012 | The Beach Episode

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Beach party
When: All day June 5
Where: The beach
Summary: A beach party for all of the Far Shore residents

[01-27 Edit: Continue your threads at the overflow post to evade captcha!]



There were certainly a lot of broken hearts and emotional roller coasters recently, so the Heavens have decided it's time to allow their people to let loose and have some fun for a little while. Through some magic - or possibly just a lot of money - they have managed to rent out an entire private beach for the event so that they won't be interrupted by any Near Shore residents. The beach is beautiful and well-maintained, the ocean goes for as far as the eye can see, and rocky outcroppings offer a handy place to dive into the water on a test of courage.

It's a beautiful summer day, perfect for swimming and cracking watermelons and playing some beach volleyball. There's even some soft music permeating the air so that nothing is every silent on this fun-filled day.

New arrivals, after having been met at the Meeting Hall, would have been immediately redirected to this party. After all, they should be enjoying themselves as well.



Swimwear

Anyone who doesn't have swimwear will be provided with swimwear to fit their needs. Unfortunately, the Heavens don't have access to a lot of swimwear, so you'll likely wind up with something ugly, something old, or something just plain weird.

Playful Fish

The sea critters are excited about the party too. They're happy to swim up to anyone in the water and will even come up to the shallows to take a look at the fun happening on the shore. Toe nibbling and brushes of scales are in your future, so you'd better get used to the idea if you plan on being in the water.

Barbecue

Some basics have been provided, but everyone has been asked to bring a little something to the barbecue as well if they can. So you're more than welcome to grab one of the many grills and start frying things up. Heck, there are even fishing poles available if you feel like hauling in a few of those friendly fish to grill. Additionally, summery drinks have been provided, including iced tea, lemonade, water, and horribly fruity cocktails.

After Dark

Just because the sun is down doesn't mean that the party's stopping! The barbecue will continue well into the night, lit now by the stars and a huge, roaring bonfire. The bonfire is maintained by Amaterasu's shinki and climbs higher than any bonfire has the right to. Also, there are floating lights in the water so that people can continue swimming now that it's dark. And if you happen to get too drunk to go home, don't worry. A white-clad shinki will be happy to put you back to bed at the end of the night. Additionally, some sparklers and small bottle rockets have been provided for your entertainment.

In Summary:

• Get some sun
• Go for a swim
• Make sure you're in a swimsuit
• Enjoy the food and activities
• Don't drown
• Have fun~

Comments

[kokuyoyo]

[Then he better judge, because Chikusa does not seem to care as he takes a sip.]

Maybe... That sort of thing seems hard to tell.

And it doesn't seem like the Heavens will or can tell if there's a process behind it.

[His tone stays perfectly level as he states that, not betraying that he's annoyed by that.]

[fixed_destiny]

That seems like standard bureaucracy. Is anything at all going the way it seems to be intended to?

[kokuyoyo]

Prayers are still being answered… And the human world continues to turn.

So… I suppose.

But there’s still too much that isn’t solved yet, and…. Prejudice between old and new gods, apparently.

[fixed_destiny]

Worlds turn with or without gods, I'm not sure we can claim this is their doing.

[Or the doing of the new ones for that matter. He leans a bit against the table, watching people party further on. It looked so ordinary.]

In the old tales divinity was a matter of birth. You were born a god or you weren't one. We mortals getting those jobs must chafe beyond belief.

[kokuyoyo]

[The festival had looked ordinary as well, before zombies happened. Then things took quite a turn. All it's done is cemented Chikusa's belief in constant vigilance, even for such a mundane event as this.]

[For now, Chikusa shrugs.]

For gods. Shinki.... don't have that problem, I think. We were mortal before anyway, after all.

[fixed_destiny]

Weren't we all?

[He was. Everyone he'd seen or spoken to so far seemed to come from mortal roots.]

[kokuyoyo]

Shinki are always supposed to be mortal, I think. Gods such as Axel-sama, or you…

It’s different… at least from what I understand…

[fixed_destiny]

All things can die. I certainly could just this morning and I'm sure if I wished to try it out I could die right now.

[Needless to say he isn't even a little bit interested in trying it out there's way too much to do.]

A strange distinction to try to make between a shinki and a god. I suppose that too will need researching when I can find the time..

[kokuyoyo]

There's a lot of things that need researching...

[And Chikusa's heavy sigh says that he's already exhausted by the size of the list alone.]

[fixed_destiny]

On the bright side, there's now plenty of time to do it in, as far as I have been able to find out aging is no longer an issue.

[There - for the first time, a touch of eagerness to his otherwise neutral voice. A possible immortality so long as he didn't get brutally murdered in some fashion, which meant lots of time to research whatever he wanted! He didn't HAVE to pick one field if he didn't want to!]

If we're stuck like this for the forseeable future it can't hurt to try to focus a bit on the good parts.

[kokuyoyo]

If you don't disappear, first.

[Chikusa wishes he could share some of that eagerness, but it's a problem, when you're dead inside.]

...Have you heard about those yet...?

[fixed_destiny]

I'm afraid not. There wasn't much detail given that I can make use of beyond ... go here.

[A gesture made at the party. How is he supposed to get much relevant knowledge out of this?]

Disappear how?

[kokuyoyo]

Completely.

[A worrying statement, to be sure.]

Without any warning... They'll disappear. As will their temple... and the name they bestowed onto their shinki. No one knows what happens to them... Although it seems like it's only from 'new' gods.

...Some of the corpses.... Apparently, there were people who recognized the souls trapped in them. At least one was a god who had disappeared...

[fixed_destiny]

[... Yet another thing to add to the list of things to study.

He was going to have to find a more convenient way of managing that list than relying on memory.]

What happened to that particular corpse, do you know? Is it still around? I'd like to see it if so.

[And take it apart.]

[kokuyoyo]

[Well, it's not a lot of people that ask to see a corpse, and Chikusa pauses as he looks over him carefully.]

...Most of them wouldn't go down unless they were severely damaged. The Heavens sent out a call for gods and shinki to deal with the mess, so....

....Do you deal with corpses a lot?

[fixed_destiny]

Very rarely, I don't normally deal with the biological aspect of things, it's .. messy.

[And he normally ran around in a white labcoat.]

... Reasonable but unfortunate if they've been destroyed. I would have liked to see if there was any lingering effect of unnatural animation.

[kokuyoyo]

Not completely destroyed, but...

[A shrug. Listen, let's just say that there's still bits of gore stuck in the streets where the festival took place.]

....What can you do? Skill-wise.

[fixed_destiny]

..Nothing large enough to be worthwhile, I take it.

[That's how it goes. If it happened again he'd definitely have to capture one of those undead.

It was his duty now or something. Surely such things were a defilement of death, and that was something he'd have to see to, right?]

Many small things. Some spellcraft, a little swordsmanship. Anything that requires general lifting. In theory I have plenty of potential in both, but I admit I vastly prefer the arena of intellectual pursuits to either one.

[kokuyoyo]

What kind of spells?

[...Oh yeah, he should. Probably explain.]

The overall Heavens haven't seemed to have learned anything.... or aren't telling it... but people have been trying to figure out what happened...

[fixed_destiny]

Little of true worth I imagine. I've been.. neglecting it. A little lightning and fire, darkness of course, and healing of some cut and scrapes.

[Really he shouldn't be neglecting his skills but what was he going to fight in the castle, a moth? Maybe a mouse?]

I presume you mean 'us' when you say people, and not them. How troublesome.

[kokuyoyo]

It is. But.... some people here have a talent for it...

[A pause.]

...I didn't look at the corpses.... but I was able to find where they came from... local morgues. There was paperwork.... so I have that.

[fixed_destiny]

[Paperwork is a start.]

I wouldn't mind having a copy, if you're willing to share. Who knows what might prove useful in the long run.

[And here he is practically signing himself up for work that isn't in his particular fields of active interest, limiting his time for the things he really wanted to do.

Well. If he was a god now he should probably at least try to prioritize SOME of the things that god was doing.]

... I suppose I should also begin brushing up on my combat skills if fighting is regularly required.

[There is the general sense of 'bleah' to that, but it goes unsaid. He enjoyed physical effort well enough but that would chew even more into his research time!]

[kokuyoyo]

[That, at least, Chikusa can answer.]

Have you met your shinki yet?

[fixed_destiny]

No. I wasn't given much to go on there as well.

[kokuyoyo]

When you find them... They should be able to protect you. It's their duty.

[...Assuming they even have a fraction of the kind of obsessive loyalty Chikusa does, anyway.]

Still, you wouldn't be useful if you died....