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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2015-04-14 11:30 pm

[EVENT|4TH WALL] THE NEWCOMERS’ ARRIVAL | APRIL 15-22

Characters: ALL and plus ones.
Date: April 15-22 2015 (2016 in-game)
Location: Farmlands outside the city walls, but this log can also be used for locations within the city.
Situation: Spring planting - fourth wall event, week one!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.

The days for the festival dawn sunny if a bit chilly, but the air is clear and the soggy ground has dried enough that there isn’t too much mud in the lanes between fields and homesteads. The broad dirt path to the Woodsmen’s land leads past the tram-line construction, lined with waving ribbons on sticks along the sides. The Woodsmen’s territory circles the city, separated from the city’s walls by five hundred yards of neutral land.

The festival’s central area is Liangken’s Clearing, and this is where the festival will begin and end each day. Liangken is an ancient tree, among the oldest on the turtle’s back. Though it doesn’t flower or bear much in the way of leaves anymore, the kedan have cultivated it carefully and now it’s an excellent representation for the revitalisation of old wisdom.



The lanes between the fields and homesteads will house the stalls, contests and walking areas. The Woodsmen will be keeping an eye on these to prevent anyone from walking off the marked paths. The homesteads provide ‘hotspots’ in among the lanes and fields, with Woodsmen families lending their yards to the comfort and entertainment of their guests.

In general, the Woodsmen are a taciturn, soft-spoken lot who nevertheless take great pride in their work. Their lands are all but sacred -- they accept no attitude, no trespassing, no attempts to thwart their authority. This causes some noticeable tension with the Snakes, who are accustomed to being the sole enforcers within the city; but though there may be some ill tempers and raised voices, at no point will anyone come to blows. It’s hard to argue with someone built like a brick wall and carrying sharp farm implements.

The Woodsmen are a touch anxious about having strangers on their land and this shows in them being overly officious or bossy, but at the same time their pride shows clearly and they are eager to show off the state of their lands, their greenhouses, and their farming processes -- practically without being asked. The residents of Keeliai tend to think of the Woodsmen as ‘cowards’, and the Woodsmen are taking this opportunity to prove themselves otherwise with feats of strength and tall tales.

Due to the farmers’ hours of “early to bed and early to rise”, the festival ends in the early evening at sundown, but begins again before dawn -- usually by greeting the sun with a song.




LINKS
Heojin, Ran and Lin | Liangken’s Clearing | Stalls and Lanes | OOC Information post | 4th Wall Character Check In


OOC
While Heojin and his bodyguards are open to everyone (including fourth-wall characters!), they are not available for small talk and general directionless CR. For the integrity of the mod’s inbox, please only request a thread with him if you already have an idea of what you’d like your character to ask/do. Other NPCs can be requested by sending a PM to the appropriate journals directly, with the same guidelines.

The top-level comments are for the festival, but fourth-wall characters should feel free to use the rest of the post for anything within the city of Keeliai itself! Just remember to label the top-level comment for location and date.
craftlife: (Robot inspection // chatvert)

[personal profile] craftlife 2015-04-29 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Deon, too, is standing in the lobby, waiting to see Zanru. He hasn't gotten an interview with her or Xuiyu yet, but he's hopeful that he can prove his skills.

And then he sees Thomas, and he grins. "Dr. Light!"
makesright: (smilin)

[personal profile] makesright 2015-04-30 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Thomas turns, then grins, opening his arms as he greets his new friend. It's basically an invitation for a hug. You know you want a hug, Deon.

"Deon! Hello! It's good to see you, how've you been?"
craftlife: (A machine that thinks & feels //chatvert)

[personal profile] craftlife 2015-05-03 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
A hug? He...he wants a hug, but he steps forward a little, unsure, because what, how do human interaction?? A mystery.

"I've...I've had an interesting week," he admits. "Ran into an old colleague. He wasn't happy to see me."

Understatement.
makesright: (bear hug)

[personal profile] makesright 2015-05-06 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
That's all right, Tom's got enough affection for the both of them. He pulls Deon into a quick hug before clapping him on the shoulder. "I've had colleagues like that. Unfortunately, petty rivalries don't stop in high school."

Of course, most rivalries didn't escalate into world takeover attempts, but Tom didn't feel any great need to detail his story. "Don't let it get to you."
craftlife: (Robot inspection // chatvert)

[personal profile] craftlife 2015-05-07 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Easier said than done when a beefy Australian's pulling a gun on you, Tom.

Meanwhile, Deon's a little shell-shocked by the hug and shoulder-clap, but recovers quickly. "Yes, unfortunately. I'd have hoped we were all beyond that, but I suppose not." The brief shadow that had passed over him vanished, and he became his animated self again. "Are you looking for a job here?"
makesright: (beard poke)

[personal profile] makesright 2015-05-10 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
"I've been considering it," Tom admits, gazing around the complex lobby. "It's certainly promising, especially considering I know I'll have at least one colleague with plenty she can teach me."

He strokes his beard in thought. "Though I understand private sector may be an option as well, but perhaps not until I have access to better resources."