Get the Fish! [Open]

[amnesiadragon]

Who: Ryu and Everyone!
Which: Open log!
Where: Near the theater house and all along the river!
What: Ryu wants to share his birthday with everyone. This means sharing his love of fishing with everyone. Come and join!
Warnings: There should be none, if no one makes trouble.

Welcome to the

Dragon Fish Fest!


In celebration of Ryu's birthday (or 'birthday') there's a commotion by the river. Near the theater house there's a tent set up to keep pollen away as well as provide shade for anyone who needs it. There's a hand-painted sign that explains the process.

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🎣 I - The Tent

The tent has a few chairs set up along with a small plastic table. There's a trophy on top of the table, along with some fishing lures set out in front of it. There's a few spare fishing rods as well as a bucket of worms wriggling around and... possibly being gross. There's a lid on the bucket, but occasionally a brave worm will make it out...

Get ready and mingle, ask questions of the people gathered around, or start admiring the prizes - the day is young and it looks like a lovely time ahead of you all, so start getting ready! And check your supplies - it wouldn't do to get caught out without everything you need!

🎣 II - The River

The river is teeming with fish - it's not exactly packed scale to scale with them, but with a little patience, skill, and luck most kinds of freshwater fish from all kinds of worlds can be found. From Hylian Loach to Martian Squid, get out there and find whatever weird kinds of fish your hearts desire. (Just be reasonable about it, for the sake of your fishing rods if nothing else!)

Of course, things are known to happen - sometimes a fish will steal your bait. Sometimes a fish might leap out of the water and smack you in the face. Sometimes a fish might... sing to you? It's a dream world, after all. These are dream fish, so who knows what they're going to do?

🎣 III - The Ceremony

Everything has been leading up to this. In the evening, everyone is gathered around to see who the winner is of the biggest fish prize. The runners up are getting some of the fishing lures, but the winner is going to get the trophy. There's a little bit of a commotion from the front though as Ryu seems to be slightly... panicky.

"A-are you sure? Are you really sure that no one else did - um. Okay." He turns to look at the rest of the group and ducks his head. "I... um. I guess - I guess I should announce the winner. I... the winner is... um. The winner is... um... me?" His voice is a little more than a squeak, but... well. Protest if you'd like, but there's definitely a sheet with the fish sizes written down.

[[ooc; This result was chosen by RNG from those signed up on the OOC post! ... On three different dice. I swear they all came up with the same number.]]

🎣 IV - The Feast

The smell of fish wafts from the tent as the evening turns towards night. Fish have been de-boned and skewered, treated with a variety of toppings and spices and lack thereof. A few people seem to have brought other food and drink - Ryu's brought some beef and some mashed potato, which may or may not go with fish depending on your opinion.

The fire's roaring and the insects are buzzing. It's a perfect night to just hang out by the gently flowing river and talk - or get up to shenanigans. The latter is up to you.

Comments

[wwtd]

[ every world. how many has he - oh.

oh no, is he crying? the gift bag in hiyori's lay tumbles into the grass as she scrambles into her pockets, looking for a handkerchief or something. she puts her hand on his shoulder and keeps it there before offering a pocket square for him to clean his face with.

ryu too, then. she was afraid of this. he's like yato, like ereshkigal. only able to live the way they want to here in reverein. clocks and hourglasses - timepieces hanging over their heads. ]

You're doing that, I promise. And your smile is just as important to protect, too. Don't forget.

[ especially today of all days. ]

... The sun's bright today. You didn't bring a hat?

[amnesiadragon]

[He blinks a little as she offers the pocket square. Why is she - oh. Oh, he'd... he'd barely even noticed. He nods and takes it from her, wiping his face. He was just a little misty, so it's not much... but he appreciates it.]

Ah... no, I didn't. I don't... think I've ever owned a hat...

[And he's crossed deserts, plains, mountains... even been in volcanoes.]

[wwtd]

[ as he takes it, hiyori smiles gently and gives his shoulder another small pat.

although, at his answer, she picks up the gift bag that tumbled from her lap and offers it to him. ]

Well, I have a surprise for you then.

[ polite etiquette demands that hiyori isn't here when ryu opens his gift or that they wait until later, but... there are some things hiyori doesn't abide by when it comes to manners. ]

Go on. Open it.

[ with an encouraging smile.

if he does, ryu's first hat sits wrapped up in tissue paper. the little card says it's from both hiyori and yato 👑 ]

[amnesiadragon]

[He does, popping his fishing pole between his knees so that he can grab it quickly if a fish tries to swim away with his bait.]

[The tissue paper is removed delicately, and the card is grabbed first purely by chance and because it's colorful. He looks a little confused before he digs into the paper further and his eyes widen.]

[It's... it's a hat. It's his hat. For him. It's not for armor, it's not for fighting, it's just... for him. Even with all of his time in Reverein he hasn't really... gotten things for himself outside of the necessities. But the hat...]

[He plops it onto his head, not caring if he's squishing his hair or not (he is). Blue locks stick out somewhat wildly from around the base of the hat but he doesn't care, it's his hat...]

H... how does it look?

[wwtd]

[ watching ryu proceed opening his gift to grabbing it and putting it on his head is endlessly endearing. hiyori's smile widens and, without invitation, reaches up to adjust it on his head better before letting her hands fall away. ]

It looks good! You look like a professional fisherman, hehe!

[ and, even more, somewhat protected from the sun's hot summer rays. sunburn is a pain and yato told her gods can suffer as much as humans do. hiyori adjusts her sunhat as she sits back. ]

Yato brought you a little something extra, too. He just got back...

[amnesiadragon]

Really? I guess I sort of do... a lot of the fishermen I know are from the Creeping Clan, and they look like big frog people.

[One species worlds are weird! But what she says next makes him flail and drop his fishing pole - it's only quick reflexes that let him pull it up and set it to the side of the shore.]

... W-wait, he was away? Why didn't I know that? Is he okay? Did he get hurt? ... Did he see anything bad?