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

[gamerbrain]

Aoi thinks even the real world has frameworks that limit people.

[holeful]

[Hmmmmm. He nods after a long moment.]

Aah. There's probably timelines where my life turned out differently but I don't think in any of them I would have been able to get along with my classmates when I was in school.

[gamerbrain]

Is that the framework, or is that just you as a person?

[holeful]

Aren't those connected? I mean, I was always more interested in reading than sports, and people thought it was strange how I was always counting things... There's only so many roles someone like me could have fit into.

[gamerbrain]

Boop boop...

Guess that's true. It's not so different from a story not needing certain kinds of characters.

[holeful]

Aah. But in real life there's some people who aren't needed at all.

[gamerbrain]

Aoi doesn't think so.

Even people who don't fit in anywhere can still play games. In fact, lots of people who play games are people who don't fit in anywhere.

But games need people to play them.

[holeful]

Hahaha... well, I didn't really play games myself. I was always more interest in books and television.

[gamerbrain]

It's not that different.

They're still stories that need someone to take them in.

[holeful]

I suppose. And I appreciate the sentiment, but... it's a different feeling to be needed by people in your own world.

[gamerbrain]

That's true.

People like Aoi aren't real, after all.