Summer Festival!

[Avery Deadwood]

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Don't be shy. Step right up! To SOTU's annual Summer Festival! This is a place for any and all creatures to mingle. There's games, rides, and plenty of old-fashioned fun. Think of the boardwalk, but better. Your local fair, but bigger. The carnival, but more thrilling. The event is an all-summer-long blast! Feel free to jump right in and join the celebration.

[Madeline Deadwood]

The young werewolf walked slowly through the crowd, her eyes lit up with excitement as they took in the Summer Festival. Carnivals and fairs had always been two of Mattie’s favorite summer events. There was just something about the vibe that seemed to charge the air like electricity. Children ran around, going from ride to ride without a care in the world. Teenagers scurried around, looking for any sort of thrill that a rollercoaster or haunted house could provide. And then there were the adults, who walked around and supervised everything, joking and watching their children happily. Not to mention the shows, like the circus and magic acts. And then there was all of the yummy fair food; pizza, deep fried Oreos, candy apples. There was just something about all of it that Mattie loved. SOTU was a great place, filled with great people and great fun.

“Step right up and try your hand at the Strong-Man contest!” A loud, booming voice that belonged to one of the carnies reached Mattie’s ears. Curiously, her eyes turned in the direction of a game that she knew all too well. The objective was to take a large sledgehammer and hit it against a plate at the base of the game. Once you hit it, there was a little flag that soared upwards, depending on the force of the blow. Each level earned you a different prize. The higher the flag went, the better the prize. ”How about you, little miss?” The man called out, beckoning Mattie forward. With a smile, she walked over to him and picked up the hammer. Bringing it back behind her head, she took a deep breath and then slammed it downwards, and into the metal plate.

Mattie watched as the flag soared towards the bell at the top, causing it to ring out loudly. The man working the game looked at her with wide eyes, clearly impressed and bewildered. He just pointed towards all of the prizes, telling her to have her pick. ”Thank you.” Mattie said politely, with a grin. She picked up a stuffed animal and cuddled it against her as she smiled at the man and moved away from the game. Looking down, she realized that it was a cute little stuffed wolf that she had grabbed; how funny. Holding the little wolf close, Mattie continued to wander around the Summer Festival with a light heart and a big grin.