Aurora-tan's Matsuri!

Konnichiwa my PICOfreaks! Have you been traveling to Japan in PICO?

Since it's summer, it's time for a matsuri! A matsuri is a type of local festival in Japan. It's a nice break from the hot day to go and celebrate with tons of fried food, fun carnival games, fireworks, and dancing! Grab your festival clothes and let's celebrate!

You can find the matsuri event on your Travel Screen!

The thing to wear in matsuri is the yukata! They're like lightweight kimonos! You can also buy happis (they make you happy!) from Shigeo-san at the matsuri.

What a cute pond! Shame I can't try to catch balloons for free!

There are so many different pattern yukatas at Shigeo-san's shop! Be prepared to part with hard-earned PICO gold! The best thing in the shop however, is the Japanese Bon dance! With this dance, you can properly dance during matsuri!

New wigs! I want to try them on!

The most noticeable thing at the matsuri is the giant yagura they built in the middle! According to tradition, you are supposed to dance around the yagura! Atop of the yagura you can see a very spirited taiko drum player! He's very loud!

That's a very tall yagura! Hello up there~

The taiko drum player reminded me of my brother, Gio-tan, who also plays taiko! Matsuri brought on so many nostalgic feelings for me.

Do you see the family resemblance?

I decided to dance around the yagura clock-wise facing away. Direction is very important when dancing. Some fun things to shout while dancing are: "a doshita!" ''a sore!'' "a yoisho!," and "sate!"

This dance is so cute!
I would love to see many Pico's dancing in a line.

While Shigeo-san's goods were mostly in PICO gold, there is a RO8O shop that sells sparklers for gummies! They come in different colors and are very pretty.

*sizzle*
A race against time!

There's a fun game in Japan where you race with friends to see whose sparkler lasts the longest. I like to make as wishes as I can on my sprinkler before it goes out. If I reach 20 wishes, then they all come true!

Aw shoot! Maybe next time.

After awhile, the matsuri winds down and becomes very quiet. Even though there weren't any fireworks at this matsuri, I had a lovely time gazing at the stars under the paper lanterns.

It's so romantic . . .

I hope all of you have fantastic fun at this summer's matsuri! I did! Be sure to collect cute souvenirs.

Oyasumi nasai!
(goodnight!)

Aurora-tan's Dino Hunt!

Hi everyone! Aurora-tan is back! And this time I'm ready for an adventure of gigantic proportions!

I was looking through my PICO Guide: Star Collection. That's the little blue book that guides to all fun events in PICO! You can find it on the upper right corner of your screen. While I was looking, I saw one star I didn't have! It was labeled "Meet the Dinosaur!" When I clicked on it, I saw a nifty hint.

Tell me your secrets little snow-pico!

I immediately took off to the Stone Age to check it out. When I got there, I couldn't help but notice the giant footprints everywhere. I followed them, running as fast as I could.

Whose could they be?

Oh no! I was too late!

x_x

Ha ha, did I scare you? No, this wasn't the dinosaur the guide mentioned. Still, I was very surprised to see it too.
I looked around and noticed many shops. The most interesting one had a boogie-ing girl! I had to investigate.

Hm, a shop way out here?

Turns out, she sold actions! Actually only one action, Volcano Dance! This action proved to come in handy later. After I bought it, the shop keeper looked at me with challenge in her eyes! It was a dance off! I began to dance frantically!

Bring it on!

Suddenly, the ground rumbled! Everyone for miles ran close, excited to see dino action. But instead, we realized it was only the Volcano in the distance, erupting because of our dance.


We weren't discouraged however, we began to dance again. The rumblings got louder and more violent! We had at least ten people dancing with all their might!

Shake it!

Then it happened! He came! We all ran around in fear and excitement while our PICO Guides updated themselves. We all had new stars.

Yay! One step closer to completion~

The dinosaur was very ferocious! He was giant, with razor sharp claws and teeth. He seemed very grumpy.

Look at those giant feet!

As fast as he had come, he was gone! We all stood amazed, coughing in his dust.

Run out of the way! He's coming!

However, I am truly in awe of that great beast! It was such a marvelous experience, I urge you all to see him for yourselves. Remember, have at least ten friends dancing with you for him to show.

That's all for now PICO friends! Wait patiently till my next new discovery!

Aliens?!

Aurora-tan's Egyptian Adventure!

Hi there PICO-pals! It's me, Adventuring Aurora-tan! Now I'm not the one to pull on my safari boots whenever I see a zebra, but I heard about Catmid's awesome Egypt adventure so I had to have a taste of the fun!

The first thing I did was call my Travel Agent to book me a flight to an "exclusive" Egyptian Shine! Well, at first look, it didn't seem that exclusive.

So many tourists!

I approached the entrance and was immediately stopped by two ticket guys. I showed them a bit of leg though, and they let me through! Working out at the gym pays off!

Perhaps sexy?

I entered to what appeared to be a long, scary tunnel! It looked so cryptic with its ancient writing on the walls. I was immediately terrified!

This looks scary . . .

I ran as fast as I could down the hallway and came to two doors. I had minutes to decide which one to go through. I chose the right one!

Why am I so indecisive?!

Oh no! That door led me to a trick passage that brought me back to the beginning! I had to start all over again! I almost cried out of frustration!

No! Not again!

This time, I chose the left door. I found myself in a room . . . packed with tourists! It was so crowded I could barely move.

So crowded . . .

Ugh. I barely had enough strength to push over to the wall. I wanted to observe the hieroglyphics. They were indeed beautiful! However, it was so crowded and hot, I thought I might pass out!

They're so beautiful!

Suddenly, I heard gasps and whispers all around! Everyone moved closer to the sleeping Pharaoh's sarcophagus. The lid jiggled for a minute, then the casket opened. It was the king!

It moves! He lives!

To test my prowess, he showed me an ancient puzzle. Solving it was only too easy for a bookworm like me!

Fufufu!

Spoilers ahead!

Solved!

My prize was a chance to buy some treasures! I am a big owl lover so I purchased a lovely souvenir to bring home. Maybe my Travel Agent knew what he was doing after all!

Hooray, it's a beauty!

Happy adventuring everyone!