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vella mods ([personal profile] vellamods) wrote in [community profile] vella2020-08-08 08:06 am

Weekend 6


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!”



seacub: ('boy i sure hope nothin bad happens')

EMPORIO

[personal profile] seacub 2020-08-09 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
[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...
sugooooooooi: Looking behind herself with concern. (hurry up)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[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: (smirky smirk)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[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: Looking up excitedly. (hey what's that)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
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?
thezekeinator: (i protest)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I know what I like, but I don't play a jot. Never had time to learn. Not one of those skills you need as a Driver, or -- well, in my life.
sugooooooooi: Standing around. (now what)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess there's lots of stuff to learn on the island, huh? Like how I'm learning how to read because everyone here does it all the time.
thezekeinator: (smirky smirk)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a good skill to have, Serval. There's a lot of things you can learn from books! And don't forget swimming, too!
sugooooooooi: Confused and oblivious. (say what)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Swimming's pretty hard, but sometimes I go to the pool just to play with the tennis balls.
thezekeinator: (objection!)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
We'll work on that! With your strength and ability, all it takes is practice. But throwing the balls around IS always jolly fun.
sugooooooooi: Driving poorly. (wheee)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay! How long have you known how to swim?
thezekeinator: (serious)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Since I was a boy! Tantal's a frozen Titan, but there's water on the lower area. Used to be a dare between boys to jump in the water. The one who lasted longest was the winner. You know how it is, I'm sure. [Serval knows what boys, even boys her "age", are like, right?] Almost everyone in Alrest can swim, just in case they take a tumble into the Cloud Sea.
sugooooooooi: A concerned look. (pic#14113404)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Serval doesn't know any boys, but she nods along anyway.]

It sounds like something that some Friends would do! I'm not the kind of animal that likes water, but there's lots out there who are.
thezekeinator: (So that's that)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, like it or not, you can't avoid it, so you've got to learn to deal with it! Too bad we aren't in Alrest, no one can sink in the Cloud Sea.

[Though, uh.] Not that it's around any more.
sugooooooooi: Offended yelling. (shut)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
What? How can a sea disappear?
thezekeinator: (thinky thoughts)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Blame the Architect. He must've done something right before he passed on. Took away the Cloud Sea, brought us a real ocean and real land.
sugooooooooi: Dejected slump. (that's not fun)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-09 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
So your whole world changed all at once? That sounds kind of scary.
thezekeinator: (So that's that)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-09 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
But necessary, chum. Alrest was dying. A little longer, maybe even in our lifetimes, the last Titan would have been gone.
sugooooooooi: Leaning sideways with a smile. (put it this way)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-10 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
But making it all different saved everyone?
thezekeinator: (So that's that)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-10 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Gave us all a place to live. All together, with plenty of land for everyone.
sugooooooooi: Applause. (yaaaaaaaaay)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-10 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
When you say it like that, it sounds really nice. I hope we all get to see each other's homes someday.
thezekeinator: (smirky smirk)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-10 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Can't say the home's much, yet. Still a lot to be done to make it a place we can live. But the people are worth knowing, for sure. My friends would love you.
sugooooooooi: Raising her hand like a cat paw. (question!)

[personal profile] sugooooooooi 2020-08-10 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
We had to do stuff here to make this island better to live on, right? So it should be the same there! I know you'll do a really good job.
thezekeinator: (smirky smirk)

[personal profile] thezekeinator 2020-08-10 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
With everyone working together, and especially no one working against us? No question we will!