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The Cultural Fair!

Who: Everyone's invited!
What: The Cultural Fair
When: June 5th- 12th - admittedly dates are sort of nebulous - set up could have begun as early as the 5th, but given the event recently, more days could have been taken to do it and for people to involve themselves, so it probably "officially" starts a little later (by the 8th at the very least, though work can go on throughout it) - feel free to use your judgement/have fun!
Where: All around the town square!
Summary: Here.
Rating: ... who knows?!

Notes: 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 probably started for it on the 5th-7/8th for labor purposes, though feel free to use dates to your advantage here! (Even if characters slapdash something at the last minute, it would be fun to see! It would even be encouraged after the crazy from the last event - kind of a way to get back in touch with themselves.)

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. (Helios and Ikki made posts in regard to it and there have been art club posters around, so anyone could have noticed those as well!)

I'll leave descriptions up to you all as there isn't much that is too uniform about the displays, as everyone is encouraged to be creative about their presentations and how hard the characters worked isn't something I could define for each of you. Just keep in mind that this takes place in the plaza, there shouldn't be an issue with blocking traffic (there may be ropes up to try and keep pathways clear, however!), though it may branch around various points of the square depending on where someone wants a booth located / the number of actual participants. The square will also have a lot of brightly colored signs and decorations indicating what is going on!

For ideas/reference on how it was handled last time, feel free to look through here! There's no official signup, so go forth!

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What would that mean for you? [It sounded like a drastic change, and she remembered some of the things he had spoken of when he had fallen victim to that cupcake. She had witnessed similar situations back home, but she couldn't talk to any deities like she could to Eley.

His mood isn't going unnoticed either, and she reaches out to only just touch his arm in her concern.]

[The touch is light, but noticeable, and while he doesn't make any move to avoid it he does look up, a little surprised. He really did need to get used to being touched by people...

Eley can see her concern though.]

We will become weaker in time, but we will not perish. We will simply carry on our purpose and try to keep the world alive for as long as we can. [He pauses before continuing.] However, there are stories of another world named Earth. The people there followed a similar path and in the end, they destroyed themselves and the planet. Some say that this is why Aether is here now. It is a new start, a second chance. It would seem a shame to waste it.

My Agkelons were a race designed to prevent war from breaking out in Aether. However, they have already experienced war and in my haste, I removed them from the world. Perhaps... this was a mistake.

Even if it was a mistake, that doesn't mean it has to have only negative consequences. You do what you must, what you can, with what you have. [But to hear that a world was following a similar path that would lead to destruction is concerning. She didn't know to what extent, but it was clear that Eley cared for the world.]

Why not trust them?

I... find it difficult. I originally worked with many tribes in the jungles and swamps of Esperando, but they turned their backs on me for new idols. Some still remain, but they are few and far between. Around that time... I began to develop emotions. I did not know what was happening to me or how to cope with these feelings, so I struck back and took Agkelos from them. I left them to take care of themselves.

I was angry. Hurting. If strangers tried to set foot on Agkelos I would simply strike them down. All visitors on the island who were not Agkelon were cast away to their deaths.

[Eley knows he's probably said too much at this point but somehow he couldn't stop himself. Once he started his story, his explanation, he needed to see it through to the end.

And now, realising just how wound up he was getting, he takes a deep breath and begins to walk away.]

I am sorry.

[What he tells her is enough to leave get stunned, if only for a few moments. There's a twisting sensation in her stomach as she takes in every word, noting similarities to situations she has seen firsthand, consequences she has had to help resolve. It was all too familiar.

For that reason, she's not going to let him walk away. Eleytheria, as he has described himself and from what she has seen, was so much like him. Perhaps she was being selfish, but right now she didn't particularly care. He was hurting, and she had learned from times before.]

Eleytheria. [Firm, clear and standing her ground, that was the tone of her voice that matched the hand that reached out to grab him by the arm.

She wasn't angry.]

[He had thought they would just leave it at that, but... suddenly there was a firm grip on his arm and he heard the sound of his name from behind. If he was really angry he might have pulled away, tried to shake her off. But he wasn't angry with Tear... so instead he simply stopped where he stood and turned to face her.

What was she trying to do here? Why was she looking at him like that?]

...yes?

Don't walk away... from me. [She wasn't the helpless little girl she had been then, or the person who thought she could handle everything on her own if she held her secrets. They had known each other only a short time, but already he was someone whose back she did not want to see as he went to a place where she couldn't help him.

She breathes in carefully, collecting her thoughts and the words she wanted to convey. ] You told me the truth, and I do appreciate that. But don't walk away from what you did like this, it serves no one and least of all yourself. Say what you feel about it, and move on, but you don't have to do it alone.

[Eley listens, not quite expecting such a reaction from her. He hadn't meant to upset her by walking away but he can see that what he had just done had provoked something within her... Had this happened before?

Whether it had or not, the Spirit didn't try to move away. He didn't turn his back again. It was true they hadn't known each other for all that long, but she had already done enough to allow him to trust her more than he might have done with anyone else at this point.]

I had not thought that you would care so much about my being alone. [He admits.]

Is it wrong of me to? [Being alone was a sentiment she understood well, even if she had learned to not mind it so much as years passed. Yet for that same reason she couldn't stop herself from reaching out to others—no one should have to get used to being alone.]

However you may think of it, the truth is that I do, and for however long, we're both here. Don't push people away. [Though now she realizes that she's still holding on to him, so slowly, and with some hesitance, she starts to let go.]

[Really, the very fact he had allowed her to grab onto him like that without reacting badly should show that he thought more of her than he might let on. And still when she lets go she doesn't flinch away or try to fix some idea of a mistake. Was she really that afraid to let go of him now?]

No... it is not wrong. And... you are right. I have had the opportunity to get far closer to people here than I ever did at home. Perhaps the idea of growing too close is somewhat... frightening to me. It is one thing to harm strangers but quite another to harm friends.

That it is, but it takes time. [His fear after the way he had spoken of his role back home was understandable. This was a person who had experienced a lot of hurt.

Though she remembers the attack he had started on the village with the last thing he says.] You fear hurting your friends?

[Eley had been trying to avoid bringing that up again but... it was still something that played on his mind. Perhaps it wasn't directly is fault but he had showed a weakness and the consequences could have been far worse. Who was to say it wouldn't happen again in future?

He sighs, looking back to his map. It was easier than looking to her now.]

I crave peace, though I know it is not an easy thing to find. Now I have formed connections with people in Luceti, enough to call them friends, I fear losing them, hurting them physically or otherwise. It is selfish to think like this and it is not something a Spirit should be concerned with... but the feeling is there all the same.

I have already come close to repeating what I did in Aether. I know that I am capable of repeating history, given the right circumstances.

And even if those circumstances arise again, your friends here will be there to call you back. [At the very least, she would make it a point to be there even though right now he wouldn't look at her.] Even if it is selfish, it isn't wrong to be every so often.

So let us help you, the same way you are willing to help us. Let's all strive toward that goal.

...indeed. Friends are there to help each other, yes?

[It was still a somewhat alien concept that anyone would try to come to his aid and protect him. Usually he was the one doing the protecting. It was... strange feeling as though he was part of something here, on the same level as everyone else. Strange and perhaps slightly uncomfortable if he's honest...]

I... will not stop you from attempting to help me. However, I would not wish for you to put yourself in any danger for my sake. Whatever happens, do not sacrifice yourself. It is not worth it.

Always. [She says it with a gentle smile, though it does hold hints of sadness as she hears the rest of his request. His fears were justified, but he didn't have to voice them. In a way, she already understood, but having grown up with the mentality of the ideal soldier, it is still difficult to shake the notion that she shouldn't place herself in front of others if it meant protecting them.]

That is a difficult request to fulfill, do you realize that? In the same way you don't want to see me in that danger, I don't want to see you in it. But I assure you... I'll do my best, so that we don't have to be faced with that decision in the first place.

[The fact that she didn't want to see him trouble did kind of touch Eley. He was certain that not many people particularly cared for his well-being, at least not as a person. He may be a Spirit but he certainly wasn't unbreakable, especially not now he was in a human body...]

I understand. Let us both try to avoid the situation if we can. [Though knowing Luceti, it seemed to be only a matter of time...] I must thank you for your concern though. It is not something I am used to hearing.

There's no need to thank me. That's what people do when they care for someone. [Though it is saddening that he wasn't used to it, even if she could understand that.]

Will you be returning to your map now, or would you rather take some time away from it? [Or she could tell him some things about her own world, if he wanted...]

[Eley thought a moment, looking back over his map, and then to the rest of the fair.]

Perhaps it is about time I explored the rest of this fair. Is there anything you wish to share while we are here?

[Whether it be her own booth or just her words, he would be interested enough to listen. He doesn't know all that much about her or her world just yet after all.]

I didn't come prepared with anything, mostly to look around. But if there's something you want to ask I would be happy to share it with you. [As much as she was able, because even though she was kept hidden from it for so long and for all its problems, she loved Auldrant and its people.]

... Have I ever told you of the fonic hymns?

I am always willing to learn more, especially about other worlds. It is something I would never have had the opportunity to ask about before coming here.

I do not recall you mentioning any hymns either. I enjoy music however, so I would certainly like to hear more about them if you wish to explain.

[Song and music was one of the biggest things he missed about Agkelos. When he encountered such a thing in Luceti, he was always bound to go after it.]

Then I would be happy to share them with you. [Even if she usually saved them for battle, or only with her close friends. Part of her still feels timid about it, but it's something she has been getting over in her time here.]

In my world, fonic hymns are a form of magic that is sung. However, the ones I know are more powerful than what most people in my world are familiar with. They hold more meaning.

[Eley thought back to that incident. Though he had been consumed by darkness he did have vague memories of Tear using some kind of magic on him, the magic that ended the battle between them.]

When I attacked you before... was that a fonic hymn? What do you mean by them holding more meaning to you?

Yes, that was one of them, the first hymn. It was also the first one I learned completely, sometimes it would be all my brother would need to sing so I could fall asleep as a child. [For those nights when she was overcome with sadness or loneliness, the nights she would cry.]

Those hymns are a pact with the aggregate sentience of sound in my world, Lorelei. It's a promise.

[Sentient sound? A promise? Eley hadn't heard of hymns being used in this way before.]

Then Lorelei is... a spirit of sorts? A spirit of sound? It seems strange to think of a song holding so much power yet being used as something of a lullaby.

What exactly do you mean by a promise?

In a way you could say that. My world is made up of basic particles called fonons, and Lorelei represents the seventh. The seventh fonon is the only one that can be used to heal, and there are few who can wield it. The Grand Fonic Hymn, the hymns of my family, represent the pact my ancestor formed with Lorelei to protect and save the world she loved. That is the promise I speak of. [Though putting it that way, it does seem strange that such important songs were used as a lullaby.]

Each of the hymns hold meaning and symbolism echoing that love, I'm sure I'm not the first to have had it sung to me as a lullaby.

The Cultural Fair!

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