[Event AQ] Festival Festivities [Sayuri/Demi]

[Sayuri]

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Fest!

Description: Tanabata festival; surrounded by people, games, food stalls, wishes… what are you up to?

Go around the festival with friends!: +2 Guardians, +1 Faberge

Decide to go with family instead: +2 Faberge, -2 Roost

Go alone; it’s easier to move navigate, anyway: +1 Guardians, -1 Faberge, +2 Roost

Attend, but end up overwhelmed by the crowd, and seek a quieter area: -1 Guardians, +1 Faberge

Ignore the festival: you want to stargaze: +4 Guardians

Requirements: None

Sayuri had arrived at the festival very early in the day, yukata tied tightly around her waist as she held a small purse in her hands.  Her parents had agreed to let her roam the various stalls as long as she met up with friends and her brothers could check on her later on.  She'd agreed somewhat reluctantly, waving off her driver after arriving and disappearing into the crowds before he could follow her.  She didn't want to be tied down by any sorts of limitations.  Like Cinderella at the ball she had only so much time she could run around before her parents called her back home.  She intended to make use of every single moment she could.

Luckily for her though she wasn't entirely alone.  Hoshiko flew next to her, scanning every single stand them came across with some sort of strange sci fi device.  She listed off the various properties of whatever she could find while Sayuri bought snack after snack, chowing down on as much takoyaki, taiyaki, and cotton candy as she could.  Her hands were filled with various food items that she spent all but a few minutes consuming as she crammed them into her mouth.

Now she stood in front of a shooting game, cork gun in hand as she missed yet another prize.  She was positive she'd hit it but the bullet had knicked it in the side, barely moving it from its place.  "Ahhh, this game is harder than I thought!" she said to Hoshiko, trying her best to be discreet as she talked to her guardian character.  The little sprite currently had her cheeks filled with konpeito, the little star-shaped candy for sale only a few booths down.  The space ranger shrugged, sticking yet another sugary treat in her mouth as Sayuri paid the booth vendor yet again and tried her hand at the game.  "You don't think it's rigged, right?  Like how they say there's glue on the bottom of the prizes?"

Demi

[Demi]

Demi had gone around, exploring here and there. She'd made a wish, she'd had takoyaki and a few other things, she'd gotten a tub of cotton candy that she was carrying around with her, that was for Encore... and she'd played a couple of games. She'd already met up with a couple of people, but she still had time left, so she'd decided to play some more games... at least for a bit. She did want to see some fireworks at the end, but... there was still time before that.

She walked slowly, humming softly to herself as she did so. She looked at some of the games... then decided to approach a game that already had someone trying for a prize. She watched the girl take aim and pop, the cork hit the item she was (supposedly) going for, but it hardly moved. She could hear the girl talking to a floating guardian character, mumbling about rigged games.

"It's probably rigged." She commented, stepping up beside the other girl. Wow she was kinda short... but then again, Demi's sandals did add height to her. "All carnival games are rigged... usually they rig the later games, though. If you ever want a prize, be the first at a booth. That way you can win and carry around a prize as sort of advertising, making other people think they can win." She'd read books about that kind of thing. "Then they rig the rest of the games and it's almost impossible to win." She added.

She glanced over to Sayuri and her little guardian character. "Sorry, I kind of just jumped into your conversation with your guardian character, didn't I?" Demi's own guardian character was nowhere to be seen right now. Demi had a feeling she was probably off causing mischief, as per usual... silly little Encore.

[Sayuri]

Sayuri jumped a bit at the sudden sound of the other, nearly dropping the gun as she scrambled to tighten her hold on it. She looked between the girl and the game before gasping loudly. If what the other was saying was true, then that meant.......... then that meant............

"That's horrible!" Sayuri exclaimed loudly, clutching the cork gun close to her body as she turned to the booth attendant. He didn't seem particularly phased by her words. It was common knowledge all these games were rigged in some way or another. He merely shrugged as she gently placed the toy back down, "I can't believe people would actually do that. Where's the fun if you know you're not going to win? It should be fair to everyone that participates."

Sighing to herself, she stepped away from the ruined experience and closer towards the other. Though she had just lectured the older man on the fairness of his business she didn't seem any worse for wear. Allowing for a small smile to grace her features, she bowed politely at the other.

"Thank you for letting me know, I didn't think the rumors were that believable. And to think I spent almost 5000 yen on that game alone. I do hope the money is used for something important and doesn't just go to waste," Her next thought was interrupted though as she realized what the other had said. "Eh? Eh?!??! Wait, you can see them? The tiny fairies - er - guardian characters? So you have one too then, right? That's what that means, or at least I think that's what it means.... what does it mean?"

[Demi]

She watched the shorter girl jump, then kind of internally smiled to herself... though her expression didn't change. "It's the way things work. Supply and demand, I guess..." She glanced to the vendor who was glaring at her. "Everyone has to make money somehow, and hey... it's entrepreneurial of you." She shrugged idly.

"No problem." She added as the other girl thanked her. "Wow, 5000 yen and they didn't let you win once?" Suddenly, she pegged this girl as a sucker. Probably rich, which wouldn't surprise Demi... it took all types. Demi had money, but she didn't spend it willy nilly like this. Not that there was anything wrong with it, she just figured this girl wasn't experienced with the nitty gritty of life as much as Demi was.

"Ah- yes I have one." She nodded after a moment. "She's off doing who knows what right now... but I can take a guess that she's getting cotton candy." She knew Encore all too well by now... and knew exactly where that little character would make a beeline for. "She's addicted to the stuff... and I let her know there would be a stand here at the festival and... well, let's just say... she was a little overexcited and flew off when we first arrived... so..." She shrugged lightly.

Looking at Sayuri's guardian character, she studied her a moment, then back to Sayuri. "So... who are you?" She finally asked. "I'm Demi... Nanjou Demi." She introduced herself first, since it was only proper... plus she may as well. She didn't think she'd be running into this girl too often, but who knows. Probably because she thought Sayuri looked like a first year... or maybe just that she acted that way. But again, what does Demi know? Appearances weren't everything, or so she thought.

[Sayuri]

Sayuri simply listened as the other spoke, taking a moment to look around at the crowd to try and spot the other's guardian. Not that she necessarily knew where she was or what she looked like, but perhaps the tiny sprite was returning. As it was, Hoshiko was more than thrilled at the idea of another guardian. She orbited at high speed around her student's head, pulling at her hair at times and loosening it from its bun. If she was any braver she'd have gone to search herself but Sayuri was still so new to this egg business she didn't want to abandon the girl.

"Sounds like Hoshiko," Sayuri said, laughing politely as she reached up to calm the little guardian's movements. She cupped the space ranger in her hands, holding her close to her chest to keep her from flying any quicker. They'd have to find some place to fix her hair as it was. "I didn't even think that creatures this small could have so much energy but I guess that's magic for you."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I completely forgot!" Bowing quickly, Sayuri realized with utter embarrassment that she hadn't even told the other her name. "Kagawa Sayuri! It's very nice to meet you, Nanjou-san. I'm guessing from you're from Seiyo Academy too? Because of the guardian character, I mean. It seems like everyone at the school has one...

As she spoke she realized there was a long line forming behind them, patrons waiting to get a chance at beating the booth game. They were looking rather impatient as the two girls continued to take up their valuable time chit chatting. "Oh, ehm.... perhaps we should move?"

[Demi]

Demi watched the little space cadet quietly for a few moments. She was cute... what a cute guardian character... it made her wonder what Sayuri's wish was... maybe to be brave and to explore? Hmm, who knew. She could ask, but she didn't want to get into her business too much... she'd just met the girl after all. "Agreed... they may be small, but they are certainly excitable... at least, most of them." She knew a couple of guardian characters who weren't too excitable... but that was another story.

"Ah... nice to meet you." She bowed in return. "Yes, I'm from Seiyo Academy. Second year, class A." She glanced over at others grumbling at them. "Yeah-- let's move." She nodded, then moved out of the way of the other patrons. "I was thinking of going to grab something to drink, since I'd been walking around a while... do you want to join me?" She offered. "There's some cool flavors of soda around... from what I hear." She gave a light shrug.

At least she was trying to be nice and not antisocial, though it was a little out of place for her so she did seem a little... forced when she'd asked Sayuri if she wanted to join.

[Sayuri]

Sayuri perked up considerably when the other introduced herself, tapping her fingers together as she leaned in closer to theo ther. "A second year? You're just like me then! But I'm 2-D, nowhere even close to A," She laughed at herself at that, the smile sticking to her face even after it faded, "It's nice to know we're in the same year though. Maybe we can study for finals together, if you're interested."

The mention of soda piqued her interest even more. Sayuri nodded, walking with the other girl away from the crowds and back towards the main area. She barely even noticed the other's forced words. She didn't have soda very often and the thought of it was so terribly tempting. Plus it would give her a chance to speak to the other more. If they were lucky, perhaps the other's guardian character would return.

"A drink sounds wonderful," She said, politely walking beside the other as they began to make their way through the stalls, "So if you have a guardian character, that means you're involved in all that mysterious 'egg' business, right? But it also means you've been at Seiyo for a while too! How do you like it? Isn't the school just wonderful? Isn't this entire festival super cool! Ah, I'm sorry, I'm just so excited to be out here."

[Demi]

Demi was, regrettably, regretting her decision now to talk to this girl. She was so... peppy. Demi didn't do too well with peppy, honestly. Not very often anyway. Maybe small bouts of it around her didn't bother her, but... she had a feeling this girl Sayuri was definitely peppy most of the time. But hey, Demi was trying! She really was. She just... felt a bit nervous. "Nothing wrong with being in 2-D." She replied. She'd never really felt like she was better than someone else just because she was in a higher letter class than them. What kind of person would that make her?

I wouldn't bank on Encore returning, really... she was currently buried in loads of cottony candy goodness... and stuck to a table, that, too. But Encore honestly would probably love Sayuri. That aside.

"Alright." She nodded. Drinks it was. As the other girl mentioned the egg business, she glanced over to her, thinking for a bit, then glanced away. "Yeah, I guess." She shrugged lightly. "And well, it's very nice here..." Actually, she'd started to love her choice to come to Seiyo. She was making friends and learning new things about others and enjoying club activities... honestly, Seiyo was a huge step up for her and she loved it. "It's fine." She added. Yeah, Sayuri was definitely a whirlwind of pep.

[Sayuri]

Sayuri was more than pleased with the other's response, nodding when the other mentioned her class. She wasn't necessarily embarrassed by it despite her parents' nagging. "I suppose it's to be expected, being absent from school an entire year," she explained to the other, "But I'm really glad you feel that way. I'm aiming for 3-A next year so maybe we can all be in the same class together!" Between Minji's help and Ai's motivation, she'd catch up with schoolwork in no time. Maybe the four of them would even be in the same class.

As she spoke, Hoshiko eyed the other, pulling up her tablet and tapping on the tiny electronic screen. Who was this strange creature? Was she another one of those 'students' Sayuri kept convincing her weren't aliens? The tiny girl closed the application, flying closre to give the other a scan of her own. "You there," she piped up, hands on her hips as she pointed her scanner right at the other, "Would you consider yourself a frequent visitor of these gatherings? What experience do you have in intergalactic socializing?"

The guardian's questions were only stopped as Sayuri reached out, trapping the sprite in between her fingers. "Hoshiko, you can't just ask people those sorts of things out of the blue, try to be a bit more respectful!" the second year sighed, allowing her guardian free once she had scolded her. The drink stand was coming up and she needed a hand to pull out her wallet with. "Sorry, she can be a bit of a handful sometimes. Is there something you'd like? My treat, of course!"

[Demi]

"Fair enough. It happens..." She nodded in agreement... thinking about that for a moment. At least Sayuri wasn't the only one that was behind... she knew Ai was, too. But that aside... she glanced to Hoshiko as the character pulled out a tablet and tapped away on the screen. How cute. She leaned forward a bit to see if she could see what was on the screen, curiosity getting the better of her.

"Hm?" She blinked as the tiny character addressed her. Her brows knit at the questions and she honestly had a hard time not laughing... intergalactic socializing... that was a new one. Did the little character think that she was an alien? Or maybe that Demi was an alien. Well, she wouldn't be surprised.

She glanced to Sayuri... then chuckled. "It's okay..." She waved her hand... Hoshiko was no problem. At the offer of something to drink, she blinked. It wasn't often others offered to buy her something. She glanced to the menu. "I... sure... I'd like something. Something sweet maybe?" She asked. "Surprise me..." She hoped she wouldn't regret saying that though... some people had the weirdest tastes in drinks... and she hardly knew Sayuri, so she didn't know what the other liked. Only one way to find out, she supposed.

[Sayuri]

Hoshiko's tablet was filled with numbers and diagrams, a miniature version of the crazy screens in all those sci-fi movies. They seemed to have no rhyme or reason to them, yet still the guardian character insisted on pulling it out to continue her work as Sayuri nodded. The girl left the two alone to buy some drinks, looking over the selection carefully before choosing. In her absence the little guardian held up her tiny device, a strange light emitting from it and scanning everything in the area. She seemed to be having a good time despite her serious expression, a strange flush blooming on her cheeks even as more boxes of information appeared on her screen.

"Looks like this area is clear," Hoshiko said, saluting to Demi before pressing a button on the side of her helmet. The glass retracted back leaving the guardian to breathe fresh air. With some finagling she even managed to pull the entir helmet off, a head of puffy pink hair bursting out of the tiny confines. "Breathable air, no hostile life forms..... a perfect spot for exploration and relaxation. Please make sure to be wary of your surroundings, cadet! You never know when something scary might pop up. You can never be too careful."

Before the guardian had time to expand Sayuri had returned, hands filled with icy drinks in all different types of colors. She handed a blue one with jelly to Demi, keeping the other for herself as Hoshiko zoomed over to take a sip. "Sorry for the wait! Jelly soda, but I think yours has some blueberry flavoring in it. It was the sweetest thing on the menu, I hope it's alright!" She drank hers slowly, catching her breathe before looking at the other, "I heard there was a bunch of games farther down from the seller, if you'd like to check them out. Maybe one of them won't be rigged and we can go home with something fun."