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!

Comments

[teachingpeace]

That drew a noise of startled amusement out of him, and he covered his mouth with a pale hand. "Do I? I wouldn't be able to agree."

[scarecrowboy]

"Compared to some. The love of a village and a firm contentedness there is one of the more easy afflictions to suffer with." He shrugged a shoulder, idly.

[teachingpeace]

He blinked at him a few times, and then shook his head, his hand covering his mouth still to hide his smile though he perhaps should have lowered it. "If only it were so simple. You make my life sound charming."

[scarecrowboy]

"I guess another life would sound charming to anyone disheartened with their own.." Kakashi muttered.. and then realised what he said. He cleared his throat and sat up a little more straight. "Not that I'm disheartened, just that it's easy to see light in someone else's life than your own."

[teachingpeace]

"I assure you you don't want mine." He smiled slowly and tipped his head down, taking a sweet out of his bag to unwrap. "Though I'll admit I've made a great deal out of my life, there was much loss."

[scarecrowboy]

"Hmm.. I'm sorry to hear that. Though nowadays loss is a practically part of growing up.." He didn't want to pry, least of all about a topic such as that one, so he let it lie after that and would only breach the topic again if Nagato did.

[teachingpeace]

"Especially in my country." He lifted his chin, looking up at the clear sky as though fascinated for a moment, eyes looking for clouds that were not there. It was the first clear view the other man would really have of his rinnegan, given his hairstyle. "There really is no one, save the young children, who have not lost someone in my country. The aftermath of the last war was brutal to us."

[scarecrowboy]

Kakashi, whether unfortunately or fortunately remained to be seen, wasn't looking at Nagato's face.. but that changed when Nagato finished speaking, and Kakashi turned to look at him, settling a little more and exhaling a slow breath through his nose.

The rinnegan was definitely a surprise, but he could hardly bring himself to comment on it in such a situation as this, when Nagato was sharing painful details.

"I heard.." he said slowly, picking his words carefully. "Too many good lives were spent back then."

[teachingpeace]

"They were." He exhaled softly, relaxing and turning his head to look at him, shaking his head slightly. "But I'll make sure it doesn't happen again, one way or another, even if that's difficult. In some ways, Kushina has opened an opportunity for me to make certain of that in the last several years."

[scarecrowboy]

"Oh?" Kakashi mused, practically a rhetorical question. He was sure Nagato wouldn't share protective strategies with him, but it was the only reaction he could show in this situation. Except for..

"I'm glad you're so determined to protect your people," he said with a smile. "It must make them feel very safe."

[teachingpeace]

He hummed lowly and straightened just a touch. "Quite. If they did not feel safe with me, I would be unworthy of their devotion."

He quieted and looked at him. "Reminders of that are not without merit, thank you."

[scarecrowboy]

Kakashi's smile saved, and he shrugged his shoulder lightly as he looked out across the festival floor. "Don't mention it."

[teachingpeace]

"If you insist." He settled back on his bench, at a loss as to what else to say, and thus fell quiet as he considered it.

Nothing came to mind... so he'd just stay here for a little while. No harm in that.