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thenearshore2016-04-15 06:57 pm
godsoffortune) wrote in thenearshore2016-04-15 06:57 pm
Entry tags:
- !intro log,
- event log,
- raichi todoroki | daiya no ace,
- ω asato tsuzuki | yami no matsuei,
- ω commander shepard | mass effect,
- ω dal dal choi | girls of the wild's,
- ω elsa randall | power rangers,
- ω flynn | shin megami tensei iv,
- ω hajime ichinose | gatchaman crowds,
- ω hakkai cho | saiyuki,
- ω hope estheim | final fantasy xiii,
- ω killua zoldyck | hunter x hunter,
- ω ky kiske | guilty gear,
- ω otegine | touken ranbu,
- ω ren suzugamori | cardfight!! vanguard,
- ω ross | senyuu.,
- ω sheryl nome | macross frontier,
- ω sho minamimoto | twewy,
- ω slaine troyard | aldnoah.zero,
- ω yukine | noragami
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:
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~
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[Money seemed the most basic, and most universal, of forms of compensation.
What else could she safely assume that he would have?
Slaine hasn't the first idea]
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[She proceeds to rest her hands on her hips, tossing him an unimpressed look in his direction.]
There's no way I'm going to the buffet by myself. I'd be bored to death!
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[His company? He's not exactly the most engaging presence...
Not to mention, she's a god. While Slaine understands his own wanting to have him around, why would another god want a shinki's company, when they aren't theirs?]
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[Which is Sheryl's way of saying "hell yes, I want your company!" Boredom tends to manifest differently within herself, and if she wants something, she'll get it — come hell or high water.]
I won't be taking no for an answer, by the way. Consider yourself warned.
[Cue a wink and a charming smile.]
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[And it helps his perspective if he sees how other gods act.
Then he can know whether his own behaves in a manner that's unusual, or if it's typical. Somehow, he seems quite odd how well he's been treated. like he shouldn't expect as much]
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[She wastes no time in hooking an arm around his, tugging him around like he's her purse as she runs past the children. But not before she gives them a wave of farewell, of course.]
Bye, my precious boys and girls! It's been nice singing with you all!
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Though there are certainly differences]
You... I assume you like to sing?
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Oh? I love to sing. I'm a pro at it, you know.
[In case the strong vocal cords, how Sheryl controls the rise and fall of her voice, and her impromptu choreography didn't tip him off.]
What about you? Do you like to sing?
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[Except for his name, really. Some things feel familiar, but beyond that he doesn't have the first idea of what he may or may not have liked to do.
He's glad that he's been able to help out today though...even if he couldn't do that with kids hanging off of him]
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Can't remember much? Or... you don't?
[If the amount of people she met who have amnesia are of any indication... the gods warned her about this, but it unsettles her.]
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Is there a difference? Other shinki seem to recall just as little as me, but I don't know why.
[He's got theories of course but...]
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Then start making new memories.
[He might not be able to see her determined face too well, but her tone can be felt and heard.]
Maybe they'll come to you soon, these memories that you lost... amnesia is such a pain, really.
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[So far as he knows they don't. At least none have told them they can't remember either...
Though they do seem tight-lipped about the subject. Something about that is disconcerting]
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[An unusually curt answer from Sheryl. Gods remember many things — their name, where they came from, how they act. Most importantly, they remember how their shinki died.
If she knows how Eno died, then whoever Slaine's god may be should also know about this blond shinki's death...
How depressing.]
But... they remember things that they shouldn't.
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[He frowns at the thought. It's more than a little alarming, the notion that they could be altered so easily... And to what purpose?
Which was worse, not remembering at all, or remembering things you shouldn't?]
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She shakes her head, and her voice drops a pitch lower.]
Death.
[Just one word is what Slaine's going to get as an answer.]
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He bites his lip as he debates her meaning. She remembers something she shouldn't - and it's death?]
...Does that mean gods are people who died too?
[And why would they be forced to remember, but not shinki?]
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No! No, no, no. It's just the shinki who died!
[Well, shit.
Sheryl presses her lips together and turns to look away from him.]
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That lends itself to a rather interesting line of thought. Something he supposes he'll have to pursue at a later time, because present company seems distressed.
To that end, he shouldn't push any further]
So...what did you want to eat? Admittedly it all seems foreign to me.
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Hmm... let's see.
[She taps her finger against her chin, tilting her head a little to one side before she perks up with a smile.]
How about sushi? You know how to use chopsticks, right?
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[Since it's. What everyone is using around here, and therefore he can only surmise this is what he should expect going forward]
Although I hadn't tried sushi.
[He went right for the sweet things, not that he'll admit as much]
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[She chortles at the thought, remembering how she used chopsticks to pick up small food like sushi. And speaking of which...]
Sushi is an acquired taste, with the fish eaten raw and all... but it's actually really good with soy sauce and wasabi.
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[He's trying not to get into that subject again, after how Sheryl reacted before]
I'm not familiar with either of those. They're condiments, I assume?
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That's right. Why, you've never seen these before? Wasabi is very spicy.
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[A few do seem vaguely familiar, just as a number of things do, but...]
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