Genessia Carnival
The week of the carnival has arrived! With the combined effort of paid workers, volunteers, Azura, and those Azura decided were going to help her (Looking at you Fam), the setup has gone without a hitch. Those who come by the large park in Genessia City during the morning and afternoon of the 16th will see the carnival in various stages of completion. It isn't the sun starts to set and the sky begins to burn the colors of pink and orange with a topping of blue that the lights on the carnival tents and other structures come to life.
THE CARNIVAL IS ON.
It's clear that the carnival takes up almost all of the park; it's setup done so that the rides, attractions, booths and other assorted portions of the carnival are setup around ponds and lakes and take advantage of paths in the park. At the entrance are a myriad of food stalls, while the bigger rides are further in the back. In between are smaller attractions like games, but more importantly this is where all of the booths for the residents are set up. Several rows deep, the offerings here are wildly different and each engaging in its own way. Lastly, the larger attractions of the Carnival are organized in the large central portion of the carnival where a large area has been cleared and sectioned off in 4 large rectangles to house each with plenty of room.
Carnival Fare
- Food And Drink - There are so many smells that sometimes your nose might be confused. From the scent of roasting meat, to the smell of sugary sweet cotton candy, the myriad of scents mingle throughout the whole carnival. There's an entire section of picnic tables for carnival goers to take a load off and eat their fill. The admission ticket even paid for complimentary drinks! However, there are plenty of stalls that are offering much more interesting options, including alcohol (for adults only!). Food ranges in price of course, and unfortunately there are a few stalls that might be overpricing their food...
- Rides and Attractions - The carnival isn't complete without classic carnival rides. There's a ferris wheel, teacups, several different merry-go-rounds, as well as a SUPER ROMANTIC Tunnel of Love. For the more adventurous there's even a few smaller sized roller coasters as well as an interesting looking magically powered water slide that's powered by a couple of local wizards and a "Doctor". One of the most popular rides seems to be the bumper cars, where each car has the chance to change shape on impact. Lastly for those who are brave enough there's a 2 story haunted house of mirrors full of jump scares and atmospheric music.
- Games and Stalls - THIS is where all of those stalls that were signed up for are. Of course, they make up the bulk of stalls, though the ones that are food oriented border the area mentioned earlier. Other booths such as shooting ranges, pingpong ball toss, fortune tellers, toy building booths and even a couple of booths where you can fish up your own little fish pet are here. Careful though, some of these booths are lowkey ripoffs, since they were largely built by volunteers. Should you get scammed it's wise to try and find security rather than handle it yourselves.
Main Attractions
- Randomized Plays - These plays are held nightly, but they're not your traditional plays. Participants are chosen from the audience who paid admission! On top of that, the roles are randomly assigned. You never really know what you're going to get, so in the end the plays come out a lot like improv. They're also largely hilarious, unintentionally or otherwise as often the two plays wind up intermingled! Once, Rumtumtugger wound up playing the part of Belle, while Gaston had to do a solo song all on his own... In the end, it'll be up to you what role your character plays, but it's never quite what's expected. Behind the scenes must be a riot no matter what!
- Obstacle Course - One attraction at the center of the carnival seems to weave around the other three, and out into the grounds itself. It's a complicated series of obstacles, from a pit of inky, oily water, to slippery bridges and swinging portions that need to be dodged. Portions of the course are even quite vertical, offering a strenuous climb as part of the challenge. This course is not for the faint of heart, and many will find themselves having to give up halfway through, or even being disqualified by being knocked out of the course. Those who choose to work together might make it farther but in the end only one can win. Be prepared for betrayal if you take that route...
- Eating Competition - There's not just one eating competition during the week of the carnival. Instead, several are held throughout the week. Hotdogs are first, followed by pancakes, then burgers. After that, towards the final three days of the carnival the bigger competitions start.
- Hotdogs - how many can you eat in 5 minutes?
- Pancakes - how many can you eat in 5 minutes?
- Burgers - how many can you eat in 8 minutes?
- Whole Chickens - You have 3, can you eat them all in 12 minutes?
- Whole Turkey - You have an entire turkey, how much can you eat in 10 minutes?
- 6 Tier Chocolate Cake - Finish the whole cake to win. (Hour Time Limit)
Those who have supernatural abilities are given an extra challenge to make things fair. For those who eat themselves sick there is a medical tent nearby, and of course plenty of room for a crowd of spectators.
- Jousting Competition - The colorful, campy and overall cheesy look of this jousting competition almost looks like a childish version of the competition. However, the prizes are real. Instead of the prize for the winning "knight" the winner of each match will be able to earn a fair sum of redbills! It's enough to cover the entry fee paid for the competition and then a couple hundred on top of that. Each participant chooses their weapon, but they all have different strange additional abilities depending on their color...
- Yellow - sparkles on impact
- Red - screams upon impact
- Green - slimes whatever it hits
- Blue - freezes what it touches for 3 seconds
For this competition special abilities beyond that of a normal human are dampened by special units hidden in the ring. Disabling them would of course, wind up in the participant being disqualified.
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Festival food is pretty popular in my birth country. I think they have some foods from my home here... Does anything here look like a food from Hoshido or Nohr?
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She blinks, looking around almost absently before she pays attention to what she's supposed to be seeing.] Oh, I suppose a couple of stands remind me of Hoshido, but I believe most of it is more similar to Nohrian food.
[she probably sounds just a LITTLE flustered, despite herself.]
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... Ah. Sorry. Do you not want to talk about home...? [Is what he concludes. Maybe Azura is feeling homesick? Or could it be stressful to have so much of her family here? He's been so worried about the carnival that he realizes he may have neglected other aspects of Azura's happiness.
Feeling guilty, he loosens his grip on her hand.]
I can shut up if you'd rather just eat.
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No, I'm fine. I'm sorry, I've been a little distracted tonight. [she offers a genuine smile, lifting her free hand up to pat his cheek in reassurance.]
Of course, your company is just as exciting as food, if not more so. I'm sure we have a lot we can talk about to catch up. [the color in her face brightens a moment, suddenly aware her inward thoughts might have been misconstrued as upset.]
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This girl is dangerous.It's a really weird feeling. He's not used to forgetting to hate himself. And he doesn't have any right to be happy, even only momentarily, when he's left Hana to raise their children alone. He abandoned his entire family and created misery, while Azura holds hers together and organizes happy carnivals.
His grip tightens, then loosens entirely.]
I forgot. I might hurt you if I'm not careful. [Get a grip (but not on her hand!) Think about food. Food is a good neutral thing to think about.] I was just curious. The types of food a culture specializes in say a lot about the life there, so... If something was similar to Hoshido or Nohr, I could learn about you... uurr family.
[...] Sorry. I'll stop being so strange.
disgusting
It's only the many years she's had to carefully craft a still, nigh emotionless expression that keeps her from displaying her disappointment on her face. His verbal slip almost makes her laugh, but instead she does her best to offer him another, serene smile.]
You aren't being weird. I know you worry about getting close to others Uai. But you needn't be afraid of me. Or my family. [she steps away here, towards a food stall. It's hunks of meat and vegetables on skewers, and she orders two, passing the redbills to the stand operator]
These remind me a little of Nohr, actually. [she says, as she turns back to Uai. The subject of food IS a comfortable, neutral, and safe one -- and the flip flops her heart is doing might have a chance to calm down if they segue into talking about food.
She didn't want to ruin this outing with Uai getting dangerously close to feelings she's done a good job of keeping to herself for Uai's sake.]
wow gross
He welcomes the distraction. Looking at the food skewers, Uai relaxes somewhat.]
Really? We used to make these on the beach back home. [He offers his best smile. If he smiles enough, it's bound to become natural eventually.
Though Uai tells himself he learned the '
And... I'm not afraid, or anything. Your family is great. And you're not scary. [The choice for teasing words helps him slip into a stronger smile.] Unless there's something you aren't telling me.
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No, I believe I have been as honest with you as I could, truly. [She holds her own skewer delicately, before pulling off one of the roasted vegetable slices to pop into her mouth and chew.
There's a conversational lull here as a result.]
I am glad to spend time with you, regardless, Uai. It's been too long since we had a chance that wasn't focused around work or the festival.
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Can't ask for help though, gosh no. He's got more pride than he deserves.]
Yeah, same. It's good to take a break every once and a while. [Despite the fact that yes, he is actually an idiot who can't eat off a skewer, Uai smiles. Azura is more interesting that food on a stick anyway.]
It's been like a whirlwind since your family came. Every time they ask about you, I realize I haven't had many chances to really get to know you.