[Dimitri may still be somewhat lacking in his understanding of the many aspects to Kanto and Johto's culture, but he does his best to learn when he can. And it has come to his attention that traditional Kantonian wear is encouraged during festivals such as these! Fortunately, there are plenty of stalls even at the festival where one can remedy this issue...]
[Dimitri already was recommended a nice navy blue outfit for himself, so that's taken care of. And yet anyone passing by certain stalls may find themselves waved down.]
Oh, excuse me, but do you believe you could spare a moment for a second opinion?
[He has two Raticate with him - Hob and Cofgodas aka his contest-winning Raticate - already dressed up in a pair of matching Octillery-themed and Inkay-themed yukata carefully tailored to fit their not-so-little rat bodies... but there is just so much selection, and there are clearly a couple more yukata on a tiny rack nearby that are being tried out.]
B - Food Stall time
[Dimitri has found he has something of a fondness for the foods which can be found at festivals. There's just something about the texture of fried food crunching in his mouth, or how it feels to hold something on a stick, or the pleasant smells which fill the air and almost make him imagine he can taste again... It's nice.]
[What's not so nice might be that he's brought Laurel with him in an effort to bond more with her. The problem here is that Laurel is a Swanna, or at least certainly appears to be one.]
[The problem is that Laurel has a tendency to be... reserved. That's the nice word for it! And she is possibly adjusting to a place with so many people in it! So if you are waiting in the same line at a stall as Dimitri is, well...]
[This Swanna is eyeing you. And, uh. slowly reaching out with her long neck towards you....?]
[Dimitri has his hand on her back, but he hasn't noticed what she's doing yet. This is probably fine.]
C - Calligraphy
[Or, well. Ink is sure involved!]
[If you go over to the calligraphy stall, you may find Dimitri and Gabby the Miltank, dressed up in her own little cotton-candy blue yukata. They are seated together in front of a little table and, uh.]
[They're trying their best.]
[Gabby's best means foregoing the paintbrush entirely, instead thinking carefully each time before she presses an ink-covered hoof down onto the paper. This is just looking like cow spots...?]
[Dimitri, in contrast, seems to be hesitating at his own awkward attempts at calligraphy. He thought he would have a handle on this - his handwriting is nice, as expected of a person who was going to be king - but somehow the paintbrush is just... throwing him off a lot. He's only partially done, and his lines don't seem as smooth or confident as he wishes.]
Dimitri - OTA
[Dimitri may still be somewhat lacking in his understanding of the many aspects to Kanto and Johto's culture, but he does his best to learn when he can. And it has come to his attention that traditional Kantonian wear is encouraged during festivals such as these! Fortunately, there are plenty of stalls even at the festival where one can remedy this issue...]
[Dimitri already was recommended a nice navy blue outfit for himself, so that's taken care of. And yet anyone passing by certain stalls may find themselves waved down.]
Oh, excuse me, but do you believe you could spare a moment for a second opinion?
[He has two Raticate with him - Hob and Cofgodas aka his contest-winning Raticate - already dressed up in a pair of matching Octillery-themed and Inkay-themed yukata carefully tailored to fit their not-so-little rat bodies... but there is just so much selection, and there are clearly a couple more yukata on a tiny rack nearby that are being tried out.]
B - Food Stall time
[Dimitri has found he has something of a fondness for the foods which can be found at festivals. There's just something about the texture of fried food crunching in his mouth, or how it feels to hold something on a stick, or the pleasant smells which fill the air and almost make him imagine he can taste again... It's nice.]
[What's not so nice might be that he's brought Laurel with him in an effort to bond more with her. The problem here is that Laurel is a Swanna, or at least certainly appears to be one.]
[The problem is that Laurel has a tendency to be... reserved. That's the nice word for it! And she is possibly adjusting to a place with so many people in it! So if you are waiting in the same line at a stall as Dimitri is, well...]
[This Swanna is eyeing you. And, uh. slowly reaching out with her long neck towards you....?]
[Dimitri has his hand on her back, but he hasn't noticed what she's doing yet. This is probably fine.]
C - Calligraphy
[Or, well. Ink is sure involved!]
[If you go over to the calligraphy stall, you may find Dimitri and Gabby the Miltank, dressed up in her own little cotton-candy blue yukata. They are seated together in front of a little table and, uh.]
[They're trying their best.]
[Gabby's best means foregoing the paintbrush entirely, instead thinking carefully each time before she presses an ink-covered hoof down onto the paper. This is just looking like cow spots...?]
[Dimitri, in contrast, seems to be hesitating at his own awkward attempts at calligraphy. He thought he would have a handle on this - his handwriting is nice, as expected of a person who was going to be king - but somehow the paintbrush is just... throwing him off a lot. He's only partially done, and his lines don't seem as smooth or confident as he wishes.]
I feel I am doing this wrong...
D - Wildcard
[Go wild]