015 | Sky Full Of Stars

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Tanabata Festival
When: All day July 5
Where: The Near Shore
Summary: The Heavens are throwing a party and you're invited!

Edit: OVERFLOW is here!



With Tanabata drawing close, the Heavens have decided that there is nothing wrong with a little celebration for the annual occasion. So they have invited everyone on the Far Shore as well as a large number of people from the Near Shore to attend a festival for Tanabata. Tanabata festivals are not uncommon in this area, so the Near Shore residents are none the wiser, though some of them are a little uncertain about where this street they've never heard of popped up from...

Tanabata is a festival held to celebrate the one time a year that the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet across the vast expanse of the Milky Way. Many birds have been working their tail feathers off to create a bridge for the two lovebirds and that bridge - perhaps unsurprisingly - touches down on this street, in the middle of the festival.

The Heavens have prepared entertainment, food stalls, and as many tanzaku as might be needed for everyone to write down wishes, along with plenty of bamboo stalks to hang the wishes from.

New arrivals will find themselves ushered to the festival and offered traditional clothing after their normal briefing at the Meeting Hall.



Stalls

There are festival stalls of every kind present, all run by shinki dressed in white robes and bearing the golden chrysanthemum of Amaterasu. Many of them seem a little bruised still, but they are happy to smile for anyone who comes to the stall they are running. There is food, games, and drinks available of all kinds, so feel free to roam around to your heart's content sampling everything that you can.

Performance

A large stage has been erected at one end of the festival street. The Heavens know that there are many talented gods and shinki present, so they are more than willing to clear spots in the scheduling for those people to perform. Anytime a Far Shore resident isn't on stage, there are plenty of Near Shore acts to go on, ranging the gambit from traditional music and instruments all the way to a rock band that has somehow found themselves here for the celebration.

Wishes

Pieces of paper called tanzaku have been strewn about a number of bamboo shoots all over the festival. There are brightly colored decorations on the bamboo and the papers themselves exist in every color of the rainbow as well. Attendees are encouraged to write down any wishes they may have and hang them from the bamboo, a normal Tanabata tradition. Wishes can range from 'I want a soda' to 'World peace' and anything in between. Obviously, some of these wishes may not be able to be granted during the time of the festival, but gods and shinki alike are encouraged to answer any wishes they can as well.

NOTE: Please report any wishes your characters answers to the first comment on this post along with a link to where the wish is answered. There will be small bonuses awarded for answered wishes.

The Bridge

As stated previously, the bridge that will allow Orihime to meet her lover touches down in the very center of the festival's street. It may be made of tiny pieces, but the bridge itself is sturdy. While it may not be able to take just anyone who sets foot on it across the Milky Way, you are allowed to walk along the bridge yourself, though you will always find yourself turned around after a short time and heading back towards where you stepped on. Lovers in particular are encouraged to walk the bridge together to deepen their bonds, but be cautioned! If you walk onto the bridge with someone, you might start feeling affectionately towards them even if they are your sworn enemy! Such is the power of love on this day.

In Summary:

• Enjoy the festival
• Watch some quality entertainment
• Make and/or answer wishes
• Meet Orihime
• Traverse the bridge
• Have fun~

Comments

[timeshields]

[She glares for another moment.]

My... important people are here.

[goeshyper]

Ah, I see.

[ Tsuna smiles a bit more easily.]

I think I can understand your feelings, even just a little bit. I have important people back where I came from, and they really changed my life.

[timeshields]

I wouldn't be here without Souji.

[goeshyper]

Souji? Is he a friend of yours? Or perhaps....?

[Your god? Tsuna didn't want to jump to conclusions because he's slowly learning dynamics.]

[timeshields]

He's my god.

[She has no issue admitting that.]

[goeshyper]

Ah, I see. So you both have a good partnership,then? You speak highly of him.

[timeshields]

I couldn't ask for a better god.

[goeshyper]

That's good. Do you mind if I ask what he's like? From your point of view?

[Maybe he could find out what makes a good god from this girl's experience? Well...if she's willing to elaborate a bit more.]

[timeshields]

He's kind and takes my personality and skill set into consideration when he takes me on prayers with him. He asks for my opinion when he makes big decisions.

[goeshyper]

He does seem kind and very considerate of you. I will have to take notes from him, if I want to be a proper god to my shinki.

[Whenever he meets them, anyway.]

I hope they can say good things about me, one day.

[timeshields]

Listening to them is a good first step.

[goeshyper]

If I could, I'd like to be friends with them. But I will definitely take your advice.

By the way, my name is Tsunayoshi Sawada. Thank you for answering my questions, even if I was intruding.

[timeshields]

My name is Homura Akemi, shinki of Souji Seta, the reincarnation of Izanagi.

[goeshyper]

Nice to meet you, Homura-san.

[After a long pause...]

W-wait! He's Izanagi?!

[Finally a god he actually knows about!]

[timeshields]

Yes.

... You know that god?

[goeshyper]

Yes, I learned about him in school. He's very important since he created the islands of Japan along with Izanami. He also created a lot of the well known gods in Japanese Myth,

[For once he was actually paying attention in class.]

[timeshields]

[Her Souji is good and important to her, so it only makes sense that his assigned god is also.]

So most people in Japan would know the myth.

[goeshyper]

They do! There's a lot of adaptations of him in the media, so he's definitely a god that won't be forgotten. You're so lucky to serve a god like that.

[timeshields]

What matters is who he is, not which god he is.

[Even if she is pleased he's someone so well known.]

[goeshyper]

You're right. It's the person that makes the god, not the other way around. He sounds like a great man.

[timeshields]

He's the best god I could ask for.

[And if anybody hurts him Homura will destroy them.]

[goeshyper]

It sounds like you're very happy with him. How long have you been working together?

[timeshields]

We've been together since May.

[goeshyper]

So only a couple of months? And you're already so close, that's really good.

[timeshields]

Yes. I would do anything to make sure he's safe.