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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!
velveteenmage: (the dream that you've always dreamed)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
That's kind of the problem--I don't know. By all accounts she's just up and disappeared.
fullofthorns: (pic#7172078)

[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
She tensed, flinching slightly, eyes flickering as she leaned away a fraction with lips pursed in frustration. After a moment she stood straight and cocked a brow behind her mask, the corner of her mouth quirking up at the corner.

"...Hello, Velvet Cake," she murmured, her voice older, more smoky and full of promises than before. Promises and unvoiced apologies. There was nothing she could do to come back, but she was here now, at least.

She stood there, silent and uncertain for a moment. The Roze from before would have pounced, dragged him around, laughed his ear off, teased him for his concern. This Roze was different. More subdued - but only just. She at least gave him options, raising both of her hands and opening her arms, offering him a hug, if he was willing to take it.
fullofthorns: (pic#7172091)

[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
She laughed softly, shaking her head and raising one arm around his shoulders, the other remaining in his hand as they turned. She proved to be extraordinarily adept at dancing, even with the length and bulk of that tail creating spirals around them as they moved.

"Its good to see everyone, Yu. I...am very happy to be back." She couldn't say she missed everyone. She hadn't. She hadn't remembered anything. Coming back brought on every memory and moment, tacking it onto everything else, pinning it to her heart like photos on a cork board. It was cruel, but it didn't change how happy she was, inside, relieved to be home.

"You all managed well enough without me," she added, nodding her chin up to indicate the party.
scaronfire: (12)

[personal profile] scaronfire 2013-12-30 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Right... still. Pretty weird that she's nowhere to be seen.
velveteenmage: (we are lightning)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
There's some form of precedent for it, though I can't say I like the idea.

One of my roommates, Mami Tomoe--she just up and vanished one day. If I had to guess, I'd probably assume she glitched out of here or something...I still don't entirely get how this place works.
velveteenmage: (don't wanna hear your absolution)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
He stood rigidly straight for a moment or two, silently fuming as this new information processed itself. Roze was...different, clearly. It wasn't so extreme as to say she wasn't herself, but the pause was enough time for Waver to realize she wasn't quite the same.

Frowning, he looked left and right as though to make sure no one would notice before stepping forward and hugging her, clearly still upset.

"...make me look all over the bloody place, are you trying to give me a heart attack?"
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[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
she sighed with relief, closing him into her embrace and pressing her nose against his hair, eyes sliding shut for the moment as she squeezed, crushing him against her. Still the same too-strong woman under all that new dignity. She almost let him go until he spoke, body tensing as she crushed him again, uttering of sob and laugh.

"I'm sorry if I caused you trouble, love," she whispered, one of her hands lifting to stroke the back of his head, smoothing his hair gently before she leaned back to look at him.

"There was nothing I could do...the one thing I worried about everyone else doing and I went and did it. I'm so, so sorry."
scaronfire: (14)

[personal profile] scaronfire 2013-12-30 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... I'll just hope she just got held up somewhere for now.
velveteenmage: (this will be the day we've waited for)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll forgive you just this once, a-alright?" Waver quickly tried to recover from how his voice had faltered. When was the last time anyone had done something like this with him? probably before his mother died--no, comparing Roze to his mother was way too strange to even consider, and the concept was quickly thrown out.

"Don't go off pulling a stunt like that again, understand? I've got enough to deal with making sure Rider doesn't cause trouble."
velveteenmage: (welcome to a world of new solutions)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Her partners are still here last I knew, so she's got that up on Mami. Besides, she's too stubborn to be kept away for too long.
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[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes," she answered simply, nodding once in response and leaning forward, resting her head against his shoulder and chest as she half-closed her eyes. She'd probably end up talking a lot over the next few days, explaining everything from what happened to the scars and tail, among other things.

She was grateful he'd simply welcomed her in and moved on. She wanted to have a moment - to come back and have this time like nothing had changed before she was forced to see just how much really had.
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[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
She snorted softly, a hint of a smile blossoming as she released him, knowing he was probably through with her and not wanting to press for more. It just...it felt good to just hold him. To hold someone and not be afraid of anything going wrong. She wanted to keep hugging him, but it wouldn't have changed anything or made it better. Wouldn't have made the time she was gone shorter.

"Its hard to believe I was only gone such a short while for you all but for me..." she trailed off, expression darkening as she shook her head. "Nevermind. I'm just happy to be back, and happy to come back to the people I care about. I'm sorry." Gods, but she'd be saying that a lot, wouldn't she? Apologizing for something she couldn't control. Typical.
scaronfire: (07)

[personal profile] scaronfire 2013-12-30 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
True. She'll probably be alright either way, honestly.
velveteenmage: (they see you as just a child)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Quit apologizing. I'm not even angry at this point." Upset, yes. But anger wasn't really on the table at the moment.

"How long has it--actually, why do you have a tail now?"

Priorities.
velveteenmage: (straying from the thunder)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I really hope you're right about that.

...I'm still a bit insulted that I'm stuck doing card tricks.
lovespinkbirdies: (I can smile like this all day)

[personal profile] lovespinkbirdies 2013-12-30 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds great!

[ She giggles a bit though, hugging back. ]

... I guess we should probably tell each other our names though, shouldn't we?
scaronfire: (05)

[personal profile] scaronfire 2013-12-30 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Could be worse. She could be making you pull small digimon out of hats.
fullofthorns: (pic#7172086)

[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't suppose you remember everything," she remarked, reaching for another glass of champagne. Two, in fact, pressing one into waver's hands.

"About my birthday, becoming a Guardian and the like? Well, I went back and it all happened. I've chosen my side and I've been "fighting the good fight". With my coming of age came my full bloodline. A lot of things...changed," she murmured, lifting her hair slightly and revealing a long elfin ear with a tuft of pink fur, almost like a lynx ear.

She didn't immediately answer how long it had been, looking away and sipping from the fluted glass. Perhaps he would forget he'd asked...
velveteenmage: (this will be the day we've waited for)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Frankly, I'm stunned she didn't suggest it.
the_lion_roller: (★ Nice one bro)

I said I would XD

[personal profile] the_lion_roller 2013-12-30 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Martin plunks his arm down onto the booth, grinning widely.]

Hah'alright, Rider, I'll take on your arm-wrestling challenge.

[Wow, just look at all that confidence.]
velveteenmage: (need a devil to help me get things right)

[personal profile] velveteenmage 2013-12-30 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think I recall you mentioning something to that effect." He took the glass, but didn't drink any of it just yet. His attention focused on Roze, the magus didn't really seem to find anything too unusual about the ears and tail. (Honestly, he'd seen far stranger things.)

"I don't really understand what that means, though."
fullofthorns: (pic#7172087)

[personal profile] fullofthorns 2013-12-30 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not human anymore. I chose the demons. That was always a given, really. Everyone knew I would, I think. Since then I've been policing the borders between the territories, breaking up fights and concluding disputes. Passing judgment, protecting innocents. Whatever needs doing," she explained with a shrug, tail flicking the tuft of hair back and forth, cat-like in its arching taunt.

She took another swallow of champagne and ate a bit of sushi, casting a brief look of apology Waver's way, recalling that he had been uncomfortable with it, once.

"I don't know what you expect me to say without asking questions of me. I'm a warrior. I had to grow up...things just get worse and worse and I deal with the fallout."
scaronfire: (04)

[personal profile] scaronfire 2013-12-30 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Might have slipped her mind. Better not to say that around her, she may decide to include that in the act.

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