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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Oh. He let the surprise go quickly, willing to be there for her. Though he probably had a little smile on his face. He liked being let in, liked being able to help. He could do this much. "Then I'm here."

That would be the best solution. However, given the growth and population, it sounds like it's intentional.

Snow White perked up to see Demyx among the crowd during the intermission. Even better, the other man seemed to be as much a fan of the performance as Snow was himself. He couldn't look too excited, though. He had to remain calm, cool, collected.

But he really was relieved to know another friendly non-human was around. He didn't know many.

"I take it you're enjoying the show?" he asked with a smile.

Snow White had only been casually looking himself, still debating going to the dinner. He should, if only as other royalty; but an empire coming from a democracy? There was no bloodline there, only someone who was a leader because they said so.

Well, he had some time to think. In any case, hearing Tidus' remarks two aisles over made him laugh.

"How naive! You must be truly ignorant, aren't you?" As mocking as the words were, Snow White's smile was... okay, it wasn't great, but it wasn't cruel either. At least it wasn't intended to be.

"The best clothes are tailored to your body," he pointed out.

Akine shows off the flavors of Kupo Nuts she's acquired: Original, Deluxe, and Explosive.

"Which would you like to try, kupo?" She seems all too happy to be sharing her nuts, although Riku has to admit that she seems to be pretty happy doing just about anything. Maybe that's why Castor's comment strikes him as curious. He doesn't really know that much about Moogles after all.

"Is it that surprising that she's sharing? Is that unusual for a Moogle?"

He eyes the newer model in her hand curiously. He wants to check out what the new features could be, but he's willing to wait his turn. "Why is that a shame? Are upgrades really expensive?"

Snow White wasn't too sure about rooming with some stranger for the week, but at least he should have his own room. If it was really terrible, he could simply avoid the person the entire time. And it wasn't Dylas; that was perk all its own.

He'd just entered in time to hear Kuja's last frustrated statement as the orb crossed his path. And in that moment, he knew -- he was going to like this person.

"Too bad Cinderella isn't here." He looked around at the living area, nose wrinkled judgmentally. "... Is someone still actively living here?"

[That... that was that scatterbrained broad who got so lost she couldn't tell day from night. And yet, she... but...]

[When Snow White saw the idol again, he had to know.]

How -- how did you manage to get VIP seats?

Kuja looks up, scowling. "It's disgusting. Whoever left this house couldn't have possibly been gone for more than a week; there's still jewelry and underthings in the drawers. It's as though someone died."
He pauses a moment to take in the appearance of the person in front of him. "I don't believe we've met, before. I take it you weren't, ah. Recovered, at the same time I was."

Right... but, in a few more minutes.

[Cat heaven...]

"Aye...I think Ben's been needin' te go off like that fer a bit now anyways..."

Castor is a struck just a little dumb by watching the two moogles go off, but Red's question draws her back quickly.

"Me? Too full? No way! C'mon it was over yonder..."

And she grabs Red's sleeve cuff and all but dives into the crowd looking for the stall with meat pies.

"I suppose," Rutile, who had been off to the side and couldn't help but listen in on this fashion faux-pas, chimed in, "at the very least it makes a statement, doesn't it?"

Their head tilts to the side just slightly, pinching at their chin with a thumb and forefinger. "Namely, 'I'm an idiot.'"

You're welcome!

[If nothing else, running into someone else who wasn't a cat was enough to put her in a better mood. Not to mention the chance to maybe find out a little more about Ganeshan. If nothing else, the info might come in handy some day.]

Was it hard to figure out? [She's honestly picturing a lot of trial and error, but as far as she knew there could be more to it than that. Either way, she's very curious and very interested in his answer. And she was also wondering if there was a way for someone to equip more than ten. Something to keep in mind for the future, perhaps.] Which one would you consider your favorite?

[Before she could even think much about her own answer to that, one of the cats she'd been unable to snatch before decided to make trouble by swiping at a pouch on his belt, resulting in a shower of something that had the rest of the horde all worked up.

Wait...]

Is that catnip?

[Oh no. That would probably explain why they were so intent on following him.]

Blanc wouldn't make himself the center of any crowd if he could avoid it, but he does take a moment to look over. Not every day that someone sees a moogle in dance tights practicing ballet. But, there wasn't a moment to stop.

"Blanc?"

He might not be in the center of the crowd, but he could be among it maybe?

( in order to get a better feeling for how this new city was mapped, rutile had thought that sizing up the place from the airship was as good a place as any to start.

there's a quirk of a brow as they notice the hamster-fur draped woman— and the glisten in her eyes. )

A sentimental occasion, perhaps? ( or just the cool chill on the winds ahead? )

Even she could agree with that, and she wasn't wasn't normally big on sports in general.

"Exactly. It's not really a victory if it's just given to you."

She can't help but laugh out loud at his answer, and when she recovers says, "I'd bet ye would. Seems a nice place. I'm Castor. S' nice te meet ye properly."

"Kuuuu, oh lets try the Deluxe, Kupo!"

Castor shrugs a little, answering, "Every other Moogle I've met've been almost militantly jealous've their stash. Few Kupo nuts is the only way te get 'em motivated sometimes."

She follows Riku's gaze down, and offers him the tablet once she realizes what he's looking at. "Ben' says she doesn't think these're compatible with the mognet outside the empire, and I'ven't the first idea've how te rectify that. Never had a mind fer technology."

[ Start by looking at the CHOCOBO of course!!

Castor knows speed isn't Seiya's forte - he wasn't bred to be quick, nor was he raised to it; a good racing chocobo would put him to shame any day.

But this? This is ridiculous. So Castor lurks the holding pens, trying to get a good look at the suspicious 'Bo. Seems as good a place as any to start. ]

"That's Bahamut, isn't it?" Ren had been taking his time studying the artwork Eidlons. Being that he had taken up the mantle of Summoner it was good to educate himself on the subject, right?

And— correct him if he's wrong but this man looks like he might know a thing or two about the so-called Dragon King.

Do you remember what was said? That could be a clue. ...the question is what does this hacker stand to gain?

[He has to wonder. It could be just tracking their movements to manipulate them. It could be for a goal. It could be for a number of reasons.

I don't think it was responsible for that. That came...from something that happened to me back home. What I do think it can do is,

[He lets go of his hair to catch a cat trying to bat at it.]

pull us back in and remove us from a different point in time. But don't quote me on that. My circumstances are...different from most people.

I guess... but I remember that cat shit's got health hazards. I guess it's no wonder, if ya think of the health stuff.

Anyway... yeah. I'm- I'm ready to grab up these desserts. They've lasted long enough, and now they need to get chowed on.

[Maybe she could've lied a little and claimed to be a little impressed, but Pidge couldn't see the point in doing so. Still, the comment earned Futaba a chuckle.]

Well it is very shiny. Shame that's about all it has going for it.

[But the less than stellar tech was all but forgotten thanks to that comment, and Pidge turned and just sort of stared for a moment.]

Wait. Are we really?

[Was that something she was supposed to know? Oops...]

He was from...

"Somewhere else. I'm from a place that no longer exists."

He hadn't been nearly far enough away to not remember the obliteration of Banora.

Long, long moments passed before he shook his head and focused once more on the teen. "I actually haven't heard of either. Is that where you met Sephiroth?" Flashbacks aside, if the doll was associated with those places, it stood to reason to ask.

"Knowin' Moogles, he'll be found again when 'es good an' ready, an' not a moment sooner," she answers before her attention is drawn to the offered food. "But don't mind if I do try, since ye were kind enough te offer."

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