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Xistentia: Mod ([personal profile] spoofer) wrote in [community profile] xistentia2017-08-29 06:53 pm

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.

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

DARTS
First PlaceVanyel GreyjoyThe ability to "say just the right thing" once this week
Still GoodEra, Alec, Nico, Vex, Rosie, Aymeric, Jace, Amanda, Zeke, Kavinsky, JanusEmotional intuition boost
YikesMagnus, BarclayDaemons totally lose filter and start saying the most awkward shit

RING TOSS
First PlaceJace Wayland and Magnus Lightwood-BaneThe ability to "say just the right thing" once this week
Still GoodEra, Alec, Nico, Vex, Rosie, Vanyel, Rafaello, Amanda, Zeke, Barclay, and JanusEmotional intuition boost
YikesAymeric and KavinskyDaemons totally lose filter and start saying the most awkward shit

ARCHERY
First PlaceAlec Lightwood-BaneThe ability to "say just the right thing" once this week
Still GoodNico, Vex, Aymeric, Zeke, Magnus, Kavinsky, and JanusUnique items
YikesRosie and BarclayUncooperative powers (very minor, non-dangerous incidents) and accurate memory of silly dreams

SPARRING
First PlaceKavinskyThe ability to "say just the right thing" once this week
Still GoodEra, Nico, Vex, Rosie, Aymeric, Rafaello, Zeke, Barclay and JanusEmotional intuition boost
YikesAlec, Vanyel, Jace, and MagnusDaemons totally lose filter and start saying the most awkward shit
Contests of Strength

ARM WRESTLING
First PlaceEzekielPrecognitive dream later that night
Still GoodEra, Alec, Nico, Rosie, Aymeric, Vanyel, Rafaello, Magnus, Kavinsky and JanusUnique items
YikesVex and JaceUncooperative powers (very minor, non-dangerous incidents) and accurate memory of silly dreams

HIGH STRIKE
First PlaceEraPrecognitive dream later that night
Still GoodAlec, Nico, Vex, Jace, Zeke, Magnus, Kavinsky and JanusUnique items
YikesRosie and AymericUncooperative powers (very minor, non-dangerous incidents) and accurate memory of silly dreams
See also detailed dice roll information for: darts, ring toss, arm wrestling, high strike, and archery.
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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[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2017-09-14 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It's possible she likes that shine in his eye a little too much. It's not a bad thing, right? To be excited about something? Nevermind the fact that something is a potentially (likely, probably) corrupt casino. It's... the principle of the matter that counts.

She's sure.

"All kinds," she says, which is true. While she leans towards Pop and dance music, she's a fan of most genres. "I haven't sung live in a while, actually." She sings all the time, but not for an audience bigger than her boyfriend(s) or pack of canines. Maybe she sings too much, Vanyel might argue when she hits a high note and all eight dogs set to howling along with her.

"It's good to have a dream though, dude! And even if not a casino, you can probably get something cool up and running here. Why not?"

[personal profile] ex_stony881 2017-09-14 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, she sings. That immediately makes her useful, if he does want to have live music, which in turn stops Kaz from berating himself for spending so much time just standing around and talking to this friendly young lady. It's fine, if he has a use for her acquaintance.

Still. He wants to continue to press his armful of items upon unlikely strangers. But first he nods to her encouragement. "Yes. Having a goal is important, I think."

And it's hard to have a goal of destroying one man's life when that man isn't even here. He has to find something new to motivate him, or else he'll be lost. Saving the world, his world, that can be his driving force. Which means learning to fit in somewhere other than the gutters of Ketterdam.

"You've given me a lot to think about," he tells her seriously.
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[personal profile] hasitsthorns 2017-09-17 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
He will. She'd done things she never thought she'd do for Charlie, honestly, and probably would for Kaz too if given enough time. She was a sucker for smooth-talking handsome men long before Eudio and Xistentia.

"I'm glad, dude. I hope you get your casino," she says, and is just as (perhaps naively) serious. Anyone accomplishing their goals is a good thing in her mind, no matter what exactly they're doing it for or it means. "And that you settle in. I know it's not easy and all, being away from home but... Everyone here's pretty cool. So far."

~the end~

[personal profile] ex_stony881 2017-09-19 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
"I at least know there's one tolerable person here," Kaz agreed. (Does he mean her?) (He probably means her.)

Anyway with that like, lavish compliment he tips his head to her in an overly formal farewell before moving on to find other ways to get rid of all his prizes. Undoubtedly some will be returned to the fair stalls when he eventually gives up.