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Yona ([personal profile] darkestbefore) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2017-12-07 08:52 am

[Open Mingle] End of Summer Lucky-Pot

Who: Anyone and Everyone!
When: September 22nd
Where: Cnoc Áine
What: It is the final day of Summer and the first day of Fall so the Temple of Áine, the Irish Goddess of Summer, throws one last picnic to bid her season farewell. All are welcome, as long as they bring a dish for the lucky-pot potluck.


[ To celebrate the final day of Summer, the Temple of Áine has gone all out, decorated in vibrant shades of red and gold that already accent the hint of leaves that are changing outside the temple grounds. Although inside the walled temple, it still seems like a beautiful summer day, the leaves on the trees still a bright vibrant green. The picnic is set up in the large orchard that spreads within the temple, the trees' boughs heavy with brightly-hued apples of every flavor and crispness.

Blankets and tables are scattered beneath the trees and in the clearing at the center, several long tables are set up to be filled with dishes brought by guests. Yona has supplied some of it herself, with the help of some friends. Several roasts, carefully sliced and carved for guests. A large platter of corn still on the cob. Several types of breads, seasoned with fruits or vegetables from the summer seasons or the harvest. And apples, of course - those seem to be here and there and everywhere; in pies, sliced and paired with peanut butter or caramel or other dips, made into a buttery spread for the loaves of bread. No matter what people bring to add to the potluck, there will be plenty of food to go around, as well as wine and ciders generously offered to go with it.

There is music playing in the background, just to set the mood or for people to dance to, and the pools of water are still warm enough for people to take a soak or swim in. And when the sun sinks and the sky darkens and the air grows a little cooler, a large bonfire is lit, with hot cocoa passed around and the makings for s'mores set out for anyone who wants to have a little dessert after their feasting. One last offering to a fading summer until it comes around again. ]
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[personal profile] farseen 2017-12-27 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
...Is she ready?

[Shin-Ah would never complain. If he had doubts, he would make them known in either action or word, but on this he was ready.

He didn't know how to be anything else.]
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[personal profile] hakingitup 2017-12-27 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I wanted you to be ready first.

[He nodded slowly, placing a hand on his shoulder.]

I'll talk with her another day to make sure. Enjoy tonight first.
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[personal profile] farseen 2017-12-27 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[A nod. He understood that well, but there was still a lingering question in the air.]

Is Hak okay with it?

[Even though Hak brought it up, he wanted to hear it for certain.]
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[personal profile] hakingitup 2017-12-27 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I am.

[He would prefer for Yona to have been his god from the beginning, but he'll never say that to Shin-Ah. Because he's happy to be Shin-Ah's god. He just thinks Yona would have always been better for this.

He feels a little lost at times.]
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[personal profile] farseen 2017-12-27 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[No others, God or Shinki-- even Yona-- have been able to get Shin-Ah to speak as calmly and openly as this. Their personalities were too vibrant, and Shin-Ah was too willing to bask in their radiance rather than let his own character shine through. Hak was there supporting him in the way an old friend would, and that was all Shin-Ah could ask for in a god.]

Mm... okay.

[Another nod. If Hak was okay with the notion of another God naming him, then surely it was okay. Hak didn't seem like the sort of man to do things that were anything less than honorable in some fashion.

Like Shin-Ah, his actions tended to stand out in place of his words.]
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[personal profile] hakingitup 2018-01-02 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Just... let me know when.

[He could tell Shin-Ah to do it today, right now, going towards the split godship, but that's something he was never very good at with Shin-Ah. He wants the dragon to make his own choices. His own decisions.

Even if he asks Hak to do it, it'll at least be his own choice in the matter.]


Alright? Let's go get more food.