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Entry tags:
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- event log,
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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~
OTA
Sure. Easy task.
So he's going to gently nudge boats away. They seem willing to leave enough. But then there's one in particular who seems to be giving Eno a little trouble. ]
Go on. Get back in there.
[ He's trying to nudge the boat back in the same way you're talking to a dog. But it refuses to listen... instead lightly ramming Eno continually in the stomach. ]
Hey. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.
[ Someone help? ]
Re: OTA
[Sorry Eno. Yamato isn't going to help. He's crouched on the shore, watching with interest, but he doesn't seem in any big hurry to join in the efforts.]
Maybe you could break it?
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[ He's just... going to nudge that boat out of the way because really. This is crazy! At least that nudge was enough to let it catch another current and send it further down the river. Much to Eno's relief, of course.
But he pauses and Yams' words, blinking at him almost incredulously. ]
But they told us to keep them from coming to shore. I don't think breaking them is absolutely necessary...
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[Good job friend! You succeeded! Yamato looks genuinely impressed, mostly because Eno sure was struggling...]
But it would work, wouldn't it? Unless that would release all of the bad luck in the boats. Do you think we'd be cursed if we did that?
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[ So busting up the boats would be a... bust, to say the least. But he's going to take a breath, lightly wiping his brow with the back of his hand. ]
You've probably had your fill of these things, huh?
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[WHY DOES HE WANNA BREAK THINGS SO BAD--oh right, because he's yamato, that's why. But at the question, he shakes his head.]
No, I don't mind. But it doesn't seem very efficient like this.
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[ Oh dear... what has he done. He's gotta stop this guy from wrecking the boats. ]
All they asked us to do was keep them from reaching the shore. That's probably enough to keep the bad luck away.
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Hm... [Yamato doesn't look so sure, but at least he doesn't go charging out into the river. Yet. Instead, he has more important things to think about.] Are you a god or a shinki?
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But that question does catch him off guard. ]
Ah... I'm... a shinki.
[ Not that he feels particularly godly, anyway to begin with. ]
Are you a shinki, too?
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Yes, I am too. Who is your god?
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It's... ah... Euterpe. But I haven't really met him... her.... yet.
[ Whew that must sound strange. But turning his attention to Yams. If this guy knew another god, maybe they've seen this Euterpe around. ]
Who's yours?
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But ah, that's one surefire way to distract Yamato completely. He smiles, straightening up with clear pride.]
Commander-kun is Mórrígan-sama. She can't navigate at all but she's very strong and nice. The other day she was talking in her sleep!
[Run, friend, run now]
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So he's actually not running! Besides, someone needs to keep this dude out of trouble, right? ]
Are... you sure it's okay to just blurt out stuff about your commander like that?
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Hm? Why wouldn't it be? Everyone needs to know all about her so they can see she's the best god there is.
[Well it makes sense to him.]
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I... don't think it's the sort of image befitting of a god. Maybe you should ask her if it's okay to talk about stuff like that.
[ Gosh this is like talking to an overly eager child. ]
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Instead she just continues to shove donuts into her mouth - popping the whole pastry in her mouth and chewing. After a chorus of "Ows," she finally decides to chime in.
Though of course she doesn't move to help just yet.]
Put your heart and soul into it.
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[ What does that even mean? No matter how much soul he puts into this, these boats are acting like they have minds of their own! But he'll try to take hold of the hull with his hands and push back, just to stop it from ramming him again. ]
Look, I'm no shonen hero. Heart and soul aren't going to do much if they keep insisting on running me over.
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No?
So you're a two-bit character ripe for being written off. Have you accepted your watery grave?
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What, no! I'm... not two-bit...
[ And amazingly, the nudging in his stomach is only riling him up from this scolding. This is some strange form of motivation. So he's going to try and push it off... or at least stop it to nudge his stomach.
Which amazingly gets the boat to back off. ]
...There.
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Ah.
So you've avoided death, but the idea of being so insulted... It invigorated you, did it? Are you an 'M' then? Is that how someone gets you to perform well?
[All of this is delivered in an even tone, though she's internally tickled. She was incredibly interested in stepping on this one already.]
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I... it's not like that! It's definitely not what you think!
[ Gah, why does he feel he's dealt with someone like this before? It's tickling the back of his mind but he can't seem to remember their name or face. But he's calmed down, at least. Instead, there's a pause as she stares at her. ]
What did you mean about avoiding death?
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[Nobume echos in a tone that speaks for itself: "Are you stupid?"]
You avoided being a two-bit character who would simply be written off. [And for that explanation she gives the guy a round of applause.] So you have proven yourself to be superior, M-san.
[Ah. She hadn't let go of that train of thought yet.]
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If you meant the boats, I don't think we'd probably die from them. I mean... we're already dead.
[ Well, most of them, at least. ]
And... it's Eno. Tatsuya Enomoto.