[ 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!

Comments

[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. ]

[dirtdevil]

[ hey, what are you looking at?? at least he's not wearing an apron. ]

Yeah, that. It's also my job.

[ usually he does this for individuals rather than groups like this, but he's not one to turn down a challenge. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Levi, you might not be wearing an apron but you're kind of wearing a mini-apron for your face, so.]

I guess this would qualify as necessary. I sort of just assumed Lili was going to hire some of the robots or something to do it. I never would have expected to see you two volunteer.

[...it also dawns on him that Levi's some kind of maid but that's something he can bug him about later.] It looks like it might be a pretty big job for the two of you.

[incendire]

I was already here and helping Lili with the preparation, so it was no trouble for me to help her with the clean up. As for Levi...it is as he says.

[ He'll quickly grab some trash—an empty bag that used to contain ice cream—from the ground and place it into the bag. ] But don't worry Hiro, I will be capable of handling what is out of the capacity of Levi.

[ In other words, this might be a bit of a cleaning challenge/competition between the two of them (whether spoken or unspoken). Who could do the most the fastest and the most efficient. ]

[dirtdevil]

[ yeah, totally.

...wait, what? he has to do a double take at that second part. ]

What do you mean, "out of my capacity?"

[zerotohiro]

[...ah. He catches on rather quickly and it's hard to suppress the smirk on his face even as he gestures to Genos.]

I dunno, dude, Genos has a point. He is a cyborg. And a superhero. We're kinda ingrained to pick up the slack. [He cuts a glance at Genos then.] Right?

[incendire]

Exactly. [ Is he joking? Yes? No... He's definitely not joking despite totally knowing that Hiro is. (Or at least that's one working assumption that could be used.) In fact, Genos is going to be completely honest about this. ]

In addition, I have been designed to be far greater in every capacity than any ordinary human being.

[ S...sor..r.y....Levi?? ]

[dirtdevil]

[ he won't bristle at that. nope, nope, nope... totally doesn't care. he won't even play the Humanity's Strongest card, that's how much he doesn't care. so there. ]

...Right.

[ he side-eyes Hiro a bit then. whose side are you on, man?? ]

[zerotohiro]

[Sorry bud. On the other hand, he's going to stare at Genos again because whoa.]

Okay now you're starting to take it a little too far. You really think you can outdo every single ordinary human out there? [...does he sound impressed? He sounds impressed. Dear god someone please tell this child to stop asking about these things.]

[incendire]

[ Clearly Hiro is on the side of science where he should rightfully be. Again, sincerest and deepest apologies, Levi. Genos doesn't think this is really insulting except that it is.

He'll apologize, no worries. ]

I didn't mean it to be offensive, my apologies there, but you do bring up a good point Hiro. My master is an ordinary man, however his strength is that which I could never obtain in my wildest of dreams.

[ There's a pause as Genos' voice drops to something somewhat somber as well as full of awe. His master's strength was always something Genos admired but also came to understand how it isolated him. ] All of the advances in the universe could never come close to him.

[dirtdevil]

[ oh boy, here we go again with the "master" stuff... honestly, he hopes Genos's so-called master shows up sometime, because all this hype has actually managed to pique his curiosity.

I mean, most people wouldn't wear a doll of someone's likeness around their neck. right? is that some kind of weird cyborg thing? ]

That's a hell of a statement. The entire universe?

[ is god an egg?? ]

[zerotohiro]

[He has a lot of the same sentiments and questions so he's just as surprised as Levi.] Genos…do you know how big the entire universe actually is? That's kind of intense. How's that actually possible?

[incendire]

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