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

[returnedfromtheline]

Nope. It’s probably more difficult to get it to work than to learn how to do it, but don’t worry. You new guys seem to pick it up pretty fast. Want me to show you now?

[fortune_detective]

[Blinks at him for a moment, a bit surprised by the sudden offer. Not that it is unwelcome.]

Can we do so? [She looks about them, trying to decide if they should perhaps go somewhere more secluded.] Right here and now?

[returnedfromtheline]

Heh, well, not in the middle of the street, but sure. Even though the festival is crowded, if we go over a couple streets it should be pretty quiet.

[Yukine looks around as he speaks, trying to find the best direction to go in.]

Let's go this way. I guess I can explain it as we walk.

A borderline is something only a shinki can do. Mostly it's used as a barrier to keep out ayakashi, or whatever else you want kept out. That's the most important part- thinking really strongly about drawing the line against whatever is on the other side.

[As he leads the way past rows of booths towards the quieter streets beyond, Yukine is keeping a very keen eye on the ground around them as he looks for something.]

It's actually lucky we're on the Near Shore already to practice - we'll be even more lucky if I can find one...

Anyway, got it so far?

[fortune_detective]

[Naoto listens intently to the explanation, occasionally following the boy's gaze as he seems to be looking for something. Though, Naoto cannot see anything out of the ordinary either.]

It sounds simple enough in concept, but I imagine its execution is a little more complex. Is it truly as easy imagining a line between me and my target?

Are they visible? That is, will the target be able to tell that I'm drawing a borderline between myself and them?

[returnedfromtheline]

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