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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: contemplative (i'm not calling you a liar)

[personal profile] heroofbrightwall 2014-01-02 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why shouldn't I be?" he asked, smiling brightly and leaning forward, sliding a plate along the counter. It was a large, oozing and steaming slice of black-berry cobbler.

"Here, sit, have a bite to eat. I only make the cobbler every so many pies since its for myself and the others. You should try it. Its about the best thing you'll ever have. Father's recipe!" he grinned brightly, tossing his errant bangs from his face, only to lean sidelong as his Pawnchessmon reached up to help by tying his hair back afresh.

"What about you? Not enjoying yourself?" he asked, with a sincerely concerned look.
innermonologues: (Ah...?)

[personal profile] innermonologues 2014-01-02 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
He was about to decline him, but Rowan always made the effort to deal with him so he figured he might as well have a bite. He sat down in front of the stall and took a small bite of the cobbler. It wasn't too bad. He nodded his head and took another bite.

" I'm not... really much of a party person. So it's more awkward than anything."
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."
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.
heroofbrightwall: contemplative (there's a ghost in my lungs)

[personal profile] heroofbrightwall 2014-01-05 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, would it trouble you overmuch if you stood around here and talked for a bit? I know we really haven't seen eye to eye very much. You have a very different view of things, I suppose and I might be a little too...optimistic? At times, surely. But I wouldn't mind the company for a bit. Its a little slow right now," he explained at length, gesturing around the area.

"Walter and Piper are awfully quiet. It gets dull, thought I like the work."
innermonologues: (Ah...?)

[personal profile] innermonologues 2014-01-05 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not like I hate you.... And I don't have to get back to my booth for a while so... "

He glanced over to Rowan for a second before finishing off his plate of cobbler. Needless to say, he thought it was pretty tasty.
heroofbrightwall: contemplative (in sad moonlit dreams)

[personal profile] heroofbrightwall 2014-01-06 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
He watched Squall for a time, smiling faintly as he worked, rolling pin creaking softly while he did. Eventually he paced over to a small cooler, rummaging through the ingredients and withdrawing a bottle of milk, pouring the contents into two glasses, one which he sat before Squall, the other for himself, sipping thoughtfully.

"I don't mean to pry, its just a matter of curiosity, but...are you always so careful about your reactions and emotions? You seem like you're always...I don't know. Its difficult to explain. Maybe swallowing everything? Or hiding it, I can't really say."