LATE SUMMER FAIR (NSFW DESSERTS)

[spoofer]

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 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
RING TOSS
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
ARCHERY
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
SPARRING
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

ARM WRESTLING
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
HIGH STRIKE
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

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.

Comments

[servomotor]

[Oh my god let him be taller, why must you take this away from him! But fortunately his ego is inherently enormous and he's not actually bothered by this invisible conversation that he can't see. He is in fact, quite pleased about her invitation. Just like he was pleased about being invited to the Avengers, before the initiative died. And Fury hadn't been half as easy to get along with.]

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 :))]

[upside]

( shepard hits up the start button somewhere in the middle of tony talking -- and keeps the conversation going as they go through the beginning of the game, getting a feel for the controls, again. ( she played quite a bit of this when she was a younger soldier. also china you pick who wins idc. ) )

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

[servomotor]

[Okay, I mean Tony is very physically fit and has spent a good solid few years defeating aliens and such, but he isn't career military, actual savior of the universe quite just yet. And whereas her biotics are implanted and she has decades of muscle memory to back her up, Tony is just a man in a can, and he isn't wearing his can rn. The HUD would have helped.

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

[upside]

( nice!!!! shepard looks very pleased with her victory, but she is far beyond rubbing it in anyone's face. tony was a more than worthy competitor, and if his skills at shattered eezo are a good representation on what a good comrade he'll be, then shepard certainly made a good choice in recruiting him.

she shakes his hand firmly. soldier's grip. )

Ready and eager, Mr. Stark. ( patting his shoulder once. ) Welcome aboard.