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Edge of Life Mods ([personal profile] lifemods) wrote in [community profile] edgeoflife2016-06-22 12:00 am

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice Fair


The sun is shining, the Mognet is working again, and the summer solstice fair is here! The WRO hopes to makes this an annual thing, but this is the first year they're doing it. Everything you could ever want from a fair is here and open to the public.

*Fair Rides: Ferris wheels, a mini rollercoaster, that thing that looks like an octopus and spins around--the WRO spared no expense to make sure everyone would have fun here today. There's even a gravity ride that takes you up to the top of a pole and then drops you!

*Food: So much food. So much unhealthy food. Funnel cakes, hot dogs, burgers, ice cream, you name it. And it's all fairly cheap too, since the WRO promised to pay for half of what the merchants sell!

*Carnival Games: And most of them aren't even rigged! The Gold Saucer donated games for the fair and there are so many games. There's your standard shooting games, some basketball games, a dunk tank, hoop tosses, you name it. A few are rigged, though, so buy beware! There's also a few card tables set up in a tent for those who like their games a little less wild.

*Speed Dating: ...yeah, the WRO has no idea. This came with the Gold Saucer stuff, along with a Cait Sith and Moogle mascot pair that will coax anyone they can into sitting down and participating.

*Job Fair: With the influx of new arrivals, both native and Streamers, some employers see a golden opportunity to get some jobs filled! In one corner of the fair is another, mini-fair fill with tables and presentations on various workplaces: the WRO, ShinRa Tech, the volunteer emergency services of Edge, and the Highwind Air Taxi Service, just to name a few. Anyone of working age is welcome to wander in and have a look around.

Of course, the fair is taking up the entire center of Edge, so there's lots more to see and do!

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sworntoblood: (listening)

[personal profile] sworntoblood 2016-06-23 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
She hadn't been overly harsh! And it would be a sore shame to have his...chocobo...drop to the dirt.

"We have something like them, where I'm from, though I have never seen one with such a particular golden hue." It might just be yellow, you know, Liadrin, but melodrama tends to appeal to blood elves...

She bowed a little, then. "I'm not certain these...rides...are the safest of contraptions. Though you don't seem to need worry about goblin engineering, here. And I'd look terribly silly if I went to the...chocobo rides, along with the littles."

Except honestly, that's where she'd feel safest.

"Was it difficult to win one of those? I have a few coins..." Which were probably supposed to be for lunch, but even if it didn't match up to the hawkstriders of Quel'thalas, having one in her tiny apartment would make it feel more like home.
backwatertrooper: (backwater expert - talking)

[personal profile] backwatertrooper 2016-06-23 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay, Liadrin, Cloud's just a bit of a shy mess.

He nodded, curious as to what the ones looked like where she came from - though probably similar enough to chocobos to cause her to use her name for them.

"... if you've got decent aim, you should be able to win one," he offered, smiling a little, "and this one's just yellow."

He actually pulled out the little plush, giving it a squint-eyed look and probably making the similarities between the chocobo's crest and tail and his own spikes rather... clear.

"There's.. gold, black, blue and green ones, too," Cloud said softly, then glanced up at the nearest ride with a quick flick of his eyes, shaking his head, "they're safe. If you want to, you should ride."

Cloud would have, if he could have.
sworntoblood: (oh no)

[personal profile] sworntoblood 2016-06-30 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
"I am still not sure about that. I feel as if riding a dragon, or even one of the Alliance's gryphons, would be safer."

Those could be reasoned with, after all. A mechanical contraption...No. No. Call her craven, if you must, but even the Matriarch had her limits. She had just come upon one.

At the similarity between his hair and the chocobo's feathers became apparent, she stifled a chuckle, lifting her hand to hide her smile. It was hardly malicious, but it sounded...rusty. As if she were far too serious, most of the time.

Likely because that was the truth.

"We have black, white, blue, green, red, and pink hawkstriders, at home. Sometimes they wear fancy barding." Although sometimes, with the feathery crests they possessed, Liadrin felt they looked something like troll headdresses. No accounting for taste.

"Perhaps I shall have to try, though. A soothing blue, maybe. Still, thank you. I appreciate your help." She bowed to him, then. "I am Liadrin. You are?"

She isn't organically friendly, but she really is trying...
backwatertrooper: (so see sir... - suggestions)

[personal profile] backwatertrooper 2016-06-30 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
She wasn't from here, obviously, and regardless of what technology she was used to, fair rides weren't for anyone, so Cloud just nodded, quietly amazed at the idea of anyone riding dragons or gryphons.

Here, they were hardly something that could be tamed or reasoned with. He glanced up at her chuckle, glanced down at the plush in his hand and stifled a little sigh, but she didn't seem to be making fun of him, so... he'd just accept it.

"Dragons and gryphons aren't things you can really ride, here... We use chocobos or cars," he paused to nod to a flatbed truck nearby, partly tucked behind a tent. There were trains and whatnot too, but better keep it simple, though she'd have seen that and other things on the trip to Edge, of course.

"I'm Cloud," he said quietly, hoping he didn't look as questioning as he felt when she bowed. That wasn't something people did here - well, he thought they might in Wutai, but he wasn't sure.
sworntoblood: (smiling)

[personal profile] sworntoblood 2016-07-01 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It just outlined the differences between Azeroth and this world, clearly. Oh, there were those who shook hands, but Liadrin had always felt that somewhat informal. So bowing it was.

"Well. To be honest, certain dragons at home are...shall we say, choosy about who rides them, as well. They are not easily trained." The elf sighed. "Clearly, I will prefer a chocobo, should I ever need to travel more in the future."

And if she wasn't told to take a mechanical vehicle. Truth be told, they made her a little queasy. The motion wasn't natural...

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Cloud. I do apologize for waylaying you." Even if she had done so for helpful reasons. "I hope I haven't delayed you."
backwatertrooper: (looking up - ready)

[personal profile] backwatertrooper 2016-07-01 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
He shook his head silently at the question, then after a moment, amended; "I... was just walking around." He cast a glance up at the nearest of the fair rides and let out a huff, then turned back to Liadrin.

"Chocobos are still really good," he said, chewing his lip in thought, "and at least the ferry between Junon and Costa del Sol could accommodate one." So if she wanted to travel and do it cross-continent, it wouldn't really be that much of an issue.

Though, of course, some chocobos were perfectly suited to take their rider across the ocean by themselves, but those weren't exactly cheap.