[ OPEN ] CULTURAL FESTIVAL

[coastal]

Who: Anyone and everyone! Yes, even you.
When: IC Date: 6/9 || OOC Date: 3/20
Where: Centered in CERES Academy but spilling out into the streets!
What: It's all fun and games until someone chokes on cotton candy or gets a black eye from jousting. The player plot of the cultural festival!
Rating/Warning: Totally PG, family-approved fun! Please poke me if this changes.

Flyers have been up for the past two weeks, students have been all atwitter (whether this is good or bad chatter is up in the air), outside help has been enlisted by a bunch of weird adults and finally the day has dawned upon us.

The cultural festival is here.

And it looks like stepping into an alternate dimension of Cerealia, a far cry from the Hunger Games that many had to endure just days ago - and maybe that's the whole damn point. Wander around, have some greasy comfort food, and win a stuffed animal to muffle your tears into or something. It's all gonna be okay.

I » PREGAME-FESTIVAL Let's back up a little bit. Set-up for the festival was intended to begin at 8 PM the night before to allow all groups an hour - maybe even two! - to set up their booths so that everything could be pristine and ready. . . . . Of course that didn't happen. So here you are, in the gym of the school where it looks like a crafts store went to die. Don't slip on the glitter glue! Don't touch that feather boa, the drama club might need it! Is that a soccer ball while everyone else is trying to prepare? Do you want to die? The clock continues to tick later and later, a groan coming from everyone in the room when it strikes 3 AM, but there's nonetheless an air of dedication here. Everyone's working - are you? - and this seems like a great time for caffeine overdose and some late night confessions.


II » WELCOME Whether it was through hard work or sheer dumb luck, the festival is underway!! There are sounds of yelling, students competing for patrons - "Care to have your fortune read?" or "Check out this kickass magician!" - or cries of defeat - "That balloon game was impossible - how am I going to get my McCeres plushie now?!" and "What's up with that scavenger hunt?" - You can already hear the sizzle of deliciously greasy food in the distance mixed in with whatever terribly Teen Pop mix they've got playing in the background. It's a little hard not to feel excited! Or... maybe it is, given the fact that you might not have wanted to end up here in the first place?! But the festival is spilling out into the streets! Pushy teenagers and teachers alike might've just tried to corral you in here like cattle to a brightly-colored, teeny bopper slaughter....

But if you look like you're not at all interested in having fun, this may be the time when a snowball smacks you right in the back of the head, suddenly implanting the idea of.... fun?


III » INFLATABLE HELL Whether you were running after reading some horrible gossip about you or getting way into playing the part of a fleeing criminal in the mock trial, you've found yourself in what every single carnival needs and deserves: a bounce house. But wait - that's not all?! Apparently this is some kind of inflatable course from hell as you realize that once you enter, there's even more waiting for you. Yes, that's right, welcome to the squishiest obstacle course of your life. When you make it to the end, you still have one last task: joust for your honor against the person that you've ended up with or break out your intense sumo knowledge for the exact same thing. The student overseeing this area just nods solemnly with an air of 17-year-old sage wisdom. "There can only be one."


IV » ANIME FOOD So that's what you're here for. Well congratulations friend, they've got every sort of carnival contraption or festival delight and dish - apparently this is where the culture can be found! But... but oh god, what's that? The hell is that?! Apparently there's an eating competition for these heart attacks if you really wanna try your luck.

Also hey - is this cotton candy really sticky to anyone else? Careful, don't reach too close to that other person or you just might end up stuck together...?!


V » AFTERPARTY So... where were you after the school festival officially concluded? Were you in the middle of a food coma? Were you trying to steal a giant sumo suit before they could be closed down? Were you caught on the ice of the frozen swimming pool? Drowning under the weight of discount flowers? Hopefully, you're not caught up in the craziness of a cleaning crew turned cleaning competition... or are you?

Either way, there's no way that this party is going to end with a fizzle.... but rather with a bang! Literally. The sky is lit up with a sudden firework, followed by another and anotherandanotherandanother-- except don't those... seem to be a little close? They're deafeningly loud and blindingly beautiful and perhaps that what covers up Lili's distressed screech of, "Those weren't authorized!" Hopefully all the little sparks extinguish in the air before they get too close... Kindly help make sure nothing catches on fire? Stand there and actually enjoy the show? Start a lawsuit for your sudden bout of blindness and deafness? Your move.


VI » WILDCARD ME UP For the record, there is a medical tent for anyone who gets a little too violent excited during the events. And besides all the festivities mentioned here, there's also the typical bunch of carnival games and prizes, too. Maybe even a maid cafe. Also hey, is that smell of something burning... normal? Do we have a fire on our hands?! Or is there some other type of carnival gimmick that you really love but didn't get written up here? Feel free to make it right on up! Have fun, everyone!

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[incendire]

ANIME FOOD )

[ Lili had told Genos all about how she wanted to make this significantly better than CERES’s attempt at it and honestly, so far it was…fun. Objectively it was fun and Genos was glad that he didn’t have to worry about anything coming out after him to harm him or anyone else. It was an enjoyable experience with nothing major happening. Just…an enjoyable experience and one that he has never had the chance to truly experience himself given his condition.

Though—there is some concern when he catches whiff off one of the mountain sized sandwich with a sign indicating a challenge underneath. ]

Free shirt for those who finish it under an hour…

[ Surely anyone could finish eating a sandwich under an hour but…perhaps not a sandwich that looked like it weighed an excess of 5 lbs (2.3 kg)… He didn’t need to eat nor did he care for a free shirt but—well, it couldn’t hurt to try it out, right? It’s not as if he has eaten anything since coming here. ]

WILDCARD )

[ whatever however you wanna! I’m up for anything!! ]

CLEAN UP CREW

[incendire]

[ It was natural for Genos to get involved with the clean-up, he had helped with the construction and well… Someone had to clean this mess up. So, here is Genos picking up discarded trash and placing it into a garbage bag that he has picked up somewhere along the way. And like a good cleaning (robot) cyborg, he’ll be wearing his pink apron as well as a handkerchief tied around his head.

Though Genos isn’t doing this alone, of course, he had “enlisted” the help of another neat freak. (aka Levi) who may or may not be dressed up in the same manner as Genos. Or maybe it was the other way around? Or…maybe they just fell into doing this. Details really. Either way, both of them won’t be too happy with anyone who decides to litter once they’ve started. ]

Excuse me, but if you’re going to be disposing of garbage please place it into the proper place.

[ Holding out his trash bag. ]

(( ooc; there will be replies from both genos and levi! ))

[dirtdevil]

[ no pink aprons here, I'm afraid, but he is decked out in his usual dual handkerchiefs (one on his head, one covering most of his face) which also looks the opposite of badass. not that he cares—this is work, and he's ridiculously goddamn serious about his work. this festival is going to make a huge mess, and only he can stop the tidal wave of trash.

...well. he and Genos. and probably some other people. he'll be giving the evil eye to anyone who doesn't dispose of their trash properly, unlike Genos who is at least being polite about it. it's kind of like a good cop/bad cop routine, and being a slob is the crime. don't be a criminal, kids.

he's surveying the vast landscape of people, and there's more than a hint of dread in his voice. ]

This is gonna be bad.

[incendire]

[ Why won't you join the pink apron club, Levi? Please... ]

Do you think so? [ He'll look between their trash bags and the mess before them... Surely even if it wasn't enough Genos could always get rid of the burnable trash in his own way. (Which might be a slight health hazard but if times were rough he would take one for the team!) ]

Is it not common for huge festivals to produce large amounts of garbage?

[ It's why the volunteered...look someone actually paid attention to the ViViD about trash unlike others. ]

nabs both of you for the price of one tbh

[zerotohiro]

[Jfc what the hell is even happening here. Who knew a superhero would be out doing...this? And then there's Levi and Hiro's caught staring between both of them before he blinks and slowly drops the empty cup he'd been holding (and planning to throw away anyway, really!) into the open garbage bag.]

What are you two even doing?

[incendire]

(( ooc; please wait for Levi to reply! It'll go Hiro > Genos > Levi \o ))

[ There's a slight nod of approval from Genos as Hiro drops in the trash into his bag. It's good to see that he wasn't going to litter...well, not while he was there. Also look Hiro, heroes do many different jobs some of them more glorious than others. ]

We are providing a necessary service.

[ Does he sound proud of this? Yeah he sounds proud of this. ]

[meowbel]

[With the festival in bloom, Mabel didn't seem to notice the cleaning crew at first. With so many people coming and going, it was only until some accidentally littered something was she noticed Genos and Levi.

But that didn't seem to be the thing that pinged her though? Instead?]

Hey, cute outfits you got there! I think you're doing an awesome job wearing it!

[Because anything pink for her? Is a total win in her mind!]

[incendire]

(( ooc; please wait for Levi to reply! It'll go Mabel > Genos > Levi \o ))

Oh, thank you.

[ Honestly Genos will be happy to hear someone complimenting his apron. It's the apron that he picked out with his master in mind, after all. (Thus the running egg on the front. No he doesn't have a problem. What is this denial you speak of?) ]

[mysophobic]

[ Shigeru is ready to CLEAN. He's got this down. Actually if you catch him in the act he's disintegrating any garbage he can find with his powers. He kinda looks weird given the giant purple sigil floating behind him. His eyes are all weirdly colored: black scelera with purple irises to be precise. But he'll only do this for the large mounds of garbage he finds.

He's mostly trying to be polite when he types up things to people to throw their trash in the proper receptacles. Does it work?! Obviously not but he's trying. This is gonna be a long day. ]

[incendire]

(( ooc; please for levi to reply! the order will be shigeru > genos > levi! ))

[ Genos isn't too sure what he's witnessing here exactly, but what he is sure is that Shigeru isn't exactly following the ordinances of proper waste removal. Then again, technically what he was doing was also helpful...this sort of gray area had never been Genos' specialty.

He'll approach Shigeru carefully. ]

I do not mean to interrupt, however may I ask what you're doing?

anime food!

[protectthecastle]

[Curiosity is not necessarily always a good thing, especially when five pound sandwiches are involved.

But Veronica had sat herself down and ordered the monstrous thing and hey...you never know, right? She's about one-twelfth of the way through when she sees Genos and gives him a bright smile, carefully swallowing before greeting him.]

Hello, Genos. Are you going to try, as well? [She's going to fail...]

[incendire]

[ Okay Veronica, Genos is going to be a little worried when he sees the sandwich compared to her. Sure he knew how big that was going to be but seeing it compared to her was really putting things into perspective. Genos was allowed to eat organic matter and process it but...

Was there a limit of what he could put in there in a short amount of time? He hadn't actually tested that before. ]

Yes, I think I am.

[ He'll take a seat next to her but not order his food just yet. ]

Were you drawn to the prospects of winning a shirt, Veronica?

[protectthecastle]

It is not the prospects of winning a shirt that drew me in although I think it is a wonderful bonus as well.

[She shifts over a little to give him more room because these sandwiches are massive.]

But rather the fact that I have never seen such a large sandwich before and I wondered what it would taste like. I must confess though that it is rather larger than I expected.

[Especially up close...]

What about you, Genos? Are you here to win a shirt?

anime food;

[majinken]

[he's not really considering taking up the challenge; stahn's a healthy eater, but even he has his limits. so really, it's more that he's marveling at the sheer size in complete amazement over anything else.

and then he hears a familiar voice in genos' and he looks over. there's... a prize for eating it? okay, stahn is still pretty sure he couldn't do it, but it's pretty cool in theory.]

Do you think anyone can actually finish it on their own? [because that would be so cool! and also so impressive!]

[incendire]

[ Oh. Stahn. It has been a while since he has seen him. Genos will give him a slight nod when he approaches. ]

I believe I could finish it on my own. [ Though will it overload his system if he does so? That is a question that he isn't sure he can answer confidently just yet. He'll look at the food some more and then to the rules. Nothing explicitly stating that not more than one person could work on eating one sandwich at the same time... ]

However, I'm not certain of the repercussions of eating so much food at once.

[majinken]

[it really and honestly wouldn't even occur to stahn to look for loopholes like sharing it for the prize. that's the sort of thing he needs spelled out for him, so he's just going to give genos a look of amazement at the notion in general.]

Wow... do you really thing you can? That's pretty amazing! It seems like that much could make anyone sick, though... that sandwich is the biggest one I've ever seen!

[stahn is so, 100% absolutely ready to cheer him on.]

anime food

[heiwana]

[ Kousetsu is by no means going to partake in this challenge, though by the looks of him he could probably do with eating a bit more. Either way he will descend upon the contest area with a curious glance. ]

It is...quite excessive. I do not understand why there is a contest for such things. Is this...normal for humans to do?

[incendire]

Normal? [ Hmmm... Now there's a question. Not to mention what quantified as a "normal human" even to begin with? ] Most humans are rather competitive in nature, especially males within a certain age bracket though there are outliers who do not follow such trends.

[ Genos how about you answering the question.... ]

Perhaps the answer would be a yes and a no. It might not be normal but it is within the realm of typical human behavior.

[heiwana]

[ Oh no. These two together is gonna be something. Kousetsu takes all that in with an interested nod. ]

I see. I am unfamiliar with many human customs. This one in particular is...rather strange. It is not good for the body to consume so much in such a short amount of time, and yet they still do for the sake of competing.

animay food

[downburst]

[Could he be assed to eat five pounds of something that could probably jam his entire being for the sake of a free shirt that probably won't fit?

Not at all. He hasn't a single interest, but the concept's caught his eye.]

This is exactly why world hunger keeps being a problem.

[Lacking the conviction of a hippie, full of disdain anyway. If this kid has a go at it, he might just stick around to watch. Like an elephant getting it's own trunk stuck up it's ass.]

[incendire]

[ There are certain things that you can drop on Genos and he won't take (as) seriously. This might....be one of them as Genos immediately turns to face him. ]

I'm not certain how world hunger and this competition relate, however if you have further insight on this, please—share.

[ THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER?

If there was some sort of correlation between the two then Genos feels like this should be a topic of conversation. Don't think he hasn't noticed how cybernetic you look, bro. He has noticed that too but WORLD HUNGER. ]

[downburst]

[Ah...the reference was entirely lost on him. He could have taken his comment a few different ways, and he took it the most...

Difficultishly. He's gonna casually sidestep that explanation.]

I don't. I didn't set this place up or anything.

[Lest he sound officially involved. Pls calm.]

anime food;

[feytality]

[Not only is Genos... apparently enjoying himself, but his attention-drawing to the challenge was what really draws her to him.]

[Jaws theme plays]

Heeeey! Rocket Guy!! [Did she get his name? Did she forget it? Is she just being Maya? Who knows]

I didn't know you could eat! Wanna challenge me?

[THAT FREE FOOD, I mean... FREE SHIRT... is hers!]

[incendire]

It's Genos, but hello.

[ Genos is honestly compelled at this point to correct her now every time she calls him something other than his name. Maybe they could be some sort of comedy routine? Or maybe this is Genos' hope of Maya actually remembering his name.... ]

Challenge you? You're speaking about the contest? [ Not that he thinks she can't win but...look it's a lot of food for someone Maya sized?! ]

[feytality]

Rocket Genos!

[Warmer, warmer.... It's definitely going to be a comedy routine. In any case, Maya bounces closer, looking up at him with interest]

Um, duh! I bet I could eat it faster than you! Whaddya say?

[Surely.. a tiny little thing like her can't pack away all that food? SURELY...]