WEEK THREE

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WEEK THREE

19 Villagers

They say nothing is healthier for the mind and body than physical labor - especially if you can hold the fruits of it in your hands and store it in your kitchen. Whatever cruelties you have witnessed or endured in the past week, your fields need tending to and they reward you with as quick as harvest as always.

If drowning your grief in work is not enough for you, there are new spots to explore in Puffin Town. Allow the novelty to distract you from your dwindling numbers!

Always remember, the value of a community is not measured by it's size.

(( OOC: Murder proposals are due by Tuesday at 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST for this final week! Get your bloodthirst in or forever hold your peace! Gift submission is still open as well!

If your character has been planting Astera, here's a reminder to report it at the Astera tracker - this does not need to have been threaded, we're just taking stock on an OOC level.))

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Flower Dance

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Flower Dance

Spring is the season of regeneration, of bloom, of life. If you’ve forgotten over the events of the last weeks, the landscape seems to have taken it upon itself to remind you. Appropriate attire has been wheeled out from the costume inventory in Puffin Auditorium, from vintage gowns, suits, and even more modern avant garde fits. This week, everything that flowers is showing itself in its prettiest colors and there is always a gust of fragrant petals whirling through the air. (Where they come from remains mysterious, as all blossoms remain pristine for your viewing pleasure.)

By now, it is unlikely to come as a surprise to see your ducky helpers handing out stacks of flyers. These are pastel in design and their edges have been cut round to add to that Gentle Feeling(™):

The annual Flower Dance is upon us! Ask that special someone to waltz behind the Wizard’s Tower and maybe your dream might just come true ♥

Food and drink will be provided! Appearing in fancy dress is encouraged!

Those who choose to check out what the fuss is all about will find the open space behind the Wizard’s Tower lavishly decorated. There is a buffet with all kinds of finger food and colorful drinks. Wooden tiles have been laid out to create a dancefloor without danger of stepping into a molehill. Music is playing from a flimsy-looking yet astoundingly loud gramophone - there’s a collection of EPs next to it, if you want to try your hand at changing up the tunes. Every part of the set-up is decorated with flower garlands.

If you spend too much time wall-flowering, a little duck might just bump into you and catapult you right into the arms of a potential dance partner. Or maybe you’d like to ask a feathery friend to dance instead? They’d be flattered!

((OOC: Participation in the festival in any shape will earn you a gift. Please submit your participation here. ))

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[ It's a lovely evening and the spring breeze is gentle to all the dancers. Nevertheless, surely some of you need to to breaks from time to time - and maybe as you stand towards the edge of the festivities, you have your eyes on the forest bordering the village on this side.

Eyes to see... a light appear and disappear among the foliage, its green color only distinct against the backdrop through the darkness of dusk.

Huh? ]

[enkiboo]

[ Wait, what? ]

[linearcrash]

[ Let's be real here, he will be there for the food. While he doesn't seem to know basic things, he at least knows how to dress up. Someone has been shopping around at the Auditorium.

He seems to be looking at his drink. ]

Not sure if we should be drinking anything associated with here. [ But he's going to drink anyways. Bottoms up! ]

[ Or he can be found looking at the gramophone. ]

Don't think I've ever seen anything like this, hey.

[enkiboo]

[ Enkidu looks happy despite the general state of things because dancing is fun. They show up in something like this, coming up at him from behind to lightly tap a hand against his back or try to. ]

Nine, Nine! Are you enjoying yourself?

[ Sorry if they might've surprised him, whoopsie. ]

[mirrari]

[Honestly, Azure is more curious to see if anyone shows up than she is about what this Flower Dance entails. "Flower Dance" just doesn't seem like the sort of thing she'd find any appeal in, but she's sure seeing how people act - or if they show up at all - will be illuminating. Or at least interesting.

She does actually bother to wear something nicer than her usual farmcore fits, and she doesn't need a duck to encourage her to talk to anyone.]

Well, how do you feel about being my special someone for a moment?

[Complete with a wink! The horrors persist but a woman can still flirt.]

[enkiboo]

[ For once, Enkidu is wearing something different as well.

This is good enough for them, apparently. ]

Is that you asking for a dance?

[ They won't mind, at any rate. ]

[faildeus]

Me?

[ he points to himself, blinking a couple times with wide eyes. surely she can’t be talking to him… ]

[duckinghell]

[This duck is waddling up! Is she referring to it? Is it? It has a bright, sparkly, hopeful look in its eyes....]

[liberazoth]

[ azure has caught herself: a deer in the headlights!

that is to say, vayne stares for a moment, points to himself like 'me? really?', then starts waving his hands in front of him a little in hasty if sheepish negation. ]

I, um, don't really know how to dance, sorry...?

[duckinghell]

[This duck is all dressed up for the dance in a dapper little tux and bowtie. But, instead of joining anyone on the dancefloor, it stands off to the side. Watching. Staring.]

[linearcrash]

[ Hello little ducker ]

Hey, uh. Which one are you? [ They need nametags! ]

[duckinghell]

[Here comes another duck! This one has a green ensemble on.]

[It gestures excitedly to the party, then at wallflower duck, before giving a twirl and a little "eh? eh?" noise with an offered wing.]

[Want to dance?]

[hyperbloom]

[ Shinobu is surprisingly here, participating in her usual manner which is standing off to the side and observing. She seems a little worse for wear, though, in how she doesn't look entirely comfortable or content to be here. It looks like she's watching for something more than actually wanting to partake in the festivities. Odd, given that she's dressed up for the occasion.

She can, however, be persuaded or forced by a duck. Until, then, though? She'll glance away from anyone she makes eye contact with. ]

[enkiboo]

[ Hi folks, Enkidu is here. Fit check for them, naturally. ]

Would you like to have fun with me?

Or, we can just listen to music and talk.

[ Enkidu isn't about to force anyone to do much of anything if they don't feel like it, after all. But they are not going to sulk with these clothing choices available... ]

[duckinghell]

[There's another wallflower duck quietly watching the festival proceeds, this one in a simple white dress shirt, black vest and tie. Despite being dressed up, it doesn't seem intent to actually join in the festivities.

🧍‍♂️]

[duckinghell]

[ Some ducks may be wall-flowering this event. This is not one of them. Wearing the most duck-appropriate rendition of a white dress, this duck is spinning on the dance floor with an astounding amount of grace. Dancing queen, young and sweet, only [duck years old]! ]

[moonblades]

[Oh yay, the wizard tower? Where nothing bad ever happened to anyone? That place? It sure is a good thing this isn't a location with a traumatic history of loss.

Mio is here despite the creeping dread, the neckline on her dress giving her bandaged chest room to breathe. No sense in covering it, especially when the air might do it some good. There's also no covering the still-cooling swelling and bruising around the front of her face, from her forehead to the one fading black eye.Felt cute, might delete later this is not. Approach her for a dance, and she might look startled.]

With me? I'm not sure I'm super spry on my feet right now, but... I'd hate to miss it.

[Alternatively, for those who don't want to dance or who are just chilling, she'll gesture to the white flute in her lap.]

Would you rather I play for you instead? I've been dabbling in writing my own just a little bit, and I can probably keep up with what's playing.

[faildeus]

[ faldeus is around, in what seems to be a rather well-tailored outfit.

while he isn’t the life of the party, he will occasionally walk up to someone and give them a little wink. ]

Nice party to throw in the middle of the world’s slowest massacre, huh?

[duckinghell]

[Wallflower duck, schmallflower duck. This duck in green is the life of the party!]

[It's dancing...its singing along to the music (as well as a duck can sing...qua-quaaaaa)...overall, its just having a good time.]

[It points to you, yes you! Are you having fun? Are you having a good time?]

[rightmove]

[Healy is here, largely just to spectate as he's never been much of a dancer. He hasn't quite bothered to dress up, but he did put on a suit jacket and tie that makes him marginally fancier-looking. At least his usual attire isn't too informal.

He can be found lurking by the snack table.]

The ducks seem to be enjoying themselves.

[They're cute, he supposes.

He might be receptive to dancing if someone bullies him hard enough, but otherwise he's content hanging on the sidelines.]

[theotherww]

[Walter exists in the festival despite having no real reason to be here given those memories have made him feel sicker and the idea of him having a special someone here is ridiculous. --even thinking about the concept makes his stomach churn.

So he tries to find the closest thing to a ginger ale among the fancy drink and largely wallflowers like a chaperone at a dance.

Later on he decides to look through the EPs and see if he recognizes anything.]

[revengier]

[ Kurapika isn't too keen on attending a dance, but changing into a suit? He definitely does that, looking far more comfortable in the black, well-fitted suit he's picked out for himself than he has in any of the flannels or overalls he's worn here so far.

He does at least check out the Flower Dance out of sheer curiosity, but he lingers (and wall-flowers) for long enough that one of the ducks bumps into him and hurtling towards someone else on the dancefloor. At least he just barely manages to catch himself. ]

...We might as well, then. I'm not any good at this, though.

[liberazoth]

[ anyway, since we established that vayne was here at some point, here he is, at the flower dance...

he's looking distinctly uncomfortable in his flowery themed fit, periodically tugging at the collar or sleeves every now and then to adjust them and make sure they sit right. honestly, someone probably had to bully him into this outfit, or else he might have just showed up in his usual farmwear— maybe it was you who prevented a fashion disaster? or maybe it's just the ducks. fushigi mystery.

anyway, catch him wallflowering towards the slightly less crowded or populated areas, but if you approach him he'll offer a small, shy smile and wave, absolutely no offer to dance, and a question: ]

... Who do you think plans these festivals, anyway?

[ it can't be the puffins or ducks, can it. ]

[duckinghell]

[ After waddling out of the tower, a duck in a blue suit jacket spins and dances around the festival area. Bandages peek out from the sleeves covering its left wing, but that doesn't seem to damper its enthusiasm.

Anyone who doesn't look busy with something may get this duck to stop in its tracks...to do a set of exaggerated movements before stopping and looking at them expectantly. (Weird.)

A lack of response will simply get it to repeat the movements before looking at them yet again with sparkly eyes.

So, who knows what this odd duck wants? ]