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cordibus ([personal profile] cordibus) wrote in [community profile] tornheart2017-05-21 11:57 pm

[OPEN] FLOWER FESTIVAL

Who: Open Log (All)
Where: Point-à-Tarte
Summary: A festival of flowers.
Warnings: N/A

" Ah... the Festival of Flowers while a dreadful deadline looms! Enjoy what normal life you may have left...soon you may long for the return of these simpler times..."

A week of celebration (General Prompt)

At Point-à-Tarte, at the edge of the largest park in Eddan, booths that have been worked on for the past week are finally being opened to the public. Colorful banners decorate every single tree and and even the dullest of areas are covered up in the most creative of ways.

The booths themselves have everything one could hope in a flower festival, from mountains of flower crowns and necklaces being given to every resident of Eddan for free to the flower-shaped candy to the city-approved businesses touting the latest and greatest of the upcoming flower technology. New flowers, some supposedly glowing under UV light and others made to look like galaxies, are being sold at eye-popping prices.

The food, as always, is delicious and fresh, with early spring greens and even flowers themselves being added to salads. The only negative to the entire festival (if one can call it that) are the giant counters displaying the remaining time before sunset that serve as a reminder of Eddan's strange nature.

Opening Ceremonies (Special Prompt)

Sunday's opening sees the release of over ten thousand 'floating' seeds into the wind, a promise from the city to continue to make Eddan the greenest city in the entire world. Each person coming to the festival is given tulip bulbs in a variety of colors to be taken home.

The mayor takes time to speak about the recent string of murders and assures the people that they city shall continue to be vigilant to make sure that its citizens are kept safe. This is greeted with cheers from most of the population. Even the rainy weather doesn't keep such a happy day down!

An hour before sunset, the opening ceremonies close with a fireworks show. Due to the fact that they must be released only during the day, the explosive components have been changed as to give the night varieties a run for their money.

As the bright lights fill the sky, those soon-to-be-Awakened may have a flash of a memory from their past lives, such as a happy moment they spent with someone close to them or a moment of glory. This will soon be drowned out by ringing in their ears. For a few, brief seconds, they may notice figures close by glow oddly, their forms becoming distorted, but before they realize what has happened, blinking returns their vision to normal.

The headache, however, lingers until bedtime.

Weekly contest (week prompts)

Royal Mount opens its WonderWorld Park to the public on Monday. For its opening week during the festival, the rides are all free.

Green Valley Organizes a flower judging contest for the various schools on Wednesday. Students are asked to present their most beautiful and unique flowers. Flower arrangements are also judged and with prizes evaluated at over 20 000 Macca, the stakes are high!

Eastmount offers rides in flower-shaped carriages driven by mechanical horses that could almost pass off as the real thing. (Though it is only the latest technology, thus keeping the entire thing animal cruelty free!)

The Giant Float Parade on Friday afternoon travels around the vast forest of Point-à-Tarte. Each school has been encouraged to enter its cheerleaders and theater productions into the parade. The Flower King and Queen greet visitors at the very end, throwing little presents for the children.

The festival continues until Saturday Nightfall. The schools visit the festival in turn, sometimes for education courses about the various flowers and trees that dot Eddan's landscape, sometimes to show off flower and plant-based sculptures that the various clubs have worked hard on.




draculabackwards: (smile)

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-05-25 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
What mischief are you about, Sol? [He's carrying a bunch of flowers. Rather lovely ones, even if Adrian cannot tell what types they are.]

You don't have a pretty lady friend to give those to?
sunderings: (the best medicine)

[personal profile] sunderings 2017-05-25 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
You'll not humor me, just this once? [ —Sol's voice is a fluting, merry thing, light of heart in a way which is only accentuated by the brightness of the day, the whisper of the breeze as it passes through the competitor's stalls, and the heady fragrance of flowers. Altogether, Solange's exuberance is nothing if not contagious! ] The preliminary judges will not be far behind you, I'm certain, and if my arrangement is to be appraised correctly...

[ Blinking up at his friend, Sol's eyes catch with Adrain's own as he shifts his weight back and forth, from toebox to heel, rocking in a playful motion. ]

...I'll need a model with very pretty hair.
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[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-05-26 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, so the truth comes out. You're only using me for my hair. [He gives a short amused chuckle before kneeling down.] Clearly the answer is for you to get taller.
sunderings: (puppy?)

[personal profile] sunderings 2017-05-28 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Aa, so you've found me out! [ —Sol declares, equal parts amused and delighted in the moment when Adrian consents to being his 'model', kneeling so that he'll not have to stand upon tiptoe to place the crown of flowers atop that (truth be told, quite lovely) mass of curls, flaxen in color and catching in the light of the day. ] And now that I have you within my grasp...

[ With a distinct measure of care, Solange fusses with the placement of the crown, ensuring that all blossoms are showcased properly before... gently, he twines one of the curls which frames Adrian's face about a willowed forefinger in order to give the hair more volume once his touch falls away.

(Altogether, the gesture is fond, if not appreciative of his friend.) ]


..how am I to let you go?

[ A laugh, a shake of his head! ]

But please, rise, Sir Knight. You now bear the name 'Adrian of the Flowers'.
Edited 2017-05-28 16:36 (UTC)
draculabackwards: (smile)

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-05-28 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sometimes he just cannot figure out Sol. Especially with how he so casually plays with his hair. Adrian might just be blushing. A tiny bit.]

Indeed? I am a knight of flowers, it seems. If you win anything, you have to split it with me evenly.
sunderings: (and the heart is hard to translate)

[personal profile] sunderings 2017-05-28 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course. Though...

[ As he draws back and away, Sol's smile becomes a perfectly impish thing, for—as always!—Adrian's blush remains rather fetching; a 'prize' which is by far more attractive than any that might be won for flower arranging.

However...! ]


...I imagine we could also use any potential winnings to further promote our band. [ A pause, a considering hum: ] Or perhaps we could also go out for dinner? Somewhere nice, befitting of a Knight of such noble stature.

[ Teeeeaaasing: ]

But then, I suppose we could just do that anyway, regardless of whether or not we win.
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[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-05-29 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
That is certainly something we could do, regardless. [No, he certainly would never figure out Sol, not as long as he lived. He sighs and tries to keep his composure.]

But I do like the idea of promoting the small band we have. We'd need to get more instruments for future members, after all.