Oktoberfest!

[memento_mods]

Who: Everyone
What: Oktoberfest
Where: Down main street and into the park
When: September 19 to October 4
Warnings: People twirling fiery batons. Keep it PG-13 in this one and take anything higher to the journals.

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[love_and_donuts]

Vash loved meat.

This was evidenced by the mess left on the napkin tucked and hanging from his collar, as well as stuff that he forgot to take care of around his chin. He did his best to pace himself so that he could try one of every kind of meat available at the vendors. The vendors loved him because of this, no doubt.

If people didn't run into him there, they would probably find him hanging around the outskirts of the festival, close enough to still hear the folk music, but far enough to be a little separate from the boisterous celebratory atmosphere. He wasn't against such things, not at all; he just felt a little out-of-place among those he saw laughing and smiling together.

He wasn't sure or not, but part of him wished he didn't feel that way.

[king_of_thunder]

After the time he had spent on the island, Ren got used to living without his memories. He even got used to not having to take part in life-and-death matches of the Shaman Fight every day.

But one thing he would never get used to were those, ridiculous in his opinion, festivals. He hadn't intended to participate in that one, but simply happened to pass by. He grew tired of the happy crowd in a few minutes and decided to leave before they drove him crazy.

Noticing Vash, Ren didn't come up to him immediately. Instead, he wondered why the man wasn't in the middle of the party, giving everyone fake smiles as he usually did. Well, he could ask him directly. Since he already was there and happened to be one of the very few people Ren didn't mind talking to...

... He did not just think that.

"You seem less lively today, idiot." Ren stated, stepping closer to Vash.

[love_and_donuts]

"And look at you, actually out and about!" Vash replied with a grin, though keeping his gaze on the festival in front of them, "Is today opposite day? Ha ha...

"...Mm. I'm sorry. I'll be back to normal soon, I just have to get through this rough spot," he explained vaguely, his tone dropping down some at the end of the sentence. Nobody liked a whiner, after all!

[king_of_thunder]

"Hmph. Don't get any stupid ideas. I was just on my way back from training." Ren said, folding his arms and frowning at the man in front of him. Who did he think he was talking to?

What about Vash's usual attitude was 'normal' was beyond him, really.

"I don't care." The shaman assured him before continuing, "... It's uncommon to see you acting like that. Without any particular reason, that is."

Obviously, he couldn't just ask him if something was the matter.

[love_and_donuts]

"...That BUILDING," Vash said, his tone suddenly deepening and switching to comically exasperated, "...It's just staring at us. It's MOCKING US..."

Vash held up a gloved finger, intensely pointing at the large building at the head of the festival, cheerful mug of beer icon displayed proudly over the locked and boarded entrance. "You know what Oktoberfest is really about? It's about BEER.

"Where's the beer, Ren? Where did they hide it...?" Vash said in a crazed, spooky voice.

Apparently he didn't want to talk about whatever was actually the matter with him!

[king_of_thunder]

Ren's eyebrow twitched at that sudden subject change. If there was anyone mocking someone there, it was definitely Vash.

"Don't be stupid. It's not even haunted." Ren replied coldly. "And I know what Oktoberfest is. And I don't give a damn about beer."

The conversation had only lasted for about two minutes and his patience was already running out.

[love_and_donuts]

"Seriously, don't you think it's weird?! It's so obvious they're hiding something in that building. I can't believe they'd insult us beer-drinkers like this. It's outrageous...!" Vash whined, "What have they got planned, eh?

"I might break in if nothing happens by the end of the festival. Let's do it, Ren."

[king_of_thunder]

Honestly, were there no depths to which that guy wouldn't sink to get some beer?

"... 'Us'." Ren repeated, his anger becoming more and more clear as he spoke. "What the hell do you mean by 'us'?"

He looked at the building and then back at Vash. "I have no intention of doing something like that."

[love_and_donuts]

"Well-- I guess you're too young for beer, but I meant me and the other beer-drinkers who came here to Oktoberfest, expecting to be quenched, and being left with parched throats!!" Vash raged, pounding his point with a fist against his own knee, getting even more into this particular rant than he originally planned.

Pausing, he sighed heavily, drooping his shoulders.

"Guess you wouldn't, huh... You're not really all as violent as you used to be, huh... You're so peaceful now, huh..." he mumbled half to himself and half to see what kind of reaction he'd get from Ren. Inwardly, he was rather impressed that Ren had calmed down in the past year! Peace was important. As was love. Naturally.

[king_of_thunder]

That was probably the most idiotic thing Ren had ever heard - or at least he didn't remember anything of sorts. When would that guy stop treating him like a child? The shaman rolled his eyes at Vash's obnoxious behavior.

He knew all too well he had changed during his stay on the island. Memento Eden itself wasn't the reason for that, though - it was because of his memory of Yoh that he was different from before. However, he didn't think someone would notice that. Was his change really that obvious?

"Hmph. What are you talking about?" Ren asked, giving the man a questioning look.

[deusexblastia]

Raven's chin was clean. Scruffy, yes, but nothing stayed on his chin after each trip to the vendors. "Ya sure ya got enough ta eat there? Might wanna leave some fer the rest of us!" It was the penultimate way of the pot calling the kettle black; Raven was doing pretty much the exact same thing Vash was.

[mokomanjuu]

What's a festival without a good pal to chill with? Mokona grinned at him from atop a sausage vendor's stall.

"It looks like Vash has been trying out lots of good things to eat, too~ Which did Vash like best?"