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[a_thousandyears]

It's today... I haven't missed it in decades, until now. The Dragon Boat Festival.

There are people here with boats, right? I know Sweden was building one and there's that pirate ship. They wouldn't be any good for a race, though. [Might go hang out wherever the pirate ship is docked anyway, though.]

While I'm on the topic, does anyone know what kind

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[bubbleteatime]

You can't do that!

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[bubbleteatime]

You might get alien fish poisoning.

Where are my notifs where did you hide them

[a_thousandyears]

Doubt it. We've been eating the monsters here without getting sick.

I should be asking you the same question

[bubbleteatime]

... And you didn't check for red tide?

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[dontkickit]

Maybe if you ask nicely, the scientists will give you two or three boats to race!

[Voice]

[a_thousandyears]

I'd still need ten or twelve people to race. Way more if we're doing it properly.

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[dontkickit]

There are a lot of people in Discedo! It sounds like a fun thing to do, so I'm sure tons of people would sign up!

[Voice]

[a_thousandyears]

I suppose if we can get two boats and crew them, it doesn't matter if they're actual dragon boats or not...

[littlestcrybaby]

...how b-big do the b-boats have to be?

[a_thousandyears]

It depends. Dragon boats are a kind of long boat, normal ones usually carry around 22 people. They can get really big.

Fishing junks are smaller.

[brbmodernizing]

... I did not realize you got into Dragon Boat Racing, Hong Kong-kun.

[nnngh international sport in 1976 makes me think he might've been less interested before then. tell me if that conflicts. then again, Japan just kinda ignores this, I think. |D]

[a_thousandyears]

[Either that or with all the line facing and silence, no one noticed the little kid looking longingly out at the water...]

Tuen Ng Jit is one of the biggest days on my calender. Chek chue is probably packed right now.

[brbmodernizing]

[God that is so cute get out]

...Is that so? Well, I wish you luck.. Just keep in mind that there seems to be another festival coming up.

[a_thousandyears]

[Running around trying to help all the men get the boats into the water... Begging to be allowed to hang off the back...]

I wasn't actually planning on doing a race, it's a bit late for that and we don't have the boats. [Just kind of wanted to because homesickness is a terrible thing, even when half of home has come with you.]

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[dueling_hearts]

Dragon Boat Festival?

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[a_thousandyears]

Tuen Ng Jit. It's a celebration at my house, the dragon boats are just part of it.

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[dueling_hearts]

Tuen.. ahh, is that Chinese?

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[a_thousandyears]

Yeah. Cantonese more specifically.