(1106) Summer Festival

[Matt]

This thread takes place on 21st June 2011

It was the Summer Solstice which marked it was time for the Summer Coronation. Throughout the day Mrs Rosemary had been busy cooking an extra special feast. Special preparations had been made to the throne room, ready for the entire freehold to descend upon it.

A sign outside the hollow commons read "The Sacramento Historians Re-enactment society."

Mr Bates stood outside the commons with Big Swilla and Duncan acting as security guards. Greeting the freehold as they entered.

The Hollow Commons had been decorated in a Hawaiian theme this evening. The bar stocked with all the freehold's favourite drinks, a set of extensive cocktail menu's sat on the bar.

Sand that felt warm to the touch had been brought into the throne room. The heat had been cranked up so that it felt like you were actually on a tropical island.

The buffet filled with traditional Hawaiian food stood at one side. Where as a stage had been constructed as well as one area that was enclosed by a circular bamboo fence.

Mrs Rosemary stood just inside the Hollow Commons, positively bursting with joy. Greeting changlings as they entered, mugging them with some of the most beautiful lei's ever seen. There was no avoiding her, before you knew it was coming she was throwing 2 to 3 leis around your neck as you entered. Welcoming you to this special luau.

This thread will work just like the Eternal Seasons threads. This thread is for the main event, when the competition is announced I will create separate posts for those entering each event. Remember to split off into conversations as they happen.

[Tally Benoit]

Tally blinks at the sight of the three Changelings, only one of which the Hunterheart knew the name of, standing before the set of doors, those that she had passed through to find a decent number of Changelings hanging out. With a cocking of her head after a moment's pause, the canine themed Beast approaches Mr Bates, her gaze flickering to either Big Swilla and Duncan. "Good day to you three. I take it something big is going down today?" Tally inquires curiously while trying to keep her gaze focused on Mr Bates.

[Alice White]

Neil and Alice walked in like the usually attended events arm in arm. The Spring Queen wore a short floral print dress matching a late spring or summer theme. Mixed in among the flowers were the vines in intricate knot-work patterns in the background, the same knot-work designs that somehow found their way onto everything she wore.

Neil wore one of his usual button down dress shirts with the top open and a pair of slacks. While the pattern obviously didn't match Alice, the brighter seasonal colors complemented what she wore nicely.

"Oh, this looks like a fun theme," Alice said as the two of them entered. "I wonder if they'll have a roast pig too," she finished musing to herself.

About this time Rosemary assaulted the two of them with lei's and Alice beamed to her fellow courtier greeting her warmly.

As they made their way in she looked around and spoke up again.

"Looks like we're early again..."

[Dark Passenger]

In a best mood Wyatt walks to the Hollow Commons. He nods in a greeting to Mr Bates and the two guards, 'Gentleman.' And his mood gets better as he enters the throne room. Sand, they really brought sand inside? Awesome.

Mrs Rosemary's enthusiasm makes him smile even brighter, and the Fairest happily accepts the lei's. He is very excited as well, he had always liked festivals and parties. Well, for a long time he had served as a chandelier hanging above endless parties. Still that couldn't reduce his joy.

Since there is no one inside he knows, he starts talking to Mrs Rosemary, 'A good evening! Thanks...' he holds the lei up, 'I really can't wait for this all to start.' Wyatt looks around, he had never been to a good Summer Festival, although he had heard the stories of them.

'I'm Wyatt Amnell by the way.'

Wyatt

[Lesingnon]

As they'd done with almost every festival over the past two years (accursed taxes), and most other major city events besides, Rick and Terri enter the Summer Festival side by side. And for his part, Rick wasn't expecting the lei's. Like, really wasn't expecting them. It was hard to picture Rust, or Spartan wearing the flowery adornments...Faith giving the both of them a hard time for wearing them, though, that he could easily see. Of course, he couldn't exactly picture himself wearing lei's either. And briefly entertained the idea that if he swept past Mrs. Rosemary as a swirl of Autumn leaves she wouldn't really be able to get one on him. But even if that wasn't unspeakably rude Terri would probably chastise him for it...then drag him back to Mrs. Rosemary, and then he'd probably end up with even more lei's than he would have otherwise.

Sooo...he excepted them with good grace as he entered the Festival with his fiance.

[Fu]

Wrath comes in many forms and possibly the simplest and thus laziest was to make people angry by just being around them. For that purpose Fu had bought what he perceives as a hideously red shirt. Some people have liked it in the past, though that hasn't stopped Fu from wearing it in the dead of winter for kicks. He gives Swilla a nod, happy to see that someone had found him.

He stops and bows his head to allow Mrs Rosemary to place the festive leis around his neck. Hey the more gnarish the better, especially at the Summer Court. Fu nods to those he knows and goes to find a place to the side to observe. His little jaunt into the hedge has left his naughty list sadly short.

[Nightfall]

Nightfall gave Alice a wounded look at her comment about their timing.

"See? I told you. We had time. It's not every day..."

Well, OK, it was every day, but still.

Fortunately, other people began to arrive, and he didn't have to finish the thought. Long fingers plucked at the lei, and he gave it a unhappy look. Not that he had anything against flowers, he just wasn't wild about wearing an invitation to be garroted.

"Damn, is that Pikachu? He's back?"

Nightfall gestured at Fu, knowing he handn't gotten the name quite right, but not overly concerned, either.

Hell, he'd only met the guy twice before.

[CyledyrWyllt]

Marcus gives Swilla a nod and Duncan a high five as he walks into the room in a painfully loud Hawaiian shirt. After the elemental gets leied by Mrs. Rosemary, he gives the ogress a light peck on the cheek before making his way over to the bar. He gives his fellow metalflesh a friendly smile as he sidles up next to him.

"Alright, Rook?"

However, once he has a firm grip on a tiki glass overflowing with parasols and exotic fruit, the Summer Warden starts to make his rounds. His expression as he turns away suggests to Rook that he is welcome to join him. While his first stop is definitely the buffet, Marcus makes sure to give friendly nods to those he recognizes as he piles up a plate of food for himself. After giving a welcoming smile to Alice, Neil, and Rick, his silvery eyes land on his other Summer Brother, Fu. Walking over to the stoic hound dog, Marcus' face splits into a wide grin.

"Alright, Fu?! Nice shirt, mate!"

It's like they're having a contest to see who could wear the ugliest shirt.

Marcus, Rook, and Fu continue their conversation here.