Dani's having a great time. He has a pink wristband and cups, and he hangs around by the pool with sparkly alcohol in said cup. He's not in swimwear, though, and apparently he's not budging on that front; he's in a black tank with an open shirt over it, sleeves rolled up just slightly past his wrists, and long black pants. The large brand on his neck is visible, but the rest of his scars are hidden and that's how he intends to keep it.

But, admittedly, when the paints come out, he does look interested. He doesn't immediately get involved, but...

Well. He's watching, anyway.

When the moon comes out his mood changes, and he goes to sit under its light.

"Hello, Artemis," he murmurs, and leans against one of the fences, eyes turned up. This is as open and calm as he's been since he got here. "Isn't she beautiful? I'll never get used to her."

A. FALL FESTIVAL

What is all of this?! Anyone who spends time in the gardens may well have seen Dani there in his first few days, gazing at flowers and other plants as though he'd never seen their like before. He'd gotten more accustomed to them the longer he'd been around, but now, all of this?! Is there no end to what can be produced in this world? The tastes - cider, marshmallows, cheese, rhubarb crumble. he wants to try all of it.

"Oh my gods, this is amazing! Have you tried this?!" He's holding a glass of regular apple juice in your face. "Can you believe it, and there's chocolate cakes over there." Word to the wise, because you don't want to be missing out on that, okay, chocolate is incredible. "Try it, try it, seriously it's amazing."

And then there's the whole thing with the pumpkins, which is equally fascinating to him. He absolutely joins the hunt to look for them, plus he gets in line for the apple bobbing, whatever that is.

He is less sure about it when he sees what it actually is, though, and leans across to whoever's near to him to discuss.

"What's the point in this, why are we trying to bite them out of the water? No, seriously."

B. HANDFASTING

Well, all right, the ribbon ceremony is a bit of a surprise. Dani isn't wild about being tied to anyone, and he tries to protest it a bit, although his general desire to not upset his hosts in any way overpowers his complaints.

That he's not untied straight away isn't the best, though. He smiles awkwardly at the person he's been paired with, and tugs his wrist a little.

"Okay. I guess. Well...now what, I mean, are we supposed to do something? I didn't think it was as serious as all this."

C. A VAMPIRE FEAST (cw. PTSD, slavery, abuse)

People had hinted that there were things about this place that weren't as wonderful as they seemed. But they'd hinted at, like, drugs and stuff. Nothing that had overly concerned Dani, not really. And this week's festivities have been fun. The scavenger hunt, all the food, the fireworks, all of it.

And then he sees that table. Human bodies as serving plates, those flower crowns. Dani stops smiling. He doesn't taste the food, doesn't even get close. He backs right off, eyes wide and upset. He doesn't need to drink that tea to see something horrifying here, and it doesn't matter that those with food piled on their bodies look happy about it.

"No, no I can't, I'm sorry, I--"

He's in full reverse, backing away and knocking into people as he goes. He's aware of it, but it doesn't slow him down. He can't be here for this, and the panic bubbling up through his chest is more obvious by the minute. ]

"Let me through, I can't do this, let me go!"