Tricks Abound

Nathaniel had been to autumn festivals before, especially the ones in Magnolia and in the Mountain Village as he used to lived in both of them at some point of his life. By then he knew each place had a different take on the turn of the season and he was curious to see how Hargeon's would fair. But yeah, he assumed already that there would be similarities as they are all about the same thing, a festival for autumn. Such similarities he noticed were the stalls and foods being sold at festival grounds. And while they were all fun to try out, making Nat smile at every satisfactory purchase he made, he began to notice the sterling difference at the intensity or degrees of festivity the towns brought in of course Magnolia's was the best by far something that was obvious to him being the city of festivity and all, but Hargeon's festival was not so bad.

He happily made his way to each stall to try out their goods and services and he was all to happy about them. Luckily, must of the merchandise he bought so far were food so he wasn't carrying a lot of stuff with him. Now he came into the area of the game booths. They were all too fun and Nat wanted to try them all out too. He viewed them as fun activities that would also be a feat of skill, a self assessment into what he can do which is something he thinks is fun.

He made his way into one of them specifically one involving rings he tried to observe first, getting to see how its done and how one wins. At this time, he noticed a young woman trying to do the challenges. He didn't think about what he did this time, but he did it anyway, possibly out of the spirit of the festival and good will with a dash of camaraderie he cheered on the woman, providing moral support telling her she can do it although not too loud as to break her concentration but just enough to be heard by her and hopefully inspire her to do better.

Post WC: 363
Nat's Total: 363

Nathaniel continued to look on at the girl's performance after he had cheered her on. In fact, he continued to cheer her on a couple more times after his initial cheering for her to keep it consistent, meaningful and as well as sincere. However, from where he stood -- which was behind her, only seeing her back -- he couldn't tell if his cheering was working or not. Maybe he was getting in her way? Maybe, maybe not but, and he was so curious to know if it was really and truly effective. He even raised a brow in wonder, desperate to feed his curiosity in finding out if he was helpful at all. So he took a few steps forward, continuing until he was right beside her with only a few meters of distance between them.

And from what he can see, Nat thinks it didn't help as he could not see any physical indication that it worked as he looked upon her, but when he looked at the puzzle she was attempting, he could see that she was doing a great job, perfect even as he saw her get the ring unto the other side. Although not knowing the person, Nat couldn't help but feel happy for her, even so much as clapping his hand together for her. Perhaps it was the festive atmosphere they were in that Nat did these things, influencing his current jolly and friendlier than usual attitude in the current situation but he didn't care he liked it. Maybe he really wanted to go out of his way and make friends and the festival was the perfect excuse. After all, he's still young and there are still more to life than the purging of evil.

After the girl's exemplary performance at the puzzles she solved, turned to Nat with a pair of eyes each bearing different colors. An interesting pair to Nat as he looked deep at them with interest and awe. How are they like that? Magic? Genetics? Whatever the case, it was beautiful. The girl also smiled at him that made Nat smile at her back albeit awkwardly as he feels she's been smiling at her all this time while he was lost in her eyes. The smiles they shared were short however as the girl excitedly went for another one after presenting him with the one she had recently completed. It was at this moment that Nat knew she appreciated what he had done for her and so went on to cheer once more in the final challenge.

Nat watched intently as she attempted them, his eyes fixed on the puzzles she's doing excited to see her finish. And finish she did after only mere minutes and it was impressive. The man in charge gave her two trophies which were absolutely gorgeous and Nat can't help but smile a big smile for her accomplishment. Once she had received them she went over to Nat quietly and he met her half way, eagerly walking towards her with a smile. She extended her hand for a hand shake which Nat realized quickly, meeting her hand soon after it was fully extended. However, she didn't introduce herself so he thought that maybe he should go first. "Hi there, nice skills. I'm Nat what's your name?" he replied. However the reply was something he had not expected it was by the form of taking out her iLac which Nat found out at first but he knew there had to be a logical explanation for it so he simply stood there and waited for the events to unfold.

"Ohhhh..." he mused along with his head slowly rising up after he had leaned in slightly to read what the girl whose name was Trinity had presented to him. It appears Nat's new friend is unable to speak, but that didn't hinder their communication and Nat was happy to adjust.

Now it seems she would like to go with him and try out a few stalls and win some prizes himself and she'll cheer for her. Immediately, his heart swelled up at Trinity's kindness she was a really nice person and simply nodded at her invitation to cheer for him. "Well it's very nice to meet you Trinity. Actually I would love it if you would come with me. There's this target shooting stall I've been eyeing earlier. I'd love it if you would cheer me on there." he replied looking deep into her eyes and not at her phone, trying his best to make her feel normal and that nothing was wrong with her. He then took a step back with one foot and turned his body and offered Trinity to walk with him towards the target shooting stall only a couple of feet away from the puzzle solving stall.

Nat had arrived in front of it, starring at the the two variations of the game. Narrowed eyes gazed at them intently, choosing wisely which of them to go for as he rubbed his chin. While they equally proved to be a challenge, Nat settled at the variation of tossing sacks of sands into small rings. Once he had made his decision he called upon the attendant, accompanied by raising his hand towards him beginning their exchange of jewels for a few sacks of sands to throw. The game was set and he was ready, looking at Trinity before he made his first shot.

Post WC: 908
Nat's Total: 1,271

Nat turned to see a very adorable view of his new friend Trinity with a couple of delicious looking caramel apple treats on her hands with the trophies she had won earlier tucker under them. It was really so adorable! Especially when she tried to wave at him causing her trophies to almost fall but catching them almost right away, a display of incredible reflexes that impressed Nat and smiled afterwards that he though was cute too as he smiled back at her. This got him thinking about why a girl like her is alone in a festival like this surely with her personality she had numerous friends all wanting to hang out with her since she was really kind and good looking.

But alas, there was some targets to knock over and he was more determined than before knowing Trinity was there to support him a friend he had made all on his own and not by some sheer convenience like being in the same guild. The smell of delicious food around them especially the sweet desserts around them could not distract Nat's focus right now, he was going to win this challenge and he was going to do it perfectly.

He held to the bean bag he was given by the stall attendant, getting used to the weight it possessed as well as eyeing the distance between him and the targets. He used to throwing things since one of his most valuable spells involved throwing a ball of fiery light at an enemy. He took his time carefully aiming at the rings in front of him. This was going to be simple for a man who has been training for most of his life and he smirked about it it was almost unfair really. But he heard rumors that sometimes these games can be rigged against the player and he was about to find out if despite that he can make the shot.

Raising his hand with the bag by the side of his face, Nat could visualize a line in his mind which would be the ball's trajectory. Right now he was used to the ball's weight and how much force the throw needed to propel it appropriately into them. He took his first shot applying a minimal amount of power to the throw making it a seemingly nice tear drop into the rings not touching the rims. Satisfied with his first performance, Nat's smirk became a smile feeling good about himself on knowing that his calculations were correct.

He repeated this until all the bags he was given were all in rings. Looking at Trinity each time he made a shot. Seeing her so happy and on her toes, it felt more heartwarming and sincere as would any other words of encouragement would do, perhaps even more. The awe making sounds she could make were adorable as well and Nat only felt happier and determined with every glance.

The attendant in awe of a flawless performance gave him his prize, a trophy almost similar to the two Trinity. Happily receiving it, Nat turned towards his new friend to thank him for her support "I never would have made it if it wasn't for you, Trinity. Thanks a lot." he said to her bowing his head afterwards and offered her another invitation. "I can help you with your stuff if you want. You seem to have your hands full. And is there any other place you might wanna check out, friend?" ending it with a small and an extended hand as his other held on to his new trophy.

Post WC: 613
Nat's Total: 1,884
Total number of trophies gained: 3/3

Trinity's reply to Nat's invitation was met first with a delicious caramel apple she had been carrying all this time as she watched him play. With a smile on his face, Nat graciously and happily accepted the treat as it certainly was better than any other trophy he could have won in any of the booths in the festival. He took a bite of the sweet treat and by god was it delicious. Nat was so fond of it that he thought of making a cheesecake flavor inspired by it. He even had his eyes closed when he was chewing, savoring every bit of it in his mouth.

At the intervals that he could see Trinity, he was surprised to see hers was already gone and he was worried he might be taking too much of their time hurriedly finished his as well. And now that his one hand if free once more, Nat offered to help her with her trophies again but was instead surprised to see the beautiful girl take his hand instead and lead them to the corn maze seemingly wanting to go there with him. Nathaniel's face colored a pinkish red as she held his hand it was really unusual as she could have just told him with her iLac that she wanted to like before. Why would she hold his hand now? Was there a reason, or was he just reading too much into this? Whatever the answer was, he would not find out as they had apparently arrived at Trinity's desired destination. "Oh you want to go in there?" Sure I'll take you." he said, having a questioning and clueless tone at first, only to become insistent on the second statement right before he took her hand this time and lead them in.

Stepping through the portal, still holding Trinity's hand Nat looked at her with confidence and held her hand tighter while saying "Stay close to me ok, Trinity? I'd hate to lose you in this maze." happily as he looked at her eyes since he can't help but be mesmerized by it. And being the first friend Nat has made outside of Dies Irae, he'd really want to get to know her more.

Post WC: 371
Nat's Free form Total: 371
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