estoria | [ 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Okay you can not call me little guy, I'm barely shorter than you! [Athena has a good four inches on him...] What'd you have to do to win something like that anyway?

[ heh heh! ]

You're still shorter. I can rest my arms on your shoulders and everything.

[ but that's enough picking on him for now. ]

I may have bought it, because I gave up on trying to win it.

Don't you dare. [How rude, Athena. But he perks up with interest.]

I didn't know you could buy the carnival prizes here. How much are we talking here?

[ dejectedly: ]

Three hundred...

[ STUPID HAWKE. ]

You paid three hundred credits for a giant stuffed animal? Are you crazy?

I really need this, okay?

...all right, all right. [He gives her a lopsided grin, still not quite understanding.] Take it that means you found another job?

Yup! [ she tucks the giant dragon under her arm to give hiro a peace sign. ] I'm working at Thistle Do Nicely now, too!

That's the flower place, right? Sooo...that means you know what kind of flowers are the best kind to buy and stuff? [A pause.] Or you're just good at getting people to buy stuff?

I've studied flower therapy and also floral meanings, so I should do a decent job at knowing which to buy and what to suggest.

..."flower therapy"? I didn't think there was a lot to it. But hey, I'll keep that in mind next time I need flowers and you're not dragging around a giant stuffed dragon. [He eyes it again curiously.] You could probably use it for advertising, too.

Yeah. Some flowers can take away depression, you know. But alright.

[ she grabs the dragon paw and waves it at hiro. ]

This isn't mine, though, so I can't use Mr. Dragon.

...that right? I'll keep that in mind. [He smirks at the waving dragon though.]

So you bought Mr. Dragon for 300 credits and he's not yours. [...oh. Oh, wait.] It's a present for someone?

[ she nods exuberantly. ]

It's for Merlin.

And what's Merlin supposed to do with a giant stuffed dragon?

Keep it, duh! It's a gift.

[He's just sort of staring for a sec.]

Wait are you and Merlin...?

[ ... blinks. ]

Gross, no! [ EXCEPT WIDGET LOOKS HAPPY????? ]

[A look at Athena.

A look at Widget.

A look at Athena????

A LOOK AT WIDGET?????

...and promptly bursting into laughter, even going so far as to lean on the nearest food stall while he continues laughing. Sorry, Athena.]

Um. So either you're lying and you're really bad at it, or Widget's broken. I'll let you pick which one.

[ oh god

OH GOD WIDGET

YOU HAVE BETRAYED HER AGAIN!!!!!!!! ]

Widget is obviously broken!

I'm not broken!

[He's at least getting control over his laughter even if he's amused as hell.]

Lying to a child. Athena, I'm disappointed in you.

[Aren't you glad you don't have siblings, Athena? Look at what Tadashi gets to go through.]

[ starts sweating bullets tbh... ]

It's supposed to be a secret.

How can it be a secret when you're carrying around a huge dragon? That's like the least secret secret ever.

What if it's a congratulatory gift for his magic show? Ever thought about that?

Is it? It seems like a pretty huge gift just to offer congratulations.

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