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Unification Week - [Mod Event]

Unification Week has arrived! One of the few celebrations across the United Planets that is truly universal, Unification Week is a week-long celebration of the establishment of the United Planets. Every year, the celebration ends on the anniversary of the signing of the accord that led to the formation of the UP.

This year, Unification Week is taking place in the capital city of Yodot, on the planet Daxam, a somewhat controversial move because of the xenophobic Daxamite terrorist cell, The White Triangle, attacking Earth and other UP worlds several years before -- an attack that led to the genocide of the entire planet Trom. Despite the past actions of this terrorist splinter faction -- or perhaps partly because of them -- the majority of Daxam has decided to warmly welcome the rest of the UP to their world.

Bathed in the warm light of Daxam's red sun, visitors that enter the city (after their required lead screening, of course, due to how deadly it is to Daxamites) will find the city of Yodot decked out in 31st century splendor, with nearly countless festival grounds, markets, art installations, and other amusements. For the first time in a millennia, the Daxamites have rediscovered their roots as colonists and explorers from Krypton, the world of Superman's birth, and now they're attempting to embrace the galaxy beyond them. This is their first year ever hosting such a festival and they've pulled out all the stops as a way of extending a hand of peace to the other worlds of the UP -- and representing the very best of its ideals.

SCENARIO A: LEGION-CON
Whatever anyone thinks about the current state of the Legion of Super-Heroes, it has very quickly become an important symbol of the United Planets. Legion-Con is still a fairly new part of the celebration, but Unification Week is always a good excuse for fans to get together with fellow Legion fans to talk about their heroes -- or maybe just about their sex lives. So far, no known Legionnaires have been recognized attending Legion-Con, but there are always rumors, and hope springs eternal.

Anyone attending will find themselves awash in a constant tide of nerd fandom, with everything from cosplayers, to vendors hawking Legion merchandise, to artists selling Legion-based art, to informative panels on all manner of Legion subjects (such as an information-gathering gossip panel on the most mysterious, newest Legionnaires). In sharp contrast with some of the other attractions is the holographic memorial hall, honoring the Legionnaires that were seemingly killed over a year ago, where emotional Legion fans can frequently be seen weeping despondently as they leave.

While the old Legion is honored in many places here, the new Legionnaires have clearly captured the attention -- and the hearts -- of the UP public.

SCENARIO B: MARKETS
Countless marketplaces have sprung up through the city, with enterprising individuals selling wares from myriad worlds. The native Daxamites have an impressive and colorful array of clothes, artifacts, and other sundries to offer visitors, and they're definitely not alone. Even some residents of the Second Galaxy have set up shop, welcomed by the UP in the hopes that it will influence their peoples to eventually join up. These enterprising traders have a wide array of things to sell, from foods entirely alien to even the UP, to colorful handwoven cloth and clothes, made with ancient weaving methods lost to time in the United Planets.

SCENARIO C: CONCERTS
In the future, people still know how to rock out. Multiple concerts are being thrown throughout the city, with music from countless cultures. Some of the hottest bands to play on the medialinks have agreed to participate, leading to band lineups that will someday become legend.

While some of the music might not appeal to every ear (especially since some some individuals can only hear in certain frequencies), the people attending are guaranteed to have their faces melted off by the power of future rock and roll. (Only figuratively, of course, except for that one performance by the silicon-based Veldamites that carbon-based organics are prohibited from attending so they aren't resonated into their base molecules). Even the bands that pass for future pop are catchy as anything.

Choreography has evolved over the years and with the inclusions of multiple species, leading to backup dancing that has to be seen to be believed, and the standard pyrotechnics and laser light shows of the concerts of old have long since been surpassed by the wonders of holographic technology, making even the visuals of these concerts impossible to forget.

SCENARIO D: ART & HISTORY
For the more intellectually-inclined, art and history exhibitions have been arranged, where people can enjoy great works of art and artifacts from countless UP member worlds. Visitors can marvel over the three-dimensional, holographic, fractal art created by the great Coluan recursivists, masters of mathematical visual design. Or they can walk through the colorful cloth-webs of the Vyrgans, who can see on a greater color spectrum than the human eye. These room-sized tapestries are threaded together communally by artist collectives instead of a single artist.

The exhibitions of Earth are often considered the most eclectic, if not the most skillful. Alongside ancient Earth artifacts such as "automobiles" and "floppy disks," are strange modern art installations. One of them that's currently taken the Earth art world by storm is called "Residue of an Experience," a giant white canvas smeared with blue paint. The placard says that the piece of art was created by the artist, Brecadron, inviting two of his friends to wrestle naked in paint on the canvas while he played a detuned bass for twenty minutes straight. While the Earth art world regards it, and similar art displays, as great modern masterpieces, various aliens often leave the displays looking somewhat bewildered.

SCENARIO E: RIDES
And what would a celebration of this magnitude be without rides? Roller coasters and log flumes and merry-go-rounds and things that spin you until you puke up whatever you bought at the market today, all yours to experience for a handful of tickets at the booths at the gates. Of course, the wide variety of bodies belonging to members of the United Planets means that actually getting on the rides takes more than a "you must be this tall to ride" marker...

For those that want something slower, anti-grav spheres, clear except for cushions at the bottoms, can be ridden in the air over the city, providing breath-taking views of Yodot and the jungle-like wilderness around it.

SCENARIO F: FIREWORKS
On the seventh day of the festivities -- the anniversary of the signing of the UP accord -- there is a massive "fireworks" show at the end of the last night. No one need worry about any errant incendiary devices, however, as they've long since been replaced with holograms. That means that the lights that explode over the skies and the music that sounds through the air are limited only by the imagination.

After a rousing speech by the UP president, Winema Wazzo, about the unity between the UP worlds, a metal sculpture -- a sphere with constructs on it representing the UP's many member worlds -- raises up, and it's from this unifying symbol that the lights start shooting up into the air. The display is over two standard Earth hours long, and not a single moment of it is a waste of that time. When it's all over, cheers sound through the city of Yodot, and despite their differences, for one moment, a galaxy is united in celebrating the relative peace they've been able to maintain between countless species, against all odds.

SCENARIO G: WILD CARD
Plenty of surprises can happen during a festival like Unification Week. Even despite the fairly competent security being provided by the Science Police, minor crimes like thefts or muggings can happen. Accidental fires can spring out in busy marketplaces. Attempted assassinations of important officials can occur. While this particular Unification Week is fortunately free of any major attacks, it's always possible that Legionnaires might find themselves the only thing standing in the way of a little havoc -- and that means it's their job to keep these problems from ruining or interrupting the festivities.

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SCENARIO A:

Jason's used to crowds. Angel Grove isn't a small place, after all, and he's been to a few martial arts tournaments. And then there was Power Rangers Day a few weeks ago. He was pretty good with all that. But then there are crowds, and there's crowds.

With well over a million visitors coming in to Legion-Con, getting lost in the hustle and bustle is a very real possibility. He hadn't wanted to be recognized, so he'd stopped by a booth, denying that he was a Legionnaire of course (apparently all humans looked alike to some races. Go figure.) and bought a Great Saiyaman helmet just to cover the whole 'secret identity' gig. He was used to the big, bulky helmets, rather than the Nova setups they had. A hoodie modeled after Gwen's and he was pretty well set on the secret identity gig.

Not that it stopped another vendor from suckering him into a few more goods, like a shell-shaped backpack, a Founding Members poster, and fuzzy slippers modeled after Gates. Kimberly would've been mortified at his shopping choices. Then again, she probably would've spent all day at the clothing stalls.

He stopped at the bounds of a cone of silence to admire a clear, quiet circle of mentallo-sculptors, using helmets that projected their thoughts into reality, as they worked together to create an ever-evolving tribute to the Legion's history, one form flowing into another as it ran through the members, their tragedies, and their triumphs. Not as they were, Jason knew from experience that Karate Kid wasn't that built, but as the people saw them. Something just short of living gods.

And we're supposed to measure up to that?

Scenario B:

If the vendors at Legion-Con weren't bad enough, there was the actual market. Buying one of everything available would easily bankrupt a small nation, Jason bet. Still, it didn't stop him from springing on a few more items.

He'd skipped over the spectro-tailor. Normally an outfit that changed color with your mood would've grabbed his attention, but not after the Lantern business. But the programmable ferrofluid statuette was too cool to pass up. Billy probably would've loved it. If he ever got home, he'd have to remember to give it to him.

He paused outside of a flower stand, considering for a moment as a batch of plants hummed to match the surrounding mood of enthusiasm. Who would I even give that to? Gwen was cute, but she was more of a buddy than anything else. Videl was straight up awesome, but he wasn't sure what was up with her and Gohan. Jazmin was really busy, and... Overall, nice thought? But he honestly barely knew any of them. Offering flowers would just be weird and really not his place.

He dropped a few credits into the tip jar, then slipped into line at a food vendor who'd set up stall a few spaces down. Maybe some noodles would do him good.

Scenario F:

Fireworks. Awesome at normal times. But Jason had decided to both cheat and dabble in a long-denied secret curiosity, using his flight ring to hover above the action and watch them go off beneath him. He'd even sent out an invite on the omnicomms to join him, setting up a hovertable in the air next to them to handle the food and drinks.

It was a little disappointing to learn that the fireworks were all fake, but that disappointment had faded as soon as the first series of lights went off beneath him, illuminating the crowd.

"Whoof. I might have set things up a little too close to the action, huh?" Despite the complaint, he was laughing. Talk about a way to feel like a little kid again.

"Boo, no explosion!" Grif yelled when it first became clear that these weren't real, actual rockets with bits that could fly off and hurt somebody, but he was laughing too. This had, LegionCon awkwardness aside, been a good week. Everyone had a chance to be thoroughly distracted from the space apocalypse, and though Grif made a big deal of slacking off most of the time, this was probably the first chance he'd gotten to stop thinking about it since Galactus came through.

To Jason (because of course an invitation to hang out way too close to the things he'd been expecting to be explosive had sounded like a good time) he replied with, "We're good, there's no fire or anything! Doesn't this future know how to do anything right?!"

But even though he was complaining, it was because Grif loved to complain more than anything. There was no venom in it.

"Jerk." Jason was laughing too, even as he tossed a kernel of space popcorn at Grif. He had, fortunately, missed most of the cringe-inducing fan interactions. Those doofy Great Saiyaman helmets, which he was still wearing, were good for something it seemed.

"They're doing their best. They probably didn't count on a bunch of guys who can fly deciding to get front-row seats." Still, as awesome as the holograms were, they still didn't stand up to good ol' explosives. It made him wonder how they celebrated the Fourth of July without fireworks. "They could definitely do better on some things, though. First burgers, now fireworks. What grand tradition is going to end up being faked next?"

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