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{ flower festival 2022 }
FLOWER FESTIVAL 2022
The three day Flower Festival has started and the town is covered in blooming flowers, music, smell of good food, and excited atmosphere. Full details on everything can be found here, but an important reminder that this event log doubles as our Test Drive Meme and information can be found in this section.
This means any outside characters participating in the log are canonly logged as appearing in Songerein in April and will remain in Songerein for the rest of the month of April. However, outside characters can only thread within this log, so for those seriously considering the game, you are welcome to use non-festival prompts for your toplevels. Anyone who apps in and is accepted will have their character count April as their first month in the game, so all content will carry over.
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 Sunday, 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)
Y'shtola (FFXIV)
Kotetsu Kaburagi (Tiger and Bunny)
Aerith Gainsborough (FFVII)
Nene Yashiro (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun)
Isabela Madrigal (Encanto)
Rinwell (Tales of Arise)
Lumine (Genshin Impact)
Gran (Granblue Fantasy)
Sanji (One Piece)
Meilin "Mei" Lee (Turning Red)
Rob (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Akira Toya (Hikaru no Go)
Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
Yuuki Konno (Sword Art Online)
Kuja (FFIX)
Nice (Hamatora)
Peggy Carter (MCU)
Leo Valdez (Heroes of Olympus)
Snatcher (A Hat in Time)
Roland (Library of Ruina)
Son Gohan (Dragon Ball)
Gracious Skylark (OC)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Thancred Waters (FFXIV)
Izaya Orihara (Durarara!!)
I. FLOWER VIEWING
There are gardens and flowers everywhere, but the main central location for the flower viewing is around the eastern side of town between the treehouses and the outside fields. Here there are plenty of both open and shaded spaces anyone can take to sit back, have a picnic, and enjoy the flowers blooming in the trees and along the ground. Food stalls are stationed by the treehouses for anyone who needs a meal and they provide blankets and picnic baskets as well.
A. Flower Crowns. Can't enjoy a flower viewing without flower crowns! There's an abundance of flowers that can just be taken and used to make them, but there are folks who go around and pass some out for those unable to. Or perhaps flower pixies may "bless" people with special flower crowns, tailor made with flowers that match the individual's personality. Once worn, the flowers will reflect the mood of the wear and may even grow depending on how much positive emotion they soak up from the wearer. That crown may become more of a headdress.B. Flower Serenade. Although it's meant to be a calm, relaxing affair, the flowers are drinking in the festive atmosphere and now have a tendency to sing their joy. They are especially drawn to any couples and will start to serenade them with…an assortment of "romantic" songs. Some may be persuaded via calm emotions to quiet down to a more melodious hum while others may be a little more obnoxious.
C. Flower Maze. In one of the fields, a special flower maze has been erected made of hedges and questionably large flowers, their petals spanning several feet in length. These flowers will move and shift, using their petals to create sudden dead ends and new openings to alter the paths through the maze. No pushing past! The petals will be resistant. If a couple is being particularly flirtatious, they'll curl out and drop down to form a kind of "flower curtain" with their petals surrounding the pair. Whether it's to give the couple privacy or to shield innocent eyes, who's to say. In this scenario the petals can be easily brushed away and the flower will lift up to return to its position. II. ENTERTAINMENT
All along the market square and the riverbank, stores and booths line the streets to provide goods, food, and entertainment for all festival goers.
A. Music and Dance. In the Central Plaza near the Tree of Memories is a cleared off area with a stage platform set up. Here anyone is welcome to grab an instrument, the microphone, and start singing or playing music to entertain the crowds. The floor is open for anyone to dance along or even show off a special dance performance of their own. Flower petals will join along as well, swirling through the melodious winds and even taking on the shape of some of the music notes. B. Game booths. Come one, come all! Try out the various carnival games on offer. The game booths can be found lining around the riverbank and while there are many, here are some of the more popular ones:
Pebble Toss. Use dreamotion to change the color of a pebble and toss it into a bucket of water. The bigger the effect on the water, the more points scored. Earn enough points to win a prize!- Goose Rings. Try to toss a ring around the neck of a goose sculpture. Which is, of course, magically enchanted to move around and dodge the rings. Being a goose, the sculpture is a bit of a jerk; it’s attuned to players’ dreamotion energy and will absolutely move around more as they get frustrated, so keeping one’s cool is important.
Bubble Pop! Use dreamotion darts to pop magical bubbles floating across a board. Can be played alone (score points by popping as many of one color as possible) or competitively (whoever pops the most of their color wins).- Flighty Flowers. Create colorful paper flowers and use them to craft a floating lantern. The higher and further the lantern flies, the bigger the prize earned. Or, if one is especially creative or creates especially colorful flowers, they may just win a big prize regardless of how high it flies. Players can keep their lanterns if they wish.
- Smash! Toss balls at a series of bottles to try and knock them over. To keep with the theme of the festival, the bottles are tiny terrariums. Thanks to the magic of the festival,, the plants inside the bottles remain undisturbed no matter how many times they’re knocked over.
Swan Boat Races. Find a boating partner and participate in a timed race where you have to navigate through obstacles and try to post the fastest time with fewest penalties. Use dreamotion to get through obstacles like ramps, slow whirlpools that will cause the boat to spin in place, turbulent waters, etc. If not interested in the races, people are welcome to help paint and decorate the swan boats! They have to match the mood of the festival, after all.
III. TREE OF MEMORIES
At the center of town is a giant tree that is as tall as a clock tower and with giant books about as tall as a person hanging off its branches. There are a few attractions set up here and there are also some small owls that fly around and greet anyone who come by. They serve as the "guardians" of the tree, and should anyone try to harm it, they will converge together to form a giant owl to deal with them.
A. Dream Petals. As the Tree's petals fall, anyone who manages to catch one before it hits the ground will find their secret dream reflected on it. It could be something they are longing for or something they wish to keep from anyone. Once the dream's reflection is complete, it will remain on the petal and can be viewed at any time.
B. Dreamscape Rooms. Selected by the owls, a few of the books can be found lying open on the ground. Everything is blank—there are no titles, no words, no pictures. The owl will beckon anyone who wants a "fun adventure" to dreamwalk into the book and have an adventure through its pages. It could be any established fairy tale, folklore, myth, legend or perhaps something random. The "players" will be thrown into random roles for the story and will need to complete at least three objectives (which can be handwaved). There is a one hour time limit so if anyone is unable to get through the story, the owls will yank them (safely) out and the book will remain on the ground for another group to try their luck. If they succeed, the story will magically appear on its pages and the book will hang proudly on the tree's branches. C. Soaring Butterflies. Ever wanted to just ride on something huge and enjoy the flight? There are giant butterflies that are large and strong enough to carry up to three people on their backs. These butterflies are actually local to Songerein and brought in by a native Fae. Whether that makes them more or less trustworthy is up to the character, but the butterflies are definitely frisky—and fast.
D. Book Cages. Sometimes something a little weird happens around the Tree. Black wispy energy will seep from the hanging books and they will suddenly drop down on unsuspecting visitors, especially anyone who has a lot of love in them. The book will open and the pages will fly out like walls and trap the victim before it transforms into a cage and hurls them back up high into the tree. Although unharmed, the prisoner will start feeling some of their feelings of love being drained away and making them more irritable and hateful towards things. It will be up to someone else to try and get them out. Fortunately it's not too difficult a task—just need to get up that tree somehow and break through the iron-paper bars. Some fire should do the trick. The problem is, it needs to be fire made from dreamotion and focused on some variant of love or loyalty. It doesn't have to be towards the prisoner at least, so anyone should be able to help. However, the tree seems intent in keeping the prisoner, so thorny vines will try and smack anyone away. The owls will also try to assist, but they're kind of small and useless and can't use their ultimate transformation to harm the tree. Maybe the Giant Butterflies might be useful?IV. FINAL DAY
On the third and final day of the festival, the winners of the Flower King and Queen contest are announced. However, there's a huge surprise as everyone finds themselves in a costume. While all contest participants have their own "Royal Court" theme, everyone else will find themselves suddenly dressed like a flower. There are a lot of variations from elegant to downright silly. Best(?) of all, the costumes will stay on until sundown. While parts may be loosened, altered, and removed for a short period of time, the costume will refuse to be changed out of and any attempts will be futile.
A. Flower Power. While some may feel very…uncomfortable in their new "wardrobe," others are having a blast with the small powers that come with the costume. With just a wave of their hand flowers will appear and bloom, and they will leave a trail of flowers wherever they go. But most importantly, they have glitter pollen which is to help bring about love and joy to all! However, not everyone is enjoying the glitter all over the place and some are growing more irritable and hateful instead, which is twisting their own pollen to spread negative feelings instead. Help soothe the unhappy ones and clean up the mess!
B. Flowerworks. Once sundown hits and everyone is back to their usual attire, a call is made to announce the "Flowerworks" presentation and for all to gather out into the fields. The moment the sun is completely set and the stars appear in the strange, moonless sky, a light will shoot up and burst into a beautiful, flowery display. It's a fireworks show, but instead of using traditional fireworks, glowing flowers are sent up instead, their petals illuminating brightly as they drift harmlessly down to the crowds.
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[ That goose statue is definitely mocking him. But hey! At least Gracious won't be alone in his suffering, because someone else has been watching him fail at ring-toss-on-a-goose for some time now: this guy.
His clothes are a bit frayed at the ends and more than a little worse for wear, his hair's unkempt and the pallor of his skin is a bit off, but he is watching poor Gracious's attempt with rapt attention...............or well. He's watching the goose with rapt attention, because it looks close enough to the actual thing that he's wondering if he would get in trouble if he tried to climb the counter to get at it.
Part of him was hoping Gracious would catch the goose with the ring and maybe he could ask him to share it (yes, he's absolutely convinced the prize of this game is the goose itself). So naturally when Gracious looks like he might be giving up he decides to hover a bit closer, leaning in to peer at him.
"No?" he signs, pointing at the goose (trying to ask "you're not going to catch it?" but lacking the vocabulary) ]
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...It's about the goose, isn't it? ]
I mean, I would like to get this stupid goose.
[ Please. At this point, his pride is at stake. ]
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....because he really, really wants to try eating goose. He's had chicken before, but geese tend to be good at flying and all that, which makes catching and eating them much harder than land-bound birds. ]
Ouh...
[ He received no response in sign, so he interprets it correctly as Skylark not knowing it and tries a different approach: a thumb's up as he points to the goose. If this guy is done throwing rings at the goose, maybe he can convince Skylark to allow him to just bum-rush the thing. ]
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...Wait, this guy can't be suggesting... ]
You want to try?
[ He has no idea he's maybe consenting to bum-rushing a goose statue and not just an attempt to beat this game. ]
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[ I mean. Skylark didn't give him an obvious no, so he's just going to nod and keep that thumb nice and poised.
Don't you worry, Skylark. He's got this.
...Which is about all the warning he gives before he climbs up and over the game counter and jumps after that goose 8') ]
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Wha— wait, what are you doing?!
[ Not that Skylark can quite stop him because, there he goes. The good news is that while the goose statue is enchanted to dodge the rings, it's not quite suited to actually attempt fleeing someone trying to grab it?
...On the other hand whoever's running the booth is probably going to notice this commotion. ]
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"Wh--hey! What the heck do you think you're doing?!"
These words, of course, fall on deaf ears. Zombie boy's biggest concern right now is trying to keep a hold on the enchanted goose as it honks loudly and flaps in the utmost distress. Even more frustrating is that every time he bites it, the goose is hard--almost like it's made of wood or something. But that would be silly, right? Geese aren't made from wood. Who would want a wooden goose?
Clearly he just need to gnaw on it a little harder.
"Stop that!! Get down from there!!" ]
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I'm sorry, I think this is a misunderstanding—
[ "Just get him down from there first!" ]
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Or, he's pretty sure up until the moment that his sleeve is grabbed, stopping him mid-lunge for the poor thing's neck. Only then does he actually look back and see the commotion he's caused, the irate and flabbergasted stall keeper, and poor, poor Skylark. ]
....Ou.
[ So. This looks a little sticky ]
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I'm—I'm terribly sorry! I asked for some help to try and beat this, but I didn't mean for this to happen. I can tidy up the mess as compensation.
[ The stall keeper frowns as he listens to Lark, before sighing in exasperation. "Fine. At least nothing's broken." ]
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...Not that it helps him understand why he's been stopped and why the stall owner looks to annoyed, but he sees Lark bow his head, sees the squint from the shop keep, and decides to copy Skylark and bow his head as well. ]
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He finally lets go of the arm and then starts to pick up any decorations or props that were knocked over earlier to rearrange them. ]
Can't believe this managed to become "exciting" as well...
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Was he saving the goose for himself for later? Maybe he can ask the stall keeper to share...
He picks up a few discarded rings that have been knocked out, holding them up to Skylark in apology. :C he's sorry he couldn't help you kill the goose bro ]
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Why'd you try to bite the goose?
[ Since, well, it's a statue?
At some point he'll realise Unnamed can't hear him, but that is not right this moment. ]
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[ For a moment, he just stares. He can see Skylark's lips moving, but there are no gestures or signs to accompany them. So he waits.
and waits.
and waits.....wondering if maybe Skylark is expecting an answer from him anyway??
He looks to the sides, uncertain, and then brings his hands together to sign slowly, "One more time...?"--literally just the sign for "again" ]
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Oh, this might be a bit of a problem...
He gestures at Unamed, and...
...Shit, how is he supposed to communicate "What's your name?" through body language, ]
Uhm... your name?
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[ You know, he's not sure he ever told Skylark that he can't hear. He should probably do that...right? Now that he isn't about to launch himself and take down that goose
he'll get you one day, goose...He brings a finger up and points to his temple, then the side of his mouth--the sign for being deaf. And just because he's encountered enough people by now who don't know sign language, he points to his ear again and shakes his head.
He can't hear you bro :c ]
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...Shit he's never actually encountered someone who can't hear, he's not sure how to effectively communicate in this situation? He isn't sure if this guy knows how to read or write either (which might not seem like it would be an issue, but where Skylark's from, literacy isn't guaranteed). Still, he doesn't think it hurts to try?
He vaguely remembers something about how everyone here gets some kind of book with them, he just hasn't...quite figured out how to do it, whoops. He waves his hand, face scrunched up in focus. ]
Oh, come on—
[ And in his hands, a stitch-bound book and quill appear. ]
So that's how it works! [ It only takes him a moment to write something down, before turning to show it to Unamed. ]
"What's your name?
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He's visibly engaged when Skylark brings his journal out, hasty to summon his own. He doesn't know what Lark has actually asked, but if he knows how to read, then--
NANASHI
NORIYUKI
He imprints two names onto the page to show Lark. Then he points to the names, followed by himself. ]
Ouh. Ouh!