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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 ))
faithfulflame: (Rei Sweet)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-09 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
You know, compared to some? No. But if I really think about it? Yes, I suppose I have. Darkrai's nightmare world, fighting against one of those poor Enhanced, being sent into the past, Diancie's caverns of trials...the battle of Sanctuary.

My evolutions are really the least of my trials, in all honesty. Despite the side effects.
wise_maiden: (you need me by your side)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-09 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
... I'm sorry, what?

[Some of those things she hadn't heard spoken of in detail just yet, as odd as it was to hear Sanctuary's battle end up on the tail end of that list. She knew the gods had given trials, of course, but... being sent into the past?]

I ... well, I suppose it would depend on the context of the experiences over time. Everyone is unique after all.
faithfulflame: (Rei staring into space)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-09 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
What, what? I'm sorry, I'm rambling a little bit. It happens sometimes, around Soulfasting in particular. With the way the air is charged and all.

[She waves a hand.]

A lot of that is probably stuff you've heard only rumors about. Mostly trials by the gods, though.
wise_maiden: (and feelings alike)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-09 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
No, don't apologize, I just... hadn't heard about any of those experiences in detail before. [Which is exactly the sort of information she had been looking for, really.]

I have been curious, though it also seems like an oddly personal thing to ask. Especially of strangers.
faithfulflame: (Rei Glamourous)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-09 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well, some of them are more detailed in the newspapers. Darkrai in particular.

But if you have some questions, I don't mind talking a little. I have some more time to spare before dusk, though after that I'm going to end up being quite busy.
wise_maiden: (but the time has come to move along)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-10 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Are they? I haven't had a chance to catch up on all of them yet. Even knowing dates would help narrow down that search...or anything more specific you're willing to discuss about those incidents. Although... we can always discuss them another time, if you think it'll take a while.
faithfulflame: (Priestess of Fire)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-10 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
It's no trouble. Darkrai and the Dreamworld were well documented. It was...last year, October. The Enhanced were also well documented publicly, and that was January and February of this year.

The past and Sanctuary were less so, but I can provide an overview of what I saw, more or less. The...cave of trials though, that less so. The short of it was Diancie showing us our greatest fear, and that's deeply personal for all involved. Imagine that, though. It was a test.
wise_maiden: (waiting to change)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-11 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[October, January, February. Those months would be simple enough to remember for looking into those notations.]

Yes... tests were mentioned quite a lot in regard to the gods after all. I imagine something like that would be personal. [And unsettling, but. That was another matter.]

... It would be interesting to hear about Sanctuary from another perspective. [Having lived through what happened, there were still things that were kept from the citizens. And then there were more troubling matters which Waver had filled her in on... still, more than one point of view helped for verifying details.] And ... of course the fact that you've mentioned being able to see the past at all sounds the most fascinating, and unbelievable all at once.
faithfulflame: (Mars Soft Smile)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-11 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Then perhaps we can talk about that sometime soon? It's not always wise to drag up the ghosts of the pasts on Soulfasting...

[Rei wiggles her fingers in a spooooky gesture. She's kidding of course, but only partially.]

I...won't be willing to talk much about Diancie, but the rest is no trouble. Just not appropriate conversation for a feast day.
wise_maiden: (thankful for small favors)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-11 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds fair. I didn't mean to spring this all on you in the middle of such a busy time, you know.