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[ OPEN ] CULTURAL FESTIVAL

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 » PRE~~GAME~~-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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What did you try?

[ just asking out of curiosity. she's been in and out of the festival due to work, so she hasn't really been able to see all the stalls yet. ]

I looked around some of the stalls, had some ...candy... fl...? [ He looks at her, hoping she can finish the rest of that for him, then--. ]

Oh! The house! [ It's so loud, and so like when they were at the cinema and everyone just turns to shake their heads at this stupid overexcited boy. ]

Candy fl-- wha— [ ah...

so loud....

again. which is why she shushes him immediately, covering his mouth with her hand. ]

Shut up!

[ Look, it isn't like she's any better. He does shut up when her hand covers his mouth, though it isn't exactly out of choice, is it?

The look he gives her is close to like a kicked puppy's face too. ]

Whargh di- I doph? [ It's all muffled, though he makes no move to pull her hand away either. ]

[ slowly, she puts her hand away. she can at least tell that merlin won't be saying anything as loud as he just did, anymore.

for now. ]

Candy floss, [ she says flatly. that's her guess, anyway. ]

[ for now.

Though is that any reason to say it so flatly. ]

That stuff. I couldn't eat it all though. Some people were doing an eating competition too?

An eating competition?!

[ you just said the magic word!! competition!!

except she sulks because-- ]

I totally missed it!

[ Athena why... ]

You didn't get enough fun out of the inflatables? Though we can look and see if anyone is still there if you really want?

...It's getting late though.

[ And he can't remember what time Lili wanted to finish this so. ah. ]

Let's stay 'til the end, then!

The first school festival I've gone to, a murder happened, so my experience hasn't exactly been the best.

[ so. it's your job, merlin, to make it a good one. ]

A what? [ Ah... there goes the loud voice again. Merlin looks down at her, surprised to hear that. ]

Well there has to be something left that you want to do, right?

[ wow ]

[ she hopes he knows what murder is just so she doesn't have to explain. ]

I'm not sure what to expect, personally. [ she shrugs her shoulders. ] Maybe there are fireworks?

[ Athena please, of course he knows what murder is???? ]

I don't think Lili put those down in the plans. I only helped in some parts but...

Oh, I know!

[ things that always make things special with them - the sky.

she takes his free hand and drags him into the school building, not saying a word. it's getting dark and some shops are closing, but who cares. athena wants to do this. hopefully, there aren't any students who will bar them from getting to their destination. ]

You know--? [ Know what, exactly? He doesn't get the chance to finish before she's pulling him along and it's an eerie sight at this kind of time.

Most people seem to be outside, anyway, so he shuts up and just trusts that she knows what she's doing here. ]

[ she has no idea where the rooftop is, but she tries to look for some stairs, anyway, so up they go and down some hallways they go. it does seem eerie, walking around in a dead school building when the only light source are widget and the street lights from below.

but it's fine.

athena keeps quiet, though, concentrating on finding the rooftop. ]

[ He's only been on the ground floor when people were setting up earlier, and even then he was only in and out, considering he really isn't a student here. He just has friends that are.

He shifts his hand to hold hers better the longer they're walking anyway, tempted to start chatting because the silence was just as eerie too.

But it's calming, a huge contrast to the grounds outside. ]

[ as if she's reading his mind, she says-- ]

You can talk, you know.

[ they're going higher and higher, they're probably at the fifth floor now. and there's the door to the rooftop! ]

[ He clears his throat. ]

Sorry, I was just wondering what we're doing? Where are we going?

[ No really, where are they going?

Though by the time he's asked they're almost at the rooftop, and all he can tack on is a soft: ] Nevermind, then. You know, if you keep coming to these sorts of places I think I'm going to have to start worrying.

[ there's a couple of people on the rooftop who looks like they had the same idea as athena. the building isn't all that high up, hit you can see the festival down below and the trees and flowers surrounding the school as they're illuminated by lamp posts. there's metal wires barring anybody from jumping, thank god, which leads to athena saying-- ]

You asked if I trusted you the other day. Do you not trust me?

[ Though ah... it really is quite strange seeing the school from up here, but that isn't important right now. He looks back at her, and in same ways ("I'll protect you" being the main one) he doesn't trust her as much as the other way around. At times like these though? Of course he does. ]

I trust you. I was just confused and... the last part was a joke. [ An awkward one, but one... ]

[ ah... if she knew that, she'd be hurt. trust and friendship are two things that are so important to her. it's good thing she doesn't know, at least. :)

she's about to speak when there's a popping noise coming from below, and fireworks can be seen in the sky. that's where her attention is now, and she's smiling. it's not a shooting star or anything, but it's absolutely beautiful. ]

[ Thankfully she doesn't :) But this is what happens when you're overpowered to the point when most of your friends need more protection than you do. It breeds arrogance.

Only when the fireworks start he jumps a bit, stepping half a step back until he can see all the colours in the sky. Fireworks have been around in China since forever, but not in Camelot, and it's like the planetarium all over again but this time he can't cover hos mouth because of the dragon he ends up having to just bite his lip and hope that the other people up here are more focused on the lights themselves to notice he's being swept away.

There are too many new experiences in this world. Help. ]

[ her hands are grasping the metal fence, but she looks back at merlin in excitement. and then it hits her -- these are fireworks! and watching the fireworks are supposed to be romantic! why else would people start kissing at the drop of the ball on new year's?!

she doesn't think much when she grabs him by the tie and kisses him on the lips.

sorry for all your new experiences. this young lady wants one, too. ]

[ Fireworks that he didn't know existed until this moment. Thankfully he has no idea what she's thinking as he's preoccupied. On the other hand, some warning might have been good as when she pulls him in by his tie he stumbles forward a bit, almost dropping the dragon plush in the process.

It stops his breath too, though definitely not in a bad way. As surprises go, it was definitely a good one.

When he manages to pull back though, he looks confused because obviously he doesn't know about New Year's traditions like that. Fireworks traditions. Whatever. ]

You're certainly full of surprises today.

[ ??? That isn't what you're supposed to say. ]

[ she looks entirely pleased with herself when she lets go and even fixes his tie and he creases of his shirt. ]

You're supposed to kiss when there are fireworks, that's all.

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living the dream indeed

i want more subway now

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