(open) celebrating everything it took to free us from the land of the broken and betrayed

[whatsupcroc]

Date & Time: February 12th - February 14th
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ANY & ALL
Summary: Separation Awareness Day is a festival and time of celebration for the hard won and retained freedoms of those who live on the island of Exsilium. Separate from the United Earth, they continue to exist, and thrive in their own way. As those identified as teenagers and children are showered with gifts of sweets, foods, and toys from the adult population, merchants are selling on the streets and color had invaded the often grey atmosphere. Feasting is practically a law, singing can be heard in the streets, and instruments that may stay safely indoors most the year are brought out to encourage dancing and such other frivolities as are rarely seen.

The night of the 14th there are fireworks shows throughout the city, with the most impressive display being launched from the remains of Buckingham Palace.

Warnings: Festivities!

Date your threads as you will, and feel free to use this as a Valentine's exploration as well for those more inclined to appreciate a holiday from home amidst the celebrations of a whole different sort of world!

Comments

Daytime, B

[invocation]

[The pick-up line is so absurd that she isn't even sure that she's heard it. She was midway in the process of getting yet another bag of sweets from a cheery marketplace vendor when she hears it, and turns around, too baffled to be angry (yet).]

What the hell did you just say? [...] Hey, I remember you. That kid with the weird animal.

[idealord]

[Oh, it's the girl who threatened his weird animal.]

Yeah, you're the one who threatened Eeks! Nice to see you. Having fun? [No comment about the pickup line.]

[invocation]

Yeah, that's me. [No apology for the threat, it seems. Kyouko stuffs a piece of chocolate into her mouth and talks inbetween chews.] It's alright. Where's that weird pet of yours?

[idealord]

There's too many people around for him to come out, and I really don't want to spend half my day searching for him if we get split up. So he's right here. [He pats his jacket pocket affectionately where Eek's ball is. The Rotom doesn't mind it too much.]

[invocation]

Inside your pocket? What? [An unamused scoff. She eyes him suspiciously and leans in. It's probably way too far into his personal bubble, truth be told.] How?

[idealord]

[Certainly too far, and he steps back.] He's inside his Poké Ball.

[Look, he'll take out the red and white ball and show her. It's no bigger than a golf ball at first, but with a click of the button in the middle it becomes more like a baseball.]

All I'd have to do is press this button again and he'd come out.

[invocation]

[She doesn't seem to notice. She's more focused on the red and white ball he's holding, and curiosity gives way to incredulity.

There was no way that big dopey looking animal was hiding in something that small.] Huh? Show me. Unless it's magic, there's no way that works.

[idealord]

[Hahaha.

He'll just let Eeks out of the ball then, the Pokémon coming out in a shine of white light. The Rotom trills happily, bouncing around Hilbert. It stops short in fear when it sees her though!]

I don't entirely understand it myself, since it's been around for a really long time, but it works. Even things as big as a house can fit into these little things.

[invocation]

[Even Kyouko is impressed by this. She blinks, wide-eyed, and for the hell of it, goes to give the Rotom a rough poke.]

Whoa...how many of these animals d'you have, anyway?

[She adds, begrudgingly:] Sorry for trying to fight it that first time. I thought it was something else.