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OPEN MINGLE | County Fair Fun
Who: general mingle
What: Little Love County Fair!
When: Throughout September
Where: Little Love, Kansas
Content Warnings: Animals, animal waste products, deep fried everything, crooked fair games, animals used for food.
Little Love is one of those places that allows you to forget all the hustle and bustle of city life. Except there's a fair bit of hustle of a different kind at the county fair. This is one of the big events of the year, and everyone is keen to show off the fruits of their hard labor. Animal shows and produce exhibits take center stage as people show off their attempt at the season's biggest and best.
Local artisans have crafts of every kind up for display and sale, as well as entered in attempts to win a blue ribbon. Did you want to purchase some apple-head dolls, or maybe you prefer the corn husk variety? Both are plentiful and shown with a variety of skill levels. The local wool and fiber guild has a lovely petting zoo and spinning workshop set up, complete with hands-on learning for anyone who stops by. Or maybe you're more interested in the groups demonstrating and selling tools to churn your own butter, make your own cheese, or even brew your own alcohol of various kinds. Homemade and handmade are the keys to a unique and enriched life, after all.
And of course there is entertainment. In the evening, a whole bunch of live artists take their turns entertaining, with headliners showing up for the weekends and smaller local talent during the less prized weekday slots. And while there's only a simple ferris wheel and some kiddie attractions for rides, one could spend time getting lost in the Maze of Mirrors or the Tunnel of Love. Most of the daytime fun is in the midway, which is expansive and full of people promising that everyone's a winner, although the number of people actually lugging around the giant plush toys is about what you'd expect.
You can't forget the food, either. Sweet, savory, and everything in between. Kettle Korn, sweet grilled corn, meats of every kind grilled to order and put on a bun for your enjoyment send up enticing smells everywhere you look. The cotton candy vendors are serving up a brisk trade, with some specializing in unique flavors of spun sugar and others just winding up clouds of colorful, fluffy sweetness. The deep friers can't be forgotten. If you can put in on a stick and coat it, they're serving it deep fried. Ice cream, butter, snack cakes of every variety take their place alongside the more prosaic corndogs and funnel cakes. There's something for everyone! Well, as long as you aren't counting your calories. Good luck finding a nice salad amongst all the fatty deliciousness.
When the judging is done, there's always time to hit up the auction block, as the 4H kids and other folks put up their livestock for sale. If you're looking for some new friends, you might be able to get them cheap, as long as you're in the market for hoofstock or domesticated fowl. There might even be some lovely peafowl up if you're looking for a little color on your farm and don't mind the noise. Surely everyone could use a few goats or chickens, or a nice yearling steer to fatten up? But you don't have to decide now, unless you actually win that lot.
[OOC: A mingle for all those who want to spend time at the fair. There aren't many rides, but animals are everywhere in every variety, and all the usual fair staples are present. Feel free to add specifics if you want.]
What: Little Love County Fair!
When: Throughout September
Where: Little Love, Kansas
Content Warnings: Animals, animal waste products, deep fried everything, crooked fair games, animals used for food.
Little Love is one of those places that allows you to forget all the hustle and bustle of city life. Except there's a fair bit of hustle of a different kind at the county fair. This is one of the big events of the year, and everyone is keen to show off the fruits of their hard labor. Animal shows and produce exhibits take center stage as people show off their attempt at the season's biggest and best.
Local artisans have crafts of every kind up for display and sale, as well as entered in attempts to win a blue ribbon. Did you want to purchase some apple-head dolls, or maybe you prefer the corn husk variety? Both are plentiful and shown with a variety of skill levels. The local wool and fiber guild has a lovely petting zoo and spinning workshop set up, complete with hands-on learning for anyone who stops by. Or maybe you're more interested in the groups demonstrating and selling tools to churn your own butter, make your own cheese, or even brew your own alcohol of various kinds. Homemade and handmade are the keys to a unique and enriched life, after all.
And of course there is entertainment. In the evening, a whole bunch of live artists take their turns entertaining, with headliners showing up for the weekends and smaller local talent during the less prized weekday slots. And while there's only a simple ferris wheel and some kiddie attractions for rides, one could spend time getting lost in the Maze of Mirrors or the Tunnel of Love. Most of the daytime fun is in the midway, which is expansive and full of people promising that everyone's a winner, although the number of people actually lugging around the giant plush toys is about what you'd expect.
You can't forget the food, either. Sweet, savory, and everything in between. Kettle Korn, sweet grilled corn, meats of every kind grilled to order and put on a bun for your enjoyment send up enticing smells everywhere you look. The cotton candy vendors are serving up a brisk trade, with some specializing in unique flavors of spun sugar and others just winding up clouds of colorful, fluffy sweetness. The deep friers can't be forgotten. If you can put in on a stick and coat it, they're serving it deep fried. Ice cream, butter, snack cakes of every variety take their place alongside the more prosaic corndogs and funnel cakes. There's something for everyone! Well, as long as you aren't counting your calories. Good luck finding a nice salad amongst all the fatty deliciousness.
When the judging is done, there's always time to hit up the auction block, as the 4H kids and other folks put up their livestock for sale. If you're looking for some new friends, you might be able to get them cheap, as long as you're in the market for hoofstock or domesticated fowl. There might even be some lovely peafowl up if you're looking for a little color on your farm and don't mind the noise. Surely everyone could use a few goats or chickens, or a nice yearling steer to fatten up? But you don't have to decide now, unless you actually win that lot.
[OOC: A mingle for all those who want to spend time at the fair. There aren't many rides, but animals are everywhere in every variety, and all the usual fair staples are present. Feel free to add specifics if you want.]
Hibiki Tachibana | Senki Zesshou Symphogear
[1] Midway
[ Honestly? The County Fair is definitely something that Hibiki's needed. Just a break from all of the nonsense that comes with being a popular singer. More than that, though, she's just happy to return to some sense of a normal life and just have fun. Plus, there's so much exhileration and fun happening around her that she can't possibly keep all of the emotions from flowing into her as a result.Basically, she's just about as hyper as possible right now. She's not even bothering to try and keep her ears and tail hidden, and boy is that tail wagging like crazy. ]
Come on...! I've got this...!
[ You may be able to spot her out in front of one of the many games providing plushies as prizes... namely, one where you're supposed to shoot a cork gun at targets, and if you manage to knock a target over, you get a prize.
Hibiki being Hibiki, is of course, aiming for two of the bigger prizes. Two large bird plushies that are each practically the size of her head. She's managed to get the chicken, but the penguin is evading her...
...Listen, they kind of remind her of herself and Miku, okay? She squints her eyes as she aims again, and...! ]
G-Gwah!! I missed again...!
Ooh, tough luck, missy.
[ Oh, how distraught she looks... ]
[2] Food and Food!!
[ Oh god, so many calories, it's questionable if even Hibiki can manage to keep her physique if she's allowed to eat without any restrictions, but... that is of course, exactly what Hibiki is doing.There are simply way too many food stands, and Hibiki has too much money to spend. She's clearly happy, if her wagging tail is any indication, but she's got practically an armful of food and snacks in her arms. Various fried foods, candy, and oh right...
Lots, and I mean LOTS of meat. She is technically a werewolf, now. Of course the meat appeals to her way more than it did before, but... ]
Mmph...! Thish ish alph sho goof...!
[ The rough translation is Hibiki remarking about how good this all tastes, but there wouldn't be a need for a translation at all if she wasn't talking with her mouth completely filled with food. Mostly meat, but there's a few other things in there too. ]
Wildcard!!
[ We all know how wildcards work. Plurk isno subject
This is hard to watch, dummy. I'll win it for you in one shot!
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U-Uwah!? Chris-chan!?
[ She lets Chris snatch the toy rifle out of her hands and steps back. She does think about how this might count as cheating, but oh well! ]
R-Really!? T-Thank you, Chris-chan!!
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Smirking, she looks at the game's overseer. ]
I believe I just earned multiple prices!
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W-Whoa...! Chris-chan, that's incredible!!
I... I suppose you have, young lady! Congratulations!
[ She really did just win multiple prizes. She could get more than one of the big prizes if she so wanted. Hibiki could get her penguin... and then Chris could even get her own pair of chicken/penguin. Though the overseer is clearly still somewhat reeling. These toy rifles aren't exactly the most accurate things in the world, and yet...
Chris is Chris. ]
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It's all a matter of keeping your hands steady. And also compensating for the shitty pressure on those cork guns.
[ She eyes the man running the booth, and glares. ]
You'll have that all looked at...right?
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[ He sure looks a little nervous about that answer, but oh well, they won regardless after all. Speaking of... ]
Ahh!! Thank you, Chris-chan!!
[ She takes the penguin, squeezes it tight alongside her chicken... and then Chris gets a big hug, smothered by both Hibiki and the plushies that were still in her arms. ]
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[ Nooooo...with all the stuff she's holding, she can't dodge Hibiki as easily as before. ]
H-Hey! No fair striking during a moment of vulnerability!
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Ehehe! I can't help it! You're a lifesaver, Chris-chan!!
[ She does eventually pull back though, mostly to keep them from dropping everything in their arms. ]
Seriously, guns just aren't my thing, huh?
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You'd probably do better at something like that.
[ She points, indicating the high striker game nearby. ]