[Open, Major Event] 12 June 2066

[geistnet]

Over the course of the last week, you'll have likely noticed the buzz and excitement that's been building all around Metro Manila -- if you've been around awhile, you know what time of the year it is. If you're new: well, this is an experience you're sure to enjoy.

The festive mood surrounding Philippine Independence Day is hard to miss. Wander around the metropolis and you'll note that the streets are filled with tourists and locals; turn one corner and you'll see parades, turn another and you may be treated to performances set up on strategically placed stages.

As for Falner, the colors of the Philippine flag seem to be everywhere you look: the kids who live or study at the estate are mostly running around with their faces painted. If you wander down towards the Fair Grounds in the South District, there are a couple of booths set up offering anything from body paint and temporary tattoos to local delicacies. West District establishments The King's Rest and Liquidated also have special treats aligned with the theme of the day. There's also talk about the annual street party which will be held over at the Baywalk later this evening, and the younger initiates are abuzz over the yearly light show held over Manila Bay that showcase reenactments of all the major battles all the way up to the Darkest Vigil.

Independence Day is also not all that's being celebrated, because for Keepers of the Vigil and supernatural communities all over the world, today marks the second anniversary of Arcis Fortress City.

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Comments

[bladeweaver]

You don't need to share anything. You don't owe me anything of the sort. I am merely... concerned for Yulia. In the, I don't doubt you could make her happy, because you're both crazy. But I want it to actually happen, you see.

[You know what he means. Yulia Bostova, the perpetual emotional signal dead space.

He lights a cigarette, then lets out a long, thoughtful exhale. Then pins you with a Look.]

Of course, you could just, I suppose, tell me it's none of my business. I'll stop asking if you want me to.

[It won't mean that he'll be pleased to be shut down, but private matters are private matters.]

[shuryoinai]

[ Taking a drag on his own end first, and then looking down at his drink. ]

I'm interested, but I think that she still has a lot of things to sort out for herself. If she's ever interested in me, great. If she isn't, though, that's fine.

[bladeweaver]

Hmm.

[And he's quiet for the rest of his cigarette. He's contemplating whether your chosen course of action is the best one in this situation, until he comes to realize that, best one or not, you (and Yulia) are the only ones really qualified to contemplate those actions anyway.

So he stubs the cigarette out and fishes out another one.

It's a problem meant for chain-smoking, okay? He's sure you know all about that.]

Is it really, though? Knowing that she may never even figure it out?

[shuryoinai]

Yes.

[ He isn't lying. He's had a good amount of time to think this through. ]

I've got all of eternity now. She's special, yes, but if there's anything that I've learned from hanging around near-immortal gods, it's that there will always be others. I'm content, as it is, with helping her as a friend. It's kind of important that she learns how to Human before anything else.

[ You get it, right... ]