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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~
magickmistress: (☆ going to the chapel)

[personal profile] magickmistress 2017-04-19 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't you be embarrassed though if it was a girl? I think if I had to live close to a boy I might be! [ Yeaaaah she still hasn't caught on that Naoto is a girl. ]
fortune_detective: (I am so sorry)

[personal profile] fortune_detective 2017-04-21 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Embarrassed? No, I don't believe so. I mean, I am a --

[Naoto stops herself, as something Sakura just said suddenly registers.]

Wait, live close by? What- what is that supposed to mean exactly?
magickmistress: (☆ coy and cute cardcaptor)

[personal profile] magickmistress 2017-04-22 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Well I heard that a god and shinki live with one another! So they share the same space...!
fortune_detective: (You're embarrassing me)

[personal profile] fortune_detective 2017-04-22 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
L- live together?!

[Okay, this was kind of a crucial detail that had NOT been shared with her till now. Her face flares pink with embarrassment.]

Is... is that really necessary?
magickmistress: (☆ a touch of worry)

[personal profile] magickmistress 2017-04-22 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I mean...

Where else would a shinki live? A god gets their own temple... but I don;t think shinki get one. And... um, shinki are... deceased, right? So I think it would be hard to get a job or your own place to live, so...
fortune_detective: (Won't let you see me blush)

[personal profile] fortune_detective 2017-04-24 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I... I guess I thought there would be dormitories... or some other form of provided lodgings for shinki...

[Still blushing.]

But... I suppose it makes since for a shinki and their god to remain close to one another...

[But still, living together? Naoto's clearly still flustered about the idea.]
magickmistress: (☆ you've come back to me)

[personal profile] magickmistress 2017-04-25 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Hehehe! You'll be just fine! I'm sure your god will be very nice and let you have your own room! My temple is pretty big so I'm sure the other god's have really big temples too!
fortune_detective: (I guess I'll go along...)

[personal profile] fortune_detective 2017-04-25 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well... if that's the case, then I suppose that would be acceptable.

[Having her own room would certainly help, but there's definitely still some unease about Naoto over the idea of living in the same home, or shrine, potentially alongside someone of the opposite sex. Though, even if her god is female, she's still not sure she'd be completely comfortable. If the shrines are in fact rather big, then that too might help her relax a little more.]

You already know where your shrine is then? Were you directed to it upon arrival?

[Naoto seems kind of eager to move on to a different topic.]