glocksuke | 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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[wow. people. this is so many people and he seems so excited? catch him wandering around collecting a giant tower of snacks! sometimes you exist somewhere that food isn't in large quantities and you're a growing boy. as such you may find him trying to balance all of his treats carefully, but he will grin and offer out the stack to anyone he sees watching.]

Want one?

[alternatively, you can find him wandering around the game area or sitting down to watch the fireworks with this fat puppycat following him around. why? because i do what i want that's why. he can also be found playing with a bubble wand, so sorry about the stray bubbles being blown in your face.]

[ she takes the snack without hesitation, and immediately just starts eating it. she is entitled to this, thanks.

or, like, she doesn't say thanks, is the thing? ]

[wow rude? but also he's just...squinting a little when she takes the snack.]

You're welcome? [the thing is that she looks like herself, so it's not like he doesn't recognzie her, but now he's confused?] Kind of a funny greeting, don't you think?

Uh.

[ oh he wants a greeting? sure. ]

Okay, nice to meet you or whatever?

Huh? [that's not quite what he meant, but he pauses then, really giving her a once over like he's just now noticing something's off.]

...ohhh. You're...different. [i truly hate that kh lore means he would just accept this. he should maybe elaborate, too, but he doesn't yet.]

... Alright, rude?

[ she's a little shorter and is already missing a finger. and... has two pigtails instead of one? wow. ... not much different. ]

No, it's not that. [it's sort of that? okay, let's start over!]

You're Clementine, aren't you? Or...at least a version of her. [...a clone? a younger version? her nobody????]

A version? What the fuck does that mean?

Uh...[wow why is she actually more intimidating than his clem.] It's like...there's another you that's a little older. But I met her somewhere else. You were in a place where people were killed before this, right?

[he belatedly realizes it's stupid to say it like that when she's from an apocalypse, but still.]

... That pretty much describes everywhere, so. Yeah?

[ haha, murder worlds... ]

"Older?"

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[He steals a stick of dango before Sora can say anything.]

Thanks.

[He does have some manners.]

Sure. [he doesn't mind! he likes sharing, so he grins a little at that.] Everything I've tried so far tastes pretty good. I haven't found anything I don't like yet.

Yeah? There's a whole lotta food here, and most of it's meat or dessert. It's great.

[He's yet to run into A Vegetable.]

The last time one of these things happened there was a bunch of food, too, but it was a little fancier? This is a lot better. Easier to carry, too.

Do these things happen a lot? The whole "suddenly somewhere else" shtick?

I dunno about a lot, but they happen more than you'd think. We haven't really figured out why but they don't hurt. It's a nice way to get to see people again or meet new friends.

How many of these have ya been to?

What's yer name, kid?

Just one other one. I don't know if there's been more than that, but it happens. [shrug! but he grins at that.]

It's Sora. What's yours?

Bradley.

[Wait. Hold on.]

D'ya know Riku? Silver hair? Talks about teamwork 'n darkness?

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[ zuko is looking at the meow meow curiously.... ]

Another strange animal...

[ gonna try to pet it though ]

[meow wow immediately wobbles its way over to zuko, squeaking happily before bonking into his hands for pets.]

It's a dream eater. I never told you about those before?

[ he is dispensing pets ]

[ also ill be real idr ]

Don't think so. I heard some other stuff.

They're friends that help us fight Nightmares. But Meow Wow's also a friend that's helped me out with other stuff. We've been together for a while, but there's all kinds of different ones. I wish I could introduce you to all of them.

Dream Eaters... Nightmares... yeah, I see where this is going.

[ after living thru disney murdergame zuko is willing to accept just about anything ]

He's cute. This one.

[ scritches for meow wow... ]

[there's a laugh at least.]

It's...complicated. And a pretty long story. I can tell you if you really wanna know, but it was all a part of the Mark of Mastery exam we were taking a little while ago.

[meow wow is having the time of its life, wobbling and pushing its head into zuko's hands.]

Meow Wow's the one I have the strongest connection with, I think, but they're all friends of mine. There's a ton of them. There's Meow Wow and Komory Bat and Tama Sheep and Necho Cat and Pegaslick and...well, you get it.