lucetilogs | The Cultural Fair

Who: Everyone! Or as close to that as possible, please. \o/
What: The Cultural Fair
When: April 25th-26th, though the earlier set-up days (22nd, 23rd, and keeping everything dry on the 24th) are also encouraged to help get a feel for it
Where: All around the town square
Summary: Also here.
Rating: ... is this a thing?

Note: Booths can be labeled as separate comments! Just put [booth name] or something in the subject line so people can find top level comments easier. Work was probably started for it on the 22nd-23rd for labor purposes, sheltering things from the weather on the 24th, and the actual Fair is on the 25th-26th, so using any of those dates and figuring out where your characters are helping would be good. CHARACTERS ARE WELCOME TO TAG THE LOG FOR INTERACTING WITH OTHERS, NOT JUST BOOTHS, SO FEEL FREE TO TAG IN! Also a character who might not know what's going on is welcome to walk by and question it! And so forth.

I'll leave the descriptions up to you all as there probably isn't much that is too uniform about the displays, as everyone is encouraged to be creative about it. Think of it as something on a much smaller scale than the festival from a year ago, definitely, but how hard the characters worked isn't something I could define for each of you. That said there are plenty of unique sights, so enjoy browsing! Thank you!

(Also, please add your name tags!)

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

What sort of things would you put in your booth, if you made it?

I hadn't thought that much about it. I really don't have many things from home here with me.

Well, if you did have anything you wanted to display to talk about your country, what would you put there?

I'd set it up the way my throne will look once I become Emperor. Of course, that would require plenty of servants and lots of fancy decorations. I'm not sure a tent would be enough.

[Ugh.]

That sounds more like a representation of you and what you want than of your country.

As the future emperor of Xing, I'd say it would make for a fair enough representation to part of it.

And I'd say that your country should be more about your people than about you.

[He couldn't agree more!]

It would get pretty crowded if I had to represent all of my people here. Xing is a very large country.

[... really. He does.]

[What does that have anything to do with what they were talking about...

Whatever, this is a cultural fair, and she pretty much thinks Ling is a waste of time anyway because of his marriage-stance, she's just... going to try to make him move along.]

And then you'd have to share the stewed sea prunes.

[There, you've got your seconds, now move along. 8|]

[LINE FACE.]

I care too much about my people to do that to them.

Hey, these stewed sea prunes are a traditional aspect of Water Tribe cuisine!

[If you don't like it, go someplace else. 8|]

I'm sure they are. But not everyone in Xing has such strong stomachs.

Then why don't you grab some dessert from one of the other tables.

[Ta-da! An invitation to leave before she gets all indignant.]

I already did. I'm pretty sure they didn't like the fact I took so much.

[So he decided to talk to one of the people that likes him!]

Edited 2012-05-12 22:05 (UTC)

[Boy, what puts you under the misbegotten notion that Katara likes you. 8|]

Try another one.

[Because Ed is like this too and he's Ling's bff.]

I tried all of them. [This one was the last because frankly, those prunes have a scent that isn't attractive.]

[Her facial expression doesn't change.]

Try again.

[...and we have reached the point in the day where Katara's tact turns towards blunt.]

You're being annoying and rude, and I don't want to put up with it anymore. So either change your attitude and stay, or leave.

[That's certainly very blunt. And worthy of some respect. Ling doesn't seem shocked or put off by it. But thoughtful.]

You're used to a little more honesty, aren't you? If that's what you want, I can do that.

[...

Her willingness to give jerks a second chance was never a very large margin to begin with. But she can't very well turn down someone's offer to be more honest, even if just for their own sake.

...fine.]

...that would be a good start.

Well to answer your question before, I didn't set up anything like this because there is only one other person from Xing here. Doing it without her would have been meaningless.

[See? Sincere.]

[...surprisingly so.]

Oh. Did she not want to do it?

[Ooooooooor was she Taken?]

We had something of a disagreement recently. So we're not currently on the best terms. [An over simplification of what happened. But accurate enough.]

[Oh, she can't imagine - who could ever want to fight with you.

All the same, she smiles a little sympathetically.]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope things work out soon.

[It's sad when friends are separated.]

Oh, I'm confident they will. But for now it's important she has her space. [Girls will be girls, you know.]

Have you spoken with her recently?

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