summer vacation in the mgcu

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You wake to the sound of waves lapping gently against the shore, the wind gently rustling through palm trees, and the cries of seagulls overhead. The scent of sea salt and tropical flowers is in the air. Wander outside or look out the window of the room you have awoken in, and you'll see that you are on a beautiful tropical island.

Good morning, everyone.

The room you've woken up in is decorated exactly to your tastes - it is the sort of home someone might have happily designed for you if perhaps you had commissioned them to make the perfect vacation getaway for you. This is true inside and out - the yard of each house seems to be decorated to each occupant's tastes, too.

Inside your vacation home, easily found, is a brochure advertising a four-day, three night island getaway. Tucked inside the pages are boarding passes from Dodo Airlines with your names on them. One boarding pass, which indicates that you would have landed on the island on Friday morning, has already been marked off as if used; the other, indicating that you will board a plane to leave on Monday evening, is clear.

The brochure includes a map of the island, so don't worry about getting lost! There are beaches, hills, fields of wildflowers, lush fruit orchards, rushing waterfalls, lazily winding rivers, a general store, a tailor's shop, and even a museum with a coffee shop on its premises. The island itself seems to have areas that are created with wildly different aesthetics, too, that all somehow seem to work together as you move from place to place. Fairy forest? Sure! Giant treehouse? Why not? Froggy shrine? You bet. Each of the various themed areas have restaurants and shops that fit their aesthetic, so if you'd like to dine or take home a souvenir, you're more than welcome to.

The following events are listed in the brochure:

FRIDAY
🌸 Beachside Welcome Picnic
In the afternoon, come and join your fellow vacationers for a delicious meal on the beach! Get to know each other and make plans for your vacations! All dietary needs can be accommodated; simply look down at your plate and think of what you would like to eat. For those who cannot be in direct sunlight, check your drawers for a protective sunscreen.

SATURDAY
🌸 The Musical Talents of K.K. Slider
Come to the town plaza in the afternoon to listen to K.K. Slider give a performance! He will also take requests.
🌸 Karaoke Party
In the evening, after K.K. Slider has left, feel free to step up to the mic for a karaoke party!
🌸 Beachside Bonfire and Meteor Shower
After karaoke, gather around the fire for a delicious meal and enjoy the warmth of the bonfire. Make s'mores, tell stories, and relax as you listen to the sound of the waves and watch the shooting stars. Perhaps you'll even make a wish and find a star fragment to take home?

SUNDAY
🌸 Group Yoga
Join your fellow vacationers in the morning for a relaxing yoga session in the plaza!
🌸 Visiting Merchants
In the afternoon, visit the plaza to peruse the wares of Leif and Kicks, and compete in Label's Fashion Challenge! You can also come get your fortune told by Katrina and browse Saharah's selections of wallpapers and flooring.
🌸 Fireworks Display
In the evening, set up anywhere you would like - though the beach has a very nice view - for a fireworks display. Sparklers are also available if you prefer to use them.

MONDAY
🌸 Farewell Ceremony
We've been glad to have you here, but we're sad to see you go! Enjoy one last meal with your new friends and reminisce about the good times you've had together. At the end of the ceremony, you will each be presented with a photo album of the things you've been doing to take with you before you board your plane to go home.

ALL WEEKEND
🌸 Island Excursions
Interested in checking out the other islands? Say no more! Head to the docks on the eastern shore to meet up with Kapp'n, who will treat you to some sea shanties and row you to the nearby islands to explore.
🌸 The Big Bug-Off
Pick up a bug-catching net from the general store and catch bugs to your heart's content! Turn in your catches to Flick for a prize. Whoever has turned in the most bugs prior to departure will be given a grand prize before they leave.
🌸 Fishing Tournament
Pick up a fishing rod from the general store and experience the joys of fishing! Turn in your catches to C.J. for a prize. Whoever has turned in the most fish prior to departure will be given a grand prize before they leave.
🌸 Farmer's Market
In the daytime, check out our stands for our island-fresh produce and local specialties!
🌸 Night Market
In the nighttime, check out our stands for delicacies from all over the worlds. Yes, worlds, plural.

You're here for a vacation, no murder involved. Your way home will come in just a few days. Why not relax and enjoy yourselves, catch up with some old familiar faces, and make some new friends? Summer is nearing its end, after all.

[ooc: it's once again mgcu mingle time, but there's a twist! this mingle is open to characters from the following: reapsody, grimmoired, plasmatio, subdivided, thotordie, bluesclues, tropicalgetaway, notagain, redactable, snowend, 7rings, seasonality, chasma, uturns, chroma, courtrooms, and suitedreams!

however! like the disney mingle, if you played in these games you may also bring special guests in the form of characters you considered playing in previous games or characters you are anticipating playing in the future. have fun vacationing with new and old friends alike!]

Comments

[disingenuous]

[ where does he get all this confidence ]

You already died once.

[ it's a gentle reminder. good luck, buzen. ]

[toyska]

1. Various activities

[A SUMMERTIME LAD IS HERE!!! He is, as expected of a Hydro user, very much at home around all of this water--though admittedly, even the comfortable island temperature is warm for Mr. Fake Russian. He's wandering around in an open red shirt and long gray shorts, and doesn't seem to mind at all if his clothes get wet. But be prepared to meet with playful retaliation if you splash him or tackle him into the sea or whatever.

During the day you can catch him collecting seashells by the water, or buying ingredients from the market to cook up a meal! There's plenty of food already, but hey, he likes cooking. Saturday and Sunday night, you can catch him watching the meteor showers and the fireworks--a little further away from the crowds, this time, in a more thoughtful, quiet mood.

...He will also sing at karaoke if you want. I'm tired.]

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2. Fishing

[Of course there is a fishing prompt. How could there not be a fishing prompt?

Childe is very clearly having the time of his life--he's got a friendly wave for anyone who might wander by, and he's happy to make room if anyone wants to join him. It's a competition, sure, but what's the fun in an easy win?]

Ahaha, they're awfully small, aren't they?

[HE'S HOLDING A SHARK.]

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3. Fighting

[Sighs

I'd be OOC if I didn't include this one so here he is, twirling a Hydro weapon with ease. What kind of weapon? I don't know I'll RNG it.]

Care for a spar, comrade?

[It was his birthday last month... he wants a belated present (violence)]

wildcard

[whatever u like]

[whatlore]

??????

[WHO THE FUCK IS THIS WEIRDO.

Whoever he is, he is apparently just. Content to be chilling in this tree, drinking fruit juice(?) through a straw as noisily as possible. Okay.

Maybe he lives on this island??? (He doesn't.)]

[fleshedout]

friday

[Well! A hot summer deserves some Hot Pants, and here she is, indeed, a little on edge with it all. It's a nice picnic. There's a lot of people she knows, and many she doesn't. But still, its not exactly fun in the sun for her given the suddenness of this whole event, and so she can be found going around, glowering a little and muttering to herself.]

If I see that purple man here and he turns out to be behind all this, I swear...

saturday

[On this day, in a fitting summer look, Hot Pants can be found listening to K.K. Slider, sort of looking confused. She's enjoying the music, but...]

A...singing dog, huh. That's...talented.

[Well, things could be stranger? When she isn't listening to K.K. busting out the tunes, she's chomping on some roast beef. Yum.]

meteor shower

[When night falls, she's near the bonfire - the night sky catches her in a rare mood. She's staring up at the shooting stars, a little wistfully.]

Can they really grant wishes? Hm. Would be nice...

WILDCARD

[ITS YOUR FAVORITE PANTS HIT HER UP]

[mustbepurged]

[!!

Her eyes light up as if having just received permission from the boss of the beach (that's Shinobu, obviously). She gently lifts the shell from the ground and blows the sand off of it. Then she looks over.]

What are you making?

Friday!

[wtfox]

Oh, well... You know! I've been keeping busy!

[she is no longer employed by the starlight hotel so she's got that going for her.]

What about you?

[wisterin]

[ cute.... shinobu props her shovel up in the sand, as she takes a moment to rest. ]

A makeshift dry garden. Or an attempt at one, for meditation.

[commedia]

summer douman...1!

[Hey, hey, hey. Here's.......a clown? Dressed in a a flowing yukata, hair shorter than usual. They're poring the wares of the farmers market, smiling lightly as they pick out a few fruits. Look over at them, and...whoah! Suddenly flowers bloom over their shoulders, staring with visible eyes.]

Ahaha! [They laugh, grinning with sharp teeth.] Do not pay them any mind. They mean no harm...as long as you keep up your guard. They may simply bloom where you stand, and we can't have that, mm?

[Suspicious...]

summer douman...2!!

[And here's Douman in yet...another look? They're lounging on the beach, stretching out lazily, almost like a cat would. A giant 7'2" musclebound cat.]

Ahh...what a pleasant feeling. Truly, there's nothing like it.

[Later, they can be seen going right into the ocean and. Bringing back a fish between their teeth. Huh. Clown behavior!]

summer douman..........3!!!

[How many damn outfits can one (two?) clowns have. This Douman seems to be simply watching everyone else, though, but their eyes are a little starry as they catch the sight of the fireworks, smiling a little to themself.]

Like flowers in the sky. Truly a time to remember. [...] I do hope that it...doesn't portend anything bad. What a pleasant place this is...

[ooc: 1 and 2 are limbo, 3 is douman HAVE FUN]

[countermeasures]

This one, here. And this...

[she indicates two tropical plants that are not native to china and weren't in chroma but I'm mobile and can't look up specific ones rn help]

Are you familiar with them, Miss?

b

[countermeasures]

[



jiuqing goes absolutely still. a butterfly flutters its wings where it rests on her nose, but doesn't fly away.]

booze!

[shiftingwinds]

[I'm making the executive decision that there is absolutely booze on this island.

anyway, shi qingxuan is passing by with her own drink in hand when she spots gu yun in his hammock. is he actually sleeping? who actually knows. she stops nearby and sips at her drink.]

Hmm... The flower of the Northwest has come pretty far south.

[feminitis]

[runs over to help because uhhhhh this samurai is still skeptical that no murder is happening here]

Are you alright...?!

[uncoincidental]

Yuri!

[well, she spots him stomping around and hurries over from whatever she was doing to accompany him.]

fishing

[uncoincidental]

[looks at childe

looks at the shark




nods]

...sure! Pretty small!

meteor shower

[countermeasures]

...there is only one way to find out, right?

[smiles up at the stars!]

[wisterin]

[ it's fine. we can be vague together. ]

They're not native to my country, but I didn't live on a tropical island.

[ unless

they're the plants that killed flayn, i guess. ]

3!!

[shiftingwinds]

How could something so pretty possibly be a bad omen?

[shi qingxuan just takes a seat next to them with absolutely no warning, sipping at a tropical drink.

whassup!]

[liuli]

[ wow ]

Kids these days...

[liuli]

[ ah, now, there's a familiar voice. gu yun cracks an eye open and raises his glass...coconut shell... whatever full of liquor. toast? ]

A blessed occurrence, it seems. Hello, meimei.

[liuli]

[ slaps you with my slappy hands

this guy's got the right of it. gu yun's down here underneath the tree, and with the noisy noise, he calls up, amused; ] Did you need a refill?

[countermeasures]

[the temptation to say yes that's them is real but I will be kind and say it's a different plant]

I see... I wonder if perhaps I might be able to purchase a book about the plants native to these islands from the shop.

[wisterin]

[ she smiles. ]

I'll be honest when you are.

[shiftingwinds]

[toast! she raises her drink in return.]

Hello, Gu-xiong! It's good to see you again.

[liuli]

[ putting a hand to his heart ]

Miss Kocho. Are you accusing me of lying? I have never lied a day in my life.







[ says the man who pretended to be a half elf bird boy for like eight weeks ]

[wisterin]

There seems to be a wide variety of wares available in these shops, so the chance is high.

I may join you in purchasing a book.

[ with what money. ]