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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.
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.
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N-no, it's really an honor to have had you play in the first place—! Thank you! [ a boy or—oh, right! it's so small that she doesn't need both hands to necessarily hold the thing, so pressing the applin close to her dress front while she grabs her pokegear from the side of her bag: ] I almost forgot!
[ clicking it open and straight into the pokedex, they're given the applin's stats. ]
I-It's a girl! Sour Pie's a girl! Ah— I already, um, had a name . . . What do you think, Sir?
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He listens to the stats with attention, nodding along as he learns about this little creature - he knew about some sort of apple Pokémon, but it's something else to see one in action (well, kinda). How is an animal an apple as well? Who knows, but Jaskier has gotten used to Pokélogic and he doesn't try to explain it anymore unless someone is in the mood for an exhausting philosophical discussion.]
Oh, I see - an adorable little lady to match her trainer. [He chuckles. Sir, huh?] Sour Pie is a very fitting name, I quite like it. I'm afraid I'm no knight, however - please call me Jaskier. Is this apple game something you did at your world as well?
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Oh, I’m, [ she covers her mouth, only momentarily before remembering she has to care for a living apple in her hands, ] yes, th-thank you. Jaskier.
[ what should she say back?! should she say anting back?! but what if it sounds forced! what if she’s being rude if she says nothing!! think fast! ]
You’redashingyourself, hm! Yes! It’s kind of like, ah, party game! It’s perfect for the occasion!
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Why, thank you. I certainly tried my best. [He makes a show of fixing his hat as if he didn't know there's nothing wrong with it. Fake modesty, really.] Does my lady have a name?
[Since he gave her his and all! He nods at her explanation, knowing exactly what she means.]
An apple game for the harvest festival - fitting for the occasion indeed! Learning about the holidays of this realm has been quite an experience for me, let me tell you - so similar and yet so different! The harvest festival and the night of the spirits are two different holidays in the Continent, but I must admit, they complement each other quite well. And those carved pumpkins with the candles inside? Oh, how delightful they are! A fantastic opportunity to incorporate people's creativity in the celebrations as well--
[He talks too much, Yachi, just stop him.]
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[ oh, there he goes, talking, and talking, before the name hitoka barely makes it past being a murmur. she doesn’t want to interrupt his enthusiasm to share with her, after all, and despite awkwardly saving her name for another moment, she thinks:
so that’s why he and hina get along. hina had energy, you see. too much of it, her namesake was even to pay tribute to a young man of the same energetic affinity. she smiles and nods, anyway, and with what she thinks is an opening, she clears her throat: ]
Of course! A-and I’m Hitoka Yachi but Hitoka or Yachi is fine!!
[ she was small— so she’s learned to raise her voice and make herself be known. ]
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It's lovely to meet you, Hitoka Yachi. [He tilts his head as he repeats the name under his breath, thinking.] That sounds like Kirishima and his friends. Are you mayhap from the same land? With the alphabet with the thousand little lines?
[Kanji. He means kanji.]
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[ those sound very much like japanese names, and yachi has spoken to kirishima at least once over the network— it’s easier to put two and two together. ]
You mean Kanji! In that case, ah, yes—! We’re both from Japan. [ and in show of communication— ] Where’re you from—?
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[Jaskier really needs to start taking better notes about other people's worlds. He's good at languages and culture, but there's so much of it coming from all the otherworlders, it's hard to keep track of every detail.]
Oh, my beloved and I-- [He points at Geralt, who is currently dressed as Incineroar and is watching the decorated horses from the hay ride.] --come from a land called The Continent. We have monsters there too, but they are nowhere this friendly and cute. [He pets Hina to make his point.] I've avoided singing most of my songs online, I've learned the locals don't appreciate stories about monster hunting.
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well, she doesn’t seem to be a bother. besides, her cheeks flush. that’s adorable, she thinks to herself when jaskier points out geralt as his beloved. god, that’s so cute. ]
O-oh, I can see why! They might correlate that to hunting Pokémon . . . [ and that’s probably the equivalent to hunting pet dogs, or slowpoke tails. ] I suppose it’s been a bit of a vacation from danger then, hasn’t it?