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

Will Solace

[healingdork]

[Will hasn't had much opportunities to go to fairs before so he is all about this when it shows up. He goes around playing every single game he sees at least once and leaves nothing unexplored.

Maybe you catch him in front of the haunted house, holding his hand out to you with a grin while nodding towards the entrance.] Should we brave it...?

[Or maybe you get put in the same gondola as him on the ferris wheel - he'll give you a warm smile but keep quiet and just watch the view as things go by with a thoughtful expression.

Or maybe you might catch him at the high striker game. He's not the most muscular person but he hefts the mallet and gives it a swing as hard as he can, launching the puck up to hit the bell with a clear dinging sound. Archery and hauling people around in medical situations have made Will Solace stronger than he looks. He'll accept a prize with a laugh and turn to you to offer it.] Would you like it?

[And finally, Will signed up for the kissing booth because he doesn't mind kissing people, so you can find him there, willing to kiss anyone of any gender. He's got his usual friendly, welcoming smile on his face if you pass by, as if to say 'don't be shy now, I don't bite.']

[salveo]

[ Naturally, Zeke was going to be drawn to a handsome blonde at the kissing booth. Despite the fact that he had other domestic situations on his mind, there was nothing wrong with a little harmless snack.

So, after waiting patiently in line, because of course there was a line for that cutie, he stepped up to grin down at the cheerful looking fellow. He set down his ticket for payment. ]

If I give you more tickets does that mean I get a longer kiss?

[ He teased goodnaturedly. ]

[healingdork]

Will's eyes lit up when Zeke approached. Big muscley guys... Yeah, he definitely liked looking at those types. And having one kiss him? Even better. "Sure, why not?" he said teased right back. "I'm down."

[salveo]

"Hey, nice." Zeke had to love a guy who could play along. He stripped off ten more tickets, set them down and then leaned in so he could mold his hot mouth against Will's.

One hand rose to gently set against the back of his head, large fingers curling slightly in that soft hair while their lips moved together. After a few lingering moments he began to push his tongue into his mouth.

He sensed his interest so he figured he might as well go for it!

[healingdork]

Will hummed contently when the guy kissed him, responding back in a slow, leisurely manner until the guy pushed his tongue into his mouth. Will made a slightly surprised sound at that, but he definitely didn't pull away, kissing back with growing intensity now as he reached out to grab onto the guy's shirt and tug him a bit closer.

[salveo]

When Will responded like that Zeke knew he would have be a fool to break it. Regardless of the people who were lined up behind him, nothing else seemed important as he set his hand on the back of Will's head and kissed the hell out of him.

With their mouths dancing, molding together, hot from friction and slick with saliva, Zeke gripped his soft blonde hair and allowed his power to seep through. Heat would blossom through Will's body, though Zeke kept it above the waist so the tingling was focused mainly on his nipples, neck and mouth. It was slow, gentle, and Will would find that it would stop the moment he wanted it to.

[healingdork]

As the heat swept through him, making him shiver with pleasure, Will let out a louder groan, yanking Zeke's shirt out to slide his hands up under it, and that only made him shiver in delight again at feeling the solid muscles there. "Gods, you are so hot..." he mumbled before diving back in to keep on making out with him.

KISS DE BOY

[tangleofgarlands]

[It takes Arthur two beers and more than a little encouragement from Mandy, but eventually, he plucks up the courage to approach Will's booth.

Despite the friendly face and the easy smile, he can't help but linger awkwardly in the background for a bit, convinced that he'll be kindly but firmly turned away. But he thinks about Mandy's hand on his, about the open, honest warmth she'd encouraged him with, and after sticking his hands in his pockets and taking them out again and swallowing three times around the dryness of his throat, he takes a deep breath and--

before he can talk himself out of it, or put his foot in his mouth and be turned away, he reaches over and winds his fingers through Will's hair and pulls him in without a word.

The kiss is a bit clumsy from his lack of practice, and his heart is hammering so loudly in his chest he's sure Will can hear it, but he forces himself not to pay attention to anything but the lips under his.]

[healingdork]

[Will recognizes Arthur standing a little ways off, so he just smiles at him warmly and doesn't invite him over, not making it want to seem like he has to kiss him or anything.

But then Arthur is marching up to him and before Will can even get out a 'hello', Arthur's pulling him in for a kiss. He's a bit surprised at first, but then he just chuckles a little into it before kissing back with no issue.]

[tangleofgarlands]

[For a second, Arthur is bloody terrified that he's going to end up slapped or shoved away or something--but then, by some miracle, there's a soft huff of laughter that he feels more than hears, and--oh.

Will is kissing him back, and his mouth is warm and soft and before he can really stop himself, Arthur is losing himself a little in it. Maybe he's going a bit overboard, but he doesn't care, too busy soaking up the contact.

After a minute, though, he has to come up for air, and once he breaks it and they have to look at each other, he can feel himself turning a dramatic shade of red.]

I...thanks. For helping me out of that ditch earlier.

[healingdork]

[Will laughs warmly at the blush, thinking it's pretty cute. Either this guy is just really easy to fluster or he doesn't have much experience with kissing other people, he figures.] Hey, no problem. Just doing my duty as a medic.

[tangleofgarlands]

[Something about that laugh puts Arthur at ease--along with Mandy's pep talk, he finds himself a little less shy, less self-conscious. He runs with it, determined to be brave for once, and try for an actual conversation.]

You look young for a medic. Are you in the military or something?

[healingdork]

It's not exactly the military although I guess it might seem like that. I'm a demigod so I live at this camp where we learn how to fight and protect ourselves from monsters trying to eat us. I'm a son of Apollo and got his gift of healing so... medic.

[deathkid]

[ it's at the ferris wheel when he meets up with his boyfriend again, linking arms with him as they get into a gondola. he snuggles close, basking in the warmth that comes from will's body and notes the way he seems to have his mind somewhere else. ]

What are you thinking, caro mio?

[healingdork]

[Will wraps his arm around Nico's shoulders, appreciating the snuggles and how he's perfectly content to sit in silence with Nico and just be together instead of needing to talk about anything.

He shrugs a little at Nico's question.] Just thinking about all the craziness that's happened since we left camp and the people who were there. [He says it in a sort of 'I miss them' way, not a sad 'They're gone forever' way, because he doesn't believe that their world was just... ended for good.]

[deathkid]

[ nico's heart breaks a little at that. he thinks of percy and annabeth, of kayla and austin, of jason and reyna, but most especially, of hazel. he doesn't want to think their world is ended either, that maybe it was spared when eudio fell apart, but there's no way of knowing.

he squeezes will a little and presses a kiss to his boyfriend's cheek. then, releasing a slow breath, he nods. ]

Yeah, I know. Eudio and Camp. I'm sure everyone is safe. I haven't heard any ringing in my ears or felt our friends' deaths, so...

[ slowly, he reaches for will's hand and takes it in his own, entwining their fingers. ]

And even if... [ he can't say it ] We'll save our world together while we're here.

[healingdork]

[Will squeezes his hand back in encouragement, smiling reassuredly.] Of course we will. Saving the world is what demigods do, isn't it?

[He sobers up a little bit though.] I know it's got to be hard for you... I know you had people you were close to in Eudio that aren't here now... [He has people he's definitely been glad to see here, but Nico's the only one who he was a mess without. Thinking about that time he'd been without him makes him press a kiss to the top of Nico's head and hug him a bit closer.]

[deathkid]

[ a snort at will's little joke, though it hardly reassures, especially when will mentions eudio. again, his mind goes to percy and the night they'd had together, the kiss they'd shared in the aquarium on his birthday. he loves will, without a doubt, but it's hard to get percy out of his mind when he'd been there for so long. and of course there was loki, whom nico had no doubt was living happily married to dick wherever they were. he didn't want to think about either green eyed men and buried his face in will's neck. ]

Vex and Rafa are here, so is Kavinsky, even if he's a pain in the ass sometimes. I should be grateful for that. Especially since you're here too. I'd rip apart the Void to find you, if I had to.

[healingdork]

It's okay to miss people, you know. Healthy even, I'd say. It just shows you're human and you have emotions. If there's a way to see the people we're missing again, we'll find it.

[He chuckles a little bit at the last thing Nico says.] Well, it's a good thing I got here before you did this time since I think shadow traveling might have thrown you off a bit and if just doing that resulted in you getting lost, I'd hate to know what ripping apart the Void would do.

[memoryguardian]

-Oh! [ the woman peeps in surprise at the offer.

Though maybe it's Will who should be surprised, honestly, at the bright plumage she sports. Toothiana definitely deviates from the norm of fair goers (and just general citizens) appearance-wise. Yet, she doesn't seem deterred in the slightest. ]

Are you sure? Somehow, I think a boy as handsome as yourself probably has someone else he'd rather give this to!

[healingdork]

[Whoa. Will definitely looks a bit surprised to see her, but he's dealt with non-human beings before, so the surprise quickly fades. He laughs at what she says, shaking his head a little.]

Nah, I don't think my boyfriend is the teddy bear type.

[memoryguardian]

[ That's a fairly common reaction, honestly, so Toothian doesn't seem put off by it in the slightest. Being seen by adults (or teenagers, in this case) is still a newer concept to the woman that she'd adjusting to. Thankfully, besides the initial shock no one's been very unbecoming about her appearance. ]

Oh? What does he like, then?

[healingdork]

He's more into skulls and skeletons, stuff like that. [He says it fondly, really.]

[memoryguardian]

Skulls and skeletons! He'd probably like the spirit of Halloween, then... [ Toothiana didn't know them overly well, but she was aware of them. They always made such an event of the holiday every year.

Just like Easter, however, she thought there were too many sugary treats for her liking. ]

I guess you both are like the sun and the moon, then? [ Two sides of the same coin, maybe, which is why they get on so well. Why they're together. ]

[healingdork]

Spirit... of Halloween? [He asks it in such a way that implies he's looking for more elaboration on it, slightly puzzled.]

The moon? I guess in a way, maybe... [The moon always makes him think of his aunt Artemis first and foremost, but... the moon reflects the light of the sun, doesn't it? Will kind of likes to think he does that for Nico, helps illuminate him to the rest of the world so other people can see just how amazing his boyfriend is.]