Let the Festival Begin [Day 143 | Day 144]

[bastionmods]

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!

Comments

[dontyoujustwish]

Sure, have a seat.

How have you been? Keeping your pants on?

[croceamors]

For the most part, I've been managing that quite well, thanks.

[He sits down and takes a sweet roll from somewhere in the mass of food.]

Besides when I've visited the hot springs, at any rate.

[dontyoujustwish]

I didn't realize you were the hot springs type.

[croceamors]

I didn't either. Still, it's good to help my body recuperate after visits to the Skyway, and I had an interesting conversation with someone the first time I went to inspect it. I doubt the same thing will happen again, but still.

[dontyoujustwish]

What, you don't think you and I could have an interesting conversation if we went together?

[croceamors]

That depends. Are you a hot springs person?

[dontyoujustwish]

Absolutely. I've been a few times myself, I guess we just haven't run into each other.

[croceamors]

I see. When do you usually go?

[dontyoujustwish]

Later in the day, if that means anything when "cloudy" is what passes for nighttime. It takes some of the fun out of skinny dipping.

[croceamors]

It is annoying... I don't much care for the lack of a moon. It feels like I'm missing a limb.

Still, I'll try and keep that in mind then.

[dontyoujustwish]

Hey, does that mean no kinky berserker sex?

[croceamors]

We need the moon for me to bring out that state so, no, no kinky berserker sex.

[dontyoujustwish]

How many of those shards do you think it would take to fix that?

[croceamors]

1,500 to 2000 shards.

[The answer is given almost immediately. Yeah, he's done the math already before this conversation. Yeah, he's been planning for this for a while.]

[dontyoujustwish]

Well, that's discouraging. You're probably going to need help with that.

[croceamors]

[A sigh.]

That would make things simpler for me... It's simply a matter of finding someone who would put in shards to help make a moon.

[dontyoujustwish]

I guess for something like that I might consider finding a sword.

[croceamors]

I'd offer you mine while I attempt to learn how to use my new gun, but I'm afraid I'm not sure if you could lift it.

[dontyoujustwish]

So you have some overkill of a phallic symbol, huh.

[croceamors]

....When you put it like that, it sounds worse than it really is. But yes. Is a gun any better, or just as much of a phallic symbol?

[dontyoujustwish]

I don't have much experience with guns, but being able to lift it would work in its favor.

[croceamors]

I'll have my Berserker bring it to you after this whole event has died down, then.

[dontyoujustwish]

And then you expect me to just go out there by myself?

[croceamors]

Of course not. I'll go with you, along with that. ['That' being the Berserker Nobody.]

[dontyoujustwish]

That? You mean you, me, and the gun?