( 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

[interchained]

Uh...well...

[Jiroutachi would enjoy the story behind picking this place, Gilbert's sure of that. But it's not going to be so easy.]

The beach, huh... [Does he even need to say that he's not the type to lie down on the beach and tan? It's not like what type he is matters once Jiroutachi makes it clear that he'd like to go there, though. Even if his reasoning is...like that.] You like drinking sake everywhere...

[There, he said it.]

Even here...when we could do something else.

[sakeplz]

You mean...like this?

[He takes some sake and puts it in his mouth then catches those pretty lips with his own so he can share the sake like that.

And Gil thought he only wanted this in the bath just for drinking.]

[interchained]

[He doesn't know what was he thinking but he should have predicted that sake kiss. Which he didn't somehow, but it doesn't matter that much anyway. While they're kissing, Gilbert's hand goes up to Jirou's cheek so he could stroke him gently.]

Yes...for example.

[Still feeling the taste of sake in his mouth, Gil leans in to plant open-mouthed kisses along Jirou's jawline. That would make another example.]

[sakeplz]

[He laughs a bit.]

Gi-chan, if we get too excited we'll make a mess with the water!

[He actually reaches to tug him even closer to him.]

Won't that be exciting?

[interchained]

[Gilbert, a little startled, blinks a few times before he leans forward to whisper:]

It can get messy, indeed... [At that, he makes a short pause.] I'll clean it up later, though...

[Was that a non volitional attempt at dirty talking? Well...yes.]

[sakeplz]

[Well it starts sexy. It doesn't finish sexy but he'll give him credit anyway.]

But what if I won't let you go during cuddling later? How will you clean it then?

[Hey. It's a good point.]

[interchained]

[He might get better at this over time. Maybe.]

I'll just wait until you're asleep. [Even with Jirou sleeping it won't be easy to wriggle out from his embrace, though.] Or someone from the staff will do that.

[A few moments later, Gil cups his face with both hands and doesn't say anything at first, just gazes into his eyes.]

Tell me one thing...are you happy?

[He's aware that it might sound silly, but he wants to hear it.]

[sakeplz]

[Well that's sudden and unexpected. Jiroutachi blinks as he looks at those pretty golden eyes. Sometimes it amuses him how they share the same hair and eye color. They're like a matched set yet so different at the same time. He really likes it.]

Yes. I have sake and I have you.

[He tilts his head a bit so he can kiss one of those hands.]

I miss aniki but you make me happy anyway.

[interchained]

It's only natural, I think. I miss people from back home, but...

[Gilbert draws a breath at that, a little surprised by his own words. Bringing this up right here and right now, he hasn't planned that.]

I feel like an idiot, you know? No, maybe I'm just one. I used to think that I shouldn't be happy if I'm so far away from home, but now I see that's not true.

[He can't keep up the eye contact with Jirou and blushes, looking away.]

Did I really say that...

[sakeplz]

[He blinks a few times before pushing past those hands to kiss his noes. Because with those eyes down obviously that's nice and close.]

Location and who isn't here shouldn't be what makes the choice for whether or not you can be happy, Gi-chan.

[He perks up then pokes that nose.]

That's your choice! And now you've decided to be happy with me! I'm so lucky.

[interchained]

[The kiss on the nose makes him blush even more, to be honest.]

That...that was stupid, yes.

[Besides, nobody from home would want that for him. He's broody enough, after all.]

Lucky? I wonder if that's really it. But if you think so...

[Neither can he change Jirou's way of thinking or he wants to. But there's one thing that he wants and that would be another long, passionate kiss. At least his technique has improved and it's not as sloppy as his kisses used to be.]

[sakeplz]

[Well of course he thinks so. But someone doesn't let him say so because someone is kissing him. Not that he minds, of course. It's really nice! Especially since he gets to feel that passion that Gil has for him in the process.

Yes. Moments like this are lovely.

When the kiss ends, he gives him a silly grin.]

Mmmm. Gi-chan is getting so much better at kissing. I won't be able to keep up.

[interchained]

[Watch out Jirou, you may break him with your bold comments...]

Of course you will! I-I'm not that good...

[It's not like he's the one who can judge that, but still.]

Besides it's—um, thanks to you.

[He almost said that it's Jirou's fault.]

[sakeplz]

That you're getting so good at kissing? Is it because we practice so much?

[Come on. You know you want to admit to it. Just say it~]

[interchained]

[Gil knows that he knows that he knows and it's making this needlessly difficult. Not to mention complicated.]

You know the reason, damn!

[Of course he does and he's not letting go until Gil says it out loud, is he?]

Of course it's because of that!

[It's not like he's been reading on various techniques or anything.]

[sakeplz]

You're cute when you're flustered.

[Seriously. This is why he picks on you so much.]

I bet you've been studying how to do dates and kisses and everything books too.

[He's seriously guessing on that one but considering the type of person that Gil is...]

[interchained]

[He's glad that he can deliver...expect he's not, but that doesn't matter much. Gilbert may even realize that Jiroutachi's doing that on purpose, but he falls for whatever he has prepared for him every single time anyway.

Now, though, he's trying his best at keeping up a poker face. The blush that has spread all over his cheeks and even neck and the tips of his ears isn't helping at all.]

I-I'm not, of course I'm not doing such things...how does one study how to date someone anyway?! Or how to kiss?!

[He knows exactly how and his attempts at trying to hide it are rather miserable, too.]

[sakeplz]

I don't know. You tell me.

[No really. He would love to hear this one.

So don't mind him. He'll just happily wait for an answer to this one because it's sure to be good.]

[interchained]

[Jiroutachi may just be smiling innocently, but it doesn't take long for Gilbert to give up. But while giving him an explanation, he won't look the other man in the eye even once.]

There's...there's that dangerous books section in the Grand Library. It has pretty much everything you need to learn about...various things. K-Kissing included.

[And many, many other things...]

[sakeplz]

Oooooh? And what else have you been reading about besides kissing?

[You opened this particular door, Gil. Good job.]

[interchained]

What...else?

[Why didn't he anticipate that sooner...it's only natural that it'll be the next thing Jiroutachi asks about. And he's entirely sure that Jirou wants to hear about his alchemy studies.]

...

M-Mana. M-Mana e-exchange.

[He feels like an idiot for stuttering like a youngster, but it can't be helped.]

[sakeplz]

[He's known that's what he's referring to but to hear it is another thing. One he enjoys. He laughs softly then pulls him in for another kiss.]

The naked kind?

[Yep. He's going to keep pushing you because this is cute.]

[interchained]

[Jirou may have put it subtly without using the s-word, but it doesn't change the fact that Gilbert's cheeks are bright red now.]

Yes, the naked kind.

[Yet his voice isn't shaking anymore.]

I just don't want to fuck anything up along the way...

[It's Gilbert...these things are prone to happen, so he has to make sure.]

[sakeplz]

You know that's half the fun right? Figuring things out along the way?

[He giggles and runs his fingers through his hair.]

That's how you know two people trust each other. When they can make mistakes together and still love all of it.

[He gives him another kiss then pulls him nice and close.]

Right, Gi-chan?

[interchained]

Is it? Is it fun?

[He's genuinely surprised here.]

I can't afford any mistakes while doing something so... [The right word won't come right away, so there's a forced pause.] ...important.

[Visibly tensed up, Gilbert gradually relaxes after the kiss.]

Maybe...maybe you're right.