Summer Solstice

[lifemods]

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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Comments

[darkbreak]

[Oh man. Congrats, Rufus. You're the first one here whose gotten him to go deadpan.

Meanwhile, his hand is still. Come on, little one. He's not going to bite.]

You don't like kids and you wanted to get them, a bunch of baby animals, to socialize? Pretty poor planning, if you ask me.

[Kits + Kids = DISASTER. You don't have to be the head of a company to see that one coming.]

[fearedheir]

[Rufus frowns. His kit freezes, suddenly unsure about the food but really tempted...but it's not ice cream, is she allowed to have it as a treat...]

Usually parents have a better grasp on their children than this, one would hope.

[darkbreak]

If your Edge is anything like mine, there aren't a lot of parents to go around. Not everyone is lucky enough to have them.

[Riku frowns right back, but he knows this isn't exactly a thing that Rufus cares about entirely. Maybe here, maybe now. But ShinRa's always had their own agenda.

So he turns his attention back to the kit, wiggling the bit of cake in between his fingers and trying to gently encourage her to come closer. Don't worry. He's gentle.]

[fearedheir]

[It just rarely occurs to him. It isn't like he leaves his sphere of office-home-occasionally a party often, after all.]

That isn't chocolate, is it? It'll make her sick.

[darkbreak]

[Ladies and gentlemen. May I present Rufus Shinra, presidential workaholic hermit of Gaia.]

No, just fried dough. She should be okay.

[fearedheir]

...alright. She can have a bite.

[He gives Iseul permission in Wutaian and she goes the last little bit to gingerly take the cake from Riku's hand]

She's braver than her sister. Or perhaps more fond of food.

[darkbreak]

Probably the food. It's a good way to bribe them.

[He's still as she approaches, knowing that any sudden movements wouldn't be a good thing for her. To be honest, animals are a good way of making Riku relax. They're non-judgemental, and it's clear from the small smile on his face that he's already a little fond of this kit.]