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Galla (Amaia) ([personal profile] lastofthebog) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2018-05-12 02:59 pm

May Swear In

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Nonah's Fairgrounds
WHEN: May 12th
WHAT: May Swear In
WARNINGS: None expected; please warn in threads if necessary

Spring is finally beginning to fade into summer with weather starting to warm, and the trees and flowers beginning to blossom into their peak, and what better way to celebrate the welcome change in weather than with a FAIR?



The fairgrounds have been transformed overnight with a swath of rides and attractions filling the field from one edge to the other. There is, of course, a booth for imPort registration that's positioned near the entrance of the fair. Even so, imPorts with an interest in registering may have to ask a fair worker for directions. The signage on the registration booth is, for some reason, faded and easy to miss among the bright and bold banners and lights drawing attendees to the different game booths that line the paths further into the grounds. Must have just been poor planning on someone's part!

Further into the park there are a wide array of the standard carnival games. Games include from balloon pops where you can win your very own "signed" copy of imPort photographs, but does anyone actually remember signing any photos…? There's also a ring toss that no one can seem to win, but the prizes include items like a water bottle discarded by Tony Stark, or dried flowers from one of Persephone's actual vines! Or maybe you'd like to prove your sharpshooter skills by knocking milk bottles down with a pellet gun? Prizes range from cheap, poorly painted figures of popular imPorts, to a handful of detailed and poseable figurines of both imPorts and famous media characters for the very best shooters.

Past the games are the many, many different food booths. You can chow down on Fried Stuff On Sticks, offering fare ranging from deep fried cheesecake on a stick to deep fried corndogs on a stick to a variety of tempura on sticks. (It counts!!) Or perhaps you prefer a healthier roasted meat? There's no shortage of options for that: roast turkey, roast beef, roast bison, roast alligator? Strangely few, if any, of these booths offer any vegetable options, but intrepid imPorts can find a booths offering superfood smoothies, quinoa bowls, or fruit parfaits tucked away at the very end of the food court.

And don't forget the main attraction (at least, the attraction Galla is most pleased with): CAPTURE THE FLAG. A parcel of land roughly the size of two side-by-side American football fields has been fenced off, and a brightly colored banner that looks like it manifested directly from the 90s is hung across the entrance, inviting all to enjoy! Inside, there is a scattering of trees to provide some natural cover in addition to man-made structures like sections of wall, pieces of large construction pipe to crawl through or hide in, and, of course, the different flag bases:



Yes, those are inflatable dinosaur heads inside an inflatable Jurassic Adventure. The flags are located inside of the temple the top of the "mountain" which, conveniently, has a rock climbing facade just in case climbing to the top of an inflatable hill is too difficult for some players.

Capture the Flag games are held hourly, and imPorts can choose to compete against each other, against natives, or even to team up with local native attendees! When competing against or with natives, imPorts are asked to refrain from flight, mind-reading, or teleportation, but it isn't a rule being strictly enforced. In fact, apart from those requests, imPorts are encouraged to use their powers as much as they like! There are natives lined up around the perimeter to watch the games play out, so why not give them a show to remember?
loyal_soldier: (011)

[personal profile] loyal_soldier 2018-05-16 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[He'd been trying to think back whether he'd ever heard their trainers speak anything but Basic, but nothing came to mind. Maybe the ones that had trained him hadn't known it. Or they'd been even more careful about speaking it than most of their conversations in front of the cadets. There was no way he could no for sure.]

I'd rather look at it the other way, really. We learn the practical stuff they overlook. [And in some cases, that was their prerogative, they had other things to focus on. In other cases it didn't seem like they could focus on anything. He'd been in the vicinity of enough of his commander's outreach work to see both.]
fauxmarth: (BUT NOT THAT WAY!!!)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2018-05-16 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[said almost at the same time as his realization:] You! From the bakery!

[they're like inversions of each other: where he's scowling bloody murder, her face has brightened with delight, already flush from wrestling antics. her eyes sharpen on the arm band of the opposing side's color, turning to face him properly.]


Here for a go at our flag, are you? [stabilizing her stance:] Then come! See if you can!
fauxmarth: (BUT NOT THAT WAY!!!)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2018-05-16 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[honestly, at this point? she's starting to not care about spectacle or the speculation that comes with being whisked away by a handsome stranger; there's starting to be scattered yammering and shouted questions about Odin and his show -- if he's still dating the robot, what happened after the island, so on and so on...

Lucina grabs at his arm, stabilizing against the press of the crowd.]


Flying, then. Flying is good. I like flying a lot, thank you.
pillz: (take cover)

[personal profile] pillz 2018-05-17 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Funny thing, [kavinsky says, his voice dry.] We don't got just one 'normal' here. One day you'll have ancient Roman legions flooding into the equivalent of Miami. The next week, the drama is at a moon base. But your girlfriend is right. [he nods at nico.] That was some next level fucked up.

[he twists his mouth wryly. then pretends to look offended, touching his own skinny chest in mock shock.]

Are you giving me some shade for not wearing makeup in public? [he laughs, but it's brittle.] Someone left. Last month. But I don't want to crap drama on your first day in. This place usually treats ImPorts pretty good, despite the weird comic book adventures. Seems like you guys know how to handle yourselves in those back home, anyway.
stabbyfingers: (violence is fascinating)

[personal profile] stabbyfingers 2018-05-17 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
It is if you are attempting to lull them into a false sense of security, or to hide your own dislike.

[ Negotiator squints at him, but in a strange way that body language carried across his message rather well. Or at least, carries across some sort of meaning to Negotiator, even if it's not exactly what Jaime meant. ]

I understand. You do not wish to antagonize me in order to better maintain the truce and avoid it escalating to violence.
stabbyfingers: (everybody stand around shirtless)

[personal profile] stabbyfingers 2018-05-17 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
I also spent time on Earth, but never at a place such as this.

[ He's a bit defensive - so what if he's more used to political meetings and board rooms? That doesn't mean he's ignorant.

But Jonathan has his attention now, at least, and he looks him over.
]

You appear to be human. A quirk of physiology or a disguise?
stabbyfingers: (Did he just call me hec tor)

[personal profile] stabbyfingers 2018-05-17 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ He squints at it, takes another cautious lick at it, now that his bite has exposed the center, makes another face and glares at Riptide. ]

Did you trick me?
drivesadesk: (Smiling Partial)

[personal profile] drivesadesk 2018-05-17 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Disguise.

[He pulled down a piece of 'skin' where it met his hair line, revealing green scales underneath, before pushing it back into place.]

A very effective disguise.
patchricide: (179)

Princess Allura | Still Undecided | OTA

[personal profile] patchricide 2018-05-17 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
A. RIDES

[Food can wait. Games can wait. The registration... is probably not coming right now, since she's been given enough warning to hesitate. But really, a lot of this carnival? Can wait.]

[Shortly after her arrival, Allura had been told about rollercoasters, and had promptly made it her secret, personal mission to visit Earth's different amusement parks. She wants to ride the biggest and fastest rollercoasters that this planet has to offer.]

[None of those can be found here, at a pop-up carnival like this one. But the excessively fancy-pants princess has been standing in line for the fastest, most exciting, most popular ride that they do have in the fairgrounds. And now that she's getting close to the end, she's practically glittering with excitement.]


Are you going to be getting a seat in the front, too?



B. GAMES

Euuagh. I've never claimed to be a sharpshooter, but I thought I was a better shot than that.

[Just. Just look at all those duck-shaped targets that are still up. All those wooden ducks "swimming" past on wooden tracks like they own the place. There were ones she could have sworn she landed a good shot on...? But it's not as if it was a bullseye, and in all the excitement, she might not have seen it clearly.]

[Whatever. She sighs dramatically, and offers over the toy pistol.]
Here, did you want to try next? [Already, she's looking around to see if there's something more suited to her own style of combat.]



C. CAPTURE THE FLAG

[Like this. This is absolutely more her style of combat.]

[In fact, it's... subtle, but for a moment it looks as though her skintone has shifted to better match the playing field. And she's planning strategies with any other imPorts in earshot:]


I think you should distract the other team, while I go after the flag. [A pause, before she asks:] Unless you have a better plan in mind?
sleight_of_hand: (Round 2 Fight!)

[personal profile] sleight_of_hand 2018-05-17 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Adachi let out a sigh, not sure how he was supposed to convince the guy that pretending other people had a chance to do better than him was a good thing for the natives and the imPort image. He glanced back at the small crowd, chewing at the inside of his cheek, before he turned back to the guy, offering him a wink.

"I got an idea; follow my lead, okay?" he asked softly, before backing off a bit, raising his arms like he was trying to bait him. He raised his voice as well, loud enough for others to hear. "C'mon, man; if you're gonna cheat like that, at least try to square off with me, man to man!"
bookkeeper: ❝ THATASS ❞ (pic#11633278)

[personal profile] bookkeeper 2018-05-17 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Or some asshole getting the jump on me? Yeah, let's go with that.

[ He wishes he could remmeber who it'd been. Everything had happened too quickly to piece it all together. Flashes of excruciating pain, hands slippery with blood. All he remembers is a voice. ]

Doesn't matter. What happened happened. Can't change it.
hellosirs: (solving crimes and cracking clues)

2!

[personal profile] hellosirs 2018-05-17 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
I know what you mean, sir. I didn't know you could even do this with cheesecake.

[ Someone has given Angus a piece of deep-fried cheesecake on a stick. He isn't sure whether to be horrified or amazed by it, he's staring at the thing as if it may be radioactive. ]
khajidont: (Jaime - what and what now)

[personal profile] khajidont 2018-05-17 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. That reminds me - I never followed up on giving you something, did I? Let's do that soon, see if it doesn't help with all the buzz, [ Jaime says, waving one hand vaguely around his temple, as though he could even remotely understand what she's going through.

He does, in fact, have something he wants to talk to her about. The doppelganger is one thing (though, admittedly, he ran into more than one), but he's more concerned with the Negotiator. That can wait, though. She only just now looks like she's not going to give him the cold shoulder and he doesn't want to ruin that yet.

(He will, though; he always seems to.) ]


I was gonna check out some of the games. Wanna come?
khajidont: (Jaime - Talking)

[personal profile] khajidont 2018-05-17 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Not Jacob. Kaidan and Shepard did, when they were here - I lived with Kaidan and spent a lotta time with Shepard, so... it was impossible not to learn a thing or two.

[ Not to mention how traumatic training had been for Kaidan. He doesn't mention that part, of course - it's just a reason why he doesn't dismiss biotics as having a cool superpower. It's more complicated than that, it seems. ]
shesalittle: (Hide Behind A Smile)

[personal profile] shesalittle 2018-05-17 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
No, I guess not. [She pauses for a second to gather her thoughts, focusing on Mitsuru and wondering when she's going to take her shot.]
mostlyprofessional: (Problem)

[personal profile] mostlyprofessional 2018-05-17 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
So whose ass do we go and kick?

[Chloe presses her finger to a light, printed scarf color coordinated with his outfit, and within seconds that same scarf is draped over her hand. Giving it a look of quiet astonishment - huh, so that file was onto something - she ties it around his neck to cover up the scar.]
khajidont: (Beetle - Reassuring)

[personal profile] khajidont 2018-05-17 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jaime snickers, flipping around so that it looks as though he's hanging off of the structure by the backs of his knees. He's not, of course (he's far too heavy for that), but it's all about flopping around with style - or in his case, flopping around with a distinct amount of silliness. ]

I dunno, it seems like I'd be giving you guys an unfair advantage. It's probably better if I just keep up the commentary. [ He pauses. ] You know it's just a game, right? There's not even any prizes or whatever.
ct_7567: (NO HELMET - sassin)

[personal profile] ct_7567 2018-05-17 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Being a good shot's his job. Flying's yours," Rex says a little absently, glancing at the figurine again. It's still bizarre that that's what they're giving away as prizes. He can't imagine why anyone would want such a thing; save for a select few, it's not as though any of them have done anything of note to make any of the local children want to have their image in their own homes, not like some of the other public figures Rex knows.

Ah, well. May as well let them have their fun. And that means stopping with the 20 questions, for 622's sake.

"They weren't poorly calibrated, though. They were rigged. Each one's aim was a little off, either to the left or to the right, consistent down the line. That sort of shoddy work isn't an accident."

Which is to say, yes, Rex tried them all. He couldn't resist.
cannotrest: (until I die)

[personal profile] cannotrest 2018-05-17 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I bet it was.

[It's noticeably subdued - she hadn't been expecting to end up thinking about Kaidan when she came to a carnival themed Swear In. Still, she's in agreement: She certainly learned more about biotics working with Kaidan than she ever had before.]

... Was Kaidan... was he happy here? [And because her sudden change of mood is probably very confusing:] He's dead in my timeline [and she must be dead in his]; I've wondered what his life would be like if he got to live.
flightforfreedom: (you're my whole world bro)

[personal profile] flightforfreedom 2018-05-17 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
He fell in line beside 622, noting the stony expression on his face even if he hadn't heard the context that had caused it. He reached out just far enough to give a gentle squeeze to the trooper's elbow - the kind of reassuring physical touch that always helped Poe - before he dropped his hand again.

"Hey, being a good shot is part of my job," He protests, though there's no venom in it. If anything he sounds amused.

When Rex mentioned the rigging, Poe snapped his fingers. "See? See, I told you. Rigging it up so they don't have to pay out the prizes."
Edited (i swear i know english) 2018-05-17 04:23 (UTC)
bookkeeper: ❝ENTRERI❞ (pic#11634945)

[personal profile] bookkeeper 2018-05-17 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
What the—

[ Nate's reaction to the sudden appearance of the scarf goes from surprise to panic that's accompanied by a grimace. His hand reaches to grip her wrist just as she's getting the scarf around his neck.

The scarf wasn't necessary. Yeah, there was some self-consciousness at the fact that he was carrying around this thin scar around his neck like he was some pre-teen girl who'd just discovered beaded, elastic chokers, but Nate would've preferred she not get close to touch it or have anything at his neck altogether.

She meant well, and Nate appreciated it, however...
]

That's—uh, that's a neat trick. 'Preciate it, really, but it's fine, Chloe.
mostlyprofessional: (Need You Tonight)

[personal profile] mostlyprofessional 2018-05-17 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
One of my new superpowers, apparently.

[She gives him a long look, wondering about his reticence around this attack, then puts the scarf and her phone away, patting him on the shoulder.]

Alright, then. [It is clearly not alright, but he also doesn't seem to want to talk or do anything about it, and they're good at not talking about things.

[However, his gripping her wrist gave her a better view of his hand:]
Where's your ring?
dragony: (❥z - 18)

[personal profile] dragony 2018-05-17 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ She looks at the bacon cheese fries.

She looks at the impaled sausage, imprisoned in fried potatoes.

She looks at Rua.

She looks completely unsurprised, but disgusted all the same.
]

You actually spent money on........ those...... things?

[ She can't even bring herself to call it food. ]
dragony: (❥z - 07)

[personal profile] dragony 2018-05-17 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Hm?

[ She turns bodily at the sound of the girl's voice, a pivot from the ground upwards. Once the umbrella is out of the way, Ruka gives her a once-over, her single visible eye quick to mark the details. Young woman, like Ruka, probably the same age — high-school, or thereabouts. A stilted measure to the way she speaks; it's not the halt of cowardice, but maybe uncertainty?

Of course, that wasn't unusual. Ruka was used to people tripping over their words or falling outright silent once they caught sight of her face, and understood that the eye patch wasn't simply there for fashion's sake.

It takes a moment more for her to catch what the girl's saying. Oh. Sympathy. It's tempting to sigh, but she holds the breath instead. No use in being rude yet, right?
]

Oh? Well, I suppose, if you don't mind it. That seems easier than giving directions, at least.



[ since this is their first in-person interaction: ruka has proximity-based empathy powers, so please check her powers & permissions, so I don't overstep any info boundaries. thanks! ]
dragony: (❥z - 14)

[personal profile] dragony 2018-05-17 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ (She doesn't make it easy.) ]

Games, huh? [ That's harmless enough. And, for as much as she didn't like dueling much as a kid, she still liked to win — so long as there wasn't a sore loser on the other side of the room. ] ... Alright. But if you have to get help to beat me, it doesn't count.

[ With that clearly settled, she shifts her umbrella to the other shoulder, adjusting position a little higher so the edge won't hit him in the face if he walks beside her. It's the closest he'll get to a gilded invitation. ]

Anyway, you don't have to give me anything. Really. Anything you have that's strong enough is something you should keep.

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