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[nolittlesecret]

Who: Nari + You
When: August 27 and a little into the wee hours of the 28th
Where: Neptune's Temple
What: As he said on the network, he's got the goings of a picnic out. Anyone is welcome to show up since he's not too picky about who comes and goes on his grounds.


[Morning to Early evening on the 27th]
[The temple isn't decorated or anything, but anyone who visits will see a few balloons that are tied to a few trees that lead to a beach. It's not a sandy warm beach, being more reminiscent of a beach in the Pacific Northwest, so there will be camping chairs that can be taken to sit on. It's a bit breezy, not uncomfortable, and since it's near the park in the Northwest district of the Far Shore, there's all sorts of spirit animals running around.

There's a event tent nearby with tables that of course have the food sitting on it, and of course more can be made/brought. There's a small sign that simply says "Take what you want, but please be considerate and remember that others would like to eat as well. No littering!". If anyone wants to cook on site, a camping stove can be provided. Just ask the soulless shinki with the sign that reads "Hi my name is Mark" around its neck.]

[Later evening on into the 28th]
[Anyone who sticks around as the dark falls will be treated to the sight of Nari setting small bonfires along the beach. The wind has picked up a bit so hanging around the warm flames might help bring some relief to how frigid the nights can be along a beach like this even in summer.

The fare has been changed to simple snacks, ice cream (how isn't it melting?) and what looks like ingredients for s'mores. If you don't know what those are, there are small placards that explain and show how to make them (in English). Feel free to stick around as long as you'd like, just don't fall asleep on the beach. It's not recommended.]



[OOC: feel free to treat this like a mingle. Of note to the grounds: There are "NO FISHING" signs posted about, any damages done to the property will be treated with hostility, and the paddock to the stables is locked so no one can harass the horse. ALCOHOL IS NOT PROVIDED SO IT'S A BYOB POLICY. Want something specific? Hit up this journal or chromatus]

Comments

[reformedsinner]

No shinki remembers anything before they became a shinki -- not at first, at least.

[He takes his marshmallow away from the flames, inspecting it: it's really not quite toasted enough, but he pulls it off neatly with his fingertips and takes a bite.

Toasted marshmallows, it turns out, are impossible to eat neatly: he's occupied for the next several seconds with melted and sticky goop that manages to transfer itself all across his fingertips and mouth.

Attempting to scrape the last bits of it off his fingers, he glances back over at Prompto, and adds:]

With the new shinki, at least there's a chance you'll remember.

[photoshooter]

Yeah? Huh.

[He looks back down at his marshmallow and catches, just in time, that it's about to burn. With a little dismayed noise, he saves it and then sets to scraping it off the stick onto a graham cracker.]

I dunno. I mean, I kind of want to know, you know. Who I am? [He laughs awkwardly.] But if none of us are supposed to know, maybe it's for the best we don't. There's got to be a reason, right?

[reformedsinner]

When you remember, it's hard not to have regrets. I think it's easier to begin as though this is a new life, since, being a shinki, you can't go back.

[He manages to get the last bit of marshmallow off the pad of his thumb, and glances over at Prompto.]

But who you are is who you are. I wasn't someone else as a shinki; I just didn't remember everything.

[photoshooter]

It's just... I dunno, frustrating.

[He squishes his s'more together but doesn't bite into it just yet.]

I... think I'm okay not knowing the kind of things that happened to me. I mean, I'm dead, right? So it's probably stuff I don't really want to remember, heh.

[People who want to know the truth at all costs: not Prompto.]

But there's so much I don't seem to know about... what I can do, what kind of help I can offer. It seems like so many people have so much to adjust to on top of all this prayer and heaven stuff, but I don't know if I know something until someone brings it up, you know? At least if I knew what I used to do, I'd have a better idea where I fit in.

[reformedsinner]

It's a credit to you that you're so concerned about being able to help others. [Hakkai casts him a glance. At least he's not eager to find out anything about himself, or his own past; while shinki all feel the fear and uncertainty that comes with questioning their forgotten history, some people are drawn to it regardless.

Hakkai had been, and it had been a terrible and self-destructive process, which he doesn't recommend.]

But it's all right to give yourself some time to discover what you can do and where your interests lie, too. Think of it as an opportunity; perhaps what you once did doesn't suit you, and this is a chance to try different things, and discover what does.

[photoshooter]

[Hmm! Prompto lifts his chin a little as he thinks about that, then nods and finally starts on his s'more.]

That's true. I hadn't thought about it like that. Maybe that's the point?

[He's not quite talking with his mouth full, but it's close. Prompto, please.]

Second chance, fresh start and all. I figured it was just the way it works, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually something deep like that.

[reformedsinner]

I don't know if that's the purpose of it -- honestly, I'm not sure what the purpose is.

But no matter what the purpose is, it can be an opportunity to discover what you truly want to be.

[Hakkai's smile is faint, and it twists into ambiguity as he busies himself putting another marshmallow on his toasting stick.]