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

[goeshyper]

We should, so you can try some.

[The stand only has a couple of flavors, but Tsuna tries her best to describe them to Yona. He never really thought of how the flavors taste before, so this is already becoming an interesting challenge for him.

There's some pictures illustrating different flavors and combinations. Tsuna puts to the white-colored ice cream first.]

It looks like they only have a few flavors. This is vanilla, which is kind of sweet. It looks like milk, but it's much sweeter and has a smooth taste. Most people go for vanilla since it's very standard.

[Next he gestures to the brown colored option, and continuing on to a green and gray colored ice creams.] They also have chocolate which can be a little more sweeter, but it's really rich in flavor. Most girls like chocolate, I think.

And then, there's green tea which is very light. It tastes almost like green tea with a bit of sweetness. Finally, there's black sesame. It's almost like a toasted, nutty taste. It's a little weird for some people, so I don't recommend that for your first choice.

[ He then gestures to the various ways they serve the ice cream.] You can have it in a cup, on a cone or in one of the taiyaki. There's sprinkles or different drizzles you can put on top to make it extra tasty.

[darkestbefore]

Maybe I will try it with the taiyaki? [ Two new things to try at once, why not? ] Which flavor do you think goes best? [ Since he seems to be an expert. ] I've had chocolate! One of my friends here gave me some when I arrived. But I don't think I've tasted the others.

[goeshyper]

I'm curious about the taiyaki one too. I've had them separately, but never together. They're both equally good on their own, so it should be great combined.

[He considers the individual flavors and the pancake consistence of the taiyaki.]

Well any of them will go well, but the green tea and black sesame will definitely take it to another level. If you can't decided between the two, they can even swirl them together. So, you can have a bit of both. Those two are a really good combination too.

[darkestbefore]

[ Her mouth drops open in surprise before she laughs and nods her head in a sudden show of determination, making up her mind to try it the way he'd suggested. ]

I'll do that, then! Why not be daring about trying something new? What about you? What would you like?

[darkestbefore]

[ Continued here. ]