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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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	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-06 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	I'll be good. I promise. Ready? [Because it's time to get on the ferris wheel.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-06 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	As ready as I'll ever be. [ Confident, despite the deep, steadying breath he draws. Heights. Machinery. The things he does for her. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-06 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	[She shakes her head, moving forward with his hand in hers.] You know if something happened I could just phase us anyway, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-08 12:16 am UTC (link)
	[ Definitely following. He trusts her. ] I know... I trust you. That doesn't mean I can completely shut off what I know about carnivals and accidents. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-08 12:18 am UTC (link)
	[That gets a laugh as she takes her seat and tugs him in along with her. Should she be laughing at that?] How are your statics on prison carnivals? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-08 12:40 am UTC (link)
	[ Laughing is okay. So maybe it brings some color to his cheeks but it takes the edge off just as much. ] Insufficient data, I'm afraid. Actually, ferris wheels are relatively safe. There's only been two recorded accidents between 1989 and 2000. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-08 12:43 am UTC (link)
	I think we can take those odds. [Their cart moves up a bit as others get on behind them.] You've ridden one before, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-08 03:16 am UTC (link)
	[ She's not going to let go of his hand, right? That would be a terrible thing. ] Actually... this is my first time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-08 03:21 am UTC (link)
	[She wasn't planning on it. Oh, look they are going up a little higher and stopping again.] Really? Never even when you were a kid? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-09 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	[ Keeping calm, if a little tense. He shakes his head. ] No. I guess it was never really the right time to do stuff like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-09 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	How about now? Feeling right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-09 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	...Very right. [ If she's not careful, he'll kiss her in a minute. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-10 12:12 am UTC (link)
	[Better be quick because her leaning says she already has that plan.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-10 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	[ Always with the mind-reading! Then again, couples are supposed to do things together and this is definitely one of those things that are better as a team. His hand may find its way up into her hair. It knows the way by now. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-10 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	[Over the river and through the woods... Or was that the way to somewhere else? Regardless, he finds it just in time for them to take another lurch up to the next level. Hopefully it will actually start one of these times. She laughs softly, not going in for the kiss, but not pulling away either.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-11 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	[ We both know that made him jump. It's not that different from an elevator after all, only safer. Marginally. Statistically. Gosh, who can rely on statistics at a time like this anyway! He chuckles with her, a little nervous. ] Guess we should save that for the ground, huh? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-12 12:15 am UTC (link)
	I don't mind taking a risk. [But instead of pushing forward, she pulls back a little, squeezing his hand.] Is this really making you nervous? [She could always phase them back down.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2013-01-12 03:00 pm UTC (link)

Of course.

I mean, a fear of heights is just a natural response to being in an unnatural situation. If anything it shows a level of self-preservation that can't always be countered with logic so even if I know we're perfectly safe, that won't necessarily make me any more calm about the situation. It's not even a bad reaction, necessarily — we watch horror movies for much the same reason and the chemical kick we get from putting ourselves in a scary situation can be just as addictive as caffeine or nicotine. It's the thrill of potential or imagined danger that makes these things into successful entertainment after all.

[ Reid. You're rambling. Calm down. ]

I'm fine. Okay? [ Squeezing her hand. Really, he wouldn't have gone if it was too unbearable. ]

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	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-12 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	That was a lot of words. [Smiling at him.] If you want me to air walk us off you can say the word anytime, okay? ...But I'm glad you came with me. [It might actually be kind of important to her. ~~Tyki could tell.~~] I always liked the ferris wheel when I was a kid. There was one at Navy Pier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-13 01:18 am UTC (link)
	[ Tyki could and did tell. Not that he's about to mention it. They talk enough about him as it is. ] I can, uhm... I can understand the attraction. [ Rubbing his thumb over her hand. ] Did you go there often? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2013-01-13 02:58 am UTC (link)
	[So true.] Mm... not often enough I think. [She leans in, laying her head against his shoulder.] I think I was a kid who didn't always leave enough time for fun when I had the chance. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2013-01-13 03:43 am UTC (link)
	[ That's nice. He relaxes noticeably with the weight of her head on his shoulder. ] I wonder what that must be like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2013-01-13 03:51 am UTC (link)

[She smiles, enjoying the way her head rocks gently against his shoulder when the wheel moves. The higher they go up the more intimate it feels.] At least we get to make up for lost time, right?

...Sometimes... I really like this place. [She'll do everything she can to stop it from continuing, but if the Defense Force succeeds it's going to be a sad victory for her.]

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	thisiscalm 2013-01-13 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	[ It does feel good and after a certain height you can't really comprehend how high up you are anymore. It feels quiet. Isolated in a good way. ] It could definitely be worse. [ And then, a confession he hasn't wanted to voice before. ] ...As much as I want to go home... I'm really happy to be here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2013-01-13 09:45 pm UTC (link)

[It hurts to hear he wants to go home, but it isn't a surprise. She knows he shouldn't be here. He has a life and a future back home at least as far as they know. His work took him to the worst places of his world maybe, but it wasn't a bad world to be in. It would be worse if he wanted to stay in a place like this just for her...right?

Besides, the whole point of the defense force is to keep new people from coming in and to get everyone back home who wants to go if they can swing it. That's what they've been working toward all this time.]

[Softly.] I'm glad you're happy.