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

[holeful]

[Hey didn't you just see this guy?

Anyway Fukuda is just wandering around, mostly just vibing watching other people have fun rather than participate himself, as if he doesn't want to attract too much attention. Anyone could catch him for a conversation like this, of course.

But if anyone he actually recognizes approaches him that he actually got along with, he seems to suddenly materialize a fluffy tail just so it can wag??]

It's a wonderful event, isn't it?

[housewolf]

Tail?

[holeful]

Haha!
[It wags more.]

Yeah, sometimes it happens now!
[He also seems to have fangs now.]

[housewolf]

And the fangs...?

[holeful]

A blessing from Lord Ares!

[housewolf]

You've had a very interesting time, huh?

[holeful]

Yeah! We went to an orgy and also I got to rescue Grell and say the cool line I practiced even if she yelled at me instead of swooning.

[????]

[housewolf]

...

What?

[holeful]

Well a bunch of people got kidnapped? Including Grell and Mr Dionysus. Unforunately for them, me and Grell have rings that can sense where the other is, so me and Lord Ares were able to find them and rescue them!

[Surely that's the confusing part not the orgy.]

[housewolf]

[UM...]

I was more confused about the orgy part.

[holeful]

Oh. The emperor held it? Me and Grell went together so it's fine.

[housewolf]

How did you end up somewhere with an emperor?

[holeful]

Apparently there was something wrong with the timelines and the people who brought us there are trying to fix it?

He's more like ours, though. I mean, I think he has more power than the emperor does in Japan, but he's more benevolent in that sort of way. He's only in charge of the western side of the country around Kyoto and thereabouts.

[gamerbrain]

So many people! CGs like this are a logistical nightmare to draw, you know?

[holeful]

[TAIL WAGGING FURIOUSLY.]

Well that just makes this all the more a special occasion, right?

[gamerbrain]

Kind of dangerous to pour so much of your budget into one event...

But Aoi likes it.

[holeful]

Well going to an event like this is important in a young persons life, right? I just like seeing everyone having fun.

[gamerbrain]

Uh-huh. Scenes like this can be a real turning point. An unofficial date, a broken sandal strap, food spilled on a pretty kimono, outdoor sex, watching fireworks together...

[holeful]

Well, I'm sure you'll be able to do at least a few of those! But this is kind of like a extra side-story, right? So maybe Aoi is the protagonist now.

[gamerbrain]

Aoi's the protagonist...?!

[holeful]

Unless you don't want to be?

[gamerbrain]

Umm... The protagonist loses control to the player a lot... No matter how a protagonist feels, eventually the player will be able to override their decisions to make sure the story isn't too linear...

Boop boop boop...

[holeful]

Oh, that's no good then... Though not having any say in the activities ad a romance interest doesn't sound good either.

[gamerbrain]

But everyone is bound by the rules of their narrative, don't you think?

[holeful]

Well not everyone is from a game like you are, I think?