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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.




kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-05-27 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, be careful. You don't want to get stuck in a jam or anything." Always a worry, especially with how filled the streets and subways can get. Making sure to switch out the misting system, he glances up at Gen. "Do you want me to bring you back anything then when I'm done here?"
transient_specter: (look i'm brooding)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-05-27 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll be fine. I was mostly interested in coming to visit you, after all." He knows how much work his brother's put into this. It's only right to see the results. "I don't really need anything - I've got food back in my room. Just... make sure you pace yourself out here, all right? And drink plenty of water. Don't let your plants take all of it."
kokuyoyo: (And the cops are back.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-05-27 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not the one high on allergy medicine.... I'll be okay, Gen, I promise. Besides, Lenka and the other seniors in the club are watching over everyone." They're all dying, sure, but the seniors are self sacrificial enough to make sure they die the most if it looks like the younger members like Ciro are in danger of faceplanting.

So he smiles reassuringly at his brother, to try and ease his nerves as if Ciro hasn't been surviving maybe a little bit on caffeine the last few days, and tries to change the subject. "There's been nothing else that's caught your attention at all? I know most of it's flowers, but...."
transient_specter: (this is my serious face)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-05-27 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not that bad." And sure, he trusts the others in the club... sort of. But not enough, because they're not specifically there for his brother. And he is - he's got to be. "Anything else catching my attention.... eh. I've been dodging some of the idiots who want me on their Command Tower team." He's never been interested. It's not real combat, or anything close to it. And he doesn't do all that well with orders.
kokuyoyo: (I mean I don't even call it a hangover)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-05-29 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Not what he meant, but Ciro still smiles. "I can see why. You'd be really good at it, unlike me. I'd probably just get hit in the face and drag my team down, or something." Sure, he probably has the endurance for a game, with how much he bikes after recommendation from his counselor, but... endurance doesn't equal skill.

He's sure in even fake combat, he'd be terrible at it.
transient_specter: (you want me to put what in where?)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-05-29 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe, but I'm too busy with lessons and homework." Homework always takes way longer than he thinks it's going to. He's not stupid, he just... has to work a little harder than he wants to. "I'm sure you'd be good at if if you wanted to do it, though." He's never tried to drag Ciro into martial arts, but he still is sure his brother could be good at that, too.
kokuyoyo: (I don't even know how to be here.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-05-30 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"You always say that." What he doesn't say, but which his quiet smile does, is that he appreciates it. It's good to know that no matter what he tries to do in his life, so long as it's not becoming a serial murderer, Gen will be there to support him. Even if he doesn't have anything else, at least he has his big brother. "Still, dealing with all that attention when playing out on the field... It seems like it would be nervewracking, or is that just me?"
transient_specter: (okay who do i have to punch)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-05-30 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Look, if there's a good reason for it, Gen is here to help hide the bodies. "... No, it's not just you. Martial arts competitions are one thing... maybe they just have a similar state on the field where they block everything out. Still, you're fighting with multiple opponents, every single time, so it seems a lot more chaotic than a match."
kokuyoyo: (I mean I don't even call it a hangover)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-05-31 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Everyone except the King." By this point, he's at least seen some matches, and he knows one person in the Gardening Club who plays. Ciro has caught onto some of the common terminology, and some of the things that happen. He huffs out a laugh, glancing at his phone for the time before turning off the half of the mister that's going. "Getting everyone riled up and excited.... I think I'd rather die, honestly, then do that."
transient_specter: (holy shit that's cute)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-01 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Pretty much." He huffs, and looks down at the plants again. "... You've always taken really good care of these things. It's nice..." There's at least some gentleness in the family. Somewhere.
kokuyoyo: (Tell him next time I'm going to be)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-06-02 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Surprised at the compliment, he looks up with a few blinks before glancing away and rubbing at the back of his neck. "Plants don't ask for a lot. It's just nice and calming." Ciro looks up again. "I keep telling you that there are plenty of ones that you wouldn't have trouble keeping."
transient_specter: (look i'm brooding)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-02 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
"... True. I just.. prefer seeing people grow over plants. And you've grown well." He won't ruffle Ciro's hair, since they're in public, but the sentiment's still there. "Besides, it's hard to ask plants what's wrong if you don't know what you're doing."
kokuyoyo: (I don't even know how to be here.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2017-06-04 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if Gen doesn't ruffle his hair, that's still enough to make Ciro look embarrassed as he tries to resist fiddling with the plants. Maybe it's adolescence, but he's always gotten flustered when he's been told someone is proud of him. Gen, especially. "I guess you don't have to wait for a certain time of year for people to bloom, true."