EVENT LOG: KITE FESTIVAL

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KITE FESTIVAL( MAY 4TH - 6TH ) Intro Log New Wanderers who find themselves in Asgard will awaken in a brightly lit room. Though they are overcome with disorientation at first, it will soon subside. Frigg and Sigyn enter the room to greet the new face with a warm welcome. They both welcome the newest wanderer and let them leave the room at their own pace. Wanderers are allowed to leave their bed, meet the rest of the pantheon, and wander to the castle grounds as they see fit. However, they are warned that they must choose one of the deities to bind themselves to before the dawn of the following day. If no choice is made, one will be made for them. It is emphasized that this choice is of the utmost importance and must be made before stepping off the castle grounds. The sun greets the new wanderer as they step outside. A trail of, what looks to be, stringless balloons hover at eye level outside the palace door. The balloons guide each Wanderer to a wooden board that lists pertinent information. There are hand-written pieces of parchment that show how to access a city map on their bracelet, and where to find housing. There is also a notice welcoming new Wanderers to an upcoming event: The local Kite Festival! It beckons newcomers to join in Kite flying, celebrating the warm season and feasting. Kite festival may 4th-6th ↴ the kite festival Welcome to the Kite Festival! In celebration of warmer weather, the locals are throwing a festival in the open fields surrounding Asgard. Wanderers who attend will be greeted by colorful paper lanterns, streamers, and decorative kites that fly in the warm breeze. During the day, a constant stream of rainbow-colored confetti flutters down from some unseen source. The confetti disappears just as mysteriously as soon as it touches the ground. KITE-MAKING → Tucked under the shade of a lush tree sits a wooden crafting table. String, paint, brushes, paper, fabric, and other art materials are provided so that you can create the kite you've always wanted! Decorate your kite however you see fit, although the local children will implore you to include mysterious runes in your decor. They have found these runes from... somewhere and seem particularly fond of them. You'll find examples of the runes scribbled on parchment paper all over the long wooden crafting tables for reference. The children tell you that the runes are called Rendu (), Sil (), and Fyeer (). Their meanings are unknown, but they're interesting to look at, and seem to call to you when you look at them. KITE-BATTLING → If your more of the competitive type, why not try and use your kite to try and win a prize? Pit one kite against another in a contest of skill. You can win the battle by cutting the string of the other kite or by knocking the opposing kite out of the air. All contestants need to do in order to participate in kite battling is to challenge another willing participant who has a kite to a battle. Any location around the Kite festival can serve as their battleground! Winners of these battles will be treated to an enchanted flower crown which can be worn for the remainder of the festival. The crowns are said to provide the wearers with feelings of happiness until the flowers wither. FEASTING → The paper lanterns - which provide decoration during the day - are lit with candles of varying color at night. The exuberant celebrations of the day quiet as the locals provide soothing music with their ceremonial bells. Long wooden tables are piled with all sorts of delicious-looking fruits and vegetables. Each piece of food looks impossibly picturesque in both color and plating, inviting observers to take what they can. Fresh fish are also provided, sourced from the local rivers that very morning. Each table is bordered by several wooden barrels. These contain an assortment of easy-to-pour alcohol for those who are old enough to dabble. Wanderers are invited to eat all they can. And, if they feel so inclined, they can even partake in dancing under the stars.

Comments

[vagabone]

Fish is nice. Sweets, also nice. He takes a bite, unhurried, always wanting to really savor what he eats. Also, it's funny to see people watch him 'swallow'. The food vanishes into thin air when it should fall right out. Héctor's mouth, a portal to the void??

"Yes, I did! Not as easy as you make it look, I knew I wouldn't win any kite fights."

[yiling_laozu]

And Wei Wuxian watches unabashedly, clapping when the bite Hector swallows simply disappears into nothingness. Being a skeleton must be strange indeed, and far better than being dead. "I think Uncle is simply too kind to bash another kite out of the air," he says, watching him for a moment before he reaches up for the crown on his head. "Do you want to wear my flowers for a while? They'll make you happy."

[vagabone]

"Hah! Not hardly. I've had some serious jerk moments, believe me. Bad enough to get myself arrested, plenty of times." Though he had his reasons, he's so far from being 'nice'. He takes another bite of fish, shrugging it off.

"What do you mean, they make you happy? They do look nice, not saying they don't."

[yiling_laozu]

"Uncle is a criminal, too?" This has Wei Wuxian leaning forward in delight. He's always liked the man, and now he knows they are kindred spirits, too! "I'm sure you were misunderstood, just as I was," he says without a moment's doubt.

He plucks the crown off his head and places it on Hector's. "They're enchanted. Do you feel it?"

[vagabone]

"I've tried to sneak into the living world more times than I can count." He shrugs again, sheepishly. "What about you? What did you do?"

And then--happiness flowers indeed. His grin turns into a softer, genuine smile. "I feel it, cuate."

[yiling_laozu]

"Ah." Wei Wuxian's smile fades, and he touches his nose for a moment. He isn't ashamed of the things he's done, at least, not how he did them, anyway, but the truth has rarely been palatable to those who know.

"I turned to dark magics to protect my family," he says eventually. "They tell stories of me at home to frighten children."

[vagabone]

"Oh." He turns this over in his mind and... decides to take the flower crown off. To feel the way he should, not forced into happiness.

Oh. "I'm sorry. That has to hurt. Your own family... and you can't set the story straight." He understands the feeling very well.

[yiling_laozu]

"Some of it has been righted," says Wei Wuxian with a soft smile in Lan Wangji's direction. That could not have happened without his stalwart devotion and protection, which had lost none of its fervor in the sixteen years Wei Wuxian lay dead. "I lost my family anyway. I don't know if it was worth it if I was to lose either way, but I can't regret what I did to survive. It...it wasn't very nice," he adds, looking at Hector carefully.

[vagabone]

There's a look of sympathy, not anger. Not fear. He shrugs, pushing the good mood flower crown back towards Wei. Clearly he doesn't mind.

"I understand, I think. Lost my own family, made mistake, broke a lot of friendships... I'm not so nice myself. And I'm a hundred years older than you, you'd think I'd know better."

God only knows why these two think he's a wise old man!