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

[beatensoul]

[Let's see...]

Uh -- we're currently trying to contact the boss, Giovanni, and we've currently got a hideout up in Mahogany Town. I think Miss Ariana said they were going to try and make the Magikarp in the lake up there evolve since they were worth more as Gyarados..? I'm not under her jurisdiction though, so I'm not really sure about that. It's just what I've heard some of the others talking about. Back in Johto, I mean.

[forprofit]

[Oh? That's not too bad, but it's not quite enough for him.] And the Rocket motto is?

[beatensoul]

[The oath he took was...] "Steal Pokémon for profit. Exploit Pokémon for profit. All Pokémon exist for the glory of Team Rocket." ...right?

[He doesn't agree with all of it, but... the ends justify the means.]

[forprofit]

Hmm. Well done. [He leans in for a closer look at the kid. It's definitely the face of that boy, but apparently he's a different one who obviously chose the right path.] How interesting. Where is your uniform?

[beatensoul]

In my bag. Lyra and I decided it'd be less suspicious if we didn't wear them, and since there's a surprising amount of people who look like us it's easy to just pretend we're not part of Team Rocket and get people's trust...?

[Please tell him this is smart, please...]

[forprofit]

You've been thinking ahead quite a lot since coming here, I see. [Yes, very fascinating indeed. Maybe a Team revival is possible here after all, but first...] Keep doing so. It's too early to take any other action at this time.