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

[battling]

[ He eats his meat lollipop to stall for time, probably. Or maybe he just likes it. ]

It's complicated. I would if he asked.

[decaptych]

[ Please the phrase 'meat lollipop' is so harrowing every time.

But -- oh, okay. He's making a face under that mask. Jeez. He's no good with relationships so he drops it. ]

So like, are partnerships in your place strictly romantic then, or...

[battling]

[ Mahoyaku gave me meat lollipops and we both have to live with that. ]

Eeh... Mmm...

[ Uh... Well all the fated pairs. So. ]

Yeah...? Pretty much.

[decaptych]

Huuuh.

Well people can get forced into partnerships during Blue Night too, so you know. It'd be weird if it was strictly romantic.

[battling]

Forced? How do these things even work?

[ He's really just imagining somebody forcibly shoving a ring on somebody else. ]

[decaptych]

Well, I've never been so I only heard stuff, but kidnapping of strong Sorcerers tends to happen around Blue Night. As long as you exchange your contract stuff, it doesn't matter how it happens, as long as it does happen.

[ It's worse than exchanging rings. ]

[battling]

Wait. How the fuck are strong wizards gettin' kidnapped? What're these contracts even about?

[decaptych]

They've got ways! Tranqs, bombs, literally cutting them up into pieces temporarily and healing them up after -- anything's game for those kinds of assholes.

And I told you, it's about partnership. If you're in a partnership with a Sorcerer, they're yours and you're theirs... Use it badly, and it results in stuff like making them do what you want or act in certain ways.

[battling]

And you thought Owen was bad?!?

[ That's a BIG yikes. ]

[decaptych]

Owen is bad! Just in a totally different way, how dare you!

[ GRUMBLES. He hasn't even told you the worst part about this Bradley. Which is WHAT the contract is. ]

Plus I don't know anyone who's done that, only someone who's had that done to them!

[battling]

Owen just... Actually, Owen sucks.

[Bradley .5 seconds into defending Owen: never mind.]

Had that done to 'em?

[decaptych]

You really just tried for a second to defend Owen huh? You're that offended?

And yeah. You know, forced into a partnership. Sucks pretty bad, since a contract lasts until one of them dies or the next Blue Night.

[ The rare instance of Aikawa sounding down, or something. Annoyed? Resentful? Barely short of pissed. He's quick to wave it off though, that's none or Bradley's business. ]

[battling]

[He hands him a sparkly blue drink.

He can sense some emotional vulnerability and he's not prepared for that right now. ]

[decaptych]

[ Thanks Bradley. His attention is immediately shifted. Nice sparkles. ]

The hell is this?

[ Swirls it a bit. ]

[battling]

It's a drink. 's for that Tanabata holiday thing.

[decaptych]

[ Brazilian math ladies this as I try to figure out if he should ICly know what Tanabata is. Maybe? ]

What do you mean thing, not something you celebrate?

[ He's drinking it anyway. ]

[battling]

[only you can decide your canon.]

Nope. It's one of Akira's things.

[It's mostly sweet! There's a tiny tang of alcohol, but just barely.]

[decaptych]

[ Only me and Hayashida Q. But they celebrate whatever holidays exist in real-world Japan I guess so it's a big fat maybe. ]

Huh, what holidays do you guys got going on in wizard-world anyway? [ Sip... hmm. ] Not bad, though not my thing.

[battling]

Walpurgis 'n the Great Calamity. The Western wizards all sit around and watch us fight the moon.

[decaptych]

Hello, why the hell aren't your west wizards also fighting the moon.

[battling]

Ain't Sage's Wizards. Don't feel obligated.

[decaptych]

I thought you had wizards from all corners or directions of your place or whatever??? Shouldn't you all be fighting the moon? It's your world?

[ West wizards watching the world burn hello? ]

[battling]

Sure, the Western Sage's Wizards will fight it off, but nobody else wants to get involved.

I wouldn't be doin' it if I wasn't summoned. This hero gig ain't really my thing.

[decaptych]

[ He thinks about this. ]

I guess I can't really talk.

[ He'd be the same-ish? ]

[battling]

If it ain't your business, why bother gettin' involved?

[Hello, it'll kill the world? Bradley, you live there?]