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

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.]

[identity profile] agoodfamily.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gives him a nervous look.]

You won't laugh at me if I'm really bad, right?

[identity profile] sostaygold.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[He just smiles back and motions for them to head off towards the rest of the games. Might as well start looking instead of standing around in front of the ducky booth.]

I will swear to it, but only if you promise the same.

[identity profile] agoodfamily.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I never would! [Sounding almost scandalized.] Everyone's bad when they're learning how to do something, it's terrible to laugh at them.

[identity profile] sostaygold.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Then we are agreed.

[He says it easily, the issue taken care of. Any dwelling will just make his companion nervous, and besides, there are better things to discuss.]

So, did you see any other games that looked enjoyable? Many of them look similar to me...

[identity profile] agoodfamily.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, some of them have guns and stuff, so they seem a bit complicated. But there's a ring toss, and that's probably not too hard... there's a basketball one, too, but I was never very good at sports.

[identity profile] sostaygold.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Welp, looks like they've got their work cut out for them. The ring toss is simple enough, but...]

... Can I ask you to explain 'guns' and 'basketball'?

[identity profile] agoodfamily.livejournal.com 2012-01-11 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh... jeez, um... [She leads him over to a target practice game, using fake bullets of course, and holds one up on its string.] This is a gun. You point it and pull the trigger, and it shoots something out to hit something. Usually the bullets are really dangerous, but they're just toy guns for a carnival.

And basketball is a game where you've got a ball and a hoop high up, and you try to throw the ball into the hoop. At least, that's all you do in this game. The full game is more complicated.

[identity profile] sostaygold.livejournal.com 2012-01-12 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He picks up another of the guns and stares at it thoughtfully.]

So, it is a weapon like a bow, which uses small pellets instead of arrows? [He's never really done the archery thing...] As for 'basketball', it seems like something that will be easier once it is in front of us.

[Because the explanation sounds kind of bizarre. What's so fun about putting a ball in a hoop?]

... Shall we try this game?

[identity profile] agoodfamily.livejournal.com 2012-01-12 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Sort of, yeah. I've never used one, not even a toy one, so I'm not really sure how you aim. But it's worth a try.

[She talks to the colourless man running the booth, and soon enough, wooden figures start sliding across the back of the booth on a conveyor belt.]

There you go, it's on. Just pull the trigger to try and hit them.

[identity profile] sostaygold.livejournal.com 2012-01-12 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It seems simple enough, but...

[What, moving targets on the first try? That seems a little like overkill, but Allen gamely gives it a few shots anyway.]

[identity profile] agoodfamily.livejournal.com 2012-01-13 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hey, carnivals aren't just looking to give away their toys, y'know.

She watches him solemnly, cringing at every miss and nodding her approval at every hit. Once it's over, she glances at the man running the booth. How did he do? Did he win anything?]
briochetime: (Dropped my last hairbrush in the gutter.)

[personal profile] briochetime 2012-01-21 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Nope, there's just not quite enough points for a prize, here. Have a slightly sheepish look.]

As I thought, it's not so easy as it looks.

[Next moment he's holding out the gun, expectant.]

You'll have to avenge the loss, I'm afraid.
whatagoodgirl: ([surprise/shy] blush!)

[personal profile] whatagoodgirl 2012-01-21 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh gosh... [She takes a moment to accept it, terrified of embarrassing herself, even in front of a friend. But she forces herself to be a good sport and accepts the gun.

She, however, is a complete disaster. The nervousness makes her hands shake, so she's always just slightly off when she takes the shot, and every now and then there's a miss so bad that she almost gives up entirely. She braves the game, though, then turns to Allen helplessly.]


I think I should stick to the ducks. [Her shoulders are up, like she's expecting mockery despite their promise.]
briochetime: (I will turn this car around.)

[personal profile] briochetime 2012-01-23 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
[He watches quietly, murmuring brief advice or reassurances sometimes when it looks like she's getting too nervous or shaky to continue -- maybe he shouldn't have made her step up, after all? Well, what's done is done, and Allen just shakes his head at her words.]

It was a difficult game, perhaps intended for those with shooting experience. Still, I suppose I've learned I'm no archer. [He motions for them to move on without further ceremony; no big deal.] Are there any games you particularly like, Nakama?
whatagoodgirl: ([unsure] you think so?)

[personal profile] whatagoodgirl 2012-01-23 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's relieved by his casual reassurance, enough to relax visibly. So he meant what he said.]

I've never tried any of them. [Looking at the others thoughtfully.] Maybe the ring toss will be easier?
briochetime: (I think that counts as a FML.)

[personal profile] briochetime 2012-01-24 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Serious as a heart attack, man.]

Then let us try our luck there next. [He looks about, seems to settle on a direction.] I believe it was... in this direction, yes?

[At least, according to what he's guessing the ring toss is. Seems intuitive enough.]
whatagoodgirl: ([neutral] alone in a crowd.)

[personal profile] whatagoodgirl 2012-01-24 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's right over here. [Following after him.] You just throw the rings and try to get them around the sticks.

D'you want to go first again? [Please?]