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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-04-15 06:57 pm

003 | Save The Boats

Who: Everyone!
What: It's a few days after Hinamatsuri - time for a party!
When: Late evening (March 5, 2016) into early morning (March 6, 2016)
Where: The banks of the Kamo River
Summary: The Heavens have thrown together an outdoor party to celebrate Spring and ALSO to ask the Far Shore residents to keep the boats from Hinamatsuri from coming to shore.



Hinamatsuri is celebrated in Japan on March 3 every year. It is a festival to celebrate all of the young girls of Japan, not as important as their own birthdays, but certainly a big day for all families with a little girl among their household. It's perfectly normal for all of the cuties to dress up and get all sorts of delightful treats out of the day.

One of the normal festivities is a ceremony during which ornamental dolls are placed on tiers on boats and floated down the river. It is thought that all of the bad luck for the coming year floats down the river with the dolls, taking that bad luck away from their young girls to keep them safe for another year.

But the boats don't always make it all the way down the river like they're supposed to, and the Heavens sometimes like to make sure that the year will be full of less bad luck for the people of Japan. So they have decided to have the almighty gods do some legwork and disguised it as a fun Springtime party! They expect gods and shinki alike to push the boats away from the shoreline wherever they see them venturing near.

New gods and shinki will have been ushered immediately to the party as well, given all of the normal information, and then left to mingle among their new cohorts. This is a perfect opportunity to introduce the newbies to both their co-workers and the kinds of jobs they'll be expected to perform.



Buffet

A luxurious buffet is set up for everyone to enjoy. There are all kinds of foods to enjoy, though they all seem to be of a local variety. The Heavens have apparently used the funding from their own temples to purchase local food and support local businesses at the same time. In particular among the food and copious amounts of booze, you will find some Hinamatsuri staples - hina-arare, hishi mochi, chirashizushi, and a salt-based clam soup called ushijiru. Among the booze you'll find shirozake, a sake made from fermented rice, also a regular fare of Hinamatsuri.

The Boats

As if they are literally overflowing with bad luck, the boats seem to be making a desperate attempt to land themselves upon the shoreline. They are reluctant to make their way back into the water and will gladly run people down if they're allowed to and are happy to ram into someone over and over again to try and get their way. When they are finally pushed back to the center of the river, they will begrudgingly continue on their way. Of course, some of them will simply sink because of the weight of all that bad luck, but who can really blame them.

Children

As expected of a day dedicated to celebrating children, there are dozens of children running around and playing games during the festivities. It's hard to distinguish, but some of them appear to be human children while others are shinki. They are happy to let anyone in on their games and will gladly bother adults to come play with them or to let them try some of the liquor. (Mods will be available to play out any child interactions you may want, just flag us down.)

Counselling

Off to the side, there is a tiny table set up with a small, nicely written sign that reads "Gentle Counselling". On the other side of the table is a sweetly smiling shinki who is willing to listen to your problems and answer any questions you might have. She is also here to help out any gods that are having a hard time dealing with knowing about how their shinki died and any shinki that is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that they are dead.



In Summary:
  • Keep the boats off the shore
  • Enjoy the food and booze and spring atmosphere
  • Have some fun with cute little kids
  • Seek counselling if you need it!
  • Flag the mods in the top thread if you'd like an NPC
  • Have fun~
disciplineking: (kamikorosu)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-29 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
"You speak a big game for someone on the ground." Several hairs come off in his hands as she moves, but he let go, not really wanting to keep a grip on something that unwieldy.

He goes in with the heel of his foot aiming for her shoulder.
nobutasu: (29-edit)

[personal profile] nobutasu 2016-05-03 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
The other's taunt forces something to move in her veins. It forces its way passed her blood and fills her with a hot feeling. Her jaw sets as she reaches to catch the other's foot before it can make its intended impact. Her elbows knock into her sides with the force, eyes blank.

"Ah? You take this as a game?"

She attempts to twist his foot - hoping to throw off his weight and send him to the ground as well.
disciplineking: (bloody)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-05-03 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
It did spin him onto the ground, but just as quickly he used the momentum to continue straight back onto his feet, hardly a ruffle earned from that. Except to his pride, of course.

Hibari didn't even deign to answer that question and just went onto the attack again, trying to drive a fist down onto her head.
nobutasu: (28-edit)

[personal profile] nobutasu 2016-05-09 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Watching him twirl for a moment tickled her fancy at least. No smile is offered, despite her amusement as she wheels back into the ground, before springing forward in an attempt to kick the other's fist and divert him away from causing damage to her face.

"You and I are similar, but you still have a lot to learn. Like when your opponent is toying with you and when your opponent means business."

When she gets the chance, she will land to her feet once more and straighten her stance.

"If you would like to get down to it, I'll cut you up. Perhaps we can make it part of the festivities?" As she speaks, she reaches for her sheathed sword.
disciplineking: (kamikorosu)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-05-09 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Wao. Do you really think I'll accept you toying with me? People who underestimate their opponents end up dead." The sword just got him excited, even though his movements were more cautious now. He had to be, since he didn't have tonfas to block blades right now.

"I'll bite you to death." And before she can draw it back he rushed forward again with a speed that could defy even mafia and struck at that arm.