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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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Chloe - OTA

[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-20 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Rides/Events
Chloe made it a point to go from ride to ride, wanting to try them all. Added to that was the urge to visit at least a few of the skill booths. It was probably cheating not to tell the barkers at some of these that her dart throwing skills might have improved considerably. However, she was not above keeping that bit of information to herself if it let her net a stuffed animal to give to someone else... so long as she didn't have to be the one to carry it home.

If she saw any of her friends, she would run over to grab at their arm, looking almost childlike in glee. No, today, she was not going to worry about Retrospec, nor about anything else. Today, she simply wanted to have fun.

Catch That Chocobo!
Chloe had already played Chocobo wrangler once in her life, so why not attempt it again? In truth, she wasn't planning on catching the poor thing but more helping to serve as a distraction to help herd it away from the booths, where other people could bring it under control. Racing into public spaces, she waved her hands and made a frightful noise while still managing to laugh.

"This is far too much fun. I really should not be enjoying this, should I?" she said, glancing at her helper. Sorry, folks, but frightened chocobos were hilarious... when they weren't barreling into you or trying to peck your face off.

Aftermath
Someone had to clean this mess up. And, since she'd already volunteered to help out as part of the service auction, Chloe figured she might as well help with the taking down of booths and the like. She was easy to find throughout the event's aftermath, quietly picking up trash with a pointed stick and shoving it into garbage bags.

Looking up from one of her latest jabs, she smiled at whoever might be approaching and motioned with her head towards another bag nearby. "They say many hands make light work, yes?"

Service Auction (OOC: First come first served)
Chloe looked over at the person who had paid for her services as a gardener and smiled. "Well well, I do hope I'll be able to help you with your garden. Do, please tell me what you have planned." In reality, she was mostly looking to do this as a way to keep Enchanted Blossom's name out there in the off season, but regardless, it would be nice to take some time, do a little charity service and keep padding her resume.

(OOC: If you wish, it is possible to fast-forward to the next couple days and do a scene with her doing gardening/floral work at someone's house. That, or just chat here. I'm easy going on this.)
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[personal profile] frilly 2017-05-20 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
May 20th Afternoon: Wandering

[ Madoka loves celebrations. It's just nice to see people out and about. Even when she doesn't go on rides or play games or even get fair food, it's nice to people-watch! (And she plans to get to all those things in time.)

But a new girl is a new girl and Madoka is shy. Even enjoying herself looking around, she does look a little bit... Down. Or maybe just nervous in the crowds.

She seems bubbly enough when she's looking around or snapping photos with her cell phone, but she does eventually step to the side of the foot-traffic. Her smile slips into a small frown. ]


Maybe it was a mistake to come here alone...


May 20th or 21st Afternoon: Wildcard/s?

[ Have you managed to make plans with Madoka? Bumped into her and decided to hang out but don't want to play that out? A-okay. They're at the fair together now!! Who cares why!! She's chatty and excitable and wants to:

- watch the pet show!! They are all so cute!! Nothing can go wrong!!
- get fair food!! But she is indecisive and everything looks so good, she has been trying to decide for like ten minutes now.
- play games! She is determined to win a prize for her little brother and will not take loss for an answer. (She also wants something for herself, but will not admit it. Also she is very bad at games.)
- ride the ferris wheel!! That's it. Everything else is too scary. TOO SCARY! ]


May 21st Evening: Sunset

[ All the energy of the last few days is puttering out, and it shows. Madoka is enjoying the sunset, and all of the ride-lights and cute stand decorations. She's seated on the edge of a sidewalk to keep out of the way of people coming and going, sometimes idly rubbing at her sore ankles and shifting her tired feet around.

As usual, she is also intermittently taking pictures on her phone. ]


Hehe. I think the only thing that could have made this better would be fireworks.
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[personal profile] prometheanflame 2017-05-20 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I. Downtime, May 20

[Everyone is coming to the fair. Mohammed, his workers, his housemates. His first reaction was excitement that the city square would be full of people, followed immediately with the realization that they would be leaving Iggy alone at home for an entire weekend. The risk of returning to torn up couches and chewed shoes was too great to ignore. He had brought up the issue to the others, but none wanted to be the primary caretaker of the devil dog. No, he's the one who adopted the Boston Terrier, so he has to watch over him.

A compromise was made: Mohammed stays with him on the 20th, and on the 21st, the leash is passed around while he prepares Whitney for the pet show. Convincing Iggy to get into the harness was the difficult part, but as long as Mohammed doesn't tug too hard and feeds him regularly, he behaves. Normally. It honestly isn't that hard to be nice to animals.

Throughout Saturday, Mohammed is found exploring each booth, gripping a purple leash connected to proof that ugly dogs exist. Once in a while, after leaving a conversation, he hands Iggy a small treat, a reward for behaving. He tosses bits of meat throughout the day and even buys a sausage for the dog in the afternoon. Iggy scarfs it down with a happy bark.

Good dog.

Or not-good dog, if Mohammed is distracted by a display or a friend. Iggy gets bored of all these stupid people and not being able to go wherever he wants. Did you drop your ice cream? Your wallet? Is your shoe unfortunately close to him? Congratulations, its covered in dog slobber.]


II. Pet Show Preparation (Before and intermission), May 21

Are you feeling okay, Whitney? Need another apple? [Inside the contestant's tent, Mohammed crouches beside the white wired caged filled with branches and Whitney's personal hideaway box. She's always been the friendliest of his birds, and the easy choice to enter into the contest. He's already revealed that he owns budgies to at least two other Retrospec Users, so what's the point in avoiding this contest? He may not win, but he sure can show off how great his little birds are.

Whitney, yellow with black markings, clicks at him.]


We're going out in a while, okay? [He talks to her as if she were a child, not a baby bird. Budgies are kind animals that need stern guidance.] Do your best.

III. The Show

[Among the usual cats and dogs in the show (and a lizard?), Mohammed walks onto the stage with a small budgie on his finger. A raised table is prepared for them with a perch and various toys prepared for them.]

Good afternoon, everyone. [He stands up straight, forcing himself into the image of confidence.] I'd like all of you to meet Whitney. She's one year old and excited to meet all of you.

[He moves his finger by the perch, and Whitney (after staring at the audience for a few moments) hops off. The camera focuses on her head, which has been smoothed out, as she looks into the lens with a big black eye.]

I taught her a few tricks since I first got her. [And thus begins the first round of the show.

The second round goes off less smoothly. The judges have prepared a Whitney-sized obstacle race with the tunnel replaced by a cardboard tube. Whitney loves cardboard tubes. She loves chewing on them. Instead of walking through, she pauses and bites into the edge.]


Whitney. [He whispers, tapping the table. There are snacks inside the tube, go inside Whitney, what are you doing.]

IV. And the Winner Is...

...What? [He hadn't been expecting this. Yes, Whitney is a great bird, Mohammed is a great owner, but it's still a surprise. A wonderful, welcome surprise, and he rushes to the stage to accept the envelope of gift cards and tickets. He smiles at the crowd, which must be exhausted and ready to go home by now.

The feeling of elation is gone once the onlookers are gone and the journalists have taken their last photos. Mohammed stands at the back of the stage, leafing through his rewards. The gift card is appreciated, he could always add more to his wardrobe, and free pet food is welcome at a house where five animals live.

Five. Since when did he become such an animal lover?

He gives pause at the tickets to the Zoo and Aquarium. He's not that crazy about animals, but it would be worth going with someone who would appreciate it. The question is who? A coworker would be awkward, he can't ask an older adult or one of the teens he knows. There are plenty of acquaintances, but they aren't exactly...friends.

It would be easier if he had someone particular in mind, but he draws a blank. How many people would he say he's close to?]
Edited 2017-05-20 22:51 (UTC)
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Ilia Trevelyan | OTA

[personal profile] bold_in_deed 2017-05-20 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
A. Rides

This is all rather interesting for Ilia, who's never been to a fair like this. She heard that the American ones are quite different, but even she's taken aback a bit by everything. It's so noisy. Not that the ones in the UK weren't, but this is to a whole different scale.

Of course, that's likely because of all the rides and these booths.

Some of them are familiar from theme parks back in Britain, others are totally new. In particular, she's staring in wonder at the Tilt-a-Whirl. The concept doesn't boggle her, she's just simply never seen it before. And it's strange to see it outside of a proper park.

"Now there's a good way to lose your lunch." But she kind of wants to try it, if she's being honest...


B. Food Booths

Okay, this is slightly more familiar territory. No such thing as a fair without food somewhere. And this country has its own idea of carnival grub, which Ilia is learning about.

Currently, she's got a paper plate full of what she's been told is a "funnel cake". She's skeptical, as this looks nothing like an actual cake. The strange concoction is still steaming with heat, so she's trying to let it cool.

"I fail to see how this is a cake, or what it has to do with a funnel," she says dryly. "But the proprietors seemed shocked when I'd never had it, so they encouraged me to try one. Is it really any good?"


C. Pet Show Mishap

Well, it wouldn't be a day in this city without something going wrong.

Ilia had just come to admire all the pets and be secretly really jealous, but that goes down the drain as soon as the first of the marauding chocobos barges in and starts pecking people.

Naturally, she's near where the invasion is, and despite trying to get away, one manages to set its sights on her and trots after her.

"Oh no no, you get back. Just because you're cute doesn't mean I'll let you peck one me, you daft bird."

The chocobo "kwehs" and moves towards her again. Ilia keeps backing up, but the bird catches up to her and goes to peck at her head.

She swears at the bird, flailing her arms to get it to beat a retreat. When it persists, she resorts to Plan B: she smacks it on the beak. The bird's taken aback, ruffling its feathers in agitation.

Come help before she ends up picking a fight with a huge bird?


D. Post-Pet Show/Aftermath

With that debacle over, Ilia distances herself from the fair proper and sits down on a bench, nursing a few peck wounds. Nothing serious, so she's not bothering with a doctor or even slapping on band aids.

Instead, she pulls out the coin she got in the mail last month and turns it over in her hands. No matter what she's done, no memory-hallucination has been triggered. A part of her is starting to think that Retrospec is just trolling her. But she... feels something when she holds it. Not enough to pin down the emotion, but it's there.

There is one thing she hasn't tried, but that requires another person's help. She spots someone nearby, whether they're sitting near her or walking by, and asks, "Hey, this is going to sound weird, but can you do me a favor?" She holds up the coin. "Got this in the mail from Retrospec. Can you take it for a second, and then hand it back to me?"

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[personal profile] sivard 2017-05-20 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Pet Show Preparations
[Whenever Zaveid has the chance, he loves to show off his cats. But not ever cat seems to love the spotlight; that’s fine, really. Whatever his cats like, he’ll deal with. That’s why he’s brought Fred the tuxedo cat along, who seems to enjoy people-watching from his carrier as much as Zaveid is enjoying setting up the little cat tree, making what looks like the tiniest obstacle course.

…He spoils his cats, okay. It’s kind of ridiculous. As it is, he looks pretty busy setting up, but eventually Fred will start meowing for attention from any passer-bye who comes remotely near to take a look at the preparations. Anyone who decides to come in for a closer look will hear the loud, rumbling purring emanating from the carrier. A bit later on, Zaveid can be found letting Fred “help” him set up. Any fellow participant will get a very jovial Zaveid wishing them up. Any spectator will get a wave, and potentially a cat begging for attention.]


The Mishap
[You know what Zaveid hadn’t been expecting? Giant birds barreling towards him. All Fred needs is one look at the Chocobos to yowl in terror and take off, to who knows where.]

Whoa, Fred! Come back!

[A loud wark sounds from behind him, and Zaveid has to roll out of the way as a particularly fluffy looking Chocobo rushes past him, apparently interested in either sniffing at, or pecking, the terrified cat.

He turns to whoever is nearest.]


A little help?!

The Aftermath
[After everything has settled, and poor Fred is safely back in his carrier after an incident that was… uh, well. Interesting, to say the least, Zaveid looks in good spirits. His cat has finally settled down, has come in third place, and you know what? That’s awesome, as far as Zaveid is concerned; the fact that his cat placed at all is a happy surprise.

His friends—and fellow participants—will get Zaveid approaching them after the show, with a couple of boxes of pizza under his arms.]


Want a slice?
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Aftermath

[personal profile] bold_in_deed 2017-05-20 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"...there's a joke about hands in there somewhere, but I'm too pecked to death to think of any."

Bloody chocobos.

Picking up garbage is not Ilia's idea of a fun time. She'd rather go home. But then to do what? Just sit on her couch and binge on whatever show she can find on Netflix? ...okay that actually sounds nice. But, Ilia's not that much of a jerk to refuse to help, especially without a legitimate excuse.

"There should have been combat pay for the volunteers after that fiasco with the chocobos," she mutters as she grabs the bag, scooping up some nearby garbage and shoveling it into her bag.
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Re: Aftermath

[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-20 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Idle hands are the devil's playthings, I believe," she said with a faint smirk to her as she shrugged and smirked towards Ilia. "Either way, it will go much faster if you're helping. And if it is incentive, I will buy us something to drink after."

As they started up with that, the time was definitely going to go a little faster. There was a lot of trash, but there were plenty of volunteers helping out. The comment about the chocobo made her laugh and shake her head. "Oh he was a big baby compared to the ones in January. But I suppose they were rather shocked, yes? Those things can be rather fiesty."
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[personal profile] standalonehuman 2017-05-21 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Pet Show - Before the Competition

Togusa is for once not working one of these events, so he's been able to enter Daisuke in the pet competition. Before the competition starts, Togusa is letting Daisuke run around some, and he has to look over the other pets. He is also looking especially for Prompto and Rufus so he can wish them good luck.

Let's see. Kitty. More dogs. Bird. Dragon.

Wait. Back up.

Togusa is absolutely gawking at the Garchomp. That is a dragon. Why is no one else staring at the dragon? He looks around, and then looks back at the dragon. This has been the latest hit to Togusa's sense of reality just this week.

Pet Competition

Togusa was a little worried that the competition would involve agility. Daisuke has been walking with his gait that appears to limp due to the injury with his front paw. He doesn't have very much strength in that limb, but he has compensated well for it. Togusa is kneeling down, talking to Daisuke quietly.

"You know you dont have to do this if you dont want to. Dont hurt yourself, got it?"

All Togusa gets in return is a quiet 'boof' and he turns to the start of the course.

The two of them start to run the course, and it is clear that Daisuke has become a crowd favorite. The crowd cheers for the little pup as he goes up and down the obstacles. Some of them are just like the steps at home. They get to a bar jump, and Daisuke gives it the dog version of a contemptuous stare. He does the smallest jump that doesn't even come close to the bar, and his leash knocks the bar over. It gets a good round of laughter from the crowd.

They finish up the rest of the course to a round of applause. Togusa scoops him up into his arms to get him off his feet. "Good job!" Have all of the treats, Daisuke.
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II

[personal profile] beastenderblood 2017-05-21 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[If there's one thing Vella appreciates, its birds. She's pretty normally content to punch her way through most situations, but when there's a bird you gotta stop and admire it.]

That's a damn fine bird.

[She probably shouldn't be in this tent, but look. Birds.]
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Wandering

[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-21 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Chloe emerged out of the crowd, seeking a bit of solace from their numbers as well. She was, however, in a better mood by far than she'd been in a while. This was a pleasant experience for her, and one that she could embroil herself in a little, so that she didn't think about some of the problems lately.

For a couple days, she wanted to have a pleasant time. Catching sight of the young girl, she happened over and waved.]


Are you looking for someone by chance?

[Madoka looked almost familiar. Had she maybe seen her in an icon on the app somewhere? Or did she just look like others?]
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-21 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Blink blink.

That was definitely doggy drool there on her foot. Chloe looked down in surprise at the culprit and made a small sound before stepping to the side and looking at Iggy curiously. A look at the leash from the pooch up to its owner pinned down Muhammed and she allowed herself a small chuckle into her hand before clearing her throat to get his attention.]


Muhammed? Is that you? And would this be the famous Iggy... looking himself?
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[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-21 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
No, he wasn't the only one staring at it. By the standards of dragons, that thing... that thing was fucking close to terrifying. It was big and clearly dangerous, complete with the fins of a land shark and the body of a monster. Chloe was staring, flat out gawking at the thing.

She happened to almost bump into Togusa before noticing the thing and looking at him with a bite in her lips. "Officer... please tell me that I am hallucinating what I am currently hallucinating."
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[personal profile] notyourutopian 2017-05-21 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[A - The Rides]

[Eleanor loved a good thrill ride, and these were...well. Not that. She supposed it was hard to pack a roller coaster up in a truck, but still! At least the tilt-a-whirl was fun sometimes. And she enjoyed the Ferris Wheel. She'd be quite likely to grab people she knew and drag them onto the rides with her! For the fourth time. Or maybe go ride a chocobo with her. That should be hilarious and she will probably fall off.]

[Or get competitive in the carnival games. The rigged ones everyone always loses.]


I bet I can fill the water balloon faster than you. [She joked with whomever she was standing with waiting in line.]

[b - The Mishap]

[Oh great. Stampeding chocobos. Why not? She had scrambled up onto a picnic table when the chocobos first charged, but after a few minutes of standing up there watching the chaos, she was starting to get antsy. She wanted to help, but she wasn't really sure...how...to help. Did chocobos get attracted to colors like bulls? Or loud noises? No that would probably make it worse, she knew horses hated loud noises...]

[She noticed a few of the birds turning in their charge, heading in her direction, and decided to act. What could she lose, right? She hopped off her table and ran over to one of the booths, grabbing a poster off the side and tearing it down with a shouted 'sorry!' before running over to get in the way of the chocobos. If she could maybe get them to turn back towards the pen...but holding the poster wasn't exactly easy with just herself.]


Hey, give me a hand here!

[She called out to someone standing nearby.]

[C - The Aftermath]

[Once the chocobos were finally sorted out and the winners had been announced, Eleanor could be found sitting on a bench, watching everything get cleaned up. She looked pretty disheveled, a vague attempt to fix her hair in the bathroom had accomplished nothing and her pants were torn, but she didn't seem to be injured. And she was going to help clean up! Probably. Maybe. Convince her to come help? Or just come chat with her? Weird day, huh?]

[D - Service Auction] This one is first-come first serve.

[Eleanor had signed up on a whim, really, because she liked the aquarium and people usually needed something around their house fixed. She even put a little not in her section 'I bring my own screwdriver!' which felt silly but made her smile.]

[After everything was over, she could be found waiting for whomever had 'bought' her. That was weird and part of her wanted to come up with a better way to put it. Hired? Still sort of weird. But she waited anyway, offering them a wave and a smile when they arrived.]


Hey! So, what do you need me to fix, hm?
prometheanflame: (no enemy Stands today)

[personal profile] prometheanflame 2017-05-21 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[This isn't a voice he recognizes. He glances at Vella - when did she get in here? - and stands up. Whitney hops to a perch farther away.]

Thank you. [He smiles. It's the truth.] Are you also participating?
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A

[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-21 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Is that so? Are you so certain?

[She was standing in line right with Eleanor, an impish look in her eyes. Ok, so firing one of these things was nothing like shooting a real gun. It wasn't going to be quite so automatic as all that, but Chloe liked to think she had picked up some skill in this sort of thing.

And besides, why shouldn't she get some fun out of it?]


Loser gets the tickets for the Ferris Wheel, yes?
true_noir: (Shock)

Preparations

[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-21 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
P...Professor?!?

[Ok, so the locals were starting to get used to the presence of a garchomp in their midst. Chloe, however, wasn't "blessed" with the ability to ignore the fact that a mixture of a bipedal landshark and a freaking dragon was there, staring at the professor. That... that was his entry?]

A...Are you certain that is safe? Wh...where did you find that? What is it?
prometheanflame: (hell2me)

[personal profile] prometheanflame 2017-05-21 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[At the sound of his name, he turns away from the vendor. Chloe, he's happy to see. Iggy. He looks down.]

Iggy! [He briefly apologizes to the attendant and pulls on the leash.] Don't drool on other people!

[Iggy looks like he doesn't care.]

I'm really sorry about that.
prometheanflame: (listening/neutral)

Aftermath

[personal profile] prometheanflame 2017-05-21 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Whitney is back inside her cage, the blanket covers it in relaxing darkness, and Mohammed is ready to go home. A lot has happened in the past several hours, and he needs some sleep before he can think about who to invite to the zoo and aquarium. The sudden smell of warm pizza distracts him from his plans.]

Oh, thanks. What kind?
standalonehuman: (TogusaConcerned)

[personal profile] standalonehuman 2017-05-21 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Togusa is starting to have to change his thought of what is real, but his priorities remain the same. He very carefully turns to the Professor, but is still eyeing the pet. "Okay. That's yours. I know I don't need to ask where it came from."

He is very slow and deliberate in his speech, like he's worried a loud sound would startle the creature. "What is it? And can you guarantee that it's not dangerous?"
standalonehuman: (TogusaUnsure)

[personal profile] standalonehuman 2017-05-21 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
"N...ope." Togusa very slowly starts. "That's not a hallucination. And everybody else is acting like it's okay."

He doesn't take his eyes all the way off the creature, but he turns to catch Chloe in his field of vision. "But there aren't any more of it, so I think we can blame this one on a fellow app user, rather than a huge change."
beastenderblood: (Glad someone doesn't want me to die)

[personal profile] beastenderblood 2017-05-21 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! Just a bird fan. What's her name?

[She's adorable.]
true_noir: Aged-Up Commission (Concern)

[personal profile] true_noir 2017-05-21 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Which means... it is their fault somehow, even if it is only one of us that has it," she said, swallowing nervously. She was doing much the same in terms of visuals, keeping an eye on it and general awareness of others in the area while she bit her lip.

"I...s is it... do you think it is safe?"

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