melodiesofeternity | Event || The Festival of Light

Event || The Festival of Light

Who: Everyone!
When: August 18th - 25th
Where: The Empire
What: The Festival of Light is here! Feel free to use any of these prompts. NPCs tag will come sometimes this week. Please mention it in your top-level if you'd rather not be tagged by a random NPC.
Warnings/Notes: N/A

EXPOSITION OF THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
— Third District || August 18th – August 25th || 10:00 to 23:00 —
The museums in the 03rd District are open to visitors and are home to many relics predating written history. A lot of those old relics are items of archaeological interest or look like they could be really advanced technologies if they weren't broken beyond repair. Prototypes for Magitek Armor of a new age are exposed, alongside fragments of what are believed to belong to the legendary WEAPONs, machines that belong to the same category than Ultima WEAPON.

The section for Eidolons has all the Eidolons the characters have met so far as well as others yet undiscovered displaying on a gigantic wall-covering painting. The largest Eidolon on the painting appears to be a dragon some characters may recognize as Bahamut, he is so big he dwarves the other Eidolons and should one pay attention, his wings are actually the background of the painting.

Interestingly, someone has doodled something that looks like Ultros over Leviathan on the painting...

SUNNY STARLIGHT
— Ninth District || August 22nd – August 25th || 07:00 to 19:00 —
Do you really believe because it’s summer, you can escape the beauty and magnificence of Christmas? Think again. There is one thing all the nations on Vaikuntha are of one mind on: the wait from the December 26th of a year to the December 24th of the next is too long. This is why a band of Moogles, Lalafells, Bangaas and Zoras from all across the Empire have occupied half of the Ninth District. Decorated trees, Christmas music, people dressed as Santa Claus (and probably dying because of the heat), fake gift boxes as well as a very large and pretty box for donations all await you!

Kids below the age of 15 will all receive a gift if they come: plushies made in the likeness of the main villains of numbered Final Fantasy games! And when you press the button hidden on their stomach, they speak a random line. Who doesn't want a Sephiroth plushie saying "You are a puppet" or a Jecht one repeating "Cry, cry, cry" all day long?

It's like a dream come true!

MIDNIGHT AIRSHIP
— Twelfth District || August 20th – August 24th || 23:00 to 06:00 —
For the late sleepers, it is possible to board a special airship prepared by Hypellos to party up in the sky. The Airship flies all around the Imperial Territories and should characters so desire, they can ask to stop by one of the two other cities. Whether they want to dance, to eat or to enjoy the view, it might be a very fun and relaxing activity. It is also a very good place from where to watch the fireworks… Or to scout for an incoming Tarutaru and her weapon toy.

Note that all the personnel onboard are Hypellos. They are very serviceable and nice, but can try the patience of those not used to their accent. Of note, one Hypello is green and appears to be angrily stalking anyone heading for the "Sunny Starlight" event. He is quite sneaky though and will always manage to get away before being approached.

MOGNET EXPOSITION
— Ninth District || August 22nd – August August 25th || 07:00 to 19:00 —
The half of the Ninth District not occupied by Christmas fanatics is occupied by the Moogles working for the Imperial section of Mognet. Split for the regular Mognet for a decade, Imperial Mognet has managed to thrive. Imperial iMog Slates have all sorts of functions other iMog Slates could only dream of, such as games, grammar check and that kind of stuff. All of those things can be visited at the exposition! Not only that, but the Moogles are also putting on display things that have nothing to do with Mognet but more to do with Moogles themselves.

Come and visit the exposition to discover the rich and amazing culture of the Moogles! Kupo Nuts, Fur Dye, Fake Kupo Nuts, Pom Shiner, Carved Kupo Nuts, booklets titled "How to Use Your Cuteness to Exploit People," Mognet Bags, Deluxe Kupo Nuts, Sheets to Prepare Future Strikes, Mog Beds, Explosive Kupo Nuts, Kupo Champagne—

There is no end to what might be learned from Moogles!

CHOCOBO RACES
— Sen Riqeaux || August 23rd || 15:00 to 20:00 —
A Chocobo Race will be held all around the city! Will you compete? Shall you win? There are no prizes as all the money earned through the race is given to the Safety of Sparks Golsaucia movement. Those participating can bring their own Chocobo or get a temporary one from the people organizing the race. It will be a very bad Chocobo though, so they shouldn’t expect to win… Beware the Hamsters and Marlboro during the race though. It’d be a real shame to end up getting eaten while racing.

SHOPPING
— City's Outskirts || August 18th – August 25th || 07:00 - 20:00 —
On the city's outskirts are all manners of stalls by shoppers eager to make some money. You can find everything there: plushies, food, clothes, souvenirs, books and even cosmetics. Why, one of the merchant is even selling contact lenses covering nearly all of the rainbow's spectrum aside from green while another sells all kind of swords, even the supposed legendary Excalibur! This might be the perfect place to take on O'aka's Quest if you so wish!

MINI SPARKS GOLSAUCIA
— Eleventh District || August 19th – August 24th || Anytime —
Specially for the festival, stallholders from Sparks Golsaucia were invited and brought a few attractions to display what they can do. Noticeably, there is a shooting stand—Once again, a treasure chest game where characters are presented with ten chests and can open only one-- Prizes range from one Gils to gigantic plushies. The novelty this year is something called the "Kupo Boxes," Boxes you punch open and you get something: perhaps something wonderful like a 1 million gil ticket, more often than not though absolutely nothing. Will you try your chance? Be careful, your wallet might not survive it.

TOURNAMENTS
— Tenth District || August 19th – August 23rd || 10:00/15:00/20:00 —
There is a Blitzball Competition taking place during the Festival of Light! Characters are free to go and watch the matches, so long as they can pay for the tickets. At the same time, a Triple Triad competition is taking place. Characters are free to enter the Triple Triad tournament if they so wish. Characters who know Triple Triads have decent chances to win. And even if your characters lose, what matters is trying, right? There are no prizes to be won, as all money goes to the Triple Triad For Everyone associations.

CULINARY ATTRACTIONS
— Second District || August 18th – August 25th || 12:00 to 13:30 / 19:00 to 21:00 —
What would a festival be without free food and banquets? Not really a festival. In the fourteenth district, there is a banquet and many stands held by people from all over the Empire. All kind of food can be found here-- Refined food, pastries, cakes, cooked meals, etc. It's virtually impossible not to find something to like in all of this, and it's all free! There are, however, guards standing around on the lookout for Gourmands who would be tempted to ruin the fun for everyone. After what happened two years ago, better be careful.

THE OPERA
— Ninth District || August 18th - August 24th || 22:00 —
There is an opera every day for all to see for free, titled "A Goddess's Tears." It is a retelling of the creation myth, but shown from the (presumed) perspective of the Goddess of Death. The play depicts the Goddess as someone who started out as a rather sweet person, but whose life took such terrible turns she wished to die and resented life. Yet, death was too scary of a prospect for her and she couldn't choose what was better, Life or Death. As the play progresses, she decides both are equally terrible and resolves to create a world where those very notions shall no longer exist.

As the play unfolds, toward the ends the story becomes what people are more familiar with. However, rather than letting her die wordlessly, the four heroes appease the Goddess's soul by singing. As the four heroes sing, the Goddess smiles and sheds a single tear before passing away. It is said the play is very emotional, sensible people might want to pass on it.

HOUSING
— Fourteenth District || August 17th - August 27th || Anytime —
Before, after and during the Festival of Light, the characters will all need a place where they can rest. Thankfully for them, people coming with the Curti Center delegation are all given the keys to stay in one of the abandoned houses in the 14th District. Truth to be told however, those house look anything but abandoned. Why, it's as if people had been living in them up until very recently, given how either clean and ordered they are for some, or chaotic and neglected they are for others (Characters who were present in Melodies of Life will be able to notice the houses are nearly identical to what they were just before the time skip during endgame, though there are a few eerie differences).

At least, it's a good place to sleep!

ARDYNIAN DISCOVERY
— Fifteenth District || August 18th – August 25th || 10:00, 15:00, 20:00 —
Everyday, it will be possible to get wheeled motor vehicle driven by imperial soldiers and go visit one of the other cities, case in point, Ardynia! Not much is done over there for the Festival of Light, but it is worth checking out, if only for the Wizard and Jester Jobs. It is a thriving city with people from all over the Empire, and it appears to be something of a shopping center for the imperial region.

And most importantly, discover the official headwear of Ardynia: the Fedora! It is said Archaeologists have imported this fashion trend to Ardynia when they pass by, but none know whether this is true or not. While most citizens have enough senses not to actually wear this dreaded hat, those who do wear it really look dumb doing so. And those who don't look dumb look like they'd make jokes about your pet's untimely demise while you're still crying about it.

Perhaps is is best to stay away.

PARASRAYA DISCOVERY
— Fifteenth District || August 18th – August 25th || 10:00, 15:00, 20:00 —
Everyday, it will be possible to get wheeled motor vehicle driven by imperial soldiers and go visit one of the other cities, case in point, Parasraya! Not much is done over there for the Festival of Light, but it is worth checking out, if only for the Archaeologist and Catmancer Jobs, as well as the Weapon Master Association. It is a technologically advanced yet small and cozy city...

... If it wasn't for a tragedy plaguing the city: cats, cats everywhere. If the meowing doesn't kill you, the constant flow of cats asking to be pet, fed and to sit on your lap might. You may even encounter a few tired citizens paying you money to take care of the cat infestation around their house. Others however are really defensive of the cats and will hunt anyone trying to bring harm to them. Of course, the source of all these cat-related troubles can be traced back to the origins of the Catmancer guild.

But, perhaps it is a story best left for another day.

FIREWORKS
— First District || August 18th – August 24th || Midnight —
Fireworks will be launched from the Castle starting 00:00 and will end at 01:00, everyday of the Festival. No matter where you are in the city, anyone should be able to watch them with ease if they so wish. Unfortunately, it means falling asleep before midnight may be a bit hard with all the noise. On the 25th, characters will be with dining with the Empress as the fireworks happen.

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"I've seen Riku, I think, but I don't remember him either. Was Selphie there?"

It took a lot to tear Tidus' attention from a game, but a troubled friend would do it.

"Stop time? Whoa, pretty serious. But what was the guy like?"

Did they have something in common?

[She was his sister! Had the empire's choice split them apart? Was Cid working with them? What could it mean? Tidus would eventually turn these questions over to someone far smarter than himself.

For now, though, he simply wondered and waited, holding his breath.]

Edited 2018-08-19 22:04 (UTC)

"Geez, if it takes that much out of you I'm having second thoughts." Tidus sighed and reached into his bag, pulling out a pack of crackers.

"Need a pick me up?"

"Huh. There's really a book for everything, but I guess it's good to know what we're up against.

Tidus carefully tucks the doll in his bag, then smiles.

"Speaking of, how's the empire treating you so far?"

Look, I'm telling you, it's the Vaikunthan version of Life Day.

That's a load of bantha fodder, Starlight's got nothing to do with that old Wookie holiday.

[Biggs and Wedge pass by, going through the motions of what sounds to be a very old argument between them. They're both wearing elf hats and each have a basket full of little candy canes that they are handing out.

When they stop to offer one to Marinette and her moogle, they will see that the candies have little strips of paper attached that read: Science is a Treat! Thanks for supporting the Curti Center.]

Here you go. Enjoy!

[Ganeshan has to keep one hand on his head to keep the human-head sized fedora from flying off his head-fins as he power walks away from the direction of the Archeologist's Guild. There is a line of cats following him, although they scatter when he lets out a thunderous sneeze.

In addition to the hat, he has a little leather pouch hanging from his belt now. His eyes are red and his normally booming voice is stifled by sniffles.]

YOU ARE FLUFFY AND ADORABLE, FRIEND CATS, BUT PLEASE FOLLOW SOMEONE ELSE! I JUST WANT TO SEE THE GUILD HALLS.

[He looks around desperately for help.]

[Those sneezes sure are loud.....which makes sense, considering who they're coming from.

Yue doesn't move to approach Ganeshan, opting instead to stay nice and safe in this tree right here. Maybe he can offer advice though? Cupping his claws around his mouth:] Try being quieter!

[is he asking the impossible]

"Makes sense to me, partner," Chara shifts their shoulders about a bit, a kind of half shrug. "I'm pretty sure he'll come back. But everyone needs some time. They're their own creatures, after all."

[From the row behind Yotsuyu, a Zora who has been paying rapt attention to the opera turns to look at her. His face shows no signs of tears, but he seems annoyed at the interruption.]

Shhh. It's melodramatic, but the historical significance....Sometimes the most important anthropological discoveries stem from the most unlikely of sources.

[Huh.

That sure was an experience. Chara's not sure they wish the Hypello all the best on their...quest. But they'll leave them be for now.

After all there's the chance they'll run into them again anyway.]

Ah, it is noth-

It's a book on how to exploit the other races of Vaikuntha and outworlders.

[Sven, the moogle, looks aghast at the blunt answer, yet Keith's stare remains the same.]

How've you been, Sora? Settling in alright? [He feels a little bad he didn't check in with the kid earlier. Better late than never, right?] Find your friends?

[The two pilots are absolutely jumping to the wrong conclusion here. Dylas, curled around this baby chocobo who has obviously lost the will to live.... it looks downright sinister.]

That bird doesn't look fine. [Wedge has to look up to meet Dylas' eyes as he points it out. Biggs tries waving at the chocobo to see if he can revive it.]

[Ganeshan gives Roxas a nod.]

OF COURSE! WHAT SORT OF FESTIVAL WOULD IT BE WITHOUT ICE CREAM?

[With his height, Ganeshan has a decent vantage point over the crowds. He scans the various stands and gasps as he spots a likely candidate for frozen treats.]

AH HA! THIS WAY, MY FRIEND!

[The benefit to being a gigantic bipedal shark-person with a booming voice is that crowds tend to part as he moves through them toward his goal.]

Biggs shrugs. "He's certainly not the first, not even the first in his family, but you gotta give credit where credit's due. He's running the biggest operation around."

He takes a flier and gives it a once-over. Wedge shakes his head.

"O'aka's just a glorified salesman, and nothing he's selling can measure up to a real Corellian-made starship."

Biggs sighs. "Ignore him. There's no convincing a Corellian that anyone else knows how to build a ship proper. How's the festival treating you, kid?"

[That garners some interest from Pharce.]

Oh? Have you studied WEAPONS, or ancient technology? Scholars really do come in all shapes and sizes...

WHAT WAS THAT? [Ganeshan shouts upward to Yue. The allergic haze he's been in since he started breathing in all this cat dander is affecting his hearing.

The shouting sends the cats retreating even further away. He sighs, which turns into a cough.]

I JUST WANT TO PET THEM. THEY'RE SO RARE IN MY HOME TOWN...

"I mean, to be fair, a starship already sounds better than what we have here." Space is harder to get to than the sky after all. "Ooootherwise, I mean, it's been fine? I need to get a real job, like the money kind, before the next big festival thing though."

[Man, Okuyasu thinks to himself, this guy is loud and excitable.]

I'm thinking Humphrey Bogart? Yeah, that's his name.

[Just picking actors he recalls seeing on television.]

But you gotta get a part if you wanna be a star.

"Is that so? I'd love to hear more of a world so rich in history."

Pharce grins at Emeralda. "No one knows where the legendary WEAPONS come from. Some believe they came here through the Dream Width, like you did, others maintain they were built in Vaikuntha by a lost civilization who wanted the power to rival the gods."

Chocobo Races

[ Between care logistics and his friend's allergies, Hunk knew he had to admire chocobos from afar, at least until hypoallergenic chocobos happened. Unfortunately, the Chocobo Races were, uh, not what he was expecting. See, while there was racing going on, there were also ferocious monsters! And they were eating the racers! Hunk had grown to mostly accept Gourmand as a vessel of great and terrible power (gastrointestinal and otherwise) but...

He saw a Malboro, something he'd only read about, eat both bird and rider in one motion. All those teeth were terrifying, and all the while its maw just leaked vile, debilitating fluids. A pair of hamsters leapt at another racer, pulling her off her mount by the neck while the other, concealed by the border fences of the track, committed a grisly and unspeakable horror to the poor chocobo. Hamsters.vid was supposed to be a joke, and yet here Hunk is, wide-eyed and mouth agape, staring in abject horror and fascination as these diverse, deadly beasts did what they did best. ]

No. No- What?! ...No. [ But the pragmatist deep down in his gut is a bit excited. Is this the sort of power he can expect once Gourmand's picked up steam? ]

Shopping: Sen Riqueax (O'aka Quest)

[ Hunk had almost bee-lined to the museums of the Third District. Relics, magitek prototypes, and fragments of ancient tech. It was like popping the hood of a car for the first time all over again! He couldn't touch things in the museum, of course, which brought him to merchant stalls. While he was able to buy a fancy new Imperial Gunblade without too much trouble, that was only one reason why he was here. The new gunblade was very shiny though... ]

Man, come on! You can't tell me you don't want to be a worldwide business! [ Hunk groans, because this shouldn't be so difficult. ] The gates are finally opening, and you're telling me you don't want to share your exotic goods with people beyond the Empire? [ The merchant behind the stall shifted their stance and Hunk just started to smile. ]

Tell you what, I've got some snacks with me that I used to make before I ended up here. If we can get something worked out, I might be willing to part with the recipe... [ The way to almost everyone's heart is through their stomach, after all. ]

Mini Sparks Golsaucia

[ Hunk's not willing to tell most people, but this has been a very stressful month for him. Three of his closest friends showed up all at once, all from his future. Then Shiro disappeared, and then Hunk himself disappeared. Being broken out of an exhausting, deadly memory and catching his point in time to his friends from home didn't help. And then, the very next day, everyone made the trek to the Sen Devadatta Empire.

That's why Hunk's playing the Chest Game to try and amass a dragon's hoard of oversized plushies. He just so happens to strike gold, winning not just a plushie, but a cutesy, rotund rendition of Titan, Eidolon of Earth. Like clockwork, his moogle flutters over, picks up the new addition, and carries it back to the temporary housing. Hunk is obviously unconcerned about the idea of luggage space, and he can't stop cheering. ...Or maybe you'll find him elsewhere amidst the spectacle, all but throwing some of his hard-earned gil into piles of Kupo Boxes. ]

Give. [ A punch connects firmly with a box, revealing nothing. ] Me. [ A stronger punch, this time yielding a Potion. ] Something. [ A third punch, producing 2 gil. ] Useful! [ A final punch, revealing... ]

A baby chocobo dish towel? That's really cute! [ The smile on his face shows he's not lying in the slightest, and then Hunk gives another handful of gil to the vendor. ] Ten more boxes, please!

Wildcards

[ Available upon request, though I'm consciously hitting some event prompts as part of tagouts. ]

Sake of the Empire, huh? -Baiken mused, staring at the bottle for a moment before she let out a sigh, removing her pipe and dashing it against the rail she'd been standing near before setting it on the table and taking up the glass.

Baiken seemed to take the drink a bit more seriously than most would, taking in its bouquet first, rolling it in the glass before taking a small sip, letting it sit in her mouth for a moment before finally swallowing.-

Not bad. Either you have good taste, or whoever picked this our for this ship's menu did. Feel free to take credit for it, since I'm not gonna question you. -She took a much larger gulp after that, the entire glass actually, before setting it down.-

"It's there problem, not yours." Now that sounded much more Baiken-like.

After a moment or so, she literally just sat herself the rest of the way onto the floor, crossing her legs as she reached into her kimono to pull out her pipe... or attempted to, anyways, but her hand was shaking so badly she could hardly hold onto it, eventually dropping it before she clutched at her head once more.

She said nothing, but it was impossible to mistake this for anything else. Bared raw for Finn was a story without words... Especially when she tried to reach for the pipe again...

... but with her right arm. And upon realizing it, screaming loud enough to scratch up her throat, anger and agony mixing as one.

Edited 2018-08-19 06:53 (UTC)

[Takeshi, unfortunately, was more on the side of abject horror. Hand tracing over the fine lines on his neck every time a rider gets pulled off their mount by a hamster. Tiny claw marks at that. Almost ham...

That's when he hears a voice nearby; a familiar one. He blinks, and then walks over. Placing a hand on Hunk's shoulder.]

Uh, you alright there? [Someone seems massively torn there, buddy.]

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