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FLOWER FESTIVAL 2024

It's the third annual Flower Festival! While the majority of the event is focused on the actual festival portion, we do have a part two featuring Nahida's Dreamscape that is creating a time loop for the third day of the festival. A separate log will be posted on the 17th and it is part of the TDM so those who are TDMing can also participate on both logs.

More details on everything can be found here and here. As a reminder, events double as our TDMs and information can be found here. Any outside characters participating in the log are canonly logged as appearing in Songerein in April and will remain in Songerein from the IC date of April 12th, a few days before the Festival begins. TDM only characters can only thread within this log. Anyone who apps in and is accepted will have their character count April as their first time in the game without any disruption, so all content will carry over. Those who do not apply will disappear which should not seem too unusual, however players in game can choose to retcon and pretend a character was never there to begin with if it would be easier; or even think their presence was just a dream.

IMPORTANT! All outside characters MUST have "TDM" in their subject line, even if you might not app. This will help people differentiate those who are already in the game and those who are not.

TDM threads are required for samples. Refer to the Game Info for general information and feel free to toss any questions here. Reserves will open April 24th and Applications will open on May 1st. Our application cycles are bi-monthly so the next cycle after won't be until July.

TDM Toplevel Link Directory (click to view)

TO BE ADDED

We will request any thread submissions for certain prompts during AC and TDM threads will count. For more information, refer to the Game Notes.

I. THE FESTIVAL

II. FINAL DAY(S)

COMMENTS

I. THE FESTIVAL

Another year, another festival to usher in the beautiful season of spring. This year, the festival will have an Alice in Wonderland theme, with the flowers more lively, giant mushrooms available to sit and rest under, and a very whimsical atmosphere all around. While many will be taking the opportunity to pursue more romantic endeavors, the festival encourages all kinds of relationship building.

A. POLLEN PROBLEMS. It's as if the trees themselves are doing this as the pollen is thick and heavy when the Festival comes around. Coming in different colors, it is everywhere, even blanketing surfaces with a thin coat of it. Those who get an unfortunate whiff will find themselves in a bit of a sneeze attack, and at the end of it a random effect will occur. From changing hair colors, to sneezing bubbles or glitter, to gaining a shining, flowery aura—the possibilities are endless and the effect will last for a few minutes before it goes away. While ultimately harmless, those with allergies are having a worse time, so efforts are being made to try and wash away any heavily affected areas.

B. PRANKS. There's a lot of mischief going on during the festival, caused both by devious pixies and people who just enjoy messing with others. Some even try to use these pranks to help bolster "relationships," but whether they succeed is another matter.

🌷 Flower Curse. Some flower pixies are having a lot of fun this year by turning random people into different flowers. Fortunately, it's quite obvious when someone is cursed since the flower itself is still very large and has the person's facial features in the center. Totally not creepy. It will wear off after ten minutes, but to help free the cursed individual faster, they just need to pour honey water over them.
🌸 Cherry Blossom Flood. Somehow or another, there is an enormous amount of cherry blossom petals flooding the streets, and in some places it's thick enough that it seems to flow and move like a small stream. While some find it entertaining and even try swimming through it, others would rather have it cleaned up.
🔫 Flower Showers. Careful while walking past certain orchids as they will suddenly spray water. Fortunately it's just a light spray and not a full hosing, but if enough of them decide to work together…
🌼 Flower for Your Thoughts. There are special daisies that will sing whatever thought or idea passersby may have, and they have quite a sizable radius. Can't keep any secrets around these!

C. ACTIVITIES. There are numerous different games and activities available around town, most of them flower themed, but traditional festival game booths are around for those who may want a break from the flowers.

🪢 Red Rose String of Fate. When it's least expected, a special ring with a small red rose will appear on the ring finger with a red string attached. Following it will reveal another person on the other end. Could it be their fated partner!? Well, sort of—while it could have romantic undertones, it can also be platonic as ultimately this string is to connect people to just go around the festival with! They must participate in at least one festival activity for it to fall off.
💐 Bouquets. Make some cute floral bouquets and arrangements! Could be for a gift or to take home for yourself. All flowers will have positive dreamotion effects, making anyone who sniffs them feel light and happy. However, be careful as some pranksters have slipped in some of the silly prank flowers (water spraying, singing thoughts).
🪷 Flower Terrarium. Participants can hand pick special flowers from a designated garden to design their own unique terrarium. Miniature figures and decorations can also be used, and it is said that if made with a significant other, the terrarium will grow and change to reflect their relationship.
👑 Flower Crowns. A fun tradition of making beautiful flower crowns to wear around the festival. This year the butterflies will be attracted to them, so don't be surprised if they flutter around.
👒 Flower Hats. For those who may want a bit more shade from the sun, hats are an option to make instead. One can either use a normal hat to adorn and decorate with various flowers, or actually try to weave their own basket hat.
🌺 Flower Charms. There is a special station set up for anyone who would like to craft their own flower charms to keep. Using positive dreamotion, crystallize the flower petals, paint and decorate the charms with beads, and who knows, maybe these charms will come in handy! For example, clovers will grant extra luck, roses will attract people to the bearer, gladiolus petals will grant a bout of strength and courage. How people use these is up to them!
🖼️ Petal Pictionary. Who doesn't love a fun game of Pictionary? Participants must pull a prompt from a hat and draw it using only dreamotion and flower petals. Good luck!

D. TEA PARTY. To fit the theme of the festival, the fae have organized a charming and whimsical tea party for all to gather amidst a garden of flowers, complete with floral-inspired refreshments and delicacies. If you are looking for a place to relax in a quiet place away from the thick of the festival, want to sit and enjoy some food and drink, then you've come to the right place. While normal foods are provided, there are some special ones that should be noted.

💮 Candied Flowers. From flower shaped candies to candied edible flowers, these delectable treats will make anyone feel sweet, though eating too much may give a bit of a candy rush.
🍰 Special Cakes. Eating a bite of the cakes will bring forth good, happy memories and will leave people feeling nostalgic, and at ease with a sense of serenity. However, be wary as the fae can be tricksters, and some cakes are laced with magic that will randomly shrink people down to teacup size.
🍵 Tasty Teas. These sweet teas are quite enjoyable, and will make flowers of all kinds bloom in one's hair when drunk. For those who have been shrunk down to size, the tea is the answer to regaining their rightful size again. Find the correct tea by taste-testing some, but this is just as random as the cakes. You may need some help from a friend, though.
☕ Curious Coffees. A great pair for the cakes, these coffees will spark curiosity in even the most uninterested of people. They will feel more compelled to ask questions and start conversations when they may otherwise not.
💟 Speed Friending. Sometimes, the fae will initiate a fun little game that will get everyone up and moving around to different tables. Each "round" will last about ten minutes, and in that time, they encourage and even expect people to get to know the person they are sitting across from before the timer is up. Ask questions, tell a story, share a cake, make a new friend!

E. TERRARIUM FLOWER MAZE. Everyone loves mazes, and this year there is a new twist to it. That is because when one reaches the location where the maze is, there are only several tables with terrariums on top of them, all of different designs and sizes. The mazes are inside these terrariums, and participants are shrunk down to the size of a small bug, making all the flowers, plants, and structures inside huge despite their original small size. Now they must utilize all their skills and resources to try and make it through the giant flower maze. Fortunately there are friendly caterpillars inside as these terrariums are doubling as a safe place for them to make their cocoons, and will help guide anyone who is really lost. There are also small miniature buildings and bridges that are just the right size for the maze goers, so one can take a small rest or just enjoy the new perspective.

F. ORKILI HOLOPROJECTION. As part of their contribution for the festival, the Orkilins have provided a special stage with a holographic device similar to the one they use in their city to project the sky on the cavern ceilings. The one used for the festival will project whatever scene or thought from those behind the stage and create a unique performance no one will have seen before. Musicians in particular will utilize this technology to throw louder and more energetic concerts than before, dazzling listeners and dancers with the lights and visual effects.

II. FINAL DAY(S)

The winners have been announced and as customary magic descends upon everyone and in the next moment they are in their assigned costumes. Every other guest will find themselves in some kind of chess themed costume. As usual, players can have a lot of creativity so you can make them as normal, silly, sexy, or some kind of combination you feel like tormenting your character with. Those who are white will be part of the "Day" court, and the black pieces will be "Night". a character's movements may be affected by their chess costume. Bishops will have a tendency to to walk diagonally, Knights may want to jump around to move for no reason, and Pawns take small steps. This isn't something that happens all the time, but at random, so have fun with it! And when faced off with an opposite color, a sense of competitiveness will form and people may try to compete or be difficult to let anyone pass by.

A. ROYAL COURT. Those of the Royal Court in particular will be out either enjoying the festival in their new "roles" or trying to help cheer and help entertain with the use of their costumes.
🐇 Animal Roundup. Some animals are on the loose all over town, and those in the animal costumes will have a better time catching them and returning them to their pens. Alternatively, those in the animal costumes may find themselves surrounded by animals and have difficulty moving, so they might need some help.

B. CHESS GAME. There is now a giant holographic chess board, courtesy of another holographic projector provided by the Orkilins. Everyone can act as a chess piece on the board, with fake plastic pieces used for any fill-ins. Try and win against the opposing team—or fall over and end up in a game of musical Twister when the machine glitches.

C. PAINT IT RED. A new game is introduced where those who wish to participate are given special paint brushes and must paint as many things red as possible. Don't worry, the paint isn't permanent and will glisten and shimmer once dried. Of course some will counter this by either washing off the paint or change it to blue. The Queen of Hearts will not like this at all, so fix it quickly!

D. FLAMINGO CROQUET. Another new game has been set up near the Terrarium Flower Maze called "Flamingo Croquet." There are a few differences to this croquet gain. Instead of wooden mallets everyone must use plastic flamingos and the arches to hit the ball through are made of cards. There are also a few new conditions...

🦩 Flamingoed. Whether it's by the Queen of Hearts herself or someone else pretending to be her for the game, if someone is tapped by the "Queen" they will turn into a flamingo. Now the person must use their head or beak to smack the ball through the arches—or have someone pick them up and use them as a mallet. Successfully getting it through three times will return them to normal, or at the end of the round if they fail to do so.
🃏 Substitution. Sometimes the cards will get knocked over and will refuse to stay up. At that point, a random person will be selected to take its place. Either stand there with legs spread open or go on their hands and knees to create an arch. They must stay this way until better cards are provided to replace them or until the end of the round.

E. WILTED. Strangely, some flowers and plants around town show signs of wilting with the tips of their leaves withering. Gardeners speculate that all the activity may have had an adverse effect on the flowers and thus suggest any who are able to try and soothe and help the flowers relax. Sing to it, pour special honey water over them, or even replace the soil to give them some fresh nutrients. Doing so will bear signs of improvement.

F. ON REPEAT. As the festival draws to a close, some will wish they could spend another day with all the fun and good cheer that blossomed over the weekend. And just as everyone starts to return home and awaken the next day… They will start the last day of the festival all over again and are none of the wiser. The Royal Court winners are announced again, the costumes appear once more, and everyone starts the day as if they never experienced it before and without any recollection. And it happens again and again and again… Until the cause of the loop is broken.

While most people will remain unaware, others may notice a few things on subsequent loops: becoming more sluggish and tired, questioning an action while feeling an intense sense of deja vu, all of which increases with each iteration. To break out of the loop, they must notice different details that change, such as a pot of roses that was changed to daises, or the location of a stall moved to another. Perhaps even repeating a series of actions and noticing a different action is taken. Once broken out of the loop, they can go out and search for the cause, which will be Nahida's dreamscape (separate log to be posted later).

I. THE FESTIVAL

II. FINAL DAY(S)

COMMENTS

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"THATWOULDBEWONDERFUL! THANKYOU! DOYOUTHINKWESHOULDSUMMONEVERYONESOTHEYCANSHARETOO?!" she asked, hyper, having trouble staying still for his answer.

The thought of a creature as large as Knight or, worse, Gargoyle being this hyper didn't seem to scare her much. It probably should, however.

"I don't see the harm in it," he says for the thought doesn't exactly scare him either for they did not seem to be maliscious creatures by nature. But then, he does not exactly see such things as most others probably would.

Oh they're not malicious. Just large enough that bouncing around could be accidentally problematic.

"THENIL'LLSUMMONTHEM!" she declared eagerly. She put her hand to her back, but when her Cards flew out of her pouch they overshot her hand and flew right towards his face....

Well, so is he to be honest. And his brothers were not tiny either, and they could be quite rambunctios as well. Even to the point of causing quite a lot of trouble when they got a bit too energetic. So it wasn't exactly something he was unused to.

But perhaps he should have clarified that he did not mean for her to throw them at him? Thinking fast he does his best to dodge, hoping to avoid them while simultaneously accepting that that might be a bit much to hope for.

"OHNOOHNOOHNO!" she tried to summon them to her hand again and they flew at her, but too fast and too high. She jumped, trying to catch them as they passed. "MYCARDS!"

That had been unexpected, he'd thought he'd get crashed into by the creatures those cards summoned not sseing them sail away on the wind. He never thought he'd be feeling displeased at the thought of not being smushed beneath some heavy creature falling onto him, but he was.

"Ah, that is truly unfortunate. But not, I think, as dire as you may fear," he says. "My people have very good eyes and I should be able to track their descent so that we may safely retrive your friends, Najaran."

She nodded, but wasn't really listening. Instead she tried to summon them all again. And went flying into him as they all rushed towards her, slamming into her chest.

Well, that's what he get's for thinking he was safe from getting slamed into too soon. Thankfully it was not enough to knock him off balance and he did his best to catch her before she fell and hurt herself as well.

"Careful, Najaran!" He exclaims. "You'll hurt yourself if your not."

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She held her Cards close to her chest with both arms, like she was hugging them.

"IGOTTHEMALLBACKSOITISOKAY!SHOULDISUMMONEVERONENOW?!" she asked, looking up at him.

He sighs and shakes his head, he really should know better than to expect he'll ever be able to teach her caution. But there's more fond amusement than true annoyance in the gesture.

"If you wish. Just remember to be careful this time. We don't want them to fly away again, yes?"

She nodded. "RIGHT!OKAYHEREWEGO!" she threw the Cards into the air and they exploded into bright light, which then resolved into Knight, Gargoyle, Wall Of Stone, Thunderbeak, Living Weapon, Cait Sith, Eidolon, and Gremlin.

She gave him a bright smile a moment before her knees gave out.

It is good his people have such fast reflexes, or else Najaran would probably have shit the ground when her knees went weak like that, but as it is Maedhros does manage to catch her before she does. Lifting her up as if she weighed next to nothing.

"Perhaps some proper food would not go amiss, I think? Candied flowers might taste quite fine but they are not very nourishing," he says in a voice that will not broker any disagreement on this. "So I think I'll find us a hearty meal before you can return to indulging in sweets."

"More food? YES PLEASE!"

Was he expecting an argument?

"I am glad we are in agreement to that then."

One never knows with young people. If they have made up their mind about indulging in sweets it can at times be hard to steer them towards a proper meal.

"Food where?!"

"It is a festival, my friend, there are always food to be had in one," he chuckles. "And it just so happens that I've seen a stall or two around here that does serve more than just sweets."

"That my friends won't make a mess getting to?" Look, Thunderbeak could fly, but Gargoyle and Knight were huge.

"Hmmm..." Maedhros takes one look at her companions and admits to himself that his friend has a point. "Perhaps we should find an apropriate spot to settle down and then I can bring some food from the stalls there?"

She nodded. "Okay, and until then...." she held up a handful of the candied flowers with a grin.

He snorts in amusement and walks of to precure some food for them. "Just make sure to save some of that apetite for some real food, my friend."

"Of course!" Has he ever seen her NOT hungry?

Sure it has happened a few times in her life, but usually because of anxiety or illness. Or mushrooms. But short of that, she's pretty much always hungry.

Seeing as he's going to get food for all of them he first sees to getting his hand on some kind of basket, to make it all easier to carry. But soon enough he gets back with an assortment of sandwiches and other interesting foods he's found being sold.

"There. Now we have something more filling than just sugar and flowerpetals."

"Oh that looks YUMMY!" she said, happily, bouncing over, close to hyper again. Her friends gathered in as well.

"I do hope so," he says. "Though judging by how popular those stalls seemed to be I would guess they serve some pretty good food."

He takes a sandwich for himself and motions for them to eat as well.

"Did you bring enough for all of us?" she asked, hopefully.

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*Procure? :D

It means to buy or get something :)

I thought if it was spelled PreCure it was an anime, lol

I think it's a bit of an older word. I did not know there was an anime named PreCure

Or could be a regionalism. I know the other spelling. English is interesting!