Harvest Festival!

[sunshinemods]

Welcome everyone to the first Harvest Festival of the season! All are invited, be they civilian, shinobi, or samurai, so long as they have money to spend!

The event is rather simple, and was organized by the Fire Daimyo on the Northwestern border of the country, an hour away from the nearest seal point and within a good shinobi's throw's distance of Ame. Travel to and from this should be rather simple, and anyone is welcome to drop in and mingle.

The days of the event are the 22nd until the 29th, and there will be a series of small cooking competitions (pumpkin use, BBQ, desserts, deep fried, jams, noodles, rice dishes, and lunch food) with one happening each morning for those who wish to put in an entry (or judge). There will also be eating competitions in the late afternoon for various things.

There will be a great many people coming through selling their wares, largely food related, but it's a good place to stop by and socialize!

Anyone is allowed to man the NPC journal for this and be a civilian or a competitor for the characters who are being played by their players. The goal here is to have fun, so let's do this thing!

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COOKING COMPETITIONS

[sunshinemods]

[sekihan]

[Ashiko hadn't been able to help herself; she had entered into each competition, gently waving aside concerns from officials about burning herself out or not having any time to enjoy herself. Cooking is its own reward, to her, and each of the dishes she puts out is perfectly arranged, like something out of a magazine.

She has her pride as a Kuzuryu, after all.]

EATING COMPETITIONS

[sunshinemods]

Re: EATING COMPETITIONS

[incubi_abel]

Laughing, Abel moved over to the eating competition sign up to see what was available. He was probably going to regret doing this, but what was wrong with having a bit of fun? He'd end up working it all off at a training yard later anyway.

Let's face she would totally win

[gentledheart]

After receiving her award for out-eating (or was it out-lasting) her competition, Hinata had the pleasure of waddling away from the tent. And really it couldn't be anything but a waddle with how much soup she'd just put away. The poor people that judged by appearance and thought she wouldn't make it past a couple bowls just because she was tiny. Obviously, she wasn't competing with other ninja for this particular competition.

[teachingpeace]

He'd looked in on the contest mainly because he'd heard one of his own people would be involved in one of them, but the last thing he'd actually expected to see was a tiny Hyuuga girl decimating the competition. He was impressed, and slightly bewildered at that.

It made him curious enough to move over to her and inclined his head. "Congratulations."

[gentledheart]

"Oh thank you," she smiles at her new companion. It wasn't anything special, she just had better luck. Her cheeks flushing a little that someone had noticed her rather surprising feat.

[teachingpeace]

"You're welcome. You've rather defeated my poor chunin." He gestured to one girl who was laying to the side rather limply.

[gentledheart]

She followed the gesture offering the girl an apologetic look. She looked a tad bit like she might have hurt herself in the contest. "Will she be alright?"

[teachingpeace]

"She'll be fine. I'll fix her up if she's still looking half dead when I come back this way later." He shook his head, amusement showing in his face.

[gentledheart]

"Right?" She isn't sure if she should consider that reassuring or disturbing so for the moment she's going to learn toward just not knowing.

[teachingpeace]

Hi amusement only seemed to grow at her reaction. "It's alright if you have no idea what to say."

[gentledheart]

She laughs a little awkwardly, because she didn't think she'd been that transparent. At least not to someone who doesn't know her. "Sorry."

[teachingpeace]

"Not at all. I wasn't attempting to put you off your victory." He lifted his hands in a quelling gesture.

[scarecrowboy]

Kakashi had wandered around the various stalls and gatherings for quite some time, collecting himself a reasonable haul of various produces and wares that, while good for the price, were starting to make his arms ache a little.. Not to mention his feet. He wasn't used to so much casual strolling, apparently.

He found himself a place to sit, dumping his paper bags on the floor and starting to crack his tired joints and stretch worn muscles. Despite the pain, it had been a very successful and pleasant outing. He'd taken up a few small eating challenges, exercising the practice he'd gained by repeated challenges from Gai, so his stomach was full; he'd managed to cut in some reading as he wandered, and the best part... He hadn't seen a single person he recognized.

Not that Kakashi particularly had a problem with his typical mode of company.. It was just nice to have a break - and this was almost reminiscent of his trip to Uzushio.

With all that was going on back in the close arms of his village, this was a welcome respite, and to celebrate, he took out a treasured orange book from his pouch and flipped it open to a thumbed page.

[teachingpeace]

He settled next to the man, a quick once over cluing him in as to his identity by way of simple reputation, but he didn't bother him, instead making himself comfortable with a piece of fruit he'd gotten from a vendor who was barbecuing them over fire.

He was curious about the man, certainly, but by no means was it pressing enough that he interfered with the man's reading. He had time, he could wait.

[scarecrowboy]

Kakashi's gaze slid over the words, then to the side to take in his quiet company. It would have been a different matter if the man had just sat next to him, despite the fact that there was plenty of wall to go between them and he'd conveniently chosen to sit /right next to Kakashi/, but the man was also looking at him. That connotated a little more than shared resting of the legs and Kakashi, without looking away from his book once, rose his free hand in greeting.

"Yo."

[teachingpeace]

"Hatake Kakashi?" He wanted to confirm, though he'd seen the man's picture, so it was hard to doubt who he was. To say nothing of the fact he did research into his cousin's relations to people around her.

[scarecrowboy]

Kakashi wasn't exactly new to people recognising him, but it still didn't mean he particularly liked it. His reputation fell in either a good light or a bad one, and unfortunately for him it was more often the latter than the former.

Kakashi nodded for an answer, not bothering to keep his identity too hush hush at something so civilian as a harvest festival.

"Who's asking?"

[teachingpeace]

He looked at him thoughtfully, clearly deciding how he should go about answering. After a moment, he seemed to come to some conclusion and tipped his head in a small nod. "Nagato. I won't expect you to know the name, it's one I haven't had much cause to get to use until recently."

[scarecrowboy]

He actually graced the other with a glance at that, reaching out his free hand for a shake, since.. That was probably what normal people did for a first greeting. He smiled, eye creasing as if to describe exactly how long it had been since the expression had last graced his face.

"Good to meet you, Nagato."

[teachingpeace]

He stared at his hand not unlike Kakashi had just attempted to hand him a particularly angry snake, then reached out and gave a small quick shake, minimizing the contact. He didn't know the man well enough to be comfortable keeping his hand confined for any length of time given the other shinobi's reputation.

Not that he felt threatened, but it was uncomfortable.

"It is good to meet you as well Hatake-san. Kushina has mentioned you obliquely and it made me curious."

[scarecrowboy]

Kakashi was used to that kind of reaction. He'd been pinned for intimidating before, but.. honestly it had only ever made him laugh. After all.. Him? Intimidating??

"Oh, Kushina?" he mused, closing his book and actually paying attention to the other man now, regarding him with a polite level of interest. "I hope she painted me in a good light.." he joked, though there was every possibility that she didn't.

[teachingpeace]

He shook his head once, then settled back on the bench, relaxed and watching him curiously. "She mentioned you more as a mother's view of a child than anything, so I cannot say if that is good or bad."

[scarecrowboy]

That was.. not what he'd been hoping for, but then he supposed it wasn't technically a bad rep, so he couldn't complain much.

He tried to keep the conversation going with "I'm assuming you've seen a photo of me, then? Unless her description was that precise.." and laughed a little.