Darkmoon Angel

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

The festival went on for another hour or so before the sun had finally set over the horizon. An assortment of colorful lights lit up to provide light and it was as if the sun was only shining around the festival. A crowd was gathering near the stage that had been set up not too long ago. "Ooooh, this is so exciting! I can't wait to see what happens!" Vanilla said enthusiastically. "I wonder if it's gonna be a talent show, or a play, oh oh oh, or a musical performance... Ah! Am I rambling again? Getting too excited?" she said to those around her.

The crowd grew silent as the two rulers of the Gray Garden stepped onto the stage, Etihw and Kcalb. Kcalb stood back away from the front of the stage as Etihw walked up to address the crowd. "Welcome, one and all, to the Gray Festival!" she called out. A white crystal that was hanging above the stage seemed to propel her voice like a speaker. "To those of you from other worlds, I am so glad that we could share this day with you. What good is a festival without a lot of guests?" the members of the crowd who were residents of the Gray Garden chuckled at how laid back Etihw was being.

"Now, as many of you should know... This festival marks a very important day. A day of peace amongst the Garden's residents, the demons and angels. It warms my heart to see that this peace has lasted for so long, and with so much support too." she bowed to the Gray Garden residents. "Thank you for making all of this possible... We gods can only do so much on our own." she said with a smile. "Now then, who's ready for the main event of the festival!?" she called out as the crowd cheered.

The two cloaked and hooded figures from before were standing in the back of the crowd. "Eff, man... Why are these people so laid back and cheerful... I might need to consider a change of landscape..." the taller one of the two mumbled. "Shhhh... I want to hear what's happening..." the smaller one said.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Ok. Sorry for the constant absence. I got freetime the next two days, I'll have a post up tomorrow. Again, sorry I've been a bad host.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Rollcall@PaulHaynek@A Lowly Wretch

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Sorry. Took a hiatus after things got rough IRL. I'll be back tomorrow to give y'all a good host post.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Vanilla nodded with acceptance after the girl looked up at her and continued her explanation. "Ok, back to what I was saying... The Gray Garden has seen a very long era of peace since the war, until recently of course. Apparently, another world lead by a devil and his minions tried to invade this world, but the invasion didn't last long thankfully. Thanks to a handful of angels and demons, the invasion was beaten back. The funny thing is though, since the devil that invaded has disappeared out of nowhere, the world that invaded has been trying to form a peace treaty with the Gray Garden. Things have going smoothly on that end, but there are still a few who don't agree with this peace. I don't mind it, but hey, that's just me."

Vanilla smiled happily, having finished her little info dump. She was happy to have someone to actually talk to. "Oh! I almost forgot, my name is Vanilla. Mister tall, dark, and feathery behind me is Zeal. What's your name?" she asked.

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"Miss Yosafire, do you know who is performing in this festival?"

Dorma

Yosafire scratched her head in thought before answering Dorma's question. "Well... I heard that they come from the sea... But that's uh... All I really know, sorry..." she said giving a lighthearted chuckle.

"Hey uhh, those two got a history or something?"

Eddie

Dialo glanced at Eddie before looking back at Yosafire and Dorma. "Not really... Dorma looks up to Yosafire but there's clearly something more to it... But Yosafire is already with another so... I don't think things would work out..." she said as she went back to tending to her pie stand.

The sky was changing into a bright orange as the sun drifted closer to the horizon. The evening was almost upon the festival and the performances would soon begin.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

@A Lowly Wretch@PaulHaynek
Sorry for the wait, life has been... Difficult to say the least. I'll have a post up ASAP.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Edited it, now she's just asking if Daisy could look directly at her.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

@A Lowly Wretch
Oh, I figured she would have her hood up so she wouldn't see peoples fears. I didn't realize she had it off already.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Now Yosafire had a confused look on her face, why did Dorma get so down in the dumps all of a sudden? "Hey wait, Dorma. What's wrong, why so pouty?"

"Heeeey, this is that famous Dialo's Pie shop, isn't it? Are the pies here that good? You got one more for this wayward visitor?"

Eddie

"Hm... I wasn't aware my pies were so famous..." Dialo said as she finished up with a couple of festival goers before getting a slice for Eddie. "Here you go... If you want anymore, just ask..."

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"I can see you are... Knowledgeable of this land. As I am new to this land myself I find I... Don't have a real idea of where to start. Forgive my peaceful interrogation but would you be able to provide me a few details regarding the land or perhaps even this festival itself?"

Daisy

Vanilla glanced at Zeal, the familiar thought it over before finally giving in. He nodded and gave her permission to speak her mind. Vanilla smiled and looked back at Daisy. "Well I'm glad you asked. This is the Gray Garden, a large part of the Gray World. Angels and Demons live in peace with one another, but this didn't always used to be the case. From my studies, I read that this world used to be embroiled in a war, angels and demons fighting against eachother. But that was a long, long... Long time ago. And this festival is held in commemoration of the peace treaty formed between the angels and demons. Their leaders, God Etihw and Devil Kcalb, even have a relationship with eachother." Vanilla took a breath and glanced at Daisy to see if she were still listening. "Hm... Hey, could you maybe... Look up at me? It's kinda spooking me out how you haven't really been looking directly at someone..." she asked.

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@A Lowly Wretch
I don't blame you, life has been stressful on my end so I have a hard time paying attention to rp business too