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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Kyaa! Could it be, this world too?

[Even as they're stumbling in the darkness, Ibuki's all but dragging Konoka towards where she thinks the path for the exit is. She is no questions asked freaking out round about now, and for that she ends up running right past whatever the final big scare might have been.

As soon as she spots any hint of light, that's what she's running for and only once they're out in the daylight does she let go, doubling over as she tries to catch her breath. Because intense is an understatement for what that was for her.]

T-this world?!

[ Konoka at least got a glimpse of what the big scare that was supposed to happen--huge red eyes with bright pupils opened to life, and she could feel the disgusting air of its breath... for just a fleeting second. Ibuki, however, had dragged her out before she could even make sense of what went on. Light flooded her vision, and Konoka had to catch her breath alongside the other woman too. ]

Ibuki-han, you all right?

[With daylight around her and no more need to flee, Ibuki can slowly find enough calm within herself to gloss over what just happened. No need to drag down the mood, and so she offers a laugh that's only partly forced.]

Phew! Ibuki's imagination really ran away with her there for a minute. Good job we got into the light when we did!

[Yep, just going to act like that's all it was. No need to cause any more worry.]

Mmmn...

[ Konoka can tell there's something more to it, she can hear a forced laugh in that voice given their experience. But she also felt it might be unwise to try and pursue the source of it... at least not now. ]

Guess that place was scarier than I gave credit for. But we're safe now.

[ She gave Ibuki a reassuring pat on the back. ]

Yeah...someone really knows what they're doing in there.

[Maybe Ibuki wouldn't have been as thrown by it were it not for the last part. But either way, it had been fun in a terrifying way.

Still. This calls for a diversion.]

And I think for surviving, we deserve a treat. What do you say, Konoka-chan?

Oh, that sounds good!

[ A treat would be great for getting rid of that dry throat and the brewing uncomfortable atmosphere! ]

What caught your eye?

They have ice cream. That would be just the thing to cool us down.

[And Ibuki can only speak for herself, but she could use some cooling down now.]

Ooh, that sounds great to me!

[ She was already excited at the prospect, and thus actually took Ibuki's hand to run off to the ice cream stand. Of course, as soon as she gets there, she can't even decide on a flavor. ]

Hmmm...

[Ibuki is a-ok with being dragged along for ice cream. Not that she needs dragging but hey, it's all part of the fun, right?

As is the careful art of ice-cream decision making. Because "all of them" isn't an option this time, however much she might like it to be.

Good thing it's easy to sway Ibuki sometimes. Colour counts for a lot, and so:]

One bubblegum-raspberry combo please!

[ Ibuki's choice in ice cream earns her an amused stare from Konoka. Largely because she didn't expect it, and yet when seen made perfect sense to her. ]

I'll go with cookies and cream.

[ She eventually takes hers and began licking on it. ]

Mmmn! How do you like yours?

[By the time Konoka gets hers, Ibuki's making pretty good headway into her own ice cream. It's a wonder she doesn't have brain freeze yet but she's not about to slow down at all.

Except to answer that question, of course.]

It's sweet, it's sharp, it's an explosion of flavour. A flavour party, even, and right on Ibuki's tongue.

I'm afraid I'm not quite as creative on descriptions of mine, but I'll say I like how the cookies give contrast to the cream while remaining sweet.

[ Konoka's fine leaving it just like that, as she continued to enjoy her ice cream. So far, she was enjoying her time with Ibuki; it reminded her of her times with friends in Mahora. ]

That works fine too. Ibuki is just a lyricist at heart.

[Comes with the whole musician thing. A certain lyrical flair is to be expected.]

[ It couldn't hurt to ask some more about some subjects. ]

So, how long have you been around in Genessia?

Not very. Still getting used to the place, to be honest.

[But she likes it well enough so far.]

How about you, Konoka-chan?

Around eight months or so. I've been through quite a bit.

[ Well, not as much as some people, judging by the terror she had seen from one man, but she'd been wrapped up in something dangerous right after stepping foot here. ]

Genessia is safe as a whole, but there's always bad guys around.

Hmm, maybe. But Ibuki likes her chances here much better, even so.

[She's alive and there's no Monokuma. That alone makes Genessia much better than the island.]

Even if there is a certain pesky someone to watch out for...not my first choice for a familiar face but better than no-one I guess.

[Even if she's seriously downplaying how much of a handful Nagito can be.]

Don't blame you for that.

[ She finished her ice cream soon enough. But opting not to dwell on darker things from the past, Konoka moved on from the subject. ]

You know, I haven't played any good games in a while. See anything good?

Games, huh? Well we do need the full festival experience.

[Ibuki's not always so good with games but she has fun with them, at least. And now she's done with her ice cream she can take a better look around until she spots something.]

Ah, look! There's a string game over there. Even Ibuki can't mess those up.

[She doesn't even know what might be on the strings yet but she's excited.]

String game?

[ It's been a while since Konoka has seen one of those, and she doesn't even remember anything like it! Interested, she followed Ibuki to the booth in question. ]

Ah, one of those?

Mhm! Nothing like a game where everyone's a winner.

[Especially since there aren't really any games where she can make much use of her talent that she can see. In that respect, simpler is better.

Of course, even the simplest of games have their issues because now Ibuki has to make a decision on which string to take. Which is partly why she makes space for Konoka to go first, because this is clearly an Important Decision for her to make.]

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