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Entry tags:
- degrassi: campbell saunders,
- digimon savers: chika daimon (au),
- digimon savers: masaru daimon,
- harry potter: harry potter,
- how to train your dragon: ruffnut,
- kingdom hearts: riku replica,
- my little pony: trixie,
- oc: saori nakagawa,
- teen titans: beastboy,
- teen titans: jinx,
- the walking dead: sophia,
- tmnt: leatherhead,
- transformers idw: whirl,
- wild kratts: martin kratt,
- ∅attack on titan: mikasa ackerman,
- ∅fate/zero: rider,
- ∅oc: roze ichishi,
- ∅oc: shannon vaughn,
- ∅oc: tetsushi ichishi,
- ∅persona 3: minato arisato,
- ∅persona 4: yu narukami,
- ∅teen titans: terra,
- ∅tmnt: michelangelo,
- ∅yu-gi-oh! zexal: ryoga kamishiro
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!
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!
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"...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.
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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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"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."
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"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."
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"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.
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"How long has it--actually, why do you have a tail now?"
Priorities.
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"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...
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"I don't really understand what that means, though."
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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."
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"Demon or not, you're still Roze. I'd say that's really all that counts. I mean...everybody grows up sooner or later, right?"
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"Everybody does, sooner or later, yes. Thank you, Cake. For caring, and for making it known."
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"Just...don't go running off again. Some of us actually want you around, you realize."
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She shook her head, turning away to go in search of more champagne, unwilling to dwell on this cruel place and its nasty tricks.
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"I know, I know. I'm sorry. Don't apologize. Its silly. I'm only...Ha. I'm grateful for the concern, I'm just not really...my conversational skills probably leave a little to be desired after so long. I'm not angry. I'm just...Its very odd coming back after everything."
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"Don't worry, okay? I get it, this is probably a lot to deal with. Just try to settle in the best that you can, and I'll do whatever I can to help."
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"It hasn't been good back home," she said by way of explanation, offering a wan smile. "I'm sure I'll adjust but I just honestly got here only like an hour ago. When I realized where everyone was, I figured I should just come here and throw myself right back in. Try like it was nothing. It....really isn't that easy though. Not for you guys and definitely not for me."