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Paradisus Perditaque

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What: Closing Arena Ceremonies
Where: Aries Arena & Televised
Summary: 1/24/10AC
Warnings: This could get serious...but who knows.

The last week and a half had been, at best, an insane blur of lights, colors, Persona and celebrations.

And while your own victories have been appreciated by the population, you are, after all, Visitors. No playing in the main competition. Not even proper brackets, you were just lucky to be allowed to be IN the tournament as a main show at all! It was a great honor, and you should accept it as such.

That's show business for you.

The main news that had been on everyone's lips was that the longtime champion, Blue Sky Dragoon, had been beaten by his long-time rival, Royal Red Lion for top honors this year. Red Lion (real name Bunrakuken Karube, although they couldn't say that in public due to the new rule this year) had created the biggest upset since the event's creation ten years ago. For him, it was a monumental victory, as it meant he would be, more or less, the hero for the city for the next year. For Blue Sky Dragoon, it meant his reign of five years had finally come to an end.

Needless to say, the second place contestant looked rather bitter as he was ushered into the podium for the main division.

In the end, there had been no interruptions. The entire Games had gone off without a hitch. Your efforts had been appreciated during the course, however, and you were all invited for the final closing ceremonies. Kiyoshi Suou was still on alert, unwilling to relax even a little.

For the most part, closing ceremonies were trivial, and, dare we say, boring. The energy from the tournament had been slowly declining, and by the third national song and a kabuki reenactment of the final battle between Dragoon and Lion, most were trying not to doze off.

And yet...you...as Visitors. There's a strange feeling around you. It's not the lack of energy from the civilians, no.

Something isn't right.

Unfortunately you can't prove that and you can't stop what's going on but...you can try looking around. But you should probably be as discreet as possible, all things considered. While you can't just search the arena during the ceremony, there is still the underbelly of the stadium, athletes you could talk to, policemen on the job...

...it's like trying to finding a needle in a haystack.

[OOC - Alright timeline of events: Tonight is going to be just mingling, assessing the crowd and seeing what you can find. Create closed or open posts, or just watch the show and comment between yourselves. We have some NPCs that can talk with you (anyone who has an NPC, or was given NPC info for this log are free to have them be around), or you can talk amongst yourselves; this is, after all a celebration, although an apparently boring one.

Once this post is done, there will also be a mod post going up with a few additions about what is going to go down tomorrow, and some announcements! Our tentative hour for the main event will be the 24th at 6-7PM EASTERN tomorrow. Be there!]

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Aoi is very obviously on her guard, her anxiousness plain on her face. If it comes to the worst, she knows she can heal anyone who perishes, but... She would rather that power were not necessary at all.

She has her practice naginata in her hand even still, although this can be explained since she had participated in the tournament. Even now she's glancing about the crowd, trying to stay alert for suspicious movements.

"Oh, excuse me," a young voice spoke up behind Aoi, "Um, miss?"

If Aoi turns around, she will be face to face with a handsome looking man smiling rather nervously at her. He had one hand buried in his trousers' pocket, and the other fiddled with the collar of his shirt. Aw, this guy looked about as intimidating as a kitten.

"Sorry to bother you but, may I ask you something...?"

She is quick to turn to the man, but her expression softens when she sees that it is an apparently harmless man. Not that it meant he was by any means harmless, but she tends to give people the benefit of the doubt.

"Yes, what is it?"

"I'm looking for someone," the man said, looking relieved when he wasn't clobbered or something for startling her. "I don't suppose you could help me- oh, how rude of me, I should give my name."

The man coughed into his hand, his posture becoming sheepish. "I am Yamamoto Yamato."

"It's nice to meet you, Yamamoto Yamato." Definitely a name that's hard to forget. "Who are you looking for? I don't mind helping." Even in the middle of all of this, she's confident she can keep an eye on things while helping a person out. She really just can't turn a person down when they're asking for aid...

"Ah, really? You'll help me? Oh, thank you," Yamamoto said happily, tugging at his collar with a rather boyish grin. "Well, I'm looking for a guy, well, two guys, they've got the whole twin thing going on..."

"It's no problem. Are they identical twins, then? Do you have any idea where to begin looking?"

She is completely composed as she questions him, keeping her voice gentle. It's something she's picked up, as high school students were often anxious when addressing the student council president back home as well.

"They are identical, but not for tonight, so it's easier to tell between them," Yamamoto half laughed, smiling a bit easier at the gentle tone. "I think they were looking for a place to get a better look at the closing ceremonies, you know, with the speeches and stuff, but I lost track of them at some point. Always slipping away from me..."

"Not for tonight?" That gets a look of curiosity out of her.

"That sounds tough... If you tell me what they look like, I'll start searching for them. If they were looking for a better view, they might have tried to get up close."

"Yeah, it's a special occasion, so..."

Yamamoto laughed again, slipping his hands into his pockets. "They have a strange way of speaking, that's the easiest way to notice them. A really thick accent, you know? They might be playing dress up, so not sure if they'll have their hair covered, but they're about my height. They're both guys too, ahah, I should have said that first..."

She nods. "Two men, around your height, and with an accent."

...That's... going to be tough, with how many people are attending. But she'll do her best. "I'll definitely keep an eye out. Do you want me to contact you in a specific way if I find them?"

"Oh, just say I'll be waiting for them near the main gate, if you would," Yamamoto said, clearly grateful to Aoi's help. "Thank you again for your help! I greatly appreciate it!"

"It's no problem! I'm glad I can assist you, sir!" And she means it.

Coincidence brought Ginko near enough to Aoi that he recognized her. The way she was glancing about the crowd...

"Looking out for anything in particular?" Ginko appeared next to her, able to move through the crowd fairly easily. Aoi's eye movements were easy enough to read.

She looks up at him in surprise, but quickly erases the expression from her face, trying to replace it with one of her self-assured smiles. "...No. No, not really." She repeats the word to herself as though to make it true. She needs to remain calm. Things have gone without a hitch up until now, and panicking when there was nothing to worry about was pointless.

"So you came to the tournament as well? I don't think I saw you with the other participants. Were you just watching?"

Paradisus Perditaque

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just wanted to have them see each other before stuff goes down, I guess!

I am cool with this!