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

[genosider]

... I wanted to make sure you weren't just any sheep.

[ A slight smile as Chara circles them, in curious awe. They are still a child, after all... ]

What are you, exactly? Can you tell me?

[sheepdad]

[ Belias doesn't bother standing more, letting the child walk around them. Examine them. ]

...I am an Esper. A being abandoned.

[ He sniffed, however, when Chara got close. Smelling scents unlike a child. ]

[genosider]

An Esper... that's something neither human or monster, isn't it? Interesting.

[ Chara reeks of dust. It's a very unnatural dust too, it almost makes you feel like you're breathing in something you shouldn't. ]

[sheepdad]

[ A feeling of war, or at least that's what it reminds Belias of. A feeling he hates, a feeling that reminds him of how much he's struggled.

No child should need to feel that pain. ]

I was made of Man and Beast, a long time ago. But I suppose... I am neither, now am I?

[genosider]

You're a sheep. I guess sheep aren't really beasts.

[ A small pause. ]

There's worse things to be though, so it's a good thing.

[ Like a human. Chara's not thrilled most of these people are humans. ]

[sheepdad]

[ Oh. Oh, Belias likes this one. A deeper chuckle leaves the monster. ]

I am no sheep - I am a Gigas, made of flames.

[ Even if he looks like a sheep. He doesn't even know what sound they make! ]

But it is quite... refreshing to hear such words. To not be feared.

[genosider]

Trust me, I wouldn't fear you.

[ Chara, that's cheeky. Really cheeky. ]

But Gigas, Made of Flames is a real title, isn't it?

[sheepdad]

[ Now that's a frown under their mask - one hidden in remaining polite. The scent, and now that... just what is this child? (Other then one Belias pledges, inside, to keep an eye out for.) ]

I would say my title is Father of Lies - but that is simply what the Gods called me. Their opinion matters not.

[genosider]

How does one earn a title like the 'Father of Lies', may I ask?

[ Because you can't just drop that in a conversation and not explain. What if everything up until now has been a lie, and you're just a big sheep? ]

[sheepdad]

[ ...Hah. Belias sighed, as if they'd told this story over and over - though he rarely had. It was just a painful reminder of what he was. Who he was. ]

'Considered a mistake upon his making, and receiving not his intended role, the Gigas challenged the gods and lost. Scorned by his masters, he found another: the Dynast-King.' Once I had fallen, whispers began between other beasts - other Esper.

The Gods branded me the Father of Lies - for I had forsaken Man, until finding loyalty with one. For bringing on a race of beings like I, though I was crafted wrong.

[genosider]

... I see. What a sad, sad tale. Turning to humans like that, finding loyalty among them.

[ It seems Chara is not overly fond of them, but being human themselves... that raises a lot of questions, doesn't it? ]

At least you can count your blessings that you aren't one yourself.

[sheepdad]

I once had a man as part of my flesh. [ Belias then said, softly. ] One sacrificed by his own kin - Man is a disgusting race.

And yet, my heart still calls to them.

[genosider]

Why?

When you come down to it, humans are p r e t t y w o r t h l e s s.

[ What the heck is that voice?! ]

[sheepdad]

[ ...

That was quite a voice, and Belias paused. Ah. So the smell was not simply... a scent. This was no child - but that did not bother Belias, who still moved a paw closer to Chara. ]

They show promise - free of Gods, Man could show worth.

[genosider]

But only when they're free of gods? ... Then they're out of luck, aren't they? Gods only like being gods for the power it brings, right? The 'almighty.' Isn't that too delicious of a term?

Maybe the Harvest God and Goddess are worth killing, who knows?

[sheepdad]

Hah. Even the Gods play with Man to give some form of Freedom.

[ But, there's a frown crossing the Espers' head under his mask - his voice sounding a little concerned. ]

Gods are Undying - else they would not hold that power. Else they would be worth killing.