Trumpets blow loudly to introduce the start of the tournament day. Everyone is invited to watch or participate. Those who would like to sign up need simply sign in for the competition they seek to join in on. Sign ups open at 8am, though you can sign up any time before the start of your competition category. There are different prizes listed for each category!
In the sign-up area before the tournaments begin, there will be a number of entertainment shows going on: Some of the fae who were invited are giving enchanted body paintings. Once the painting is finished, they will travel across your body like a living tattoo. Please be sure to specify if you would like it to be permanent or temporary, and exactly what you want-- especially if you want a permanent one.
In addition to the body painting, there will be a number of clowns playing pranks and giving out balloons that, when popped, completely cover the surrounding 5 feet in glow-in-the-dark glitter that smells of your favorite scent. Each one will smell different depending on who is smelling it. What's more is the glitter actually dissolves after 12 hours, so you don't have to worry about it never getting out of anything. Amazing!
There are additional dance shows and parades going on through the town and near the sign-up area to draw people in, and little pop-up shops with merch you can buy to support the tournament-- cool t-shirts, sunglasses, hats, keychains, and more. Don't forget to download the Tournament Bets app so you can place money on your favorites to win and make bank! Maybe save some for the tavern afterward if things don't work out, though... or before you make any decisions, check out the castles' royal tea garden, beautifully decorated in a wide variety of wintery florals, which is set up and serving a delightful medley of teas with soothing effects. Just be careful-- each table has a magic grapevine that will communicate with another table, so you may end up hearing someone else's secrets on the grapevine... or just ending up with a fun conversation if you notice it before you say something you don't want to share.
As the tournament gets underway, it starts off with all of the multiview screens taking focus on the royal viewing box. In it stands a man that we have not yet seen before, but who stands with an air of dignity. He's wearing a suit, and a crown, and looks confident despite that he has many reasons to be hesitant- he is back from the dead, after all.
 | ”"My name is Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot. Many of you may have heard of me from your worlds I'm told, and many still may not have, but I will begin with an apology. I should have been there for those of you who arrived months ago and have been bravely pursuing this battle without leadership. I am afraid a few millennia of culture shock have thrown me off course and the Advent of the Kardashians in my studies has not helped these matters. But that is little excuse. From here on out, I will be with you in your journeys. Those who have questions of me, I will be offering an..."
Merlin's voice comes in off-camera to help him out, since he's still not sure on all the lingo, offering "AMA" to assist, then Arthur continues.
"An AMA to you all in the coming days. But for the time being, let us celebrate the wins and strides you all have made with a tournament. Those brave enough to enter, I hope to see you vying for knighthood and fighting alongside me in the days to come. For the love of Camelot!" |
The video ends and the first tournament event begins. The categories and prizes are as follows:Close-Quarters Melee (No Magic): Any non-projectile weapon is allowed. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last combatant standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Enchanted Sword, courtesy of the royal blacksmith and permanently enchanted by Merlin (Winner can choose what kind of effect they want upon contact with blade! IC choice, but must be approved by mods)
Physical Healing: All physical wounds will be divided among healers. Participation in this event will yield monetary payment of 10,000G per person regardless of win, as it is an essential service. The first person to complete their patient load will win the competition. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Protective Charm
Long-Range Firing Competition: Archers, gunsmen, slingshot, or any other projectile-firing weapons or magic may be used for precision aiming at long-distance targets, both still and moving. It is not permitted to fire at other competitors, but distracting, blocking, and otherwise creating interference with curses, shields, and so on is permitted. Causing injury to other competitors will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Item) Locked-and-Loading Projectile Purse
Lunch: Lunch break! There are plenty of food stands available for anyone to purchase whatever food their heart desires, but for the competitive lot, there is a hot dog eating contest to participate in or enjoy. Let the ref know if you would prefer vegan hot dogs, as they are available. Prize: 20,000K; (Recipe) Instant Loperamide
Animal & Hypnotic Obstacle Course: This one is for the animal and cognitive users. Use animal magic to direct a blindfolded animal or hypnotized peer through an obstacle course. Whichever team finishes the course first is the winner. (No one will question whether or not the hypnotized participant is there willingly, but make sure you discuss OOC.) Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Enchanted Gold Rose
Dark & Light Submission: Dark magic users will be given instructions to utilize shadow magic to essentially swallow their light opponent into a vat of darkness and pull them into pitch-black dungeons underground. Light magic users are to utilize their light magic to overwhelm the shadows and prevent themselves from being pulled under. Light magic users are given intsructions to create hardlight bindings to stop their dark magic opponents from controlling the shadows. Whoever secures their opponent first wins. (Multiple winners.) Prize: 10,000G; (Potion) Countercurse
Alchemy & Kinetic Animated Battles: An alchemist and a kinetic user pair up to alchemize a warrior of their choosing. It can be made of any material you like-- stone, straw, brick, mud, steel, whatever, but it must be made to be mobile and armed as you please, as kinetic users will then be tasked with animating various parts of the body and fighting the alchemists's creations against each other. Prize: 50,000G to each member of the winning team; (Potion) Animatia
Single Element Knock-Out: Elemental magic users may select one element to fight with. Each magic user is given their own platform in a pool. The goal is to knock your opponents into the water. Note: The water of the pool is not usable in the competition; using the pool will result in disqualification. You can jump from platform to platform to avoid hits but leaving the pool area will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Glowstick
Magical Melee: Like the close-quarters free-for-all, any magic type may join in. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last mage standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Channeling Staff
Anyone who participates will get the following: A big thank you, a free meal ticket redeemable at any food stand during lunch, and (Recipe) Cool Firework. Reminder that players who want their character to win should sign up on the plotting post here. You can thread anything out on the log. Please sign up before 11:59pm on Friday 1/22. Results will be drawn live if we can figure out an easy way to do that and posted on Saturday.
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[The crowd cheers pretty emphatically when Darin gets punted and he rolls back sharply to the edge of the ring, wiping some blood from the corner of his mouth.]
[Looks like he got under this guy's skin a bit too much. Still dazed, he retorts from a crouched position.]
To be fair, I said you were gummy bears first! But alright...!
[He's up, bringing his dao about in another flourish before settling into a defensive stance.]
At least I know I can't go easy on you! If I'm gonna get through that chewy, gummy hide of yours!
[He still has no idea what a 'shinsengummy' is but this guy seems to take a whole lot of pride in it.]
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[A good number of faces in the crowd turn kind of deadpan hearing that. Leave it to one of those strangers to be bursting with indignation over not being taken seriously as a cop... but what can Hijikata say, the Shinsengumi is his home; it holds all the people who are his family (or whatever passes for one).
To be fair, though, he's not really that offended. This is just an extra reason to give Darin an ass-beating. It wasn't personal after all; the boy (Hijikata assumes he's a teenager) doesn't even know what the Shinsengumi is. Damn, though, he's back up on his feet already?! He's a tough cookie, Hijikata will give him that. He quickly moves in to try and beat him back down with some fast (but blockable) hits.]
And don't call me chewy!! Do I look gelatinous to you, you anvilhead?!
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[Darin's more boggled by the lame joke than he is insulted. I mean, yeah, he's got a hard head, that much is for sure. But all things considered that was a bit weak.]
[He blocks and parries those strikes, dancing around to Hijikata's left like the pain-in-the-ass he knows he can be, though.]
Ooooh, I get it! You're police, then! Gotta respect the position, right? But I'd rather have an anvil for a head than a tin badge~!
[He's not even attacking physically at this point. He's just sneering like a jerk and making the audience laugh at them.]
Come on, Gummy-man! Gimme something tougher to block against~!
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Something tougher, huh?! Alright then!
[He delivers a series of hard successive swings, fully expecting them to the blocked again - Darin is fast -, then quickly spins around to kick him off-balance while changing sword hands to block his blade from striking his leg. Sure, he's weaker with his left hand, but it'll be enough for a block... unless Darin has other plans.]
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[If there were any shounen fans in the audience, they're absolutely eating this up.]
[Darin's definitely impressed by Hijikata's skill. Honestly, it was reminiscent of training with the knights back home. But there was something notably different about Hijikat's fighting style. Darin couldn't exactly place it and it was enough to keep him from really getting an advantage in the fight. Regardless, Darin's not about to just let the crowd down by giving up without really giving his all.]
Yeah! Give me your strongest attack! I'll take it!
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He doesn't verbally respond to the challenge, but simply takes another swing and brings the sword down with full force. He kind of hopes it'll break Darin's - better his weapon than his body, and it'd definitely make Hijikata look cool -, but as a matter of fact he'd quickly feel guilty and want to help him replace it... but wait, he's a smith! He could just reforge it, right? But that also means that the dao is unlikely to break in the first place.
Honestly, if Hijikata hadn't gotten that lucky kick in earlier this fight might last for a good while longer, until they're both too exhausted to keep going... and even with that advantage, he's far from sure that he'll put Darin out of commission with this strike. At the very least he needs to brace for a counterattack.]
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[Darin had the utmost faith in his weapon. After all, it was his old man's masterpiece, his opus! Not even he could replicate the forging techniques his adoptive father used to make the blade! So when Hijikata's katana strikes, the crystal clear ring that resonates from the blades connecting sounds like the chimes of cathedral bells. Sparks fly as metal scrapes on metal, as the two lock in one last deadlock.]
[Unfortunately, it's Darin that doesn't hold out. Those kicks aimed at his legs had begun to take their toll and he didn't have his healing ability anymore. There was a sharp pang on the side of his left knee, causing his iron defensive stance to crumble and as h shifts, Hijikata's blade slides away from his guard and comes smashing down on Darin's shoulder, effectively smashing him face first into the stone arena, sending cracks spider-webbing out from the epicenter.]
[On the ground, Darin struggles to push himself up, flashing Hijikata a grin from behind blue bangs.]
[Damn...he really did rely on his healing ability back home, didn't he.]
Heh...well-played...Toshirou was it? Y'got me.
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Darin gets smashed down ridiculously hard - but hey, he confirmed that he has a hard head, right? Someone with this much cocky main character energy can't have taken serious damage from this... and it proves true when he gets back up with that grin on his face.]
That's Hijikata for you.
[He's needlessly fussy about not wanting people to call him by his given name. Only his commander is allowed (well, he just calls him Toshi, which would really piss Hijikata off from anyone else). He's not trying to be an ass, though, returning a small grin and offering Darin a hand to raise his arm up for the crowd. Honestly, he's not here for the applause, personally, and this was clearly an even match, so they better cheer for his opponent too!]
We need to do this again one of these days, if there's no bigger fish to fry.
[And if there is a bigger fish he wouldn't mind frying it with Darin.]
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Hijikata, right. My bad.
No hard feelings then? Just wanted to give these fine people a show.
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[He really will-- or, well, would. Ultimately he won't even be able to buy himself any new cigarettes. But hey, at least they'll both get a food voucher out of this! They won't get to stay and chat much longer since the tournament must continue, but Hijikata feels so much better now that he could let off some steam with someone who probably also needed it.]
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Man...I can't remember the last time I was on a cop's good side. Hard to believe I was on the lam for a month before I got dumped in this place.
You got time before your next match? I got all kinds of crap I wanna ask you.
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[Since they clearly intend to just keep chatting they're gently but firmly ushered out of the arena, still under considerable applause. Hijikata just walks over to the nearest water bottle station on autopilot while he continues talking.]
I'm not done with this melee yet, but yeah, let's take a break. Or do you want to hit up the healers?
[He wouldn't be a jerk about that. Once a wound is bad enough to impact someone's fighting ability it's almost always wiser to call it a day in terms of further battle activities.]
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...Cuz I'll run.
Oh, and don't worry about healing. [Darin puts his hand to his own shoulder and casts heal on himself.]
I'm all good.
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[He drinks, handing Darin a bottle too.]
I won't arrest you since whatever you did, it wasn't done in this world.
[Sound reasoning... or does he just not want to chase Darin across the festival area? Who knows.]