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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: (death)

2.boats

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-16 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
The look Hibari gave her back after she splashed a little bit of water on his perfectly pristine school uniform could've murdered her on the spot. He shook his sleeves slightly before staring down, wondering why he was doing that.

Didn't he normally have tonfas or something? Here he was, trying to figure out why he was dead and who to kill to get himself back and she has to do something-trivial-

"You have ten seconds to tell me who is in charge here before I bite you to death," he hissed through his teeth.
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-04-16 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
The look catches her by surprise but doesn't really seem to startle her at all. She stares at him with big pale brown eyes. This is a new face! Someone she hadn't seen before.

"I have no idea!" Hajime instantly answers, smile intact. It's an honest reply. She really has no idea. The Heavens were technically in charge but that seemed so vague.

She waddles through the water to get closer to the shore and get a better look at this new face. He seems interesting. Showing up in a new place with no idea what was going on could put anyone in a bad mood. Maybe she can help him in someway.

"Are you new? You must have just arrived, right? I'm Hajime! It's nice to meet you!"
disciplineking: (looking down on you)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-16 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Hibari almost growled at her response-too bright, too perky, too HAPPY. She was right how he was in a horrible mood, but this one was that transcended most normal anger. She was still in the water and he had no inclination of getting in there, but he really wanted to punch her.

"I don't talk to useless herbivores." Hibari managed to growl out through gritted teeth before moving away. If she wasn't in charge she was just a waste of time.
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-04-16 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Huh? But I eat meat too."

His statement is weird. Hajime isn't sure what he means by that but she's fairly sure he isn't talking about food. Still her answer is an instant one. She only just met him so Hibari isn't someone she can really understand just yet. But even with his aggressive attitude she presses on.

"Hey! Wait! What's your name? Isn't there anything else I can help you with? It's a party, you know? Being alone is no fun..."
disciplineking: (death)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-16 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
He very nearly snapped right there and then, because if there is something he hates more than people crowding him, its people attempting to befriending him. He liked being alone without others constantly badgering him and he was half a second away from just jumping in the water and punching her.

"Need I repeat myself? I don't talk to weaklings. Stop bothering me before I bite you to death."
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 74)

No chill

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-04-16 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
"How could you know that?"

It's an innocent question. How could he know she's a weakling when all she told him was her name? She's just curious about him but wow, she's never met a person that was so snappy. He did come to question her first and she answered him. Had she really done anything to make him so agitated?


disciplineking: (bitchface)

maybe -5 chill

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-16 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
She existed-that was enough to make him agitated. And here she was, still asking obvious questions. Anyone that cheerful and friendly had to be a weakling, one who liked to group with each other and pretend they were strong-because of FRIENDSHIP-

It was disgusting, and he finally snapped. She was far enough out of the water he only had to get his shoes wet and he returned and spun around in a fearsome roundhouse kick.
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-04-16 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
How she manages to just duck under that in time is questionable, but its something! It was close! His shoe just brushes the top of her hair but there is no damage. The only thing that had saved her was how she had already been watching his body language. How tense and agitated he was. And how he had already threaten to 'bite her to death' already had her alert. She gave anyone the benefit of the doubt but she wasn't suicidal.

But still it surprised her. She looks at him from her spot in the water, staring up at him intently. Her NOTE was a good distance away but she had been practicing her new abilities so if it came down to it...

But she didn't want to fight him! She wasn't going to either. Hajime just sits in the water, staying where she is. Still within range.

"Hurting someone else isn't going to make anything better, you know? You'll still be stuck here..."
disciplineking: (looking down on you)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-16 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
He most certainly knew that-this was just a small fry who had the mistfortune of splashing water on him, but she was annoying him and it made Hibari feel better about himself and that's all he needed right now.

She wasn't fighting back, but so be it. All he needed was one blow and he could finish this. With a speed that belied a natural-born fighter, he leaped at her again, a fist aimed at her stomach.
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-04-16 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hajime is a hero. She's been in a few fights but she's not a natural fighter like Hibari. Her reactions can't keep up with his speed. She probably should have backed off into the water when she had the chance but she didn't want to flee from him. Not when he was so aggressive and could take his rage out on someone else.

She gasps when the fist connects and it practically knocks the wind out of her. He hits hard! She falls back into a sitting position in the water, coughing and holding her stomach.]
disciplineking: (slightly less death)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-04-16 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good, that seemed to work and even knocked her into the water. He felt vindicated now, since she splashed water on him. Still, it didn't seem worth enough to even fight her, or get more wet by beating her up some, so he just turned on his heels and started to stalk off.]

Don't crowd me.
birdstheword: (✂ 223)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-04-16 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hajime holds her stomach as she slowly pushes herself up to her feet]

W-wait! Don't go yet!

[She definitely doesn't want anyone else to get attacked by this short temper fuse. Even though its clear that hurt, theres a smile pulling at the corners of her lips as she stares intently at Hibari. That light in her eyes is as strong as ever.]

Do you feel better now? I didn't mean to crowd you! But fighting isn't going to get you anywhere. It'll only make your stay here harder.
Edited 2016-04-16 21:26 (UTC)