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

[kuramaless]

[Nuuuuuuuuuuh.]

[Well, perhaps it will work out for them both then.]

Yeah, well - we've got loadsa time right? Hey, how many places d'ya think you can get food around here anyway?

[lethechained]

[Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.]

[Perhaps. (Most likely.)]

Yes, I guess we do. [She's not planning on going anywhere anytime soon, if she's got much say in it. Her shoulders move in a cheerful shrug.] I have no idea...! But probably a lot. It's just one more mystery to solve.

[kuramaless]

[Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

Yeah yeah, so we can find out how many places there are yeah? We could like-- write 'em down or whatever when we've been there?

[lethechained]

[Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

Yeah - we could...! Sounds like a good plan. That way we'll know for sure where we've been and where we haven't. [Not that she'd forget, but there are probably a lot more places to visit than would be easily kept track of for the average person.] And-- I suppose if anyone wanted to know of a good place to eat, that'd be an easier way to be sure we were telling them the right name.

[kuramaless]

[Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

Yeah! Awesome! I mean, you know-- that'd be really cool or whatever.

[He's already thinking about where they could go...]

Hm? Oh... Like one of them, things that tells people about awesome places t'eat?

[lethechained]

[Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh]

It would be.

[Here, have some validation, Naruto.]

Thing? [...!] -- Oh! Like-- you mean, a review? I've heard of those before.

[kuramaless]

[Nuh.]

Yeah yeah yeah, a review. We could do somethin' like that right? Go to a place, try some food, let everyone know if it was awesome or real crappy.

[lethechained]

[Yuh.]

We could...! There isn't anything to stop us. [Hum. Give her a moment to contemplate this--] Do you think it would really help the others?

[kuramaless]

[:|]

Er-- Well, maybe it won't.

It'd be kinda fun though, right?!

[lethechained]

[c:]

... Yeah. I think it would. And-- hey, you never know until you try, right?

[A happy enough shrug.]

It can just be a bonus if it does help someone.

[kuramaless]

Nope!

I'll pay for it, but er--

Where d'ya think we should go? You know... first?

[lethechained]

-- [Head shake.]

I can, really. [Are they going to have to have this fight again--]

Mm... well, there are a lot of places. [Excuse her while she munches thoughtfully for a moment--] ... Jade has a place, doesn't she? -- Do you know Jade?

[kuramaless]

[Oh yeah, food. How could he forget about food?

Munching!]

Jade!? Yeah, I know Jade. I've been there before, she's got a bunch of cakes and stuff.

We should go there!

[lethechained]

Oh, good! She's nice. I'm glad you know each other.

[Nom nom.]

... Yes, I think we should. I've been meaning to go there, myself. [Two birds with one stone, even.]

[kuramaless]

You ain't been before?

Thassit, we're goin'.

When d'ya wanna go?

[lethechained]

Like I said, I've been meaning to. [Gosh. She feels a little guilty, now.]

I thought it might be nice to go with someone but I didn't want to trouble them.

[And they've... already made arrangements in this case, so that takes care of that.]

Mm-- maybe once all of this is over. There's too much going on right now.

[Gotta enjoy that while it lasts--]

[kuramaless]

I guess we can go now, so it doesn't matter right?

[Don't feel bad! He's just surprised.]

After this-- yeah, you're right. Too much awesome stuff happenin'.

[lethechained]

Right.

[Here, have a big smile.]

Mmhm! So I guess we can't go around doing things we could always do. It's important to take advantage of this opportunity.

[kuramaless]

Sounds about right t'me.

[Yep! He's finished his food too...]

You seen anythin' else you wanna do round here?

[lethechained]

[She's a little behind, but manages to make decent time anyway.]

Mm... today mostly seems to be about the other worlds, doesn't it? So... maybe we could go--

[... 'Learn some things', but she gets the feeling that's not really his speed.]

... There's a lot of music, isn't there?

[kuramaless]

[Oh good. Be quicker though. He'll end up wanting another bowl at this rate.]

Yeah, it's kinda cool to see a bunch of stuff here.

[He totally isn't averse to learning... just not by being talked at, or reading. Or if it's boring, or old... Maybe you've got the right idea.]

The music? Man, it's annoying, right?

[lethechained]

[She's trying, she's trying.]

We could go look at more of it, if you want.

[Just maybe not. Stick around for the being talked at, for his sake.]

It is kind of... omnipresent. But we could probably find some you'd like, don't you think?

[kuramaless]

[He appreciates it. Just might not seem like it.]

Yeah, we should!

[He's up out of his seat moments later, moving to wait for her.]

Guess we could just walk around--

[lethechained]

[She is considerably more reserved in the process of standing, hands pressing briefly over her skirt to smooth it once she's upright.]

Sounds like a plan.

[AND THEN THEY DID.]