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varnished_truths ([personal profile] varnished_truths) wrote in [community profile] nexus_sages2016-04-01 11:31 am

Nexus Spring Market Fair


Seemingly overnight, one of the grassy areas edging the Forum has been taken over by a spring market and fair. Part state fair, part craft fair, part Renaissance faire, there are attractions for all comers. Tents and booths of every size, shape, and color are lined up more or less tidily, sometimes with wide avenues between them and sometimes with paths skinny enough to crowd a single person. Goods and treats from the far-flung corners of infinity are on display. The general organization has magic and alchemical goods grouped together and slightly separated from the other tents; arts and crafts fill the area around it. Goods such as clothes and jewelry, plants, and vintage and antique items are in the back. Food is front and center, between the entrance and the rides. This is perhaps not an ideal placement.

To one side is a brightly-lit collection of rides and games familiar to anyone who's been to a state fair. A ferris wheel, flying swings, and all manner of reasons to regret that last funnel cake are blaring tinny music and sporting blinking lights. Remember: rides first, then eat. Classic games that test strength, agility, and luck offer plush prizes sure to delight anyone until the fur rubs off. There are also some animal rides near the exit.

In the back of the roughly-fenced-in area are the exhibits. There's a petting zoo with creatures mundane and more exotic, all promised to be tame; practical demonstrations of new magical and technological wonders; a juried art show; and a stage hosting a variety of performers changing on the hour.

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apeddlerofvarnishedtruths: That one Khajiit with the hat: Roni (smoking)

[personal profile] apeddlerofvarnishedtruths 2016-04-22 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh yes?" She leans forward to peer at the pendant. "A fitting end for a slave monger."

Ravari reaches out from time to time to help guide a plant into the pack without the stems getting bent.
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[personal profile] gate_crasher 2016-04-23 12:46 am (UTC)(link)

"I thought so," Shade-Seeker agrees. "He who was a burden upon the world could hope for no better than to make amends most literally."

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[personal profile] apeddlerofvarnishedtruths 2016-04-24 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ravari can't quite stifle the urge to laugh at that. "Very poetic. Don't forget your book."
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[personal profile] gate_crasher 2016-04-25 04:56 am (UTC)(link)

Shade-Seeker grins again, taking care to collect his book as advised. "I find poetry quite relevant--to life, to magic, to history. The rhythms, the rhymes, the patterns--to learn them in the one is to better understand them in all."

apeddlerofvarnishedtruths: That one Khajiit with the hat: Roni (Default)

[personal profile] apeddlerofvarnishedtruths 2016-04-26 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Perhaps I shall expand my reading." She takes one last look to make sure he's got everything before offering him a smile and inclining her head. "Is there anything more I might do for you, friend?"
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[personal profile] gate_crasher 2016-04-26 03:18 am (UTC)(link)

After a moment's thought, mentally checking things over, he answers, "I think I am well set by today's bargains, thank you. I shall wish you warm sands and interesting bargains, and that we may meet again soon."

apeddlerofvarnishedtruths: That one Khajiit with the hat: Roni (Default)

[personal profile] apeddlerofvarnishedtruths 2016-04-26 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
"And to you, my friend."