thatguyinthestore
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Ahem! Today...
I'm going to tell you the story of the Star Festival.
Every hundred years, a comet appears in the skies above the Mushroom Kingdom.
The comet was so large one year, it filled the skies and sent countless shooting stars raining down.
The toads brought the shooting stars to the castle, where they became a great power star.
This was the night of the Star Festival, held once every hundred years to celebrate that comet.
And today, we would like you to be present at our most cherished festival. It would be our honor for you to join us.
This was the book you'd received after a strange, unmarked package arrived at your doorstep. It didn't have a return address, oddly enough, and any attempt to find the person who delivered it would prove to be a fruitless effort as well. Because, as soon as you stepped outside of your door or simply looked around, there wasn't a soul in sight. Not even the smallest of footsteps could be heard, and no traces of the individual were left. All that remained there was you and that mysterious brown package. Whether you eagerly ripped open the packaging or waited a certain amount of time, eventually you did indeed find yourself looking inside the package, and when you did so, you found a small pamphlet containing an invitation to some "Star Festival."
Now, whether or not you immediately leaped at the opportunity was up to one's own jurisdiction, but no matter how long it took you, something stirred up inside of you to go. Maybe it was the promise of a new adventure? Maybe it was because you enjoyed parties? Or maybe you simply wanted to tell whoever sent you this invitation to quit bothering you. But, no matter the case, almost as soon as you looked upwards, you saw your method of transportation. There was no given address, after all.
An odd, mushroom shaped ship sat right outside wherever you were at that moment. Fitting, considering the name of the supposed kingdom that invited you to this mysterious festival. As you approached it, the upper half suddenly popped open, practically begging you to climb in, and you eventually did (though perhaps reluctantly). As soon as you dropped yourself inside your ship, a loud whirring noise could be heard, and before long it had lifted itself up into the air and you were off.
You soon found yourself arriving in a beautiful, almost cartoon-ish looking kingdom. Decorations were displayed a-plenty throughout the area, and the castle's lights were on. The way they bounced off the crisp blue waters gave you a sense of calm and ease, as all that could be heard were the sounds of various party-goers talking and mingling, as well as the relaxing sounds of the waterfall falling into the surrounding lake. It seemed as though, wherever you were, it may have truly just been an innocent party.
"Hello!" A small, strange creature with a weird, mushroom head exclaimed as he waddled over to you. "I'm Toad E. Steve! And welcome to the Star Festival!" He exclaimed in glee (and also in a really, really high pitched voice) as looked up at you. Upon further inspection, there appeared to be a lot more of these creatures walking around and mingling, making quite the busy street. And they came in different colors too. Some had blue spots, some had red, some had yellow, pink, orange, etc. "Here! I'll take your luggage!" He exclaimed again if you had any bags with you, before picking them up and walking off. With that, you seemed to be able to enjoy the festival at your leisure.
First, you could always mingle with the other guests, or more of those creatures. Or you could always explore the area. Some areas of note were the castle, the lake, the fountain, the waterfall, and the numerous houses that painted the street leading up to the castle.
Enjoy the festival!
Mid-Prologue Update
Chapter One
Mid-Chapter Update
Cast List
FactionParadox as Spectre (Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS) and Romana (Doctor Who)
Sir Skrubbins Medic (Team Fortress 2)
DerpyCarp as Midgardsormr (Final Fantasy XIV)
Crow as Ben Tennyson (Ben 10) and USS Laffey (Azur Lane)
T The Man With No Name as Asgore (Undertale)
SheepKing as Ravio (The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
Necessity4Fun as Aufh-Mokwu Qwa Thae'il (OC)
Sayo-Nara as Dib Membrane (Invader Zim)
darkred as Maya “Echo” Visari (Killzone: Shadowfall) and Marcus Wright (Terminator: Salvation)
Nightwisher as Shilo Saga (OC) and Tiny Tina (Borderlands)
CocoaMarshmallow as Eric Fiamatta (Pokemon OC)
GearBlade654 as Martellus (Warhammer 40k) and Praetorian (XCOM 2)
SpaceRavens03 as Excalibur (Warframe OC) and Inazuma (Kentai Collection)
BoltBeam as Agent 3 (Splatoon)
QizPizza as Alexis Kuroki (OC)
Zerulu as Gaige (Borderlands) and Male_03 (Half Life 2)
Gundam Watcher 27 as Chronodran and Noa Hoshizaki (Cardfight Vanguard)
RedLight as Manelion (OC)
Benedict Cucumberpatch as Sir Benedict Cucumberpatch (Classified)
Hahli Nuva as Hera (Smite)
Laix_Lake as Vilgax (Ben 10)
MainEventMan as Ash Williams (Evil Dead)
archur as Atraxa (Magic: The Gathering)
Dylan.thomas7 as Male_07 (Half Life 2)
FoolsErin as King DeDeDe (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)
Centurion_ as Male_05 (Half Life 2)
FactionGuerrilla as Frank Woods (Call of Duty: Black Ops) and Claptrap (Borderlands)
NovaAres as Helrica Ramsblood (Glorantha OC)
GinkyGotBack as Yakako Yamagishi (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
PolikShadowbliss as Lilliane Odessa del'Ortollio (OC) and Bruce Wayne (DC Comics)
Chungchangching as CN-Tan (Channel-Tan)
Caffeine Freak as Pink Guy (Filthy Frank)
L3n as Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi)
ElenaIsCool as Sans (Undertale)
Birb as Karako Pierot (Hiveswap)
Javax as Roxii Dae Sicarius (OC)
LilacMonarch as Julia Thani (Pokemon OC)
marc122 as Ruby Rose (RWBY)
Ferociousfeind as Marie (Splatoon)
Hawkmoth as Pyro (Team Fortress 2)
Haz. as Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)
2Bornot2B as Tanya Von Degurachaff (Youjo Senki)
DapperDogman as Lu Bu (OC)
Veradana as Ahim de Famille and Luka Milffy (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger)
jigglesworth as Mordecai (Borderlands)
ManyFaces as Marvus Xoloto (Hiveswap)
Andrita as Molly Wonderston (Power Rangers OC) and Kage (Street Fighter)
Link to sign-ups.
Ahem! Today...
I'm going to tell you the story of the Star Festival.
Every hundred years, a comet appears in the skies above the Mushroom Kingdom.
The comet was so large one year, it filled the skies and sent countless shooting stars raining down.
The toads brought the shooting stars to the castle, where they became a great power star.
This was the night of the Star Festival, held once every hundred years to celebrate that comet.
And today, we would like you to be present at our most cherished festival. It would be our honor for you to join us.
This was the book you'd received after a strange, unmarked package arrived at your doorstep. It didn't have a return address, oddly enough, and any attempt to find the person who delivered it would prove to be a fruitless effort as well. Because, as soon as you stepped outside of your door or simply looked around, there wasn't a soul in sight. Not even the smallest of footsteps could be heard, and no traces of the individual were left. All that remained there was you and that mysterious brown package. Whether you eagerly ripped open the packaging or waited a certain amount of time, eventually you did indeed find yourself looking inside the package, and when you did so, you found a small pamphlet containing an invitation to some "Star Festival."
Now, whether or not you immediately leaped at the opportunity was up to one's own jurisdiction, but no matter how long it took you, something stirred up inside of you to go. Maybe it was the promise of a new adventure? Maybe it was because you enjoyed parties? Or maybe you simply wanted to tell whoever sent you this invitation to quit bothering you. But, no matter the case, almost as soon as you looked upwards, you saw your method of transportation. There was no given address, after all.
An odd, mushroom shaped ship sat right outside wherever you were at that moment. Fitting, considering the name of the supposed kingdom that invited you to this mysterious festival. As you approached it, the upper half suddenly popped open, practically begging you to climb in, and you eventually did (though perhaps reluctantly). As soon as you dropped yourself inside your ship, a loud whirring noise could be heard, and before long it had lifted itself up into the air and you were off.
You soon found yourself arriving in a beautiful, almost cartoon-ish looking kingdom. Decorations were displayed a-plenty throughout the area, and the castle's lights were on. The way they bounced off the crisp blue waters gave you a sense of calm and ease, as all that could be heard were the sounds of various party-goers talking and mingling, as well as the relaxing sounds of the waterfall falling into the surrounding lake. It seemed as though, wherever you were, it may have truly just been an innocent party.
"Hello!" A small, strange creature with a weird, mushroom head exclaimed as he waddled over to you. "I'm Toad E. Steve! And welcome to the Star Festival!" He exclaimed in glee (and also in a really, really high pitched voice) as looked up at you. Upon further inspection, there appeared to be a lot more of these creatures walking around and mingling, making quite the busy street. And they came in different colors too. Some had blue spots, some had red, some had yellow, pink, orange, etc. "Here! I'll take your luggage!" He exclaimed again if you had any bags with you, before picking them up and walking off. With that, you seemed to be able to enjoy the festival at your leisure.
First, you could always mingle with the other guests, or more of those creatures. Or you could always explore the area. Some areas of note were the castle, the lake, the fountain, the waterfall, and the numerous houses that painted the street leading up to the castle.
Enjoy the festival!
Mid-Prologue Update
Chapter One
Mid-Chapter Update
Cast List
FactionParadox as Spectre (Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS) and Romana (Doctor Who)
Sir Skrubbins Medic (Team Fortress 2)
DerpyCarp as Midgardsormr (Final Fantasy XIV)
Crow as Ben Tennyson (Ben 10) and USS Laffey (Azur Lane)
T The Man With No Name as Asgore (Undertale)
SheepKing as Ravio (The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
Necessity4Fun as Aufh-Mokwu Qwa Thae'il (OC)
Sayo-Nara as Dib Membrane (Invader Zim)
darkred as Maya “Echo” Visari (Killzone: Shadowfall) and Marcus Wright (Terminator: Salvation)
Nightwisher as Shilo Saga (OC) and Tiny Tina (Borderlands)
CocoaMarshmallow as Eric Fiamatta (Pokemon OC)
GearBlade654 as Martellus (Warhammer 40k) and Praetorian (XCOM 2)
SpaceRavens03 as Excalibur (Warframe OC) and Inazuma (Kentai Collection)
BoltBeam as Agent 3 (Splatoon)
QizPizza as Alexis Kuroki (OC)
Zerulu as Gaige (Borderlands) and Male_03 (Half Life 2)
Gundam Watcher 27 as Chronodran and Noa Hoshizaki (Cardfight Vanguard)
RedLight as Manelion (OC)
Benedict Cucumberpatch as Sir Benedict Cucumberpatch (Classified)
Hahli Nuva as Hera (Smite)
Laix_Lake as Vilgax (Ben 10)
MainEventMan as Ash Williams (Evil Dead)
archur as Atraxa (Magic: The Gathering)
Dylan.thomas7 as Male_07 (Half Life 2)
FoolsErin as King DeDeDe (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)
Centurion_ as Male_05 (Half Life 2)
FactionGuerrilla as Frank Woods (Call of Duty: Black Ops) and Claptrap (Borderlands)
NovaAres as Helrica Ramsblood (Glorantha OC)
GinkyGotBack as Yakako Yamagishi (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
PolikShadowbliss as Lilliane Odessa del'Ortollio (OC) and Bruce Wayne (DC Comics)
Chungchangching as CN-Tan (Channel-Tan)
Caffeine Freak as Pink Guy (Filthy Frank)
L3n as Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi)
ElenaIsCool as Sans (Undertale)
Birb as Karako Pierot (Hiveswap)
Javax as Roxii Dae Sicarius (OC)
LilacMonarch as Julia Thani (Pokemon OC)
marc122 as Ruby Rose (RWBY)
Ferociousfeind as Marie (Splatoon)
Hawkmoth as Pyro (Team Fortress 2)
Haz. as Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)
2Bornot2B as Tanya Von Degurachaff (Youjo Senki)
DapperDogman as Lu Bu (OC)
Veradana as Ahim de Famille and Luka Milffy (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger)
jigglesworth as Mordecai (Borderlands)
ManyFaces as Marvus Xoloto (Hiveswap)
Andrita as Molly Wonderston (Power Rangers OC) and Kage (Street Fighter)
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