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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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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-01-20 04:03 am UTC (link)

Ah Seven, I fear that your parents did you no favors by including you in their research. And yet I cannot say that many would not have done the same were they with child during such a crucial part of their careers, both personal and professional.

[It was really his way of empathizing with her situation, both before her Assimilation and after. She had never really had a chance to avoid it or to live the life of a human. And that was a sad, sad tale to him, all of the things she had missed out on.

Like cotton candy.

They were at the front of the line and he ordered only one cotton candy to share between the two of them. While the bot prepared it, he turned to look at her.] Do you ever find yourself curious over the many things you missed out on? Or even ask yourself something as simplistic as why and how one can enjoy silence.

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borg
2013-01-20 04:57 pm UTC (link)

[ neelix had asked her once if she thought of her parents, the hansens, and if she had trouble existing without them. most days, that answer was no, but there were some when something, often the most insignificant of things, would remind her of something she faintly recalled from her childhood and she'd find herself regretting all that she'd missed out on. she'd also told neelix that naomi would adapt when her mother was almost lost, but now she's grateful they managed to find samantha wildman. naomi needs her mother, and seven's been doing her own part to keep naomi happy in ways she wasn't, taking time out of her schedule to play kadis-kot with her and teach her how to help out around the ship. she misses the girl. ]

Yes. I make an effort to explore such things, but there are some I find myself unable to understand, like silence.

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-01-20 05:10 pm UTC (link)

Perhaps silence is something we can explore together at some point. There is something to be said for quiet thoughtfulness.

[He takes the cotton candy from the bot and they step aside to a bench where he gestures for her to have a seat, easier for her to set the stuffed animals down. He sits next to her.]

Now, you tear off a piece, just so. [He tears off a small piece, with an air that says that it's been some time since he's indulged in such things.] And let it melt in your mouth. [He gestures for her to try it before putting some in his mouth.] Go ahead.

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borg
2013-01-21 07:22 pm UTC (link)

I would like that. [ she can brave what scares her on such a deep, personal level if someone else -- especially someone who understands why silence is an ex-drone's worst nightmare -- is with her.

seven follows him to the bench, setting the stuffed animals down on an abandoned cart near the bench before she takes a seat herself. she reaches out hesitantly, but takes the wisp of cotton candy from him and pops it in her mouth. her eyes widen, having not expected it to dissolve so quickly. ]

It's... exceedingly sweet.

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-01-21 08:38 pm UTC (link)

We will be sure to make it a point to do so then.

[He willingness to adapt continually caught him by surprise. And honestly, he was glad for it. His expectations in the beginning had been low, uncertain, laced with discomfort. But every time that she surprised him, he liked her company a little more.

Her reaction to the sweet concoction delights him and he smiles and even laughs a bit.] Yes, I should say so. Perfect for the pallet of a child. Beware of licking your fingers and then touching the candy. That's where the trouble comes in.

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