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

[cuteshit]

[Truth be told, he'd go just about anywhere and eat anything with her right about now.]

Nah, that sounds perfect.

[Is he supposed to give her his arm? Probably not. That'd be too weird, especially since she doesn't remember him.]

Lead the way.

[fortune_detective]

[Naoto nods and gestures for him to follow as she leads them back towards the festival stalls. She recalls the shaved ice stall was near the bamboo trees where many of the festival goers had been hanging up their wishes. As she navigates back in that direction -- her back still facing Kanji, her expression turns more serious as she debates what exactly she wants to ask Kanji about. She'd been able to gather a lot of information in the interim between her arrival and her god locating her. Much of what she'd learned simply leading her mind to generate more questions. She tries to prioritize what seem to be the most pertinent priorities now that Kanji and she have found one another. Thus the whole way to the stall, Naoto remains quiet and contemplative. Only turning around and speaking again once they've arrived, again assuming her friendly, polite demeanor.]

What flavor would you like? I think I'd prefer to try cherry this time.

[cuteshit]

Cherry's one of my favorites.

[He'll follow her lead on that one this time. The short walk here, he'd been too preoccupied to really think about the shaved ice itself. He shifts uncomfortably, hooking his thumbs into his pockets.]

Looks like there's a little bit of a line. You gotta have questions about this place-- might be a good time for me to answer them, 'least as best I can.

[fortune_detective]

[Naoto blinks at him for a moment, a bit surprised by his perception. But then again, she had just arrived today. It would be natural for her to have plenty of questions after all.]

Well, a lot of the basic ones have already been answered by some acquaintances I made while looking for you.

[There is a certain barbed quality to her tone as she says that, her frustration leaking through at how long it took for them to locate one another. Yet, at the same time, she doesn't completely blame Kanji for that. The heavens could have provided a more organized way for assigned pairs of gods and shinki to meet one another, rather simply sending them off to hunt aimlessly in a crowd. Thus, she does her best to remain cordial and polite as she continues.]

Now that we have located one another, I suppose the most pertinent one would be... how do I achieve my vessel form?

[cuteshit]

[All the same, he looks apologetic.]

Sorry I wasn't here sooner. I wasn't even sure I was gonna come to this thing until-- well. I saw you.

[That vision had gotten him up and moving faster than any alarm clock ever could have.]

Your vessel form?

[Crap. He'd offered to answer her questions, but that doesn't mean he has all the answers.]

Gotta be honest, I'm still learning, too-- but my senpai's been here awhile. I think, though, that you can change form usin' your shinki name! Which-- I'm supposed to give to you.

[That's a lot of pressure.]

[fortune_detective]

[Continued at the Tanabata Overflow.]