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Yu Narukami ([personal profile] leaderkun) wrote in [community profile] thefolder2013-12-25 11:52 pm

New Years Festival!

Who: EVERYONE! Chosen and Partners, Damemon, Deputymon, Starmon too!
What: The New Year's Festival and Masquerade Ball
Where: Shinjuku Gyoen in the Park
When: December 31st



December 31st has at last arrived, and despite certain events depriving the Digital World of the original creator, the people involved with the New Years Festival managed to pull through. With Roze's work already underway and the designs and directions sent out, it wasn't hard to finish what had been started.

At mid-afternoon, a general text was sent out to all the D-Terminals announcing the festival grounds as open. Going to the Shinjuku Gyoen part of the park revealed a tiny wonderland of games and food manned by Chosen, Partners and Damemon alike.

Every Chosen and Partner have Damemon helpers and shifts rotate at each stall, making certain no one is kept from enjoying themselves to the fullest.

To either side of the festival grounds are picnic areas set up with several tables, all surrounded by bright white and yellow string lights. The four rows of game and food stalls are all decorated with large red paper lanterns, paper dragons and bright string lights, allowing the festivities to proceed well after dark.

At the front of the entire festival grounds Roze's Digimon - Julie the Impmon and Musashi the Kotemon - hand out copies of a simple map. On the back of each map the times for the masquerade dance are printed in case people forgot the time from their invitations.

In the Taiwan Pavilion, from the start of the festival to the end, Maya Matlin and Ryan Evans play music on piano and cello, rotating with Neku Sakuraba who maintains a steady flow of pre-arranged music. Several times throughout the day a handful of Digimon put on a simple but entertaining Taiko drum performance. Two long buffet tables filled with food and punch stay full throughout the day and night.

Jin Uzuki teaches calligraphy at one stall, as well as performs tea ceremony and lectures on Japanese traditions for those not educated on the themes presented by the festival.

Squall Leonhart stands sentinel over the Kingyo Sukui (goldfish catching) stall.

Campbell Saunders covers the ball toss, where people can try their luck knocking down milk bottles.

The Medicine Seller mans the Okonomiyaki cart, where people are free to order any combination of ingredients and eat hot food straight from the iron.

Mikasa Ackerman covers a colorful and pleasant-smelling stall where festival-goers can choose from dozens of bananas on sticks, the fruit dipped in different flavored coatings and numerous toppings.

Shannon Vaughn and Eli Delacroix cover the stall on the center walk where those at the festival can pick up sparklers and handmade papier-mâché masks for fun or the masquerade, if they have none of their own.

A ping pong toss with water-filled glass bowls sits with a pair of Damemon attendants cheering on participants.

Next to the Okonomiyaki cart, Saori Nakagawa and Laguna Loire provide fresh Takoyaki (octopus balls) on sticks, steaming and delicious.

The local Prince, Rowan, cheerily provides personal pies or slices of ready-made large ones and chats amiably with anyone who happens to be drawn in by meat or fruit fillings inside flaky crusts.

Cheerful little Miwako Sakurada watches the Yoyo Tsuri (water balloon yoyo) cart, balloons in bright splashes of color floating in a rotating pool of water, casting a rainbow across the cloth roof of the stall.

The ever large and boisterous Rider struts around a Strongman Hammer game, jeering and cajoling the men and complimenting the women, making bets and offering arm-wrestling competitions.

Little Wily-Kit has a raised platform surrounded by cushions where people can sit and listen to her play the flupe and regale them with tales from her homeland.

Dante sits at a stall of his own, playing guitar when he's not giving kisses for donations to the festival fund.

A ring toss game where one can try to put small rings around the necks of glass bottles stands manned by two Damemon arguing restlessly about the arrangement of the bottles.

Waver Velvet and his Wizardmon stand to dazzle onlookers with card tricks and details of magic performed in Waver's homeland.

Next to Wily-Kit's storytelling and Waver's tricks, Harry Potter serves up a variety of hot drinks close to the front of the festival so people have something to warm their hands and bellies while they enjoy the festivities.

Throughout the entire festival ground, Seifer Almasy and his hand-picked group of Digimon patrol the area, ejecting trouble-makers and seeing to damages while Yu Narukami and his team keep supplies full and assist Seifer with damage control.

The festival continues on through the day until the Masquerade Ball begins. All the stalls close and people are free to dress and attend as they like. Food and punch remains present and the music continues until midnight, when masks are to be removed and the New Year begins!
heroofbrightwall: serious (swim the sirens of oakvale)

[personal profile] heroofbrightwall 2014-01-03 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry to hear that," the Prince replied, and sounded like he meant it. Most things that sounded sarcastic or placating on others sounded genuine on him. He didn't say something unless he meant it in truth.

"It isn't for everyone. I like meeting people and having a good time, but even I sometimes prefer a quiet night alone. I sympathize. You shouldn't force yourself to be here though. I'm sure the Kindly Damemon would be just as happy to man your stall for you. You ought to do what's best for you, you know."
for_granite: (my emerald city‚ downtown girl)

[personal profile] for_granite 2014-01-03 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[She looks close, studying.] Hmm... Okay, lemme try, I think I got it!

[Without even practicing? But she looks confident, and excited.]
lovespinkbirdies: (... Where'd that wall come from?)

[personal profile] lovespinkbirdies 2014-01-03 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! He really does!

... Though other than that thing with the virus, he hasn't been doing it all that lately.
lilpoppa: (I'm sorry!)

[personal profile] lilpoppa 2014-01-03 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
"You think I'm selfish? I don't think you understand at all, all that I have given up or all that I would give up to protect you and I will not explain it. I don't think you understand that every time I try to even say sorry you push me away. I don't think that you just need to accept what happened and move on. I think that you need to understand what happen and work with me so we can get to a place that we can both move past it together."

Tetsushi stopped and looked down for a second at his cliched fist. His hand was shaking from the anger that welled up in him.

"Roze, I am sorry, I could say it a thousand time and it will never be enough. What I did was wrong and I know it. I had the best of attentions in mind and I messed up. I am truly sorry. I ask that you don't judge me on things that I have not done yet. I may have done things, things that I think are truly wrong in that timeline for lack of a better word, but I have no clue why I did it or If I even will do it when I make back. I don't want to hurt you ever again. So what ever I did it was the actions of an idiot and more mistakes of father who was just trying to do his best."

He could be seen clearly crying as he looked back up to her. Tetsushi was not one to hide his emotions and was not afraid to cry even it made him look ugly. He saw emotions as power and would embrace them.

"But If you want I will leave. I will leave and never come back. I don't want this at all, but if you think it's for the best. I will leave you life. You can act like I died all those year ago."
lilpoppa: (NANI?!)

[personal profile] lilpoppa 2014-01-03 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Well Tetsushi guessed that the moment had passed. He looked to Whirl and smirked. She had pushed him, but that mattered little to him as they did get the fish. He looked at the prize smiling. It maybe a little unimpressive fish, but that didn't matter cause they won it. He held their prize up to Whirl.

"Well here is the prize. Looks like we got the best looking one they had. I guess that you will have to name him."
Edited 2014-01-03 03:45 (UTC)
innermonologues: (Ah...?)

[personal profile] innermonologues 2014-01-03 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
He rolled his eyes to himself a little and slowly turned to face the mysterious speaker.

"Sounds like you know a lot about Ro....ze." His eyes went wide for a moment as he looked at her. He almost stumbled even because of her tail. Well... This was probably the last thing he thought he'd see today. He seemed speechless.
innermonologues: (Ah...?)

[personal profile] innermonologues 2014-01-03 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
"I made a promise so I need to stick it out until the end... I'm sure I'll find some time to take a small break away from people." He stared back down at his cobbler before taking another small bite.
oneeyedterror: (It's only a scratch)

[personal profile] oneeyedterror 2014-01-03 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Me?"

No, Tetsushi you don't want Whirl naming the fish. Look at his digimon's names. One is an alias of Whirl's and the other was a fellow Autobot Whirl enjoyed beating up, he's horrible at names. But hey, squinting at the fish and. Thinking of a name, hm.

"... Piston." That's the name, unless Tetsushi vetos it the poor fish is being named that.
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[personal profile] aspectional 2014-01-03 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
Eli waves off the handkerchief with his unfloured hand and a cheerful "don't worry, I've got something better" before wiping the flour off on Kera's head, doing so to upset the obnoxious digimon. Looking at the pies Kera's pulling out and sorting, he grins widely.

"These look great and don't mind Kera. He's always like that. If you ignore him, he'll probably get bored and shut up. Or not, it's a coin toss on whether or not it works." His attention turns back to Kera and he frowns. "It's called being nice, squidlet, which I know is something you've never heard of, but most people like being so. Plus if you're going to be like that, I bet you that you're not going to be allowed to have any of that pie."
the_lion_roller: (Chase your dreams)

[personal profile] the_lion_roller 2014-01-03 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
At least he looks a little sheepish at having startled her. He raises the mask on his face a little so that it's resting above his forehead...which still looks ridiculous but at least a bit less startling.

"Sorry. H'just a mask."

He gives a small chuckle.

"Hah'that's impossible. Everybody thinks."
motherswisdom: (Really?)

[personal profile] motherswisdom 2014-01-03 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[She tilted her head to the side as she thought about the question.]

Do you think you could help me know how to care for one? I think having something to care for might be nice.
lilpoppa: (Default)

[personal profile] lilpoppa 2014-01-03 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Tetsushi looked to the fish and thought about the name, but was unable to come up with any real reason for it not to be name piston.

"Well little guy I guess you are now know as Piston." He held up the prize to Whirl.

"Well do want to keep him?"
oneeyedterror: (Que?)

[personal profile] oneeyedterror 2014-01-03 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats, fish. You have been named after two dead robots, hopefully the fish will outlive it's namessakes.

... Although probably not since Tetsushi is asking if Whirl wants to keep it.

"I already have the frikking digi-things though."
marinebiting: Don't get involved with me (✘ - No. 17 Leviath Dragon)

[personal profile] marinebiting 2014-01-03 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's never given much thought to tea before. In fact, he's never even tried it until now. Maybe he can start drinking tea along with coffee these days.]

How much do I owe you?
marinebiting: what do you mean there aren't any riding duels in ZEXAL? (✘ - Friller Shark)

[personal profile] marinebiting 2014-01-03 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[You know who Julie reminds Shark of? Himself. Goddammit. He doesn't want to emphasize with the Impmon but oops, he does.]

Someone will come around and relieve you I bet.
innermonologues: (Ah...?)

[personal profile] innermonologues 2014-01-04 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... if you really want to yeah I suppose I could.
happiestberry: (. . . . .)

[personal profile] happiestberry 2014-01-04 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Miwako will scold him next time he acts like a butt!
lovespinkbirdies: (I can smile like this all day)

[personal profile] lovespinkbirdies 2014-01-04 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Chika giggles, her smile getting a bit wider. ]

Thanks Miwako-san! Though I might end up doing it before you get a chance out of habit...
changelingdude: (Victory!)

[personal profile] changelingdude 2014-01-04 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Beastboy let out a cheer as the milk bottles scattered with a loud clang. Only one remained standing, wobbling perilously close to falling.]

Come onnnn, come onnnnn!

[As if shouting at the bottle would do the trick. Then again perhaps it did. Because gravity seemed to kick in and the bottle fell.]

BOOYAH!
ruffntumblenut: (Lower lip biting.)

[personal profile] ruffntumblenut 2014-01-04 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Take it back!" She threatened with only half of her normal bluster.

"Thinking is for guys like Hiccup. I just do whatever is fun." Not that she looked like she was having too much fun at this party.

Lowering her fists she folded her arms looking him over a second time, trying to figure out who he was and why he was talking to her. So much was different about this world, it wasn't as though her guard was up...she was simply suspicious of new things and people.
the_lion_roller: (★ Lop-sided smile)

[personal profile] the_lion_roller 2014-01-04 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't seem at all offended by her threats or suspicions, if anything he just tries to look less worrisome. ...Not that he really exudes anything even remotely resembling a threat to start with. He gives an agreeable shrug before his expression brightens at Hiccup's name.

"Oho, you know Hiccup?"

Actually, considering Hiccup had mentioned he'd been here awhile, it wasn't surprising that a lot of people knew him. And he liked meeting friends of friends.
ruffntumblenut: (Now it has blood on it 8D)

[personal profile] ruffntumblenut 2014-01-04 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
She brightened up a little.

"Yeah, he's from my world. The only one here actually. But he's pretty smart...but not in the lame way."

If there was any doubt where Ruffnut placed intelligence on her scale of importance it was gone now.
happiestberry: (Just like that!)

[personal profile] happiestberry 2014-01-04 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well okay... I suppose I should let you take care of him instead.
lovespinkbirdies: (I wonder how I can screw up this plan?)

[personal profile] lovespinkbirdies 2014-01-04 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Chika nods. ]

Yeah. I think I'll be okay with dealing with him. I mean, I've been doing it long enough, after all.
happiestberry: (Time for tea~)

[personal profile] happiestberry 2014-01-04 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I certainly have faith in you.

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