Post by Sam on Apr 1, 2020 15:36:05 GMT -5
Sombra Island! An island of colorful culture and yet with a generally somber tone. This was where Jekyll's ventures had taken him. Or rather the place he had learned to call home since he'd spent time living in this place. It all began when Jekyll arrived about a year ago and tried peddling snake oil to the citizens attracting a lot of attention. To say the least, his business ventures didn't go far and in fact, he'd been antagonized by much of the villagers for his actions.
Despite all of this Mayor Saurez the local leader had shown interest in the man and taken him in noticing his lost and naive nature. Under the help of the running Mayor, he was able to become for a lack of a better phrase 'functioning member of society' in the year under Saurez care he had learned more about social interaction than what his parents had taught him in almost three decades of his life. For that Jekyll was happy, he always had a hard time understanding people and while he still did he at least felt an improvement from before.
The past was all good and dandy! But what was about to happen now was most important! It was Ancestor's Day! The third day to be exact! Jekyll was excited well as excited as an introverted book worm could show off. Ancestor's Day was a three-day celebration on Sombra Island where it's people would commemorate their dead bringing them food and gifts in hopes that past could bring good fortune to them in the present. It was an interesting celebration! The first day was dedicated to fasting and leaving goods at the dead's graves. The second was met with a grand feast where everyone ate and filled themselves up after an entire day of not eating. The third and final day culminated with a parade lead by the great spirit who is thought to be the one who leads souls back to their resting place as sich the parade goes around town with the great spirit delivering candy and ends by the time everyone arrives at the center of town which is where the graveyard is.
A person is chosen to bear the title of great spirit putting on their costume that resembles a hawk moth. They are then followed by the parade-goers all of which wear blank masks and dress in white to represent the millions of spirits of the dead. The great spirit is then given a bag full of pepper candy which they leave at people's doors placing them in cut open turnips with faces on them. These are used to ward of Greedy Josepho a mischievous spirit who is known to come out these days and steal the candy. This is done in hopes to lead all the real souls back to their resting place as on this day it is said that vale between realms is weakest.
Today was the third day so the town was preparing for the festival soon to be had. The island was at work! But little did they know that under the covers a great evil was brewing... in a couple of days it would be election day and the next Mayor of Sombra Island would be elected. The candidates for this year were the humble Mayor Saurez who'd been mayor for twenty-two consecutive terms and the not so nice Don Zapotec a local business owner who was more interested in raw progress than keeping the values of the humble island. Under the scheme of the great festival, Don Zapotec had a plan... he would add a special ingredient to the candy one that would surely make the residents of the island vote for him in place of Mayor Saurez.
Despite all of this Mayor Saurez the local leader had shown interest in the man and taken him in noticing his lost and naive nature. Under the help of the running Mayor, he was able to become for a lack of a better phrase 'functioning member of society' in the year under Saurez care he had learned more about social interaction than what his parents had taught him in almost three decades of his life. For that Jekyll was happy, he always had a hard time understanding people and while he still did he at least felt an improvement from before.
The past was all good and dandy! But what was about to happen now was most important! It was Ancestor's Day! The third day to be exact! Jekyll was excited well as excited as an introverted book worm could show off. Ancestor's Day was a three-day celebration on Sombra Island where it's people would commemorate their dead bringing them food and gifts in hopes that past could bring good fortune to them in the present. It was an interesting celebration! The first day was dedicated to fasting and leaving goods at the dead's graves. The second was met with a grand feast where everyone ate and filled themselves up after an entire day of not eating. The third and final day culminated with a parade lead by the great spirit who is thought to be the one who leads souls back to their resting place as sich the parade goes around town with the great spirit delivering candy and ends by the time everyone arrives at the center of town which is where the graveyard is.
A person is chosen to bear the title of great spirit putting on their costume that resembles a hawk moth. They are then followed by the parade-goers all of which wear blank masks and dress in white to represent the millions of spirits of the dead. The great spirit is then given a bag full of pepper candy which they leave at people's doors placing them in cut open turnips with faces on them. These are used to ward of Greedy Josepho a mischievous spirit who is known to come out these days and steal the candy. This is done in hopes to lead all the real souls back to their resting place as on this day it is said that vale between realms is weakest.
Today was the third day so the town was preparing for the festival soon to be had. The island was at work! But little did they know that under the covers a great evil was brewing... in a couple of days it would be election day and the next Mayor of Sombra Island would be elected. The candidates for this year were the humble Mayor Saurez who'd been mayor for twenty-two consecutive terms and the not so nice Don Zapotec a local business owner who was more interested in raw progress than keeping the values of the humble island. Under the scheme of the great festival, Don Zapotec had a plan... he would add a special ingredient to the candy one that would surely make the residents of the island vote for him in place of Mayor Saurez.