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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-06-15 07:01 pm

005 | Sakura In The Night

Who: Everyone!
What: Cherry blossom viewing
When: Nighttime March 26, 2016
Where: A park with sakura trees
Summary: Heaven is throwing a small party to view the sakura and let everyone relax.



After the absolute disaster that happened with handing out chocolates, the Heavens are tripping over themselves to make up for their inability to properly handle the situation. They are eager to make amends and assure everyone that they are hardworking individuals who want nothing more than to make everyone's stay here enjoyable or at least pleasant. To that end, they have invited all of the gods and shinki to a lovely flower viewing, since the sakura are in season.

And by 'invited', they mean 'mandatory', of course. You will accept their apology, whether you like it or not.

It's not all bad, though. The Heavens have provided various kimonos that can be worn, if you haven't brought your own, but you're not required to wear a kimono. They would, however, really like it if you did wear them. It's very traditionally Japanese, after all.

The party is taking place at night so that you can all hide your merrymaking from the Near Shore residents and also because the night sky is beautiful against the cherry blossoms. So try to at least enjoy yourselves while you're here.



Banquet

Every kind of food imaginable is available for your eating pleasure. On top of that, there are dozens of different kinds of desserts ready to be devoured as well. For the older crowd, booze has been provided and is being served by white-clad shinki bearing the golden chrysanthemum of Amaterasu. They are, however, refusing to serve alcohol to anyone who looks too young to drink, sorry guys.

Cherry Blossoms

The blossoms are absolutely gorgeous this year, and they are at the peak of their blooming right now. Nearly every single bud has bloomed and the pink petals are floating by everywhere you go. There is an ethereal light emanating from each of the trees, lighting up the area with a soft, pink light, yet it doesn't seem to be drowning out the brightness of the stars at all. It really is the most beautiful cherry blossom viewing anyone could ever hope for.

"Secret" Corner

Somehow, the Heavens have managed to make one small corner of the grotto into a completely secluded area. There is no marking or signs to indicate what this corner should be used for, but anyone entering it will suddenly realize that this is a place for lovers to meet privately. Only those that you enter the corner with will be able to notice your presence, and you will be unable to notice anyone else's presence as well. Enjoy yourselves, young ones!

Counselling

Off to the side, there is a tiny table set up with a small, nicely written sign that reads "Gentle Counselling". On the other side of the table is a sweetly smiling shinki who is willing to listen to your problems and answer any questions you might have. She is also here to help out any gods that are having a hard time dealing with knowing about how their shinki died and any shinki that is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that they are dead. Counselling will also gladly be offered to anyone who is still pissed off or upset in any way about what happened after White Day.



In Summary:
  • Enjoy the cherry blossoms
  • Eat lots of good food
  • Promise it's not poisoned
  • Spend time with people you like
  • Meet the newbies
  • Have fun~
doestheickyjobs: sidelong smiling glance (long ago and far away)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2016-06-25 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, actually, we did figure that one out!" Axel brightens: good news, as opposed to the who-knows news that's about all he can provide with most of the questions Add comes up with.

"Pippa came up with a ritual out of one of her books to get the place to like me a little better."

As for the details: okay, those were a little weird and embarrassing, but whatever, it worked.
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[personal profile] subtract 2016-06-25 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Did you, now? Interesting. Did you determine the cause of the problem, then?" Add hasn't really checked in about the temple thing since they figured out it hates both him and Roxas, but perhaps whatever Axel and Pippa researched shed some more light on it. It was never really Add's problem, but he does find the topic mildly fascinating.

Of course, he's not the type to accept answers without all the details. "What sort of ritual did you use to fix it?"
doestheickyjobs: one-handed shrug, talking (Default)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2016-06-25 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, see, it turned out the place just did that to guys. Roxas was right."

Axel waves a hand: no seriously! No details necessary! It's fine, he swears. "It was some kind of dedication ritual for Aphrodite. See, I figure that because shinki just get handed out like popcorn around here -- our gods don't pick us and we don't pick them -- the temple didn't really know I belonged. So, we had to convince it."
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[personal profile] subtract 2016-06-26 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
"So the temple has a will of its own, in a way. Hmm..." He hasn't run into any issues with his temple, but that's an interesting possibility to consider... although, since it's to do with magic, it's a bit annoying to study.

As he trails off on that thought, he picks out a a cookie from one of the other platters... or, well, more than one cookie. Several. He just kind of stacked as many as he could fit in one hand. It's easier this way, alright?

He bites off half of one before he remembers the other half of Axel's answer. "Mm, what did the ritual involve? Could be useful, if someone else every needs to visit."
doestheickyjobs: looking down and away, insincere (so sad! really)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2016-06-26 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think it's a visitor kind of thing." Axel shrugs, savoring his bite of dessert. "You know, especially for someone else's shinki. It was all about 'I dedicate myself to thee Aphrodite,' and that kind of stuff."

Apparently it didn't have to be taken too seriously to work, which is just as well, but Axel thinks it'd be kind of the wrong thing for someone else's shinki to do. And it might not even work for a god.
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[personal profile] subtract 2016-06-27 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
"So? It's not like it really means anything, if that's all it is," Add says in the voice of someone who is definitely thinking 'I can just lie my way through, right?' It's not like he has any pride in his current god or anything. No big deal!

But he's also not especially determined on this point, either. It sounds like it might embarrassing... maybe he'll just skip that plan, if he ever needs to break into Pippa's temple for whatever reason. He sighs.

"Fine, keep it to yourself. It still could be useful to know. Perhaps other gods might require similar rituals, if their homes had any unusual security. It seems like a lot of their old things were left behind."
doestheickyjobs: sidelong smiling glance (long ago and far away)

[personal profile] doestheickyjobs 2016-06-27 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, if anybody actually wants to do it I'll share. You'll probably have to figure out whatever ritual goes with the other god if their temple has problems, though."

Axel shrugs. It's not like he has any particularly strong loyalty to whatever goddess Pippa happened to get tossed her way in the shuffle, even if he likes Pippa well enough. But he's not just going to let people in without knowing them. Add's kind of weird. He might start experimenting in the place, and they've had enough trouble with the junk heaps.