015 | Sky Full Of Stars

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Tanabata Festival
When: All day July 5
Where: The Near Shore
Summary: The Heavens are throwing a party and you're invited!

Edit: OVERFLOW is here!



With Tanabata drawing close, the Heavens have decided that there is nothing wrong with a little celebration for the annual occasion. So they have invited everyone on the Far Shore as well as a large number of people from the Near Shore to attend a festival for Tanabata. Tanabata festivals are not uncommon in this area, so the Near Shore residents are none the wiser, though some of them are a little uncertain about where this street they've never heard of popped up from...

Tanabata is a festival held to celebrate the one time a year that the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet across the vast expanse of the Milky Way. Many birds have been working their tail feathers off to create a bridge for the two lovebirds and that bridge - perhaps unsurprisingly - touches down on this street, in the middle of the festival.

The Heavens have prepared entertainment, food stalls, and as many tanzaku as might be needed for everyone to write down wishes, along with plenty of bamboo stalks to hang the wishes from.

New arrivals will find themselves ushered to the festival and offered traditional clothing after their normal briefing at the Meeting Hall.



Stalls

There are festival stalls of every kind present, all run by shinki dressed in white robes and bearing the golden chrysanthemum of Amaterasu. Many of them seem a little bruised still, but they are happy to smile for anyone who comes to the stall they are running. There is food, games, and drinks available of all kinds, so feel free to roam around to your heart's content sampling everything that you can.

Performance

A large stage has been erected at one end of the festival street. The Heavens know that there are many talented gods and shinki present, so they are more than willing to clear spots in the scheduling for those people to perform. Anytime a Far Shore resident isn't on stage, there are plenty of Near Shore acts to go on, ranging the gambit from traditional music and instruments all the way to a rock band that has somehow found themselves here for the celebration.

Wishes

Pieces of paper called tanzaku have been strewn about a number of bamboo shoots all over the festival. There are brightly colored decorations on the bamboo and the papers themselves exist in every color of the rainbow as well. Attendees are encouraged to write down any wishes they may have and hang them from the bamboo, a normal Tanabata tradition. Wishes can range from 'I want a soda' to 'World peace' and anything in between. Obviously, some of these wishes may not be able to be granted during the time of the festival, but gods and shinki alike are encouraged to answer any wishes they can as well.

NOTE: Please report any wishes your characters answers to the first comment on this post along with a link to where the wish is answered. There will be small bonuses awarded for answered wishes.

The Bridge

As stated previously, the bridge that will allow Orihime to meet her lover touches down in the very center of the festival's street. It may be made of tiny pieces, but the bridge itself is sturdy. While it may not be able to take just anyone who sets foot on it across the Milky Way, you are allowed to walk along the bridge yourself, though you will always find yourself turned around after a short time and heading back towards where you stepped on. Lovers in particular are encouraged to walk the bridge together to deepen their bonds, but be cautioned! If you walk onto the bridge with someone, you might start feeling affectionately towards them even if they are your sworn enemy! Such is the power of love on this day.

In Summary:

• Enjoy the festival
• Watch some quality entertainment
• Make and/or answer wishes
• Meet Orihime
• Traverse the bridge
• Have fun~

Comments

OTA

[handsome_genius]

Yoon didn't want to wear a yukata. So he works with the fabrics until it resembles something formal - which he doesn't like - but in a cut that he does like. Even the color is something he can handle. It looks out of place among the kimono and yukata, but he doesn't care. It's more comfortable, to him.

Stalls: Games

He's trying, okay? He's trying to relax and have a good time. He's been told by one or two people that he's working too hard and closed off too much, so here he is trying his hand at some of the games of skill where two things quickly become apparent:

1. If he's the one throwing a ball or dart, he's a pretty poor shot. He gets no closer than the far edge of the dartboard, that sort of thing.
   
2. If he's next in line and sees someone taking aim, he's likely to make a comment about their angle being off. If they decide to adjust based on his suggestion, they tend to hit the mark dead on.

It's frustrating to him, in a way, because here he was trying to have fun but he can only give other people the ability to win a prize. It's after that he'll try to go find the goldfish scoops or something because no way is he going anywhere near the Bridge.

Wishes

Yoon decides to make three wishes: one for himself, one for Ran, and one for their temple. It also doesn't occur to him to keep them anonymous, so he does sign his name:

1. That I can learn more about cooking and medicine in case I have to take care of my god again. - Yoon
   
2. That Ran, Itzpapalotl, can learn from other gods how to control his bone powers and not get as badly hurt again. - Yoon
   
3. That we get to replace the kitchen appliances at the temple with something 'modern'. - Yoon

games!

[festal]

( She jumps slightly when she's addressed, giving Yoon a wide eyed look like, are you talking to me?
But there she is... a dart in hand, poised to strike, and this boy is looking right at her? She relaxes a bit, pulling her arm back a little more like he suggested and... let's go.

It hits the target right in the center and she covers her mouth in surprise, )

Oh! ( She looks at Yoon, the target, and back again. She's still covering her mouth, hiding an excited smile but it's easy enough to hear her, ) I-I did it...!

( On her first try, even. )

yeeee so cute

[handsome_genius]

Of course you did it! You listened to my advice!

[ Yoon is quite proud of this accomplishment, even if she was one who threw the dart. It means that he was right and that's what he cares about. ]

Try another one if you don't believe me.

[ Which, it sounded like she did, but now he's kind of just showing off. ]

Maybe you can get a bigger prize that way.

[festal]

( She considers it for a moment, wondering if its really okay. )

Are you sure? Don't you want a try?

[handsome_genius]

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