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LATE SUMMER FAIR (NSFW DESSERTS)
Characters: Ensemble cast, any/all characters of Xistentia!
Summary: The slow transition from summer leads to a fair, complete with whacky treats and activities from other holidays and festivals from around the Multiverse.
Date(s): August 26-September 2
Warnings/Notes: None, please mark your subject headers with content.
Welcome to Xistentia's first fair, F.A.T.E.S.' excuse to mingle. The setup appears overnight on the edge of town, a nonsensical mash of themes and places from the multiverse. Haunted house and circus tent, facepainting, ferris wheel and carousel, game stands that seem to self-operate, dozens of empty shopfronts, self-regenerating popcorn stands. Pretty soon, however, the people start to come, bringing their own goods and wares. The population of Xistentia is 333, which is more than enough people to fill a fair.
As far as fair food goes, there are penis-shaped waffles[NSFW] in various flavors, two-sticked popsicles for sharing with a partner, turkey legs, fried dough, cookies as big as your head, fried fish, fried lizards, glutinous fruits, and lembas.
And let's not forget, there is an abundance of alcohol everywhere. Beer, wine, you name it.
But of course, let's not forget the games. Many of them are low-key and prizes vary from the ability to change your daemon's color to any other natural hue, to free food, horrible writing pens, and stuffed animals. Games vary from whack-a-mole to bobbing for apples. Everything is free to eat, drink, and play, barring some excuses for barter with some of your friendly neighborhood natives.
Some games, however, are less casual if not necessarily more costly. The contests of finesse and strength come with special prizes from F.A.T.E.S. and...
Note that the "prizes" do not stack. Runner-up winners will not get multiple of the same type of prize, and those who experience a critical failure won't suffer particularly severe consequences. If your character receives a dream or a "unique item," you will receive a reply to your comment on the mod announcement with more information.
See also detailed dice roll information for: darts, ring toss, arm wrestling, high strike, and archery.
And what would a fair be, without a kissing booth?
Just like the rest of the fair, the odd thing is that there is of course no payment required.
Instead, a large and lovely lantern hangs behind the booth. It seems to glow a little brighter every time a kiss is transacted. It's hard to know exactly what this means, but considering that emotional intimacy lights the streets of the city, one might guess that F.A.T.E.S. is saving up this particular energy for something special.
But until then, it's a good excuse to make out.
Summary: The slow transition from summer leads to a fair, complete with whacky treats and activities from other holidays and festivals from around the Multiverse.
Date(s): August 26-September 2
Warnings/Notes: None, please mark your subject headers with content.
Late Summer Fair
I play my part and you play your game
Welcome to Xistentia's first fair, F.A.T.E.S.' excuse to mingle. The setup appears overnight on the edge of town, a nonsensical mash of themes and places from the multiverse. Haunted house and circus tent, facepainting, ferris wheel and carousel, game stands that seem to self-operate, dozens of empty shopfronts, self-regenerating popcorn stands. Pretty soon, however, the people start to come, bringing their own goods and wares. The population of Xistentia is 333, which is more than enough people to fill a fair.As far as fair food goes, there are penis-shaped waffles[NSFW] in various flavors, two-sticked popsicles for sharing with a partner, turkey legs, fried dough, cookies as big as your head, fried fish, fried lizards, glutinous fruits, and lembas.
And let's not forget, there is an abundance of alcohol everywhere. Beer, wine, you name it.
But of course, let's not forget the games. Many of them are low-key and prizes vary from the ability to change your daemon's color to any other natural hue, to free food, horrible writing pens, and stuffed animals. Games vary from whack-a-mole to bobbing for apples. Everything is free to eat, drink, and play, barring some excuses for barter with some of your friendly neighborhood natives.
Some games, however, are less casual if not necessarily more costly. The contests of finesse and strength come with special prizes from F.A.T.E.S. and...
THE WINNERS ARE
Note that the "prizes" do not stack. Runner-up winners will not get multiple of the same type of prize, and those who experience a critical failure won't suffer particularly severe consequences. If your character receives a dream or a "unique item," you will receive a reply to your comment on the mod announcement with more information.
Contests of Finesse
| First Place | Vanyel Greyjoy | The ability to "say just the right thing" once this week |
| Still Good | Era, Alec, Nico, Vex, Rosie, Aymeric, Jace, Amanda, Zeke, Kavinsky, Janus | Emotional intuition boost |
| Yikes | Magnus, Barclay | Daemons totally lose filter and start saying the most awkward shit |
| First Place | Jace Wayland and Magnus Lightwood-Bane | The ability to "say just the right thing" once this week |
| Still Good | Era, Alec, Nico, Vex, Rosie, Vanyel, Rafaello, Amanda, Zeke, Barclay, and Janus | Emotional intuition boost |
| Yikes | Aymeric and Kavinsky | Daemons totally lose filter and start saying the most awkward shit |
| First Place | Alec Lightwood-Bane | The ability to "say just the right thing" once this week |
| Still Good | Nico, Vex, Aymeric, Zeke, Magnus, Kavinsky, and Janus | Unique items |
| Yikes | Rosie and Barclay | Uncooperative powers (very minor, non-dangerous incidents) and accurate memory of silly dreams |
| First Place | Kavinsky | The ability to "say just the right thing" once this week |
| Still Good | Era, Nico, Vex, Rosie, Aymeric, Rafaello, Zeke, Barclay and Janus | Emotional intuition boost |
| Yikes | Alec, Vanyel, Jace, and Magnus | Daemons totally lose filter and start saying the most awkward shit |
Contests of Strength
| First Place | Ezekiel | Precognitive dream later that night |
| Still Good | Era, Alec, Nico, Rosie, Aymeric, Vanyel, Rafaello, Magnus, Kavinsky and Janus | Unique items |
| Yikes | Vex and Jace | Uncooperative powers (very minor, non-dangerous incidents) and accurate memory of silly dreams |
| First Place | Era | Precognitive dream later that night |
| Still Good | Alec, Nico, Vex, Jace, Zeke, Magnus, Kavinsky and Janus | Unique items |
| Yikes | Rosie and Aymeric | Uncooperative powers (very minor, non-dangerous incidents) and accurate memory of silly dreams |
Kissing Booth
And what would a fair be, without a kissing booth?
Just like the rest of the fair, the odd thing is that there is of course no payment required.
Instead, a large and lovely lantern hangs behind the booth. It seems to glow a little brighter every time a kiss is transacted. It's hard to know exactly what this means, but considering that emotional intimacy lights the streets of the city, one might guess that F.A.T.E.S. is saving up this particular energy for something special.
But until then, it's a good excuse to make out.
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[He nods amiably at whoever happens to be manning the booth, loping over to her. His eyes are very slightly swimmy from inebriation, but he doesn't really seem to have difficulty focusing on her face.] How're you doing, Commander? If this is fear for your life, it suits you. [He knows it isn't fear for her life. She looks kind of happy. Interested in the fair, its goings on, the smell of popcorn, the laughter of children.
It takes all kinds, he guesses.]
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Stark, you should relax. ( she peels her hand back, taking a long drink. ) I promise I'll protect you if worst comes to worst. I've felt very responsible over you since I pulled you out of the sand dune.
( it's evident to her that tony can take care of himself -- and if there was danger, she's sure she'd want him on her side. his suit was advanced enough to merit some sense of seniority, or at least hold true to the statement not his first rodeo. she's got some questions, but maybe she should take her own advice and chill out for tonight. )
I'm doing alright. It's hard to think about there being a whole war going on out there, while I'm sitting on some unfound island, drinking a beer. But I'm making do. ( a vague gesture to the fair. ) I'm more interested in how you're enjoying the fair. Stolen a lot of kisses?
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I build things. Something like a kiss has too few parts. It's the atom. Or the lever. [His eyes have that twinkle. He's talking shit, making fun, but there's a raw element of truth to it, like there is in all standup jokes worth listening to, every satire ever written.] Also--
[Self-pity aside.]
Pretty sure you're supposed to buy 'em. I'll walk you over. My robot will check if there's a coupon.
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she opts to stop reading into him. she'll figure it out eventually. )
They're probably free like the rest of this place. ( she thumps his shoulder with the back of her knuckles, taking a backwards step to the fair. ) Fun as that sounds, I think you should give me the pleasure of kicking your ass in a virtual game of Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em.
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Rock 'Em Sock 'Em, [he says.] That doesn't sound space age to me. Why doesn't that sound space age to me?
[He's studying her profile. Thinking about how he knows another woman with reddish hair. But she isn't anything like Pepper Potts, in any way that he might feel guilty about. It's a welcome change from feeling whitely manlily guilty about every other thing.]
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how did tony manage to get blessed with the coolest daemon ever. shepard watches her keenly, suddenly and starkly reminded of a female ai back at home who always made her smile, with her misplaced gestures and impossible questions. she's winded by how much she misses edi -- and joker. everyone. shepard turns around to answer tony, taking steps backwards to the booth in question. )
That would be because it isn't. ( she lifts her hand, flippant. ) Search the whole galaxy, you won't find a species more sentimental than humans. We love anything with vintage slapped on the front of it.
( he should hear that loud and clear, mr. rock n roll. and viola! shepard gives a grand gesture out to the booth, when they arrive. )
'Shattered Eezo' sound more space age for your liking?
oh my God I never downloaded the DLC and now I have all the regrets??
His eyebrows climb all the way up his forehead. He admires the glowy holographic aesthetic going on. It's like his HUD and Fridayd had a baby.]
I am a huge fan of this happening, [he says. He immediately steps forward and starts to handle the controls, testing the feel for them as they are in the rest state.] Were we betting something? [Takataka! He prods a button to test its spring loading.] We should bet something. You win, you get to borrow my robot for a day. Yeah, I caught you looking. When you ask her to clean up, all your tops get filed with the electrical bill.
i think you can watch the whole thing on yt ITS GREAT
what a nerd. shepard smiles at him as if she's just shown him something spectacularly intuitive, even though the truth of the matter is that shattered eezo is a game for kids with arcade credits to spend. maybe she's had an itch to play again, since her match against jacob. maybe she's kind of getting excited, being able to show people all these things that are old to her, but new to them. it's a nice feeling. )
Aren't you supposed to say what you want? ( her lips turn up in a smile. she takes a stance at the controls like a Pro, hands in the proper position. ) As nice as your girl is, I've got something else in mind.
( the romance option is right there, isn't it. i want a kiss. shepard considers it, weighs it, find the pros and cons in every option, and then )
If I win, I want you to join my crew. While we're here.
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Crew, [he says.] As long as roles and benefits are open to negotiation, I consider this handshake agreement binding. [He's thinking about kissing her too. More than he will talk about at this juncture. Sometimes at night, he still rolls over in his bed and expects Pepper to be there. But for now, he's just stepping up to the controls, assessing them, and I can't... tell... from the YouTube video... what they actually look like?? so............ let's just say he figures it out pretty fast bc he's smrt.]
And if I win, you work with me. See if we can't combine mechanic ingenuity and your psionic abilities, [biotics, they're called biotics,] make you a suit of your own. Full disclosure, also curious about how that all works. My guess is genetic anomaly or implants, maybe both.
[One way or another he will poke around her body ig :))]
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Then we're just fighting out who gets to play the boss, huh? ( a hearty laugh. taptaptap she's got such speedy video game fingers!! ) It's biotics, by the by, and I'll tell you all about them once your defeat is solidified. Look alive, Stark!
( pow pow, tony, have you ever seen such talent. wow!! )
slowly steering toward fade to focus on newer hijinks
So he loses. Not badly, but he does. Is left afterward, fist on his hip a moment, his mouth stretching wide around a completely lopsided grin. And then he shakes her hand.]
Crew, [he says.] I hope you're ready for the band name.
ill wrap here
she shakes his hand firmly. soldier's grip. )
Ready and eager, Mr. Stark. ( patting his shoulder once. ) Welcome aboard.