19 | Peaceful Departure

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Celebrating Obon
When: Evening August 10
Where: The Near Shore
Summary: Mortals may be partying, but there's lots of work for the denizens of the Far Shore to do.



It's the final day of Obon and spirits are being sent back to their homes -- both the ancestral spirits that have been welcomed home for the duration of the festival and the mischievous spirits that have been plaguing the Heavens. But some of them might not go easy, so Amaterasu has requested that gods and shinki old and new alike help ensure the spirits' peaceful departure.



Mukae-bi

Fires have been lit on hillsides and near cemeteries to lead the spirits back to their resting places and to protect them on their way, but angry ghosts and ayakashi are trying to quench the fires so they can attack weaker spirits. Keep the firewood stocked and the fires blazing high while you fight off the attacks.

Heavenly Exorcisms

It's time to bring any possessed household items to the Near Shore to ensure that the spirits are sent safely on their way. Some might go peacefully, while others might have to be purified by fire in order to set the spirits free. Hope you weren't too attached to that chair.

(Careful... spirits that manage to hide from the housecleaning can become permanent guests!)

Guarding the Gates

Hidden pathways into the underworld in caves throughout Japan are open from sunset to moonset on this night to allow the spirits who have temporarily left to return. Gods and shinki must watch over these pathways and ensure that no dangerous ayakashi take the opportunity to escape from the underworld before the moon sets.

After-party

After the moon sets, the denizens of the Heavens can finally kick back. Everyone is invited to a private hot spring on the Far Shore, where a midnight banquet spread is waiting in thanks for their hard work. Wash off any blight in the hot springs and enjoy the banquet before heading back home for a good night's sleep.

In Summary:

• Keep the fires burning
• Exorcise those annoying spirits
• Fight powerful ayakashi
• Enjoy a banquet
• Have fun~

Comments

[alchemists]

Crush motorcycles into a ball?

[ Just what sort of monster is this person. ]

[bartenderizing]

You know that thing where soccer players keep the ball active by bouncing it on their knees? I can't do that with a normal ball, so I needed something heavier.

[ Please don't let him hear the word monster in association with him. He's sensitive. ]

[alchemists]

I see...

[ Even back home there were few normal people that could do something like that. Ninjas and action movie buffs somehow get to this level but still. ]

[bartenderizing]

The motorcycle was easy enough to manage the height on, but the shape got in the way of it being consistent. So someone suggested I make it more ball-shaped.

[ Which was obviously a joke on that other person's part, but that's where things went.

Still... 'normal' human. Technically he was this, stretching the terms as far as they could go. ]

[alchemists]

If you wanted to make it into a ball why not use something with a square shape, you could make it into a ball with less energy that way.

[bartenderizing]

What kinda heavy things with a square shape are easy to get and won't be missed? It's easy to grab junk that no one wants.

[ Why yes. He did grab a junk bike for all that. ]

I also wasn't planning on making it into that shape when I first grabbed it.

[alchemists]

So it just sort of happened?

[ That's a lot of energy to spend on something so spur of the moment... ]

[bartenderizing]

Someone suggested it later on, which is when I did that.

[ He's a simple person. ]

[alchemists]

What did you do with it after that?

[bartenderizing]

Bounced it on my knee...? They were right about that making it easier to control and balance.

It's still where I train on my own, for a later time.