The Festival

[worthpraise]

Characters: Amaterasu and THE ENTIRE CARAVAN
Setting/Location: The Main Hall
Date & Time: Day 2, 8 PM - 12 Midnight
Warnings: Anything goes. I'm assuming swearing; I'll add things in as people tell me/as I see them
Summary: After an eventful afternoon, Amaterasu and her volunteers (and not so volunteers) have set up a party. Note: Action and prose

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[thebooksaysso]

[There was absolutely nothing unusual about the caravan when Anathema left her room that morning. The little bits of random plant life that started to litter the halls on her way back to it later earned some notice. The fact said plant life then decided to take over shortly after finally kick the young woman's curiosity into high gear, and if she was at all surprised to find a forest suddenly overtaking the main hall she somehow let it roll right over her. So now she sits over near the food table with a small cup of juice.

She probably should mingle, since people don't usually attend parties just to be a wallflower, but....ngk. So many people were does she even start.]

[guideslight]

[ Start over here! You'll notice a petite woman with a dark olive complexion. She's also sitting in one of the chairs, looking delighted and playing with the flowers; there's a glow at the tip of her fingers and she's using it to make the stems sway, the petals flush with colour. ]

[thebooksaysso]

[That's certainly a hard thing to miss. Anathema can't quite help staring at the glow for a few moments, watching the girl work, don't mind her.]

I don't think that's a magic I've seen before.

[guideslight]

[Elika stops and blinks up at Anathema, kind of sheepish. She's not supposed to user her power for playtime, haha.]

It's a...very specific kind of magic. It's the power of Ormazd, the God of light.

[whutthefuk]

Now this was more like it. If there was one way to get people to relax and forget about the whole getting sucked in from another world thing, a party was it. And King had been happy to help move what few tables he had for the whole thing.

The hard part was tracking down Whistler and getting her to come. She was all but 'allergic' to parties or anything remotely fun. But she was also prone to giving into his whining if he did it long enough. He was after all a very convincing guy. Convincing, or annoying. Either one did the trick.

So all but dragging Abbi into the room King smiled and looked around at all the new plants and trees that had taken over the main hall. He smirked back at the other hunter. "See Whistler? It's not often you get to go to a..whatever this is called. We might as well enjoy it while we can." He was determined to get her involved in as much as he could.

[ifthishurts]

Saying that Abigail wasn't looking forward to this was an understatement. She was to the point where she wanted to throw a childlike fit to get out of this, but King was bound and determined to get her to this party -- or whatever it was.

"You might have some fun, but I doubt that I'll have any." Yes, she was still in a bitchy mood for him pulling her away from the comforts of her room.

[whutthefuk]

King heaved an exasperated sigh, slumping his shoulders slightly and turning around to look at his partner. He all but whimpered and gave a her a very sad pout.

"Not if you're going to be in angry mode all night." He moved to stand in front of her and placed his hands on her shoulders. A bold move but he was willing to risk the safety of both of his hands to ensure his sincerity.

"Look, there's no vampires around. We're stuck on this caravan until we can find a way home. We might as well enjoy it, right? I promise to make sure you have even a scrap of fun. And if not, you can go back to your room and I won't say a goddamn word for the rest of the trip." Obviously a lie, but that wasn't important right now.

[ifthishurts]

She glanced down at the hands that were on her shoulders and looked back up at King; he must have really wanted her to have fun since he was touching her and -- being like this. Seeing this different side of him was a nice change form the jokster what she was used to seeing. She knew he was there, but it was nice to know that he had this somewhat caring side.

"Alright, alright. I'm going to try having some fun, but I can't and wont' promise anything." She shrugged his hands off her shoulders and crossed her arms in front of herself. "So, what are we going to do?"

[merines_guard]

Really, Walter just wanted to stay in his room. But thanks to the whole freefall from earlier he was forced to stay in the infirmary overnight to prevent any more bad things from happening to him. It was annoying, the way they kept poking and prodding at him like he was nothing but a pincushion -- despite needing the Orerines' medicine for his wounds, he could have done without the hovering. Which is why, when the doctors mysteriously left for the night, he took to his heels and fled the place as soon as he could intending to return to his room

[guideslight]

Sadly, Walter was SOL that night, because there was some woman coming his way. A very familiar woman, in fact, considering that she had gotten a pretty intimate view of his naked upper body. Elika was looking forward to seeing how her 'patient' had come out of his unfortunate meeting with a particularly aggressive dining table. She settled herself into the chair next to his, watching him eat for a few seconds with a somewhat satisfied expression.

"I see you're still in one piece," she began. "And eating--that's good. I don't believe I caught your name last night. I'm Elika, and you are?"

[merines_guard]

Oh, great, just what he needed. Company. So much for being able to avoid the spotlight. He had to repress the urge to roll his eyes -- at least it was someone he could stand somewhat. Walter had immediately recognized her as that one woman who'd helped him immediately after the freefall.

Swallowing the piece of sushi he'd finished chewing on, he maintained his expression of stone as he acknowledged her with a nod. "Walter. Well met -- I don't intend on dying anytime soon."

[guideslight]

It was hard not to laugh at how incredibly serious his expression was. He reminded Elika of some of her father's camels--irate beasts, angry with the world and their handlers in particular. She didn't know what provoked Walter's particular brand of attitude, but she was willing to put up with it--for now.

"Pleased to meet you, Walter, and I'm pleased to hear that. I'm assuming you spent the night at the infirmary? The bandages weren't too uncomfortable, were they?" She wanted to make sure she'd done a decent job--if only in case she'd ever have to do it again.

[hopeofzaphias]

[Have a Yuri. See Yuri walk into the Main Hall, balancing a few platters contaning various sandwiches, rice balls and even a bowl of tempura on his arms as he makes his way to the table of food nearby.

After a few tense moments, he finally manages to get everything onto the table without spilling anything.]

Well, that wasn't too bad.

[speedsavior]

[And have a clearly amused Yuusei because seriously, man, that was one precarious walk down the hall that you just took. He himself is setting down a pot of Martha's stew on the table and looking at Yuri with a slight smile and he laughs a little.]

Nice balancing act there.

[hopeofzaphias]

Thanks. Should've seen me when I had to balance a lot of armor.

[He shrugs, looking around as he takes one of his sandwiches and starts eating.]

Did a pretty good job on this place. Seriously, how'd they manage to stick a whole forest in here?

[speedsavior]

I think I have a good idea as to who...

[He leans lightly against the table, surveying the foliage and diverse display of flora. Flowers of all different shades, vines, bamboo trees seemingly sprouting up from nowhere. He smiled.]

This is what people needed I think. To relax and just forget for a few hours--that's what parties do...

/late

[anmitsucherry]

[Oh lords had she missed the smell of flowers. Of being able to walk in and about the greenery, instead of watching it pass by dozens of feet below at a fairly quick pace. Grandore didn't move fast, but he had quite the stride on him.

Still... It was amazing to be so surrounded. And they were real, weird as it was. She had been so tempted to even go through with taking her sandals off, and wandering around the garden grass in bare feet. Unfortunately when she'd gotten here, she'd only arrived with one outfit, and her packed pajamas. All her casual clothes, she assumed, were back home.

If anyone were so inclined to come up and say hello, Sakura would be sitting, back to one of the trees, munching on a few grapes and just.. enjoying everything.]