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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~

[personal profile] ex_adept179 2016-04-22 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[He listens carefully to the description of the game, and it doesn't ring any bells for him. So it may be the case that he's never played it, or his memory simply refuses to latch on to something like this - who's to say? But he can't help wondering.

When she nudges his side he sits up straighter as though he's been corrected, blinking first at her and then at the sticks]


Are...are you really sure you want me to?

[Although it looks like a very simple game with a straightforward objective, it might be deceptively so for all he knows. And if he makes a mistake, that'd be to her disadvantage, wouldn't it?]
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[personal profile] canoodle 2016-04-25 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I asked, didn't I?

[ well, more like "told firmly" but shh, details. ]

Try it out! I bet you're really good with your hands~

[ heh heh dirty joke ]
Edited 2016-04-25 14:22 (UTC)

[personal profile] ex_adept179 2016-04-25 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't know whether I am or not.

[Sailed right over his head, that one.

Still, since it seems she's set on him trying, he'll very carefully tug one of the blue sticks free of the pile]


...Like that?
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[personal profile] canoodle 2016-04-25 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That's why you try, [ she responds surprisingly gently. is there some ulterior motive here to get him to participate in mundane, everyday teenager activities? mayhaps. maaayhaps.

but for now, she will just clap at his success. ]


You did it! See — you're already a natural!

[personal profile] ex_adept179 2016-04-25 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
In a new game, it's easiest at first, isn't it?

[Based on what she said, that's the impression he gets. The less options there are the more difficult it would probably get...he thinks.

But then little kids are playing so it must not be all that bad]


But it's kind of you to say so.
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[personal profile] canoodle 2016-04-28 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
That doesn't make you any less of a natural, [ she points out with a roll of her eyes, reaching up to lightly flick his ear. the more he seems insistent on avoiding compliments, the more she seems resolved to smother him with them.

at least this time he's acknowledging it. ]

[personal profile] ex_adept179 2016-04-29 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Excuse him while he swallows another kind of you to say so with the awareness that stating as much would be redundant]

Well, I'm...relieved I'm not dragging you down.

[IS THAT BETTER?]
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[personal profile] canoodle 2016-05-02 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ she reaches up and pinches his cheek, tugging it out in a way that has the children holding back their giggles.

so no, that isn't better at all. ]


Don't make me make them draw on you even without playing, [ she says in warning. ]

You're my Shinki, got it? That means you're already the best!

[personal profile] ex_adept179 2016-05-03 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't I just look silly, if they did that?

[He'll dutifully ignore the fact that his cheek's being tugged on as he talks, even if it makes him sound silly.

It's not really clear to him whether a shinki can really bat away a god tugging at their face... But he's betting it wouldn't be favored]