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As part of our IC event, we are holding a fancy-schmancy raffle for busts from each of our three very talented full time artists! Want to get some rad tix? This's how:

Once per day, you can roll a 4-sided die to determine how many tickets your character has earned. YOU MUST MAKE AN IC POST OF AT LEAST 50 WORDS TO CLAIM YOUR ROLL. You can earn them ICly through any method you please--whether that's by your character purchasing something or playing a game--just be sure to roll or else you don't get any! These will be collated below, in the raffle list.

You can also earn tickets by playing in-thread games in our main thread. Games being run by Ashdown Whaler will happen every so often.

Ticket rolls reset every night at midnight PST (so 3am the next day EST).

This ORP will run for a week, ending on Friday, April 22nd. You can claim tickets up until that time!

Once the ORP closes, tickets will be checked a final time and then rolled. First prize gets first choice, second prize gets second, etc.

OK LET'S DO THIS LET'S HAVE SOME FUN

Did you know that Cid was into fashion? Did you know he looked fabulous in knee high boots? If you did not, YOU DID NOW. Said comic shop owner was sitting at a booth, various cosplay fashions all around him, while he spun dice on the table.

For now, at least until later, he was the so very fashionable Erwin Smith (and he would argue you into the ground if you tried to say Erwin wasn't, thank you very much) and he had his sexy boots up on his table.

There was a sign that read RELEASE YOUR INNER ANIME BEAST in large lettering followed by something in microscopic lettering that could never be read.

It really was one hundred percent designed to lure people in so that Cid could talk their ears off about the wonders of cosplay and just how it was important to fashion.

Or sell things.

Or prove he was some kind of small deity when it came to dice.

Either way, he had raffle tickets and people always wanted raffle tickets because prizes were always the best.

Asiya lived for fashion week.The different colors, the vibrant styles, and all of the people that expressed themselves in creative ways. It was a wonderful time, and the artist decided to go out and enjoy herself. Festivals and festivities were generally few and far between, so why not? It would give her a chance to mingle as well, so that was always a plus.

Donning a turban style hijab in a vibrant red color along with a floral suit jacket and cream pants. Dressing in such colorful clothing always made her happy, and she was eager to go out with her unique style of hijab. Trying out new styles of wrapping her scarf was fun, and doing so at fashion would be the best place to try it. With her purse, cellphone, car keys and all her odds and ends in hand, she then made her way to the festival.

"I'll purchase a few tickets," she said as soon as she got to the ticket booth. That was always her first stop - a good place to go, just in case. They would always have little events and games going on, and having tickets to possibly win never hurt. After she received her tickets from the clerk, she then wandered off and went to look about. There would be stands to visit and other games to check out.

Asiya caught sight of Cid, and then she immediately gravitated over. "I've been fond of anime for a while," she admitted to him, unashamed and eager to try his game. "I love the different art styles, and things always look so pretty in the animation, too. Can I try your game?" She smiled warmly at Cid when she asked her question, and then waited. Would luck be on her side, or would it favor the game runner?

"Oh, yes! The sure volume of the different manga-ka and manhwa artists is just astounding," Asiya agreed while nodding with a smile. "One of my favorites is Mori Kaoru," she went on to explain as she thought of some of her favorite comic book artists. Mori was famous for her work in A Bride's Tale, which was as beautiful in story as it was in artwork. Unfortunately for Asiya, she had not been reading as much comics - manga or otherwise - lately. She had been focused on artwork and the like, and had lost herself for a bit in that as she often tended to do.

She couldn't help but laugh when she saw what Cid rolled for his dice. A two; couldn't get much worse than that. "You must have upset them," she commented, nodding toward the dice that he had rolled. "Here's to hoping they take to me a little better." Having said that, Asiya plucked a sparkly purple d20, and then rolled it.

The dice seemed to favor her, it would appear.

"Mm, upset them or made a mockery of their fine, fine powers. Who knows." Cid was all grins regardless and grinned wider when Asiya rolled a seventeen. He rubbed his hands together then spread them out to show there was nothing there and then, with a flourish and a flick of his wrists, two raffle tickets appeared. There was one in each hand and they were held out for her to take. "You may want to try Irie Aki sometime. Not quite similar in terms of style but super cute all the same. Anyway, these are yours!"




Then he was finally - FINALLY - taking his boots off the table to lean back and watch Wil. "Dude, duuuuuude. Will I win my dice rolls today?" If pressed about Wil being next to him he would easily admit that it was all part of his booth. Wil was his bro.

Nasir was not that far away himself but he was also the one handing out cute small paper bags that had pastries for the various people running the booths. He came to a stop, dropping one off for Cid, before he was handing Wil one - that was obviously bigger because it was meant to be more than just a snack. There may have also been flowers weaved into small braids in his hair along with the usual supply of clips and barrettes.

Never mind the new pair of glasses that he was wearing.

"Snacks delivered," he said, slipping in between Wil's set up and Cid's booth to find a place to sit and eat a pastry himself. Though he did run a hand through blonde curls as he went by.

Autumn was not necessarily a professional designer, but that didn't stop her from being insanely hyped up for Ashdown's Fashion Week. She wasn't typically a bragger, but with her designer boots, thigh-high socks, and overalls, she looked DAMN good. Particularly with how on fleek her hair and makeup were today. It was a welcome distraction from the dread setting into her mind, and she was bound and determined not to think about any of it. She was just here to have a good time, damn it, and she was going to have it, Other Ashdown be damned.

And hey, maybe Chris or Lucas would be here? Didn't hurt to look good with cute guys around. Scanning the area, Autumn ambled her way around, taking in the sights of Fashion Week in her new town.

Wil perked at Cid and then very mystically shook his 8 ball.

"Better Not Tell You Now." Wil tilted the ball so he could see and burst out laughing.

Nasir was given a lazy grin when he sat down, "Any questions need professional consultation on.. before I eat my snacks?"