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

[coolerthansora]

[Ice cream gone, Roxas picks up his bottle of brandy and looks at it for a moment.]

I think some of them are nice, but I don't know any of the ones she talked about.

[croceamors]

They seem exclusive to this World. I suppose we'll find out more the longer we stay here, granted we pay attention.

[Saix shrugs before taking a drink.]

[coolerthansora]

Well, Vatheon brought in a few gods. You might've actually liked Little Sun, he was a dog.

[Look, he remembers a non-work thing that you like.]

D'you think the ones here are going to show up?

[croceamors]

...What was he the god of?

[Good job, Roxas, A+ for your remembering skills. Then again, with how much Axel heckles you, it's a given.]

I can't say. You would think they would have arrived here by now.

[coolerthansora]

I guess the sun, like his mom. Not exactly your element, but... he was a good friend.

[Hopefully Chibi's world didn't get affected by all this, or at least maybe gods are immune. He takes a drink.]

Are we supposed to know what they look like?

[croceamors]

Well, the sun and the moon have a close relationship.

[Saix takes another drink. He... thinks he's handling his booze better this time. Maybe.]

There were depictions in the shrine, but there's no telling how accurate those are.

[coolerthansora]

Mm.

[Still trying to figure out how much he likes the taste of this.]

And you figure if they've got a lot of power, they could be in disguise or invisible or something.

[croceamors]

Then we're just getting into far too many "what ifs". Whether they're here in disguise or not, the festival is still going on.

[coolerthansora]

...yeah. Maybe we should celebrate- our own stuff.

[croceamors]

Like Christmas, you mean?

[coolerthansora]

Well- no, I meant- stuff to be happy about.

It's still November by my count...

[croceamors]

What sort of 'stuff' are you thinking of?

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas pauses to take a drink while he puts those thoughts in order. The drinking may not be hindering that yet but it won't be too many more sips before it starts to.]

Like how Axel made it here with us, and the chocobos, and how we have a chance to make a difference, and- keep figuring ourselves out.

[croceamors]

...I suppose those are things we should think about.

[coolerthansora]

You're not going to laugh at any of it?

[croceamors]

No. Most of it are things I've already considered in some manner... Besides the Chocobos, but I suppose I'm similar with my dog.

[coolerthansora]

Huh.

You really are- being pretty okay lately.

[croceamors]

I've been trying to reign myself in. It's... a bit more difficult than expected.

[coolerthansora]

Well, you spent like ten years being an asshole, right?

[Was that a little blunt? Oh well. He thinks this brandy stuff is starting to taste better somehow.]

[croceamors]

[WOW ROXAS, TELL HIM HOW YOU REALLY FEEL]

I wasn't as bad for all of those years. At least... I'm fairly certain of that.

[Maybe??? Booze will help him remember right]

[coolerthansora]

Even half of that's a long time. It's not gonna be easy to change.

[He's trying to dispense wisdom now okay.]

[croceamors]

[Fine, fortune cookie, he will listen to this dispensed wisdom.]

Hmm... I think I've already gotten on bad terms with someone.

[coolerthansora]

What'd you say?

[Has to be something you said.]

[croceamors]

[...Yeah, it was something he said.]

I told him to stop wallowing in his misery. Along with other things.

[coolerthansora]

I don't think you're supposed to say stuff like that to people- until you're friends.