Year of the Dragon

[theguidebook]

Who: Everyone!
What: Year of the Dragon festivities
Where: Artisans homeworld, of course!
When: August 20th-21st
Warnings: None!

It's that time once again! Fairies have brought dragon eggs into the realm, which means it's time to celebrate. Everyone, including the Outsiders, has been invited to join in on the festivities. There's a feast (hope you guys like meat), music (renaissance-style, if you can place it), and some entertainment off to the side (mostly plays, but they'll change it up every now and then) happening, so why not loosen up and have some fun?

Oh, and for those of you interested, some of the Artisans have set up shop around the area, selling small things like statuettes and potted tropiaries and other such things.

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[theguidebook]

[There's some different-looking fairies around alongside the ones that brought the eggs, and if you're an Outsider, they're probably waving you over. They have things to give you!

Come see what they've brought you! Though, it might be better to not question exactly how they got these things...]

[onelastpromise]

[Minato gets called over before long, and given a package. Anyone watching when he opens it will see...a very oddball collection of items.

There's a cell phone and a ring, a couple of letters, a pair of headphones... Really, there doesn't seem to be anything that special, or any kind of pattern to what's in there.

Minato, however, couldn't be more pleased. There's no enigma or secrecy to his smile right now - just simple, pure, genuine happiness.]

[markedviolin]

[As he's going through his package, Marie's called over and given a violin case, which... sure enough, holds her violin. She notices Minato going through his package before long and slips over to him.]

Treasures from home?

[onelastpromise]

[He looks up and nods.]

Not exactly "treasure", but each of these things was given to me by an important friend.

[markedviolin]

They still have special value to you, which makes them treasure, in that case!

[She beams.] It seems like there's something for almost all of the Outsiders, huh...

[onelastpromise]

[Heh.] In that case, no one will ever know how important these things really are. [He fondly considers the bead ring. Maiko... Did she know he died?]

Yeah, it does. You got your violin?

[markedviolin]

Mhm. [She hefts up the case to show it off.]

[onelastpromise]

I'd love to hear you play sometime.

[allthepuppets]

[Seito hadn't exactly expected to get anything; he didn't exactly have much going on in his life, after all. Needless to say, when a fairy waved him over, he wasn't entirely sure what was going on, especially as a particularly large box was handed over to him. He blinked at it, perplexed, before carefully opening it.]

[...]

[I-it was one of his mecha models, carefully packed and taken care of while it was transported.]

[Seito turned a rather colorful shade of red, snapping the box closed and huddling it a little close. He should probably drop that off at the place he chose to call home while here... y-you know, before anyone else saw it.

[palletspride]

[... soooo, he just got here and he was already ushered off to a festival despite having only just arrived.

So there is a somewhat dazed, fairly confused, still slightly damp newcomer of an Outsider looking around, with a Pikachu clinging to his shoulder. What on earth is this even.]

[buzzkilldetective]

[True to her word to Nestor, she's been wandering around the festival, keeping an eye out for any troublemakers who want to crash the party.

She's ditched her school uniform for the occasion, wearing a nice blouse and dress slacks, but her hat stays. Her gun is visible this time as she strolls around, but only because she doesn't exactly have an inconspicious way to hide it.]

[allthepuppets]

[He couldn't recall ever seeing Naoto out of either her uniform or that... thing she wore that was supposed to make her look like some kind of detective. It was amusing to see her actually attempting to look feminine, but he managed to keep the smile off his face as he approached her.]

Shirogane-san.

[Seito had attempted privately to practice calling her by name, but it was far too awkward. Besides, he had already called her by her last name once; the damage was already done. There was no point in trying to correct it now.]

[buzzkilldetective]

[... Ah, it was him. There's an inward cringe when Seito approaches, but she doesn't let her apprehension show. She keeps an easy, neutral expression on her face.]

Senpai. [She nods in greeting.] Enjoying yourself?

[allthepuppets]

More or less.

[He glanced around, a faint smile twitching a corner of his mouth up.]

It's a bit exciting.

Totally not late!

[onelastpromise]

[.....Excuse Minato, but that is a girl's shirt and he didn't realize--

...Uh. Awkward. He was approaching, but now he's just kind of staring while that processes.]

[markedviolin]

[Social butterfly? Social butterfly.

She's practically been bouncing around the festival, generally having a good time, and enjoying the music and the food (although it is significantly more meat than she's used to), and talking to everyone she comes across be they Outsider or dragon. Someone want to come bother her?]

[warlord_of_aurora]

[Enzan took to following his pokemon as they scampered about, taking in the sights and whatever it was that caught their attentions. Not to say there weren't things that he found interesting among the shops set up.

So he's just meandering about, browsing wares and considering purchasing an item.]

[palletspride]

[It's not long until a Pikachu runs past Enzan's feet, and not far behind the Electric type, comes Red, who finds himself accidentally brushing against the warlord.]

...! Ah... Sorry about that.

[warlord_of_aurora]

[He had seen the Pikachu run by him and was a little surprised, so he had a delayed response to the person who had bumped into him.]

Huh? Oh, no, it's fine.

[palletspride]

... so... [It takes him a while to find what he wants to say. Three years on a mountain kind of diminishes any semblance of social skills one might have.]

Festivals like these common or something? [After a moment or so, he turns in the direction Pikachu went off to, clicking his tongue to get its attention.] Hey, don't go off too far.

[The Pikachu gives a "Pika!" in confirmation before dashing off again. Red just sighs.]

[warlord_of_aurora]

I don't think so. This one is for a special year for this place, but that is all I can tell. [He hasn't been here all that long.]

So that Pikachu is yours?

[palletspride]

I see. I just got here a few minutes ago and I was told to come here... [He shrugs, but then his expression brightens. Common ground!]

Yeah, he is. He's been my partner for over three years now.

[warlord_of_aurora]

That so?

[So this was a warrior, however strangely dressed he was. A shout "Vee eevee!" and "Pipichu!" signaled Eevee and Pichu's return from exploring a different shop with Dratini in tow.]

[palletspride]

He's also probably my closest friend. [He looks over to see the three Pokemon come over and smiles warmly. Pikachu rushes back over to greet them excitedly.]

My name's Red.

[warlord_of_aurora]

[Pichu greeted her evolution enthusiastically, Dratini and Eevee's being friendly but not as full of energy. The Normal-Type pulled away from the group to run over to Enzan.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Red. I'm Enzan, Lord of Aurora. Eevee, Pichu, and Dratini are my partners.

[palletspride]

[... a lord...? That makes Red raise his eyebrows but not much else.]

... my other friends are wandering around this place. [... A pause.] Aside from Snorlax, but then again, he's... not exactly given to wandering. [Red chuckles.] Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, and Lapras are the others I have with me here.

[Pikachu is much more interested in conversing with the Pichu and the Dratini. Where are they from, what sort of places have they seen--Pikachu's very curious!]

[warlord_of_aurora]

[While Pichu and Dratini told Pikachu about Ransei, Eevee hopped on up to his perch on Enzan's left shoulder.]

I've heard of Charizard, Snorlax, and Lapras but not the others. What kind of Pokemon are they?

[palletspride]

[Pikachu listens intently, clearly very interested.]

Blastoise is a Water-type and the final form of Squirtle. Venusaur is a Grass and Poison-type and the final form of Bulbasaur... Ah, here, I can show you.

[With that, Red turns around, raising his fingers to his mouth and letting out a sharp whistle. Afterwards, Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur come over. Red smiles and pats each of them.] Here.

[warlord_of_aurora]

[Enzan walks on over to the three Kanto Pokemon, his attention more focused on Venusaur and Blastoise. This was his first time seeing Pokemon he has never seen before so it's something new and exciting yet still close to home.]

Wow.

[With Dratini and Pichu, the Dragon-Type tells Pikachu about how he had met Enzan and his first battle that was also the battle that earned them Pugilis Castle.]

[palletspride]

... They've all been with me for a long time. [Red smiles fondly, patting the side of Charizard's neck, who leans into the touch. Blastoise leans his head down to get a better look at Enzan.

Pikachu's pretty clearly impressed! Large-scale battles like those almost never happen in Kanto!]

[warlord_of_aurora]

How long?

[Eevee gives a short greeting to Blastoise and Venusaur.]

[nofairy]

[Link is just wandering around, eyes wide. He's a bit drawn to the feast, but once he finds the musicians he sits down and pulls out his ocarina, playing along.]