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[royalsubject]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 2, through the day!
Where: ANYWHERE REALLY
What: Mingle with some lake-centric festivities!

[sometime after you escape that labyrinth and enter town, you might overhear some of the townsfolk gossiping amongst one another:]

Didja see? The lake's fulla water again!

Why, no, I didn't see, it's not like I take a walk to the empty shell of my father's childhood like you do every freakin' day.

I wanna catch a fish and name it Bowie!

[if you do go to the lake, you'll find that the gossip is all true: the large lake is actually a lake again, seemingly being filled with the waterfalls coming from the three rivers above. investigate further and you'll see little round fish covered with spikes, like a porcupine, bouncing in and out of the water as they swim. in reality, the spikes are dull and very soft—almost rubbery—so even if you touched one of these it wouldn't actually hurt. maybe this is what's giving the weird little guys the bounce

throughout the day, townsfolk have banners, balloons, and tents set up around the lake for this occasion. one independent tent is offering a small amount of $$$ to anyone who can catch some of these bouncy fish. in addition, they're offering a plate of this fried fish for a single coin; try a taste and you'll find that it tastes a lot like... rubbery garlic chicken! the other tents belong to the business/establishments you've seen through town:

• the weapon shop is selling all kinds of nets, fishing rods, and even pikes, for those who want to try and catch the fish
• the garrison and clinic are cooperating to perform a duty equivalent to lifeguards
• the library has a tent with fish-themed books; fish cookbooks, romance novels involving fish, picture books depicting fish, etc etc
• the bakery is offering a wide variety of fish-themed sweets and iced coffees
• the tailor's also has a changing tent and is selling visors, swimsuits, and other summery accessories
• the flower shop is selling fish bowls in a wide variety of sizes and styles and dahlias in many sizes and colors

maybe at some point today you're stuck working at one of these tents—or maybe you don't have to work at all today. whether you choose to engage with this event or continue doing your own thing, it's your day to spend as you see fit, and these festivities will be going on well into the evening!]

((OOC: trying a thing with ALL DAY MINGLES! if you're worried that this kind of limits what your character might be doing since this encompasses all day, a thing you can do, that we've seen some players already do, is provide multiple interaction options, which would be opportune here!

ETA: though the method of accessing tier 2, where the lake is located, is a staircase, there is IN FACT a convenient magical button that you can press to briefly make it into a flat, wheelchair accessible slope! this will be added to the info page soon enough, along with all of the other changes.))

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[aliveandkicking]

[Chaika, soaked to the bone and clutching a Big Pointy Stick, strolls by the tent... then stops. That's fish, but... it's not real fish, is it? Was it baked?? Wait, is this fish actually called taiyaki?? On second thought, it doesn't look like the fish in the lake. What is up with this fish? ...she has no idea what it really is, is what I'm saying here. She scrunches her brow and just sticks a finger at the taiyaki.]

Taiyaki? Fish?

[botamessiah]

[Her first convert customer.]

It's a pastry shaped like a fish. There's three different fillings: red bean paste, chocolate, and custard. Fresh baked today. Would you like one?

[aliveandkicking]

Take one.

[She pauses to give the second part of her answer some thought.]

Which better?

[botamessiah]

I prefer the red bean paste myself; it's the most traditional. But they're all really good.

[The fish all had dots on them to mark which one was which - red, white, and brown for the bean paste, custard, and chocolate.]

[aliveandkicking]

Tradition not important. Will take custard.

[Using her free hand, Chaika offers a small amount of change—hopefully enough to buy a single taiyaki.]

[botamessiah]

[It is! She takes the change and hands over a white-dotted taiyaki, bowing.]

Thank you for your business.

[aliveandkicking]

[She just spent all of the money she's made so far on taiyaki, this isn't her proudest moment, but you know what, it's not her most shameful moment either. She takes a bite, then speaks up again.]

Not bad. If catch more fish, will buy another.

[botamessiah]

The bakery appreciates your business.

[Togo nods, then takes a slightly more casual tone.]

Is it hard, to catch those fish?

[aliveandkicking]

N-not hard! Easy. Very easy. Piles of money. Taking break now.

[botamessiah]

[Togo is giving you such a look, Chaika.]

It looks hard, judging by how you appear now.

[aliveandkicking]

[And now she's yelling like she's taking offense to this.]

Right! Is hard work! Working hard! You, stick to own work!

[botamessiah]

[Togo salutes, though she smiles, too.]

Yes, ma'am~.

[aliveandkicking]

Hmph.

[taking another bite of her taikyaki]

How make?

[botamessiah]

It's cake batter, filled with a sweet filling and baked to golden perfection. It's truly a Japanese delicacy.

[Togo nods proudly.]