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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.

nastyboy: (DM: Roll intimidation.)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-20 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that is to our human knowledge. While they are not the same thing as, say, a swablu, the animals back in my homeland could pick up on all sorts of minor things that humans did not or could not notice. Smells, texture, the tiny details...

[Carefully, Dimitri kneels down and offers his arm to Gwin, who pauses, gives one more peck to Doppio's shoes, and then hops up on Dimitri's arm.]

[He seems strangely satisfied.]


...Regardless, I wish I could ask him what he was doing...
epitaffio: (intense but it's the other guy)

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[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-04-21 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Somewhere deep within Doppio, in a corner of his mind that isn't Doppio's at all, a certain someone wonders. He's never had to worry about animals before, but Pokémon are peculiar creatures - it's almost as if each of them is a Stand user in its own right.

Could it be that he has new enemies to look out for...?

Of course, on the outside, none of this shows, except perhaps for the briefest flash of vibrant green in Doppio's eyes. It's gone just as briefly.]

epitaffio: (no brain cells)

[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-04-21 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ANYWAY,]

I know, right? It's great how animals and Pokémon just do their own thing, but sometimes you can't help wondering what they're actually thinking...
nastyboy: (It is my duty and my pleasure)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-24 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Dimitri and his shoe-interested (apparently) Swablu notice nothing. Dimitri just nods in agreement.]

I have heard that certain types are able to communicate telepathically, but I have yet to meet any of them yet...

[Kent just eats his dreams, and Silkie apparently... helped spread secrets all over Johto, it's fine.]

[Regardless, Dimitri gestures back to the stands, and where some seats have been set up.]


If you sit down, I can get some water as well. Sometimes, it helps the aches that might come later from activity like that. [You know, getting your ass kicked]
epitaffio: (oh hi)

[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-04-26 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, really? [That's pretty unbelievable! And of course, the more paranoid corner of Doppio's mind that isn't really Doppio's mind anymore thinks one step ahead, wonders if mind-reading is also a possibility, and what that would mean for himself--

But anyway!!]


Oh, thanks. [Doppio gets back on his feet, still sore but, quite frankly, used to worse injuries.] I can't stay for long though, I signed up for the race.
nastyboy: (DM: Roll intimidation.)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-27 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, you as well? [Dimitri smiles... and then immediately stops that to look concerned.] Then that is all the more reason for you to be sure to rest. They are rather massive creatures, and a race can be rather rough on the body...

Have you gone to meet your partner, yet? For the race.
epitaffio: (pure)

[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-04-29 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, don't worry! I was just going for some last-minute practice.

[He thinks he's done just about everything else he can to prepare... especially considering he never even intended to sign up in the first place.]
nastyboy: (Ghosts are so funny.)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-04-30 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I see! That is certainly an inventive idea. [Dimitri beams. He wouldn't have thought of it... But then, he feels he has experience in horseback riding. Hopefully it carries over.]

[Although... That has him frown.]


With how quickly you flew off, are you certain you will be all right...?
epitaffio: (swoop)

[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-05-04 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
A-Ah, it'll be fine! My hands just slipped, that's all.

[He doesn't sound all that sure himself, though... But maybe he's just naturally skittish like that.]
nastyboy: (DM: Roll intimidation.)

[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-05-04 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Buddy...]

I see... Take care of yourself, then. Ah, perhaps it may do you good to have a handkerchief, or something similar, for when you are riding. It may be helpful if your hands get sweaty, or if there's something that gets you wet.

[Anything can happen during a race, after all!]

[....Granted, Dimitri doesn't realize how much anything is going to happen, but still]