06-27-2014, 10:54 AM
The first couple of weeks after the visitors arrive are busy ones. There are pack houses opened up to guests, there are hotels overrun by these red-haired wolves and their families, and then there appears to be some kind of problem with Roxborough. A report is filed by some of the rangers, and due to some concerns about water contamination, the park is closed to the public indefinitely so they can conduct Extensive Testing. This is a bummer and a loss of revenue, of course, because especially in the summer months this means no visitors, no entry fees, nothing. Plus: half the rangers have to stay home or work at other parks because there's nothing to do at Roxborough but let the science run its course.
Granted, not all of the rangers stay home. Plenty of them stay on, helping get the makeshift fairground out in the middle of nowhere ready. There are rules that must be followed so that the park can be returned to its normal state when all this is over, and the rangers and their furry cousins -- not to mention Forgotten Warder and her Guardians -- will make sure those rules are followed. But if they can have bonfires on summer solstices out here while howling at the moon, they can certainly have the games.
'The Games'. That's what everyone has just started calling this. The Fianna talk about it like everyone should know, and the Fianna of Forgotten Questions seem particularly keen. Packs are starting to chatter about the different contests, individuals are sizing each other up, wondering if they'll compete.
The prizes are, of course, renown and bragging rights to start, and a few other choice gifts for the more serious contests. Ground is being cleared for jumps, and for footraces, and multiple dueling styles. Not one but two stages are being constructed, which are basically wooden platforms raised a couple of inches off the ground. Tents are going up, eating areas created, and the visitors seem to be directing the whole show -- in cooperation with the leaders here, of course.
Sign-up lists start being posted.
[see this thread!]
Granted, not all of the rangers stay home. Plenty of them stay on, helping get the makeshift fairground out in the middle of nowhere ready. There are rules that must be followed so that the park can be returned to its normal state when all this is over, and the rangers and their furry cousins -- not to mention Forgotten Warder and her Guardians -- will make sure those rules are followed. But if they can have bonfires on summer solstices out here while howling at the moon, they can certainly have the games.
'The Games'. That's what everyone has just started calling this. The Fianna talk about it like everyone should know, and the Fianna of Forgotten Questions seem particularly keen. Packs are starting to chatter about the different contests, individuals are sizing each other up, wondering if they'll compete.
The prizes are, of course, renown and bragging rights to start, and a few other choice gifts for the more serious contests. Ground is being cleared for jumps, and for footraces, and multiple dueling styles. Not one but two stages are being constructed, which are basically wooden platforms raised a couple of inches off the ground. Tents are going up, eating areas created, and the visitors seem to be directing the whole show -- in cooperation with the leaders here, of course.
Sign-up lists start being posted.
[see this thread!]
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