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

[pipers_son]

Jack, eh?

[Hmmm… Joker rubs his chin, looking thoughtful.]

Don’t suppose ya got a twin, do ya?

[secondhandsome]

Ah... not exactly.

So you must've already met Jack. Uh, the other Jack.

[The douchier Jack.]

[pipers_son]

We talked about cakes for, what, five minutes. Enough ta remember a face and name, but not much else.

[Very enlightening, that cake conversation. Joker has possibly agreed to jumping out of a cake. You know.]

[secondhandsome]

Huh... Right.

...There's no relation or anything. I'm just his body double.

[pipers_son]

Huh. Really? Pretty impressive. I thought he was just pullin’ my leg about bein’ so rich and famous, but I guess he’s actually the real deal, ain’t he?

I mean, assumin' ya ain't lying' and yer not secretly his incredibly embarrassed twin brother.

[secondhandsome]

Absolutely not, no.

[Even if there is plenty to be embarrassed about when it comes to Jack.]

I mean, the guy does plenty of boasting, don't blame you for assuming it was just arrogance talking. But he actually is kind of a big deal. Back home, anyway.

[pipers_son]

Well, I’m sure bein’ here has been a surprise.

[Joker isn’t feeling a little petty and enjoying that kind of scenario, whaaaat, no. Okay maybe a little, and it might show in his drawl.]

[secondhandsome]

Ha!

[Tim quickly coughs to cover up that laugh. He's definitely not laughing at his asshole boss' misfortune, nope, not him.]

I mean, I wasn't here when he arrived, but yeah, I'll bet. Probably pissed him off a bunch.

[pipers_son]

[Ssshh, no Tim, c’mon, laugh some more. Getting into the line for a stall that serves alcohol, Joker grins at him.]

Amazin’ folks like him, when they get here, even know how ta get by without meltin’ down and curlin' inta a ball.

[secondhandsome]

Doubt he would've gone quite that far, sadly, but I'm sure the moment he realized he didn't have his company here was... something to see.

[No Hyperion. Anything Jack's doing to rebuild it is just a pale imitation at best. Feels pretty good.]

[pipers_son]

So tough cookie, yer sayin’?

[secondhandsome]

More like stubborn, but uh... sure, let's go with that.

[pipers_son]

Well, most folks think one’s vital ta the other, so.

[His shoulders roll in a shrug.]

What kinda booze do ya like?