Happy Dreamerversary!

[beautifuldreamermods]

YUMEMIGAOKA

May is always a dicey time to have an outdoor event in Yumemigaoka but this year it seems like luck's on everyone's side. The morning of the 14th dawns with bright blue skies, beaming sunlight and a refreshing breeze - in other words, the perfect weather for an outdoor festival! As it does every year, the Dreamer Union is hosting its annual celebration of the first Dreamer Awakening now fifty-one whole years ago! Damn! Today's the day the entire community comes together to say happy anniversary, Dreamers!

Part of the DU has been opened to the public for the event - while the upstairs beyond the second floor are still off limits, a number of informational boards with quick and breezy rundowns of the DU's functions and how it supports Dreamers are set up around the atrium and on the second floor. Some are informational, some are educational, and a few have trivia quizzes on them that you can answer at the front desk to get a little token for some free food at the event.

The majority of the setup is outside, though - something between a pop-up market and a festival, with colourful sparkling banners and materials lining each stall. Some are small, independant businesses from around Yumemigaoka, some are larger organizations who sponsor the DU (they've gotta keep the lights on somehow!) and plenty of food and drink vendors. A few indie artists from the community are also selling merch and art catered to their fellow Dreamers, with imagery and in-jokes that wouldn't really mean anything to normal folks.

Some particular stalls to keep an eye out for include...


⧖ Dreamery Creamery are serving up scoops of their ice cream in all kinds of crazy flavours with a massive array of toppings and cones for you to choose from. To make things more exciting, Dreamers Sage, Soleil and Prisma are all helping out at the booth and serving ice creams themed after their Dreamer selves! How does Soleil Sorbet sound to you? Maybe Sherbert Sage? Or are you going for Prisma Pomegranate?

⧖ Dice and Dash have a shaded area set up for people to sit down, take a load off and chill out with some board games! They've got a selection of games to borrow, but so long as they're not too busy, you're free to take up a table with your own entertainment if you've got it.

⧖ Dream Weavers, famous for their position as the DU's go-to tailor, is strutting their stuff with recreations of some famous and well known Dreamers' outfits! As well as selling their goods, they're also hosting a little workshop where visitors can learn some quick and simple cosplay and sewing techniques to see how these outfits get made. Dreamers Luck, Gungir and Hanako will all be volunteering and... doing their very best at the cosplay workshop!

⧖ Hybrid Colours is selling portable wares like canvas bags, keychains and postcards of the various prints/paintings available at the gallery! Since they only just arrived at Yumemigaoka, all the locations are international or from other parts of Japan. (Aleena will do face painting or hand painted 'tattoos' for kids, teens, or the daring adult and has a small table set up with a catalogue or 'surprise me!' option for it)

⧖ The Yumemigaoka Cultural Museum has their usual setup! As well as a truncated version of their installation explaining the Dream Sphere and its history, they've set up several dioramas of places in the Dream Sphere, recreated in miniature! There's some moving elements like miniature Torments bobbing around here and there and some cute interactive gimmicks, like a button that will raise and lower the water level in the miniature Vale of Sorrow or a switch to make the volcano in mini Fury Peak go kaboom!

⧖ Finally, a soundstage has been set up just a little ways away from the rest of the stalls with plenty of sitting room for the audience. Dreamer Ai-Doll will be performing a small set of songs partway through the day and the rest of its time will be dedicated to hosting a Q&A panel of a rotating list of volunteers to answer questions about life as a Dreamer or day to day goings on at the DU. Please be aware that both Angelica AND Chloe will kill you if you post cringe on main so be on your best behaviour!

There's lots to do and plenty of time to do it in - the event runs from 10AM and starts wrapping at around 4:30PM so everyone's got time to head home for work the next day. Dreamers will be able to attend the afterparty in the Dream Sphere if they'd like to but for the most part, that's this year's event wrapped up!

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[darknesshotpot]

Haha, I kinda zoned out during new Dreamer orientation, but I guess that does make sense... but wait, there's more to making a Unit than just efficiency and getting the right balance of powers, right?

[For a moment, it looks like Ango might say something meaningful about friendship or trust...]

Me and Misfire make a pretty good team, and I bet I could bully Keiwa into getting on board, but we're lacking the most important thing... a cute girl!

[greaterspeed]

Thank you! [Engrish again, but he gives it a (gentle) shake]

We're pretty open-minded 'bout this sorta thing. Even old items like this add a bit of 'dreamcore' weirdness to a set, y'know? And hey, if it works, who are we to complain?

[i_peace]

[he nearly chokes when she talks about using rocks off the side of the road]

That... That sounds pretty bad. [a small cough] Maki-san really is the backbone keeping this together, huh?

[liedol]

Oh, eww! [ And yet, she's laughing. ] I can't imagine what a killer headache it would've given you, too! Did I ever tell you about the time I had to do a perfume promo for... well, some company a couple years back? It was a really simple TV spot but we had to spray a little perfume for each take - and for some reason, the director was super insistent on us using the real thing and actually doing it every single time. By the time we were done, half the bottle was gone and I could barely see straight!

[ The glamorous life of an idol... ]

ice cream booth check in!

[reluctants]

[ At first Illya seems kind of surprised that there's someone to check on them - but then she looks kind of relieved, honestly. Even if she's happy to help out, it's all kind of overwhelming.. ]

Ah, um-- I was just wondering--

[ .. is Maki the right person to ask about this?

Who knows. She seems enough like a responsible adult, so.. ]

What do we do when we run out of ice cream..?

[saynotobugs]

Seriously? Diva auteurs are bad enough, but in a commercial? Nothing's real in those things. Back in the day I did a spot for Burger World and we had to wait an hour for the food artist to finish gluing the seeds onto the bun.

[saynotobugs]

Dreamcore, huh? Guess that works. Anything and everything shows up there, from the reports that come in. Not that I'm usually the one dealing with those, but...

[saynotobugs]

Don't tell me you're going recruiting. How's that going for you?

[saynotobugs]

Heh. I'm not that important. We've got a million others just like me. That's just running an office.

[saynotobugs]

If you're running low on something, I'd call the supplier. This booth's run by Dreamery Creamery, right? They should be coming around when you need to change out the cash box anyway, so when you're making that call, try also telling them which flavours you're out of or running low on.

[reluctants]

[ Considering Illya has been working there alongside the other, she's.. kind of unsure about the other's hustle, really. Sure, in some ways the younger girl is impressed, but in some ways it also kind of worries her, especially with how intense Ruby seems about it? ]

.. Is that.. a thing we're supposed to do? Posting..?

[ Says the Dreamer who's been here longer. And who apparently has zero ideas that they're supposed to promote themselves.

She just got asked to make some ice cream named after her for the festival, or she wouldn't be here doing that.. ]

[reluctants]

[ Hey, Hibiki. Do you perhaps need a small child for a small child-sized outfit..

Because one happens to be wandering up to you, looking.. well, kind of intrigued? She wasn't sure what was going on over here with the Dream Weavers, but now she's realising that they're making cosplay magical girl outfits, Illya's interest is definitely drawn towards it. If there's one good thing about being a Dreamer, it's being able to look cute.. ]

Um.. Are you making outfits for people..?

[ Of course she's going to ask it like that when it's pretty clear to Illya that the other is never going to fit into the outfit Hibiki is holding up right now.. Even Illya knows!! ]

[i_peace]

[he laughs]

I feel like your name gets brought up more often... [Ai's the culprit behind that, but he doesn't think to mention it] And even if you're not the front facing person for the general public, for the DU, you definitely feel like the 'Go To' person.

[determinationtofist]

Ah, well, I’m supposed to be making a costume for myself…

[ Wait… her expression suddenly changes as she eyes Illya up and down, then the too-small piece of costume that she’s made.

She suddenly gets out of her chair and holds it up to Illya as if measuring it.

…is it just her, or does it look like it’d be a perfect fit? Maybe still not as tight as her own actual dreamer outfit, but as an amateur she was never going to reach that point anyway.

Oh my god… ]

Illya-chan!! Do you wanna dress up as me!?

[ This is the best idea ever. ]

[saynotobugs]

Seriously? I don't know about that, but... heh. Thanks, I guess. It is always good to know you're appreciated.

[thezekeinator]

Color. Swords. FAKE swords I mean. [Real swords would be awesome, but he has no illusions about the end result of that kind of decorating...] Nifty things that LOOK like they're dream things, you know?

[liedol]

Seeds on the bun?!

[ If this was anybody else, Ai would be pretty sure she's being taken for a ride but since this is Maki? All she can do is laugh in delight. ]

What was even gonna happen if they didn't?! Seeds coming off the bun is the number one thing you expect from a burger like that!

[greaterspeed]

If you've seen it, then someone's probably dreamed about it! And some people probably don't need to see something to Dream about it. [a laugh]

Oh, so you're not a Dreamer yourself? Helping everyone hold down the fort instead, huh?

demonstrations

[noonecandestroythemetal]

[Sam...is not really any help. Amane is in Gay Baby Jail when she finds him. That's.

That's a lot of glitter. Like a Queen featuring Adam Lambert-esque amount of glitter. Dang!

She leans down to give him a hair ruffle--that might be slightly closer to a noogie than she intends, at the moment.]

You're not trying to drown yourself in glue, are you? Or huff it to dull the pain? Don't do that. That's not a good idea. Kills brain cells.

[Not that Sam would be much help. She's an advocate of duct tape--if you can't duct it, fuck it...and don't ask about the glue commentary.]

[saynotobugs]

Okay, most of that doesn't seem doable on short notice. I'll go check the supply closets to see if there's anything from old events that we don't already have standing out here, though. Otherwise, there's construction paper and plastic tablecloths.

[saynotobugs]

We weren't supposed to actually eat it, at least. Just look happy at the table with the food. Thankfully. [She shakes her head.] Sometimes I think giving up was the right call. Not that it was really my call.

[darknesshotpot]

Uh, not so well, actually...

It's a shame that you aren't a Dreamer, Maki-chan - you could join our crew. Maybe you're too well-adjusted? You've gotta really let yourself wallow to unlock your true power.

[saynotobugs]

Yeah, something like that. Some people never get chosen, you know? But we need all sorts around here.

[saynotobugs]

Is that why everyone at our office is a dysfunctional mess?

[hgs]

[Shinsha is relieved to find that the 51st Dreamerversary is a more relaxed, low-key event than last year's huge celebration. While they aren't as withdrawn as they were a year ago, they still prefer to avoid large crowds. With all the strange things that have been going on in the Dream Sphere lately, it's not totally unthinkable that Dreamers could manifest their powers in the real world... and for Shinsha, that would be a nightmare.

So, Shinsha carefully makes their way through the throngs of festival-goers towards the Dream Weavers booth. Is that a replica of Dreamer Crimson's outfit on one of the mannequins? Shinsha has never tried cosplay before, but... it wouldn't hurt to take a closer look, right?

They quickly check their phone so they won't be late to meet up with a friend from school - Kohiruimaki-senpai is a year older than Shinsha so they don't share any classes, but they're both frequent visitors to the university library.

Ai's concert is a little later in the afternoon, but they had better find a good seat before the fans crowd in!]