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

[bloominglillie]

B. Home Sweet PokeHome
[Lillie arrived on her farm with a bag slung over her shoulder. A bag that keeps yelling 'PEW,' in a not-at-all suspicious sort of way. Her farm is a mess right now, but it has a lot of potential.

As soon as she stops walking, that suspicious bag bursts open and a troublesome Pokemon bursts forth. Lillie squeaks in alarm and struggles to grab them.]

Nebby! You can't come out yet! It might not be safe-- [Nebby, who listens poorly, zooms off and ends up hitting the feet of a passerby. Lillie gives another alarmed shout as she runs over.] I-I'm so sorry! You didn't see anything!

D. Games
[After determining that this is a safe place, Lillie is being a lot less secretive about Nebby. They're at her feet and keep stopping her to stare at games. In particular, Nebby stops at a target shooting game. They have their bright little eyes fixated on one of the prizes behind the counter: A stuffed cloud that looks like a sky version of Nebby.

Lillie realizes Nebby wants it, but sighs when she looks at the game.]

I-I'm sorry, Nebby... But I can't win this. I don't like shooting games... [Oooh but Nebby looks so dejected! She's so torn...!]

G. Wildcard
[After the festival, Lillie is hanging by a lamp post... Looking really worried. It's dark out and while she kind of remembers where her farm is, she's also scared.]

It's so dark, Nebby... Is it safe to walk home? And then... [She frowns slightly,] Be alone?

[She's 10, guys. Living alone on a farm in a strange world is a bit scary.]

G.

[genosider]

[ Chara, not looking much older than her-- indeed, they might be the same age-- looks her over. This is probably the worst person ever to offer, but they've already established they can't harm or destroy this world or anyone in it.

And it's new. Unique. Not a reset upon reset of different things. ]

I can take you home, if you want.

[bloominglillie]

Could you really..?

[None the wiser, Lillie just thinks this is two kids teaming up to conquer their fears.]

It won't be trouble?

[genosider]

Yeah. The festival's boring, and my farm is down this way too.

[ Weird... most people are able to tell something is wrong with Chara right away. Maybe this anonymity will be a benefit?

Chara finds themselves particularly nonviolent or with any schemes for a while. Maybe it's for the best to get to know everyone? As Frisk would do... ]

Come on.

[ They start walking... wait, Lillie should lead the way! ]

[bloominglillie]

U, Um! Right..!

[She tugs on her bag, then follows after Chara. It hasn't even occurred to her yet that Chara is leading.]

So you have one too? A farm? I can't believe they gave us so much land to use.

B

[bestmomever]

It's quite all rig... LILIE!

[Oh wait there's a pouncing hug from her mom.] Lilie I wasn't sure if you were going to be here but here you are! Oh let me look at you, you're so cute as usual~!

[bloominglillie]

[At first, Lillie is thrown into confusion. Pouncing hugs are something she expected from her mom, but that was her mom before Ultra Beasts wrecked everything. Even now, she can hear her mother's voice: The warmer, excited, and genuinely goofy mother she misses so much...

Wait a sec--]

Mo... Mother?!

[Lillie turns her head, confused. Then, with her eyes filling with tears. She can't believe her eyes... It's her mother. Her loving mother! The person she's been so desperate to save!]

I-It's you?!

[bestmomever]

Of course it's me Lilie, who else would it be? Everyone's here, Clefable and all the rest.

[Ruffling Lilie's hair, Lusamine had no idea that this Lillie wasn't her Lilie, but to Lusamine, it would be all right. Mom was here to give you hugs and stuff for her reliable girl.]

Is Gladion around? How about your friends?

[bloominglillie]

[And the tears keep coming. This is so unreal. She had no idea how she was going to turn her mother back into her sweet, loving self. She had almost given up on ever seeing Lusamine like this again...

Finally, Lillie lets out a sob and flings her arms around Lusamine. She's not thinking about Gladion (sry bro,) or her friends (wat friends,) right now. This is just too much good news to be interrupted by questions.]

Mother! I thought...! I thought I'd lost you for good! I'm so sorry..! I almost gave up..!

D.

[ofobedience]

[...small blonde child seemingly in (admittedly mild) distress and whilst he was going to walk past, something flickers in him, pulls. some small shred of familiarity.]

Then perhaps you'd like some assistance?

[also he likes shooting things.]

[bloominglillie]

[Lillie looks up, timid again. A stranger offering to shoot things for her should be more alarming than this.

Nebby waves their pompom arms in excitement. They could have the stuffed toy, Lillie!]

Uh, well... I-I... I don't want to trouble you... over something as silly as a toy--

PE-EWWW! [It's not silly! :C]

[ofobedience]

[Well that little creature...whatever it is...seems excited at the very least, and when he smiles he does his best to seem reassuring rather than disconcerting.]

Oh, it's no trouble. It'll be fun, if anything.

[And he moves to pick up the gun, takes aim-- here's something he knows how to do, at least.]

[bloominglillie]

Really..?

[Lillie can't see shooting anything, even just targets, as being fun. But she also doesn't understand how Pokemon Battles are fun. Not yet, anyway.

Nebby begins bouncing around and squealing, which convinces Lillie to agree.]

If you can help, that would be so nice of you. We'll pay for the game?

B

[roulette_vampire]

[ ...A Cosmog. That made the former Elite Four curious, a little, but he gave a small wave. ]

A slight of hand, hm? [ But he can't help but smile a little, at the small bundle of stars. A Pokemon he hasn't seen for a long time. ] You've got some luck.

[bloominglillie]

R-Right! Exactly... that.

[She is leaning down to scoop up Nebby when she recognizes the former Elite Four member.

Lillie squints slightly, then tilts her head.]

You're... Mr Grimsley? Right..?

[roulette_vampire]

The very same. [ He said, with a small bow - eyes not leaving either Lillie or Nebbie. ] And who may you be?

B (Also, NEBBY!!!)

[megabond]

[As he feels a bump on his right leg, Augustine looks down and becomes surprised at a strange cloud-like creature near his feet. Curious, he tries to pick it up until he notices the creature's owner.]

It's alright. Is this creature yours?

PEW

[bloominglillie]

[Here comes Lillie, practically flailing.]

Y-Yes! Th-That's--- haaah. haaaahnebby. [This girl is out of shape, sorry.

Nebby turns their gaze to look at Augustine, then chirps in greeting.]

Nebby is my Pokemon friend... and a rude one at that! Nebby, you shouldn't bump into people like that! [sigh.] I wish they would apologize... I'm so sorry, for Nebby.

:D

[megabond]

Like I said, it's alright.

[He then tries to pet the cloud-like creature. Yet as he stares at it, he realizes something.]

That's strange...

G

[dragoonrouge]

Q'uila's wanderings have once again brought her upon Lillie and the small cloud-like Nebby.

"Hello again, how are the both of you this evening? Had your fill of the festivities?"

[bloominglillie]

[Initially, Lillie yelps and almost jumps out of her skin. In contrast, Nebby seems to laugh with delight. They immediately waddle over to Q'uila, as Lillie is still catching her breath:]

Y, yeeess... I mean! We're fine. H-Headed home? I think... One way is home?

[dragoonrouge]

Q'uila crouches down to pat Nebby, chirping gently at Lillie's reaction. "Hello again Nebby...Would the two of you kind some company, the noise of the festival is becoming a little much for my ears and I was going to take a stroll to give my hearing a reprieve?"

B

[kahunanu]

[Nanu is looking for 'cheap rent', or so that's what he's told anyone who's gotten too nosy as he flits aimlessly from empty barns to not-so-empty barns. He's scoping the place out of old habits, for trouble and for practicality; he hasn't exactly called a farm of his own yet, not that he's eager to. The cries of a young girl perk up the black cat ears on top of his head. Right... he still has those and the tail too, keylime pie be damned.

Well. That sure looks like trouble. She's here too, huh? He tries to not look too surprised as Nebby rushes between Nanu's feet. Fortunately he's had years of practice with Meowth trying to trip him up. He doesn't even stumble.]

It still doesn't listen to you, girl.

[bloominglillie]

[Lillie is apologetic as she rushes after Nebby. Pretty soon, she's dropped to the ground and tackled Nebby. Huff! Her Pokemon friend is such a handful!

... As she looks up, Nanu gets a confused look. She knows of him, sure, but hasn't spent much time getting to know him yet. She does know one thing for certain: Those ears aren't normal.

But how does one politely bring that up???]

Ah, um... S-Sorry. Nebby still isn't used to behaving with all of this freedom? Um? [She's staring at those ears.]

[kahunanu]

[He knows a stare when he sees it, sees where her eyes go past his an settle at the top of his head. He pretends he doesn't notice, though one of the ears twitches as if daring her to break her gaze.]

You here on your own?

[Similarly he knows of her through the other kids, none of which he's managed to run into yet.]