GHOST TRICK PART ONE: Festival Log!

[indigo_league]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Either Ecruteak City or Lavender Town; please mark your toplevel comments accordingly!
When: August 13th-15th
Summary: Celebrate O-bon at a festival near you! For details, see the infopost.
Rating: Will vary from thread to thread. Warn for common triggers if something comes up.
Log:

The streets are lined with NPC-run stalls for food, games, and the assorted tchotchkes of every summer festival you’ve ever seen in your animes! There’s Goldeen Scoop, heaping cones of Swirlix Candy, Test Your STRENGTH (there are two different machines for people and Pokémon; HM04 not required); basically, if you can think of it, it’s there. There will also be a yukata rental stall if you want to go full hog on the cultural side of things. Ecruteak boasts a small stage where the Kimono Girls give a short performance once every two hours; the festivities in Lavender Town are a little quieter, but they also have Haunter-shaped ice cream treats. When you lick them, they Lick you!

On the last evening (August 15th) of the festival in either location, there will be a large bonfire and traditional bon-odori dance in which everyone is welcome to participate. In Lavender Town only, they also set paper lamps afloat in the water past the cliffs.

The closer you get to midnight on the last night of the festival, the more ghosts pop up.

Again, please say which city your character's in and note what dates/times they're there in the header of or within your top--level comment to avoid confusion. Play nice and have fun!

Comments

[garbagechild]

The little spoons are impractical. I'm being efficient.

_{[He says this with both hands in the water, like a little raccoon.]}

[pipers_son]

[Efficient. Right.]

It’s supposed ta be. Hey, Wrath, ya know how games got rules when ya play ‘em?

[It’s half hypothetical, half serious. You never know with Wrath.]

[garbagechild]

Rules are for fools.

<sub>[... That is definitely something he heard from someone else. Probably Envy.]

[SPLISH SPLASH]</sub>

[pipers_son]

[Truly, Wrath’s older brother figures are sterling examples of morality and abiding by the law.]

Maybe. But consider this- what’s the point of playin’ a game if yer just gonna win right away?

[garbagechild]

That sounds great! I love winning!

_{[Explaining fair play to a Homunculus is a challenge Joker may not succeed at.]}

[pipers_son]

[He suspected an answer like that would come…. Reaching over, he taps Wrath on the nose with a grin.]

But is it winnin’ if ya didn’t have ta do anythin’? ‘Cuz then it just sounds like someone gave somethin’ ta ya, not like you won at doin’ somethin’.

[garbagechild]

_{[Giggling, he leans back. And then reaches out to tap JOKER'S nose because Wrath is a copycat.]}

I like it when people give me things, too!

[pipers_son]

But then it ain’t winnin’, ya little rascal!

[Laughing louder, he lunges forward to try and wrap Wrath up with his good arm and spin him around.]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath had gone back to fishing in the water with one arm, and is unprepared to escape being snatched up. He lets out a delighted shriek and attempts to splash Joker as he's swung around. But mostly just winds up splashing anyone unlucky enough to be nearby.]

[FORTUNATELY, there's a whole lot of splashing going on from the Goldeen anyway. So it's not as disruptive as it... could be.]</sub>

[pipers_son]

[Victory for the older brother! Laughing at Wrath’s failed attempts to splash him, Joker nudges his chin into the Pidgey’s nest that is his hair.]

When yer done playin’, want me ta get ya one of the treats around here? Whatever ya want.

[He will probably regret saying that, but oh well.]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath fortunately has learned that there is a limit when it comes to the amount of things that humans can eat within a short period of time.]

[But he definitely does perk up and stop flailing around at the offer of a snack.]</sub>

Anything?

Can we, um, get some of those small clouds that everyone is eating? The pink and blue ones.

Cue end?

[pipers_son]

Cotton candy? Yeah, I can get ya some of that alright.

[Chuckling, he gets to his feet and offers Wrath his hand.]

Melts on yer tongue. You’ll love it.