EVENT LOG: LOOK! A DISTRACTION!

[asgardmods]

Who: EVERYONE
What: Look! A Distraction! Festival log part one. The overflow log can be found here and part two of the event can be found here.
When: Days 338-341 (Oct. 8-15)
Where: The castle courtyard.
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

[ All barriers are coming down for this five-day event: both the ones between the gods and their Travelers and between the city and its center. The castle courtyard is open to any and all for the next five days. NPC booths with games, snacks, and trinkets fill the space both along and around the entrance with plenty of room to spare for anything the Travelers might want to set up for themselves. Music and food fill the air at a constant, with firepits and decorative torches burning at night to light up the courtyard in an earthy glow and keep everyone warm. There will be plenty of food and entertainment, and the party will last throughout the night each night.

The theme of the festivities will change with every day:

Day 338 (Oct. 8/9)

It's time for a costume party! Travelers will be encouraged by the natives and gods alike to wear costumes both silly and serious! Anyone needing assistance simply need to say the word, and they will be descended upon by enthusiastic natives ready to help and desperate to put the tragedy of Thiazi's attack behind them.

Day 339 (Oct. 10/11)

Familiar scents will waft in the air with the theme of the second day: Home away from Home! The visiting god Honir has made a push to organize food and music straight from the Travelers' worlds, and it will all seem absolutely and utterly authentic. The natives will be cooking and playing music throughout the festival, and will be encouraging Travelers to to teach others about their own world/time's clothing and culture.

Day 340 (Oct. 12/13)

This day is going to follow something of a Samhain celebration. Merlin, with the permission and help from the gods, planted the seed of an oak tree in the centre of the courtyard. By this day, it will have grown as large as though it's been there for a hundred years. Travellers will be welcomed to tie ribbons or letters to the tree for their departed loved ones and friends, whether they've passed on or simply left the city, in remembrance and a final farewell.

However, being far too curious about to whom they're writing, Honir will be going through all of the ribbons and letters when no one's looking. Moved by their losses, he'll be bugging Mimir into helping him perform a spell that will bring a sort of comfort to everyone. Characters can receive up to a maximum of three photographs of themselves with whomever their ribbon is for, regardless of whether or not they ever took a picture with that person or even had the technology to do so. All of these photographs will be candid shots of happy memories that will be waiting for them on the Travelers' pillows.

(We aren't doing approvals for these so please, limit yourselves to only three photographs!)

Day 341 (Oct. 14/15)

This day will introduce a festival game with the gods! As you go around to the various booths and attractions throughout the festival, NPCs will be handing out small treats to anyone they see wearing the colors of their patron god - whether you wore the colour intentionally or not!

The gods themselves will also be hosting another game of sorts: each of Asgard's patrons and allies will have a riddle or trivia question for any Travelers that approach them. Answer these correctly and they will tie a token of their favor (a ribbon in their colour or crest) around your upper arm. These ribbons can be cashed in for prizes at any time during the rest of the festival! (More details can be found under Day 341 HERE.)

The log for the fifth day masquerade can be found here!

The event guide for various events throughout the festival can be found here. Please include your location and the IC day (ex. Day 338 - this can be found in the schedule) in your top-level comment or your subject line when starting a thread! If you want to request a certain god, feel free to ping them and we will do what we can. Otherwise, have fun, and as always - let us know if there's anything you need! ]

OVERFLOW LOG

Comments

days 338 & 339, ota!

[servesthehuman]

day 338
[Hell has frozen over and Owen has decided to dress up. He's wearing a simple vampire outfit, channelling some Bela Lugosi up in this joint. Fortunately, he has found a pair of plastic fangs. Unfortunately, they're the cheap shitty Dollar Tree kind of plastic fangs, where every word you say is garbled. As such, he's currently wandering around, trying to find a garbage can to put the low-quality fangs in, because them staying in his mouth is a bad idea.]

day 339
[The Third Race itself doesn't really have a culture of cuisine-and even if they did, Owen wouldn't tell anybody. But Xanatos's culture, and by default Owen's culture, is Manhattan. And Manhattan's culture is greasy street food. Owen is standing in front of one of the vendors, debating whether or not he should eat the nauseatingly greasy hot dog that a native is very proud of. On one hand, he knew that there were much better foods than a greasy hot dog. But on the other hand, it reminded him of home-or at least, of the place he had pretty much adopted as his home.

He is definitely blocking your way, what with his mental dilemma over a goddamn hot dog.]

day 339

[yourhatred]

[Itachi stops to regard the man in his path, his one open eye moving in turn to the hot dog. He's not at all a fan of eating meat, but even if he was he would probably pass on hot dogs just due to their processed nature.]

I wouldn't. [He finally advises casually.] There's a wide array of more suitable options.

Re: day 339

[servesthehuman]

I know that much, [Owen says with a nod,] But this particular food reminds me of home. They made food like this back in Manhattan.

[yourhatred]

They have similar in some areas of my world as well, not so much that I'd consider it a reminder, however.

[He glances back to the stand, none of it looking very appealing to him in the slightest.]

I can't say I've heard of Manhattan. Have you been here long?

339

[pmsgargoyle]

[ Owen is there.

Owen is there wearing a costume.

Demona needs to see this from up close.

And of course she approaches with the biggest assholeish smirk she can pull ]

well, don't you look nice?

[servesthehuman]

[This is just the person he wanted to see. As he sees Demona approaching, Owen grumpily frowns, nodding at the gargoyle.]

Thank you. [he is glaring daggers at Demona, daring her to say something about his cheesy vampire outfit.] Enjoying the festival?

[pmsgargoyle]

Hardly. [ do you really think she would enjoy the festival? ]

Bitten many people? [ and they say she doesn't have a sense of humor. Look, Puck, she does. ]

[servesthehuman]

[He chuckled slightly at that. Ten for you, Demona.] I don't want to ruin the festival by playing the part too well. So no.

[pmsgargoyle]

The fact that Owen is playing anything is surprising. [ owen is such a serious man.

Of course Owen is Puck, she can understand ]

Were you here during Thiazi's attack?

[servesthehuman]

I was, [he said, expression growing a bit more serious.] It was...chaotic, to say the least.

[pmsgargoyle]

Were you killed? [ no sugar coating that question ]

[servesthehuman]

No, [he simply said, with a frown on his face.]

[pmsgargoyle]

And did you kill someone? Or attack?

[servesthehuman]

Again, no. And if I did, I wouldn't tell you in the first place.

[pmsgargoyle]

Oh, please, Gowen.

I'm merely asking because [ she is a sadist and because ] I wish to know the extent of Thiazi's powers. All I have heard were stories and seen a bit of blood. I was expecting something fierce -

like Oberon, perhaps? [ now she is being an asshole again she never stopped being one ]

[servesthehuman]

[Owen is just giving you a nasty glare, Demona. Why'd you have to mention Oberon, you jerk.]

She has the power to enthrall others, as well as give them ice-based powers, as well as their own god powers. Is that all you wish to know?

[pmsgargoyle]

[ yes she is ]

I wish to know how to kill her. it's that simple.

[servesthehuman]

You're better off asking the gods, as I have absolutely no idea.