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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 2021-05-01 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yes." Dimitri smiles a little, hopeful. "I used to ride horses, back home, but it's been... quite some times since I have been able to enjoy doing it." Which doesn't mean he hasn't done it. Sometimes you need to make a quick getaway, and, well, sometimes you have to steal a horse....

"I understand that Tauros are nothing like horses, of course, but I think the ride itself should still be enjoyable enough. Besides, one of my boyfriends is interested in riding as well."
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[personal profile] cometkin 2021-05-02 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
Greg blinks. "One of?" Then he hastily adds, "I mean, I'm cool with that, man. It takes all kinds and, uh, sometimes you don't fall in love with one person but a couple people. I just didn't realize you were doing that."
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-05-03 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[. . .]
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-05-03 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[When you're so caught up in the euphoria of having boyfriends who love you despite your sins- ]
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-05-03 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
The awkwardness around Dimitri is immediate and almost palpable, shoulders going a little too stiff and his eye widening. It had only been something he'd said as, well, a simple truth of the matter. Besides, he loves all of them so much. To only say 'boyfriend', singular, seemed as though it would imply that the others weren't as well. Maybe it's only him overthinking things... although Dimitri hadn't really thought at all before speaking.

"Yes," he says after a moment, folding his hands behind his back. "It is, ah... Something of a new relationship." They aren't even a quarter of the way to having a one year anniversary. That new. "It is a new experience for all of us, I believe."
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[personal profile] cometkin 2021-05-21 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Greg reaches over and pats his shoulder. "Just as long as you guys actually talk with each other and clear up any weird resentments, okay? That's my biggest regret from back when I was your age, that I didn't bother to try that with Pearl. Uh, Pearl was Rose's girlfriend. They'd been together for thousands of years. I was sort of the Johnny-come-lately of the whole, uh, polycule. If you could call it that."
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-05-23 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"We talked," Dimitri says hastily, hand clutching around empty air somewhere near his stomach. "There was- a discussion. Two of them had known me for some time, after all, which made it somewhat awkward when I..."

A pause. He's trying to figure out how to say I got into a relationship by complete accident because I wouldn't have even made a move for a decade but the other person picked up on my homoaffectionate nature very quickly and I cared more about reassuring them than my original plans.

...He gives up.

"We talked," he finishes, after a moment, awkwardly.
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[personal profile] cometkin 2021-06-04 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Good," Greg says. "Good. I'm glad you guys seem to have your stuff together better than we did back then."

He pats Dimitri's shoulder.
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[personal profile] nastyboy 2021-06-10 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"I do hope," Dimitri says weakly, frazzled brain trying to remember what he was even talking about before. This whole topic kind of took up all of the brain space.

Still, Gabby makes a little moo, and that reminds Dimitri of what else there was to consider. Scooping her up into his arms, he shifts in place. "One of them is a father, so that is also something we have all been having to deal with... But - it is going well. In a situation like this, I suppose... The most important thing is that there is never enough communication."

Wild, it's almost as if that solves a lot of personal problems.