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]

You're... family. You're important.

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako pauses before smiling. ]

You're right. And it's fun to get the people important to you something special. Is there anything here you see you like, Homura? I want to get you something nice, too!

[timeshields]

[She looks around.]

You're here.

[welcome_home]

I am, but if I get you something from me, you can have it with you even when I'm not right here, right? [ Nanako smiles up at her. ] I know! Maybe we can get something that matches?

[timeshields]

[There's this feeling that starts to well up in her, like she wants to grab Nanako tightly and never let go.]

... You're not leaving, right?

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako blinks before quickly shaking her head. ]

No! Not like that! I just meant... if I'm out doing goddess things or being somewhere else for a little.

[ She reaches out to impulsively hug Homura tightly, worried she upset her. ] I'm not going anywhere.

[timeshields]

[She immediately hugs back, even if she's still slightly on edge.]

Good.

... Let's find something that matches.

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako hasn't missed the fact that Homura still looks a little uneasy, peering up at her worriedly. ]

Are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you.

[ She gives her another squeeze before leaning up on tiptoes to peer at the wares with her. ] Yeah, lets. What do you think we should get?

[timeshields]

I'm glad you and Souji are still here.

[She's heard of so many gods disappearing.]

What do you think about ribbons?

[welcome_home]

Ribbons? [ Her expression brightens a little at that. ] They're pretty! Do you like ribbons, too? We could wear them in our hair and match?

[timeshields]

I do. [Who knows why, but there's a deep ingrained fondness for them.]

Purple for me and pink for you?

[welcome_home]

[ That's one of the first times Homura's come out and said something she liked, so Nanako takes it as a very good sign, smiling brightly. ]

Okay! Purple looks really good on you! Let's do that!

[timeshields]

[Homura admits to liking Souji and Nanako without much prompting, but as for things...]

Do you like them plain or with designs?

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako hums and eyes the options. There were a lot. ]

Maybe with designs? What do you think? There are hearts and stars and kitties and bunnies...? There's a lot of choices. Is there one you'd like to wear?

[timeshields]

If they're plain they go with more of our clothes.

[She can't think of a pattern she really likes...]

[welcome_home]

Hmmm. That's true.

[ Nanako peers at the ribbons a moment longer before spotting a pair nestled almost out of sight and points to them excitedly. The purple one is edged with a soft cream lace and the pink matches it, only with a pale blue accent. ]

What about those?

[timeshields]

[She'll take them both out, laying them side by side.]

... They're very nice.

[welcome_home]

Do you like these ones?

[ She peers up at Homura's face, trying to decide if that answer meant she liked them. ]

[timeshields]

... I do.

Do you want to try them?

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako nods, smiling. ]

Yeah! Can we?

[timeshields]

[She looks to the shinki manning the booth, who just nods.

She'll put the pink ribbons ins Nanako's hair, after that the purple ribbon in her own. A bit like a headband.]

What do you think?

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako claps her hands together, more than pleased. ]

It looks really pretty in your hair, Homura! How is mine?

[timeshields]

You look very cute.

[welcome_home]

[ Nanako blushes happily at that. ]

So should we get these ones? Is that okay?

[timeshields]

[She looks at the shinki who's manning the stall. She nods.]

They're ours now.