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]

No, that's fine.

I'm Aidos, goddess of modesty, shame, and humility. It's... sort of the feeling that prevents people from doing bad things like stealing.

[goeshyper]

[Wait..Tsuna did hear him right. Deku says he's a goddess? B-but he's a boy!]

N-not to sound rude (but it surely will come off as such), but how can you be an incarnate of a goddess?

[fullcowl]

I... Don't think the Heavens really cared who got placed in the god or goddess positions. There are a couple of goddesses that are boys now.

[goeshyper]

I guess they really don't care about gender. Though it must be tough. Don't you get teased for it?

[Not that being a reincarnation of a goddess is a bad thing, but Tsuna can see how it might confuse people. People tend to show their confusion by being malicious at times.]

[fullcowl]

Uh... I think there are too many people with weird assignments to really get teased for something like that.

[That's not to say that he hasn't been teased before. Just not for this.]

[goeshyper]

Like what? What's the weirdest assignment you've heard of?

[fullcowl]

There was apparently a wolf version of Amaterasu who was another god. As far as weird goes, that might be the strangest.

[goeshyper]

That does sound weird!

[Tsuna couldn't quite wrap his head around how that could work either, but as Deku says the heavens really don't care who fills their roles.]

D-do you know why they're selecting people to be god and shinki? What happened to the gods who were originally in their respected roles?

[fullcowl]

[He lets out a little sigh.]

It seems like nobody knows the answer to that.

[goeshyper]

Well that's disappointing.

[Tsuna sighs to himself. He'd feel a little better about this situation, if he knew the reason he was brought here. But he couldn't really allow that to dampen his mood.

He looks to Deku, who's been really helpful.]

Sorry if I asked you so many questions. I appreciate you answering them. I don't feel as anxious as I did before.

[ Finally they are within reach of the cotton candy.]

What color are you going to get? I'm torn between the green or the purple.

[fullcowl]

It's alright. I know I would've really appreciated somebody who could answer my questions when I arrived.

[He looks them over.]

... Light blue.

[goeshyper]

So,how long have you been here?

[ Tsuna passes a light blue cotton candy to Deku, and he gets himself a purple colored one. He already starts tearing away at the fluffy sugary treat and putting some into his mouth. It has a hint of grape.]

[fullcowl]

[Oh delicious blue raspberry, the best artificial flavor there is.]

Since March 15. That was the fourth round of people who arrived here.

[goeshyper]

So, you've been here for a while then. What do you mean by fourth round? Are you keeping track?

[ Tsuna though he would be done with his questions, but there always seems to be something to draw him back in.]

[fullcowl]

Yeah, I've been keeping track of the events that've been happening. I had a post on the BBS a... week or so ago.

I try to keep it updated every few rounds of arrivals.

[goeshyper]

That's really cool! You must be really smart and very organized! If it was me, I probably wouldn't really notice anything.

[fullcowl]

Oh uh... [He tries to wave it off.]

No, it's nothing. I just kept a lot of information back home. I figured it would be useful here... That's all.

[goeshyper]

So you did that kind of thing back home,too? That's really amazing! I'm not really good at numbers...or anything academic. But you must really have a talent for it. I'm sure it will be very useful.

What other things do you keep in track of? Or do you have any hobbies?

[fullcowl]

[He's in the top five of his class, but he's not about to bring that up.]

Um... usually just different works and pro heroes. Their strengths and weaknesses, that sort of thing. When it comes to hobbies... probably that?

[goeshyper]

[ Continued here]