005 | Sakura In The Night

[godsoffortune]

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~

Comments

[shiitan]

It sucks. [Well. This was off to a good start.]

That guy is always asking me to do errands for him. If I don't do what he wants, he'll change me into my weapon form. [He wasn't one for following orders even in the best of times, too. ...That said, he was stretching the truth a bit.]

[cyberfly]

[ Not a good start at all. Nagi furrows his brows a bit. Is this what he has to look forward to? Or does it all depend on whether your god is an asshole? ]

You can't stop yourself from changing?

[ That would be inconvenient. ]

[shiitan]

I've heard that you can. [That was actually true, for the record.]

But if you're already being punished, how much worse do you think it's going to get if you disobey a second time? [And that was him just trying to stir the pot again.]

[cyberfly]

[ That's a good point. And being stuck in a object form doesn't sound all that amazing. He should probably vet this god of his before he changes the first time. ]

So that's it? You basically have to do what they tell you?

[shiitan]

That's about it. We're just tools to them in the end.

[His dismissive tone didn't quite match his words. Part of that came from knowing he would be tethered to a god regardless of how he felt about it.]

[cyberfly]

[ To be honest, this doesn't bother Nagi as much as maybe it should. This feeling might make sense if he knew what he used to be, before he died. ]

Does that bother you?

[ Out of curiosity, he asks. Since Tsuzuki seems to think there's some grand conspiracy happening in heaven. ]

[shiitan]

[He let that question hang in the air for a moment. Even if it did bother him, the fact remained that he had no idea who this kid was. That wasn't the most important reason either. It was just the most apparent one.]

It doesn't matter if I'm bothered or not. I'm saying that's how things are right now.

[cyberfly]

[ It doesn't really matter to Nagi if it bothers this kid or not. But he does wonder if other shinki are disgruntled in their lot. He really has only one more question; ]

Can you change back from vessel form on your own?

[shiitan]

I haven't found out how yet.

[And that certainly wasn't for a lack of trying. It was certainly telling that he had said "yet" instead of just assuming it was impossible.]

[cyberfly]

[ Nagi arches his brow. ]

Yet? It's possible, then?

[shiitan]

I haven't heard anyone say it isn't. That's all I need.

[His expression lacked the amusement it had when he was messing with Nagi. He was serious.]

[cyberfly]

Hn.

[ That's all Nagi needs too. He'll have to test it out on his own. It's not like he said it can't be done. ]

That would be useful to know.