Autumn Festival (OPEN)

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Who: EVERYONE
Where: Virgo Ward
Summary: Autumn Festival Log! You're all invited!
Warnings: MELONS
Ahh Autumn. The time for harvest, and the normal national holiday that falls on the 24th and 25th. Demons? Angels? Magic? Well nothing's been put on pause, but even the Anoli need to relax once in a while...

With that free time, what's a newcomer like you to do?

Well Hinoto-Ri has much to offer! As they seem to be the only standing city in...well, anywhere, they've tried to merge and adapt as many festivals around the world as they can.

Ergo this Fall festival is a mixture of everything the world could offer. Corn on the cob, Pumpkins, Yaki Imo (Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes), Ramen stands, Falafel, caramelized apples...

A giant dragon is tied down in the middle of the waters. At night, you can see a few pixies hover close to it, keeping other monsters at bay. The streets have been decorated as well.

But most importantly, the upper Virgo Ward has been turned in a giant festival area...even more so than usual! Now the millions of stalls don't just try to sell things to you, they sell things to you thematically with this fall! Giant pumpkins and fresh produce made in Libra and Capricorn..did you know that Capicorn has an amazing giant apple orchid, protected by the office of Wands and Swords? Try out some free samples! One taste is enough to convince you that having Persona to irrigate the fields ass a crispness to the fruit..right? Winter outfits...hats are in this year! Listen to some of the new music groups, and get pumped for the upcoming movies!

There is giant mooncake in the middle of all the tents and stalls. Don't worry about the money! Everything's free today! It is a time for sharing and family and...

...being thankful for what you have. No matter how small it might be.

For a city of survivors, Hinoto-Ri is certainly trying to have a good time.

You should join them.

Comments

[deathbylipstick]

Heya, Yu! Kanaya doesn't know you at all, but since she seems to be on a roll with Persona protags...

He catches her eye as she's wandering around. Her stomach has started to complain, and even though the food here is a bit... strong compared to what she's used to, if she doesn't eat then she will grow weak. She couldn't identify any of the food on the menu, but that man over there has something that looks good. She approaches Yu from the front so as to alert him to her presence and politely asks a question. "Excuse me. What is that you're eating?"

[linefacingforever]

Well, he ended up going back for that fourth Yaka Imo anyway, because the thought of another one was too good to resist. It was hanging out of his mouth when Kanaya asked him her question, and he had to bite off a huge chunk in order to answer.

"It's a sweet potato," he explained.

[deathbylipstick]

"Sweet... potato?" Kanaya had clearly never heard of it, but her next question said that she wanted to try some. "Where did you purchase it from?"

[linefacingforever]

Yu pointed down the line of vendor stalls... though they could only be loosely called that, as there weren't really places that were selling stuff.

"They're handing them out down there," he explained.

[deathbylipstick]

She followed his gaze.

"Please excuse me for a moment."

She flitted off to go get one, and then rejoined Yu. If she was going to eat, she might as well do it with this new friend, right?

"...May I join you?"

[linefacingforever]

Yu raised an eyebrow, curious. Well... it wasn't every day he could say that he shared a sweet potato with a girl that had horns poking out of her head?

"Sure."

[deathbylipstick]

"Thank you." Kanaya smiled and sat down next to him, looking at the sweet potato a bit before deciding to actually eat it. She had been told that success relied upon making... Social Links, right? So it had to be worth it to pursue such links wherever she could. ...And it soon became apparent that Kanaya had never actually had a sweet potato before, since she suddenly appeared to be ravenous.

"Goodness," she said, staring a bit blankly once she realized that she had eaten half a potato in thirty seconds. "...That was delicious."

[linefacingforever]

Yu couldn't help a small grin at her showing down, nor could he blame her. The food here was rather good.

"Is that your first sweet potato?" he asked.

[deathbylipstick]

She nodded. "Yes, it is. This is not your first, I take it?"

[linefacingforever]

"No, not at all," Yu replied. "It's the best thing to have in the fall."

[deathbylipstick]

She looked down at the potato thoughtfully. "It is certainly very nice..." Then, a question occurred to her. "What other traditions do you have in fall?"

[linefacingforever]

Yu paused at that. Well... there really wasn't much that he participated in, now that he thought about it.

"It depends on the area you live," he answered after a moment. "Some places hold a festival like this, but that depends on the local shrine."

[deathbylipstick]

"Shrine?" Kanaya looked sharply up at him. "They are 'local' where you come from?" She's only seen one in her life, but considering it was more like a desert ruin by the point she found it, she wasn't even sure there were any on modern Alternia at all.

[linefacingforever]

Yu nodded. "They're fairly commonplace in Japan. The town I was living in before coming here had one right in the middle of the shopping district."