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hythlodaeus ([personal profile] hythlodaeus) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2021-10-24 06:01 pm

Harvest Festival - Open to All - Prizes to Win

Who: Hythlodaeus, Emet-Selch, Ghosts & You
Where: Egglysium Lodge & Ranch (South of Goldenrod)
When: Mid-October to Mid-November
Summary: Festivities abound! There are games to play, frights to have, shiny applin to win, and ghosts to catch.



Hythlodaeus' sprawling ranch has been all done up for the spooky harvest season- including himself. He's dressed as a Grim Reaper, face paint and all. The premises consists of a large lodge, a couple barns, a stable, and a sizeable lake all positioned on the hilly fields. Bales of hay dot the land. Should you show up as the sun sets, dozens of jack-o-lanterns light the path up to the main area where lights and decorations are strung around. The main decor theme seems to be "skeleton", and the visitors may enjoy the projected interpretation of such pokemon skeletons as spinaraks, gengars, and grimers.

There is food aplenty on the tables, mostly consisting of hot stews, fresh pies, doughnuts, and ciders. For the adults, Hythlodaeus will spike the cider with some spiced rum if asked. There is a modest price tag on these items, though there is a sign stating that wearing a costume earns free food. You did remember to wear a costume, right? Or perhaps there is something in your bag or around you could cobble to convince the proprietor?



Haunted Hay Ride

Once the sun sets, you may queue up with a buddy or dare to ride alone with only the cart driver as your company. The cart driver is, of course, Hythlodaeus. His cart horses are none other than his shiny Rapidash done up quite appropriately in their own skeleton paint. As you ride, ghost pokemon will come up to spook you... And only some of them are trained for the event! There are a rather lot of wild ghosts out here in no small part by Hythlodaeus' own breeding efforts. Hythlodaeus may have befriended them, but he cannot guarantee that one might not attack!

... Not that he warns you of this specifically. Well, in any case, if they're wild, they can be caught, too, right? There are Yamask, Drifloon, Sandyghast, Shuppets, Sinistea, and Ghastly, not to mention the wild swaming Pumpkaboo! There are some Pokemon actors, of course. Will you be harangued by a roaring Zoroark? Perhaps the Gyarados in the lake might jump out to surprise you as the cart slows by the water and the sandyghast form from the sandy banks.

((ooc: Players can ride solo or with a friend. If you would like to ride solo, I can work all the various spooks, otherwise feel free to take control of the ride!))

Bobbing for Applin

((ooc: So, I have a stock of shiny applin that can actually be won here. Please reply to the post below this one letting me know that your character is trying this out so I can keep it all tidy. I will roll a die for you. Depending on how this goes, I'll allow extra tries. Great rewards may follow. Feel free to react to others' fortune or misfortune.))

By the lake, there are four enormous wooden tubs filled with water and by the looks of it, green apples. Hythlodaeus has strung a banner across two trees reading TRICK OR TREAT. Should you try to simply reach for one, they will seemingly just float away... But if you bob for one properly, try not to bite down too hard! As you take the Pokemon from your mouth, you might or might not notice the green coming away slightly.

Only some of these are the genuine article, but they will let you know in short order... in the shape of a Sucker Punch. What has he been breeding these things with?! Well... He might let you keep it for your trouble.

Hay Maze

As you approach the maze built with bales of hay, you realize that all the food tables are on the other size of it, and it looks like the quickest way might actually be to go straight through. I mean, c'mon, it was made for kids, right? It can't be that hard...

Well. That's what you thought twenty minutes ago. You were following your nose to the feast, but that seems to have led you astray. Will you take the right turns to get out, or will the different scents confuse you? As you look up and see all the cutiefly, you note that there might be some foul play at work. Should you take enough wrong turns, you will find yourself in the center, greeted by an enormous Tropius costumed like a pumpkin just eating stacks of pumpkin pies. And by its engorged belly are some pokemon eggs painted like pumpkins... Do you dare approach?

((ooc: those are some pretty special Tropius eggs there! Feel free to play with each other or engage with the Tropius. He will see if you are worthy of one of his kin. Or perhaps a half eaten pie.))

Cutiefly Races

There really is something for everyone, huh? As you approach the little race track, you note the Cutieflies dressed and ready to race. What must this all be about? There are nine cutieflies altogether, and aren't they darling?

1- Werewolf
2- Vampire
3- Mummy
4- Ghost
5- Witch
6- Skeleton
7- Devil
8- Zombie
9- Spider

Who will win, for all the marbles? The marbles being a bag of candycorn, that is. You can buy a bag of candycorn for just 50p or make your own bets amongst one another. Well, until the end.

On 11/15, everyone who has participated in the races will be entered into the final race. The winner will obtain their very own shiny cutiefly.


This is not a mod run event. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to post below, DM me or message me at horsechiffon on plurk or Horse#8008 on Discord. Zorn is also helping with it, and he's Zornsable on plurk!

Please feel free to use this as a backdrop for your own purposes as well! The pumpkaboo and gourgeist swarm should be overlapping with part of this.
candyapplechild: (pat the child)

applinnn

[personal profile] candyapplechild 2021-10-25 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
T-The apple hit you!?

[ Eri looks frankly heartbroken. How could an apple attack you? What kind of betrayal is this?? Though she does then remember that... Applin's exist.

Eri herself is dressed in a little pumpkin dress. Simple, yes, but better than the Easter Bunny costume she wanted to wear out of her immense familiarity with holidays. ]
wrappedwarm: (pic#14917302)

[personal profile] wrappedwarm 2021-10-25 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Dress up - Closed to Yachi
[Mikasa had no idea what was going on. When they'd said harvest festival, her farm child brain had thought they'd be going out into the fields. Not browsing stalls and being dressed up.

Not that Mikasa had much to dress up in. She had a few clothes, more here than back home. It was cheaper, the weather more varied.

That still didn't mean she had a custom, as much as she'd tried to just pull the hood of her coat up. But she'd obediently followed to the costume stall, looking at the racks of strange clothes with plumes of feathers and the like. The section dedicated to pokemon outfits.

Sorry Yachi, She was very helpful. Just standing there but not reaching for any particular costume. Not sure what to do.]



Hay ride
[Maybe, if Mikasa had really known what this ride entailed, she might not have gotten on the cart. Or the driver wouldn't have let her on.

But here she was, impassively sitting in her Yachi acquired mismagus outfit, kicking her legs as she watched the scenery. Kicking her legs, almost smacking people with her hat when she turned her head. Tensing as something neared. Then she ran at poor actor pokemon, kicking it in the shins. This ten-year-old had no fear.]


Cutiefly Races
Oh, that one is dressed like me. [She pointed at Cutiefly number five. Look at them, small pokemon, small girl, in their giant witch hats. She kept watching them dart around. Her head snapped around to keep up. Look at them go, she was absorbed.]



bigsadwolf: (43)

Legosi | OTA

[personal profile] bigsadwolf 2021-10-25 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bobbing for Applin]

[For the majority of the fall season, Legosi has been traveling from one city to the other on his own. Admittedly, after making it all the way to Ecruteak and beyond, he's been feeling...a bit lonely. Maybe, he thinks, it's high time he finds a town to settle in to wait out the winter. Goldenrod, as it turns out, is a good place for that...and it just so happens to be close by to some festivities going on. His Pokemon are immediately interested in going, and who is he to tell them no?

Plus, he'll maybe get to see some people he's come to know here. It feels like it's been a while.

Legosi, even as a human, still has canine instincts that run deep in his veins. And seeing barrels full of ball-like objects, apples or no...it's impossible for him not to immediately want to approach and try his hand at getting hold of one.

Oh, he is not even going to try to go for it with his hands. He's going in head first pretty much immediately- albeit gently- nearly dunking his entire head into the water to get at the apples. It is a comical sight to behold, seeing as how he has to completely get down on his knees to reach and even then he's almost too tall.

If he had his tail, it would be wagging right now.]


[Hay Maze]

[Okay, the maze definitely didn't seem that difficult at first glance. Normally as well, Legosi would have been able to...you know, actually literally follow his nose to the exit, but no. No...he is well and truly lost. The Cutieflies are a very welcome sight if nothing else, a Pokemon very close to his heart at this point.

...literally, in fact. His own Cutiefly, Amai, is settled in one of his button holes with all of her legs wrapped within it to hold on, watching their surroundings warily as he pets the top of her head with a finger to reassure her.]


Don't worry, we'll find a way out.

[Oh, she's not worried for herself. She's worried about YOU, big boy.]

[Cutiefly Races]

[This place just has it all, doesn't it?

It's so...cute, holy shit. Legosi decides to bet on Werewolf because of course he does, though he's not in it to win necessarily. He just wants to watch the cutieflies...]
bigsadwolf: (80)

[personal profile] bigsadwolf 2021-10-26 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Legosi trying his hand at applin bobbing here! Perhaps a bit too enthusiastically...
bigsadwolf: (65)

Re: Cutiefly Race Entrants

[personal profile] bigsadwolf 2021-10-26 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
bigsadwolf: (79)

ROUND TWO: START(??)

[personal profile] bigsadwolf 2021-10-26 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Oops. Also, ow. It's probably for the best that Legosi either kept his more rambunctious team members inside their balls for the time being or let the others wander to play on their own nearby, or else they definitely wouldn't have taken too kindly seeing their trainer be walloped like that, deserved or no. For what it's worth, Legosi takes the sucker punches as they come, shaking his head as he pulls back and holds the side of his wrist to his nose.]

Ah...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten them...

[He's also never seen an Applin in his life so maybe he can be excused for not expecting the apples to fight back?]

...will they be hurt if I keep trying?

[He doesn't want to like. Actually chomp these poor apples if they're not prepared for it, but also.

He...he can't help but want to keep trying...]
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[personal profile] bigsadwolf 2021-10-26 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Legosi is 100% trying again, he's invested now
chirpier: (pic#14240919)

[personal profile] chirpier 2021-10-26 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ yachi probably took all their time getting to the costumes section at the goldenrod department store only trying to explain halloween to mikasa— children get candy and get to dress up, ghouls, witches and anything spooky gets spotlight, and she supposed adults had just as much fun, as she could see! it’s the day before all saints day and meant to remember the dead. she won’t bore her with more historical details or macabre dwelling, but does in fact try to get into the spirit of things after learning about the harvest festival. it’s the perfect chance to introduce her to the holiday, and yachi is already sifting through the rack of dresses and pokémon look-alikes.

mikasa seems lost, but she’s trying not to let that deter her, amping her enthusiasm just a tad to make sure she had the chance to fit in with her. girl time, you know? not only that, but free food if they came dressed for the occasion! ]


Ah— look at this one, Mikasa! [ very cute! very orange. ] Did you like it? It’s a Pumpkaboo, like the ones we saw on the way here!

[ she holds it up to get an opinion, then holds it just in front of mikasa, who should be in front of the mirror. ]
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[personal profile] chirpier 2021-10-26 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ this was far more nerve wracking now that there were punches involved with failure. after a moment of trying to talk herself in and out of it (then failing, terribly, when all her present pokemon are giving her goo-goo eyes— peer pressure isn’t fair, guys!), yachi wipes at her eyes, snorts in any tempting runny noses and inhales, deep, tapping her fingers on the edges of the bucket before putting them behind her back in a cross, leaning down and moaning as she did: ]

Oh, god, here I go— I-I’ll be gentle with you, so—!!

[ please be gentle with me! goes unsaid, but implied, as she sticks her face in the water and hunts for her second try.

looks like she’s got something—?! ]
Edited 2021-10-26 02:48 (UTC)
chirpier: (pic#14240921)

cutiefly race!

[personal profile] chirpier 2021-10-26 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ mikasa wanted to bet on the witch, so, yachi was close behind to simply watch as well— wearing a costume dress and hood to match her mimikyu (and mostly to boost her timid pokemon’s self esteem), she watches the cutieflies, and they’re certainly cute, but . . . this guy, he’s really passionate about them. she could see that in his eyes (and that she probably acted the same way when she saw a fairy or grass type).

with some shyness of her own, yachi attempts to strike up conversation by walking beside the young man with a quiet excuse me. her mimikyu, at her heels, seems to be mimicking her movements in silence. ]


You must really like Cutieflies.
uber_marionettist: (Every man is king)

Dirk "Ultimate Self" Strider | OTA

[personal profile] uber_marionettist 2021-10-26 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Dirk is indeed here with his only friend good friend Jane, and while they're not exactly joined at the hip, he can usually be found within shouting distance of her. This is more to your benefit than his, probably--if you find yourself in one those conversations with him, you can just... call for help? Maybe? Or maybe he'll actually behave himself because he's here with someone else.

One certainly hopes so.

He does get separated from Jane in the Hay Maze, and can at a couple of points be found pacing up and down along one of the longer walls inside of it, muttering to himself. Later, he gives up on the 'maze' part, climbs to the top, and starts leaping from bale-stack to bale-stack like a fucking stuntman, adding some obligatory sick flips and front- and back- handsprings into the mix before landed on the other side, way after Jane actually found her way through there.

At the pie table, he runs into some trouble, though. He's only barely wearing a costume, which appears to be branded merchandise for... something. Maybe that movie he was talking about? You know, the one with Nicolas Cage? Definitely not a real costume. He has to pay for pies at a festival hosted by his own boyfriends. Humiliating. He can't even complain because his stoicism is the only dignity he has to hang onto in this terrible new low point in his life.

At least he seems to be enjoying himself on the Hay Ride with Jane! He's even brought a ghost of his own... unfortunately, it's this guy. You... uh, probably don't... er, do you really want to sit with them?
wrappedwarm: (pic#14917232)

[personal profile] wrappedwarm 2021-10-26 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[She'd only gone into the maze to look. To take part, the same reason she was in costume. But then she'd gotten lost, even when she tried to double back the way she'd came, she met a dead-end. Then another, it didn't matter which way she went.

Eventually, she gave up. Bringing out her Luxio to try and sniff the way out. Except he was stuck, spinning in slow circles at a crossroad. Mikasa waited, patiently watching him. In the hopes, he'd work it out.]

wrappedwarm: (pic#14917302)

foods

[personal profile] wrappedwarm 2021-10-26 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Or not... Because while Mikasa was wearing an outfit there was so much food she couldn't pick. She'd brought her Poliwag out to see if anything caught his eye, but Poly had the same dilemma. His large round eyes staring at everything.

For now she was on her tiptoes, leaning up to look at a display of candy apples. So many toppings.]
>
wrappedwarm: (pic#14917230)

Maze

[personal profile] wrappedwarm 2021-10-26 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mikasa had tried walking. She'd tried having Luxio try to sniff the way back. Nothing had worked, which meant it was time to call in the stabby.

AKA the fight-happy Pawniard that had been with her from the start. So here Mikasa was, a little witch. Watching a just as small pawniard hack and slash at the bale of hay. Eventually, they'd get through... Right?]
epitaffio: (no brain cells)

Vinegar Doppio | OTA | will match format

[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-10-26 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Work has been pretty busy lately, but it's nice to get the chance to unwind like this, isn't it? And although Doppio arrives with no intent to participate in any particular activity - in fact, he can often be found taking in the sights or eating just about anywhere - he does end up involved in the following, to differing degrees of deliberateness:

The Hay Maze catches him off-guard. Which is to say, his guard was barely up at all and that is why he just sort of wandered in on his way to the food tables. After realising that he's lost - which takes at least ten minutes of denying that he is - he remembers that he might very well have an easy solution to the problem. The food is on the other size of the maze, and since he has Cristina with him, as always... If he sends her out, she can lead the way!

So he does just that.

And after a few mere seconds of sniffing, she proceeds to cut straight through the hay and make a beeline for the tables, with impressive agility.

"Hey, wait! Not like that! Cristinaaaa!"

... But eventually, by luck or with help, Doppio finds his way out. Which is great, because as it turns out, he's also interested in the Cutiefly races. It might just be fun! And the little guys look so cute, too...

"Let's see... I don't know about my luck, but they do say the number 7 is lucky, don't they?"

Hmm... Yeah. Maybe he will go for Devil.
Edited 2021-10-26 23:07 (UTC)
epitaffio: (sick a new phone)

[personal profile] epitaffio 2021-10-26 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Doppio's betting on Devil! Lucky number 7, right?
heartofalioness: (YES now you've got it!)

Cutiefly Races

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2021-10-27 12:36 am (UTC)(link)

[Back home, Allura doesn't have the best experiences with witches, or any experience at all for this holiday that apparently is on Earth as well, according to the Paladins. But it's been almost literally forever since she's been to an actual party, let alone one she could have fun at. So with some help from the others she's managed to find a rather cute costume and is wandering around looking for something new to partake in for a brief moment of separation from the others.

So Jane might see a rather tall young woman approach the starting line for the Cutiefly races, holding a Togepi in a sling matching her costume while a white Vulpix trots at her heels and a tiny Azurill rides on the ice fox's shoulders, all of them munching daintily on apple cider donuts and their holes. ... And oh no, the Cutieflies' names are indicative.]

Oh, they have little costumes as well~!

heartofalioness: (Hm...)

Hay Maze

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2021-10-27 12:51 am (UTC)(link)

Allura frowns a bit as she takes mote of the twists and turns they've made so far.

"So did I. All right, so back the way we came and the second left... maybe we should try that right instead?"

Edited 2021-10-27 00:52 (UTC)
scourgingstars: (not a thing can be done with so few men)

ota | whenever go nuts

[personal profile] scourgingstars 2021-10-27 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ardyn hadn't brought a costume himself, though one might have been forgiven for presuming he did; he'd shown up in the outfit he'd arrived wearing, all a mess of layers and clashing patterns.

Accompanying him was a pair of Misdreavus...or so it seemed. Only one of them would vanish and reappear behind the occasional unsuspecting partygoer with a sharp trilling reeeeaaaaa to startle them, while the second trailed behind with a laugh that sounded suspiciously like that of a Zorua.

Their trainer himself seemed more than content to play the usual wallflower game with a drink in his hand; this particular take on a harvest festival was one he felt he was better off merely observing. For now.
shiro2hero: (right ok pretend to listen and look cool)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2021-10-27 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[If someone could ignore the sight of a kid staring longingly at candy apples, then, they had no heart. Shiro's there to get a refill on the cider, and can't help but notice.]

See one you like?

[Sure, it's free, but if she wants one, he's happy to get it.]
shiro2hero: (shit i can't believe that worked)

[personal profile] shiro2hero 2021-10-27 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Sounds like a plan - "

It would be a plan. It'd be a great plan. Except when Shiro nods, turning back around to go the way they came ... he stops. And stares.

" - Allura. Which way did we come...?"

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