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Professor Augustine Sycamore/Sauveterre (AU) ([personal profile] megabond) wrote in [community profile] recolle2017-05-21 12:49 am

The Springtime Fair Event!

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Recolle Square
WHEN: May 20-21
WHAT: The Springtime Fair!
WARNINGS: None, but PM if this needs to change

Springtime Fair Begins! The Booths and Rides! (May 20-21)

As Spring continues blossoming around the city, Recolle Square becomes very crowded for some reason; that reason being the annual Springtime Fair!

As most of the residents enter Recolle Square, they notice many kinds of booths and rides scattered around the park as volunteers and booth owners set up to start the fair. And since the theme for this year is the American Style Cultural Festival, they see many classic rides such as the Tilt-A-Whirl, Merry-Go-Around (with Chocobos instead of horses, obviously), the Ferris Wheel, and much more. Not to mention the carnival games and delicious food lined up in most of the booths as well with booths like "Yamazaki's Paris" and "Satellite's Pizza"!

With all of the booths and rides that the fair has to offer, you have a feeling you will have a great time that Spring has to offer in it's remaining time this year!

The Silent Auction (May 20/Morning)

Due to the Recolle Zoo and Aquarium's Endangered Animal Preservation sponsoring this year's fair, they have a plethora of auctions to you to bid on.

One of the auctions is a silent auction being held on one of the stages in the venue where you can bid on blind gift baskets. The contents of the gift baskets is a mystery, but the announcer did explain what you can get such as a month supply of donuts, some cute plush toys, anything you can think of from the sponsors! However, there is a chance you may get something you actually don't need, so if this happens, feel free to give it to someone who does need it, e.g. when you get a week supply of cat food when you're actually a dog person.

You may be tempted to peek in some of the gift baskets backstage, but where's the fun in that? Don't try to peek if you're not one of the volunteers and organizers or security will kick you out.

The Service Auction (May 20/Afternoon)

At 3:00 PM after the silent auction, most of the residents as well business owners and employees gather in front of the stage as the Service Auction is about to start. Once it does, you see that the tables used for the gift baskets are cleared as the announcer declared the Service Auction as well explaining the rules regarding the bids and the fees are given for their services. If you notice the whiteboard before you take your seat, you can see the list of participants available to bid as well the services they will offer as well the order of their appearance to bid on.

>> Dr. Arataka Reigen (Service: A free homeopathic consultation!)
>> Chloe Bouchard (Service: Yard Work/Gardening, professional level)
>> Rin Matsuoka (Service: One-man Personal Training Bootcamp!!! Get Fit Get Swole 100% On the Grind Etc. Also swimming lessons.)
>> Donald Maxwell (Service: Handyman and delivery services)
>> Terra Mason (Service: Hard, manual labor such as moving your furniture, paint your second-floor bathroom, basically anything! He can also teach you about the civil war, or make you somewhat fancy alcoholic beverages.)
>> Nui (Nadine) Harime (Service: Wardrobe consultation, custom tailoring to make your clothes actually look good on you, and/or sewing for one one-of-a-kind spring fashion item.)
>> Eleanor Lamb (Service: Handyman! Fix your gate, your lawnmower, appliances, electrical junk. Eleanor's good at putting stuff back together. Or...taking it apart, if that's your flavor.)
>> Penelope Raban (Service: Photoshop, Computer Repair, Debugging, or writing a simple program/phone app/etc.)

Judging by the services they offer, you can tell how either useful they be and/or how much fun you will have with them. Just make sure you watch your budget during the auction. Otherwise, you might not able to afford their fees!

Regardless, some of the proceedings (with special conditions from some of the participants) will go to Recolle Zoo and Aquarium's Endangered Animal Preservation, so at least you’d give some help to the cause.

[NOTES: To all of the participants listed above, you are free to decide on the fees as well as who won the bid on your character on your service auction prompts!

To everyone else, don't be afraid to make your top levels about how your character is watching the auction. But if you want your character to bid on your intended participant, make sure you go to their top levels as soon they are posted to bid one of them!]


The Pet Show Preparations (May 21/Noon)

The next day, the stage has been redecorated with bone banners around at the top of it along with some bones and ball props placed around the stage for this year's Pet Show. Not only that, a huge mat has been spread in front of the stage along with a obstacle course for all of the participating small and big pets alike while the audience can watch the events in front of them behind the rope line with several seats lined up for some guests who don't like to stand up all day while watching the show.

If you signed up for the Pet Show, you will spend time in the backstage area before the show, as you not only try to groom your pet for the cameras and the judges outside but try to calm them down before the big event begins. Thankfully, you are allowed to bring anyone with you to help you prepare your little (or big) star, from acquaintances to friends to siblings to other family members.

Let the Pet Show Begin!(May 21/Afternoon)

Once it hits 3:00 PM, the announcer then declares in a showman-like manner, "Welcome one and all to our annual Springtime Pet Show!"

As the show begins, the audience cheers in excitement over seeing some cute and cool pets walking down the obstacle course while the three judges wait to watch and decide on which cat, dog, or another animal will win this year.

Of course, as you are called into the field with your furry friend, you will try to help them out in two rounds. For the first round, you will not only have the chance to show off your pet but to also have them show off their talents or any tricks they learned. For the second round, it's just a standard agility round with the only rule is to pass through the obstacle course as fast they can. However, some parts of the course, such as the tunnel and the teeter board, turn out to be defective for some reason, but that's nothing that your pet can handle, right?

The Mishaps (May 21/During the Pet Show)

Of course, just when you think this pet show will go smoothly, you turn out to be wrong. That because just as the talent portion of the pet show starts, you witness some of the Chocobos run the obstacle course and start wreaking havoc such as pecking on some of the participants and guests' heads, running around the field aimlessly, and of course, causing some of their pets to panic and run away.

As the organizers and volunteers are left shocked and confused by this turn of events, one of the volunteers steps up and explained everything, revealing that the Chocobos were supposed to be for the petting zoo for today's event, but one kid got a little too curious with them and accidentally released them from captivity.

Whatever the case, your only two options are to either run away from the Chocobos or help out the volunteers and organizers round them up before most of the stage and booths are destroyed.

Pet Show Winners (After the Mishaps)

After the chaos has been dealt with, the MC returns to the stage unscathed from any animal hijinks. He is still shaken up by those Chocobos, but the show must go on.

With that, he then opens the envelopes that one of the volunteers gave him and reads it before turning his attention to the audience in order to declare which pet managed to impress the judges and the audience enough to win.

"Now then, third place goes to Zaveid Taleb's tuxedo cat, Fred, second place goes to Hitori Togusa and his white miniature schnauzer, Daisuke!

And now for the first place and winner of this year's Pet Show is..."

With a long drumroll that one of the volunteers is doing (How did he get those drums into the stage in 5 minutes anyway?!), the MC then opens the last envelope and reads the contents.

"Mohammed Hefaz with his budgie, Whitney!"

Once the winners are declared, the audience cheered in excitement for the winners while some of them are a little disappointed that their favorites lost.

As for the participants, they were either are happy or disappointed with the results or cheered their pets up. Still, there's always next year!

[NOTES: Just a reminder of the pet show prizes in case you didn't read the replies:

1st Place: $200 gift card to The Towers, $100 gift card to a known pet food brand, and two tickets to Recolle Zoo and Aquarium
2nd Place: $50 gift card to a known pet food brand, 3 new cat or dog toys
3rd Place: 10% discount to selected pizzas from Satellite's Pizza or Yamazaki's Paris.]


Aftermath (May 21/Evening)

Well, other than a little Chocobo mess back there, this year's Springtime Fair ended off with a bang. With most of the guests start to reflect yesterday and today's events, most of them help out the organizers, volunteers, and booth owners on cleaning and packing up everything.

But despite the chaos that has happened earlier, the organizers and volunteers are happy to hear that raised quite a lot of money for the Animal Preservation Program from the auctions and some of the booths, which can be a happy ending to this crazy weekend.

But no matter how you experienced the fair, at least you have fun, right?

With that, thank you for coming and we'll hope to see you in the next Springtime Fair!
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-28 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
She handed it back after squinting at it in disbelief. "I didn't even think about the gold... So I guess I have to keep an eye out for things appearing in my house? I haven't noticed anything like that so far..." Honestly, it was a little disappointing; most people may complain about their memories, but Tuuri was fascinated by the idea of them. "If you don't mind me asking, how long was it between when you got the app and when you first started getting stuff? Like the cloak or coins, things like that."
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-28 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"It can take time before these things happen. Sometimes a few weeks," Chloe admitted, looking away with a shrug. "But with almost all of us it happens all the same. The first hallucination I had was within a week, maybe two. But the first items came about a month after I received the app. Nobody seems to have the same experience."
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-28 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
A few weeks... she was coming up on that already, and she still hadn't seen any hint of a memory yet. Still... "But everyone ends up getting one eventually?" Sure, most people seemed to find them irritating, but after weeks of hearing about them, Tuuri couldn't help but be curious about what she would see. "Even if what they get is different, we all definitely get something, right?"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-28 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know one or two, who were waiting for quite a while before it happened, but at this point I only know one who hasn't received any." she shook her head. She really didn't want her friend's sister to go through that. Not after the problems that Emilie had had already.

"I would almost certainly say it will happen to you. You... sound curious. Are you?"
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-28 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
One or two... well, maybe it's a good sign. Maybe it meant she wouldn't be waiting for much longer.

She laughed a little awkwardly. "A little bit, yeah. I mean, it sounds like people see cool things-- super powers, exciting adventures... I just want to get an idea of what I'm going to see."
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-28 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Everyone's experience is ... different, as I said. I am not sure that I would be so curious, but I have my reasons. I wouldn't fault you for having a sense of wonder about it all." she sighed and allowed herself a bit of a smile as she said it. "I hope your experience is more pleasant than many's has been."
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-28 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ahaha, yeah..." She'd heard enough horror stories that she should really be more cautious, but... "I might as well look forward to it while I have the chance! Maybe I'll get lucky, after all..."

'She has her reasons,' huh. "Can I... is it rude to ask about what other people are remembering?"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-28 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't be comfortable sharing on someone else's behalf, and it's really quite varied," she said, finding a post to lean against and considering for a moment. "But I might be willing to share what I've seen, with a few limits. There are things I won't share."

After all, the other Chloe had proven to be quite a dangerous creature. "Most of my hallucinations have been... close to spy films, if that makes sense?"
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-28 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, that's totally fine! It definitely makes sense. I don't want to pry into anything private, sorry." But then again, Chloe did share a little, so as long as Tuuri didn't offend her by asking... "But see, spy films! That sounds so exciting! That's the kind of thing I want to see!"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-29 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Exciting, yes, right up until the moment that an entire triad is trying to shoot you and a couple other girls," she mused with a thin grin. "It's less glamorous than you might think, though I suppose that was a little on the exciting side."
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-29 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Tuuri didn't want to be too flippant about it, based on Chloe's reaction, but all the same... "It's not like you're getting hurt, though, right? If it was really happening, of course I'd be terrified, but it doesn't sound that different from a movie. Just a movie featuring you!" Of course, she was speaking without any personal experience in the matter, but how different could it really be?
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-30 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Hmmm... well, she was very good at dodging, so I don't remember for sure." Yeah, they hadn't hit her once in those visions. They had terrible aim and she was the Noir, so... nope. "But you could think of it that way if you wanted. It might actually help if it gets a little frightening."

At least to start.
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-30 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
If that was supposed to make Tuuri less excited about the hallucinomemories...

"That's so cool! You see what I mean? You got a cool memory or hallucination or whatever it is about dodging bullets! That's what I'm waiting for!"

The comment about them getting 'frightening' passed by her completely.
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-30 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Explaining some of the reasons for her fears would involve far more detail than she wanted to share. Regardless, she could understand the curiosity and enthusiasm... sort of. "Like I said, I hope you have adventurous and interesting visions. Some have not been so bad as others."
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-31 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Hee, thank you! And I hope you keep getting them yourself." She gave Chloe a cheerful thumbs up, though it was likely misplaced optimism on her part. "I'm Tuuri, by the way. What's your name?"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-31 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
She decided not to say just how badly she wanted to stop seeing visions of herself as a little purple-haired murder hobo in skin-tight body suits, throwing knives at people's faces. Instead, she wore a polite, fake smile and nodded. "Pleasant hallucinations for everyone." Yep, she could deal with misplaced optimism. "I am Chloe Bouchard. It's nice to meet you, Tuuri. Are you a student by chance?"
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-31 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Nice to meet you too!" Tuuri was oblivious to how fake the smile was; she was in too good a mood herself. "I am, actually! Just finishing up my first year of university." She was twenty, so a little older than the average college freshman, and a little self-conscious about it even if she knew she came off younger than she actually was. "The school system is a little different in my home country-- I'm Finnish-- so I started later than most Americans. What about you?"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-31 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I see. I will be starting my first as well." They did, at least, share being a year late to start. Chloe had held off to work her first year post high school. "I see. I am originally French. I moved out here to study English and fell in love with the American Dream, so I became a citizen."

Oh, this was a much better topic. She enjoyed talking about France and other interesting places. "Finland, though? My, quite a ways away from home, yes?"
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[personal profile] skald 2017-05-31 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, French!" She hadn't wanted to guess, but she couldn't deny being curious. "We're the same! I mean, I mostly learned English back home and I'm not a citizen, so not... that similar, but we're both here on an adventure, right? Haha..."

She trailed off with a bit of awkward laughter as she realized she was a little overeager there. She moved on fairly quickly. "But yes, I've always wanted to travel and university seemed like a great excuse!"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-31 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Something of that sort, though my adventure is more about making a new life in this place," she said, smiling some. "What are you planning to do with the English when you return to Finland? Certainly, University is a good excuse to travel, but afterwards?"
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[personal profile] skald 2017-06-01 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
"A-ah, well..." For a moment, she seemed at a loss; instinctively, she tried to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and only remembered that she'd cut it all off before moving here when she couldn't find a piece. The dreaded 'future' question. "I guess... I guess it depends on what I do in university. But if I do go back home, I'm hoping to go back with more than just English! English alone isn't going to make me stand out all that much, haha..."
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-06-01 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
She laughed some and nodded. "Well, you will have to study more than simply English, obviously. Perhaps you will go back as a teacher in the end, though? I could see that working easily. But there is time yet to decide, no?" No reason to rush. That's what the first two years were for.
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[personal profile] skald 2017-06-03 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, no, sorry!" She shook her head, waving her arms as if to walk back the misunderstanding. "I'm not studying English at university! I mean, I'm sure I've improved by practicing here, but I wouldn't have applied if it wasn't..." Good enough before she left Finland, she almost said, but it felt like bragging even if she knew that she was good with languages, so she quickly got on with it. "Anyway, I meant languages! Not that I'm studying any other languages in school either, but there's so many different people in Recolle, I figure I'll practice some other languages while I'm here!"
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-06-03 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
What a curious girl. Well, she did sound like she was at university, so, what was she planning to... well, why not ask? "What are you planning to study at the university, if I may ask? I'm going to go into the business school."
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[personal profile] skald 2017-06-03 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Ahaha, biology, linguistics, or history. I'm not sure which yet. Maybe linguistics, I really like languages, as you can... tell..." she laughed again self-consciously, rubbing the back of her head. Sure, it was something that she should figure out, but she still had time. She still had three years of time! It was totally doable! "I've taken a few intro courses in each of them so far, but narrowing them down is a little difficult... Business sounds great, though! That's great!"

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