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]

I'd like to. It's nice making new friends.

[Or friends at all.]

[magickmistress]

Great! Then from now on, Izuku-san and I are friends! [ Don't worry buddy she will totally be your friend...!!! ]

[fullcowl]

You're really straightforward, huh?

[magickmistress]

I-is that bad...?

[fullcowl]

Not at all. I admire it. Some of my other friends are like that too.

[magickmistress]

Hoooe! Don't worry me like that!

[fullcowl]

S-Sorry! I didn't know it would worry you!

[magickmistress]

...It's fine...

I just don't want to upset you...

[fullcowl]

W... We might end up in circles if we keep going like this...

Have you eaten anything since you got here?

[magickmistress]

Mmm, I had a little takoyaki but I'm still hungry...

Oh! I get it! We should celebrate out newfound friendship by getting something to eat!

[fullcowl]

Exactly!

Do you like yakitori?

[magickmistress]

Yeah! I love it! Oniichan and I get foods like this at festivals all the time! [ And she's reaching out to just snag his hand and pull him along. ] Let's go!

[fullcowl]

[Her exuberance reminds him of Hajime. So he smiles as he's being pulled along.]

It's only a few stalls away.

[magickmistress]

Mmmm! [ She's looking around quickly as she moves along with him, hand-in-hand. ]

Oh! I see it! [ And she points. ] Heehee, you can tell just by the smell!

[fullcowl]

You can.

[His stomach growls a bit and he awkwardly laughs it off.]

Sorry, I haven't eaten much today.

[Stress, mostly.]

[magickmistress]

That's fine! We'll make sure you get something in that stomach of yours, then! I won't let a friend go hungry on my watch!

[ She's already at the stall. ]

How many are you going to get?

[fullcowl]

[He's following her.]

Probably three sticks? I'll come back if I'm still hungry.

[magickmistress]

Okay! [ Good, he's getting more than her, now she doesn't feel as bad for wanting to order two. She turns to the stall. ] Five yakitori, please!

[ The booth-keeper is already plucking them from the grill and wrapping the ends of the sticks in a fine wax paper. And then he's passing them off--one, two, three, four, five--until Sakura's got a bouquet of meat. ]

Okay! I'm gonna pay!

[fullcowl]

Shouldn't I be paying for them? I've been here longer.

[As your senpai, Sakura, he should definitely be paying.]

[magickmistress]

Hoooeee? But...

I'd feel bad if you paid... I'm eating so much...

[fullcowl]

I'm eating more than you. I really don't mind.

[Which is when the shinki interrupts and tells them everything is on the house for gods and shinki today.

Izuku bows to him.]

Thank you.

[magickmistress]

Oh! [ And Sakura bows as well. ] Th-thank you so much!

[ She turns and holds out the three sticks of yakitori to him, smiling bright. ]

Eat up!

[fullcowl]

[He'll take the yakitori gratefully.]

Thank you.

[He'll take a bite, oh man, it's so good.]

[magickmistress]

[ She takes her own bite too... and immediately feels more energized (because you know, she obviously needs it. She lets out a happy noise. ]

Hooooeee! It's so good!

This is perfect for celebrating a new friendship!

[fullcowl]

Nothing better than food for that.