Episode 10: Lighting of the Banyan Tree Holiday Festival!

[fallers_npcs]

Lighting of the Banyan Tree Holiday Festival!



Today in Po town, a place once long neglected due to its proximity to Team Skull, things have decided to come to pass once more as Team Skull has revived a festival. The Lighting of the Banyan Tree has been revived for the first time in ten years!

For the last 20 years, Alola has celebrated this festival, celebrating the planting of the Banyan Tree planted in 1873 by Sheriff Jenny to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Missionary. The tree was brought over from a region far away and spreads across an acre. Each one of these towns have a tree of their own since the original tree was left unattended in Po Town as it took over the once abandoned town. But since Team Skull has finally reclaimed the once abandoned town and has decided to make good of the land, they have reopened the land and invited the people of Alola into the walls of Po Town. Rich with music, both Skull-like and Christmas-like, it has decidedly become the new act of Goodwill from Guzma. Call it his best act of Christmas Cheer.

Guzma fucking loves Christmas you guys. Santa never forgot him. Ever.

With over 6500 lights, it officially kicks off the holiday season for the whole of Alola! The trees will be lit up from the 7th of December to January 1st.

The Maui Made Holiday Gift Fair will kick off at 9am in Po Town Park, and Guzma himself will be dressed as Santa around 2pm to receive people’s requests and accept letters to give to the Delibirds. Children are invited to take a free photo with Santa Guzma between 2pm to 4pm. Music will be available afterwards with holiday crafts, island style affairs and battling late into the evening.

Mahalo Events will be available each week, leading into the Christmas weeks. Have a merry mingling everyone!

[This is a full on mingle, no guidance except for the Santa Guzma Prompt. Please let yourself be merry this prompt.]

Comments

[nothing_can_stop_me]

"It's summer back home, I think. I mean, we just got through dealing with an alien invasion and all that, so I'm still just a little lost." Della admitted.

[one_million]

"Aliens huh... that's amazing! Back home, the space race basically stalled out because Super Powers developed in humanity a hundred years ago. They said we'd be exploring the universe by now if it hadn't." said Mirio.

"It must have been exciting."

[nothing_can_stop_me]

“Eh, it was more frightening and it was more or less my fault.” Della said, grinning sheepishly. “But, not doing space exploration? Man, that’s boring! It’s the final frontier!”

[one_million]

"I really want to go some day," said Mirio wistfully. "I mean, knowing there's other worlds out there? Now? That really gets me going! Heroes and villains are one thing, but other worlds...!"