just showed up without warning all over again. [hello rita. ignore him, he has his own snack that he's working on.] But everything seems okay...even if I don't recognize a ton of these people.

[overlimit]

Sure are a lot of sketchy-looking sorts, at that.

[says rita who herself is very normal and only spends time with other normal people, clearly.]

[goalsides]

[there's a slight snort because yeah, very normal, both of them.]

It's weird...it sort of feels like I'm also seeing some people twice? Or maybe I'm just imagining it.

[overlimit]

Wait, seriously? [looking around and squinting...]

I suppose, with multidimensional travel and time manipulation, it's possible that...

... Ugh, I'm not even going to bother. [she's just gonna shovel this syrupy ice into her mouth until she gets brainfreeze, thanks.]

[goalsides]

I've just written the whole thing off as somebody's magic doing weird things. It's way easier. [haha. but he shakes his head.]

Wanna go see what else they have? Or are you happy with your ice?

[overlimit]

Understanding magic is what I do, so it's hard to just... --ow. [yeah, there's that brainfreeze. she winces.]

... Sure, let's walk around.

[goalsides]

If you press your thumb against the roof of your mouth, it helps. [science! (this is not science.) he gestures with his head for her to start following though.]

Take a break from work for the day. I don't know if this is a kind of magic we can even understand this time.

[overlimit]

[he gets a bit of a weird look, for his folk wisdom and for asking her to stop working.]

Ugh... I know, but...

[taking a break is harder than it sounds, for rita. still, she seems to relent and try to take in the atmosphere.]

At least the food seems decent.

[goalsides]

[unfortunately for rita taichi is the worst person to talk to if she wants to keep working, but he does seem a little pleased when she rolls with it.]

No kidding. It's a way bigger spread than the stalls that school had. I'm having a hard time keeping track of where everything is. Think we can take stuff back with us?

[let him take free food.]

[overlimit]

Huh... Maybe. I hadn't thought of that.

[now she's looking at the stalls with renewed interest...?]

[goalsides]

It's worth thinking about. Since we were all brought here without warning, again, they've gotta compensate us somehow. [that's not how it works, but sure.]

Maybe something hot since you already got something cold...

[feytality]

[ leans dramatically against..... the closest thing she can ]

Well, well, well, we've got to stop meeting like this....

[ maya trying to make a cool entrance to impress her gf?? ]

[overlimit]

[looking up...]

... What are you doing?

[she can't help but smirk.]

[feytality]

Trying to impress you! Is it working?

[ grinning big ]

[overlimit]

Nope, not at all.

[but she's grinning a little, herself.]

You checked out much of this place yet?

[feytality]

You don't have to lie about not finding me impressive, you know. I won't tell anyone.

Not yet. Wanna explore with me?

[ date time! ]

[overlimit]

Yeah, let's go.

[she'll go over to join her so they can start walking together!]

They ever have festivals like this where you're from?

[feytality]

[ offering her hand out for holding if rita would like... ]

Not like this! I've been to a few, but.... this place is waaaaay nicer!

How about you, Rita? Ever been to something like this?

[overlimit]

[yeah, she'll ditch her mostly-eaten shaved ice and opt for hand-holding instead. she's got priorities!]

Not really. We never had festivals in Aspio. They have a bunch in Halure -- the town I'm staying in now -- but I never went out of my way to check it out, or anything. Just noticed a lot of music and noise while I was working.