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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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bottomless_pit
2013-01-13 04:05 am UTC (link)

[ he nodded ] It's been... an interesting day. [ he paused, obviously grasping at straws. How had they conversed before? How should they now? He didn't want Tear to think he was fishing for information, trying to lull her into comfort, but he did want those things.

He wanted what they had.

Trust should never have been lost. ]

Uh... do you need help carrying those?

[ it would give him something to do, a purpose. That's all he's ever needed. ]

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mysterymelody
2013-01-16 08:31 pm UTC (link)

--What? [She's caught off guard, honestly lost for a moment until, glancing down, she realizes he means the toys she's trying keep attention from and failing to, and finally giving up, just gathers them up to her close... before changing her mind and holding them under her arms roughly, distant, as she shifts her weight. She can't quite meet his eyes, even when she does look up at him]

Oh... no, they're not mine-- I mean, they are but I'm not keeping them, I'm giving them to... Euphemia or...

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	bottomless_pit 2013-01-17 06:55 am UTC (link)
	[ he didn't smile, he didn't laugh. He simply kept his gaze carefully neutral. ] You should keep at least one of them. You earned it. [ There's no shame. Pai would have loved any one of the pile, even when she was sleeping her days and nights away. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mysterymelody
2013-01-21 07:51 pm UTC (link)

[She shakes her head immediately, too busy already brushing him off in her mind to realize he hasn't shown a single sign of amusement or thinking her childish yet. Even setting aside her understandable reluctance to show any of herself to him in particular, it's just a defensive stance she's practiced for years]

No, they-- they're not something I'm interested in.

[Pai was a little girl. Adults don't keep things like dolls]

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	bottomless_pit 2013-02-01 06:38 am UTC (link)
	[ no, they merely graduated from fluff and fur to human flesh and bone. Humans had no shame. ] As decoration then? [ he poised the question, surprised but understated. Regardless of if it was something she had an interest in, it was a prize fairly won. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mysterymelody
2013-02-07 12:41 am UTC (link)

[She visibly struggles with how to reply to his questioning-- prying, a fraction of her hisses-- as her list of practiced defenses are running short, and giving in and admitting what she really thinks isn't an option she'll allow herself in front of him.

Eventually, she merely sighs helplessly, avoiding his sight as she questions him in return]

Why does it matter--?

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bottomless_pit
2013-02-07 03:05 pm UTC (link)

[ he holds still for a moment, weighing, calculating, working out several scenarios and none in his favor. Her answer didn't matter and no more to Tear then to anyone else in the dome, but it was an answer that would matter to him. It would be a sign of renewing trust, a glimmer of hope.

He should have known to bury such feelings deep. They were useless to one such as he. ]

It just seemed a waste to throw them. Dolls should be cherished, protected; not discarded. [ just like his sister. Just like Yin. That lesson had been learned far to late for him. ]

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	mysterymelody 2013-02-10 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	[There are plenty of things that should be cherished and protected too, and he's already shown to have discarded them, so she can't take his words seriously at all] ...They won't be thrown away. They'll be given to people who deserve them. [People who respond sincerely to what she gives them-- trust, kindness, concern-- not just material items] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bottomless_pit 2013-02-21 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	[ he could hope for no better, and nodded curtly when she was finished ] Then I won't keep you. That is a handful. [ He smiled apologetically but more so because he knew his help would be refused. His role, nowwas simple bystander; it was the only safe path left to him. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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