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{ flower festival 2023 }
FLOWER FESTIVAL 2023
It's the annual Flower Festival! More details on everything can be found here.
Only current players can TDM new characters this month as our apps are closed to the public for May. Everyone should know the rules, but if you need a refresher, information can be found here. Don't forget to include "TDM" in your subject line!
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Battle for Dream Island: The Power of Two: Puffball
Dr. Stone: Gen Asagiri
I. MAIN FESTIVAL
The Flower Festival is in full swing the entire weekend! All over town there are numerous food stalls, music stands for dancing, flower swings in the trees, and a plethora of flower gardens to walk through. All the shops are decked out with flowers with a lot of sales going on. But this year there seems to be a lot more flowers than usual…
A. Flower Viewing. There will be numerous designated flower viewing areas around and outside of town, making it a perfect opportunity for a picnic. Food and beverages will be provided by numerous restaurants and food stalls. Flower crowns can also be made or received by some fairies that will fly around to drop them on anyone's heads who don't have one already.
B Ambient Pollen Effects. There is a lot of pollen flying around through the festival and inhaling enough of it could affect a person's mood. The effects will eventually wear off, but a good "cleansing" (ie, splash with water) will clear them up pretty quick. Possible effects include:🌹 Rose Tinted Glasses. Rose pollen will make everything seem nostalgic and seem better than it actually is.
🌿 Green with Ivy. The flowers of some ivy are giving off some green pollen that will cause one to feel more envious than usual. Possibly to the point of wanting to wrap their target with said ivy instead….
🌻 Sunflowers and Rainbows. Pollen from sunflowers will cause one to be either extremely happy and hyper…or become so sensitive they cry at anything, be it a touching or sad thing.
🌺 Violent Violets. Inhaling too much violet pollen will cause someone to become so impassioned about something they will be quick to defend it—with violence.
C. Games. Of course it wouldn't be the Flower Festival without any number of games to entertain! Try your hand at some of these! Work together with a friend or compete for prizes! There's also a simple, easy going flower maze if a classic is preferred. 🖌 Flower Chalk. The Plaza has been converted to a giant "chalk zone," where chalk made from various flowers are scattered all over and everyone is encouraged to get in and paint to their heart's content. Some creations may burst into flower petals and fly up into the air, briefly animating the image before dispersing into the wind and creating a new space for the next creation.
💐 Flower Arrangement. Just a nice, relaxing crafts activity where participants can create whatever kind of flower arrangement they want. While dreamotion may help give it extra effects, it's not needed. There are also paper flowers available that can be dyed and used in lieu of real ones. Perfect for gifts!
🌸 Bouncy Flower Pad. Ever just feel like having fun and bouncing around giant flowers? Because this is exactly what this is. No special gimmicks or anything, just giant flowers to bounce around in.
🌱 Make It Grow. A contest for individuals to use dreamotion to grow the largest and brightest colored flower. Some are capable of growing to be as large as a house…and some flowers become rather animated. Might need to help take care of that.
🏇 Topiary Races. A cousin of the "Make It Grow" activity (or perhaps created because of it), the objective here is to use dreamotion and perhaps some gardening skills to grow a special plant into large topiary animals. The form is random, influenced by whatever dreamotion is used. They will be large enough to ride and can be entered into a special race, where at that point it's all dependent on skill and dreamotion to keep it moving! Can't grow one? That's fine, too, they have a few that one can just hop on and try to ride on.
🐝 Bee Herding. A lot of bees were used to help pollinate the flowers for the festival, and now they need to be returned to the fruit orchards out on the various farms. As part of the celebration and to promote bee awareness, the beekeepers hold a little contest to help bring the bees back. Participants must lure the bees with special fruits AND they must protect the bees from birds.
II. SPECIAL BUSINESS PROMOTIONS
There are a few special businesses that have their own stalls up during the festival, so be sure to stop by and check some of them out!
A. The Wild Harvest. The Wild Harvest is coming up on a year and a half of serving Reverein! The staff can be seen handing out floral cupcakes along with origami flowers in the color of the passerby's choosing. On the back and probably on the cupcakes' wrappers, there is the Harvest's logo. They will express that the cupcakes will look and taste better to someone in good spirits, meaning the staff are especially inclined to put on their best customer-service face. There also small samples of their new drinks called Spring Dreams, which give patrons a small view and taste of home.
In addition, if you're so inclined, a little fishing game has been set up at their stall using live koi fish of varying sizes from their pond. Nets are provided and winners can keep the koi if they wish. There are colorful jars made of tinted glass available for transport, and they also get a prize based on size of the koi caught. These range from small keychains, to glass trinkets crafted by Susato, which can be anything from glass flowers, small animals, or more useful items like glassware.
B. The Songerein Wikki Archives. The archives are here to advertise! Its one year anniversary is nearing, and Trahearne, along with his four staff members, are here to spread word of its services and answer questions about its function in the community. A few books have been brought in as examples, such as an outdated, but detailed map of Reverein. One large tome sits open in the middle of the table, acting as a guest book of sorts--anyone who drops by is more than welcome to write whatever they like in its pages.But it isn't a festival without food or drink! The nine-foot-tall woman is handing out massive portions of freshly-roasted moa leg, and the two imp-like creatures with big ears are handing out shots of Rata Sum rum, but they're being oddly stingy about how much they're giving out. A little taste of Tyria in Reverein!
C. The Starflower Café and Sanctuary. The newly opened Starflower Café is here for all your cute food cravings! They have brought some of the animals along as well: Flutter the fairy cat, an autumn dog, and some of the corgis, so people are free to meet and play with them around the stall! While there is plenty of food to choose from at their starflower-covered stall (such as dango, crepes, and cakes, as well as alcoholic beverages for the adults in the evenings), they do have a special featured item:
The various flavours of boba tea with themes fitting with the animals. Upon drinking them, customers will sprout a new set of ears to match the drink as well as gain the following temporary traits: Milky Fox drinkers will have the sudden urge to cause a little bit of mischief. Matcha Cat enjoyers will want to search for a sunny, quiet place to nap. Chocolate Bunnies will be granted a burst of energy, and the only way to expend it is to talk someone up. Caramel Dogs will chase anything that is shiny or moving.
However, there is one more thing: drink any of these, and you will be an instant attraction for animals of all kinds. The only way to get rid of the effects is to cuddle and play with the animals. Be warned, too much of the teas and you may have bigger problems—like the Ents wanting cuddles—to deal with.
D. The Music Studio. The music studio has been open for a year in Songerein and have set up a small performance area nearby! Phantom is sometimes at the stall, and it is staffed by various talking animals as well as people with noticeable animal features (ears, tail, etc). Members of the studio will be playing an assortment of spring-themed and relaxing songs, though they'll also take requests. The stall offers various snow globes as souvenirs - the globes contain a miniature landmark from one of the dream walkers' many worlds and will play a short song from the source world when shaken.The studio staff will also be advertising their lessons in music, composing, singing, as well as welcoming people to just hang out at the studio. They will also encourage people to attend the basic dreamotion how-to lessons that are held every weekend afternoon; they'll be taught through acting simple plays, so everyone is welcome to join in and have fun.
III. NIGHTSCAPE
On the first night of the festival, the fae will host a special dreamscape for their own version of the festival. Anyone is welcome to come on their own will, but some may find a special door appear either awake or in their dreams that will "lure" them in. And once inside, they will themselves in a dark, mystical forest and have taken on some form of a fae. Full details can be read here.
A. Fake Names. To go with the theme, everyone has a "fake name" as giving one's real name would be taboo. These can be completely new, something based on a canon nickname, or just simply shortening their first real name. Everyone will still be able to recognize each other, but no one will be able to immediately say the person's name, at most just the first letter or syllable. Only after the person says their own name can someone else say it, and if another person does say it, the named will now owe them one favor or must do some kind of task.
B. Fae Dining. The fae love to eat and drink, and within a dream, one can do so to their heart's content with little to no consequence. Well, one may feel a bit hungover or bloated upon waking, but better than the real thing, right? There's a delectable feast and an unlimited amount of alcohol available that is surely too good to pass up. 🍷 River of Dionysus. The river that runs through the forest is made of fruity alcohol. Just grab a chalice, dip it in, and drink to your heart's content. Because this is a dream, it takes a bit more to get drunk…but it's still possible. And, well, drunk shenanigans.
🍲 Careful What You Eat. Upon seeing the food one will feel a very strong pull towards it to the point that food will be in their hand and in their mouth before they even realize it. While a lot of the food is harmless, some will have physical effects. There's no tell, no specific food that does what, which makes it even more troublesome to figure out. From changing size, to colors, to growing another pair of horns or wings, gaining invisibility, turning into an animal or a random plant or object—anything. The effect can either naturally wear off over time or someone can try and help find or try to create an antidote to get rid of it.
C. Dream Egg Mosaic Hunt. Everyone is also given a white, crystal egg and are tasked to find and visit certain locations throughout the forest that have special mosaic glass just floating around. Each location has a theme, and if one can have one of their dreams manifest and reflect onto the glass, a piece of the mosaic will break and attach to the egg. Create as many pieces to decorate the egg and upon leaving the dreamscape, the egg will appear next to them and will hatch into a surprise creature. What could it be? Hmmm~ The mosaic glass will affect their future personalities. 
D. A Tale of Two Stags. There is a pair of stags, one white and one black. These are legendary entities that have manifested into the dreamscape and can risk imbalance…though the fae don't seem too worried. In fact, they will reward those who are able to "stabilize" the deer with a "favor," though they're ambiguous as to what that is. The white stag must have nightmare energy used against it. The black one must have dreamotion energy used against it. Rather than killing or destroying them, just some brief encounters will help. Traps, tricks, even giving it food somehow will work.
E. Lost Your Voice. Oh the fae love their tricks and pranks, and this one is quite "harmless." Little blue wisps will suddenly ram into the back of their target's head and then giggle way—with their new voice. After stealing their target's voice, they fly off, giggling and blabber away in a poor imitation, leaving the now voiceless victim to chase after and try to signal for help. The wisp will eventually return the voice; they get bored easily enough and will want to mess with another person sooner than later. But it's possible to catch the wisp in a special glass jar that can be found growing off a tree. If caught, the person must "swallow" the wisp by pouring it into their mouth. No wisps are harmed, they'll pop back out after returning the voice.IV. FINAL DAY
At the start of the final day of the festival, the winners of the Flower Royal Court contest are announced. Just like last year, everyone will find themselves in various costumes and with varying effects. Fortunately, they are a bit more "lenient" this time in letting people modify and take them off after a certain time has passed. But there's going to be just as much silly chaos, especially as the royal court members have a more "commanding" and "persuasive" aura that will make anyone feel swayed to obey and serve them to some degree.
Then at the end of the day, the flowerworks show will be held by the riverbank the moment the sun sets. Instead of explosive fireworks, canisters filled with flower petals will burst in the air, illuminating the night sky. Those who are touched by the glowing petals that drift and float down will be blessed with good dreams for the next few days, dreams filled with hope and leave them feeling refreshed in the morning.
Wildcard!!
Eventually, the traveler leaves Venti's company and decides to seek out his boyfriend instead. They may be in opposing courts, but it doesn't take too long to actually find him.]
O, King of the Night Court!
[Aether says in a slightly amused tone, guessing that his partner must quite enjoy the royal title. It really is flattering that they were both chosen for the flower court. Aether is happy to know how many friends Childe has made here.
Now, if only it wasn't for those silly costumes... Aether thought his was a bit too much, with how completely it exposes his chest, but Childe's costume... is something else. Is he even comfortable in that? The traveler continues to grin.]
Would you be willing to dance with me?
[He slowly steps closer, hand outstretched to his boyfriend, inviting him.]
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Childe says nothing at first, forgoing the proffered hand to instead wrap his arms around Aether, one around his waist and one snaking up to be placed on the back of the traveler's head as he leans in and administers a greedy, passionate kiss that lasts for several moments.
Right in front of everyone.
So they can all know that Aether is his, and he hopes, prays that Venti is in the area to see him do it too. He's been waiting for this and he's finally got the opportunity, deepening the kiss for a few seconds longer before he finally breaks to gaze down at his handsome lover in all of his bare-chested glory.]
I'd love to.
[It's now that he takes Aether's hand, to lead him to the center of it all, so they can dance to their heart's content and everyone can gaze upon them as they do so.]
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Upon joining him, his partner doesn't just accept the offer right away. He lives for chaos and so, the traveler quickly finds himself pulled into his lover, lips meeting lips. He gasps softly at the kiss, but easily melts into the passion. Who is he to say 'no' to the king? His cheeks are reddened though, because he knows that all of this is to show to everyone that they belong to one another despite being in two different courts.
It's embarrassing... but Aether is hardly surprised by Childe's action.
The traveler takes a moment to catch his breath when they part, before shaking his head a little as a smirk plays on his lips.]
Even as a king, you still need to show off, huh?
[He laughs, led by his partner to the center for a dance. His eyes are focused only on Childe.]
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I don't see anything wrong with that. We are a part of the royal court, are we not?
[He grins as the two of them slowly turn with each dance step, Tartaglia taking that time to admire how Aether looks in his costume. Honestly, it's a little tantalizing if he's being honest with himself.]
The king should be able to do as he pleases. So, I'd prefer that everyone* get a glimpse of their night king and their day grand duke.
[*see: venti]
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When you say "everyone" I have a feeling I know who exactly you mean... [He says in a joking tone. Obviously, Childe means Venti first and foremost. It's amazing that even though Aether made it clear to both of them where his feelings stand, neither of them seems to let go of their "rivalry".]
But who am I to say "no" to my king? [He leans closer, smirking lightly. His king, one and only. Aether didn't lie when he said that his heart belongs to Childe.
Now, if only the long fabric of the costume didn't tangle around his feet as he dances this close. Hopefully it won't end with someone falling down!]
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Oh ho, seems you've learned your place then...that puts you in a pretty dangerous position, now being one of my subjects.
[The grin on his face as he nuzzles into Aether couldn't be more telling. What should he make him do, fight him, take him off to a private quarters and indulge in each other, but maybe fighting sounds better...he can't decide.]
You'll say yes to any of my requests, won't you?
[He lets go of Aether's hand for a moment to let the back of his own brush against the blonde's cheek, eyes hungry for something, but who knows what yet.]
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Surely, Your Highness will not forget to show kindness to his subjects.
[They're so close... in public, too! That fact is making Aether more flustered that he should be and his heart picks up only more, especially when his cheek is caressed like this. As he looks up he can see the hunger in his lover's eyes.
"Any of his requests"...]
Just for today... [He reaches up to grasp Childe's hand and press a soft, almost shy kiss to its back.] I won't say "no" to anything you wish for.
[The smile on his face grows.]
...However, I think you are aware of my costume. Fighting in something like this would be very troublesome and it doesn't seem like I can change into something else for the time being.
[Consider your choices, Childe!]
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However, it sounds like to him that a certain someone is trying to get out of something here...]
If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were doing your best to deter me from requesting the thing I favor most in this world.
[It's like not cooking someone's favorite meal for their birthday. How could you?]
I can always remove the excess of the costume if it's going to cause you a problem...
[He has no problem acting like a shoddy tailor just to get a fight. Tartaglia tilts his head, letting it drift inward just to tease at a kiss that he's not closing the distance of, unable to help acting a little like a brat about this whole thing...]
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...Which is a reason why he's in no mood for a fight.]
Can you blame me? I'm comfortable like this.
[He sees Childe leaning in and he waits for their lips to meet but it never happens. Aether blinks, then grins and draws closer himself. Close enough to let his lips ghost over his lover's.
...Two can play this game.]
As embarrassing as this costume is... I don't really want to destroy it. [His words are but a whisper as his hand reaches up to push some of Childe's ginger strands right behind his ear.
Right now it no longer matters that they're in public.]
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At this rate, that might be unavoidable.
[Childe doesn't care to hide that he's blatantly hitting on him, smug in his assessment that he'll get rid of Aether's costume sooner or later. One of his hands comes up to slide down Aether's chest, just to add another tantalizing touch to it all. Break and kiss him Aether, it's what he wants.]
You know, we don't have to stay here. Not for the time being, at least.
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...And he's certain it will only go further.]
Why don't we go somewhere more private then.
[He lets his nose shyly brush against Childe's.]
Once we do, we can discuss what to do with my costume.
[He still doesn't want to destroy it, considering that it's a gift, but... taking it off is an option. Obviously, Childe will help him, won't he?]
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Aether's reddening face is too good, but he knows he probably shouldn't push it too much farther. Getting people riled up to fight him is one thing, but embarrassing his boyfriend too much in public will only lead to him having to sleep on the couch or something to that effect. He laughs at the brush to his nose, accepting that the break he wanted wouldn't come in the form of a kiss, but rather a request to move it somewhere else, which he'll happily oblige.]
Hmmmm, guess I'll just have to take you home then, won't I?
[Does he make a show out of it, pick Aether up, and carry him out? Or does he act like a normal, sane human being? The answer is obvious.
Childe sweeps his arm under Aether's legs, picking him up in a bridal carry to walk him right out of the festival, heading in the direction of their house. He smiles brightly at the delightful scene he's making, and he hopes that it makes some day court people a little angry at him too.]
Let's go, I can't wait any longer. It's been a torturous day as it was.
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..."Go". Obviously, it couldn't be that easy. Aether gasps when he's lifted, staring at his boyfriend with wide eyes and face completely red. He's getting stolen away here!
But oddly enough, he doesn't protest in any way. He just holds onto Childe, hiding his face in the other's chest and letting him carry him home. People definitely saw them, but it doesn't matter. The sounds of festival slowly grows distant and it's only then when Aether speaks.]
Did something happen?
[He's not sure if Childe is only talking about Venti and Aether getting paired up or if something else happened to make this day so bad for him.
Well, once they're home, everything will be better.]