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

[fullcowl]

I think there was a stand this way.

[Here are the food stalls and- there it is. A light pink cloud of sugary delight on a stick.]

That's cotton candy. They come in a bunch of colors.

[rememberher]

[ Somehow, when he said "cotton candy," this wasn't quite what she imagined it to look like. Fluffy yes, but brightly colored and light like it was?

With something of a girlishly awed look on her face, she looks between Izuku and the treat. Because honestly, he had her at sweets, but now he really has her. Because different colors? Yes??? ]

...Can we get some?

[ Lux do you really need to ask ]

[fullcowl]

Sure! I mean, that's why I wanted to come here.

[They'll stand in line and he'll ask for two. Izuku's is light blue, and Lux's is pink.]

Try it.

[He'll tear off a bit of his and eat some. Ah, sugary delight.]

[rememberher]

[ She takes the paper cone gratefully, but once it's in her hands, she stares at the pink cloud of sugary fluff. It's so light?

Watching him pull off a piece, she does the same, putting it in her mouth and–

Eyes wide because that is unexpected! It's sweet?! And it melts??! What?

It also makes her hand a bit sticky, but that can be addressed later. She puts that same hand over her lips, laughing a bit. ]

That's so strange!

[fullcowl]

There's nothing like cotton candy. I think festivals are the best place to have it too.

[He chuckles at her surprise.]

It's pretty good, right?

[rememberher]

[ A single, vigorous nod, and another pulled off piece later. ]

It's interesting!

[ Translation: It's really good. ]

I didn't realize festivals had things like this.

[fullcowl]

Festivals usually have sweets like this. There are chocolate dipped bananas and caramel apples around too.

[A delighted smile.]

It's a good break from the usual.

[rememberher]

[ Izuku, it's like you've given her the best news of the day, the way her face lights up in wonder and awe. ]

...Caramel apples?

[ IS SHE DREAMING??? ]

[fullcowl]

[He can't help it, he laughs. She looks so happy about all these sweets!]

Yeah. They're caramel dipped apples, usually the slightly more sour ones so there's a contrast between the tastes.

[He'll look at the stalls for a moment before pointing them out.]

There's some over there.

[rememberher]

[ There are few things in this world that Lux gets legitimately excited about—

Well, okay, no, that's not actually true; when allowed, she wears her heart on her sleeve. But sweets are their own thing. She has a problem, she is aware, but isn't in any rush to do anything about it.

Still, she can't help but notice that he really seems to know his stuff. Which is about par for course from what little she knows of the scholarly god, but at the same time... ]

You have festivals like this where you're from, I take it?

[ Also what are they waiting for? She starts to walk in the direction that he points. You're coming, right Izuku? They can walk and talk. ]

[fullcowl]

Yeah. I was from Japan originally, so this isn't too far off... Um... Not that I went to these festivals that often.

[It was pretty lonely without any friends back then. He'd still come to put up the same wish year after year-- but eventually, it came true. Though he's pretty sure he can chalk it all up to luck.

He'll follow her to the next stall.]

[rememberher]

Continued here