[EVENT] HAPPY ANNIVERSARIES

[ironwood]

Characters: Come one, come all!
Date: Latter half of December
Location: The City of Keeliai
Situation: Multiple anniversary celebrations scattered throughout the city.
Warnings/Notes: Shouldn't need any, but please indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable. Please see the OOC post if you have any questions.

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MALICANT'S DEFEAT & THE FOREIGNER'S RETURN

It's no surprise that the kedan want to celebrate the nearly-avoided end of the world, and given that the Foreigners were the main reason it was averted, it's pretty easy for them to fold their return into the same celebrations now that they're part of Keeliai's population once more. There are eleven days of "vacation" (to symbolize the 11 months that the Foreigners spent in the Dreaming) for most working kedan in the city, where only the most essential services remain open to their regular business hours. For the rest, most shops and stores close at midday, and the College suspends all classes, leaving the entire afternoon and evening to participate in the festivities. Foreigners currently working for kedanese employers will be offered the entire 11 days -- paid -- if they so choose.

Home and hearth seems to be the overall theme, and given that the fog is still obnoxiously thick and unpleasant, it's all the more reason to enjoy the values of both. Commercial and industrial spaces are temporarily transformed into large communal kitchens, where people can come and cook, bring their own selections from home, and enjoy them in good company.

Many kedan children can be found running around with misshapen ugly black balloons, which they will proudly declare as "Malicant!" before beating them with sticks until they pop. Like Earth-based pinatas, the balloons will contain a selection of candies for them to enjoy as a reward, but truthfully, most of the children seem to be enjoying pummeling these evil-allegories more than the treats.

( KEDANESE INDEPENDENCE )

( TO MARK THIS OCCASION... )