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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-01-01 19:02:00

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200 — Anniversary Festival!

Happy Anniversary, Marina Nova!

The bots have been busy cleaning up the dome and setting up decorations for this momentous occasion, and by now there isn't a nook or cranny left un-pimped! Bright blue MarinaNova flags wave happily in the artificial breeze together with the colorful ribbons that have been wrapped around poles. The streets are illuminated by strings of lights and paper lanterns and each sector gate has been lovingly decorated with fragrant flower garlands.

Of course, that is far from all! There wouldn't be much of a festival without entertainment and your loving wardens have made absolutely sure that there's something for everyone!

Sector 0 Fairground: If you want to go faster, you have to scream louder! Sector 0 has been taken over by a fairground where you can find such old classics as the bumper cars, a haunted house of mirrors, a more romantic tunnel of love, a roller coaster, a classic merry-go-round and, of course, a ferris wheel.

Game Booths: Step right up! Test your skill and win a prize! Throughout the dome there's a variety of game booths, ranging from the classic ring toss and high striker to kissing booths and dunk tanks. There's also a duck pond game, balloon darts and goldfish scooping game — with mechanical goldfish, of course!

The prizes are all of the carnival variety, including but not limited to: stuffed animals, fake tattoos, cheap bracelets and necklaces, stickers, rubber reptiles, silly hats, wiggle snakes and sticky hands or other sticky things.

Performances: The other way to show your skill! There are two stages set up in the dome: the first one with sound equipment and instruments suitable for a musical performance — or perhaps just karaoke! If no one is using the stage, it will automatically play randomly selected music from a wide variety of genres. The second stage is set up to accommodate physical performances like gymnastics and when no one is performing you're treated to a projection of ball room dancers, gymnasts, modern dance, ballet and similar things!

There are also street performers scattered throughout the dome. You can watch robots juggle, eat fire, swallow swords or charm robot snakes! There's also face painting and the occasional robot dressed up as a human statue for your amusement.

Food: The food carts in sector 0 are now carrying food fit for the occasion. You can find classic carnival food like popcorn, cotton candy, corn dogs, funnel cakes and pizza slices, but also takoyaki, okonomiyaki, candied almonds, gyros, pirogues, egg rolls and of course snow cones and ice-cream cones. The theme has of course extended to the drink selection and you're welcome to quench your thirst with lemon shake ups, butterbeer, mead and malted milkshakes.

Enjoy!

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mysterymelody
2013-01-02 03:42 am UTC (link)

[Though there was no shortage of celebrations and such in the previous facility, she's never been to or even seen a hint of a festival like this before, which is why Tear has decided to go out and wander through the crowds and stalls, observing more than really taking part in much. Not really dressed up for the occasion, but she's certainly not sticking to her sweaters and long skirts of the past, opting instead for something more form fitting and girlish as she slowly warms up to this style of clothing.

She can be spotted most anywhere, though she does linger a bit near the music stage, with all its equipment and karaoke that she seems to stare at rather intently, or over at one of the shooting range stands, where both the adorable stuffed dolls that sit as waiting prizes and the small toy pistols pique her interest. She hasn't used a firearm in a very long time, but nonetheless she breezes through the easier levels and keeps her aim strong as it becomes more difficult-- resulting in a small mound of toys starting to pile up.

She doesn't intend to keep them, she'll say, they'll be given to perhaps Euphemia or... others she knows. She's just doing this for the much needed practice...]

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rack_em_up
2013-01-03 05:54 am UTC (link)

[Cross isn't exactly a carnival person but he's here thanks to Rebecca's insistence ~~read: withholding his nightly booty call~~. The games hold little interest, until he sees Tear at the shooting game. He's not unimpressed, for a normal person, as she works through the laughably easy levels and proceeds on.]

[He waits until she is having difficulty with one of the levels, and only then will she hear his amused voice overhead.] Not bad. For an amateur.

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mysterymelody
2013-01-06 11:23 pm UTC (link)

[She's aware of someone close by, intentionally, but isn't willing to break away just yet to face them-- even when he speaks up she merely tightens her grip, nothing more until after she's taken her shot on the last little target. It's not a clean bulls-eye, but hey, at least she hits the tiny thing.

She lets her arms fall to her sides, and sets the fake gun down before looking back over her shoulder, and despite his disparaging words she can't manage the sense of irritation she used to be able to with him. Not after speaking with Rebecca. She settles for... well, a hesitant aloofness instead as she answers]

...I had a good teacher. She was an accomplished marks-woman, but I'm just not as talented or skilled. [She knows what she is good at, but there's no pride in combat abilities to begin with. She can manage with her level of skill with a gun, that's good enough and better than some others]

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	rack_em_up 2013-01-08 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	[Cross picks up the "gun" at the booth and glances at it with near disgust. Pitiful thing, even for a game.] [He uses it to knock off a perfect score with hardly a glance at the board.] You'd do better with a decent weapon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-01-10 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	[She watches all this-- his disgust, his casual shot-- with no discernible change in her expression, and just says plainly:] It serves its purpose. [A toy, that couldn't be taken by an inmate and used to harm others or create panic in a crowd like this. Not without some adjustments at least, and that would take time] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rack_em_up 2013-01-12 02:17 am UTC (link)
	For a game. [He places the toy gun down and rubs his fingers together as if they're tainted from having touched it.] Life isn't a game. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-01-13 12:45 am UTC (link)
	[Focusing on the gun he'd set down instead of directing on him, her eyebrows arch precisely; </i>really</i>, for him to say that and to say it to her of all people~~what with barely knowing how to have fun~~. She can barely muster above a dry tone of voice to reply] That'd be why I don't have much to do with toys. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	crimson_blade 2013-01-05 12:02 am UTC (link)
	[Saya's chosen to fill her arms with carnival food rather than game prizes, but she's equally distracted by the surroundings -- until she spots Tear. She'd been meaning to make time for them to speak. Now is as good a time as any, she supposes.] Hello. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)