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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Kaede was just staring at the Jecht one with a massive frown on her face.

"Uh....I'm not sure I get the point of that one." Was this really supposed to be cute?

Though Cornelia had intended to make her tour of the new jobs and the Weapon Master Association as brief and interruption-free as possible, when she emerges from the Archaeologists Guild shortly after Finn, she finds herself stopping to take in the spectacle. Sorry, buddy. There's something absurdly amusing about a man being thwarted by cats and tsk tsk'd by a jealous moogle.

But because she thinks that there's also something rude about watching it all unfold, she doesn't stand there for very long before asking, "Do you require assistance?", her tone hard despite seeming almost tinged with laughter.

[Though Cornelia had been carefully studying the WEAPONS as best she could from the required distance, she's not so focused on them that she doesn't notice Takeshi's reaction reflected in one of the metal or glass surfaces within her view. It's a reaction she's seen enough times in her soldiers to give her a sense of what might be happening, and she moves in front of him, positioned to block as many of the WEAPONS from his sight as possible.]

There are benches over here if you need to sit down.

[She motions in the direction of one of the tamer exhibits, mainly populated by non-weapon relics.]

I believe there's a side exit as well.

Sora couldn’t help but over hear the exclamation over something called the Excalibur. It was a name he felt like he should know, like he had heard it in passing somewhere but couldn’t quite put his finger on it. In any case, he wandered over next to the girl and decided to inquire about it. “Did you.. know the legends before coming to this world?”

Cornelia had seen Adrien earlier on the way to one of the guilds but thought nothing of him indulging the cats. It's seeing him still there while en route back to the housing district that she cocks her brow a bit and makes her way over to the kitty pile.

"You're spoiling them." Her tone is friendly enough; she isn't judging, or scolding, or anything of that nature. Just observing.

That owner of the doll was beaming by the time Kuja took notice. "It's you, isn't it?"

Another little squeeze of the doll. Another little quip from its mouth.

"You're just the opening number. Time for the real show."

"Hey, you never told me you were famous!"

[No. Dogs may have had sensitive noses, but Red didn't need a caninu's nose to notice that something stinks about this whole housing situation. When Selphie actually crossed paths with him, he was going the opposite direction-- and it was an easy guess that he was on his way out.]

Good luck. I ain't doin' it.

"What, this?" Red loosely gestured with the hand currently holding a good twenty ounces of some milky, foamy looking beverage, steaming hot in its cup. "Mocha brought it for me. It's a latte."

The moogle straightened her glasses, her usual squint somehow seeming more like a glare up at Red. "It's an upside-down flat white ris--

"Are we going to do this EVERY TIME, Mocha?"

"You bet. Poison, sleep... Oh! I heard about this one player's technique where he--"

WHAM. Looks like that defensive player on the Imperial side found his comeuppance- thankfully, one of his allies cushions his impact enough that both of them manage to avoid getting knocked out of the globe completely.

It even left Red wincing, but he still had a grin on his face as he glanced sidelong to Kuja. "Don't worry, he's fine. I've taken hits like that, too-- the water makes it a little softer."

But before Mojito could be sent off on a food fetch, a moogle in horn-rim glasses and a scarf thrusts a different snack into Kuja's lap: a very large, half-full box of fried potato wedges, dusted with layers of molten cheese and some sort of... spicy-scented minced vegetable.

"The Grand Imperial Frites, 'po. It's apparently this stadium's specialty."

And she tips her head almost impercievably in a subtle nod to Mojito. Moogle companions have to look out for each other, right?

Sora was squished between two other patrons, they were haggling with the merchant and soon both left from beside Sora quite instantly. Which left him with a grateful amount of breathing room. “Whew!” He then looked to his side to see a familiar face. “Hey! Err?” Then he cocked his head as Castor began to talk in a funny sort of way and he watched with wide eyes and an interest that likely matched the vendor’s.

"Hmm? Me?" Sasami asked, tilting her head. "I know of those stories about King Arthur and all of that, but I saw those in books..."

"Excalibur here... isn't yours, that's for certain, Sasami." Kujo said.

[ Sora was in awe taking it all in! He’s seen some pretty wild designs, he’s collected some pretty cool designs, all for his gummy ship (The King’s gummy ship, that was). But he’s not seen anything like this! In fact, most of what he’s seen was colorful and somewhat silly! But these machines were so intricately detailed and fancy! Sora found himself staring in amazement it took a moment before he registered the question! ]

Huh? Oh! Yah! Um.. The missiles!! It’ll definitely pack a punch, don’t you think!? I bet … why I bet all of ‘em have some sort of protector shield enabled and regular fire power probably won’t do as much damage but if you hit with a missile… why, I bet it’ll take the thing right out!

He doesn't actually seem to need the reassurance. He barely notices the presence of the snack food dumped unceremoniously into his lap. "Yes, thank you Mojito."
This isn't popcorn. Oh well, not important- that was _blood_ just now, and the crowd's baying for more. But no, he's not enjoying this, why do you ask?

For a moment, Futaba just fidgets, unsure. She’s known this was coming for a while but... deciding to broach the topic do unexpectedly means there aren’t any prepared or rehearsed lines in her head. She’s winging it.

“I... we’ve needed to talk for a while and... I’m sorry it took this long. Is... now okay?”

It had occurred to her that Naoto may already have plans of some kind, even if they didn’t involve going out.

Kuja's eyebrow twitches. This must be a very bad joke. "Where did you get this? I- I'm not famous! Not here, at any rate, and where I am famous they wouldn't- nevermind! That is my voice how does it have my voice."

"I'm not sure either."

The button eyes and general 'chibi' appearance are cute, but the doll was still unsettling. "... Think someone would trade?"

"I know, but it's so hard not to. Look at them...!"

He really is just a kid playing with so many cats, touching the toe beans that he can, and scratching behind all the ears. He holds one cat up in particular of fair fur and the smokiest gray color points against cream fluff.

"It wasn't easy; I saw a couple people walkin' around with them, but I only had a Malboro I got from the Gold Saucer's prize pull, so I had to trade it for a--

well that doesn't matter. But aren't you thrilled to see you've got this kinda merch? Look!"

"Peace is but a shadow of death, desperate to forget its painful past..."

"Oh... uh, this one takes a while, give it a minute."

I. HOUSING // FIREWORKS (*EXCEPT THIS ONE. LOCKED TO MONIKA.)
BANG.

The sound of the first firework going off jolts Ena out of her sleep. For a moment she forgets where she is, wonders if they're being attacked, but the second bang quickly reminds her where they were. The third, fourth, and fifth bangs quickly tell her that she won't be getting back to sleep any time soon so begrudgingly, she gets out of bed.

She makes her way through the house—which she was sharing with Monika because they were housemates at the Curti Center anyway—but it's quiet. She wondered briefly what Monika might be up to, but she wasn't going to wake her. That would be rude.

She finds herself standing on the porch of the house, the serendipitous layout of the city in front of it allowing for a clear view of the show. So she leans forward on the railing, gazing groggily out at the display of lights.

II. MOGNET EXPOSITION
"—Alvin!"

Ena shouts into the sea of people and moogles, but it's no use - her moogle is gone. The moment he saw the stalls and displays he slipped into the crowd without so much a word, and it didn't seem like her angry calling of his name would bring him back.

So she huffs, crosses her arms, and vows to stay planted to the spot until he comes back. Even if she is standing right in the middle of the path and in everyone's way. She's staying put.

III. CULINARY ATTRACTIONS
The expression on the wine stand proprietor's face was rather troubled. After all, there was a tall elf lady holding up the line, small samples of each of his different products lined up neatly before her.

In her hand was a bag of potato chips. She would take one chip and daintily bite into it, then a moment later bring one of the samples to her lips to taste it. An expression of dissatisfaction crosses her face and she reaches for a grape to cleanse the palate. Then again, she takes a bite of the same chip and reaches for the next sample...

How long is this going to take???

IV. MIDNIGHT AIRSHIP
Ena finds herself up much later than her bedtime and on the airship one night.

Unusually, she's not mingling with the crowd as she usually would be during events like this. She's not talking to anyone, actually. But she's on the deck, staring out at...the city? The stars? Either way, it was clear she wasn't interested in the fireworks.

And even more unusually, she was hugging a bottle of beer. But not just any kind of beer—the large bottles often meant to serve multiple people. About a third of it was empty. And it didn't look like she was going to share.

V. WILDCARD
[ Anything else you fancy? Come at me! ]

[She has booze. Okuyasu has none. It's the middle of the night. Anyone can guess where this is going.

He stands a few feet away from her, hands in pockets and not looking suspicious at all. No one will think he's up to something as he takes large sliding steps closer to her until she's withing whispering distance.]

Got any to share?

Staring at Futaba for a minute longer than probably comfortable, Naoto turns her her study material and closes it. She sets it to the corner of the table before looking back up at Futaba and sitting up straight.

"Now's fine. What's on your mind?"

Good thing, too-- even Red and Mocha couldn't manage to finish the box. And he might have flipped it out of his lap when he jerked out of his slouch at the next play-- a defender's disoriented clothesline against an approaching striker, after he'd already thrown to a teammate.

The crowd riles up. Play is halted and positioned to reset.

"Oof. A little too slow. That's a foul..."

"Excuse me? You're allowed to use poison but oh, hitting someone who doesn't have the ball, that's a bit of a faux pas?"
This is peasant food. Dirty, greasy, artery-clogging peasant food, to be certain. Zidane would love it, no doubt.

[ Ena emerges from the opera, her mind now processing the story, the production value, the music, the actors... There was so much to take in. She had a wonderful time.

She is delighted to spot a familiar figure emerging from the theater - it's the delinquent neighbor! Even if he doesn't seem very cultured, she would very much like to talk about the show with someone. She approaches him, a smile slowly emerging on her face. ]

Okuyasu Nijimura!

[ She calls out to him, but... isn't expecting him to suddenly start crying. She stands beside him for a moment, lost, before tentatively leaning forward to peer at his face. ]

...Are you alright?

"I- who on earth would make a Malboro doll?" He stares, somewhat icily, at the doll. "I am more concerned about the fact that this doll is now spouting off words I have spoken either unobserved or in very private company, in my voice, and I don't know anybody here. The only explanation is if-"
He pauses. "... If somebody from Gaia is here. That or there's some sort of magic afoot making dolls of every offworlder, which is a very cruel joke if so."

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Event || The Festival of Light

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