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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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Ren himself looks positively delighted for a moment, but by the time everyone has mostly settled down again, he's back in character and he nods solemnly as he goes on.]
The Knight knew he was correct. By defeating their King, the Wind Dragon had proven himself to be stronger than anyone else. Even so, he held his ground and faced the dragon.
[Ren brandishes his stick even more firmly at his new assistant and deepens his voice a bit.]
I'm fighting for the sake of my friends and my people. As long as I have something that important to protect, you will never defeat me!
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I'll slay you first, fool! And if your friends dare to fight me I'll slay them too, and your people will bow beneath my yoke!
[This is fun. He hides a grin under the hand across his face.]
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Buuut that doesn't mean he can't still be a little mischievous.]
That might be true if we tried to fight alone. But how will you fair against all of us? [Ren abruptly turns back to the kids.] Now is the time, my friends! Attack the dragon and avenge our king!
[it takes a moment for the first couple kids to be brave enough to get up, but pretty soon almost all of them are eagerly swarming Hakkai for a hug, other than a couple who decide it would be more fun to be on the "dragon's" side and go after Ren instead.]
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[Hakkai waves his arms, gently buffeting a few of the kids before he enacts a dramatic collapse and death scene under the weight of five or six of them.]
Arrgh -- you have -- defeated me....
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Oh no, it looks both the dragon and the hero have been defeated today. I think maybe this calls for a truce. What do you think, Mr. Dragon?
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You keep the kingdom and I'll keep half the treasure, Mr. Hero.
[He grins. Defeated or not, the honor of the Wind Dragon will be defended.]
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Mmm, that doesn't seem very fair. Aren't you the only one gaining anything?
[But it only takes a few more seconds of that thoughtful staring before he comes up with something else.]
What if you get half the treasure and you help defend the kingdom? We could use someone powerful like you.
[Attempts to sooth the dragon's ego another way...?]
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[For good measure, Hakkai does the claw-hands and the roar again, and then goes back to a wide smile as he extends his hand.]
What do you say, Mr. Hero?
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I'm sure you'll have enough of a challenge with most of them for you to be satisfied. I look forward to seeing you in action again.
[And with the handshake being an obvious end to the story, there's quite a bit of cheering from all the kids, which get a much brighter smile and a wave at them out of Ren.]
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Cho Hakkai -- it's a pleasure to meet you.
[He offers a polite bow.]
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[Whoops, the kids are still looking for attention. Ren very quickly encourages them to go on a quest for food before turning back to Hakkai with an apologetic look as they run off.]
Sorry. I'm Suzugamori Ren. It's nice to meet you too, Hakkai-san. Have you been here very long?
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[Hakkai shakes his head in response to the question, watching the kids dash away. He smiles fondly.]
I've only arrived today. And you?
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[hang on, he really has to think about this. Time flies when you're struggling to adjust to not having a minder or your old lifestyle.]
Maybe a week and a half? So, not very long either.
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It's a bit of an adjustment.
[He brushes a bit of dust from having been tackled off his knee, glancing at Ren.]
I hope you've been settling in well?
[...and if not, he hopes Ren's willing to complain a bit: it could be a useful warning about what Hakkai might have to deal with himself.]