NEW YEARS EVE FESTIVAL LOG (WOW GUYS, THIS TOTALLY ISN'T LATE OR ANYTHING...)

[asgardmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: New Years Eve! WUTWUT.
When: Err...New Years Eve. Wut...wut? (December 31st, Day 14, etc.)
Where: The Castle Plaza
Rating: Worksafe. If this changes, PLEASE INFORM THE MODS.

[Look down. Now back up! Where are you? You're in the Castle Plaza, with the Gods your Gods could God like.

[Lively, pleasant music hangs in the air around you as fireworks explode in the sky above. There is a tempting aroma teasing at your nostrils. Where is it coming from? Those long tables at the center of the plaza, overflowing with food you love. Craving anything from home? You'll be sure to find it there.

[Look around you. What do you see? Carnival games. Hundreds of Carnival games, including a dunk tank, and all for free! Carnival games not your thing? Why not give the dance floor a try? That music is awfully catchy, and just look at all those stunning lights!

[Enjoy yourselves, travelers. A New Year is upon us.]

Comments

[takebow]

[...How can a girl resist? Serves you right for not coming here with her, anyway!

Okay, so maybe her accuracy isn't superb, but she is an archer, okay?! She can hit a target from fifteen feet, for sure!]

Hey, Minato-kun!

[And launches it at the target...!]

[moribundity]

[ The ball misses by a couple inches. He hadn't even been all that worried. ]

Nice try.

[ She has two more shots left though. He's not out of the woods yet. ]

[takebow]

[...Hey! She takes a deep breath and takes careful aim again.]

I'm just gettin' warmed up.

[Though it would be nice to have Isis back...

On the other hand, this might be a little trivial for that. Anyway. Whatever. She flings the next one over.]

[moribundity]

[ Mianto's eyes widen - this one seems to be flying true. It even hits!

...Except it hits the side of the target and doesn't provide enough pressure to dunk him. He glances back at Yukari with surprise. ]

Wow. I was almost worried.

[takebow]

Ugh... lame!

[One more... All right, here goes. Please hit!]

We'll see about that.

[Here's her chance for an all-out attack. She throws the last one harder than before.]

[moribundity]

[ It's inevitable. When Yukari goes for an all-out-attack, there's nothing for it. No way to survive. ]

Ack!

[ He actually cries out this time - not because it's a surprise, though it still kind of is, but because he knows how it feels. That water is cold, and though it's not freezing outside today it's definitely not a warm summer day either. Minato knows the cold, he knows how displeasing that water can be...

And now he's splashing in it again, spitting it up and shuddering. Volunteering for this was not as much fun as he'd imagined it would be. ]

[takebow]

[Cue immediate satisfaction at the result being achieved, followed by sudden regret, which she knows is silly, it's not like it's going to hurt him or anything, but... He's clearly been dunked before. Why would she intentionally... Okay, it's supposed to be funny, Yukari. Calm down.

She goes over to offer him a hand to pull him out, with a slightly sheepish smile.]

Shouldn't have taunted me, Minato-kun.

[moribundity]

Couldn't help it.

[ He can barely see with all the water and wet hair in his eyes, but he manages to grip Yukari's hand anyway. Leaving for a minute or two can't hurt, even if he's scheduled to be in the dunk tank for a while longer. Drying off sounds like a great idea, actually. ]

Thanks. [ For the helping hand. Not for the dunk. ]

[takebow]

[She strains to help pull him out, dripping wet as he is, and help him get out of there.]

Haha, I'm really just evening it out, at best, right?

[She smiles at him. At least he's not mad, anyway! And he's all right, of course. She vows to stop being so skittish about his health sometimes... And hey, he did sign up for it.]

Uhh, I'll get you a towel or whatever. They have those for you, right?

[moribundity]

[ He's fine for now. He might get - shock! - a cold in a couple days, though. Certainly a potentially deadly disease and one that will leave him bedridden for a week! Or might kill him!!! ]

Thanks. [ It's a relief to be out of the water, but the cold air isn't helpful when it comes to warming up, either. ] Th-They're over there. [ Over on a bench by the dunking booth. In the mean time, Minato settles with hugging himself. ]

[takebow]

[...Look, if she died and then came back to life, you'd be worried too, wouldn't you!? ...Wouldn't you?

Fine, she's crazy, whatever. She'll hop over briskly to go get them and comes back bearing two thick(ish) towels, which she drapes around him quickly, along with an arm. Body heat and all that.]

What made you sign up for this, anyway?

[moribundity]

[ He'd worry, sure. But not to this extent. Maybe Yukari is a little crazy...

But that's not something he's going to think about when he has warm towels around him, soaking up the wetness and keeping in the warmth. He lets out a sigh the moment they touch him and has to fight against leaning to hard against Yukari. She's warm too. ]

It sounded like it would be fun... [ The explanation seems ludicrous now. But hindsight is a bitch like that, isn't it? ] And I didn't know so many people would have good aim.

[takebow]

[She leans on him, too, sensing that he'd like that.]

Guess you shouldn't bet against that when you're the one at stake, huh?

...Maybe having good aim helps people save the world. You were guessing that people here were chosen for that, right?

...Anyway, it'd probably be more fun if it were summer.

[moribundity]

[ Yeah, he has no idea what they were thinking, setting this up when it's so cold. He looks to Yukari and shrugs. ]

Maybe I should try to dunk someone. My aim should be great too. [ By the whole save-the-world logic, he means. ]

[takebow]

[She chuckles a little.]

Hey, if you want to, you should go for it... but you're not tricking me into it.

[moribundity]

In that case, oh well. [ He's teasing for once. Alert the media. ]

[takebow]

Aww, well, if I'm really the only person you wanna dunk... You probably couldn't hit it anyway. Should've been in Archery Club.

[moribundity]

[ He can aim just fine, archery club or not. ]

I accept that challenge. [ He nods over to the dunk tank. ] Those are fighting words. [ Get up there so he can prove you wrong, Yukari. ]

[takebow]

[Yukari looks faintly worried.

Pssh, but... Fair's fair. And she's not wearing anything particularly delicate, so... She goes over to the side of the tank, then hesitates.]

...Y-You sure? I don't wanna make you look bad, Minato-kun...!

[moribundity]

[ Have the kindest, most sincere smile you've seen from in in a long time. ]

You won't.

[takebow]

[...Darn it...

But how can she say no to him when he flashes a smile like that? Fine, up on the ledge-thing it is, gingerly clambering up and hugging her knees to her chest.]

We'll see about that.

[moribundity]

[ Perfect.

He grabs his first ball and tosses it up and down to get a feel of how heavy it is and how much force he has to use to propel it. Takes his position. Stretches his arm. Winds up.

And throws, hard and fast. ]

[takebow]

Eek...!

[It hits just above the target and Yukari momentarily feels like disaster has happened on the first try.

...This is not going to be stress-free, is it. She doesn't bother with bravado anymore, just looking apprehensive.]

[moribundity]

Scary, huh?

[ He knows the feeling. That first try wasn't too bad. He thinks he can do this for sure, now. Ball number two is picked up, and he repeats the same routine, bouncing it in his hand, stretching, the wind up... He clears his mind of everything but the ball and the target and how he's going to hit it.

And then he throws again. ]

[takebow]

W-Why would I...

[Shoot, here it comes, and then a solid thunking noise announces Yukari's doom. With a rather loud shriek, she tumbles down, wishing suddenly she hadn't been sitting like that, since she's cannonballing into the water and it feels absolutely frigid. She vindictively hopes he got sprayed by the splash or something.

A moment passes and she extricates herself and surfaces with a gasp, hair dripping and in her eyes; behind that, her expression is somewhat mock-hurt and resigned. She spits out some water and wipes her face miserably. Her teeth are chattering a bit, too, as she bobs over to the side of the tank.]

Th-That's barely even f-fair, Minato-kun...