Visitor Festival Log (OPEN TO ALL)

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Who: EVERYONE
Where: Virgo Ward
Summary: Visitor Festival Log! You're all invited!
Warnings: Celebrations

A year might seem so little at first, but for a city like Hinoto-Ri, progress had been steady. And how would it have been without you? Hard to say. Regardless, there were some appreciative people of your hard work, and thus you were warned ahead of time of a little celebration that would be held in your honor, this Friday (FRIDAY! FRIDAY!)

Nothing too outrageous, you had been promised. After all, budgets had to be made and citizens had to be saved. Something more akin to a fun party with friends and the city. An open note sent out to all citizens if they so wanted to join in.

There was quite a turnout! The lure of fun and food drew people from all the wards and words of encouragement and thanks were given to you freely. Maybe because some of them had drank too much sake.

The booths are bustling with activity. There's food for everyone as merchants try to outdo each other with both traditional food and more exotic ones; Corn on the cob, Pumpkins, Yaki Imo (Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes), Ramen stands, Falafel, caramelized apples, octopus sausages on sticks...

There are also signup sheets for competitions tonight. While townspeople can join, the big draw is to see the Visitors attempt the typical school festivals, such as the swimsuit competition and the dress competition (for both male and women!).

...yeah maybe they just have a good sense of humor. Which is good! A happy city means, at least, for a little while, people can forget what's happening and maybe the place is going to flourish more with hope.

So hopefully you can show them that by enjoying yourselves!

[Start your own threads and have fun!]

Comments

Open!

[bondsofsuffering]

[He's been admittedly avoiding people ever since the last... incident, but there's only so long he can spend in his apartment all alone. He'll certainly need to have Words with certain individuals, but for now at least, a festival seems like a good way to unwind and reintegrate with society.

...Though he still won't be quite as fast to approach people as he usually is.

Nevertheless, he can be found around the festival, getting food or chatting up the native Hinoto-Ri citizens. You might even catch him with a harmonica out, entertaining a small crowd with a chipper tune!]

[echo_of_a_jedi]

That's a nice tune.

[Meetra doesn't quite recognize the kid and assumes he doesn't recognize her, but she figures the voluminous robe gives her away as a Visitor, at least.]

[halberdaxe]

[And here is a moron that apparently doesn't read atmospheres.]

YOU!!!

[He wasn't around for the weird effect everyone went through just a little while ago. He might have heard a little about it through other people's conversations, but he sure didn't think far about that (or cared).]

[primordial]

[Oh, look, it's your favorite eldtritch abomination, hi, how are you doing. He's accidentally bumped into him on his way OUT of the festival, and he steps back, frowning.]

Oh. Hey. [He gives Hizumi a look, as if telling him "you're going to annoy me again, aren't you."] I'm guessing you're enjoying all of this?

open : )

[resipiscent]

[Riku's brand new, but that doesn't mean he feels he can't partake. There's a skewer of dango dripping with azuki sauce in his right, prosthetic hand, his bright eyes flickering back and forth as he watches the populace move through the festival. He takes slow bites, enjoying the flavour. It's been a long time since he's been at a festival, and he wants to enjoy himself for once.]

[phantom_envoy]

Through scientific, empirical testing, I've determined that the pink and green balls taste 10% better than the white one. Just passing it on.

[Phantom Girl appears next to Riku holding six empty skewers in her left hand and munching at another in her right.]

Open

[echo_of_a_jedi]

Well, things have definitely changed for the better if they're throwing a party for us. I guess people did something right while I was gone...

[Meetra is just musing to herself for now as she idly munches on some kind of fried skewer or other and tries to determine if this plastic cylinder some guy is selling is in fact a toy lightsaber. She's just gotten back, but this is nice. Heck, any party with cheap fried meat on a skewer is nice when you're new in town again.]

[otakuro]

[Someone nearby is attempting to determine the same thing, it seems, as he swings with the cylinder.]

Hyah!

[...The end promptly goes flying off and into a takoyaki stand across the street; Atsuro blinks for a moment or two before rapidly turning around and walking in the other direction.]

...Oh. Hey!

Open!

[eyewillprotect]

[Aoi was just going around enjoying the festival when she noticed a particular booth that seemed to have... posters. Of quite a few of the Visitors, in fact.

Right now she's staring at one in particular which seems to be several candid photos of herself photoshopped together with some rather embarrassingly flashy effects, but there are quite a few on display - your character might not be safe from them, either!

For now, all she can do is gape. It's gonna take her a second to gather herself before she actually does anything.]

[travelingtheworlds]

[Sasha also happens to be looking at the posters. She hasn't forgotten that one time she was featured in Teenbeat, and apparently neither did the creator of the posters. There's an old picture of her from the tournament some time back surrounded by photoshopped fire and other glitzy effects.]

Hey, that's me!

Open!

[blitzkriegzwei]

[Germany attended the festival once he got off of work. Seeing the people of a city happy always brought a little smile to his face. It might have been a nation thing- after all, when his citizens were happy, he was happy, too. Or perhaps the atmosphere was just thoroughly contagious. Either way, he'll be wandering around the festival, supervising and enjoying his time.]

Open!

[puubuu]

[Fattycakes loves festivals! Everyone is so happy. Aside from trying the various foods (Yaki Imo being his favorite so far- nummy sweet potatoes!), he has spotted the sign-up area for one of the contests... the dress contest.]

Puu, puu! I want to sign up! Make me a pretty princess-puu!

Open to all!

[terminally_clever]

[Fumi can be found standing in front of one of the booths selling unlicensed visitor merchandise, arms crossed and staring down at something with a very unamused look on her face. Anyone who approaches more closely to get a look at what she's upset about will see her looking at one of those ergonomic mouse pads shaped like anime girls, with their breasts as the area where you're supposed to rest your wrist. This one in particular happens to be made in her image.

For once, she's speechless, because what do you even say.]

[puubuu]

[Fattycakes, for a lark, decides to turn into Puffski form and hop onto the table of merchandise. He scoots across the table of the booth to Fumi and the questionable mouse pad. He looks at the mouse pad, then up at her, then back at the mousepad. He jumps on the cushions of the mouse pad, nestling comfortably between the... cushions.]

Puu! Hey, these are comfy~

[justjustice]

[Guess who got dragged out by his fairy entourage? Apollo, that's who. They're all poking and prodding him and gesturing to places he should check out. He seems kind of reluctant to be in the crowd, though...]

[all_wound_up]

Hello, Apollo-san and Apollo-san's friends!

[Looks like Nano's out and about again, too. She hasn't found the embarrassing knock-off merchandise yet, so she's in a good mood.]

[covermyback]

[Zelgius (who is actually not wearing his armor- he has discovered normal clothes! Gasp!) is on the fringes of the crowd, feeling slightly uncomfortable. Festivals aren't really his "thing," but everyone seems to be in a good mood, so perhaps there's no danger to worry about. He'll probably hang around for a bit and then go home.]

[dontcallmeerky]

[Normal clothes, at least as far as Hinoto-Ri considers the concept, haven't quite caught on with Erk yet. He sees nothing wrong with his own, thank you. Which means he, well, looks like a mage.

He's also similarly inclined to Zelgius on the festival front. He's mostly just wandered through and decided he's glad to be a recent enough arrival not to have merchandise. He's still turning a little red as he hurries away from one of the racier booths, trying to pretend not to have seen them and hoping none of the people depicted on the items there are nearby.

With the result that he runs right into Zelgius. As Erk is rather on the slender side, this has some of the effect of walking into a brick wall even with Zelgius unarmored. He rubs his head as he glances up at the person he's collided with.]

Ah, I'm sorry. I should really watch where I'm walking.

Open to all - tell me which prompt you want in the comment!

[all_wound_up]

[Nano has been excited for this festival ever since first hearing about it - she'd always been a little worried about how the city's natives viewed her and the other visitors, so it's encouraging to see a big party like this being held for them. She can be found at several places throughout the day.]

Prompt 1: [Nano spends quite a bit of time just wandering around the festival grounds, enjoying the various food stalls and watching the people come and go. Of course, festivals are more fun with friends, so if you're someone she recognizes, she'll give a smile and a wave.]

Prompt 2: [It seems someone has signed Nano up for the swimsuit competition without her knowledge! Before she even knows what's happening, she's been forced into a fairly standard plain white swimsuit and shoved out on stage. While she doesn't have much going on figure-wise, she seems to make up for it with the fact that she's blushing like crazy and flailing around in a panic while the key on her back spins out of control.]

U-um... I... I'm sorry!

[And with that awkward red-faced apology, she bows quickly and runs off the stage. It's very possible to catch her as she's making her exit back toward the dressing rooms, though, or even to yell things at her for the minute or so she has to stand in front of everyone in her swimsuit.]

Prompt 3: [Later on, Nano finds the unlicensed products made in her likeness, and if it's possible to be more embarrassed than she was at the swimsuit competition, she definitely is. There are action figures with ridiculously inaccurate depictions of her robotic attachments, small cakes in the shape of her face, and most embarrassing of all: 1 GB USB drives shaped like her toes.]

A-aaaahhhhh! W-where did you find out about this?

[If there was any hope of trying to hide any of this from the other attendees, she's just ruined it with a big loud overblown reaction, her key once again spinning like crazy as steam begins to vent from the top of her head in reaction to the extreme embarrassment she's feeling right now.]

Prompt 3

[hello_mgann]

[Upon hearing Nano's shouts M'gann runs over to investigate what's wrong.]

Nano! I heard you shouting, is something wrong?

Open to all

[hello_mgann]

[Since wardrobe was not a problem for a shapeshifter, M'gann turned up for the festival in a blue kimono with her hair done up. Needless to say she was pretty excited for the festivities.

While wandering around the festival M'gann spotted a typical carnival game, one where a person has to knock down a stack of bottles with a ball. She was about to pass by when she noticed the grand prize. It was a pair of stuffed bears, one green and one black, holding hands with each other. She doubled back and put down her money to try her luck.

Three games later M'gann had run out of money, but had not one the bears. She was now standing in front of the stall looking determined.]

I need those bears.

[a_gentle_boy]

[A boy stands a few steps back from the stall and watches M'gann play. He hadn't really noticed the prize until she drew attention to it.]

Oh...

[Lucas's face turns slightly red.]

Someone really should win those.

Open

[prettytamer]

[Prompt 1]
[Midori's thrilled join the swimsuit competition. You don't have to be in a bikini to look good and she's used to showing off, so this is her in her element!]

[Prompt 2]
[The rest of the time will be spent dressed more normally, eating weird food and enjoying the festivals boots. So far she hasn't seen anything weird based on herself... maybe she's kept a low profile.]

prompt 1 sorry not sorry

[badluckhealer]

[....HWEEEEEE?!

Yes that WAS the sound of steam blowing out of Aggie's ears when she ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She is as red as her shirt - AGAIN - and can't quite put her finger on why.

Maybe she ought to go say hello??? Okay yes she will do that, walking over to Midori aaaand:] A - er - hello.

[...why did she stutter.]

Open!

[tyrantball]

Hear that high-pitched squeal of delight?

Desco has found an action figure of her true form. There's action figures of other Visitors, of course, but just the fact that she's in there has sent Desco into delirious paroxysms of delight.

Anyone feel like browsing the wares?

[primordial]

WHY. Why would they ever- oh god, never mind, he isn't going to ask. Have a familiar figure shuffling up next to you, Desco, raising an eyebrow,

"Um. I'm guessing that's...you?"

open;

[leadthebeats]

[ Yuri's decided to come ready, as she's wearing something her usual SSS uniform, also slinging a blue bag over her shoulder. She's decided to sign up for the swimsuit competition -- if only to see the reactions from the men. Hey, she's worn a swimsuit in public before, so this shouldn't be a problem at all!

But when she finds a certain booth in the festival, she stops in her tracks. There are two things in there that obviously don't belong: a towel of her in a bikini, as if she were suntanning and a dakimura (nsfw) of her, with the only things covering her are a gun and her thigh highs.

While normally, she'd kill the person who would make such a thing, the first thought in mind wasn't to murder them; that can come later. The first thing in mind was to get rid of the things. Which is why she's going to stand right in front of this exact booth while trying to hide both things behind her back.

Nobody better find out what they are, because there will be consequences.

Though it's quite obvious that there's something wrong, as Yuri is white as a sheet. Even if it's just for a second or two as someone new approaches her. ]

[frequent_flyer]

[Hinata wandered by, a couple of sticks with octopus sausages on them in hand, popping one in his mouth when he passed her. Naturally, he had to stop.]

Yurippe! [He walked over, chewing and swallowing the morsel in his mouth before deeming to speak again. Except... the words never came. His mouth was open, ready to speak, staring over her shoulder at something in shock. Had he seen the strange merchandise with images of her scantily clad!?]

[No. Worse. It was a body pillow.] W-what is that!?

Open!!

[badluckhealer]

[A...festival. A celebration, in regards to the Visitors. Thankfully she has kept a low enough profile that she's unnoticed in the celebrations. Fifteen years of a family that actively worked to stay out of the spotlight had its advantages.

...Wait, actually it was sixteen years as of a few days ago, wasn't it? Ah well, she'd adjust to the new number soon enough.

New clothes are not something she bothers herself with - her usual is fine, as it is clean and she is clean and she looks presentable. ...That said, she probably ought to finish that roasted sweet potato before she drops it on herself or something.

Or maybe you could distract her to make sure she does.]

[icanhearscreams]

[Ushiro has also mostly kept out of the spotlight as much as he can, so he's a little distracted when he finds a model kit of his persona - of Zearth - standing in one of the booths. Did someone take a picture while he was in that fight?]

[After a moment of the color draining out of his face, he starts yelling at the salesman, who just shrugs, clearly uninterested in what he's got to say. He turns and stomps off, fuming, not noticing that he's about to run into someone.]

Open!

[robinsegg]

[Sig mildly noted how often this city threw festivals. He was lost in the forest while the other visitors had some problems a little while ago, so all he was exposed to were parties and insects and monsters at night.

He soon forgot where he was heading when he ran into a booth where various insects were on display. Who knows why there was such booth, but it certainly caught this kid's attention.]

[electricyousei]

A) In the morning Ruri is standing at a booth, looking at CD's with a picture of her in a cute (http://www.fondosypantallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Manga-wallpaper-ruri-hoshino-1024-768-0690.jpg) outfit with the 8 tracks of her singing that Omiokane put out over the network letting out a sigh. She looks at the number and after a moment of calculating just shakes her head.

"....I miss that outfit."

B) Ruri was handed a bag and ushered off to the swimsuit competition. Looking in it, then looking at the promoter she went in and changed into the thing (http://us.cdn003.fansshare.com/photos/martiansuccessornadesico/camera-hoshino-ruri-martian-successor-nadesico-nadesico-red-948012384.jpg) but had a horribly irritated look on her face.

"So this is how the Jack's want to play revenge for helping out at the inn I see."

B

[unbroken_chain]

Kotoha, naturally, was all set to cheer for Ruri as soon as she stepped on stage.

"Woooo! Go Ru...riiiiiiii..."

Her cheer trails off into a stunned, high-pitched whining noise as she actually sees what Ruri's wearing.

Open to all

[genkibot]

Tachikoma is milling about the festival and booths, mostly just taking in the sights and food when she stops at an odd looking stand.

Part of the sign has a painted white orb with three black dots on it, kinda like her omnidirectional visual sensors she use to have as a tank. Which are now more of a headband accessory, but still familiar.

Apparently this booth is dedicated to pictures of Tachikoma.

A LOT of pictures of Tachikoma. There's pictures of her just out and about in the city. Pictures of her entering and leaving her apartment. There's pictures of her talking with some of her friends. There's pictures of her when she tried changing into a swimsuit at the public pool, along with some of her in said swimsuit. There's even some pictures from the times she was working at The Penguin's Nest way back when. And to top it off, there's pictures of her in profile placed on body length pillows.

Some people would be severely creeped out by all this, and maybe would want to confront the owner of said stand (though they don't seem to be here at the moment).

"Oh wow! Look at all those pictures of me!"

And then there's Tachikoma.

[terminally_clever]

They really got your good side, didn't they?

[Nano would have tried to explain why this is wrong and why Tachikoma should be upset about it. Instead, she's getting Fumi.]

[doesasordered]

[Nik is standing at a booth with, for once, an expression on his face! Too bad it's not a good one. He looks a mixture of confused and a little worried. He's holding a set of trading cards featuring illustrations of his likeness on them. In one, he's holding a sniper rifle and wearing cool shades, cigarette in his mouth. It looks like he's moving into action. Another, he's punch up some generic-looking bad guys, several at once. The third is him in swim trunks, looking more idealized than he is in reality. Seriously, this guy has a lot of scars under his clothes.

He has no idea what to do. Except curse in his native language, of course.]

чё за галимa?

[blessed_by_the_world]

Nik-oji-san!

[Akane is holding up one of the cards.]

You have your own trading cards! You look so cool!

Open!

[dontcallmeerky]

Why Erk is actually here is open to question. It's entirely possible some of the building staff at the Pisces apartment decided to, ah, encourage him to come out.

He's not entirely sure how this ended up with him signed up for a dress competition. Still, as he appears to be unable to weasel out of it, he's decided to make the best of it. He's flatly refused to wear anything that might (ahem) alter his figure to be more feminine, but he's found a pretty and fairly dignified dark blue dress to wear, and then pulled his mantle back on over it. Turns out that actually works quite well, so he can at least attempt to retain some shreds of dignity even as he has to walk out on stage, red-faced, in a dress.

He's not sure whether this would be better or worse if he didn't have vaguely feminine looks already. He's just thankful it's not as bad as Lucius - he's well aware the poor monk would probably die of embarrassment if he'd been forced to do it (and the fact that he would probably win the competition wouldn't help).

Open

[pretty_pink_ribbon]

Wh- what the hell is this?!?

['This' appears to be a body pillow, with Yuzu's picture on it. She does not look happy. Hanging from the booth are several other pillows, featuring various other visitors.]

I haven't even been in this town that long!

OPEN

[primordial]

Thank god. Sam is such a pathetic figure in and of himself that truthfully, there isn't a lot of merchandise featuring him. With the slovenly look, the unkempt hair, the constant miserable expression, there isn't a lot about him one could market.

However, one thing that can be marketed: that puppy-eyed look he sometimes gets when he's pleading for someone not to hurt him. There's a little row of cute dolls of him with just that face, so cute and yet so sad at the same time.

"Oh, come on...!" He picks one up, frowning and muttering to himself. "You would make this out of me? Who gave these guys permission...?"

[screwattack]

Standing nearby and also eyeing the strange merchandise of real people, something she was entirely unused to as a member of the military, Samus perks up upon hearing Sam's complaint.

"You're not the only one."

She holds up an object in her hand, a very carefully sculpted figurine of her in her suit, minus her helmet. It almost looks like a miniature mech. Granted she's wearing her casual clothes right now- something more 'civvy' than her past attire had been, just a button up shirt and some slacks- so you could only tell it was her by the figurine's face and hair. "Someone handed this to me as a gift... I suppose it's flattering, but I have no clue what I'm going to do with it."