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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2017-04-16 07:09 pm
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015 | Sky Full Of Stars

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~
latentforlife: (And left us somewhat reelin')

Wishes: Part II

[personal profile] latentforlife 2017-04-18 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Since he's being nosy about wishes, he's not against spying over someone's shoulder as they write them down. He speaks up, right behind her and to the side.]

Who do you wish would remember you?
papas_bunnydoll: (ONYD!)

[personal profile] papas_bunnydoll 2017-04-19 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
It's not very nice to read over someone's shoulder like that.

[Seriously, rude!]
latentforlife: (Together undivided but forever we'll be)

[personal profile] latentforlife 2017-04-19 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Very rude.]

I was just looking at wishes I could help grant and saw you were really focused on this one and wanted to know why.

That's a bit beyond me though.

[Also he's just nosy.]
papas_bunnydoll: (sigh)

[personal profile] papas_bunnydoll 2017-04-24 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[It couldn't hurt to be non-specific, right? Since she won't risk anything happening to Nagi.]

He's a friend of Tot's from before, but he's a shinki now.
latentforlife: (Grapplin' with their demons)

[personal profile] latentforlife 2017-04-24 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I can see how that'd be a problem.

[He wonders though.]

Well, if I learn any safe way of finding your memories as a shinki I'll pass it along. Still, this wish is pretty much above my pay grade.

[Being a shinki himself.]
papas_bunnydoll: (tot's sad)

[personal profile] papas_bunnydoll 2017-04-27 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[She sighs. It was worth a shot, but she really didn't expect it to come true.]

Same. Tot may be a god but that doesn't mean much.

[Not where it counts.]
latentforlife: (We're the seven deadly sins)

[personal profile] latentforlife 2017-04-27 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe. Maybe not. You know what this person likes right?

You can always help them into hobbies you know they'll enjoy. They don't have to be exactly the same to avoid that whole turning ayakashi thing, but it may help them settle in and be happy.

[Since he's still not sure what he's doing around here, even that would be a god send.]