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Brave New World Mods ([personal profile] bravenewmods) wrote in [community profile] bravenewworld2015-10-31 04:56 pm

Soulfasting Mingle

Who: EVERYONE
What: Soul Fast
When: During Soul Fast
Where: All over Ninetails Vale and in people's houses, etc.
Summary: The Celebrations of Soul Fast Begin!


It's that time of year again, and all throughout Union and in particular the Ninetales Vale, celebrations are beginning. A festival celebrating the passage of another year, of remembering and honoring the dead, and of placating particularly violent spirits has begun. Soulfasting, an old Union tradition, is one of the most popular holidays celebrated, with the Ninetales Vale being overrun with people of all ages.

Children scamper through the streets of the Vale in masks and costumes, begging for candy, while surly teenagers do the same and occasionally play pranks, and adults celebrate in a variety of fashions. Elaborate, highly fashionable costumes are all the rage, and even the nobility slips out into the Vale for a bit of fun. It's not exactly a popular destination most of the year, given the high concentrations of Dark and Ghost-types but during the festival it's most definitely in vogue and teeming with people all happy to help revitalize the area for a week.

The sounds of music drift through the air, celebratory tunes, dirges, jigs, and tunes for all ages. From the Kurain school on it's hill overlooking most of the Vale, a pipe organ solemnly plays out traditional tunes, and is surprisingly cheery for a ghost school. Across the neighborhood on another hill, Hikawa Shrine has it's doors wide open to welcome visitors, with decorations of all sorts set out.

Games are set up at both locations, including Apple Bobbing, Ducklett Pond raffles, and Pin the Scroll on the Spiritomb, though there are others set up all over the Vale's plazas. Skeeball, Target Shooting, Bell-and-Hammer games, and perhaps most strangely a “Whack-the-Diglett” that's been possessed by one of the local ghosts to give the little wooden Digletts faces all hideously angry ones. Eating contests, Pokemon Battle Circles, a Haunted House (with real ghosts!) and dozens and dozens of fortune telling stands all further add to a carnival atmosphere that even the dead can enjoy!

Lanterns and faux Spinarak webs hang from every lamppost and awning, and food stalls line the streets as vendors ply their wares. Food from all over is available, and it all seems to come together around a central square between the two hills. A stage has been set up, with musicians from all over the known world called in to show their stuff. There are dance tunes from Caldera, Union Pop and Jazz songs at work, setting crowds on fire. Sanctuary has sent a full orchestra to play various classical pieces, while Citadel's famous woodwinds and tribal drums surprise and delight. And towards the end of the day, a band from Glacier comes on stage. Their music starts out slow and ambient, but after a few sets they set up electric guitars and the gloves come off. A folk metal concert, complete with an armored warrior-woman doing the vocals and several of the soldiers from the battle weeks prior (some still bandaged) backing her up. It might be a bit shocking, but some of the youth are definitely getting into it...

And then night falls, and the party atmosphere becomes a little quieter. Plays, family meals, Ghost-story tellings, and more subdued activities become the norm though there's still a contingent of rowdies at the heart of the celebration. It's then that the ghosts really come out to play, slipping through walls to greet relatives or tease revelers. For the most part they seem friendly but not always. As usual, some specters of ill-repute have slipped in among the friendly ones, and they're making trouble. Good thing you have a Warp Band to call an exorcist, right?

((OOC: This is a general mingle log, feel free to put up your own top levels and tag around! Welcome to Soulfasting, everyone! We hope you enjoy =D ))
commissionergrump: (Smirk)

[personal profile] commissionergrump 2015-11-07 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gordon smiles at that.]

I don't know... I like a lot of the traditions here. Are you new to Union?
bnw_mari_npcs: (Zale)

[personal profile] bnw_mari_npcs 2015-11-07 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The boy shifts from one leg to another. ] I'm new to this.

Have you lived here all your life, Mister?
commissionergrump: (Smirk)

[personal profile] commissionergrump 2015-11-09 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gordon nods, smiling.]

Yep. All my life. When I was little, I didn't even know there were other places to live. Not for humans, anyway.
bnw_mari_npcs: (Zale)

[personal profile] bnw_mari_npcs 2015-11-10 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Do you like it?

[ Once a year everybody gets candy, so it's a good place. Right? ]
commissionergrump: (Smirk)

[personal profile] commissionergrump 2015-11-11 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Gordon nods.]

I do. It's where I grew up. It's where I met my wife, and had my kids. I owe a lot to this city, and am always trying to pay it back, best I can.
bnw_mari_npcs: (Zale)

[personal profile] bnw_mari_npcs 2015-11-11 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'll try to do that too. [ The boy shifts his mask to be sure it doesn't hide his face anymore. ]

Thanks again for the candy, mister!
commissionergrump: (Smirk)

[personal profile] commissionergrump 2015-11-13 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
You're quite welcome.
bnw_mari_npcs: (Zale)

[personal profile] bnw_mari_npcs 2015-11-13 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ The boy grins, sticking a piece of candy in his mouth before jogging off into the crowd. He stops and waves when he's a few paces away, though. Then keeps going. Then stops and waves again.

This will likely continue until he's out of sight. ]
commissionergrump: (Smirk)

[personal profile] commissionergrump 2015-11-13 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Gordon chuckles, returning the waves until the boy is out of sight. Then he adjusts his costume and resumes stalking about.]