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

[hellpyre]

[She doesn't feel like getting in to it here. Maybe later. For now, though, she looks back with a sad, but appreciative smile.]

Thanks...

[fuckthemancers]

Of course. If you ever need someone to talk to...

[He should probably change this conversation.]

Ah, have you tried any of the drinks yet? Caelondia has quite a reputation for them, apparently.

[hellpyre]

[Yes, that would be good.]

Oh, uhm. I sniffed a couple but the alcohol was pretty strong in 'em. I figure if I'm gonna go up against Pyth again later I should probably not be plastered off my ass.

[fuckthemancers]

After you go up against Pyth, you'll no doubt want to be in that state.

There's actually some food I'm not familiar with on here... I assume it's from your home?

[hellpyre]

Heh. Probably.

[Yeaaah she's sort of already planning on having something after the day winds down.]

Uhm, some of it's familiar. I think there's some Western and Eastern food in here, but I really only know Japanese and some American. Like uhm...

[Oh hey those are some sushi rolls in there. There was just so much food she didn't see them at first.]

Here! This is Japanese!

[fuckthemancers]

[He takes the small dish of assorted sushi, blinking a bit at it.]

What is it?

[Zulf has never really had fish, you see, not particularly often and not like this.]

[hellpyre]

Sushi! See it's raw fish wrapped in sticky white rice and nori-- er seaweed. That one... that's salmon, and that's fatty ahi tuna, oh and that one is eel! There's different veggies in both of them, and you can have them with soy sauce or wasabi which is really hot and spicy.

[fuckthemancers]

I've always been so bad with spices... [He's gotten a little better, but he's still a bit sensitive.] Which one is the soy sauce?

[hellpyre]

Yeah they're not for everyone. Especially wasabi. I like most spices and wasabi still gets me!

It's that one, the brown sauce.

[fuckthemancers]

Thank you.

[Okay... He picks one at random, some salmon, and lightly dips it in before awkwardly taking a bite out of it. A few chews, and he blinks. Excuse him, need to swallow first-]

That's rather good.

[hellpyre]

[She can't help but grin excitedly at that.]

See? Fish is really, really popular where I'm from. A good fish is just so delicious!

[Don't mind her snagging one for herself.]

[fuckthemancers]

I'll admit I'm a bit unfamiliar with it myself. I've had more fish since coming to Caelondia, but never prepared like this.

[Munch munch munch]

[hellpyre]

Yeah, I figured. When I talk about sushi to some of the Caels here they just stare at me like I'm insane. Like it's crazy to eat raw fish or something.

[fuckthemancers]

It's probably not something that's often come to mind. It's mostly produce and meat from cows and birds.

[hellpyre]

I guess that makes sense... Japan is an island so it probably came from most people bein' fisherman and whatever.

[Necessity and all that, not that Rin knows the word.]

[fuckthemancers]

Yes, that would definitely bring up the need for a variety of seafood dishes. It seems they were quite creative.

[hellpyre]

Japanese dishes are still my favorite to make. I mean, I grew up there, so it makes sense yeah? But that's what I started makin' when I was little and it was still my favorite before all this happened.

[She smiled wistfully, nudging another roll with her finger]

I used to make bento-- little boxed lunches for my sister, so she didn't have to stand in line at the cheap food stall every day. I'd put rice and sashimi and all sorts of other stuff in it and her box would always be empty when she got home...

[fuckthemancers]

So rice and fish... That would be what you'd need for most of those recipes, then?

[hellpyre]

And seaweed. There's other recipes, but that's the most basic.

[fuckthemancers]

Well, perhaps we could bring some of those here to the Bastion? It sounds as though it can do such a thing...

[hellpyre]

Huh? ... oh! Yeah, I keep forgettin' we can do that here!

[fuckthemancers]

[A light chuckle escapes him.]

Perhaps after the festival is over, we can see about that.

[hellpyre]

[There goes the tail]

I'd really like that!