Welcome to the Festival of Fireflies

[lazyjustice]

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]

Comments

[orangeoutlaw]

Yeah.

[follows. Why? Well-- Revenge mostly, but he feels bad now.

He hates feeling bad]

Because I'm an ass. [sigh] Sorry, Taisa.

[justicereigns]

[Tugs him around the neck in a gruff psuedo-hug.]

So long as you know it.

I hear the junk food here is pretty good. My treat, so long as you don't break my wallet.

[orangeoutlaw]

I know...

[why was he so touchy? Ace would allow it but only because he'd messed up]

Sure... But... we can't go there, there, there, visit that guy, that lady still hates me and um...that's not a great place to go either.

1/2

[justicereigns]

[..................]

Portgas... [A growl.]

2/2

[justicereigns]

[Facepalms.]

Are you aware that most of these people are not out to get you, just trying to eke out a living? When you were growing up and couldn't just run away from one island to another, how did you ever think you were going to deal with the consequences of being recognized?

There are five cities here, but you're not going to be able to avoid everyone forever. Stop acting like what you do doesn't matter!

[orangeoutlaw]

[a shrug. He does feel a little bad about that too. Well the eking out a living thing.]

It was a big place. [and they'd had a rotation going. Sometimes it would be a year or two before they'd hit a place again.]

Anyway it matters but I'm not going to be here forever....

[justicereigns]

Pretend you're going to be here a few years. Humor me and the people who care about you.

[orangeoutlaw]

A few years? [man way to bring the mood down] There's nothing to do here for that long. I'd-- [rather die than stay but wait he does.

It's been a while since he thought about that]

Meh... well... sorry what's your point? [he lost track of it somehow]

[justicereigns]

[Dead silence.]

[Just looks at Ace.]

[This will literally go on for five minutes if Ace doesn't snap him out of it.]

[orangeoutlaw]

........

[waves a hand in front of his face]

Are you okay? Did you fall asleep or something? [pats his cheeks]

[justicereigns]

[Flicks Ace's forehead and goes to a stall to buy food and return with some for Ace.]

[....]

[No, still not speaking.]

[orangeoutlaw]

[eats solemnly watching Smoker. Maybe he broke him somehow. Marines are weird yo.

Well something will happen eventually. Omnomnom]

Tasty

[justicereigns]

[... Ugh.]

[Why rehash what's already been said.]

[Maybe Ace just lived too much in the moment.]

[And Smoker couldn't understand it.]

[Like having no ambition or goals or...]

[He doesn't want to ask if Ace is happy here or not.]

[He just grunts in response.]

Hn.

[orangeoutlaw]

[it's just not where he wants to be that's all. So why bother?]

Thanks. [sucks grease from his fingers] Now what?

[justicereigns]

[You're a pirate, Portgas, sometimes you don't get where you intended. Don't do nothing with it, that's pathetic and weak.]

What do you want to do?

I don't feel like coffee cups yet.

Rollercoaster? Or baseball throwing games? Your Gramps ever show you how to throw a baseball at least?

[orangeoutlaw]

[you're a marine, Smoker. Pirates do as much or little as they like. That's the point of being pirates]

Why would Jiijii need to teach me how to throw a ball? [steals a bite of Smoker's food] I can hit whatever I aim at pretty much.

[justicereigns]

It's a useful skill.

You could create an opposing team to my marines. [He doesn't mind the food theft.]

[orangeoutlaw]

Yeah? Could be fun. [here, have a bite. He holds up a fry to Smoker's mouth, wondering if he'll take it. Almost wanting to see him take it with his lips and teeth.]

But I don't know how to play.

[justicereigns]

I'm surprised.

But I can teach you.

[Ace will be pleased, because that's exactly what Smoker does.]

[Nom nom nom.]

It's not too hard, and I'm teaching Adela and a few others.

[orangeoutlaw]

[that's nice. Why is that nice? Ace isn't sure. But he wants to do it again, so he does. Have another fry. A shorter one this time]

Yeah? Then teach me, Taisa. [gives him a lazy smile with hooded eyes] Give me all you've got.

[justicereigns]

[Noms, and licks and kisses Ace's fingertips lightly, keeping his teeth from biting however, like a good dog.]

Okay, I will.

[It's said casually, but he flicks an amused smirk at Ace, eyes sparking as if threatening to do so in more ways than one.]

[orangeoutlaw]

[that's also good. Even better in fact. He hooks a leg around Smoker's and pretends to hesitate with a fry before eating it himself, sucking the salt off and watching him]

In that case better be prepared for me getting better than you....

[justicereigns]

Good. You can create an opposing team, and my marines will kick your ass.

[They have Coby to pitch for them. Mr. Cannonballs-as-baseballs Jr. himself.]

[orangeoutlaw]

Huh? [he was really into this huh? it was cute] Sure. [though he'd have to teach others how to play somehow.]

Let's do it, Tasia. [noms another fry and absently reaches under the table to run a hand over his leg]

[justicereigns]

The... baseball?

[alakjsdalskdjas]

[He's not distracted, fuck you! But not literally. Unless that was what Ace meant. But even then, not in a fucking amusement park with kids and people around jeez.]

[But it's almost certainly not what Ace meant.]

[Which is why Smoker is trying hard not to blush and failing miserably.]

[Guh.]

[Stupid hand on leg. He can't kick it off either. >:T]

[Stupid brat grrr.]

Yeah... I'm... looking forward to it.

[Except maybe he'll have to have Adela teach him because...]

[Reasons.]