MINGLE | new year's carnifestival!

[givespoisonoak]

NEW YEAR'S FESTIVAL

If you thought you've memorized every bit of the island so far, think again! Seemingly overnight, a huge festival has appeared in the plains, complete with vendors, games, contests, and of course, huge rides to scream your lungs out. Grab your friends and have a fun start to the new year! •Bobbing for apricorns and games - Try your luck at snatching a fresh apricorn and win a pokeball version for your efforts! The water's pretty icy at this time, so you might want to find a way to warm your face afterwards. There's also ring toss, Squirtle gun range, and a strange fishing game where you only ever seem to fish out Magikarp for 500 poke a try. Win big to earn plushies and masks of your favorite Pokemon! •Haunted house - It's a place brimming with Gastlys and Gengars eager to pop out of the walls and scare the living daylights out of you. Enter if you dare! •Ferris wheel - Take a break in the Ferris wheel and get a full view of the carnival. Also a fine place to pick up bizarre dates if you're desperate to kiss someone at midnight. •Food and fortune - Cotton candy, popcorn, caramel-covered berries, and everything else to get your weekly intake of salt and sugar. Stop by the vendors for a range of carnival cuisine from all the regions, then check out the Alakazam fortune teller on the way out to get your new year's fortune. Too bad his fortunes seem to read like bad fortune cookies. •Tunnel of Luvdisc - Need a private moment? Hop into a boat and cruise along the Tunnel of Luvdisc with your darling, together with the lights down low...and a river packed with energetic Luvdisc who seem eager to splash water and sometimes flip onto the boat. Just shove them back if one lands in your lap. •Gyarados roller coaster - It's the highlight of the festival! This towering coaster has all the terrifying drops and turns you want in a roller coaster, but with a tacky-looking Gyarados car as the ride. Don't let that fool you into thinking it's a ride for the younger kids, though. There's a lot more to see than what's listed here - list your own event too!

Comments

[thatsmycue]

Make way! Comin' through! Watch it, pals!

[. . . is about all the warning anyone in the food area gets before some rude jerk with an Ambipom clinging to his back comes barreling past on a skateboard! He has a length of rope tied around a Typhlosion's back, and the large fire Pokemon is galloping down the road, pulling his trainer-on-a-skateboard along with him as he goes. The whole stunt looks rather dangerous. . . the trainer sways precariously along with the skateboard's movement, as though he'll go flying off of it at any moment. But even as the party dodges and weaves around any individuals in their path, they somehow manage to keep their balance]

Whoa, Ataro, you smell that? Popcorn booth comin' right up! Get ready!

[The Ambipom uses one of his two tail-hands to salute his trainer's orders, while the other darts out quickly to snatch a bag of popcorn from the vendor as they pass by. The successful steal is met with a victorious "whoop" from the trainer]

Nice aim! Add it to the pile!

[And this pattern continues for a while, with the trainer barking loud orders to his Pokemon, the Typhlosion pulling the skateboard along, and the Ambipom snatching snacks from the booths. It's quite a rambunctious scene, but hey, it was a festival! In Gold's opinion, things were supposed to be loud and lively!]

[An the food was supposed to be delicious, too]

[feistytrader]

[...Is that Gold?

That's Gold.

Silver's standing in front of one of the food stands; he plays his part and snatches a bag of cotton candy from the vendor to hold out for Ataro to grab on their way through. Gotta help a bro out and all.]

[thatsmycue]

[Ataro snatches the cotton candy out of Silver's hand, and the whole party zooms past him without stopping]

Thanks, Silver!

[Wait]

[Silver???]

[Gold does a doubletake, before he yanks on the rope attached to Explotaro's back]

-- whoa, whoa, stop the train!

[Almost immediately, the Typhlosion skids to a halt, and the trainer hops off of his board to spin around and face his friend with a wide grin. He should have known he'd run into him here.]

We always meet in the weirdest places, huh?

[feistytrader]

[Tell him about it.]

A carnival's not that weird, is it? [...An island in some alternate dimension, maybe, but he's positive they've met in weirder places.

Well, whatever. Doesn't matter. It's good to see him anyway.]

[thatsmycue]

The carnival's not weird, but this whole island is. I don't even remember comin' here. . . but it's like a free vacation, so I ain't complainin'.

[Only Gold would be completely unconcerned about suddenly appearing in a strange location. Hey, it wasn't like he hadn't been randomly teleported places before.]

[He kicks his skateboard up and catches it, tucking it underneath his arm as he approaches. Explotaro lumbers behind him, and Ataro continues to cling to his trainer's back]

It's good to see ya though, pal!

[capturespecialist]

[She's not even surprised, man.

Where there's food and excitement, there's sure to be Gold -- though snatching said food like a kid in a candy store is... Okay, no, that's not too surprising either, but it hands down doesn't stop Crystal from waiting for the perfect moment to snatch up a handful of caramel-covered berries (thankfully on sticks) and yank them out of Ataro's reach.]

[thatsmycue]

[Ataro lets out a noise of surprise as his tail hand grasps at thin air. Crystal you are not nearly as fun as Silver!1]

Hey! Hey!

[The caravan comes to a screeching halt, Gold just barely managing to avoid a collision with Explotaro as it does so]

We were gonna eat those, y'know!

[capturespecialist]

[Just because she doesn't want him gorging himself on everything doesn't mean she's not fun okay!!]

Leave some for other people!

[She puts all but two of them back, because she wants one and.. She's going to hold one out so one of his team or him or whoever can take it.]

I don't think you have any grounds for teasing me about my weight anymore when you're the one pigging out on festival food.

[thatsmycue]

[But the food is so good. How could he pass up the chance to taste-test a little bit of everything?]

[He holds his hand out to take one of those berries with scoff]

There's plenty of food to go around! And I'm not eatin' that much, I'm just samplin' the local cuisine. Y'know, to see what it's like!

[capturespecialist]

You know you're supposed to pay for it, right.

[...She can take care of the berries, but she's not paying for the rest of his loot.]

[thatsmycue]

[Good ol' Crys, always reminding Gold to be responsible when he (frequently) forgot to be]

I was gonna pay 'em.

[Eventually. Before he left. He didn't plan on stealing them, anyway]