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

14th

[grapeeater]

[Hide manages to barrel right into someone wearing a yukata</>, who bends down to gently nudge him away - at least, before he hears the voice.]

Oh! Hey there.

[Isamu leans over, the Lucario tilting his head to look. Who is that - oh! He nods in greeting.]

[samsa]

Ah- Micchy-san!

[Kaneki looks up with a smile as he stands back up properly with the wiggly Smeargle in his arms, his paintbrush tail wagging excitedly.]

It's good to see you! Are you enjoying the festival?

[grapeeater]

Yes. It's... it's been a while since I've been to an Obon festival like this. Usually I couldn't really mingle in the crowd... if we went at all. So it's nice to actually get a chance to enjoy things.

[Isamu nudges his trainer. It's not like you don't need a chance to lighten up.]

Are you having fun, too?

[samsa]

I am. I think my Pokemon are enjoying it more than me, though.

[He says this with a grin as he looks down at Clarice near his feet, the bell around her neck softly jingling as she peers up at Isamu.]

[grapeeater]

[Isamu slides off the seat and crouches down near her, talking softly.]

'Are you having fun? You should be careful not to run off. There's a lot of people here.'

I had no idea this place did things like this. It's kind of nice... though I guess it'd be weird for people who don't come from Japan...

[samsa]

[The Flaaffy nods eagerly, looking up at the Smeargle still in Kaneki's arms.]

'I've been watching him this whole time. He's the one who keeps running off!'

Yeah. I'm not too surprised to see Ecruteak holding a festival like this, though. Most everything here is closer to Japan than anywhere else I've been to.

[grapeeater]

'Good. I just get worried. So many Pokemon are small enough to get bumped by a human who's not paying attention.'

That's true. I know Kalos is kind of like France, but I don't know too much about the cities of other regions. Maybe we'll get to go to them some day.

[samsa]

Probably...now that everything has been cleared around the regions, anyway.

[Kaneki moves to sit back down with Hide sitting in his lap, his hands folded over the Smeargle's stomach so he won't try to jump down again.]

Do you plan on staying here for a while after the festival?

[grapeeater]

I'm not sure.

[He sits down and smiles at Kaneki, glancing to make sure Isamu's all right.]

It's been a little... strange. I guess I've been a bit aimless... I'm not quite sure what to do.

[samsa]

I understand. It's only been recently that I feel like I've settled, here...but something will probably happen to change that eventually.

[October is on the horizon, after all.]

[grapeeater]

Probably. That's how it always is in this place, isn't it?

[samsa]

It is...and how it always will be, I'm guessing.

[grapeeater]

Mm. At least it keeps things... somewhat interesting, I guess?

[samsa]

Somewhat interesting. I've had more than enough excitement for several lifetimes, though.

[grapeeater]

I know how that goes. We can at least be thankful there's good people to get us through it, righ?

[samsa]

Right.

[Speaking of that, though...]

Micchy-san...I know you've had a lot going on lately. And...well, I'm not the greatest at cheering people up, but if you ever need someone to talk to or someplace to go, you know where you can find me, right?

[Then he shifts a little, as if unsure if that was in-line to say or not.]

I just figure, you know...people have done the same for me a lot in the past.

[grapeeater]

... I appreciate it a lot. Really. I... you've been really good to me. And I'd hope that... you could come to me, too.

[He's not sure what he can do, but maybe his Pokemon can help out. They're better at this than he is, after all.]

[samsa]

[Something is better than nothing. Kaneki's...had to learn that the hard way.]

Well...that's what friends are for, right?

[grapeeater]

I... yes. They are.

[And now that he can trust himself a bit more with them... he smiles a little bit.]

I'm learning that more and more here.

[He's not sure if he wants to go home anymore or not.]