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

[toremainbehind]

[He smiles. Yona can definitely cheat, along as Mikoto since they're linked with them. But:]

It hasn't. In fact, I think it's amusing. [How many more people will continue to mix them up, he wonders.]

That's good to hear. Have you tried any of the games yet?

[darkestbefore]

[ She gives another laugh at that, casting him a conspiring and somewhat mischievous smile. ] I suppose it could be fun, to have someone easily mistaken as a twin. It seems like there could be a great deal of mischief one could get up to that way.

[ His question gets a slight shake of her head. ] No, not yet. There's so much to see, I've mostly just been wandering and seeing what I could find. I'm not sure where to even start.

[toremainbehind]

[Izumo grins.] It certainly is, isn't it? It's easy to imagine just how many people will end up mixing the two of us up.

[There's a pause before he offers her his hand.]

Then I hope you won't mind the company for a bit. I've yet to try out the games if you wish to try that out first.

[darkestbefore]

Something I'm sure the two of you would never take advantage of, I'm certain. [ She's laughing as she says it, however, showing that she sees little harm in pranks intended for fun.

She looks surprised at the offer, but she quickly smiles warmly as she accepts it. She doubts Shizuo or any of the others would mind that much. ]

I wouldn't mind at all. At the very least it will be entertaining to explore with someone a bit more knowledgeable about these festivals than I am. Maybe I'll have better luck figuring it all out with you to explain some of it.

[toremainbehind]

Oh, but of course not. We're both sincere souls, after all. [He's mostly teasing. After all, there's no harm in a prank here and there.

He chuckles, though he hopes Shizuo won't get the wrong idea if he sees this.]

It's always a pleasure of mine to assist a lady in need. [Again, he's teasing before he smiles at her.] I hope I'll be able to make your first experience here enjoyable then.

[darkestbefore]

I will count on you, then.

[ Her eyes are bright with pleased amusement as she turns to glance around at the festival surrounding them. ]

Where should we start? I've heard many people mention the games here. Are they very challenging?

[toremainbehind]

[Izumo hums thoughtfully.]

No, not very challenging at all. There are several games such as goldfish scooping, ring toss, or even throwing a ball at a pile of bottles. Usually, once you play and depending on how well you do, you get a prize.

[darkestbefore]

[ She looks fascinated by the explanation all the same. ]

Which would you like to play? Would you mind if I watched?

[toremainbehind]

[He chuckles.]

I don't mind you watching. [He thinks briefly.] Let's check out the ring toss then.

[darkestbefore]

[ Continued here. ]