thebastion | Let the Festival Begin [Day 143

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Let the Festival Begin [Day 143 | Day 144]

Who: EVERYONE
Open: Open
When: Day 143 & 144
Where: All over the Bastion
What: The first two days of the Harvest Festival
Format Any
Warnings: None

For the past week or so, it may feel like to some that the Bastion is gearing up for something. And not anything bad, either. Something good and oh so needed. It's not just the people, the Caels and the Ura that are aware of what the coming days would mean if the world was still intact. It's like the very Bastion itself has suddenly gained new life, and there's a power over it that's greater than any person, creature or Core.

Anyone who is still awake as dawn breaks over the Bastion may find themselves inexplicably tired for no reason at all, and unable to give in to an intense need to close their eyes, just for a moment.

When everyone wakes, and I do mean everyone, the Bastion will be transformed. Decorations, lights strung across every angle, wreaths, tables with colorful cloths over them, streamers and banners and so much stuff just seemingly out of nowhere! The entire Bastion, suddenly a vibrant, beautiful place for a celebration. And not just any celebration.

The Harvest Festival!

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You earn a reward from Pyth for passing his trial.

[Said simply as he looks her over. He can guess what you did this morning, Rin, and it involves going with Colin to get a bull.]

You'll have five chances throughout the festival.

[Yeah it's pretty obvious, isn't it?

She's rolling up the sleeves of her button down and taking her vest off, stretching her arms and legs out after that.]

Yeah? Might as well give it a shot. I already saw what this thing can do.

May Olak give you some of his luck, then. I hope you don't take offense if I put my bet on Pyth. It isn't anything personal, I can assure you.

None taken! Ain't gonna fault you for sidin' with a god!

[Just don't be surprised if a demon wins against it]

I'll still cheer for you.

[Not in a very cheery way, but he'll still hope you don't get seriously injured. Same thing, right?]

Aww. That's sweet of you.

[She knows, but she's going to smile like a dope anyway. OKAY. Time to get in the pit and see what she can do...]

[And he'll just stay here safe on the sidelines, making sure no one wanders off without some vague idea of medical attention.]

[Rin takes a second to look the pit over before jumping over the fence surrounding it, dropping down some feet from where Pyth is. The bull is still, waiting for the right moment...]

[Zulf leans just a bit closer to the edge to watch, waiting to see what kind of strategy she'll go for.]

Right. Let's do this. Gimmie what you got, Pyth.

[Rin makes a 'come on' motion with both hands, and that seems to wake the sleeping bull. It lets out steam through it's nose with a snort, glowing red and shaking just before it charges at the teenage half demon. Rin waits, crouched in a ready position, and only when it's inches from her does she jump.

Not to the side, but over the bull at a height that would be impossible for anyone not like her, landing with a skid and a turn behind it.]

[Well.]

[That's a sight to see.]

[Zulf raises a curled hand to his mouth, watching careful as can be. That sort of thing isn't what he was expecting, and it certainly means no chance of Pyth turning his head too sharply and getting her with one of his horns. However, it might tire her out a bit more.. He keeps watching, because Pyth isn't done yet.]

[She has a learned a thing or two in her training. The only reason Pyth got the upper hand on her before was because she wasn't expecting it. Now, though, she knows the bull a little better.

Won't stop her from getting too cocky the more this goes on.

It's already kind of starting, too. Not enough to be a detriment just yet, but there's a bit of heat rippling off her exposed skin, and her tail starts to take on a blue glow. She's getting worked up, and chances are this will bite her in the ass soon enough.

Pyth trembles and snorts and bellows, wheeling around on the girl. She gives it a sharp-toothed grin from where she's crouched while waiting for the next attack. This time, though, when Pyth gets close she launches herself up on top of his head and throws herself at the low pit wall, latching a hand on to the fence to keep herself up there.

Basically, she's going for the "monkey in the cage" approach.]

Please try not to set anything on fire!

[That would be Zulf. It's... not exactly cheering, but it is a legitimate concern. Seriously who are you people]

[Whoops. Thanks for pointing that out, Zulf. Sometimes she doesn't even realize she's doing it. (Seriously, she freaked Shima out just by letting a few flames sneak out when threatening him for being a jerk. She didn't mean to be that terrifying!)

That said, though, she does reign it in a bit, the blue glow fading as she dodges another charge before Pyth can knock her off the wall completely.

The next almost-minute is her simply jumping and dodging, throwing herself about, being a bit careless about how close she'll let Pyth get to her before getting out of the way. She knows she can't attack, that's against the rules, so the only way she can really do this (and show off a little) is by ridiculous moves that most other people wouldn't be able to pull off.

Eventually, though, it does get the better of her. As predicted, she's being cocky, taunting Pyth and grinning like a devil at every single miss. A miscalculation has her too close to the wall, though, with not enough room to maneuver properly.

She's forced to roll, too tight, and she winds up stumbling on the uneven dirt. Her shoulder hits the wall, and Pyth wheels on her, ready for this opening against the half demon that she doesn't even see coming from behind her.]

[Thank you for being considerate, Rin. Zulf appreciates it.]

[It is fairly obvious that her own confidence will be her undoing. This isn't the first time Zulf has seen someone get a bit cocky at their success with Pyth. So he waits, admittedly a bit tense even as he gives some slight applause for each trick performed.]

[But then exactly what he thought would happen happens, and Zulf finds himself leaning forward again.]

Rin! Watch out!

[If she's quick, maybe she can scramble up to grab Zulf's hand before Pyth is on her like the Avatar of Commotion he is. Zulf thinks that's enough bull fighting for you today, miss.]

[Rin's head snaps up, but there's not enough time to get out of the way unscathed. She scrambles to her feet and tries to throw herself over Pyth like she had at the start, and for a second it looks like she might almost make it to Zulf's hand...

Until her tail is caught by the horn and her foot catches on the bull's head. She slams down hard on Pyth's back, carried through the rest of the charge until she's hurled off violently, crashing in to the wall so hard she rattles the fence above.]

[Ouch.]

[Zulf grimaces when he feels her slam into the wall, fingers twitching back to press against his palm. Immediately he starts to make his way down, trying to keep an eye on Rin to make sure she's doing okay.]

[Luckily Pyth seems to take that as the sign to quit, and goes rumbling back to his spot away from where Rin has... passed out, apparently.

Wow, Rin.

She's breathing at least, but there's a good deal of blood on in the dirt beneath her. It won't last long - if Zulf touches her, she'll probably wake up.]

[Just for precaution's sake, Zulf enters the ring with his hands up and palms out. He is not a contestant. Please do not gore him. He finally stops when he's besides Rin, and lightly touches her shoulder.]

Rin?

[Pyth knows his opponents, and Zulf is not one of them. There's a snort, but he quiets after that, simply waiting for the next one.

Rin lets out a harsh cough and a groan, sitting up with a good deal of blood coming down the side of her face from a nice gash on her forehead. Wincing, she coughs again, only adding to the blood. A hand grips at her side, one eye closed as she lets out a shaking breath.]

... think I broke somethin'.

[Zulf pulls out a handkerchief from somewhere and presses it up against that gash. He makes a small hushing sound to try and soothe her.]

That would not be surprising in the least. Just relax your body and breathe deep. We'll get you up in a moment.

[The sight of blood doesn't seem to much perturb him. He just presents himself quite calmly.]

[~~You and your hammer space, Zulf~~

There's another groan, a good deal of stinging and throbbing where she cut her head. She closes both eyes then, leaning her head back a little. Wow, she hasn't been that dizzy in a while. Demon or not, some hits can really knock her on her ass pretty well.]

I'll... heal eventually, it's just gonna take a bit...

[~~Skirt space, get it right~~]

[Zulf gives a shake of his head, but doesn't deny that idea. She's clearly not Ura or Cael, so who knows what she can do?]

Let's get you out of the ring, then. Where do you think you have something broken?

[ :|

Well if the flames and tail didn't tip you off the face that her cut is already starting to mend at the edges is a huge red flag towards that.

She would nod if she could without getting blood all over, but she pressing a finger in to her side gently only to yelp at her own touch.]

Ah-- r-ribs, definitely.

[That.... That's definitely a thing that's happening. Well. Zulf does his best to focus on the important thing.]

I'll help lift you from the other side, and then we'll get you just far enough so that you can lay down. Alright?

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