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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,
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- 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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[Hajime drifts further into the water, waving for him to join her, maybe giving a few more small splashes. He is someone she hadn't seen before but that never stopped her. If anything new people were interesting too!]
If you don't want to get some of your clothes or stuff wet you can putt it by my stuff. See? [She waves her right arm before pointing over to the tree her items are under]
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[The pants are already wet and are going to smell like a lake later, so there's no point in worrying about that. He's not taking his shirt off, because he discovered while putting it on that he seems to have a very large, painful-looking scar across his abdomen, and being asked questions about something he can't explain would be unpleasant.
He does set his monocle carefully down on the pile, though, and cleans out the few things he has so far in his pockets.]
What happens if we let them reach the shore, exactly?
[Hakkai pauses at the edge of the water to roll up his pant legs.]
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[Hajime smiles, waiting patiently as she pushes along another stray boat]
There are a lot but everyone seems to be doing their best! I haven't seen you before.
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[Then they're making a game out of playing around with an old superstition? That's harmless enough, Hakkai supposes, and smiles pleasantly as he wades into the water.]
I'm Hakkai.
[Oh, here comes a boat! It's a small one, woven with reeds around a paper figure of a little girl, and he pushes it gently back out.
It promptly does an about face and smacks him in the knee.]
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[She greets him pleasantly. Naturally she would extend her hand out to him for a hand shake but the boat catches her attention and distracts her.]
They're pretty stubborn huh?
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[Hakkai picks up the reed boat and gives it a hearty toss as if he were skipping a stone, right out towards the center of the river. The main current whisks it away, mostly upright, and he looks back at her.]
Do you need any help with that one?
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Let's work together then!
[She flashes him a quick smile]
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[He smiles back at her, briefly (ah, these pants are going to need to be soaked before he washes them...) and wades out deeper into the river, putting his shoulder against the other end of her boat. It is surprisingly heavy, and some force keeps sweeping it against them. The current, or the wind, Hakkai supposes. It feels almost like some perverse will of the boat itself.]
Are you a shinki?
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Nope! I'm the Goddess Neith or something! But really I'm just me!
[Hajime would explain more but the further they push the boat through the water, the harder it's getting for her to help with the task. Her small just over 5'0 frame is struggling to touch the bottom for leverage and keep her head up for air. They're almost to the current though!]
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[He gives the boat one last mighty shove as they approach the main current, and reaches out to catch Hajime's hand to make sure she's not pulled out into the current herself. Can goddesses drown? He's sure it wouldn't be comfortable for her to find out.]
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Hajime keeps hold of his hand as she bounces their arms up and down in a enthusiastic manner. The handshake she didn't have a chance to give until now!]
The honor is mine! I'm happy to meet you, Hakkai-san! Thank you for the help too!
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You're welcome! That was a big boat for just one person.
What are you the goddess of? If you don't mind my asking of course.
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You were a big help! Whoever your god is, they really are lucky to have you on their team!
[She still didn't fully understand how that worked but it was best to go with the flow for now. She'd surely look into things further when she settled in more]
Oh! Something about creation and weaving fate..? I wasn't her before I got here, but I guess I am now? I got a weird power when I arrived too but I guess it's pretty cool too!
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[She seems gregarious. Perhaps she has. Hakkai blinks at the odd hand gesture she's making. Is that some sort of local thing? Or just the new fad?
He wishes he had a better idea of why so many things here seem unfamiliar. At least he recognizes the blooming cherries.]
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[Hajime is a bit of a social butterfly. She enjoys interacting and meeting any new face so he isn't wrong.
She lowers her hand after a moment.]
I'm sure you both will make a great team!
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Interesting. It's not a very specific recommendation.]
I do hope we will be a good team.
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other then ShoHajime gives the water a small slap making ripples.]
I'm sure you will! Together! Like colors! Even if you're different or don't know each other, I'm sure you can compliment one another. Just have fun and don't stress over it Hakkai-san! A lot of people here are super friendly.
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He smiles politely.]
I'm sure you're right.
You've been here a long time, then?
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[She spreads her fingers and wiggles them in front of her as if to emphasize a sparkle effect....or something.]
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Over a week is still longer than me, though! What have you seen so far?
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Lots of things! I've met a lot of interesting people I said! Everyone has super cool powers too! I got to Zoooom around with Susu-kun. ---Oh! and run around Aayakashi and such. I couldn't do much but lead them away from people and distract but It'll be better next time! I didn't know my NOTE was at my home so I have that now too.
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... Ayakashi?
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[She blinks at him, her head tilting to the side a little. This place didn't tell them much of anything, did it? At least it was better then walking into a battle day one]
They're phantom-ghost gooey-goopey thingies that come in all kinds of sizes! They attack people and make them do bad things. They're super dangerous and can hurt gods and shinki! But we're suppose to take care of them!
[Hajime lifts her hands and ruffles her own hair as if she's trying to rake her brain for something more.] Oooooh... I don't really understand them yet! Not one bit! but I want to! I'm hungry for more!
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[This explanation does make sense, unfortunately. Why hadn't they added that to the introduction? Were they expecting the gods to explain the messier parts of their new existence?]
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There's a lot to this world! It's so different and not at the same time. The atmosphere feels shaky. It's hard to tell what could happen next...
[She shifts a bit and gives him a big smile.]
Hakkai-san! Don't worry! Everything will work out. I know it will!
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