indigo_league: Artist: <user name="jellosaurusrex" site="tumblr.com"> (Default)
The Indigo League ([personal profile] indigo_league) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2021-03-20 05:57 pm

Day at the races!

Who: Everyone!
Where: Moo Moo Farms
When: Saturday, March 20th
Summary:



The day is as lovely as you can expect any early spring day to be. You'll need a coat, yes, and there is a bit of a breeze, but the sun shines happily onto the wooden buildings that make up the Moo Moo Farms where we have all gathered today.

The various farm workers have worked hard to make their farm presentable to the public. Cheerful banners hang between the various sheds, stables and barns, which all have been given a bit of a cleaning (and perhaps a new coat of paint here and there). Of course, it is still a farm, so perhaps don't wear your very best shoes, but as far as farms go, it's been made as neat as can be.

And while the main draws of the day may be releasing the Miltank herd out onto the pasture again after a long winter inside -- whimsically called 'Cow Ballet' on the info sign -- and the Great Tauros Race, Moo Moo Farms has set up various little events and booths to entertain their guests, and perhaps teach them a thing or two about farm life.

A large information sign stands at the gate to the farm, letting visitors know what sort of events are taking place, as well as where and when these are happening. The two big ones -- the Miltank Ballet and the Tauros Race -- are spaced in such a way that people can easily attend both, and most of the other little events are available throughout the entire day.

The Miltank Ballet will be taking place at 1PM over by the big barn. There is little you can do to participate in this (unless you are a cow?), but if you want to watch some ecstatic Miltank dance through the mud and grass after a long winter inside, you should definitely come check this out.

The Tauros Race will start at 4PM (sign ups close at 3PM) and anyone who wants to help give the Tauros a good round of exercise is encouraged and welcome to sign up. There is, according to the sign, a small mystery prize to be won, but surely we are all here because we want to help some cooped up Tauros, right?

In addition to those two big events, two paddocks have been made ready where visitors can test themselves against a Bucking Bronco -- that's his name, Bronco the Bouffalant -- to see how long they can last in the saddle. Due to safety concerns, participants for this event will need to be 16+. For the children, there is a separate rodeo in which they can ride Vaquero the Dubwool, who, for all his seemingly wild behaviour, is actually a very well trained Dubwool who'll make sure no harm comes to the kids.

Of course, while people are free to bring their own food, the Moo Moo Farms have also set up a wide variety of booths where people can buy anything from fresh Moo Moo Milk and milkshakes to freshly made cheese and bread, and oh, is that apple pie? That most certainly is apple pie, as well as various other homey pastries. And as the day goes on, and people might start craving something a little less sweet and more filling, a booth opens up selling various curries. Don't worry, there won't be any Snorlax you need to share with this time!

And for anyone who has found themselves wanting and craving a bovine of their own after all these cute sights, you are in luck! Amidst the various booths, there is also one run by two cheery farm girls, advertising a sale on eggs! All the eggs that are normally available from the Moo Moo Farms can be bought at a whopping 50% discount. Mind that this is only on the purchase price of the egg itself. The price for any additional egg-moves remains the same.

There are also some other, smaller things set up, such a station where you can learn about milking a Miltank and a barrel where you can bob for apples, and even a horseshoe toss game. Most of these are definitely aimed towards teaching and entertaining little kids, but nobody will stop you if you decide to muscle past a row of Youngsters to claim the apple bobbing barrel.

woofdad: (but that's none of my business)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-03-30 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, boy, yeah. ...And I bet if anything would get him to be more careful, it'd be the chance to use the sunscreen as a chance to flirt with you."

Just, thinking aloud over here. Now that he's said it, of course, he just hopes it wasn't a weird thing to say.

...He is pretty sure he's right, though.
bestswordmaster: (postskip facepalm)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2021-03-31 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Felix snorts. "You're not wrong."

But now that Grant's brought it up, he thinks it might be best to make sure they do this sunscreen thing in their room, before they get out in public. Because Felix isn't entirely certain he'll successfully fend Sylvain off long enough to actually finish the job properly, nor is he certain that he'll want to.

Ugh, what have his boyfriends done to him?

"Not to mention that as soon as Dimitri hears such a thing exists, he'll insist on dunking everyone in it."
woofdad: nobody could imagine you actually are a werewolf (see the trick is to be so obvious)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-04-01 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
Grant's relief that it doesn't seem like he creeped Felix out with the sunscreen flirting joke is... immense. Anyway!

Now it's his turn to snort with a quiet laugh, nodding in agreement. "Oh, for sure. He's gonna have us all reapplying the stuff every half-hour."
bestswordmaster: (postskip contemplative)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2021-04-01 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
Felix shakes his head. "Would you believe he's not even the mother hen of the four of us?...not Claude. The four of...us childhood friends. Me, Dimitri, Sylvain, and Ingrid." He keeps his eyes fixed on the race. Ingrid would like it here, he thinks.
woofdad: the entire history of magic (let me explain to you)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-04-01 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh - yeah, Dimitri's mentioned Ingrid before! She's, uh-- a pegasus knight, right?"

The concept of anyone riding a pegasus under any circumstances is still truly bizarre to Grant, but... it sounds like it’s at least a little more feasible where Dimitri and the others are from?
bestswordmaster: (postskip eyes closed)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2021-04-01 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"She is. She's been trying to get me on one of those beasts since we were children." He shakes his head. "It was always her dream. ...I haven't seen any pegasus Pokemon so far. If she were here, she might have to settle for horses. Not that she'd mind that, either. Sometimes I think she likes horses better than she likes people."

Which is fair, he supposes, since sometimes he likes swords better than he likes most people.
woofdad: nice (Default)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-04-08 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Grant smiles slightly at the thought of this woman he's never met's years-long campaign to get Felix to sit on a flying horse. Not that he can at all blame Felix for refusing.

"Mm, seems fair enough. Kinda gotten the impression that getting along with horses is a lot more, uh... concrete than trying to figure people out can be."
bestswordmaster: (postskip ha)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2021-04-13 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Felix snorts quietly. "So say the others, at least. Personally, I've never found it particularly easy to figure out either of them. Everyone used to pester me about it when we were young. 'What kind of knight doesn't ride a horse?' Hmph. Well, I'm not a knight, so it doesn't matter anyway."
woofdad: (but that's none of my business)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-05-01 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Sounds frustrating as hell."

And he means that. But... also. Grant presses his lips together, thinking for a moment before asking, "What... defines being a knight where you guys are from, as opposed to... your arrangement with Dimitri, for example?"
bestswordmaster: (postskip i do not see it)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2021-05-01 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
Felix scoffs, disgust creeping into his expression. "My arrangement with Dimitri is personal, not based on some backwards idea of blind loyalty to the crown no matter who it is and traditions for their own sake. I protect him because I want to, not because I was born to."

Which is sort of another thing entirely, as most knights are not born to do that.
woofdad: the entire history of magic (let me explain to you)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-05-02 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps surprisingly, Grant... thinks he might kind of get that? He nods slowly. "Makes sense... even if there are some similarities, you're doing it your own way, because you care about Dimitri, specifically, right?"
bestswordmaster: (postskip contemplative)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2021-05-08 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. That's what I just said." He folds his arms. "Those who blindly obey on some misguided principle of loyalty and duty are no better than mindless animals."

Sorry, Grant, you hit on something Felix has strong feelings about, apparently.
woofdad: (but that's none of my business)

[personal profile] woofdad 2021-05-09 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Grant... winces, a little bit, but reminds himself that first part is just... Felix being Felix, he's pretty sure. "Just... making sure I understood."

As for the rest, it's at least not a topic Grant's got strong opposing feelings on, even if Felix's choice of words gets an incremental raise of one eyebrow. "Animals, huh... Well, I can see your frustration there. Being expected to do all this stuff just because while people around you go along with it sounds like a complete nightmare."