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

[all_wound_up]

Are you sure? I can pay for mine.

[otakuro]

I'll pay for all of it so I don't feel bad when I consume half of it in one bite. It's more fair that way.

[Atsuro grins slightly before turning to the vendor and handing over the card.]

[all_wound_up]

Well, if you say so... as long as you let me buy for you sometime!

[otakuro]

Hehe... If you beat me to your card next time, you can pay; how about that?

[The vendor returns the card and hands over several small trays of the delicious snack. Atsuro will pass one to Nano.]

[all_wound_up]

Okay! It'll be like a race!

[Nano giggles to herself before taking one of the trays.]

[otakuro]

The most delicious race.

[Atsuro will attempt to lead a migration towards a bench close by now, scanning about for anyone who might try to take it before him.]

It's awfully nice of them to do this - I mean, I thought we were struggling to stay in their good graces, still.

[all_wound_up]

Yes, it's such a relief to know they're not suspicious of us anymore.

[otakuro]

Or maybe...

This is a fake-out! They want us to lower our guard so they can secretly plot our downfall.

[Atsuro chomps vigorously on a piece of takoyaki.]

Through, uh, heart disease and artery clogging.

[all_wound_up]

Maybe the demons are really behind all the festivals and they're fattening us up before they eat us!

[It's the kind of thing Nano would believe if someone else said it, so it's hard to tell whether this is a joke or something she's genuinely worried about and thought of just now.]

[otakuro]

[Atsuro nods slowly in response to this suggestion.]

Here's what we'll do -

We'll eat all the takoyaki so they won't have anything to fatten us up with. It's logical.

[all_wound_up]

Well, maybe not all of it. I don't want to spoil my dinner!

[otakuro]

...Dinner is what they want you to do, Nano. We have to be stronger than the enemy.

[gnash crunch munch.]

[all_wound_up]

I suppose it would be a shame to waste it all.

[otakuro]

Exactly.

[And Atsuro has managed to finish his own portions already.]

...Want some more? We can take a little break and come back to finish the job later, too.

[all_wound_up]

All right, I can eat some more.

[You talked her into it.]

It's not every day we have a festival, after all!

[otakuro]

That's right! We have to splurge while we still have the opportunity. Maybe there will be a takoyaki shortage soon...

[And Atsuro will head to the stand again for seconds thirds.]

((I think this is probably a good place to leave it! What do you think? Did you want to do anything else?))

[all_wound_up]

(Nope, I'm cool!)