Benny MacBeryl/Events

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Gourdfest 1230

Benny celebrated Gourdfest as he does every year, wearing a rather aged costume his daughter made for him out of clay when she was younger and refraining from any spiritual events due to his distain for them. However, he did repeatedly visit Eleanor Valentine's Ceramic Respite throughout the holiday, learning how to create pots to put up in his classroom to try and expand his creative abilities.

Sundance 1230

Benny celebrated Sundance very calmly and simply, which he tends to do every year. The evening before the day of Sundance, he placed out Wish Tags to his class from that year, each one of his colleagues, and to his daughter, choosing to spend the evening with her to share dinner together.

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Phoenix Fest 1231

As part of the Education Division, Benny's contributions to Phoenix Fest were rather simple. Much of his time was spent leading children-friendly activities for the event and assisting with organizing the EVD's phoenix-centered lectures. He himself also hosted the Breakfast Bash alongside his daughter, an annual volunteering effort to assist metalworkers with their surge of work during the season. During his off-hours, he stopped by Eleanor's stand of knick-knacks, Cotton Talvarus's clothing stall, and the Cluckford's Phoenix Friends booth to get a plushie of a Cluckertoo for his daughter. Benny was also recruited by Tia Alequin into a party to hunt a aether-charged boar for her Grand Bonfire Feast during the festival. As a fighter, he did his best to assist his party members and was paid handsomely for his efforts, proudly participating in the feast once the smoked meat was prepared.

St. Cleo's 1231

Benny celebrated St. Cleo's rather proudly by contributing to The Wayfarer's Survival Guide booth, assisting Ruairi Cromwell and Selena Idris by maintaining weapons and equipment, occasionally performing demonstrations with them for visitors. During his off-hours, he visited Deidre Silva, Ribbon, and Veronica Taylor's Catch You Letter booth to ask about their work and have some tea, as well as supporting and cheering for his daughter during her Game of Kings match with Freyja Lest and her attempts to dunk Guo Hua Jiao at the Dunk Tank for Charity booth.

200th Grand Gala 1231

With his ticket secured for the 200th Grand Gala, Benny made sure he attended, spending most of his time in the main ballroom, but occasionally visiting the cafeteria and the red carpet hall. He was present for Megumi Nen's announcement, and while he cheered publicly, his deep disdain for Aether dampened his mood afterwards. This further conflicted him when Mirage disrupted the Gala, swallowing his dread to help out the far more panicked people around him, begrudgingly assisting Astrophel Argentum in the training grounds for some time.

When Monica and Nelly Carthwright assemble a dive team into the Heart of Nail, Benny steps up to join. In the first trial, Benny is the first to take action, picking up the Light Stone to place into Lumen's statue alongside Ari Lancaster, Leo Eridanus, Monica Holst, and Pendra. He follows Leo's lead with a smile, and delights in the young Pendra's enthusiasm. The latter two trials go relatively smoothly for him, taking a backseat but continuing to support and encourage others along the way.

Upon seeing Quill in the Heart of the Nail, Benny finds himself unable to act, only watching as his daughter interrogates and defends Mirage due to his internal conflict. As soon as danger becomes present though, both in Quill's mist and through Sylvana Cadoret bringing the beast from the third trial into the room, he calls for the party to escape.

Lumenaster Valoan and Lady Radialy appear on the scene and save the party, but Mirage manages to get away with their spoils. Once back on the surface, Benny immediately checks on Aisling and Leo, with Benny giving his account of events. Once the party is excused, Benny makes an effort to check on the training grounds before heading home.