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

[departea]

[ annie can be found at various game stalls. the one where you catch fish? she's there! and she's horribly bad at it. if you get close enough, you can hear her cursing under her breath.

or one of the stalls where you have the toy gun and shoot to get a prize? she's also doing that. and again, she keeps missing. her patience seems to be thinning.

it seems to be the case no matter where she goes. ]

Are these rigged? These are rigged, right? They have to be.

[fishingforcompliments]

[by all rights i should be tagging you with lila but also: i saw that annie was trying the game where you catch fish and flayn has, likewise, been failing miserably at it, so they can commiserate. there are now like twenty broken nets by flayn, and she does not yet have a fish friend. :( ]

I am beginning to think that may be the case after all...

[departea]

I'm beginning to think that the nets are just too weak. That's how they make their money.

[ she squints at the one she has suspiciously. ]

[fishingforcompliments]

That is quite dishonest of them, if that is the case...

[scammers...........]

[departea]

It's how they make money. People will get frustrated and keep paying for more tries...

[fishingforcompliments]

What a devious sort of business practice!

[departea]

It is, isn't it? We should file a complaint.

[fishingforcompliments]

Who should we complain to...?

[flayn sees no npcs hanging around...]

[departea]

If this is accurate, they'd show up in a day or two.

[ says an npc ]

[fishingforcompliments]

...that does not necessarily happen in every case. The first time something like this happened, no one showed up at all.

[battling]

There's nothin' wrong with cheatin' back.

[They're all absolutely rigged.

He hands her a small plush of a corn with a face on it.]

[departea]

Awww. I think I'll name it... Little Sally.

[ the corn. ]

[battling]

[He laughs]

Still remember that corn mascot?

[departea]

Yeah. Kind of fond of it now in hindsight, but Kainé stabbed the shit out of mine.

[battling]

Sounds about right.

That happen to all of 'em or just the corn?

[departea]

Oh, I have no idea what happened to the others. Kainé just asked me after we took them off.

[ maybe the others still exist out there and could have been stolen at any time ]

[battling]

[Okay he just laughs.]

Never saw 'em again after that week.

[departea]

Iri suggested wearing one to hide from Manwol after she rejected me in public.

[battling]

Damn, how'd I miss that?

[whirlingmace]

I don't know if they are rigged, but I can help unrig them if you want.

[departea]

... how so?

[messybench]

[ wow its time for me to give annie a gf ]

Of course they're rigged, gorgeous. That's how they get you. But don't worry, I know a trick.

[ smirking a bit ]

Just tell me which prize you want.

[departea]

Ah...

[ she looks at the prizes, before pointing at a penguin. it has cool sunglasses on. ]

[messybench]

Sit tight. Maybe grab some cotton candy.

[ if annie stays to watch, what follows is just extortion, blackmail, and nasty words until the poor stall man just hands it over ]

[departea]

[ holy shit



she watches in awe ]