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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~
misterfrumpyface: (hmph)

[personal profile] misterfrumpyface 2017-04-19 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Then you'll just have to eat both of them.

[Your pouting has no effect on him, Oona. ...Well, it does, but probably not the desired effect. It only serves to make him more ill-at-ease. He's not used to women grabbing him and making cute faces at him.

He turns his head completely away in a vain hope that maybe she can't tell just how red he's gotten, and frowns in the general direction of the stall... oh, but look, the food's ready. Erk nods towards it as the vendor offers it out to them.]


There you go. Enjoy. [Entirely deadpan.]
mermaiding: (and plunging down)

[personal profile] mermaiding 2017-04-22 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Do not mind that, will gladly eat both!

[She huffs a little and collects the food--takoyaki, as it turns out-- and eyes Erk with irritation.]

You do not have any friends. [It's not a question] So sour! A cute face, but is wasted on scowling!

[She shoves the one container of takoyki out to him] At least try! Went to trouble of making it, could least try.
misterfrumpyface: (probably muttering under his breath)

[personal profile] misterfrumpyface 2017-04-22 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't have any tact.

[Erk's quick to bite back with the retort, turning just enough to cast her a sidelong glare. Still... ouch. If Oona was aiming to make him scowl even harder, mission accomplished.

And he can't really argue that she's wrong, either. Blast.

He steps back again as the food is shoved into his face. He doesn't want it. He doesn't even know what it is. But the vendor actually seems uninterested in payment, having moved on to the next customer... so you know what? Fine. If it'll get her off his case--]


Fine. [With a defeated sigh, he accepts the food.] ...So long as we're clear that I am not giving you any money.
mermaiding: (While up aloft in storm or gale)

[personal profile] mermaiding 2017-04-24 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
What is 'tact'? [The worst part is that she looks genuinely confused.

Oona looks smugly pleased anyhow when he accepts the food at last, though she lowkey hopes he doesn't like it so she can eat it instead. But she's at least attempting to be nice here! She waves a dismissive hand as he reiterates he won't be paying
] Shut up and eat! Probably you do not have any money anyhow, so just eat.

It is called takoyaki, and it is very good!
misterfrumpyface: (ugh why me)

[personal profile] misterfrumpyface 2017-04-26 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Why is he not overly surprised that she doesn't know what tact is? Erk resists the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose, but only just.]

Discretion.

[Let's see if that clears things up any.

And she's right, he doesn't have any money on him. Nor is he sure he wants to eat something called... tako-yucky? He still doesn't know what it is. But it does smell good, and people around them are eating it without any unpleasant repercussions, so after a moment's deliberation he takes a bite.

And what do you know...]
All right, fine, it is good. [Sorry Oona, you're not getting it.] ...Forcing it on me was still uncalled for, though.
Edited (whoops spelling) 2017-04-26 02:01 (UTC)
mermaiding: (My name it is Maria)

[personal profile] mermaiding 2017-04-27 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...? [She tilts her head, brow furrowed in confusion. Nope, doesn't seem she knows what that means either, but it's debatable on if she actually doesn't, or if she's just playing with him.

Oh, damn, he likes it. She wrinkles her nose a little and then huffs a laugh at him
] you would not have eaten it if offered anyhow. You are type that has to be forced to do something fun before agreeing it is fun, yes?
misterfrumpyface: (studious mage)

[personal profile] misterfrumpyface 2017-04-28 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ooc: continued here!]