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

[keybearing]

The only control is our running and the wind, really. It shouldn't be too hard?

[Not that he has tried it before either but still. He gives her a bit before they seem ready to start. Before he grins, laughing and running towards her with his.]

[mindseer]

[She had it just about figured it out when he started running. She laughed and tried to get a little distance so she could shift hers away. Just barely, just barely. It hadn't gotten knocked out of the sky just yet, but there'd been a little clatter up there.]

Hard to control these things definitely isn't it?

[keybearing]

A little. I've flown kites before but it's been years. And we didn't fight with them like this.

[Sora says, laughing as he keeps trying to maneuver it to attack at hers. It's fun, even if it might seem silly to try fight and break their kites they just made and all. He tries to get closer, closing the distance when she tries to shift away.]

[mindseer]

[She never did this back home, so he was absolutely the one who had the advantage here. the first couple of whacks were catching hers off guard, and it was getting knocked around, still managing to keep up there for the moment but she was having quite the time returning fire.]

Hahaha, yeah. I never did anything like this. The battling's fun, but you're totally gonna kick my butt . You realize that right?

[keybearing]

I dunno. You just assume that. I've flown kites but this battling is different than just running around with it for fun watching it fly behind you.

[Sora doesn't figure he has all that much more experience, really. At least they're in a decent sized area without anything to really get the kites caught on though. He laughs, trying to maneuver around to come back at her kite again for another strike.]

[mindseer]

Heheh, maybe. Maybe I'll get a lucky hit in. Can't be much keeping them up there after all.

[She managed to get a good, solid whack in as the wind turned the kites. Not enough to do real damage, but somewhere, the rune were definitely sparking up from their play.]

[keybearing]

[Sora laughs, trying and failing to entirely avoid her attempts to retaliate. He's not so serious on winning but just trying this new game out for fun anyway, so he's not going to mind too much from losing if that's the outcome. He's just having fun and trying a new way to use kites. As he tries to factor in the wind in getting a hit in with his own as well.]

[mindseer]

[He'd end up winning in the long run, but only after the wind shifted and she wasn't ready. For all her competitive spirit this was maybe the second time she'd ever flown a kite. As hers started to sail down, she laughed.]

Hah, got me on that one. Wonder why they do this! Gotta repair it after.

[keybearing]

Well, I guess they think it's fun. I've never done a fight with kites like that before, but. It's one way to use them I guess.

[Sora says as he sits down in trying to fix his own from their roughhousing with their newly created and already damaged kites. He's not going to crow over winning, but he does give a small smile in response to her complimenting him as he sits.]

[mindseer]

[She grinned back. She used to be a pretty sore loser, but time healed that stupidity. setting down, she started to go to work on hers as well. it was going to take a minute longer, obviously.]

Hah. I think grublings like ways to get into fights. It's natural.

[keybearing]

Grublings? You mean...kids?

[Just. Confirming that. He gestures to the children running around with their kites to be sure. He's still getting used to her odd vocabulary at times even after this long.]

[mindseer]

Yeah. Kids. Sorry, I know that one. I just like saying grublings. [It took her back, and it screwed with people. She liked messing with friends.] We're kind of a bit like bugs, believe it or not.

Lot smarter, of course.

[That... was debatable sometimes.]

[keybearing]

Grublings sounds more like...I don't know baby bugs or something. Not kids. And I've never thought about how similar or not we are to bugs. Or, is that just you? Where you're from you mean?

[He asks as he sits and works on repairing his kite, tongue sticking out slightly as he concentrates on it.]