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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~
gonnarockyou: ([ ••• ] U-uhm.....)

[personal profile] gonnarockyou 2016-04-27 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Wet and col---Not the river.

[Really? Gon makes a face at him and gives a small splash in his direction. And Killua always called him stupid...

I mean everything so far. The people here, the shrine, being a shinki...everything! [that you remember]
idkmybffgon: (assassins is dumb)

[personal profile] idkmybffgon 2016-04-29 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Killua smirks a little. He knew what Gon meant, he just liked to be a little shit whenever the opportunity presented itself.

But the smirk is quickly replaced with a frown and a shrug.]


I dunno. It seems... off. Like things are weird and stuff, but I can't put my finger on it. And I really don't like the not remembering my life thing. It's a bummer.
gonnarockyou: Commision for - <user name=gonnarockyou> by <user name=windroars> DNS ([ Hairdown ] Lighten up)

[personal profile] gonnarockyou 2016-05-01 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know how yet...but we will get your memories back. Alluka's too!

[He really really wants to do that. If telling them everything would be too dangerous, then there would have to be another way.]

Even without your memories, you're still Killua.

[He flashes a quick smile at him before splashing a wave of water at his face.]
idkmybffgon: (STOP GETTING YOURSELF HURT DUMB SHIT)

[personal profile] idkmybffgon 2016-05-05 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[The way Gon talks about his memories always makes Killua feel really uncomfortable. He's about to comment on this when... suddenly... water in his face.

He splutters and then promptly reaches out to grab the top of Gon's head to shove him under the water!]


Act more like a god, you jerk!!
gonnarockyou: credit - <user name=gonnarockyou> ([ Killua ] Ehhh?)

[personal profile] gonnarockyou 2016-05-07 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gon fails his arms above the water when Killua shoves him under. He can't really defend himself when a horrible shinki decides to silence him with water.

But the flailing stops after moment. Gon goes still--until he grabs Killa's legs from under the water and PULLS]
idkmybffgon: (goddamn my pants are stuck in the escala)

[personal profile] idkmybffgon 2016-05-14 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Killua is about to let go of Gon's head and he has a satisfied, smug smile on his face.

When suddenly.]


GYAH!

[Under the water he goes with an impressive splash.]
gonnarockyou: credit - <user name=gonnarockyou> ([ Hairdown ] Grin)

[personal profile] gonnarockyou 2016-06-05 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gon pops up a moment after, shaking his head to get rid of some the excess water. He looks down at where he pulled Killua under and laughs.]

Sorry Killua!

[Only not really]
idkmybffgon: (I'm... not sure how I feel)

[personal profile] idkmybffgon 2016-06-12 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Killua bobs back to the surface, keeping his mouth underwater and glaring at Gon. He can tell the other boy isn't sorry at all, you suck Gon.

Without warning, he stands up and pushes his hands forward at the same time, sending a sheet of water straight at Gon.]


At least try to sound sorry!
gonnarockyou: Commision for - <user name=gonnarockyou> by <user name=windroars> DNS ([ Hairdown ] :DD!!)

[personal profile] gonnarockyou 2016-06-16 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[All that does is make Gon laugh more as he tries to shield himself with his arms]

I am sorry!

[Sorry he didn't do it sooner, but that's still a sorry. He moves pushing his arms forward and sending a few large splashes of his own at the ex-assassin]
idkmybffgon: (ehehehehe)

[personal profile] idkmybffgon 2016-06-20 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah right!

[Killua's next splash is a lot larger, and as it hits Gon, Killua is right there following it, tackling his god.]
gonnarockyou: ([ ✿ ] Thumbs up)

[personal profile] gonnarockyou 2016-07-10 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sneaky attack! Gon sheilds himself only to have Killua pounce on him right after, sending the pair back into the water. Gon grins that much more, trying to wrestle the other boy off]
idkmybffgon: (no but seriously... fuck you)

[personal profile] idkmybffgon 2016-08-08 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Killua isn't giving an inch, and is even purposely holding the both of them underwater to further his advantage!

...of course, neither of them can breathe, so...

Let's see who can hold their breath the longest!]