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

[oratorical]

The planets the Fleet visits, I've been told they aren't all like this.

[The last system, she was told, was particularly unwelcoming.]

Are most of them generally welcoming, or no?

[candothat]

Their friendliness does vary. There was a planet in the Lato'li system that was particularly terrible.

[Please don't ask.]

But overall, they aren't so bad. Not so festive as this usually.

[oratorical]

[Sorry Chekov, she's gotta ask. She needs to know how bad it can get.]

The Lato'ii System?

[candothat]

[OH BOY. He frowns, trying to think of the most succinct and least alarming way to summarize that adventure.]

Mmhm. A number of our ships were shot down over the only planet, which was inhabited in part by a warrior tribe that hunted us.

[oratorical]

[Oh. Well, that's not a pleasant encounter at all. To, you know, say the least. Leia presses her lips together, visibly bothered by the story.]

Was anyone harmed?

[candothat]

Yes... but everyone recovered eventually, so it could have been worse.

[Although being worse would have taken some creativity.]

[oratorical]

That's the best way to look at what happened, I suppose.

[At least they recovered, but Leia is of the opinion that no one getting injured is okay.]

Was it provoked?

[candothat]

I am endlessly optimistic.

[Absolutely deadpan.]

It wasn't, no. They fired on our ships without provocation and attacked on the planet even though we did not retaliate immediately.

[oratorical]

[As fond as she is of the snark, it's not the time or place to be amused by it. But rest assured, she is amused. Just, you know, internally.

But by the rest of this? Not so much.]

They attacked on the planet?

[candothat]

Yes, after their ships in orbit had shot some of ours down. They found us in the jungles.

[It's not the worst adventure that Pavel has ever had, but it was one of the more unnerving. Being stalked by unseen foes who had no apparent reason to want them dead was not fun.]

But really, it was fine eventually, and the beings we've met since have been much friendlier.