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

[1wing]

Then you have more than enough to hit it with.

[ Tsubasa guides the toy rifle slightly to the side with her hand. It's only a fraction of an inch, that's all the difference that's needed when sending projectile weapons out.

Like throwing knives. Or eight billion flying swords. ]

[alchemists]

[ Time for round two, with Tsubasa's help and slight change the price is as good as hers. ]

Alright, this time for sure!

[ Another rubber bullet fires this time striking the edge of the plushie rocking it off the shelf. Moving slightly to counter act the rigged aim worked, if Tsubasa didn't help out she would have gone through all of her tries without winning anything. ]

It worked.

[1wing]

So it did. Once you know yourself and know your enemy, the battle will no longer surprise you.

[ The Art of War, still applicable for terrible festival games. Tsubasa nods, satisfied with her work. Although in this case, was the target the enemy, or the rigged gun itself? Both work. ]

I suppose this is what they call Always Prepared For Battle.

[ JOZAI SENJOU, as it were. ]

[alchemists]

[ Tsubasa hasn't really changed much... ]

Which prize to you want, with the corrected aim I should be able to at least get one more.

[1wing]

[ You can take the sword out of the wing, but not the goofy weird Japanese nerd. ]

No, I could hardly accept a gift.

[ But if you insist, there's this weird ugly cute cat plush thing she's been looking at ]

[alchemists]

I don't mind, I already won the one I wanted.

[ It was a little plushie fox with bells on it's collar, and all the other prizes didn't interest her much. ]

[1wing]

Is that so? Then that one.

[ That ugly-ass cat it is. ]

[alchemists]

[ Elfnein will never understand the things Tsubasa finds cute. ]

Ok, I'm going to try and get it for you.

[ Knowing to aim a little off she fires at the ugly cat plushie and manages to knock it over without any issues this time. ]

[1wing]

Ah, you got it.

[ Don't look surprised, Tsubasa?! But there the plushie drops, and she's there to pick it up, placing the doll in the crook of her elbow so it looks like it's sitting on her arm. ]

Thank you.

[alchemists]

[ This is the first time Elfnein has seen Tsubasa be cute instead of cool. ]

You're welcome! I'm happy that you got something as well.

[1wing]

[ And this is the first time Tsubasa has seen Elfnein! As far as she knows, anyway. ]

It's more than I deserve. You have my gratitude.

[alchemists]

I should be doing more as a thank you for helping me figure out how to beat this game.

[1wing]

I didn't do it for any reward. Isn't it normal to help children in need?

[ Even if they are gods. ]

[alchemists]

Helping anyone in need is normal and the right thing to-do.

[ Though that's normally Hibiki's thing isn't it. ]