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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?
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[personal profile] bespin 2018-05-13 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, I won't hold it against you. I'm sure you've had a lot on your plate.

[ Truth be told, it's probably for the best that Lando didn't win. He's gotten used to a carefree, low responsibility lifestyle. ]

I hope you'll find some time in your schedule for us to have a chat sometime about local Nonah businesses?
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[personal profile] bespin 2018-05-19 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Mostly, I'd like to run by you the idea of hosting a job fair. Maybe we expand it to the other cities as well, get those imPorts who aren't satisfied with their government-assigned jobs to see about working for imPorts who run their own businesses.

That sound like something you would want to throw your support behind?
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[personal profile] bespin 2018-05-26 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I, on the other hand, was given a position which, while it does suit my skills, is not something I would have ever chosen for myself. I think it's important for imPorts to get used to the idea of spending an indefinite amount of time here, by branching out and finding something that better fits their... personal style.
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[personal profile] bespin 2018-05-27 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
We put the word out, all imPort businesses are welcome! I know of at least three I'd personally invite, myself.
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[personal profile] bespin 2018-06-10 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Any time, your honor.

[ And then, in one smooth motion, he catches her hand in his and raises it to his lips for a kiss. ]

I'll let you get back to enjoying your fair.