21 - Heavenly Job Fair

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Welcome to the Heavens' Job Fair
When: August 30 -31
Where: The Meeting Hall grounds & various places in the Near Shore
Summary: The Heavens are offering a location for new and old gods to trade off prayers that they can't answer. Did someone ask a god of war to intervene in their high school love triangle? A god of poetry to strike down an ayakashi giving them writer's block? Sometimes, everyone needs a helping hand....



Established gods sometimes pass prayers off to one another if they receive a prayer that doesn't match their own skill set. In order to help the new gods and their shinki integrate into Heavenly society, Heaven's set up a big prayer wall in front of the Meeting Hall, where new and old gods alike can bring prayers they can't answer and pick up prayers that they can. Most of the prayers are written on brightly decorated little wooden plaques, with ribbons attached to hang them from one of the many nails driven into the prayer wall. Pick a plaque and give someone a hand, or bring a request that's been stumping you, and let's make sure that everyone's prayers are answered!



Leave a Prayer

There's a lot of room on the prayer wall. Did someone leave your god a prayer that they just can't answer? Or are they willing to try it out, but think they'll need a helping hand? Bring a prayer that your character's been asked to fulfill, and either post it on the board or ask someone you know if they can take it on.

Players can write their own prayers, from the mundane to the bizarre, and leave their prayer as a reply to the LEAVE A PRAYER comment below!

(Writing Your Own Prayer: Prayers can, but do not have to, involve ayakashi. They can be as detailed as you want, or be simple prompts like the "Take A Prayer" examples below. If you have any questions about whether something you want would be OK, please feel free to ask on the event announcement here!)

Take a Prayer

Characters can either accept a prayer from another character, or pick an anonymous one from the prayer wall. Among the anonymous prayers on the wall are:

I just bought a hot spring bathhouse, but I'm afraid it's haunted! All my customers say they think someone is watching them, and some even feel something touching their ankles when they're alone in the bath! Please get rid of the ghost.

My girlfriend blocked my number and I don't know why. Please make her talk to me so we can work this out.

My family just moved and I don't know anybody in my new school. Please help me make new friends!

Someone keeps tearing open garbage bags and leaving kitchen trash all over my street. It's disgusting! Make them stop!

The street by my shop is under construction and customers just aren't coming in anymore. At this rate, I'll go out of business. Please bring in more customers so I can pay the rent.

I NEED a limited-edition copy of the Super Mega Battle Droids X-234158 figurine with the real chrome trim!! Please help me find one for sale!

No matter how much I complain, the bathrooms at my neighborhood train station are still stinky. Please inspire the janitors to work harder.

My homeroom class this year has no energy, and as their teacher I'm worried! Please give them more fighting spirit before exams!

To turn in a prayer: Whether it's a prayer from this list or one written by a fellow player, you can receive exp/followers for writing a prayer thread on this log. Once the thread has reached 10+ comments with progress towards achieving the prayer's goal, turn it in by replying to the COMPLETED PRAYERS comment with a link to your thread. Each completed prayer will earn 200 followers for each god character in the thread and 20 exp for each shinki character.

Advertise Yourself

The job fair will only last for a few days (that big board of prayers just ruins the aesthetics of the garden, so it will be coming down.) If you want to bring in more reliable business for yourself or your god, this is the time to let everyone know what you can do! Heaven's workers have conveniently provided plenty of rolls of butcher paper, cardboard and bamboo sticks to make banners and signs, along with multicolored inks, markers, tempera paint, glitter, ribbons and other craft supplies. Make an advertising banner and let the Heavens know what you can do! Maybe you could even hand out business cards or free samples....

Take a Break

There's a nice grassy area, broken up by flowering trees and bushes, to the side of the prayer wall. There, white-robed shinki have set up several tables with water bottles and small snacks for anyone who's worn themselves out working hard. This isn't just a banquet, though, it's a potluck -- there's lots of room on those tables for gods to set out their own homemade foods or fancy purchases. There are a few extra-fancy picnic bento there already, with beaming shinki in the uniforms of several different Gods of Fortune or of Amaterasu's advisers standing behind them.

In Summary:

• Bring prayers for other gods to answer
• Answer prayers yourself
• Let everybody know what you can do (with glitter!)
• Bring something for the potluck
• Have fun~

Comments

[handle]

[ Sorey gestures for Mikleo to follow him back stage once the applause dies down, positive that Mikleo is more than ready to rest. ]

[water_meebo]

[ After a glance, catching Sorey's gesture, he follows the other backstage.

He's feeling a little overwhelmed, but nothing too bad as he seemed to look fine with a sigh. ]

[handle]

[ Sorey can't help but be relieved that he looks alright. That was a lot, to say the least... ]

You did really great, Mikleo!

[water_meebo]

[ It can be. Well, all's well that ends well, they say. ]

You weren't too shabby yourself. Who would have thought we were amateurs?

[ He replied grinning a bit. ]

[handle]

You looked like you were having a lot of fun out there, too.

[ He grins, using his elbow to nudge him gently. ]

[water_meebo]

I was-- not.

[ Elbows back for the nudge. Of course, this was all playful. Honestly, he admits it was kind of fun in its own way. ]

[handle]

Really?

[ He doesn't believe you! ]

[water_meebo]

Yes.

[ Hey don't give him that look. He'll just get huffy. Obviously his answer was more than enough for Sorey, really. ]

C'mon let's change.

[handle]

Sure.

You think they'll let us keep these costumes?

[water_meebo]

[ He's listening to Sorey talk about keeping the costumes. He wouldn't mind keeping it either for the sake of their design and other things he could learn about fashion in this world. ]

Why don't you ask?

[handle]

Good idea! The worst they can do is say no.

[ Which would be a shame, but maybe they plan to reuse them? ]

[water_meebo]

Pretty much. I'm sure they'll be more than happy to, given how excited you are about the thought.

[ He can't help but slightly chuckle at it. ]