festival day!

[thespaceopera]

Who: EVERYONE
Broadcast: Up to you
Action: Everywhere in the Yadrolla system!
When: 5/30

[At last, the day has come: Festival Day! Once again, the Starstrikers have taken the trophy this year. But that doesn't mean members of other teams, or those who didn't play, can't celebrate with the rest of them!

There are parties everywhere. Ribbons, streamers, and confetti litter every major street in the system. (Remember what they say about glitter...) There is food on every block, and people cramming into shops to get in on the merch.

Don't forget about the reason for the festival-- the pet adoption drive! A large playground-type area has been set up on the Starstrikers' desert moon where people can play and interact with the lovable creatures needing new homes. Whether you're looking for companionship or just something to do, there's plenty to coo over! Every pet comes with an info card listing a fanciful name and a general description of their age and temperament. Maybe Sir Pringle the puppy or Marquess Mariana the fish can become your new best friend.

Sadly, the Fleet will be drifting in about a week... but feel free to party until then!]

Comments

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo freezes and glances down, instantly worried that one of the dogs might have crawled through... but oh, thank the lords, it's just the ball. He crouches to grab it, offering it out to Keith.]

They should probably have made the fences a little smaller...

[tempredmental]

[Keith leaned out to grab it, chuckling a little at the comment, but a puppy hopped up to try and reach the ball for itself. Surprise, Mikleo!]

[tsunergy]

[Aaaand it's so sudden and unexpected that Mikleo yelps and lurches back, fumbling and nearly falling on his butt in the grass.

....

Oh god, that's embarrassing. His eyes dart from side to side, desperately seeking a logical explanation for his reaction- one that definitely doesn't exist in the vicinity.]

[tempredmental]

[When Mikleo yelped and jumped away, the puppy reacted with more barking, and Keith quickly scooped it up before it could just after the seraph. He stood there for a moment, kind of shocked, the now excited puppy dangling from his arms, a few others now gathering around Keith's ankles to bark as well. He took a deep breath, and then put it back down among the others, giving the ball a toss to distract them away from his startled Huntress captain. They all went running after it.]

You okay?

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo watches the puppies scamper, lips tightly pursed, then hastily glances away and pretends to fix his hair.]

I-it's fine. It startled me, is all.

[tempredmental]

Mm... okay. [Keith wasn't sure if that was convincing or not, but he'd let it go.] I'll see you back on the ship, then, yeah?

[tsunergy]

Huh? [Oh. Oh thank the lords.] Right... see you then. Um, have fun.

[He's just gonna back away... nice and slow... and then turn and hurry off, probably as far as one can get from puppy hell.]