bravenewworld | Soulfasting Mingle

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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 ))

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[ Amidst the festivities and fanciful displays, a young, coral-haired man flits through the crowds. His clothing choice is... interesting to say the least, with an article from about every known settlement around. A pair of flowing pants from Caldera, a traveler's cloak from Citadel, a rather stuffy-looking blouse from Sanctuary (matched with a ceremonial vest from Refuge), and snow boots from Glacier, because one never knows when the weather might change, the poor lad looked like he tripped into a costume closet and made it out worse for wear.

And two Soulfasting masks, of course, each pinned on either side of his head. Because one can never be too careful around ghosts! These change often. How many masks does this guy have?!

The young, mismatching lad is also more than a bit nosy, and can be found hovering--sometimes literally--behind people at an uncomfortable distance, not quite asking what they are doing verbally, but genuinely curious. He also seems to have a thing for food, and can be found making rounds among the food stands, equipped with a bottomless pit of a stomach. ]

Food, excitement and fun? Yes please! Ahri wasn't in the know of what the party was, or what it meant, but it sure as hell seemed like a lot of fun so she wouldn't miss it for anything! Bringing along Kid and Karthy, Ahri went around everywhere she could venture to within the party. She enjoyed the foods, played pranks and tricks with the other mischief makers, and enjoyed the music and festivities when they wanted to take a rest.

Over all, her, the Umbreon and the Duskull all enjoyed as much of the environment as possible for as long as it would last! You might even catch them taking a nap at one of the corners of the vale where she now felt more at ease now that she was a Ninetails.

[Someone who seemed to take a bit of everything obviously caught Sinbad's attention - especially when they're standing behind him as he's picking out sugar-glazed berries, gummi caterpies and zubat-shaped cookies. The young man lifted off his Ninetails mask as he turns his head to look at the young man, breaking into a broad grin]

Weren't you wearing an Arcanine mask earlier?

[Right's so excited - Soulfasting is here! And he's recovered enough to be out and about Ninetales Vale during the height of the festivities. While he can easily be found near any food stand, he's still visiting nearly every game booth and even a couple of attractions. His two Ghost-types, Spacey the Drifloon and Hikari the Flitwick, are part of the group of Pokemon following him. They even join their companions in some of the activities.

...or at least, Hikari joins them. Spacey is just there because Right told him to follow him.]

[CLOSED TO CHIE]

Morgiana stood outside the door to Chie's room, talking through it. Chie was still hiding from ghosts, and as much as Morgiana wanted to make her feel safe, she also really wanted to go to the Soulfasting festival down in the Vale.

"I understand that they're spooky to you, but you seriously can't expect to stay in there ALL week long. Aren't you getting bored?

[OPEN]

Eventually, she found her way down there. Either by talking Chie into coming, or by having Gultas stand guard for her for a few hours. She had always been an outdoors kind of person, after all. She had on a kind of generic monster mask in deference to the holiday, but anyone who knew her would have little trouble recognizing her. As she wandered the grounds, the strange throbbing noise slowly grew in volume until eventually she realized that it was, in fact, music. A strange kind of music she had never heard before, that was apparently from Glacier.

At first she was mainly curious, but when she actually got there her heart leaped. She saw a crowd of people in front of the stage, doing what she could only describe (because she had never heard the words "Mosh pit") as a combination of dancing and brawling. Morgiana immediately knew she had to be there. She drifted down towards the crowd and in relatively short order she was jumping and shoving and screaming along with everyone else in the crowd. It looked violent from the outside, but when you were in the midst of it, you only had to look at anyone else's face to see that everyone was in high spirits, with shining eyes and open grins. There was nothing malicious about any of it.

[LATER. STILL OPEN]

Eventually, she had had her fill. Ears ringing from the sheer volume of the music, Morgiana made her way towards food. She made her way towards a booth selling some kind of soup that smelled spicy and delicious. Probably Calderan. She didn't care.

She sat down at a bench, possibly next to YOU, fellow character, lifted her mask so she could blow on her soup a few times, then started eating.

[This is Mami's first Soulfasting in Union. Right now, she's walking by the stage, and staring; she liked the Citadel set piece. A band from Glacier should be interesting, she thinks. She's certainly never heard anything like it and--]

[WHAT IS THAT INFERNAL RACKET]

[Pardon the Valkyrie. She's staring up at the stage and sputtering incoherently.]

strongman game let's go

[ Tests of strength usually aren't Sanger's thing. He knows his own strength by now, and while physical conditioning is about seventy percent of martial arts, he doesn't feel the need to show it off outside of martial arts.

But then one of the stall keepers had taunted him, and that's just not done. ]

You really should have bothered somebody else, good sir.

[ Taking a hold of the huge, if not especially dangerous, mallet in one hand, the Sword that Smites Evil struck almost lazily. A one-armed swing without even having the decency to take a stance.

The machine didn't stand a chance. ]

Hm. Breaking it was a mistake, but I believe I technically got the bell to ring.

[ A minor argument that got settled by Sanger standing there and looking vaguely threatening later, he can be found carrying a huge plush Charmander around. He's considering if he should keep it. ]

The other game

[ Sanger's playing Whack-a-Diglett now. He is the Sword that Smites Evil, exorcising ghosts is just part of his job.

But now he's holding a tiny mallet, and trying not to accidentally smash the whole machine in his enthusiasm. His sword arm is still incredibly fast though, a blur of motion as quick eyes and quick hands bopped wooden mole Pokemon after mole Pokemon.

It actually looks rather ridiculous, but he's racking up a high score at least. Hopefully no ghosts get mad and jump him for beating on them too much. ]

[ The young man matches Sinbad's smile, positively beaming at him. ]

I was, but then I found a child without a mask who looked sad. We can't have that, right?

Of course not! It's a party, everyone should be enjoying themselves, and the masks are pretty cool.

Have you tried these yet?

[He offers some of the Gummi caterpies]

It's got this chewy, sweet-tart texture, and it makes some of children squeal with laughter.

[Lucca isn't much of a fisherman, but she does enjoy exploring and learning about the new Pokemon that are constantly being discovered. So, in the interest of spreading that around, she's made a few of Glacier's new Super Rods, and intends to raffle them off. Setting up a small booth near the entrance to Ninetales Vale, she and a now fully stable Gato wait.

There's a sign, too]

Super Rod Raffle
All Proceeds to Benefit Calderan War Orphan Fund.

((OOC: This is a raffle for Super Rods. Lucca has 3. Comment with your character, leave a number between 1-100. On November 6th at 10pm EST I will roll. 3 times and the closest 3 to the numbers get Super Rods. No picking the same number, no purchase necessary, void where prohibited by scientific law.

If you'd like to thread with Lucca that's fine too, but for the raffle a single comment with your name and number choice is acceptable.))

[Sinbad is a Fisherman, and who can resist a good charity?]

Oh nice! Got any takers so far? I'll take 7 as my number.

[His tail waves as he examines the booth]

So you made these rods?

Sinbad: 7
Michiru: 50
~~Didi~~ Estelle: 33
Waver: 72
Pamela: 81
SparkleSenpai: 10
Right: 80
Raine: 42
Gordon: 38
Saber: 27
Maka: 11

Edited 2015-11-07 00:38 (UTC)

Ayup. I sure did. and nope, you're the first, Sin. 'Course I've only been here an hour.

[Small wonder, that.]

And if you don't win? You can just commission me after Soulfasting.

Michiru Kaioh.

50

[A stranger glides up, and leans down next to Mami's ear, her voice somehow crystal clear despite the din.]

I believe this is referred to as rock and roll. Does it not suit you?

[He grins a little bit at being first, even though statistically, it has no effect on how the drawing works]

Of course, but never hurts to try your luck, especially when it could help someone else out. So how you'd been doing lately?

A: Hikawa Shrine

[If you happen by Hikawa Shrine during the festivities at any point, you cannot possibly miss Rei Hino. She and a veritable army of Pokemon are all there, tending to various things. Traditional games, a few Ghost-Type shadow plays, food of all types...

And fortune telling of course. Rei, working with her grandfather, is taking the time to talk to people who are curious, leaving her Xatu and Beheeyem in charge when Grandpa Hino is busy. Every single visitor is approached with a smile and a polite bow.]

Welcome to Hikawa Shrine. I'm glad you could make it. Have you come to have your fortune told? Or are you here for something else?

B: Who you Gonna Call!

[And when night rolls around, Rei is in for the busiest week of her year. Soulfasting is when the ghosts come out to play, and sometimes they're out for trouble too. It's her duty to deal with troublemakers, and she's got her Warp Band on and ready. IF you have ghost problems? Hit her up!

Alternatively, you might find her charging through the streets on the back of her Arcanine!]

Sorry, I'm in a hurry! Ghosts on the loose!

[Feel free to follow if you want in on the ghostbusting action...]

[Noticing the pokémon enjoying the festivities, she crosses the way to make a small visit before they fall asleep for a short nap.]

All of you seem to of enjoyed yourselves today at the festival.

[Ahri and the gang looked over, but the Pokemon quickly went back to playing around. Ahri however smiled warmly.]

We did, I can honestly say it's the most fun I've had since my arrival here. I can say these two had their fair share of fun as well.

How about you?

[Mami shakes her head. No, it sounds... weird. Not like what music should! Though, she's recovering some of her composure.]

It's... I've never heard anything like it. I don't think it's for me. Ah--

[She tilts her head, then extends a hand.]

Mami Tomoe, a Valkyrie of Citadel.

[Morning-Late Afternoon at the Hikawa Shrine]

[It was a but much, but honestly, it hadn't taken much for her to adjust the kimono into the mismagius costume. She was tasked with passing out candy to children at the shrine (though she had to stop herself more than once on lecturing about not eating so much as to cause a stomach ache).

As the day went on, she even got a little more playful, lurking around corners and leaving little trails for the children to follow for their treats. She made soft noises, using her lyre to add to the atmosphere. Hiding in the shadows, she'd stealthily come to their shoulder and softly ask:]

Have you come for a treat, my dear?

[Evening at Hikawa Shrine]

[With most of the children home to enjoy private soulfasting rituals, Ami pulled off the hat and gave a soft sigh as she wiped her brow. She looked up at some of the last few stragglers at the shrine and offered a smile.]

How can I help you?

[Costumes, games, and piles upon piles of sweets! What more could a Cubchoo ask for? Teddie has his own costume and was proudly parading around in it with the addition of a Pidgey resting on his head. A Murkrow would have suited him better, but Burney would have to do.]

A:

[It's game time! Teddie's off to test his skill in every game available, so come and be amazed (or disappointed) by this bear. First off, Pin the Scroll on the Spiritomb! It's a simple task that any cub can accomplish, even when they're blindfolded and dizzy. At least, that's what Teddie thought. After he's been spun around a couple of times, he's pretty sure he's stumbling in the right direction where the cutout of a Spiritomb is, paw raised with the pin ready.] I got it, I got it! [Unfortunately, he's going in the wrong direction and attempts to pin the scroll onto the nearest person.]

B:

[Food, food, and more food! Teddie's stuffing his face to the fullest with cuisines from a variety of stalls and a bucket full of candy. His Pidgey takes it upon himself to join in on the feast, but just can't consume at the insane rate of his bear of a trainer. He's like a black hole. Seriously, where is that all going?]

C:

[Nighttime would be a whole lot more fun if Teddie wasn't getting scared out of his own fur by some playful ghosts to the point where he jumps at the slightest noise in the darkness. So, the best thing he could do is attempt to hide until the coast was clear. He'd dart between stalls, duck behind bushes or trash cans, and overall tried to avoid any sort of ghost Pokemon. He's trying to be inconspicuous, but as a Cubchoo of his size, it's rather difficult to pull off.]

A

[It was the Mageling's first Soulfast, and Waver wasn't too certain what to make of it. Though he had read up on the traditions of the holiday during one of his many excursions in the Library, it hadn't prepared him for the real deal. He can be found in Ninetales Vale staring at the complexity and detail that went into the decorations....if only because it gave him an excuse to forget about the costume that a certain Fairy-type had shoved him in to. Occassionally he could also be found tugging at the costume, muttering his complaints under his breath.] ....Not sure if this was just an excuse to get me in shorts and bobby socks or not...

[He could also be found chasing after his own tail in a vain attempt to keep it from knocking anything over....and knocking everything over in the process.]

B

[If there was one place that Waver was wary of stepping into, it was the Haunted Houses. The dark interiors were unnerving enough on their own, and the Ghost-types that had been found to help in the escapade didn't help matters.

Ghosts unnerved him more than the dark. He couldn't get over it too easily.

....someone give him a nudge inside?]

C

[Waver will be clinging to the nearest person passing by as night started to fall, hanging onto their arm for dear life and jumping every time a leaf whispered it's way across the sidewalk.

He just wanted to go home, darn it! Though he was sure that the family he was staying with had other plans, he didn't care-- he just didn't want to be out on the streets!

Someone might want to take the poor Umbreon cosplayer in for the night, before the ghosts get him.]

Bonus: Mushroom Time

[If it was a festival, there was no doubting that Orpheus the Foongus would be out somewhere in the midst of it, dodging footsteps and sampling any bite of food that people would offer him. This was his sort of scene-- especially with all the games!

Bobbing for Apples? Playing Skeeball? Have a mushroom getting in your way. He just wants to be a part of the fun!]

[Right might bump into someone vaguely familiar. He's not as festive as some, but he does seem to be in looser clothes and is donning a certain festivemask and leading a long a new member of his pokemon team.]

[Who he has to constantly stop to recollect because he spontaneously likes to stop and dance around stalls and anything that looks interesting to him. Sigh. Hayato would carry him around but ...types...]

Oi, oi, I almost lost you again. Hold my hand.

[Come say hello?]

Estelle: 33

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Soulfasting Mingle

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Who's that Pokemon?! It's Ninetai-- Ahri! [OPEN!]

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is ahri in her ninetails form?

Not AS a Ninetails, but you can tell she's changed! Her tails give her away for sure!

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