STARDROP CELEBRATION: FINAL DAY

[starhuemod]

LET'S PARTY!
premise | rules | taken | pick-up

A. Arrivals and Much More

You’re here because you were dropped somewhere that tried sending you home, or you're someone with a call to the heart to explore the vast universe. The buses run at odd schedules, so please pardon any interruptions! I hope you fellas make yourselves at home, here!

[ Marjorie’s whole speech rings through your ears as you begin to explore the area. It seems a few people who arrived on the TDM have already been here for a week, but you’re just a newcomer. So where are you when this all went down? Are you trying to get back on a bus that’ll take you home, or…?

B. Home Sweet Home

[ The dust has settled on the bus ride here, and you can’t help but notice that your farmland… well, it’s a mess. Rocks and grass everywhere, no matter which layout you were set with. You were given a set of tools, and the message that this land is yours to shape or change or build on no matter what you want, so long as it’s yours. The little crate by the edge of the house is what will hold your bounties from farming, collected nightly with money delivered to your mailbox the following day, like some kind of Produce Fairy visited.

The house is in alright shape. It’s not brilliant, but it has a kitchen, a bathroom, and a studio bedroom where all your belongings can be. It’s wide enough to accommodate several things until you upgrade it.

Sometimes you see a stray dog or cat at the edge of your property. Do you adopt it?

Anyway, it’s time to make what you will of your farm. ]


The Last Day Of
The Stardrop Celebration!
FESTIVAL PLAYLIST

[ Down a hill a little ways from Pelican Town is a remarkable festival set-up! Several attractions and vendors line the streets where everything is going down. Where will you go? ]

C. Food Stalls

[ Surrounding the entire property are dozens of food stalls, from all around the universe. Marjorie bussed in caterers from all around with a healthy sum of gold, and they’re happy to sell their wares in this strange place tonight. Where you might find octopus balls, you’ll also find kraken balls. Where you might find corndogs, you’ll find dogs selling corn.

It’s a veritable buffet! And the gold you’ve started with is more than enough to go shopping for food. Have fun! ]

D. Games

[ All manners of Carnival Games are set up! From throwing a baseball at bottles to catching goldfish with a paper net, everything you can dream of is here. There are even some unorthodox games, like dance-offs, karaoke, and a little bit of everything. Apparently, the NPC couldn’t choose who to go with what. It definitely makes for a big festival.

In addition to the above, there’s water gun races, squeaky duck ponds, skee-ball, target shooting, test your strength with a hammer, pitching speed, shooting hoops… and more! ]

E. Three-legged Race

[ You didn’t think this festival was going to go by without tomfoolery, did you? For the prize of 1,000 Gold, you can rally up a partner and get tied to them by the ankle, participating in a no-rules no-bars-held race. The winners will be randomized! But the real gift is going to be the fact that the ties around your ankles? Aren’t coming undone. You’re going to have to be tied together until 11 PM! ]

F. Fireworks

[ Errant magic and mishaps aside, you have to admit, the fireworks show at the end of it all is really something. Marjorie hired a pony for them, and the lights are as ethereal as they are non-traditional. It’s a good moment to snuggle up to someone or enjoy company with a new friend. ]

G. Wildcard

[ Exactly what it says! Make your own prompt. ]

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[goldenmage]

A. "A" is for "Arrival"

[And "F" is for "FROWN." Shugo's expression accurately represents his typical pleasantry levels. Sorry. He likely stands out, with his golden blond hair and golden eyes, then that ridiculous gold and shimmery cape. Maybe not sticking out in a good way either, because dang, that thing is tacky.

But he's here. As he looks around, it's clear that Shugo is trying to find someone. Eventually he gets frustrated and taps the nearest person on their shoulder.]

Hey. I'm looking for a short brunette girl. Pink hair ribbons. Probably radiates pink sparkles and rainbows. Seen 'er?

C. Food Stalls

[After failing to find Satou, Shugo let himself get lost in the festival. He's certain that she'll wander here to have fun, too... But wowzers. Festival food? It's like, really bad for you. And Shugo isn't afraid to give people judging looks if they touch any deep fried.]

You know that's bad for you, right? [Rude!]

G. Lost, Please Find Him

[When all is said and done, Shugo decides to at least try to find a place to spend the night.

Then gets his dumb self ridiculously lost in the mountains.]

Huh... I thought this was the way. [He scowls, hands on his hips.] If I'm lost on day one... My sense says I hope someone finds me, but my ego says I'd rather die of cold than wounded pride...

[Kill his pride. He deserves it.]

G!

[lightningfluff]

[Asterios, on the other hand, is out here simply because he wanted to be familiar with the area. While it's still somewhat unnerving that he can't sense his Master or any of the other Servants from Chaldea, he's also no stranger to wandering around in some dark place. At the very least, the mountains were more preferable then the cramped walls of a giant maze.

It's only when the huge moofer hears Shugo's voice from nearby that Asterios finally notices.]

Lost too...?

[He approaches slowly and cautiously.]

I know...way out. Can help.

A

[collegedebt]

[It's not like half the people he's met so far don't fall into the category, but this dude's cape just screams LARPer... Like, Bunkers & Badasses sort of stuff, weirdo. Timothy was never into that stuff in college, but he'd had some nerdier friends. Still, weirdo. It got his attention though, after Shugo tapped his shoulder and he stares at him for a second, before shaking his head a little to stop staring at the guy's outfit.]

Huh... no, I haven't. That's not a lot to go off of unless you mean, like, she actually sparkles and shit. Because I doubt I'd miss that one.

[usoda]

B. Home Sweet Farm

[ With a trusty hatchet at her back, One can see Rena cutting down whole trees by herself, then mangling the stumps for more wood. In fact, if you watch for a long time, it seems she only takes breaks to rejuvenate before taking a hoe to the land, dropping seeds in her wake, and burying them again. A bunch of firewood sits at the side of the house, with her pulling up the hatchet with pride. A sheep watches from a distance, purchased because it was so cute...

... but also a good meal. ]

Hauu... but you're so cute, though... M- maybe I can buy some lettuce from another farm and make salad for dinner instead?

[ The sheep has no idea of the consequences of its life or death, so Rena takes that as a yes! ]

... Right! Excuse me, do you have any lettuce? Tomatoes and onions would be nice too!

Festival Playlist

[ The music playing in the background near the empty stage has got Rena all aflitter and wanting to dance. Her usual unwilling partner absent, she quickly gestures to your character in the 'rope-pulling' action to join her on stage to this song ]

Come on! It'll be fun!

[fashionbullet]

[The 'rope-pulling' action is what makes Rena's proposal too cute to resist. With a wide grin, Tori joins her on the stage.]

Sure, why not? [She laughs. Honestly, when's the last time she really got to have this much fun?]

[the_tailor]

[C]

[Considering that Lance's diet has almost exclusively consisted of green space goo for the last--how long has it been? Certainly more than a year. Two? Who knows. He's absolutely digging in to all the food at this festival has to offer. He might be eating a little too much but he hardly cares. Any extra pounds he puts on will be lost quickly enough with his high metabolism and the work on the farm. For now, it's full hedonism.

He hops his way from stall to stall, either eating the food right there, or piling up a ton on a tray to bring over to a seating area.]



[D]

[Any sort of game that involves marksmanship, Lance is all over. His accuracy is a huge talent of his, one that he's very much proud of. He's after the glory and bragging rights as much as he is about the prizes right now.

He can be found at any such game, easily winning most of them or at least coming close, and whooping loudly every time he does.]



[F]

[He's always loved a good firework show. Lance has dealt with way too many explosions of the much more dangerous-and-trying-to-kill him variety, so ones simply meant for spectacle are nothing short of refreshing.

He lays back on the grass, arms pillowed beneath him, smiling wistfully as he stares up.]



[G]

[Anything else you want! I'm down for anything.]

D!

[lastfonmasterguardian]

[Anise is eyeing a couple of the prizes at the markmanship stalls, but she's not good enough at the games to actually win any herself. A couple of times, she tried to cheese the games by sneaking Tokunaga to the other side of the counter, but the vendors here were smart enough to catch on quickly.]

[Which brings her to Plan B: have somebody else do her dirty work. She spends a fair amount of time scouting around the stalls until she sees somebody who is booth a) good at it, and b) who looks like they could be easily talked into something. Lance fits both of these. Target acquired.]

Wow, mister, you're really good at this! How did you get so strong?

[It's a trap. Run. Run far.]

C!

[poisontippedcure]

[This is the first time in a very long time that Rose feels like she has the ability to relax, and she's going to enjoy it to the fullest. She grabs a fair amount of food from the stalls, which almost makes her feel guilty, until she sees her neighbor's plate.]

My, I see somebody's hungry today. I'd be careful if I were you; there's no telling what they put in that food.

[She's joking. Probably.]

D

[thelittlestblade]

[Keith is standing a few feet behind Lance, watching him win yet again with a raised eyebrow. Lance is...not bad at this. Color him surprised.]

There aren't going to be any prizes left for the kids if you keep this up.

C

[coerthan_charisma]

Alright. This guy looks like he knows EXACTLY what he's about. Ophie too, has so much food in bags just piled up in her arms.

"Excuse me! You seem to know a lot about these food stalls! Which ones are the best in your opinion?" The excitable Elezen woman asks him, Her pet dog and Chocobo not too far away from her.

She is... very gold and very yellow.

[coldandyearning]

A)

[This...

is definitely the wrong turn to Albuquerque. Or wherever Weiss was going to on her errand. Admittedly, the place does look nice, but on the other hand- it's too nice. Maybe a spirit's candid prank?

She shakes her head. Nah, can't be. No other spirit would be more powerful than the Witch. The bus driver probably misheard her, yeah!

In any case, she's gonna tap on the shoulder of anyone who might be nearby her.]

Excuse me, but do you know what time the bus to Koriko comes back?

B)

[WELP, SO MUCH FOR GOING BACK TO KORIKO. But, hey! Taking a brief tour around, the place was pretty decent! So long as she can ignore the wreck that was that patch of farmland.

...eventually, she'll does try to cut the grass. Albeit rather haphazardly...]

Why aren't they turning out right?!

[God, someone help her.]

C)

[Games...! Weiss wasn't much for them back in other festivals, but with how everyone else seems to be jovial here, she's getting swept up in the excitement as well. Hence, she can be found at the karaoke stall, belting out a tune with all of her heart and soul.]

F)

[Feeling exhausted after all the fun, she can be found on the grass with her knees curled up and hugging them to her chest as she watches the fireworks. All the while, she keeps up a pensive look.

The show was nice. Heck, more than that, it was spectacular. But, just being by herself...ah, it kind of brings back a lingering sense of loneliness.]

G)

[Wildcard, for anything else that didn't fit on here!]

c

[usoda]

[ After the song, you'll find someone teary-eyed and clapping with all her soul, because oh my gosh that was so sad and so pretty!! It's breaking her heart! ]

You're so good! That was so sad! It was... bittersweet and wonderful!

B

[autolatrist]

[Forget the festival! Well, no, that was a pretty fun time for Karamatsu. But it's over now, and he has to actually track down where this farm of his is supposed to be, because sleeping out under the stars is a romantic and adventurous idea until it the mosquitoes come out and then it gets cold. Please let this farm come with a well-stocked fridge and a nice warm bed. And a live-in maid? A hot one, who will cook and clean for him and tell him how cool he is...

It's a nice fantasy, but he doesn't expect to actually find anyone on the farm. He pauses when he hears the sound of fieldwork (???) and double-checks the map he was given, then the sign at the end of the lot. No, this should be the one... Nobody told him he'd be living with anybody. Good! He hates being alone! But he's not sure he wants to find his brothers all here either, because they'd delegate all the work to him in no time...

When he does get close enough to see who it is, he throws the map to the wind and stretches his arms out in front of him.]

Schneekitten!! [OH!! Oh he wants to cry! His wishes all came true!!]

F; pretend I have icons made for Josie already orz

[shadowfrost]

"Hey, meow!" [ Weiss has an intruder of sorts, though hardly the normal sort that should be talking. Josie flaps his wings a bit to stay off the ground, but otherwise is still low enough to look Weiss in the eye as if studying her. What exactly he's appraising her for, he makes abundantly clear as a wide, toothy grin takes up half his face. ] "Are you a Witch?"

Josie... [ A female voice calls out for the cat not far away, and her tone is one of warning for him. Their presence might not be welcome if it's alone time the girl wants, and the lady clad in what can only be a witch's attire stares on in disapproval. They were supposed to just enjoy the fireworks on their own. ]

otaaaaa

[sweetlies]

C.

[Of course, Ciel isn't getting proper food from the stalls. Oh no, he's found the sweets and one stand that's offering ice cream. Many of the flavors are strange but as long as it's sweet. And they offer any kinds of toppings. Of course, he goes for something he'd never even heard of, in Riverview or back in England, with sprinkles of shaved chocolate over top of it all.

Yes, it might spoil his appetite. No, he doesn't rightly care. With his right eye still bandaged, and his bag of belongings over his shoulder, he's entitled to indulge a bit.]

D.

[He's best at target shooting, even with one eye, than the other games. It helps that he was trained with a gun only after he'd first gone blind in that eye though.

That's not the only place he'll be found. He'll try throwing a baseball at bottles. His throws aren't the best but his practice for Weston's annual cricket match had paid off a bit at least. He misses every couple times but he'd decent.

The teen has no idea what skee-ball is but, after watching a couple of other people at it, he makes his attempts. And fails miserably.]

WILDCARD.

[I'm up for anything as long as it's before the fireworks! Since he comes from a previous game shortly after having been released from the hospital, he tires quickly for a little while.]

D.

[beautyrest]

[There's clapping behind him at the shooting range and Aurora is there with her massive owl resting on her shoulder. Yes, she looks every bit the princess, but the owl makes her something... wild, something more unearthly in a way the way he looks so at home with her.]

That was wonderful, Ciel. You are an incredibly skilled marksman.

[hellish_butler]

It's a good night, that Sebastian didn't say anything about spoiling his dinner this time and allows to having sweets first. The butler is actually considerate that Ciel is in the middle of healing and recovery, and so, he decided to be quite lenient with him.

He had the same thing as Ciel, and even indulged in toffee fudge drizzled kernel popcorn for the caramel kick. "Having the sugar rush, Young Master?" He said. "I'm having one myself."

When they walked toward the gaming section. "That looks like fun to play. Is there any game that caught your eye? A lot of them will be good exercise for you. Throwing a ball will help with your coordination." He advised.

D

[innoxious]

[ Fia steps up after Ciel on the shooting range, looking at the gun curiously for a moment. It's not a weapon she's used to, but she's seen several versions of it -- the Aquarians at the Weapons Facility came up with all sorts of things -- and it looks like all she has to do is point and shoot. Shouldn't be too different from archery.

She holds the gun with both hands as she fires, her stance giving away hints others like her would've recognized: that she's noble-born, and a trained marksman. ]

Fia • OC • mute teenage soldier gal

[innoxious]

A • Arrival

[ Fia frowns, staring at the ongoing festivities from her spot on the hill. She doesn’t know where she is exactly, only that this can’t be their intended destination. They’d aimed for a few months before the plague, but there’s never been a festival of this scale in Gaitt, not even in Aquaria. Plus there’s that strange transport earlier which the others had called a bus, the speech about exploring the vast universe, and the property she’s somehow inherited...

It’s useless to simply stand around and wonder, though, so she decides to go to where the action is: the festival. She’s just about to start heading downhill when she hears a noise, and with sharp, practiced movements, she turns towards its source, one hand on the hilt of the dagger tucked into her belt.

She waits silently, eyes alert, ready to fight or flee as necessary. She might look like a defenseless girl, but she’s far from it. ]


F • Fireworks

[ Fia’s staring up at the night sky, now lit up with fireworks, the sight reminding her of her older sister’s fancy royal wedding a few years ago. She’s holding an ice cream cone, the ice cream all but gone; it remains forgotten for a while longer, though, as she indulges in her memories.

It’s good to remind yourself of the stakes, of what it is that you’re fighting for. ]


G • Wildcard

Hit me up at notanybunny or notanybunny#5238 on Discord if needed, but feel free to do your thing and I’ll roll with it! :D

A

[gatescostmoney]

[ Sasuke has been mostly observing the festivities rather than participating in them, but he can't help but investigate when he sees a young lady alone on a hill.

And he can sense when he's about to get a weapon drawn on him, so he puts his hands up nonchalantly to show that he's not armed. (Though like any good ninja, he has his weapons on him.) ]

You won't be needing those if you're heading to town. Most of the townsfolk are harmless and would rather party than fight.

[forgottenkantotrainer]

B

[Leaf couldn’t help but notice just how... rough her new home was. How did she go from Champ to farmer anyway?! But, at least she had a place to stay and a place to work with. She had a lot to work with. But the problem now was where did she start?]

Wow, not as easy as picking up a Pokeball and a Pokédex! Well, it won’t get done on it’s own...!

[But, where to start? While she ponders, care to poke her?]

D

[After all of that hard work, it was time for some relaxation, and what better way than with Games! Oh, a lot more better than the casinos in Celadon! But, there were so many...! Which is why she’s starting with the baseball throwing one. Especially since her Pokeball throwing made her an ace at this!]

Ha-ha! Another one down!

[octo_dj]

[Marina was taking a break from her new farm, as she had been able to trade in her death farm for another. And yet, she was wandering past Leaf's farm when she noticed her.]

Hey neighbor!

[taakotuesdays]

c. Someone Just Shoved A Whole Cheesecake in his Mouth and Doesn't Regret It

[ The title explains it all. The fried cheesecake on a stick was delectable, and he couldn't leave it alone, could he? He's stress eating, and deep fried everything goes with everything. ]

Oh, come on, I miss my friends. Don't you have some sort of confectionary I can snort? Some sort of... no, no that looks like a drug. Look-- [ umbrella is out ] detect poison. That's definitely a drug. There's kids here, homie.

f. abracanyting you can do i can do better

You call those fireworks? I'm under the presumption that you're calling those fireworks. Excuse me for a moment.

[ Taako waves his magic umbrella and sends a bright, colorful light into the sky, forming a hopping rabbit bouncing along the stars as if it keeps running into each one, looking as dopey and cute as a cat video. ]

That, my man, is how you make fire work.

i'm a wildcard, baby, and this is my bumpercar

[ SOMEONE... found the bumper cars. And he's got a frozen daiquiri in one hand and his leg over the cart and is all around a disaster. He's politely having a cruise around the other cars actually bumping each other until-- suddenly, he gets bumped by you. ]

Excuse me?! You could have spilled my daiquiri! My twelve dollar daiquiri!

[ He looks over on the cart ]

And you scuffed my car! En-fucking-garde!

[ He immediately rams your bumper car back!! ]

C

[collegedebt]

[Deep fried everything has Tim's name all over it. He's been eating churros all morning, with all different kinds of fillings. The one he's eating right now actually has cheesecake in it too. He's pretty happy about it, but stress-eating is definitely relatable. Maybe that's why he's so hungry, deep down... Nah, he's mostly just being a fat-ass.]

Woah, they're just handing out coke like that? I mean, uh--

[He swallows and wipes from sugar from his mouth. It doesn't really work because his hands are also covered in sugar.]

I dunno if there are snort...able? Snortable desserts.

[That sounds like something his boss would be into, though. Maybe he's just not rich enough.]

[collegedebt]

[There's another festival? Or wait, no, this one's been on-going. Maybe. Timothy isn't sure, but he doesn't say no to (mostly) free food or drinks, and he's actually been having a pretty good time. He's hanging back with some kind of slushy alcoholic drink that's sort of girly, but there's a beer upturned into the glass so he feels less like a pussy about it. He doesn't know what kind of drinks Handsome Jack would like, probably... bourbon or whiskey or something, but he doesn't care about that right now. That sounds nasty and his drink tastes like fruit.]

C

At least nobody's shooting anyone yet.

[It's been a weird couple of days. Timothy is happy about that, sure, but his world back home was organized chaos at best and he's just waiting for a meteor or something to blast them off the map so a corporation can harvest all the trees around here. Well, someone might do that, even if making guns with wood sounds stupid as heck. He's keeping a shotgun holstered on himself anyway, just in case. The mix of alcohol and food has him in good spirits though, no anxieties today!]

Unless the funnel cake people run out early. Then people might start flipping out.

[He has a plate of said funnel cake in his other hand, wrapped up on a paper plate with whipped cream and chocolate in the middle. Kind of a hobunky crepe. He takes a bite and washes it down with his beer-a-rita, leaving powder sugar on his nose.]

I mean, I would.

D

[Timothy is kind of (really) drunk at this point, but he's still killing it at Skee-Ball right now. Maybe it's a hidden talent. He's racked up some prizes he's not going to be able to carry home all at once, he picked out a huge teddy bear out of... cliche, maybe? It'd be cool if he could give it to a date, but he didn't really think all of that through.]

C'mon, one more...

[He pays for some more tickets and throw-slides the balls up. This time, though, he misses every single one.]

Hey, come on! I'm basically the master at this!

[He digs out some more change (gold?) and hands it over. One more round!]

[hyakuman]

B
[ All things considered, he could have taken the whole thing worse, but Mirio tries to be a good sport about it. He was by no means a farm boy growing up, having lived in a small apartment before moving into the U.A. dorms, so to have this whole space to himself? Well it's a little more than overwhelming. Mirio immediately uses his time to check on the house's roof, after all one of the worse things that could happen right now was dealing with a leaky and creaky roof!

The teen had just been on the roof when his recently adopted dog runs up to a person passing by. The dog starts barking at the visitor, weak mouth biting on pants and whatever it can reach. ]

Freddie no, don't bother people!

[ As he tries to get off the roof, his foot accidentally hits the ladder and it falls over leaving Mirio on the roof. Oops. ]

C
[ The money he had been saving back at home had been exchange to Starhue's proper currency. Which isn't really bad, at least he has some pocket money to last him a couple of days. At the very least he could treat himself to some food before he has to figure out how to preserve himself while he stays.

His brows turn way up high when he notices the stall that sells the giant size takoyaki. ]

Holy crap, I didn't think they'd have this here- I didn't think I'd get a chance to eat that.

[ He turns to the person next to him. ]

Hey, you wanna split the food? It's as big as a bomb.

Wildcard
[ Anything goes, feel free to PM me we can work out anything you'd like! ]

OTA! FFXIV Mount breeder

[coerthan_charisma]

A.

Well this is certainly different. Ophie had been using the Aetherite systems just like any other adventurer would when she found herself on an odd rumbling yellow vehicle.

Yellow, at least, was her favourite colour, so that managed to offset the panic until Marjorie's voice comes into her head.

Ophie hears it all out and is slightly confused.

"Excuse me," the elezen woman will turn to anyone she can see on this 'Bus', "Where are we?"

B.

The farmland she has been allocated is far smaller than her estate in Coerthas, but this will have to do.

She's managed to find a piece of driftwood that she can paint on that simply reads 'Ophie's Chocobos'. Although... as of yet, there aren't any Chocobos....

There is however a golden retriever that bounds up to her! She sees him and immediately decides that he belongs to her now.

"You are my good new boy!! Yes you are!! I'm going to call you Squiggle! No... Oschon! No... how about!" It's evident that she has so many names going through her head right now that she can't decide. Maybe someone should come over and help her?

C.
At any point in time, Ophie is carrying SO MUCH FOOD. Also, her cheeks are puffed whatever it is she's found.

A

[shotinhead]

Near to her on the bus was, well, a rather large figure. But that was because they were in full power armour. At being talked to, they first pointed to themselves. And then looked to their wrist-mounted display.

"Are you getting voices in your head, too?"