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thenearshore2019-03-16 07:02 pm
godsoffortune) wrote in thenearshore2019-03-16 07:02 pm
Entry tags:
- !cultist arc,
- !cultist arc | events,
- !intro log,
- chikusa kakimoto | katekyo hitman reborn,
- event log,
- fourth wall event,
- garry | ib,
- ginia | original character,
- hibiki shikyoin | pripara,
- joscelin fitzthomas | oc,
- judar | magi,
- katsuki bakugou | my hero academia,
- ken joshima | katekyo hitman reborn!,
- nanako dojima | persona 4,
- pyrrha nikos | rwby,
- qing da | guardian,
- rita mordio | tales of vesperia,
- romeo | romeo's blue skies,
- suzaku kururugi | code geass,
- takashi shirogane | voltron,
- wendy | kuroshitsuji,
- ω caster [ch chulainn] | fgo,
- ω hat kid | a hat in time,
- ω hifumi togo | persona 5,
- ω symmetra | overwatch,
- ω the snatcher | a hat in time
March Training / Fourth Wall Event
Who: Everyone!
What: Information and Training and... Fourth Wall Event Kickoff!
When: April 22nd 2017 (Kickoff) but Fourth Wall lasts through April 26th
Where: The Far Shore (to start); All Locations here and Map here
Summary: Unexpected visitors arrive in The Far Shore for a little while.
Gods and shinki arriving at heaven's meeting hall are brought into small one-on-one meeting rooms as they appear, with a white-robed shinki offering them an explanation of their current role, the name of the god they will represent or the god they will serve, and directions to the temple that will be their new home.
They are cordially invited to a training session beginning in midafternoon, once they've had the chance to return to their homes, meet their new partners, and have their questions answered.
Gods and Shinki: The Real McCoys
The Heavens are going about their usual business preparing for the new gods and shinki that they were actually expecting, when unexpected visitors appear out of thin air, as if having teleported in on their own power. They are scooped up along with the new gods and shinki and, initially, treated no differently. "Gods" are new arrivals who have strong memories of who they are, while "shinki" are experiencing various states of memory loss.
4th Wall Gods: A House is not a Home
4th Wall Shinki: And you may ask yourself
God Training: New and 4th Wall Both
Shinki Training: New and 4th Wall Both
Physical Training
Rest and Refreshments
In Summary:
What: Information and Training and... Fourth Wall Event Kickoff!
When: April 22nd 2017 (Kickoff) but Fourth Wall lasts through April 26th
Where: The Far Shore (to start); All Locations here and Map here
Summary: Unexpected visitors arrive in The Far Shore for a little while.
Gods and shinki arriving at heaven's meeting hall are brought into small one-on-one meeting rooms as they appear, with a white-robed shinki offering them an explanation of their current role, the name of the god they will represent or the god they will serve, and directions to the temple that will be their new home.
They are cordially invited to a training session beginning in midafternoon, once they've had the chance to return to their homes, meet their new partners, and have their questions answered.
Gods and Shinki: The Real McCoys
- New gods and shinki - the real ones, the ones that were expected - are being packed off to their new temples for the morning to settle in and meet their partners -- this is also a good time to visit with new neighbors or explore the area! What does your new temple look like? Are you headed straight there, or taking the scenic route to get a better sense of your new surroundings?
The Heavens are going about their usual business preparing for the new gods and shinki that they were actually expecting, when unexpected visitors appear out of thin air, as if having teleported in on their own power. They are scooped up along with the new gods and shinki and, initially, treated no differently. "Gods" are new arrivals who have strong memories of who they are, while "shinki" are experiencing various states of memory loss.
4th Wall Gods: A House is not a Home
- New gods are normally shown their new temples in the morning and introduced to their new partners. The characters who arrived for the event and experienced no memory loss seem like they should be "Gods" and so white-robed escorts with chrsyanthemum logos on their backs take them to where they think their temples should be - in the Western District, where the other "New and Obscure Gods' Temples" always are. Despite many cleanup attempts, the Western District is still scarred from the aftereffects of a volcanic eruption and earthquake only 3 months ago, with fissures in some of the roads and burn scars in the wild landscape. Along the way, the escort can answer questions as provided on the God 101 page.
When they arrive, the escort is surprised to discover a set of ruins instead. This happens, they explain, but usually when a god leaves The Far Shore, not when they arrive. While the escort starts to rifle through some paperwork to figure out what's going on, the "God" is welcome to explore the ruins and - to the shock of both - the ruins transform.
How it transforms is up to the 4th wall player! It should not be very large, no bigger than a one-room building or, if more natural, a small garden or lake complex. Alternately, the ruins can not transform at all, or simply get cleared away into something more clean-slate like a rock garden plot. Get creative!
Afterwards, the "Gods" are encouraged to show up at the afternoon Training session to better understand their circumstances. Before the escort leaves, the "God" will be provided a phone with which they can access the Heavens' BBS system; their display name will be a warped version of their real name, such as "Bob Smith" appearing as "bOBsMITH" or something else that looks like a glitch.
4th Wall Shinki: And you may ask yourself
- New "shinki" will wake by the Meeting Hall in a set of white robes from laying down on a tatami mat with a small box wrapped up and set at their feet. (The box can contain a few belongings of the character's from their canon, provided it can fit. Due to the memory loss, it can include things the character wouldn't recognize.) From the way that the bustling people around the area are talking, this is not a common occurrence.
At some point, a person in white robes with a big chrsyanthemum logo on the back will come to interview the person. "We are working on assigning you to a god and temple, but some things have come up," they try to explain, and will then be able to answer other questions as outlined on the Shinki 101. The "shinki" are encouraged to get dressed and explore the Far Shore if they would like, because eventually they will be assigned to one of the temples out there anyway. At this point, the shinki are also handed a phone in order to connect with the Heavens' BBS system; their display name will be a warped version of their real name, such as "Bob Smith" appearing as "bOBsMITH" or something else that looks like a glitch.
God Training: New and 4th Wall Both
- Newly arrived gods are escorted into a small meeting room, with tatami floors and a stage at the front of the room where the speaker stands. A minor deity is giving the speech, and none of the white-robed shinki enter. Paper and pens are provided to all the attendees as an unsubtle suggestion to take notes on the information they're given. Newly arrived gods are encouraged to discuss the information with each other and ask questions of more experienced gods, as well as instructed to guide their new shinki appropriately. They are allowed to remain in the room as long as they wish, should they want to discuss questions with each other or with more experienced gods who are here to help out. The speaker delivers her welcome speech in the monotone of someone who's practiced it far too often. Hopefully no one's feeling sleepy!
It's around this time that the 4th Wall "Gods" might realize that, for as weird as everything's been, their experiences with their temples this morning are not the same as most new Gods. Additionally, they do not possess the power to teleport to and from the Near Shore; they might need a buddy to help them with that part! The 4th Wall Gods can't hear any prayers whispered on the winds either. They can't name shinki, whether those shinki were in the Far Shore before today, or only arrived through the 4th Wall situation. (There is one other kind of shinki that might still respond to their commands though...)
Shinki Training: New and 4th Wall Both
- A well-appointed dojo has been prepared for newcomers to practice the physical or magical arts. Outside, there are two impromptu target practice areas: one is for long-range weapons, with targets set up against hay bales at the other side of a wide, grassy area and a line drawn for the weapons' wielders to stand behind. The other is for borderlines.
What are borderlines? The 4th Wall shinki can't do them, no matter how hard they try. If they had previous magical powers, those still work though! Existing gods can name these "shinki" but 4th walled gods can't. The 4th Wall shinki have no death memories to convey to the god and no shinki vessel power, but they can still be used to Rend an ayakashi.
Inside the dojo, there's room for several pairs to spar, and weapons are set up all along one wall, everything from polearms to rifles, chakrams to broadswords. They're all meant for practice, with edges dulled or padded to avoid any accidental deaths, but sparring partners will still have to be careful to avoid injury. There are stacks of informational pamphlets sitting out on tables around the dojo.
Physical Training
- The dojo is stocked with a wide variety of practice weapons, traditional and modern, to offer some practice opportunity to gods who, for example, find themselves with a sword shinki but are at risk of cutting off their own toes. It's also useful for veteran new gods wishing to train with their current partner shinki.
Several magically animated straw-stuffed training dummies, many of which have been carefully mended and patched with neat black stitching, are set up on the lawn with a white-robed shinki hovering nearby to watch over them. They make good training partners, although anyone who comes too close risks being targeted for a sparring match whether they wanted one or not. The supervising white-robed shinki has a nametag which reads HELLO, MY NAME IS SABIMEI. (To interact with Sabimei, please comment on the "NPC REQUEST" thread below! If you prefer, you may also handwave his assistance or advice with your character learning spells.)
Rest and Refreshments
- There are casks of fresh, cold water near the dojo to make sure no one gets dehydrated, but for those who've finished working, hot tea and enough seasonal treats are available to make it look as though the Heavens bought out an entire sweet shop. They're being distributed by a few shinki in indigo-blue and plain brown robes with the sleeves tied back, who aren't above teasing the newcomers a bit.
In Summary:
- Get all the information you can handle
- Mingle with the 4th Wall "Gods" and "Shinki"
- Veteran new gods and shinki are welcome to volunteer showing the ropes
- Get in some training
- Have fun~
- OOC Event Information Post - ask us questions if you need to!
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[ Fuwari is happy her friend is happy! But that had nearly been worrisome. Does she...want to know....what all Hibiki-san has been doing, here?
When she is not with Hibiki-san, she frets. For some reason. ]
[ Falulu, with uncanny timing, points to the skyscrapers in the distance. Conveniently not passed by on their way. Yet. ]
Even PriParis doesn't have buildings like that.
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But she'll gladly talk about Ebisu's temple. Sorry, Hibiki, Ginia's going to steal the spotlight for a moment.]
That is the temple of Ebisu, one of the Seven Lucky Gods or Seven Gods of Fortune. He's a god of commerce and fishing. It's also where I work and live.
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[ HIBIKI IS BEING GRINNED AT BY TWO YOUNG LADIES NOW
FISHING ]
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There is absolutely no time at Ebisu's temple for a fun fishing trip, and Ginia is pretty sure Kiwami would not want to go on a fishing trip in Hibiki's company.]
Yes, Hibiki, would you like to go on a fishing trip? We could use your yacht.
[She'll make it up to her temple later. Somehow.]
even once fuwafalu go home, btw, ginia can totally call in this iou if you want
FISHING
Hibiki clears her throat. ]
Let's....continue this discussion once Fuwari and Falulu are settled.
[ Everyone here knows that's Hibiki for "yes".
Well, then, let's go into the temple! And all have snacks and tea together!
Falulu and Fuwari want to talk lots, lots more with their new friend Ginia. ]
Ginia will not forget Hibiki is on the hook for a Princely Fishing Promise
Today is a day for tea with a delightful trio. Ginia is happily led into the ostentatious temple. The purple and gold, the giant statues, it's all undeniably showy, but there's so much character in it. It's not a temple Ginia's sure she wants to live in, but it's sure fun to visit.]
How long have the three of you known each other?
le gulp
[ "Hibiki" and "a sense of time" are not two concepts that exist in the same room. She exists in an eternal moment upon a glorious stage.
Spygoats deliver tea. Hibiki settles herself on a couch, but Fuwari and Falulu sit on the floor like this arrangement is perfectly normal. There's a chair if Ginia would prefer that, however. ]
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That's nice you three have known each other for so long. How did you meet?
[She's taking bets on through PriPara.]
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[ Hibiki-Mahou-chan-san takes a deep sip of tea and declines to comment. ]
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Ginia looks at the two, then turns to look at Hibiki, expectantly waiting for further commentary. It's surprising to have Hibiki so quiet; she would have imagined this was a story she'd be all over telling.
If Hibiki continues to decline comment, she'll accept further commentary from others.]
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But now, all is well. Now, she's landed on shore. ]
Even the magnificent PriPara occasionally fails to produce sufficient radiance. Drawn by the tremendous abilities Fuwari and Falulu possess, I invited them to usher in a golden age of revolution.
[ The way both of them....saved her. Saved her life, saved her everything. Both of them will never abandon her.
Both of them are her friends. ]
- No team in PriPara is superior!
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What Hibiki has cultivated with CelePara Talent Agency is undeniably incredible. The trio of Hibiki, Falulu, and Fuwari is not better, but a different form of talent. It's clear they mesh well together. She believes it when Hibiki says no team is better, even if she's biased toward her friend.]
I don't doubt that at all.
Falulu, Fuwari, what does PriPara mean to you two?
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[ You know, as you do.
Unconscious she might have just said something odd, Falulu continues. ] So while learning about the outside world is exciting and fun, Falulu wants to fill all of PriPara with sparkles! It's the place that brought her her important friends!!
[ When did one of the real goats from Hibiki's lawn show up here? At any rate, it's kneeling next to Fuwari now, and she puts a hand atop it in greeting. Hello, goat-san. ] Every day is an adventure - I'm truly, truthfully happy-ee-hee!
[ Meanwhile, up on the couch....
HIBIKI YOU ARE NOT PRIPARA WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SMUG ABOUT THIS ]
[ oh because you're incapable of not at least partially pretending you're dictating the terms of the conversation
very well, carry on ]
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What does surprise her is the sudden goat in the room. Truly a stealthy goat. The light yodeling is a surprise too, as well as confirmation again the Palps are real. The wonders of the world continue.]
I believe so. The three of you are very fortunate to have met. From the way you perform, it's clear you're all good friends.
[Also don't mind her scooting over a little more to pet the goat.]
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This answer satisfies Hibiki, who nods. ] Engraving that understanding into your heart is best. The Far Shore's true utopia begins now.
[ The couch contingent is clearly just hearing the words "follow Hibiki-san's example" over and over and over again. These goddesses have already answered the MOST IMPORTANT PRAYER on either shore, for it is the prayer that had been dwelling WITHIN SHIKYOIN HIBIKI'S HEART. ]
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[Help people on the Near Shore, improve lives and do what they can to make the world better. The methods may vary, but it's all hitting the same end goal.]
Will you three do more performances?
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[ Hibiki stares unseeing down at her tea, the surface of which has become suddenly disturbed with ripples from an unknown source. ]
[ The goat bleats. ]
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But
animal noises.]
I'd love to hear your song, Fuwari.
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[ And just like that, the gathering became one Vocal Doll, one shinki, one goddess, one goat, one cat (when did Rosalie arrive? and take over Fuwari's lap?), and one extremely handsome statue. But Fuwari and Falulu aren't even phased. ]
[ Mahou-chan sort of creaks her acquiescence to the inevitability of the situation. She'll recover in a moment, but
the first day, and already
That Song. ]
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I do remember Hibiki having a very nice auditorium. She showed off her movie there.
[How much of the auditorium was real and how much was enhanced by Hibiki's power is a secret, but it's certainly a nice space. And while the song may not be the one Hibiki would have chosen, performing there with her friends was a goal. It all comes full circle.]
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[ Falulu pats the statue on the shoulder. The
gentle touch of a lesbianfriendly gesture pops Hibiki back to life, and she smiles at the Vocal Doll. ][ Fuwari deliberately chooses not to engage with that. ]
[ Falulu nods along with this idea. Fuwari picks up the teapot. ]
Would you like seconds, Ginia-san?
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Also while they're here, it's the perfect time to find out more about Hibiki.]
Thank you.
Since you've known Hibiki, has she always been so grand and princely?
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[ Fuwari smiles. Hibiki looks over from across her teacup. ]
But now the true, strong Hibiki-san is the one I care for!
[ BOY THIS SURE IS SOME EXCELLENT TEA RIGHT HERE YESSIRREE
HIBIKI DOES SO ENJOY HER SOME TEA
while ginia enjoys her some deets ]
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Fuwari, on the other hand, Ginia is pretty sure could and does savagely slay with sweet words and a smile. Do not get on the bad side of the cute and nice.]
I always thought Hibiki was pretty grand and princely, but it's clear how much she cares about people, on the Near and Far Shore.
[Siiip]
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[ Both other girls giggle. Falulu thinks of one more thing about her meeting with Mahou-chan that will surely help Ginia see how amazing Mahou-chan is. Because Falulu is glad to be friends with Mahou-chan! ]
[ Hibiki's comment, however, has Fuwari somewhat contemplative. And she seeks an answer from Ginia, since she imagines Hibiki-san's would be....unreliable. ]
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