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

[oyaji]

kotetsu felt like a lost child as he stood in one spot, watching the throng of festival-goers walk past him. At forty, it was rather embarrassing that he had to resort to such pedestrian tactics to find his partner. The cold skewers of syrup-lathered dango was evidencce enough of how long he had been looking for Barnaby--Well, to be fair, it was only one skewer left.... That and two empty bottels of beer he had yet to discard. It wasn't his fault searching made him thirsty and everything was complimentary tonight. But once his expert detective skills failed to sniff out any signs of his partner, Kotetsu was forced to move out of the crowd and against the railing that kept staggering drunks from falling into the river.

Pleasantly warm from the alcohol, the older man rested against the wrought-iron railing and stared forlornly at the last of his dango skewers. It was already cold; there wasn't any reason to keep it around for Barnaby since it wasn't at its peak of flavor and deliciousness. Barnaby expected the best and to give him any less was an insult to the both of him. Obviously, he needed to cover up the evidence of his failure by eating it!

Opening his mouth, Kotetsu tucked away two of the rice balls and chewed with the zeal of an overstuffed chipmunk. Out of the crowded noise of vendors and passersby, a strange beeping sound came from around him that he couldn't quite pinpoint. After it sounded again, he thought of checking his smart phone when he realized it was coming from his new watch.

If I don't hear from you soon, I'm leaving.. The message from Barnaby sobered him right up. Frantically touching buttons with his chin to compose a new message back to him, Kotetsu eventually stuck both wooden wkewers in his mouth as sticky fingers typed out: Im sorry!! I didt hearit go off. Where r u? Im by teh rivr aroun the yak-- Crap! how was he supposed to describe the booths around him if his partner didn't know anything about Japanese food, let alone what they were called? Ok u kno the bigd ragon? Im liekin t middle of it.

Hopefully Barnaby wouldn't seriously leave him here! They hadn't even looked at half the festival yet.

[baniichan]

A few tense moments passed before Kotetsu received another message.

Don't move. I'm coming.

About five more minutes passed before Barnaby emerged from the crowd of people enjoying the festival. Although it wasn't immediately obvious, he was hungry and cranky. None of this had been his idea, yet he felt like he'd had to spend most of his time looking for the person who'd dragged him here in the first place.

"You're lucky I could read your poor spelling," he said once he'd stopped near Kotetsu.

[oyaji]

"Hey, it's really hard to type with your chin, okay?" he added in his two defensive cents before meeting his partner's gaze. "Anyway--" Scratching his hair with one of the bare skewers, Kotetsu at least had the decency to look embarrassed. "--I should have looked behind me to see if you'd heard. I was getting us food! And then--" Well, Barnaby could see the aftermath in his hands. He had taken it upon himself to finish off his partner's half as well. Searching was hard work! It made you really thirsty...

Putting the empty skewers in his beer bottles, the older man set them aside by the railing. Someone would come by to pick it up eventually when the festival closed. "Okay--" Licking off any remaining soy syrup from his fingers, he pointed to the other side of the street by the food stands. "--Second time's the charm! Here--" Kotetsu took his partner's left hand in his. "--Now I won't run off!"