014 | A Whole New World

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Exploring the world
When: All day June 26
Where: The Near Shore (All Over)
Summary: So many shrines have popped up! Go visit your homelands!



The Heavens have received reports of many shrines to the "new gods" they are harboring appearing all over the world. These shrines seem to be additional, new shrines to those gods. Older shrines to those gods still exist, but these ones are shiny, new, and way more compatible with the "new gods". God characters, as well, will have felt the sudden pull towards their homelands and be compelled to travel to them. But the Heavens have taken it a step farther, offering the Meeting Hall as a place for gods and shinki to group up and go out for the day to the various places that are now calling out to them.

Please ignore the fact that they are mostly doing this so that you all will collect information for them without their begging for it or having to reward you.



Meeting Hall

The Meeting Hall is being used as a sort of hub right now. Any groups that are planning to meet up and travel together can meet here, but you might also find someone who's going somewhere you'd like to and tag along with them. Additionally, the Heavens have provided packed lunches for everyone to take with them, should they desire to. This also serves as a meeting place for all of the new gods and shinki.

Locals

Local pantheons have been alerted to the impending visitors. They are happy to welcome their brethren home and are likely to make a big fuss about their brothers and sisters staying with them. Local gods are welcome to be interpreted however you would like, just be sure not to NPC any god that is already taken by a god player. Also, you may find yourself running into some local spirits during your sight-seeing - including local ayakashi and various folklore spirits.

Flyers

They may not stick out at first, but those who are paying attention will notice that there are a large number of flyers being left around at their new shrines. Heck, even walking through the human towns, you will find flyers scattered on the ground and pinned to cork boards and nailed to telephone poles. All bear the same message: "Down with the Heavens. Down with Amaterasu." The locals gods are well versed in the flyers, saying that there have been some strange characters around throwing these flyers at anyone who will give them the time of day. Even humans will note that some shady-looking people have been putting up these strange posters.

Destruction

Whether you return early because of boredom, never left because you're uninterested, or late because you've been having fun, the middle of the night will bring an interesting sight to all. The Heavens will find themselves under attack - in the form of a large fire set at the temple of Amaterasu herself. The entire home is going up in flames and no one knows where Amaterasu is. They're asking for help in dousing the fire or even entering the burning home to find the small goddess and possibly look for the saboteurs, though the only people who are still around are Amaterasu's shinki, in varying states of distress and consciousness.

Note: Who will discover Amaterasu will be decided randomly on 3/20/17 OOC. At that point, a follow-up post will be made by Amaterasu herself.

In Summary:

• Explore the world
• Get to know your homelands
• Investigate insurgents
• Deal with a riot
• Save Amaterasu
• Have fun~

Comments

when you look at the mobile tag above this and wonder wtf you even typed...

[rememberher]

[ And while Lux completely surprised Oona the last time they spoke with a readily-given olive branch of friendship, the goddess's offer to take her somewhere, anywhere, and to let her choose... It floors her a bit, feels a little too good to be true.

But it's nice. It's really nice, and wearing such a bright smile, she could probably light the whole meeting hall by herself. ]

But I want to hear about the kinds of places you might want to go as well. If we're going together, it shouldn't be just my choice, after all.

[kokuyoyo]

And thus a part of the problem....

[A lax shrug.]

They reap what they sow, I guess....

[fullcowl]

It's alright, really. If you need a sounding board, I'm here. ... Do you think talking to them helped?

[Considering All Might and Shouto just spilling their backstories onto him with no prompting- he's oddly used to this.]

Uh... I don't think there's anything I need?

[priforprince]

Wha--

[ That just

that just



that just happened, didn't it?

Hibiki stands there, completely stunned. Holding the leash. It seems the evening's events have really

really

gotten her goat. ]

[pure_radiantics]

[She could have gotten so much more detailed and had the good sense not to get that far into things.]

Mmm. A little bit.

[She nods.]

And what you said helped too. However I end up making my decision, I shouldn't have to factor being a shinki into it. If I start to feel that way, I think it means something and I should remember that.

But I guess you could consider it an IOU then. [She crosses her heart.] Promise that if you need a sounding board too sometime, you can call me up, no problem.

[candyconsumption]

Yes, Zero, because other than yourself, Ichiru-san, and my god, I don't know anyone. I am not going to ask someone I do not know if I can go along. And, I don't want to burden you from having a good time with your... [ Brother? Cousin? ] ...family.

[kokuyoyo]

Animal sacrifice... Probably.

[The goat, oblivious to its potential Bad End, just bleets again and tugs Chikusa along further into the room so that it can investigate. Chikusa doesn't bother stopping it, because that seems like more effort than is really worth it.]

Sacrifice is part of Hestia's domain, after all...

[kokuyoyo]

Yes. Because I'm my god's first.

[Look at him. Look at how relaxed he is by having an important title. It's ridiculous.]

I haven't seen him take any... and he's starting to stink.

[fullcowl]

[That means she has more sense than either of the people who decided to spill their whole backstories out to an almost stranger.

Good job, Kairi.]

You're feelings are important, no matter what. Sometimes all you need to do is think them over.

... Alright. I'll remember that.

[He... might not use that IOU, but he'll remember it's existence.]

Post-Destruction

[handsome_genius]

[ Yoon's been doing his best during the entire chaos, but eventually things do settle down. That's when Yoon gets to work, walking around the site and generally trying to help people who look like they could use it. One such person he assumes to be this young woman. He doesn't give her an ounce of recognition. He's dressed in a more modern t-shirt and slacks currently (although they ARE still hand made), but the telltale satchel is slung over his shoulder and the feather is in his hair.

The difference is that there's a symbol on his left inner wrist, clearly visible as his hands move when he approaches her. ]

Oi. You're not hurt, are you? You don't look burned...

[ He's analyzing her from a short distance to start with. ]

1/2

[moonlitknight]

You're a moron.

2/2

[moonlitknight]

[ Words punctuated as he grabs his hand and pulls him along to the Grecian Gate. ]

[missingache]

[They'd see Izumo as long as he got their attention and kept it on him?

Roxas looks a bit sheepish due to the question.]

I like cats.

[shadowrevenger]

[Hopefully it won't come to that, but it's entirely possible her services will be required. Or maybe big brother can be the responsible party for everyone.]

Not yet, and I don't think I know anyone who has either. [If he does, it's not someone who's here, anyway.] But I've seen a lot of pictures online of some of the old temples. It looks like it's probably pretty hot.

[subtract]

I can bypass any blocked routes by creating a portal around the obstruction. I'll need Dynamo gathered to do so, but first I need to know the coordinates of my destination. [Hence why he's scouting from a safe distance first.]

The same method could be used to safely move individuals who are trapped inside, if they're located somewhere too difficult to escape from. I can't be everywhere at once, but it should make emptying out the temple go by much faster.

[subtract]

People naturally fear the things they can't control. Nasods were originally created to serve humans, but then they became intelligent enough to start thinking for themselves. Nasod production and maintenance consumes a large amount of El energy, over time it became apparent that there was only enough of the El to sustain one of the two races. It was when humans started trying to shut down those factories that the Nasods decided to rebel.

Nasod research became taboo after that because people were afraid of causing another crisis. The majority of the researchers and their families were killed by extremists, but many of them managed to continue their work in secrecy. It was...

[He stops, finally noticing how his usual manic grin had softened into a more wistful smile. Ah. All this talk of history is making him too nostalgic. He tightens up his expression into something far more neutral before continuing.]

It was a long time ago. These days there's hardly anything left of both the Nasods and those who opposed them, so it doesn't really matter anymore. "Time destroys all things."

[toremainbehind]

Should I get you a cat then?

[He's mostly teasing.

But if he can get the man's attention long enough to interrogate him, it should be fine then.]

[timeshields]

[Her jaw clenches at that. Every shinki knows they've died.

Nanako doesn't deserve a fate like that.]

Yes. She is.

[timeshields]

[She doesn't look at Nanako when she says this, but her voice is soft.]

Just because someone is nice doesn't mean that they're good.

People may have a very good reason to be upset.

[missingache]

[That's what healing spells do. Roxas forces a small smile.]

I talked with her for a while. Everything's okay now.

[missingache]

[Roxas shrugs.]

I can't read a lot of Japanese, so I don't think it's the language I speak back home.

[He thinks this over before nodding.]

Check a courthouse?

[fullcowl]

[He's sure he's speaking Japanese, but this place is weird.

... He'll leave it alone for now.]

I'm more likely to find Dike, Astraea, Nemesis or Themis there. It couldn't hurt to check though.

[candyconsumption]

[ ...And then he was being led by the hand, away from the table with the sad sacks of meals that he had been childishly rummaging through for sweets (that he didn't find). ]

[ He wanted to thank him, but instead: ]

If I'm going with you, hopefully you'll be able to feed me.

[missingache]

I already got four.

[Which he's not kidding about. Combined, he and Sora are collecting cats.]

I've got super speed, so if he tries to get away, I'll go after him.

[subtract]

Where did you get that idea? I just said I never agreed to it. I don't know any of these people, so why would I?

[The brief hint of anger has more or less fallen out of his voice, though, leaving only a resigned acceptance of his own lame excuses. Yep, definitely not bothered... for sure...]

They probably have their own motives for welcoming us here. I'm not stupid enough to let myself get used just because they put on a nice show of being friendly.