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tushanshu_logs2015-01-21 12:35 pm
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[EVENT] THE SHANGPAR RACE
Characters: ALL!
Date: January 20th to January 24th
Location: Various.
Situation: It’s time for the Shangpar Race!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.
The day is here, the day is here, the day is here! Though not every shop is closed and not every kedan is on the streets, it’s a near thing. The race is slated to begin early in the morning, and the city rises for the occasion. Shops open late and workplaces allow for a late start to the day to give everyone an opportunity to watch the starting festivities.
It begins with something almost like a parade. The riders -- there are fifty-five of them, thanks to negotiations during the forum -- are escorted from the shangpari holding pens to the starting line just outside the city, using the most circuitous route available in order to take the riders through every sector.
The starting-line is located just outside a set of the city’s gates, while the finishing-line is at the set on the opposite end. It leads off away from the city, traversing through several of the shell’s terrains, from burgeoning woodland, across a ‘river’, to an area of wasteland leading into mountains, and then down to the shores of the shell’s edge.
While the usual daily processes continue during the race, there are runners at supply checkpoints who, thanks to the efforts of Stark Industries and a handful of Foreigners, are able to report the race statistics via audio directly to the consoles. Groups of children hired as criers run from place to place without access to consoles to carry those reports to the rest of the city. In this time the kedan already begin preparations for the feast which follows it, regardless of who the actual winner might be.
The winners begin trickling in on day four to a crowd already prepared. Thanks to the runners, the residents of Keeliai already know who’s in the lead and when, roughly, they will arrive.
LINKS
Parade | Betting booths | Starting line | Finish line | Feast
OOC
In the related forum thread the family leaders were open to the idea of Foreigners participating in the race as long as they possessed no abilities that would provide an unfair advantage and were able to front the cost of 500 juulan. If your character has no such abilities and would have wanted to participate, and you feel you have reasoning for their being able to finance their entry, please PM the mod journal so we can work out the details.
No Foreigner who enters will be able to OOCly apply to win the race -- this event is about the cultural experience, not the winning or losing! More details regarding the race are available on the itinerary here.
Please also do remember that IC actions will have IC consequences. This is a huge, huge cultural event for the kedan; disrupting it in any way will cause a negative reaction. That's not to say don't do it -- but do be prepared for the consequences.
Date: January 20th to January 24th
Location: Various.
Situation: It’s time for the Shangpar Race!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.
The day is here, the day is here, the day is here! Though not every shop is closed and not every kedan is on the streets, it’s a near thing. The race is slated to begin early in the morning, and the city rises for the occasion. Shops open late and workplaces allow for a late start to the day to give everyone an opportunity to watch the starting festivities.
It begins with something almost like a parade. The riders -- there are fifty-five of them, thanks to negotiations during the forum -- are escorted from the shangpari holding pens to the starting line just outside the city, using the most circuitous route available in order to take the riders through every sector.
The starting-line is located just outside a set of the city’s gates, while the finishing-line is at the set on the opposite end. It leads off away from the city, traversing through several of the shell’s terrains, from burgeoning woodland, across a ‘river’, to an area of wasteland leading into mountains, and then down to the shores of the shell’s edge.
While the usual daily processes continue during the race, there are runners at supply checkpoints who, thanks to the efforts of Stark Industries and a handful of Foreigners, are able to report the race statistics via audio directly to the consoles. Groups of children hired as criers run from place to place without access to consoles to carry those reports to the rest of the city. In this time the kedan already begin preparations for the feast which follows it, regardless of who the actual winner might be.
The winners begin trickling in on day four to a crowd already prepared. Thanks to the runners, the residents of Keeliai already know who’s in the lead and when, roughly, they will arrive.
LINKS
Parade | Betting booths | Starting line | Finish line | Feast
OOC
In the related forum thread the family leaders were open to the idea of Foreigners participating in the race as long as they possessed no abilities that would provide an unfair advantage and were able to front the cost of 500 juulan. If your character has no such abilities and would have wanted to participate, and you feel you have reasoning for their being able to finance their entry, please PM the mod journal so we can work out the details.
No Foreigner who enters will be able to OOCly apply to win the race -- this event is about the cultural experience, not the winning or losing! More details regarding the race are available on the itinerary here.
Please also do remember that IC actions will have IC consequences. This is a huge, huge cultural event for the kedan; disrupting it in any way will cause a negative reaction. That's not to say don't do it -- but do be prepared for the consequences.
STARTING LINE
Starting the race is nearly as prestigious a position as participating in it, and is selected at random from a sack full of names. The lucky kedan on this occasion is a young girl whose face is red from beaming and needs to sit on her father’s shoulders just to be properly seen. A hot-air balloon is released over the riders, floating up into the sky until it bursts in an array of fireworks and the riders surge forward in an initial rush for the lead.
Soon enough the riders fall into comfortable positions, with a group in the center and outliers strung out before and behind.
tl;dr my bad
The hardest part will be letting Sand Tiger be slaughtered after the race, but Akito has long since come to terms with it. If he finishes quickly, however long between he crosses the finish line and the final racer is time he can spend with his newest friend. He has no illusions of winning. He isn't as invested as those who have grown up watching the races. He doesn't want to place in the top three, but he wants to aim for fourth or fifth if he can so he and Sand Tiger will have more time to spend together.
While other riders may have fancy clothing and banners, Akito has none; he keeps things simple and wears his Kogarasumaru uniform. It fits more snug in the shoulders and hips, but not in a way that's uncomfortable. The pants fit differently as well, though he has lost enough weight in his time on Tu Vishan that they still fit fine in addition to being made of comfortable worn-in leather. He wears nothing on his feet, having surrendered his Air Trecks for the duration of the race. The wheels of his A-T are kept on a necklace on his neck however, bouncing against his chest reassuringly with every step Sand Tiger takes.
The only flash of colour that follows him is the brightly coloured plumage of Bird, flying alongside him like a feathered rainbow and singing his own song of support. Akito appreciates it, knowing not to expect much support from anyone else. And maybe it gives him a bit of comfort to believe that more eyes will likely be on his avian friend than himself.
When the race starts (he can't help but hide an amused smile at the girl with her father) he turns from his hesitant and shy self (it bothers him that he's become this way) into the Akito that is all business. The one who claimed the title of Fang King before the age of nine. He can totally do well in a race - especially one where the opponents aren't trying to kill each other.
His small size is something he can use to his advantage; less strain from pulling his weight meaning more strength to put into running. So he makes sure to pull away quickly and settle in near the front, not wanting to risk getting stuck amongst the heavier riders.
It's just a race. A super prestigious race, but still just a race. Akito can totally do this. Totally. Definitely.
Yeah.