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FLOWER FESTIVAL 2022

The three day Flower Festival has started and the town is covered in blooming flowers, music, smell of good food, and excited atmosphere. Full details on everything can be found here, but an important reminder that this event log doubles as our Test Drive Meme and information can be found in this section.

This means any outside characters participating in the log are canonly logged as appearing in Songerein in April and will remain in Songerein for the rest of the month of April. However, outside characters can only thread within this log, so for those seriously considering the game, you are welcome to use non-festival prompts for your toplevels. Anyone who apps in and is accepted will have their character count April as their first month in the game, so all content will carry over.

IMPORTANT! All outside characters MUST have "TDM" in their subject line, even if you might not app. This will help people differentiate those who are already in the game and those who are not.

TDM threads are required for samples. Refer to the Game Info for general information and feel free to toss any questions here. Reserves will open Sunday, April 24th and Applications will open on May 1st. Our application cycles are bi-monthly so the next cycle after won't be until July.

TDM Toplevel Link Directory (click to view)

Y'shtola (FFXIV)
Kotetsu Kaburagi (Tiger and Bunny)
Aerith Gainsborough (FFVII)
Nene Yashiro (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun)
Isabela Madrigal (Encanto)
Rinwell (Tales of Arise)
Lumine (Genshin Impact)
Gran (Granblue Fantasy)
Sanji (One Piece)
Meilin "Mei" Lee (Turning Red)
Rob (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Akira Toya (Hikaru no Go)
Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
Yuuki Konno (Sword Art Online)
Kuja (FFIX)
Nice (Hamatora)
Peggy Carter (MCU)
Leo Valdez (Heroes of Olympus)
Snatcher (A Hat in Time)
Roland (Library of Ruina)
Son Gohan (Dragon Ball)
Gracious Skylark (OC)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Thancred Waters (FFXIV)
Izaya Orihara (Durarara!!)

I. FLOWER VIEWING

There are gardens and flowers everywhere, but the main central location for the flower viewing is around the eastern side of town between the treehouses and the outside fields. Here there are plenty of both open and shaded spaces anyone can take to sit back, have a picnic, and enjoy the flowers blooming in the trees and along the ground. Food stalls are stationed by the treehouses for anyone who needs a meal and they provide blankets and picnic baskets as well.

A. Flower Crowns. Can't enjoy a flower viewing without flower crowns! There's an abundance of flowers that can just be taken and used to make them, but there are folks who go around and pass some out for those unable to. Or perhaps flower pixies may "bless" people with special flower crowns, tailor made with flowers that match the individual's personality. Once worn, the flowers will reflect the mood of the wear and may even grow depending on how much positive emotion they soak up from the wearer. That crown may become more of a headdress.

B. Flower Serenade. Although it's meant to be a calm, relaxing affair, the flowers are drinking in the festive atmosphere and now have a tendency to sing their joy. They are especially drawn to any couples and will start to serenade them with…an assortment of "romantic" songs. Some may be persuaded via calm emotions to quiet down to a more melodious hum while others may be a little more obnoxious.

C. Flower Maze. In one of the fields, a special flower maze has been erected made of hedges and questionably large flowers, their petals spanning several feet in length. These flowers will move and shift, using their petals to create sudden dead ends and new openings to alter the paths through the maze. No pushing past! The petals will be resistant. If a couple is being particularly flirtatious, they'll curl out and drop down to form a kind of "flower curtain" with their petals surrounding the pair. Whether it's to give the couple privacy or to shield innocent eyes, who's to say. In this scenario the petals can be easily brushed away and the flower will lift up to return to its position.

II. ENTERTAINMENT

All along the market square and the riverbank, stores and booths line the streets to provide goods, food, and entertainment for all festival goers.

A. Music and Dance. In the Central Plaza near the Tree of Memories is a cleared off area with a stage platform set up. Here anyone is welcome to grab an instrument, the microphone, and start singing or playing music to entertain the crowds. The floor is open for anyone to dance along or even show off a special dance performance of their own. Flower petals will join along as well, swirling through the melodious winds and even taking on the shape of some of the music notes.

B. Game booths. Come one, come all! Try out the various carnival games on offer. The game booths can be found lining around the riverbank and while there are many, here are some of the more popular ones:

Pebble Toss. Use dreamotion to change the color of a pebble and toss it into a bucket of water. The bigger the effect on the water, the more points scored. Earn enough points to win a prize!
Goose Rings. Try to toss a ring around the neck of a goose sculpture. Which is, of course, magically enchanted to move around and dodge the rings. Being a goose, the sculpture is a bit of a jerk; it’s attuned to players’ dreamotion energy and will absolutely move around more as they get frustrated, so keeping one’s cool is important.
Bubble Pop! Use dreamotion darts to pop magical bubbles floating across a board. Can be played alone (score points by popping as many of one color as possible) or competitively (whoever pops the most of their color wins).
Flighty Flowers. Create colorful paper flowers and use them to craft a floating lantern. The higher and further the lantern flies, the bigger the prize earned. Or, if one is especially creative or creates especially colorful flowers, they may just win a big prize regardless of how high it flies. Players can keep their lanterns if they wish.
Smash! Toss balls at a series of bottles to try and knock them over. To keep with the theme of the festival, the bottles are tiny terrariums. Thanks to the magic of the festival,, the plants inside the bottles remain undisturbed no matter how many times they’re knocked over.
Swan Boat Races. Find a boating partner and participate in a timed race where you have to navigate through obstacles and try to post the fastest time with fewest penalties. Use dreamotion to get through obstacles like ramps, slow whirlpools that will cause the boat to spin in place, turbulent waters, etc. If not interested in the races, people are welcome to help paint and decorate the swan boats! They have to match the mood of the festival, after all.

III. TREE OF MEMORIES

At the center of town is a giant tree that is as tall as a clock tower and with giant books about as tall as a person hanging off its branches. There are a few attractions set up here and there are also some small owls that fly around and greet anyone who come by. They serve as the "guardians" of the tree, and should anyone try to harm it, they will converge together to form a giant owl to deal with them.

A. Dream Petals. As the Tree's petals fall, anyone who manages to catch one before it hits the ground will find their secret dream reflected on it. It could be something they are longing for or something they wish to keep from anyone. Once the dream's reflection is complete, it will remain on the petal and can be viewed at any time.

B. Dreamscape Rooms. Selected by the owls, a few of the books can be found lying open on the ground. Everything is blank—there are no titles, no words, no pictures. The owl will beckon anyone who wants a "fun adventure" to dreamwalk into the book and have an adventure through its pages. It could be any established fairy tale, folklore, myth, legend or perhaps something random. The "players" will be thrown into random roles for the story and will need to complete at least three objectives (which can be handwaved). There is a one hour time limit so if anyone is unable to get through the story, the owls will yank them (safely) out and the book will remain on the ground for another group to try their luck. If they succeed, the story will magically appear on its pages and the book will hang proudly on the tree's branches.

C. Soaring Butterflies. Ever wanted to just ride on something huge and enjoy the flight? There are giant butterflies that are large and strong enough to carry up to three people on their backs. These butterflies are actually local to Songerein and brought in by a native Fae. Whether that makes them more or less trustworthy is up to the character, but the butterflies are definitely frisky—and fast.

D. Book Cages. Sometimes something a little weird happens around the Tree. Black wispy energy will seep from the hanging books and they will suddenly drop down on unsuspecting visitors, especially anyone who has a lot of love in them. The book will open and the pages will fly out like walls and trap the victim before it transforms into a cage and hurls them back up high into the tree. Although unharmed, the prisoner will start feeling some of their feelings of love being drained away and making them more irritable and hateful towards things. It will be up to someone else to try and get them out. Fortunately it's not too difficult a task—just need to get up that tree somehow and break through the iron-paper bars. Some fire should do the trick. The problem is, it needs to be fire made from dreamotion and focused on some variant of love or loyalty. It doesn't have to be towards the prisoner at least, so anyone should be able to help. However, the tree seems intent in keeping the prisoner, so thorny vines will try and smack anyone away. The owls will also try to assist, but they're kind of small and useless and can't use their ultimate transformation to harm the tree. Maybe the Giant Butterflies might be useful?

IV. FINAL DAY

On the third and final day of the festival, the winners of the Flower King and Queen contest are announced. However, there's a huge surprise as everyone finds themselves in a costume. While all contest participants have their own "Royal Court" theme, everyone else will find themselves suddenly dressed like a flower. There are a lot of variations from elegant to downright silly. Best(?) of all, the costumes will stay on until sundown. While parts may be loosened, altered, and removed for a short period of time, the costume will refuse to be changed out of and any attempts will be futile.

A. Flower Power. While some may feel very…uncomfortable in their new "wardrobe," others are having a blast with the small powers that come with the costume. With just a wave of their hand flowers will appear and bloom, and they will leave a trail of flowers wherever they go. But most importantly, they have glitter pollen which is to help bring about love and joy to all! However, not everyone is enjoying the glitter all over the place and some are growing more irritable and hateful instead, which is twisting their own pollen to spread negative feelings instead. Help soothe the unhappy ones and clean up the mess!

B. Flowerworks. Once sundown hits and everyone is back to their usual attire, a call is made to announce the "Flowerworks" presentation and for all to gather out into the fields. The moment the sun is completely set and the stars appear in the strange, moonless sky, a light will shoot up and burst into a beautiful, flowery display. It's a fireworks show, but instead of using traditional fireworks, glowing flowers are sent up instead, their petals illuminating brightly as they drift harmlessly down to the crowds.

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🌷 tell me what you need (flower viewing, A)

[ The whole place is lit up like the very best of spring, life popping up in even the most awkward of places. It's vibrant in a way that Aerith could only ever dream of in comparison to the near wasteland that the slums was— somehow, it's both uncomfortable and exciting. Staring out into the stretch of fertile land, color blossoms and blooms and sways and breathes to her eyes. It's life, and love, and everything else.

Unsurprisingly, she ends up inserting herself into everyone's business immediately.

A flower crown falls onto your head. It doesn't matter where you are, what you were doing or how you ended up there: It's gingerly placed upon your skull with all the expected gentleness you'd expect from someone actually placing a crown on your head. It might as well be made of gold. ]

Ta-da! [ Aerith puffs her chest out in triumph, fists to her hips as she observes her handiwork. In the loop of her arm is a wicker basket, repurposed from the treehouse's picnic basket stash. She definitely did not ask for permission for that thing. ] Made it myself, you know. [ Pacing in front of you in a circle, the brunette raises a finger as she comes to a halt. ]

On the house! Just this once... If, [ she starts, expression turning conspiratorial and teasing, ] you help me with just one thing.

[ It's a very nice flower crown, expertly put together. She clearly knows how to handle the stems of delicate flowers. Has anyone even used these ones for flower crowns, yet...? ]

🌷 oh, you look so free! (flower viewing, b)

[ Adventurous by nature, she finds herself drawn to the flower maze easily and with gusto. In her childhood, Aerith had found herself eagerly taking to back alleys, sneaking around and discovering shortcuts that benefited her and her need to be hidden. A maze satiates that need nicely. ]

Hey, bend down for a second.

[ When it cooperates.

As tall as the flowers are, they aren't taller than two people, are they? Stuck here for what feels like hours now, she can only thing she's losing precious play time! Adventuring time! Time to... who knows, eat! ]

🌷 the way you use your body, baby (entertainment, A)

[ Perhaps not at all shocking to anyone who has met her acquaintance or become a friend to Aerith, she drifts towards the entertainment and relishes in it, helping the people running the games and playing openly even with perfect strangers. You're more than welcome to run into her with any of the following scenarios—

a): Though not naturally a dancer, Aerith pulls even the grouchiest looking among you onto the dance floor with no fear, twirling in her pink dress as if made for this. Though she lacks true form, she makes up for it with her energy and willingness to learn: guess who instigates a conga line? On the other hand, she may not be a performer on her own, but she loves seeing others go for it, and is the loudest cheerleader in the crowd.
b) Game booths hold her attention as one might expect a kid holding onto an iPad with CocoMelon loaded up might. Aerith helps with all of the booths: resetting bottles for Smash!, catching the geese when they get a little too rambunctious (perhaps the hardest job here!), collecting darts that fall from the wayside of Bubble Pop!, and decorating swan boats eagerly.
c): Swan boats, in particular, interest her— though she decorates them eagerly with flowers, she seems to be considering getting in one just as much as she deliberates over where to place a blossom or paint a swirl of color. Join her for a race? Or maybe you want to poke fun at how she can't seem to get the pebble into a bucket for Pebble Toss— show her how it's done? She excels at Flighty Flowers; how's an easy prize sound? Smash! definitely seems to bring out the biggest bouts of laughter and joy from her as she demolishes the bottles eager, plucking the terrarium from the wreckage eagerly. ]

🌷 c'mon and work it for me (tree of memories, A)

[ It's a beautiful sight, this old looking, tall tree with wrinkle-like barks. She imagines years and years of wisdom is tucked into those rough creases, hidden for someone to discover whenever the time is right. All around Aerith is the fluttering dance of petals, falling gently to the floor as if laid to rest. Some fall unto her shoulders, stick to her chestnut colored hair, but she only stands straight. Palm flat to the tree's trunk, Aerith's eyes are closed, and a hand is resting over her heart, as if in prayer. ]

Of course you know that.

[ Hundreds of little wishes for a happier life dance around her. She knows that, and dipping to her knees, she collects some of them. There's a glimmer of the words on them, stitched there with magic. I wish for more time with...

It's a man's name. But it's gone, just as quickly as the sun catches on the other side of the petal. ]

🌷 don't let 'em get you down, you're the best thing i've seen (tree of memories, b)

[ The butterflies may be beautiful, ethereal in their existence, but they're large bugs, all the same. While she's used to them, some may not be, and Aerith calmly picks these people out of the crowd approached for a ride. The butterfly she places her hand on as she approaches you is a stunning mix of blue and purple. In her eyes, Aerith senses something like a want to share adventure. It's just the trio of you, Aerith, and the butterfly, and she leans in close to the thing to sweetly speak to it about how lovely it is. Heavenly, she calls it.

Then, Aerith turns her attention to you, and holds out her other hand. ]

They're not scary, I promise. C'mon.

🌷 we never found the answer but we knew one thing (wildcard)

[ I'd love to plan out something for DREAMSCRAPE ROOMS and BOOKCAGES, so please either PP me @ hagclub or PM me for plotting either of those out. On the other hand, if you'd like to bring your own prompt, I'm very happy to join you on that journey. Aerith is, in general, very friendly and loves approaching people, so she's generally up for anything. Thank you so much for your time ❤ ]

[Hanako feels the flower crown placed onto his head - on top of his hat, since he refuses to take it off - and he immediately lets out a pleased hum. Not that he's familiar with feeling like royalty, or even these kinds of festivals - in fact, the entire concept of him being visible to others now is a big shift for him - but he's definitely happy with getting something so pretty.

Then the creator of the flower crown shows herself, and Hanako looks up at her from where he's gently hovering above the ground. As she explains she made it herself, and that this was a freebie in exchange for a favor, his own expression turns teasing for a moment.]

Ehhh? I was told the best things in life were free. I feel like I've been roped into something, somehow...

[Not that he clearly minds.]

What do you need help with? I'll do what I can to assist.

[He'd probably be glad to help anyway, but he's been given incentive.]

Rrright! Let's get goin'. [ Aerith begins the trek by leading the way. If she's at all bothered by the fact he floats, she doesn't show it. Instead, she indulges in an expressive manner of speaking, as if meeting his teasing tone. ]

Nothing too intensive. See, the booths are kind of understaffed today. Turns out, a couple of the employees today decided to run off together, so it'd be me and you helping hand out some lunches and maybe a prize or two for some minor games a few people are playing. Puzzles, mostly.

[ There are so many people out here, today. ]

But, for right now... you ever make a flower crown before?

[Hanako snickers, following along. His hands are outstretched in front of him, hanging limp. His usual 'ghost hands' tic.]

Well, it's nice to hear that they're enjoying themselves too. Unfortunate that it's at our expense, but I like making people smile, anyway, so this is no skin off my nose.

[He brightens a bit more, tapping his chin.]

My loyal assistant at home was a very loyal gardening club member. She's taught me a few tricks in how to do so, yes. I'm no expert, but I'll give it my best.

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