STARDROP CELEBRATION: FINAL DAY

[starhuemod]

LET'S PARTY!
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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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Comments

[fashionbullet]

Well, yeah! You said you've been dealing with a bunch of crazy stuff for a while, right? You have to be pretty tough for that.

[She'd know.]

[megabond]

[That is true. Despite those strange and crazy phenomena, Augustine manages to endure them while continuing his normal life in Recolle.]

Well, I wouldn't able to survive them without the help of some of my friends and residents using the app after all. I'm just thankful that I wasn't alone to face them.

[fashionbullet]

Heh. Having the help of your friends really makes all the world of difference, huh? [She gets that. All too well, really. She's certain that she wouldn't have survived the last three years if it weren't for Jeb, her friends and her family, even if their safety had been used as bargaining chips more than once.] I'm thankful you didn't have to face anything alone, too. That probably would have been hell, you know?

[megabond]

I agree. I met some strange few people, but some are happy to aid me at any dire situations I'm in.

[Though it makes sense that they are also facing the same problem as him that time.]

[fashionbullet]

I'm glad you can get a support system like that here too, then.

[Very few people back home were actually facing the same problem she'd been -- most of them were just pulled into it because of their connection to her. Still, she's grateful that all of them remained by her side.

...even if one of them, who hadn't been by her side for years at that point, had... had... no. She doesn't want to think about it, so she's not going to.]

[megabond]

Regardless, while it does have it's downsides, the Retrospec app did help me connect and contact some residents, allowing me to not only know their struggles with it, but to get to know more about them and their personalities.

[fashionbullet]

So you could help others not feel so alone too, right? [She lets out a soft, brief laugh.] That's just as important as not being alone. I'm glad you got the chance to help them out and get to know them.

[Even if she plans to get to know people here, she's not sure she'll ever get to the point where she'll be comfortable confiding in anyone but Jeb about what's happened to her. She's a little envious of Augustine for getting to know new people and share struggles back and forth with them.]

[megabond]

Well, no one should be alone at their time of need. That's what I feel in any situation I'm in.

I know you feel the same with the people you met back home.

[fashionbullet]

...yeah, I do. [Except her not being left alone by them in her time of need is what put most of them in danger to begin with. She can never forget that. Not with what the cost had been for one of them, even if she had spent so long thinking that person hated her, and she's still not sure what to think of him. Even if she's eternally grateful for all who had helped her, she can't afford to forget the consequences of that, no matter how much she'd like to sometimes.] Still, not everyone thinks the way you do, you know? Some people are a lot more selfish.

[megabond]

[As she asks that question, Augustine's expression grew grim, aware of the reality Tori's question is facing.]

It is true that there are some people have ulterior motives. I am aware that there are some who doesn't see anything the same as I do back home.

[fashionbullet]

I didn't mean to imply that you didn't. [She chuckles sadly, glancing away.] Even the most idealistic people I know are aware of that much. I just meant that you should keep the fact that not everyone is as kind as you, you know? And that your kindness is more important than you might realize.

[megabond]

[Those words were enough to make him realize about his own character. It is true that he is always kind and level-headed to other people, but the thought of other people may hide their true dark feelings to him makes him doubt about his own kindness.]

You may have a point there.

[fashionbullet]

I tend to, especially about shit like this. [If it weren't for the kindness of others, she wouldn't have survived those three years of hell. Even if she wishes they haven't been put in danger for her sake, she'll never deny that much.] You should be proud of being so willing to help others, because lesser people wouldn't care to.

[megabond]

[Augustine smiled at Tori's words, seeing that his habit of kindness isn't his weakness.]

You're right. I did many good deeds despite some people have other thoughts about it. And to be honest, I didn't regret them. I'm just happy that I helped out some of the people in need.

[fashionbullet]

See? You really are a good guy.

[She can tell that much, even if they've just met. Even if she can't entirely trust it yet, but that's more on her than him. She's gone through too much.]

[megabond]

[Augustine nods to her as he looks at the other residents enjoying the celebration.]

I'm aware of that. And even if I'm in some kind of another world, I didn't want to lose my sight to adapt. I still want to accept any help from other residents no matter how hard will that goal be.

[fashionbullet]

Ha, that's pretty cool of you.

[Part of her wishes she could be more like that -- to be able to adapt, in any case. Part of why she's here is because she can't.]

[megabond]

To be honest, without my brother's advice, I wouldn't able to help others and adapt to any situations I'm currently in right now.

[Now that he thinks about it, he wonders about Tori's ideals as well her friends and family back in her world.]

[fashionbullet]

[Well, something Augustine says makes Tori ask a question that will set the stage to be able to ask about at least one thing he's wondering about:]

You have a brother?

[megabond]

Yes. He currently works as a veterinarian outside Recolle. I often keep in contact with him very often. Well, until Retrospec launched anyway.

[fashionbullet]

Heh. It sounds like the two of you are close... well, or that you at least were before that Retrospec nonsense started. [A brief pause.] ...I'm close to my siblings myself.

[megabond]

[Augustine nods.]

We really are. He not only gave me some advice on my studies and life, but he is always there to help me set the right path. You could say he was my role model.

[fashionbullet]

Your role model, huh? [Her smile is a little weaker now, sheepish.] Can't say the same about my older sister, but she is pretty damn cool.

[Her older sister had given the finger to their father upon refusing to be the heir of his company, then followed it up by running off to travel the country on a motorcycle. Even with what she knows of their father now, Tori can't deny that she still finds that pretty cool.]

[megabond]

Your older sister?

[Judging by her look when she mentions her, he wonders what happened to her.]

[fashionbullet]

Yeah. She's not one for responsibility, so I can't really call her a role model, but she's still awesome.