Is this thing on? Can you hear me? Sorry, I'm not the most tech-savvy of spirits... Let me just adjust this knobbly looking thingie and... Yes! Ahem! Hello, everyone! My name is Kitsuko, a friendly kitsune spirit who is clearly vastly superior to all other spirits who may attempt to oppose me. As your obvious candidate and choice for the Spirit of the Summer, I feel it is my duty to tell you all about the big summer matsuri I've been plan -- h-hey, give me that back! TARU, YOU JERK --
Did you seriously think you could do this without me, Kitsuko? Here, shove over. Let someone who actually knows what they're talking about take over. Yo, Gaians. I'm Taru. And let me just state for the record that I am way, way more awesome than Kitsuko. Did you know she hardly lifted a finger while we were setting up this giant festival for you guys? I had to practically do everything by myself!
T-that's not true!
Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Anywho, I'm your amazin' tanuki spirit, and I'm here to recruit you. Come join my team and we'll make this a summer to remember!
OH MY GOD TARU, SHUT UP! Don't listen to him, guys. Join my team and I'll make this the most amazing summer ever! After all, we're going to be putting out a new game every other day...
Plus, you can always challenge your fellow Gaians to battle in the forums. You might even run into staff members, moderators, or even me. If you're lucky, that is. You can't see it, but I totally just winked.
Gross. Anyway, there are going to be new items every day, so make sure you log in for the whole event to collect them all!
And remember, this is a competition between the terrific tanukis --
And the keen kitsunes!
To see who becomes the Spirit of the Summer. Pick your team and start racking up those spirit points!
You only have until August 29th to fight for your favorite spirit, so it's time to get down to business! Check out the event page to find out all the information you need to start enjoying the festivities!
Oh, and if you're feeling creative -- and want to draw someone who is totally the greatest ever, aka me and not Kitsuko -- don't forget to participate in our art contest for some amazing prizes!
We'll see you there, Gaians!
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