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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[Noctis is a dirty cheater.]

What chocobos? [He yawns, and opens his eyes.]

Thanks, I should say yes because I should get the information. Iggy and Gladio will want to read it too.

[And he assumes Shiro would send it to Noctis anyway.]

I wasn't trying to draw attention or anything but...

[He smiles shyly.] But yeah, that seems weird. What was it like?

[ Oh, she's aware. The picture of Sparks stuck in an entire city that's just sort of too small for him is almost enough to break her considerable composure. ]

Oh Marshal, but you do manage to find the strangest, most awkward niche for yourself, don't you?

This week is a busy one for me.

[Cid grumbles under his breath.]

Receiving a doctorate is a doubled edged sword. I can work on the research I'm passionate about, but there are too many social expectations. And not the sort where we discuss our work.

"Y-Yeah." Prompto smiled. Even though he sounded nervous, his hands had been steady and he was rewarded with the chocobo, obviously.

"I'm a guard. F-For um, a king." Prompto stammered, but he was trying to do his best.

"Hey Bonnie."

He smiled and leaned over on his arm to look at her. "You like fireworks?"

Prompto could understand the appeal, it was fun.

Ashelia clenched her jaw. What an annoyingly perceptive man.

"Of course it is." The young queen might have been forced into being candid, but she was keeping her tone even. "My place is with my people. In Crystallis I could rationalize that stopping the cycle of the Calamity would save them, too, but even that wore thin as time went on."

There was also the deep-rooted frustration that, even here, so far away from her kingdom and the responsibilities that entailed, she still couldn't seem to achieve the freedom she sought. The desire kept rearing its ugly head, providing her with opportunity upon opportunity that she just could never take advantage of for one reason or another.

"There is naught to do but keep moving forward. Keep fighting. To protect them, to return to them. To protect the other displaced, to save the Princess." She shrugged, sipping her wine. "The only thing waiting down the other road is despair. I've chosen forgiveness in the past. Forgiveness is...considerably more difficult."

"I suppose we will have to wait for the dinner with the Empress to find out the specifics."

"And I am not sure what is special about us. Perhaps the fact that we hail from a different planet? Different place? Too many questions and not a lot of answers."

[ Ashelia looks over in surprise. ]

Ah. I am the Lady Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca. A pleasure. [ She nods cordially before turning back to the view. ] Quite beautiful, isn't it, at this time of night.

[Keith remains silent while Sora seems to forget his worries, at least for a little while. He has no idea what this kid has gone through, save the thing about his world being lost once. That alone he's- kind of glad to see lifting from his shoulders. At least for a little while.]

Seems he likes you, Sora.

[He pats his furry friend on the back, gently stroking the fur there as the wolf's attention turns back to him. He's glad he found him when they went to save Shiro.]

Oh good. For a minute there, I was starting to wonder if you were gonna try and beat my record for "longest time spent waking up."

[He smirks. Come on, is it really cheating if-] Weren't we gonna check on the chocochicks after this?

[Come on, man. Like they were gonna leave them and their parents in the care of Ebony for a week.]

I find it depends on the dog. Some are pretty chill. [He might be biased when it comes to Umbra, but... it's probably obvious he loves cats more.] But, yeah. Pretty much.

Still an improvement. It even looked like their favorite theme: stars.

[Him? Bitter? Nah, not really. He could have sworn he heard his dad laughing when no one else was around. So, he considered it a success in his book.]

Seems like.

"Bwahaha dude! That's awesome! What even is that? It looks like if Kiler Croc had a cousin who became a priest or something."

Beastboy appears almost out of nowhere wearing thematically appropriate elf clothes which suit his pointed ears and short stature just fine. He's got his guitar out again and grinning brightly at having witnessed the gifting.

"Huh...free toys? Why aren't you chasing him down Beastboy? You love toys." His Moogle commented curiously and he laughed sheepishly.

"I tried earlier. Santa said he was saving them for the younger kids."

[And the kitty yowls and tries to get away from him because she really, really, really wants to be with Kaede! She probably tries to scratch him too.]

A-ah! Careful!

Even better, why don't we both pose with them? You know, a selfie. Uh....only if you're ok with that, though?

[Because he seems like he'd be quite a good friend!]

Shirogane....Takashi. [She thinks for a moment and then it clicks.] Oh yeah, I remember! Shirogane-san! You were the guy with the really cool weapon! I didn't recognise you for a second!

[Because....white hair.]

"Oh, right." She recognized the names, at least, from the messages on the ship she'd woken up on. And the irony of the orange flight suits wasn't lost on her. What was it with people thinking that orange was a good color for anyone?

Pidge turned to glance over at Bobble and Morag at that, though. "Hey, maybe he does. But I remember what they look like." At least enough to recognize them in passing. "And I was mostly just wondering if you were talking about one of my friends."

Pidge's eyes went a little wide and she whipped her head around at the sound of that voice. And then she relaxed a great deal when she realized it was someone she knew. "I have no idea. One of the Santas came over and decided I should have this," she explained. It was all a little silly, but in the spirit of Christmas, she'd been carrying the doll around.

"Where'd you get the costume?" Because if she'd known there were costumes, she probably would've snagged one for herself. Or Bobble.

It was pretty amusing to hear that he hadn't been able to get one of the dolls, though, and she had to wonder. "Wait, how old are you?" Age was kind of a tricksy thing sometimes, especially when people tended to make snap judgments based on appearance. But she supposed not everyone could successfully pull off looking younger by wearing baggy clothes and a cute haircut.

Souji always goes for the standard, oolong tea. He's yet to experiment with new stuff. He's wary to try new things here, not knowing how his body will accept them. What if he gets sick??

Oolong is the best.

"The same. Kind of. I was out for the most of the day so I kind of got tired. I hoped to get something for dinner and meet people I'm sharing the house with for this short period of time," he offers her a smile.

Seeing a Moogle that apparently appreciated his sense of comedy, Beastboy almost burst out laughing too and had to clap both hands over his mouth and choke down his mouthful. It got stuck in his throat for a moment causing him to go from green to red to blue to purple before he slammed down a drink from Melodie's bottle.

"Hey! Get your own!"

She seemed slightly less concerned about his near death experience and more with her own Kuponut milk which had him sputtering and gagging. When he finally calmed down he grinned eyes watering.

"See this girl gets it. She's got a sense of humor!"

"Aw lame!" He exclaimed and then tried to back peddle. "I mean...for me that would be but I guess not a lot of work would get done if it was as flashy and err...violent as what we're here for right?"

Melody pipes up again sympathizing with Claire "Normal sounds like a treat doesn't it? I hope you at least get to take the occasional vacation?"

"Probably not if she doesn't have anyone to cover for her. It'd probably take a whole party of heroes to cover the work she's doing if she's managing the entire system."

[A figure passes, carrying a tray of champagne flutes. It's not one of the wait staff, though. It's Ganeshan, who was given multiple glasses at once after the bartender saw how quickly he could down them.]

OH, YOUNG SYLVARIE! HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING THE SHOW?

[In deference to the stillness of the night, interrupted only by the boom of the fireworks, he's speaking with what passes for a whisper for him. He reaches for one of his glasses, then remembers to offer one to his coworker.]

DO NOT WORRY, IT IS JUST JUICE. [He winks.] CLAIRE SAID I'M NOT ALLOWED ANYTHING STRONGER ON THIS TRIP. SHE DOESN'T WANT ANY REPEATS OF LAST YEAR'S RETREAT.

"Oh dude this is nothing. You should see how many veggie burgers I can put away after I've been shapeshifting. Being a bear makes you wanna steal every picnic basket in a ten mile radius!"

"Are you a gourmand? Or just a regular kind of cook?" Melody mused picking up on the last thing Dante had said.

Wedge happens by, looking for a free stretch of railing to lean against to watch the firework display. He also seems at peace as he navigates around the ship. He's never as at home as he is in a ship.

He's refused the cocktails being served, but pulls a flask out of his vest pocket and takes a sip. Since Reno is the nearest person to him, he turns and holds up the flask to him once he finishes.

"Can I tempt you? Corellian brandy. Can't find anything quite like it in Vaikuntha."

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