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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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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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[As if on cue spots one of the smaller ones and redirects it before giving it a good push. She turns back to him and beams]
See?
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Yeah. You're probably right.
[ And just as he wades in, he comes just in time to catch a somewhat larger boat with both hands. ]
Think you could help me with this one?
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[Hajime quickly makes her way to him. She stops beside him and puts both her hands on the boat as well. She looks up and smiles at him.]
If we push at the same time together, I bet it will go back to the current no problem! I'm ready when you are!
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[ And he can't help but smile back at her because gosh this is making him feel better about the whole situation already. ]
Okay. On the count of three. One. Two.
Three!
[ And he's just going to start pushing,digging his heels into the soil in hopes that their pushing doesn't get him to land flat on his face in the mud. ]
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[She gives a quick nod before focusing back on the boat, smile not wavering in the slightest as he counts down. Heck, she even echos him on the last one]
--Threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
[Hajime gives a good push and presses on, trying to dig her feet into ground as she goes. She's a bit stronger then the average teenager but nothing alarming or that noticeable. But she will do her fair share! With Tatsuya's power aiding the boat slowly starts to move back]
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[ But apparently, readying himself for someone else's help wasn't enough preparation. When the boat finally reaches the current and starts to drift away, Eno's hand slips and he ends up falling facefirst into the shallow water in front of him.
Great. Faceplant into the mud in front of a cute girl. Ugh. ]
Is it gone?
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Are you okay?
[Her eyes drift back in the direction of the boat, checking on it. A big smile pulling more at her lips before she looks back at him. She even gives a small two-finger salute]
Yep! Thanks us! Great work...! Ah! I never got your name. I'm Hajime!
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He even gives a small sheepish smile back in return for that salute. ]
I'm Tatsuya Enomoto. Eno's fine.
Pleased to meet you, Hajime-san.
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[She lowers her hand only to hold it out to him.]
Have you been here long?
[Hajime has only been around for a little over a week. Seeing a new face could just be her lack of time there or he's new too!]
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No... not really. This is actually my first day here.
Wherever here is...
[ Though the last bit is half muttered, he's sure she heard him. But his attention goes back to her. ]
And you? You seem pretty comfortable here.
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Oh! Double hello then! Welcome to here!
[She just smiles warmly as she continues to bop their hands up and down. But finally lets go after a few more seconds of this.]
I arrived little over a week ago! I'm still getting the hang of everything but it's been really fun. I've gotten to meet a lot of interesting people, like you! I'm sure you'll adjust well and if you have trouble, let me know! I can show you around or we can go out for something tasty too.
[Being new can be tough so she wants to make it as easy and fun as possible]
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Thanks! I... guess.
[ And he can't help but rub the back of his head as he pulls his hand away. ]
That sounds pretty good. I'm sure I'll probably figure stuff out but thank you for the offer. And... by the way... are you a shinki too?
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[Even once he learns where everything is, it's never too late to explore around or just hang out.]
Me? Nope! I'm a god! The Goddess Neith at your service!
[Have another salute]
But I'm still just me, you know? It's sort of confusing but it just how it is.
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S.... sorry! I didn't know!
[ He just kind of relaxes slightly at her assurance though best he can. ]
I hope I wasn't being too disrespectful though.
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Eno-san! Don't worry so much!
[Hajime giggles and makes a splash in his direction.]
Cool off! It doesn't make me any better, you know? I like you, Eno-san! No worries about any of that stuff. Just be you!
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Well... you can't help it when you hear the word god, I guess.