( open ) mid-autumn in gisela

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Who: Anyone who wants to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival!
When: Roughly 11th September to 17th September.
Where: Gisela
What: A log for those who wish to use their tickets during Mid Autumn Festival! You can still use this log for visits outside of this week too (as a catch-all) but the script is for the festivities. Basically what you can do is hang out at the Inn, at Gisela, or check out the island's hot springs!
Rating: Probably PG only for if a lantern catches fire or something.


[Welcome to Gisela, the floating sky islands above Gresser! Known for its mystic scenery, hot springs, and the fact that you nearly died the one time you had a dungeon here, Gisela could be considered a popular vacation spot. Or at least it should be, because Vietnam invested good money into this inn.

Inn, you say? Yes, after the defeating the dungeon, Vietnam bought a business here, an inn near the hot springs, Dragon's Flight and Phoenix Dance. A normally quaint inn, it has transformed to offer more festivities. Staff will welcome you with elaborate fruit displays they will put in your room for you to admire (and eat). You may also like to sign up for mooncake making sessions, where you will be able to make mooncakes together with your friends and family! Share a moment with them, and then share the mooncake. Nice.

Lanterns are strung up, leading you out towards the gardens. The inn itself doesn't have a lot of space for A GREAT FESTIVAL, but on certain nights, there will be lion dancing and a few stalls opened up to sell souvenirs, all handcrafted thanks to Vietnam's instruction. Now, lion dancing usually consist of two or more people under a lion costume, however, some generous NPCs have lent them some tame magical lion beasts that look similar to the Asian mythological kind. However, Vietnam and Kija also found a pretty wild one that seems to be stuck eating some lion snacks, because they tried to wrangle it and before they could run, they were forced to commit. Kija named it Jae-ha.

Go further, and it seems like the hot springs that Vietnam has permission to use have also a bit of decoration themselves, with something heat and water proof, that is.

Should you just want to spend your time looking at the moon, darker, quieter areas of the gardens will let you do just that. Sit down and relax, of course.

If you don't really care about any of this at all, perhaps you'd just want to go sightseeing in Gisela!

And basically do whatever you want in this place, really. RELAX, HERO.]

Comments

[medicament]

[Before Luna gets the chance to even react, they payment is already finalized and there's not much to be done here. At least the seller seems to be happy with themselves, from the smug look on their face.]

Y-Yes, let's...

[He's right, maybe it's better to get away from here before someone else makes an attempt at the same trick again. Luna waits with speaking up again until they're at a safe distance.]

Thank you so much! Here, your colle...you can keep the potions, of course...

[She's already pulling her purse out of the bag, but maybe that's not a good idea when they're still there, near various stalls.]

[stagewhirl]

Ah - no need! At least not right away. [Arashi winks, gently stopping her from pulling her money out completely.] If another one gets the same idea I may not see something I'd like.

[Looking more closely at the bottles just bought, Arashi turns them one by one in hand and smiles.]

I can save one of these for someone special. ♥

[medicament]

Oh... [He sure has a point!] Sorry, I should have thought about it sooner.

[Luna was overwhelmed because of the previous situation that she didn't even pay proper attention to the potions.]

I wonder if that even works, though.

[No need to crush his hopes right away, Luna...]

[stagewhirl]

Well... if it doesn't, I've still got some pretty bottles for my shelf. I could fill them with something else! [Optimism is key!] That guy may have been on the pushy side, but he's got something there with presentation!

But what about you? Were you out for something else? [Arashi looks to her curiously then, realizing they may have already passed something to her interest by now, oops.]

[medicament]

Oh, I didn't mean to be so negative! I hope it works, even though it really sounds like taken straight from a fairy tale...

[Well, one look around should be enough to realize that they're in that kind of a place that exists in such stories.]

N-Not really! I just went out for a walk, wandered off too far and ended up here...are you here for the Mid-Autumn Festival as well?

[stagewhirl]

I'm fond of fairy tales, really, especially those dealing with love. So much used to be unbelievable before arriving here, if this were real, too...? ♥ Oh look at me, running away with fantasies! [Arashi waves it off with a laugh girlish but pretty.] I am! Did you hear about it from Vietnam, too?

[medicament]

I see! Well, those are really cute stories too. I know just a few myself, though...

[She finds herself staring at the potion in Arashi's hands for a bit too long and shakes her head.

I got a written invitation...I haven't even spoken to miss Vietnam in person before, to be quite honest. But I've been here before, on a mission.

[And then, something dawns on her:]

Ah, I'm so, so sorry. I haven't even introduced myself yet, I'm Luna. It's nice to meet you.

[stagewhirl]

[Arashi brightens at her name, clearly fond - ]

Oh my, Vietnam is just so giving...! If you find her, say hello! She's a real treasure around here.

[Arashi blinks at the introduction, though, realizing the same - whoops.]

And yes! Goodness, I've almost forgotten, myself! I'm Narukami, Arashi Narukami! It's nice to meet you, too. ☆

[Arashi's smile goes mischievous, then, offering the bottle for her to see better, remembering that lingering look...]

Now, might you be interested in this after all? Don't think I didn't notice~

[medicament]

Y-yes, it's simply amazing how welcoming she is.

[For a moment she looks like she's about to cry, but in the end, Luna manages to hold her tears back.]

Maybe it's better that we didn't exchange names before...

[Her finger points to another seller who seems to be suspiciously interested in their conversation. It seems that Luna slowly catches up...]

Oh, this? N-No, no. Please, take it. I was just wondering how that works...

[stagewhirl]

Hmm... it looks like we're not supposed to know. [Judging by a lack of an ingredient list on this bottle, Arashi turning it in hand to look.]

But my dear, I hope I didn't bring up something bad for you! Are you alright?

[It's impossible to ignore a girl nearly crying!]

[medicament]

That may be true, I'm afraid. [She has noticed it as well and asking that merchant would be rather pointless.]

Ah, no, no! Of course you didn't...I'm just a bit too emotional at times, especially when everyone is so kind to each other. Actually... [Clearly, Luna's hesitating for a little while.] To be honest, I doubt you'll ever need this potion. You're really nice as well.