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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Kisegawa wasn't too far ahead of Lean on the way to the fourteenth district. Though she didn't quite catch the words, the quiet mutter was enough to make her pause and look over her shoulder.

"What's the matter, Lean? Are you feeling unwell?"

[Noct is going to pretend not to see that look from the shopkeeper. What? Can't two best friends shop in peace?

And somehow, he's only surprised there isn't any violet hues.]

Yeah. [He waits for the transaction to be complete and they're walking away before he explains why:] His friends mean a lot to him, and they each pilot mechanical lions of certain colors back home.

[He keeps his voice down, for reasons he knows are obvious... but he also has the added context of seeing that memory of Shiro's.]

[Oh. Is that how it's going to be? Dylas' eyes narrow into reptilian slit as he stares at Wedge.]

That's because he isn't fine. He's stupid, and he's having a fit because I won't let him eat garbage.

[At the word 'garbage,' Yakitori comes back to life. He waddles over to Dylas' tail and starts pushing and kweh-ing for attention, looking up at him in expectation of his favorite food. If you keep telling your chocobo "don't eat garbage," eventually he learns the word for it.

Dylas puts the plate of greens back in front of his bird, and it makes the Chocobo equivalent of this face before looking at Biggs, wondering if this man has food for him.]

I'm not cut out for this. Someone else should take him.

That's not something you're supposed to tell someone you've just met. "Hey, that reminds me of someone, too, but it's not fun to talk about."

[He only picked a much, much worse lie to cover up the actual lie. If his face could still turn red, he'd be showing how flustered he is.]

Are you, uh, enjoying...the festival?

[Indulging Uendo's sweet tooth is the fastest way to get them in a good mood. Patches happily holds out his hands for the candy.]

For me? Aww, that's real sweet of you!

[~~get it, because candies are sweet~~]

Say, that's a super cute outfit you're wearing! Is that your idol costume?

Ufufu...you have great taste, Finn. Let's see...let's start with this one.

[She hands Finn a book from her bag. It looks innocent enough, and the description on the back is pretty short:

In the romantic, tear-jerking novel The Shape of the Ocean, there’s only one question. When you follow your heart through the waves of life, what’s waiting on the other side?

When mute twenty-six-year-old accountant Leslie Hyatt starts a new job working for the government in a new city, her life changes forever after a startling discovery. A mysterious, fish-like creature from another world lives in their water tank.

As Leslie develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that his fate and very survival lies in the hands of the government holding him hostage. Will she be able to unite him with the ocean before it’s too late? Or were they dead in the water before it all began?

Marie Sapphire’s latest work in her acclaimed career will pull at your heart, but even more importantly, it will remind you that everyone has another half just waiting to make them whole...or even fuller than that.

And when he turns it over, there's a beautiful and suggestive romance novel cover waiting for him. My, the photo gets really close to where a Zora's **** might be, doesn't it? And look at those muscles. Azusa blushes a little and giggles.]

They have so many here that I haven't seen for sale anywhere else~. Isn't this wonderful?

Mmm...you might be right, but I think there's more to it than that. Dying with a smile on her face like that, it's all about her feelings. Right at the end, she must've found comfort in something, however small. It's tragic, isn't it? Feelings can be so messy.

If you need any more, just let me or Wendy know, alright?

[She brought way more than she needed. An idol has to be prepared for everything! Or...she just didn't get to hand out as many business cards as she thought she would. The pun goes over her head this time, but she might randomly realize it a few days later.]

That's right. The Curti Center found it in the Dream Width...it's the outfit I made my debut in three years ago. Can you tell what I'm supposed to be~?

My name is Hurricane—or at least that's what I'm used to hearing. The pleasure's all mine, Milady.

[Well, if she's a noble, the least he can do is bow. It's quick enough to be cordial without being overly reverent. He certainly doesn't owe her allegiance, but he can do what might be expected.]

I wouldn't even know where to begin. I've only heard Crystalis mentioned a few times in passing.

"Not yet, I should though. Something modest to offset the item. Do you have something in mind?" asked Nanamo curiously.

"It is a popular game back home," replied Nanamo as she shuffled her loaner deck. It wasn't the most impressive deck, but it was a deck made with the chance to win with the right hand. "Made popular through the efforts of the Manderville Gold Saucer."

[That sounds nothing like stories of Draconian he's heard of. And now Ignis doesn't know which version of this to believe- if there is anything to believe. He knows that Astrals are real- Leviathan, Ramuh- they showed themselves, so surely Bahamut's existence is not to be doubted.

However, his past-]

I have to admit that you've gotten me curious. It really doesn't match anything I know. I would like to hear the entire story if it is not a problem.

[The thousand yard stare he gives likely says it all: who would consider this art? Well, aside from the stranger's moogle, apparently. His has fallen asleep; bored out of her mind. Poor thing.]

Hopefully not much longer, unless they decide to stretch the final act for three hours.

Ignis takes a good sip of the coffee, leaned against the counter and still looking around. It will take some time before he relaxes - right now he feels like there is someone around the corner, ready to ambush them as soon as he sets the cup down.

"Extremely. They don't appear to be in poor health, their technology seems to be a step ahead of what we encountered so far and there is no shortage of food, water or any other rations. If they wanted, they could've been closed for many years to come without any consequences for their people."

The scowl on his face is deep:"And yet, they opened mere months after we arrived. Something is not right at all."

[It's less of a 'who' and more of the 'is that the real amount you want?' type of thing. To which, obviously, Ignis doesn't pay attention to either.

He wanted to take the one with violet hues, but decided to leave that color for Ravus- he didn't want any mix-ups later.]

The lion that was making a shade over our house when we were stationed in Curti Center houses?

[It's hard to miss that one.]

I am glad that the colors mesh nicely. Usually, such amounts look... messy.

[Good thinking. He did always like the color, even before he started acting as the empire's lapdog.

He nods.] And the yellow one that joined it. ...It helps that they fade into one another rather well.

[White, yellow, green, blue, violet, red, repeat.]

Ah, Hunk, correct?

[He's keeping up with what's going on around... hopefully. There's also a chatter around the coffee shop so he hears a thing or two.

At least the purpose of the coffee shop is working out quite well.]

Where would you like to go now? We still have some time to spare before the fireworks show.

[Souji positively feels as if he robbed someone. He would've taken the cat without any money either way! He just didn't know if it was allowed.

Still utterly baffled, his attention snaps back to the small, furry creature that is playing with the edge of his pants.]

Uhh- o-okay.

[Pause.]

B-Before we go, can you tell me, why do you hate cats so much? If it's not a problem.

Kuja's expression is contemplative, a little more melancholy. "I'm not certain. I would argue that such a terrible problem is a disease of the mind, and unfortunately not easily fixed. Perhaps if she could find at least one thing which gave her joy, or a reason to carry on, it might have ended differently."

Mogaruru's energy appears to dissipate. "You haven't enrolled in school yet? Oh dear, where are you living?"

[Noctis nods so slightly that it would be hard to tell if someone wasn't looking for the sign. The chatter was accurate, though they'd probably be very concerned if it actually became public knowledge. Much like he would if the fact he's of royal blood became common knowledge.

Especially here.]

Well, unless something catches your eye... [They should probably drop these off where they're staying.]

"Well, something nice for your hair. It would look lovely done up, but you need an accessory, kupo. Come, I'll help you pick something out." She gestures at Nanamo to follow her to the counter.

“Right now in the houses the Curti Center gave us, but I got invited to join my roommates in Myste Aura, so I’ll be heading there.” Sasami said. “To tell you the truth, I’m quite nervous at the prospect and I feel like I should try to get a job to help myself and my friends for what they’ve done for me.”

[Cid turns on his heel at the sudden appearance of another person. He takes to moment to take a look at Legault, recognizes him as one of the newest outworlders, and straightens.]

My title is "Director", not "Lord." [He replies curtly.] What is it that you want?

[That sleazy look doesn't give him hope.]

That's my mistake, then. Titles are a bit tricky for me, seeing as I've never held one.

[That's a lie. They aren't hard for him at all, at least not back home. Moving on, he lifts his hands in a placating gesture. He's unarmed, and he means no harm.]

I don't want much. I thought I'd invite you for a drink, actually. I don't really know anyone here, and you've done a lot for us. Would you consider it?

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