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

[bartenderizing]

Guess I should make sure... Whoever I'm supposed to meet knows that.

[ It won't be the nicest of subjects to go on about, but hey, maybe they already know and are aware of it. Also it's clear that he hasn't found his god yet, and doesn't even really know their name, or seem to be thinking of how he knows that he's found that god. ]

Anyway, thanks for the heads up. The name's Shizuo.

[bussounoshima]

[He's not her shinki, so that's not her problem! The shinki god connection can be pretty creepy when you think about it and Sharak is rather relieved no one has walked up to her to ask for a name today. She is not in the mood for that crap.]

Sharak Sanzo. Welcome to the Far Shore, Shizuo.

[bartenderizing]

[ Not her circus, and luckily not her monkey? Really, she should save a prayer for whomever has to deal with the guy. Not that anyone knows that mess yet. ]

Yeah, thanks. Uh, you prefer Sharak or Sanzo?

[ Is it a thing where she prefers them both together like that? Everything else about the war hero stuff aside, she's got enough of a look where it could be a whole thing that he's not in touch with.

To be fair, he's not in touch with a lot. ]

[bussounoshima]

[It is definitely A Whole Thing, Shizuo, good call there. Yup, she's definitely some grizzled war hero, fresh off the battlefield-]

Sharak is fine. I usually only get just "Sanzo" from other monks.

[... Or maybe she's a monk. Huh.]

[bartenderizing]

[ That- That was unexpected. He didn't think that someone who looked so badass like her was also a monk. So the necklace wasn't really just some added necklace, but an official thing? Well, seems easy enough to accept. ]

Sharak it is, then. Is 'Sanzo' supposed to be a title or something?

[ Guessed by the whole 'other monks' thing. ]

[bussounoshima]

[No, the necklace is just part of her #aesthetic... nearly everything is... It's fine, it works on her.]

The full title is actually the 28th of Arhat, Sharak Sanzo. It's a dharma name. For one reason or another, it usually ends up shortened to "Sharak" in casual conversation, rather than "Sanzo", but either is appropriate.

[This conversation reminds her of something else... Maybe because Shizuo's another blond.]

[bartenderizing]

[ For all he knows, it could be. First day in a new place, being dead and without any memories. Anything's possible. ]

Yeah... That's all kinda above me right now. Sounds like a lot of hard work to get to it, though.

[ He's simple, knows it- he's not afraid to show it. But damn if he isn't looking up to her right now. ]

[bussounoshima]

[Shizuo, no. Fight it. Persevere in the face of awesome.]

You don't really need to get into it. It's my own business.

["Sanzo" really means nothing here, huh... Well, she'll just keep going as she always has.]

[bartenderizing]

[ But she's literally Too Much awesome. This is how people with no histories develop hard crushes. ]

Nah, I mean it sounds like it was a lot of work for you to get that name. I know enough to not get into things I can't really understand properly.

[ Which, without context from memories, is going to be quite a few things. It's probably best that she doesn't know what 'Sanzo' means for someone from his world/time/place. The source is too meta and obviously has a favorite Sanzo to showcase. ]

[bussounoshima]

[Shizuo, no!]

Ah, I suppose it was. [She had to go to school. People probably died.] If you don't understand something, there's no shame in that. If you're aware of it, you're already smarter than at least half the people who claim they do understand it.

[bartenderizing]

[ It's been far too late to stop him. The man was already kinda digging her at first sight. No one would or could blame him. ]

Why the hell would anyone pretend and say they understand something they don't? That doesn't even make sense. It just seems like that'd cause a bunch of problems.

[ He's obviously too pure and honest- especially for his age. I'd say protect him, but that usually means shooting him until he protects himself and that could have hiccups ]

[bussounoshima]

[Sharak can shoot at him. She can shoot at anyone.

Oh, no, he's pure. Sharak already likes him.] People don't always do the best thing, especially if they think they're smart. Life is always full of problems.

[bartenderizing]

[ That's the problem. She can and will.

The best part of this pure honesty is that, as a fresh shinki, it's probably how he truly is. ]

Yeah, well it's weird enough that there's a life when you're dead. It's up to other people what they do, whether or not it causes problems. I just know that all that sounds like a pain in the ass and if I sound like an idiot sometimes, then I guess I am.

[ Who needs the stress, right? ]