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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.

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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-14 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Steve? Gabby considers the question for a moment, trying to remember what her trainer has said about where she's come from. He's definitely said it before... Letting her tail go to swish back behind her, she spreads her little arms high and wide. It is someone very tall!

That's around the time that Dimitri finally gets close enough to see what's going on. "Gaibhenenn, there you are - ah, so you're just speaking with Claudia." There's almost tangible relief in his voice. Claude is Safe, so this is perfectly fine.
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[personal profile] ohmylord 2021-04-16 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Claudia grins. "Hi, Dimitri!" She's pretty sure that even though he's an adult it's okay to call him by his first name, if only because he's still fairly young and also she has no idea how to pronounce his last name, which is spelled funny. "I guess you're her daddy, huh?"

Look. She's traveled with Thace and Vruli. She can recognize when a trainer is "daddy" to his pokemon.
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-17 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
That is a very hard statement to deny when Gabby sees him and immediately makes a delighted moo, toddling over with her arms outstretched. So... Yeah. Leaning over the fence, Dimitri hefts her up with some grunting. This is hard to do, and yet here he is anyway.

As he balances Gabby on the fence, Dimitri smiles sheepishly. "Ah... Yes, I suppose so. She's still rather young, after all. Her name is Gaibhenenn." And, because he understands that some people find that a mouthful... "Claude likes to call her Gabby."
ohmylord: (pleased)

i can't believe i actually got to talk about a babysittee in a thread, i'm laughing

[personal profile] ohmylord 2021-04-20 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Claudia grins. "There's a little girl that I babysit back home named 'Gabbie,'" she tells Gabby the Miltank. "Gabbie Perkins! It's short for Gabrielle. She's got two sisters. They live by my house. She likes to color and I had her in an art class I did for some of the kids we babysit for. And she likes to tell people to 'toshe me up' which is means to pick her up. I kinda think 'toshe' might be her way of saying 'toss' but I'm not sure."
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-23 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Gabby the Miltank clacks her hooves together in delight. The same name! While she delights in the little things, Dimitri pats her fondly before looking up at Claudia with curiosity. "So you help watch over children? You must be quite popular. Every child I have ever met has loved creative endeavors, even if they take different forms."

Whether they can pursue that passion in medieval fantasy Europe proxy is a different matter, but no need to spoil the conversation.
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[personal profile] ohmylord 2021-04-25 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah," Claudia says. "My friend Kristy started up a baby-sitting business two and a half years ago and I was one of the sitters on, um, retainer?" Sometimes it felt like a lot longer than that. "There were five of us. We'd meet in my room three times a week because I was the only one of us who had her own phone line and people's parents would call us during those hours and we'd divide up the jobs and it was just-- really convenient for the parents in our town." She smiles, wistfully. "I miss the club sometimes. We crammed a lot into those two years we were together."
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-25 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Dimitri listens patiently, even if there are some things that escape him just a little bit in her explanation. (Phone line?) Still, even if he doesn't understand everything, he can understand the core of the matter, and it's... "That sounds nice," he says gently. "Watching the young can be difficult, especially for those who must work."

Gently, he pats Gabby's back. "Still, you must have a great deal of free time, with your club finished. Especially for your art."
ohmylord: (welp)

[personal profile] ohmylord 2021-05-18 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"And without school," Claudia agrees. "It's kind of crazy how much time I have. I've never had so much free time before. Sometimes I get all bored and antsy and I can't focus on even the stuff I like, like my art... but that's why these pokegears are pretty neat, because they can get you to Staryutube and you can watch videos there. I've gotten really into this one channel, Electabuzzfeed Unsolved. It does videos on true crime and legendary pokemon and stuff. They even did one on Gogoatman's Forest... except it turned out Gogoatman was just Thace's rude friend Runaan, but I'm sure most of them aren't actually people from other worlds."
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-05-22 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah yes, Staryutube," Dimitri says, remembering that he has in fact used it to do things like gives ""likes"" on Zuke's videos. "I have been on there as well, although m ostly for music... I have so many things I like to do that I don't spend too much time on it. But..."

It's not war. Not battle. Not training. Well, not always training.

"They are new things... and things I like to do. In that aspect, I find myself rather fortunate that I now have the time to do them."
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[personal profile] ohmylord 2021-06-01 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
"There's really good music on there too," Claudia agrees. "I mostly like pop music myself. Sometimes R&B? Not always rap, though, because a lot of the time the guys go way too fast and I can't make out the words. And I'm not much into heavy metal. What kind of music do you like?"

After a moment she adds, "I'm glad you have time to do stuff now."
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-06-07 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Dimitri listens, very patiently, and tries to remember what every word out of her mouth means.

...He does not have much luck.

"I see," he says, and doesn't. "And thank you. It seems we both have a lot of time now. May I ask what... R&B stands for? It is not a genre of music I have ever head of before."
ohmylord: (welp)

[personal profile] ohmylord 2021-06-15 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Claudia frowns.

"... I think 'Rhythm and Blues?'" she says finally. "But I'm not totally sure if the name doesn't just mean 'Pop Music by Black People Who Aren't Michael Jackson.'"
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-06-22 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, good, it seems that neither of them know, then. "I will be sure to look it up," he says, ignoring how the name Michael Jackson just goes straight over his head. Will he be able to look that up here?

Dimitri shakes his head, and smiles down at Gabby when she moos for his attention. Another head pat for her. "At any rate, the kind of music I like... I suppose rock music? I have been introduced to quite a bit of it while here, and it is always so thrilling to listen to. My favorite musician is Zuke - hold on, I will get you one of his songs." Don't mind if he pulls out his Pokegear and just... finger pecks his way through the internet.

He may not know how to use it in depth, but he knows how to get to Staryutube and listen to Zuke!

Soon, he pulls up one of the songs, and immediately plays it. As far as he's concerned, Zuke should be appreciated by everyone.