Weekend 6

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WEEKEND 6 LOG ♬
Weather: Clear skies all weekend

On Saturday when you all wake, there is nothing really unusual to note. No strange dreams to think about, no visits to ruminate on--even if they were simply in your dreams. No, this weekend seems to be different from the last: It’s pretty normal.

At least, until you step outside and find… decorations? Yes, it seems there have been a few busybodies working while you’ve all slept. Indeed, Tom Nook looks over with a bright smile and waves with not one but two hands.

“Hello, hello, everyone! Goodness, I didn’t expect you to be awake so early! No matter.... Yes, yes, we have something special for you today! Since last weekend was quite uneventful… Well, I thought since you all have been flexing your creative muscles, I thought I would continue that theme!”

“Welcome to Isla Sonrisa’s very first… Art Walk!”

There are some stalls with various DIYs that might look familiar… pitchers, dish sets… Did Tom Nook make these himself? He won’t say if you ask, but he looks pleased nonetheless.

If you wander by the Able Sisters shop, you'll see the designs you submitted to the contest! All of the submissions are there, but one is displayed more prominently: Emporio's! Everyone's designs are on shirts, but his has been turned into dresses and hats, too... even patterned socks! Congratulations, Emporio, on winning the contest! Mabel hands out the prize of 5,000 bells to everyone who participated, but Emporio also gets ten customization kits on top of the bells!

Intriguing still is the fact that there’s a new face around here! A kitsune, to be exact. There seems to be an aura of shadiness surrounding him, but perhaps that’s just your imagination? Regardless, he’s here, and he’s got a few things to say.

“Oh! Hey, cousin! My name’s Redd. You look really familiar… Can I show you something?”

And he takes you along a walkway. Lining this sort of makeshift path are paintings. Some of them might not be familiar. But others… maybe they depict you with friends. Maybe they depict you holding an umbrella, or reading a book. Regardless, there are some that will surely be familiar…

Because they’re depictions of your wishes.

“This is you, right?” he asks--each and every one of you. And should you inquire how he got these, he shakes his head. “No idea,” he’ll say in response. “They just showed up in my barge one day, and I gave Tom Nook a call… He seemed to know who I was talking about once I described them, if you can believe it!”

How they got there is a mystery. How they even exist is a bigger one. But one thing is certain: Your wishes hold power.

--

Strange as the paintings are, it’s a time to relax. Maybe you’d like to peruse the artwork (there are quite a few very elaborate statues, too, some that look familiar… like Michelangelo’s David), partake in some refreshments near Resident Services, and discuss some event-planning? It’s a quiet, relaxing sort of atmosphere, and at the end of the day on Saturday, Redd calls you all to attention.

“So I know a guy,” he starts off, “who’s pretty handy with statues.” And that’s true, since he has quite a few set up amongst the paintings! “If you folks want, since we’re all family, I can take some commissions of statues of you all! They’ll be delivered on Monday, since it takes a little while to get it all in order… all for the low low price of 5,000 bells!”

That’s… pretty generous! Redd seems genuine, too. If you take him up on the offer, he’ll take your name down and snap a picture.

“Thanks, cousin! This’ll be the best set of statues I’ve ever seen!”

Raymond seems to be very intrigued by this offer, but he seems a little discouraged for some reason. He keeps on looking like he wants to get a statue done but he looks...sad about it for some reason? See what’s up?

--

And on Sunday, the art is still there. But spread out near Resident Services is a large picnic blanket. How in the world do they make blankets this big…? Dispersed through the fabric are picnic baskets, and there’s even a microphone set up! It seems live performances are being welcomed here, and Tom Nook takes up the microphone once people have settled in.

“Hello, hello, again! Yes, after the event yesterday, I thought it would be nice to have an island-wide picnic with some live entertainment! Erm… I do apologize, I don’t have any instruments, but I expect many of you do! Please, show off your talents! We are your audience, yes, yes!”

But there’s someone else who’s interested in the idea of performances. It’s Audie, and when she comes over, she seems equal parts excited and curious.

“Omigosh, live performances! Can I join you guys? I can totally sing, even if it’s backup! Or maybe I could learn an instrument today? I totally want to help you guys have an awesome day today!”

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SATURDAY

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RAYMOND

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[sugooooooooi]

Hi, Raymond-san!

[Serval waves and runs up to him.]

What's going on? Do you miss something?

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[ Ah, fellow cat...! ]

It's nothing too big, crisp... but as much as I'd love to get a statue of myself to display right in the middle of my house, it's just not a possibility.

[ And he seems pretty down about that.... ]

REDD

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[southclaw]

[Kevin just wanted to go see the fun art, he did not expect to get smacked in the face with emotions. There's a painting here that is undoubtedly of him and Karl, sitting on the beach and enjoying the sunset. He looks almost panicked when he goes to get Redd's attention.]

H-hey! Can I... have this?

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[ Oh, that can't be good. He can catch onto that distress, and he nods. ]

Sure! Free of charge, too, since I'm feeling generous.

[ ... is he suggesting he'd charge otherwise...? No, surely not. ]

P5R spoiler warning just to be on the safe side

[jokersonyou]

[An art show, huh? Not the first one he's been to, of course. As he goes from canvas to canvas, he notes that many of them feature people he's now familiar with. Curious, extremely curious, and he wonders how such a thing is possible.

(Though he's learned over the last year to expect the unexpected.)

The small smile on his face freezes when he comes across two pictures in particular. One is a painting of himself and his fellow Phantom Thieves at Leblanc, smiles on their faces as they seem to be having a celebration. And not just them, but a certain someone else...

...who happens to feature alongside him in the second image. Ren freezes in his spot, staring at the painting. For a little while, his mind simply goes blank. It's a face he thought he might never see again, and one that looks so genuinely happy. It may just be an image, but it's enough to cut deep. The tightness in his throat makes him unable to speak right away.

His wishes, dangling in front of him, so close, but how close could they really be, after all?]

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[ Ah, well... There's a story here. And Redd isn't about to ask for details. So instead, he gentles his voice a bit... ]

You wanna take these off my hands, cousin?

[turnaboutson]

[Edgeworth likes art, which is why he's here at all. He's not expecting to see what he sees, though - paintings featuring him. And what's more, they're familiar.

The first is of his friends; it looks like a candid shot. Kay, Maya, and Franziska seem to be conspiring about something (God only knows what, and even though it's a painting he's filled with dread at the concept), and Gumshoe is giving Pearl a piggyback ride. Someone is missing, though...

...and in the next painting, there he is. It's Wright, and him - his human self, not the cat he's grudgingly adjusted to being. There's something hesitant about the pair of them, a feeling like there's a Rubicon about to be crossed. Their hands aren't touching, but they almost are, and neither of them is looking at the other, and in fact they're pointedly looking away, though smiling in a way that looks almost shy. There's a replica of each badge shining behind their heads like halos, and the two of them seem to be polar opposites, blue and red, round and spiky, never the twain shall meet no matter how much they may want to...but between them there's a light shining that looks a little bit like hope.

He doesn't even realize how long he's been staring at the paintings until he sees the kitsune out of the corner of his eye.]

You're selling these, then?

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Not today, cousin!

[ ... maybe Redd is injecting a little more enthusiasm into his voice than normally would. These paintings have had a heck of an effect on some of these fellas. ]

Giving 'em away for free, as long as you can prove they belong to you. And me seeing you in both person and the painting? I'd bet my whole barge that they're sure yours. Go ahead and take 'em off my hands, they'd just take up room in my place, anyway.

EMPORIO why u always cryin emporio

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[Emporio's going to be honest-

He did not expect to win this contest. But now the pattern is all over..Everything. It's on dresses. It's on shirts. It's on socks how did they even do that!

Emporio's eyes are watering before he even really thinks of it, and practically on cue, there's a large cloudy sheep behind him as the boy takes his prize.] I...I...

T...thank you, I...

[Nope, nope, he can't do this.]

...I wish hermana was here...

[He really did think he was over it.]

[sugooooooooi]

Wow! Good job, Emporio-chan!

[Serval claps and cheers, walking over to hug him. Sheep Stand can be in the hug too. It's fine.]

You did a really good job!

[seacub]

[Emporio doesn't quite take the words in for a moment. Mostly he's just being hugged.]

I...

...is...is it cheating..? ...I just drew... ...I just drew her shirt pattern, I...

[rupturingheaven]

Emporio... are you alright?

[Byleth has. Concerns]

[seacub]

I...

[...He's really not, he supposes.]

I don't know...I thought I was? But...

[winterforecast]

...Emporio?

[Alexis recognizes that look, from that brief, ambling talk they had while he was carrying that stupid fish.]

Are you-

No, you're obviously not okay, but...

What happened?

[seacub]

I...

...It used to be her shirt...I didn't think about it, when I was drawing...I barely fixed it for the contest, but...

I didn't...I didn't think it would win...

SUNDAY

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AUDIE

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EMPORIO

[seacub]

[Is Emporio nervous? Just a Little. Between his voucher and the contest- not to mention what bells he's made- he's dressed a bit differently today. Maybe it's just a matter of nostalgia, but he's got a heck of a big coat on using the winning island pattern.

And his baseball cap, of course. But still.] There's a lot of instruments...

[He's never really played an instrument before. He made a Pan Flute though..?] I don't really know what to try first- I've never played any...

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[As far as Serval's performance goes, she sticks with the band, doing percussion by playing the gong and hitting a frying pan with a stick. She sure seems excited about it, though.

She's also left a guitar, a pan flute, an ocarina, and... a cassette player? at the stage, if anybody wants to use those in their performances. They're accompanied by a crudely-written note:]

For fre

[Giveaways, apparently.

After the show, Serval will be at the picnic, though given that she can't cook anything, all she's brought are apples. Which everyone is sick of. I'm sorry.]

[thezekeinator]

[Zeke isn't sick of apples! He's stubborn! And has known hunger in the past, so appreciate what you got!]

Jolly brilliant playing there today, Serval!

[sugooooooooi]

Wow, thanks, Zeke-san! I don't know a lot about music, but Minato-san said I could join his band. Do you know music?

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