smash_logs | [Open Log] Spring is floating in the air

Who: You!
What: Cherry Blossom Festival
When: April 4th - 11th
Where: All over town & campus. Wherever you find a cherry tree.
Rating: Who knows how across the board this'll be <8|

Pink is everywhere. No matter where you look, you're sure to see the signs of soft pink and white blossoms. There's a fresh spark of life filling the air and just beckoning for everyone to come outside and enjoy the sweet scents of spring. Well, except for you, people with springtime allergies. They just want to make you miserable. But for everyone else, it was a wonderful amazing time to be had.

There are wonderful spots for picnicking! Frolic inducing atmosphere and the space to do it! Every so often you will see vendors selling treats for the event! Cosplayers taking advantage of their natural environments for photo ops! Hot date spots! Blossoms! Sparkles! Everywhere! Even when it rains. Even when things might not be as sweet as they might appear. . .

This log is completely open! You can do whatever you'd like with whomever you'd like whenever you'd like. Just start up a thread and go!

Have fun! Don't forget to add your character to the tags! ♥

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His face glowed with a smile touched by the magic of the moment. In response, he added, "Water is precious to all life, even those of us who do not live and breathe it. Cress is slightly jealous that you have the capacity to enjoy it so easily."

Directing his eyes back to Chiyo, he added with bated excitement that threatened to spill, "We should catch as many as we can and bring them to the lake!" The vendor noticed their intent and Cress noticed the vendor's, so fishing around in his pocket, he paid for a pair of scoops and a bowl to land them in. Once the net broke, it would be all over. That is, until the next round. He handed one to Chiyo.

"Good luck!" He couldn't help but wonder if the fish would even try to make an escape when she was the one behind the scoop.

Chiyo nodded and gratefully received the items.

"Thank you! I wish you luck, too." Then she turned towards the fish, eager to see what it would be like to catch them with such a small net as opposed to physically chasing them in the water. It was such a surreal moment, to be the one holding a net to catch fish. If anything, she could at least imagine being on the other end to be caught. It was a strange but exciting first to be in this position.

So, readying her net, she observed the fish intently and... pouted.

"H-Hey..." She stifled a giggle. "I-If you don't move, the game won't be fun!"

Indeed, the fish in front of her were hardly moving at all, defiantly trying to remain still in order to be captured. Admittedly, they all wanted to go home with her, but she wouldn't have that. It simply wouldn't be fair to all the other people who may come here in hopes of bringing one of these darlings home. She tried to think of what to do in order to get them to move and allow Cress and her to play the game fairly (though, to be truthful, she would have liked to take them all to the lake anyway).

"Let's see.... You know, I really like it when I see fish swimming happily, but I guess none of you are like that...? Won't you show some of that happiness for me? I may just have to go elsewhere if-"

They all started swimming. Rather enthusiastically, too, to which Chiyo had to bite back her laugh.

Let the game commence.

And, might I add, she was rather good at considering she was an inhabitant of the water herself and was very much familiar with the movements of fish. She scooped them with ease, giggling as she did so.

"Caught you!"

Cress watched them refuse to swim until prompted, shocked to find that his musings of a minute ago had come true but at the same time not surprised in the slightest. He too felt a laugh creep out of his vocal chords when they finally scrambled in different directions. Never before had he seen a bunch of goldfish intentionally play a game of tag.

"As I expected; you're very good at this game," he commented rapturously. "Cress's turn!" With his one visible eye he peered down at the pool below, readying his net and following their frenetic patterns. Once he felt he had a good grasp on predictability, he dove his net beneath the water in an attempt to catch a fish that was swimming headlong into it, found success, and removed his net from the water...

...only to have the fish jump right out of it and back into the pool.

"Ah! That wasn't fair!" laughed Cress. "Surely that's against the rules!"

"Hmm?" Chiyo caught what happened and watched the culprit swim away knowingly.

"Aw, that wasn't very kind of you," she rebuked lightly with a resigned smile and the fish seemed to slow down in its tracks. "You know, whether you're caught by Cress or me, we'll all still get to be together."

A pause. Chiyo was silently listening to the fish. Then... a pleased smile appeared on her lips.

"The fish... that little one there," Chiyo paused to look at Cress, "he says he's sorry. To have gone against the rules like that. He hopes you'll forgive him."

The fish swam back towards Cress and lingered in front of him, giving the appearance of what a child might look like as he awaits the verdicts of his parents from a prank he's done.

This display of shockingly human characteristics surprised and greatly amused Cress. "Will that mean you'll stay still for me, then?" he bargained as he dipped his quickly deteriorating net inside the pool again, lifting it to bring the fish back up to the surface and swiftly into the water-filled container.

"It looks like my net is done for," he announced, showing it to Chiyo with a smile. "I suppose I'll just have to get another one."

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