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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 ))
wise_maiden: (and the fire fades away)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-13 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh she listens happily, very animated and expressively to each explanation, sometimes asking for further detail, but it hardly seems needed as they go down the range of items.]

-- And these are from the Old City? I'm planning on visiting the site next week! [The only reason she hadn't gotten there yet is her making sure she's up to date on current Union events, as well as continuing to handle the settling in process.] Is it true that artifacts are still being discovered in that area?
ladyofluminosity: (pic#7011644)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-15 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
That's right. Although they're a bit older than some of the other specimens here, we were able to use some of these pieces here to help strengthen the signal tower's reach.

[ Lux smiles encouragingly. ]

It is, although not as frequently as some areas. Most of what delvers pull from the Old City ruins end up strengthening some of our current infrastructure. That being said, new tunnels are being discovered all the time, so it's hard to say what sort of treasures still lie just below our feet.
wise_maiden: (there is something curious about this)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-15 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
Marvelous! And is there anything I should be aware of before heading into the area? How likely are Pokemon or traps to be there?

[Essentially, would she be okay alone or would she need a guide? Still, she was sure it couldn't be too dangerous, being practically a part of the city and not requiring extensive travel, as unused to that as she still was...]
ladyofluminosity: (pic#7011642)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-15 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
Usually you won't run into too many Pokemon unless you go into some of the deeper recesses. It's best to go with a small group if possible. If you want, you could always put in a request with the Seekers, and we can assign someone to you.
wise_maiden: (by the lives that i have loved)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-15 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. I'll look into that, if I can't find anyone to accompany me. [As much as part of her would have liked to simply run off and explore it herself... well, a guide would have to deal with that possibility if she got too excited.

Still, she moves onto the next relic in the pile. A cracked clay plate with a crude image of a Pokemon on it.]


And where did you find this one...?
ladyofluminosity: (pic#8667076)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-16 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm surprised you noticed that one. Most people tend to pass over it.

That piece was taken from a crumbled mural in the swamp ruins north of here. While we aren't quite sure what sort of Pokemon it might be, a few of us believe it may be a companion to one of the gods, judging from where it was found. Perhaps an Aerodactyl or something similar.
Edited 2015-11-16 22:47 (UTC)
wise_maiden: (lets begin the research)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-17 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
[That vivid enthusiasm is back again.]

That's fantastic! Could you tell me more about that particular location? It must have had quite a few finds for you to be able to make those deductions...
ladyofluminosity: (01)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-18 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, I'd love to!

[ She goes into a rather lengthy conversation. Apparently, quite a few groups have explored those ruins in the fast, and while there are a few murals similar to the one she referenced, most are in various states of disrepair. ]
wise_maiden: (through so many splintered trees)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-18 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
You've put so much dedication toward studying the ancient world!

[Raine is an avid listener. She asks for a few more details for her notes, such as if it had been determined which gods the murals represented and what type of buildings the ruins were, such as an ancient shrine or something else entirely, and an idea of their general location for... future reference.]
ladyofluminosity: (pic#7011644)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-19 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
When you aren't allowed outside the city walls for most of your life, wanderlust tends to take over when you're finally given the opportunity to explore.
wise_maiden: (we should talk more about this)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-19 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
With the way the city is now, I keep forgetting that it truly wasn't so long ago that this city was more closed off than even Sanctuary was in the past. You've made so many discoveries in that time.
ladyofluminosity: (pic#6937382)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-21 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Lux nods gently. ]

We have come a long way in so little time. It's strange to think how small the world was even a few years ago.
wise_maiden: (through so many splintered trees)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-21 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
So many areas were inaccessible, with so few able or even willing to risk the dangers. Union just seems like a place that progress simply bursts out of. Was there a specific situation that led to them... opening their gates?
ladyofluminosity: (pic#8667046)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-23 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
The walls were erected to defend from pokemon attacks in ancient times. People would leave from time to time, but I would say Team Evolution's first visit was what really encouraged people to explore. Up until that point, we assumed that we were the last surviving city, which, in hindsight, is a very self-centered belief.
wise_maiden: (by the lives that i have loved)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-24 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Considering how scattered the civilizations had become since the judgment was rendered, it's not too strange a belief. How was the general reaction of the city when it began to discover that it was not alone?
ladyofluminosity: (pic#8667049)

[personal profile] ladyofluminosity 2015-11-25 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Surprise, to be sure, and more than a bit of apprehension, especially considering how we were introduced. According to Team Evolution, one of their machines was malfunctioning, which caused a few tremors in the city. It also affected the behavior of certain species of pokemon in the area.
wise_maiden: (looking for the truth behind those eyes)

[personal profile] wise_maiden 2015-11-26 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
That must have been an alarming development. Was the behavior of those Pokemon permanently altered?