#Baking rahadin gave me so much serotonin

[petalpierrot]

Festival Updates Part 3

Honestly, a lot happened this session - more under the cut

So last time we left off with Eidys watching Rahadin preparing to bake in the baking competition.

He seems to be in a friendly rivalry with this other woman, Dorina and honestly, it was really fun to watch them interact

Dorina was making a Strawberry and Rhubarb pie

Rahadin opted for a Blueberry and Lavender pie (if you know you know)

I'm cutting out a lot of the banter but both of them were making friendly comments and it was nice to see Rahadin interacting with people normally. It made Eidys very happy to see him having fun.

He ended up winning first place, and Dorina second, there was one contestant who just rolled a straight 1 so I imagine everything that could go wrong, went wrong.

Eidys did not start a riot.

Eidys claps for Rahadin and gets weird looks directed at her as people don't understand why she would cheer for the Chamberlain. Eidys doesn't care. She is proud of him and thinks he did extremely well.

Eidys gives Rahadin a little wave

I just need to provide visual evidence because oh my god this was the funniest score to get. So yes Rahadin spots her and gives her a small smile and a returned wave.

Rahadin will stick around his station, to make sure people only get a single slice of pie and clean his equipment. Eidys decides to move on so as to not distract him from his tasks.

When Eidys rejoins the party they move to other attractions.

Veshen tries himself with the hammer and bell, he misses twice but manages to hit once, winning a fancy mask that he gifts to Ireena.

Ireena wants to return the favor for the boys by winning them gifts as well.

Ireena wins Veshen some fancy white gloves.

Ireena apologizes to Dris for hitting only once and not being able to get him anything this round.

Dris assures her that it is fine and she shouldn't feel obligated to get him something. (this man is difficult when it comes to receiving gifts)

After that, they hear of a horse race, and both Dris and Ireena think it could be fun to join, so they sign up.

Dris bonds very well with a Black Stallion named Skylark and Ireena with a grey Appaloosa named Rowdy.

They both do very well against their competition. Ireena won first place and Dris won second, though Dris was in the lead for most of the checks. Ireena wins a bottle of the fabled Red Dragon Crush. and Dris wins an elven insignia of a lost legionnaire.

Ireena mentions that something spooked her horse after the race. (I'm sure this is fine)

Ireena wants to gift the wine to Dris (because he is a big wine drinker) but instead opts to ask him to share the wine with her sometime to which he agrees.

DM: they have a wine date now possibly.

Eidys joins a dancing competition next, she is very fond of dancing and thinks it could be fun. She doesn't really have a partner so, what my DM described as "Dracula from Bram Stoker's Dracula when he was in London" dressed man approaches her and asks to be her partner for this dance to which she agrees.

Though she also spots Rahadin who is eyeing this man who asked her to dance.

But anyway, this man introduces himself as Sergei Belview (I wonder who this man could be surely it's not who we think he is)

Me jokingly: The only other name he knows aside from Vasili and his own.

Rahadin is looking very unhappy and is glaring daggers at this Sergei fella

Rahadin pairs off with another partner (looking like 2005 Mr. Darcy just, completely miserable)

His deathly choir ability going off a little bit (in our campaign it goes off when he's getting angry - so yeah he was getting angry at this stranger)

Eidys was popping off in the dancing competition.

"Sergei" was also keeping up with her very well. Literally got the same score as her.

Everyone is popping off

The first round ends with that.

"Sergei" tells Eidys that "she dances as lovely as she looks" with a small bow

Eidys tells him that he is also a very good dancer

Rahadin doing well keeping his anger in check

Rahadin thanks his partner and dismisses himself politely as he is making his way to Eidys.

Eidys smiles when he catches up to her and greets him politely

Rahadin asks her to the upcoming dance. He is eyeing this "Sergei" suspiciously he will add "If it is alright with your partner"

Eidys agrees to dance with him gladly. She is almost dismissive of the permission.

Sergei tells them that he would not deny the lady and flashes a little smile toward Rahadin (I was screaming internally)

Rahadin is still keeping it together but there are cracks in his facade as faint whisps of the choir are heard.

Eidys isn't completely sure where it's coming from so she is not frightened but she will look between the two men and tells Rahadin that they should get ready to distract him from his distaste for the man.

In the second round, Eidys and Rahadin get about a 13 dex/performance, they are both perturbed by the bad vibes "Sergei" has left

Rahadin apologizes for his behavior saying that he doesn't like how Sergei was looking at her

Eidys tells him that it is alright and that she just didn't want there to be a conflict

Eidys asks him if he also likes dancing Rahadin replies that it's not something he goes out of his way for and only when he has an agreeable partner.

he mentions that not a lot of events take place at the castle

Eidys says that if Strahd was a bit nicer maybe others would actually enjoy events at the castle. She also comments that he is probably the one burdened with organizing such events

Rahadin does say it is a burden to bear when it does happen

Eidys tells him that she hopes he doesn't find them being invited to the castle a burden

Rahadin promises her that he does not and that he hopes she will enjoy herself when the time does come.

Eidys says that yes, it should be a bit more enjoyable since she will not be alone

I'm crying, you guys

Rahadin and Eidys won the dancing competition.

She wins a pyramid of black incense and a 1-pound egg with a bright red shell (that we agreed on being a fossilized dragon's egg)

Mother of Dragons jokes ensued.

that's where we ended the session