genessia | Welcome to the Festival of Fireflies

Welcome to the Festival of Fireflies

Who: You! Anyone and everyone is welcome to come!
What: A Festival of Fireflies with games, food, rides and more!
Where: Genessia
When: August 15th-20th. Starting at 7pm
Warnings: Be sure to warn in your threads appropriately.

[The gates are open and the air is filled with the sound of music. Whether you're a reveler, a vendor or anything in between-- come and enjoy the festival!

The Firefly Masquerade post is here]

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[Did someone order encouragement? Because here it comes in the form of one Ibuki Mioda who, upon seeing Sonico and realising that this is someone she recognises who she thinks is pretty cool - how could she not, for a fellow musician? - and who is dithering far too much near a ride that, coincidentally, Ibuki has been eyeing up.

And so Sonico will feel someone move to grab her arm and "encourage" her towards the coffee cups, with quite the degree of enthusiasm.]

C'mon, Sonico-chan! Let's go for a spin!

*Okay, whoa, so she came out of nowhere! At the first touch of her arm, Sonico makes a loud gasp of surprise. She soon looked much happier when realised who it was, though unsure as she stumbles on after her*

R-really? Are you sure?

'Course I'm sure! Who wouldn't want to get all dizzy with a cute girl by their side?

[Not that it's really what's driving her right now but Ibuki's not one to shy away from her appreciation of cute girls and Sonico is nothing if not cute.

Though she will allow one chance for their destination to change. She's not that cruel.]

Unless...are you not good with spinning? Because we can find something else.

*A cute girl? Sonico is a little surprised by the comment, but she doesn't look displeased by it either, bowing her head with flushed cheeks*

Not at all. At least, I don't think I'm not good with spinning. I suppose we will find out.

*So saying, Sonico smiles and Ibuki and leads the way into the small queue of people waiting for their turn*

All right! Then let's get this party started!

[Short as the queue is, Ibuki doesn't bother letting go of Sonico's arm. Or forgets to. Hard to tell sometimes; she's not drawing attention to it either way.

It doesn't take long for their turn to come around and only then does Ibuki let go to let Sonico on first. She's close in following and close in sitting, even if the cups aren't exactly small.]

Woohoo! I am all kinds of stoked to get all spun around!

*Sonico isn't really sure how much of a party this is supposed to be, and she isn't really sure about parties much at all in the first place, but she's happy to go along with it because it is Ibuki*

Look - this wheel makes us spin even more!

*She reaches out to the wheel in the middle of the cup and begins to slowly turn it, the cup turning with it*

Hope we don't get motion sick!

Ooh? The future of our dizziness is in our hands!

[Of course it's not a literal party but it's fun and that is enough for Ibuki and her sometimes loose definitions of things.

The slow spins don't seem to be upsetting them too much, at least. So Ibuki has no shame in taking the wheel in both hands and turning it with a bit more oomph.]

Scream if we wanna go faster! Woohoo!

*Ibuki, why are you so funny? Sonico is in giggles already, and the ride hasn't even properly started up yet. She's not quite extroverted enough to scream on demand, but Sonico does comply by clapping her hands together happily as Ibuki grabs the wheel*

Let's! Let's go faster!

You got it!

[Between the ride starting to warm up and Ibuki's enthusiasm in spinning their cup, they're probably going to end up pretty dizzy by the end of this but that's a concern for when they're not living it up on the ride.

They're probably earning some concerned looks from the operator. But Ibuki at least isn't planning to do anything too dangerous. She knows the line between thrill and risk, though she toes it pretty closely sometimes.]

*By the time the ride is up and going properly, and Ibuki starts spinning their cup even faster, Sonico isn't sure if she should be laughing or screaming. She alternates between the two, swiping her hair away from her face as the wind whips it around*

[Ibuki isn't even bothering to try to keep her hair from her face; she has too much of it for her efforts to help much so as long as it's not in Sonico's way, she'll leave it to its own devices.

By the time the ride comes to a stop, even the cones are looking a little less neat than usual. But Ibuki doesn't seem to care, still laughing as she stumbles off the ride, gripping Sonico's arm as if that'll keep either of them any more upright.]

Heehee! That was wild!

*Sonico stumbles along with Ibuki, still a bit off balance judging by the way she kept awkwardly bumping into her. At least she was also holding onto her new friend so she hadn't fallen over*

It was! It feels so strange now...

*Really quite weird, Sonico discovers, as she places a hand over her stomach*

Worry not! Doctor Ibuki has just the cure!

[She just needs to get them to a spot out of the immediate footfall of the crowds, which is easier said than done. Worth it, though; as soon as she finds a clear space for them both she moves to lie down, a human starfish staring up at the sky and feeling the earth spin beneath her.

Though she spares a glance to Sonico, patting the ground beside her.]

Come on! You can really feel the earth spinning right here.

[And not at all because she's just dizzy. Though lying still at least seems sensible while waiting for the world to settle down around them.]

*Walking through the crowds proves quite difficult and any sudden movements make Sonico hand press a little harder at her stomach. At the clearing, she stares down at Ibuki in some confusion*

I'm not very sure I want to feel the world spin...

*But she gets down and copies Ibuki's position beside her*

This is like being on another ride, but for free.

[The clutches at Sonico's stomach don't go unnoticed by Ibuki, it's just she's looking to distract rather than immediately solve. Not like sitting down is a bad idea, even if the rest might not be such a great plan.

But soon Sonico's next to her and Ibuki's gaze goes back to the sky, giggling at Sonico's comment.]

Right? Not many rides come with a bonus stage so we have to make the most of this one.

[And there's even a possible bonus game to come, though for that Ibuki needs to be able to focus again.]

A bonus stage...

*Sonico just repeats the words, but she's smiling, amused by Ibuki's way of putting it. In fact, she was amused by Ibuki's way of putting a lot of things. Instead of looking at the sky, she closed her eyes*

Hey, if you close your eyes, I think the spinning gets faster... I can't tell.

Ah! You're totally right!

[At least...so Ibuki thinks. She can't really tell either but it's fun either way.]

And here Ibuki was just looking forward to the cloud game.

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