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Entry tags:
- critical role: taryon darrington,
- cyberpunk 2077: johnny silverhand,
- devil summoner: raidou kuzunoha,
- final fantasy 7: cloud strife,
- final fantasy 7: kadaj,
- jujutsu kaisen: choso,
- jujutsu kaisen: yuji itadori,
- jujutsu kaisen: yuta okkotsu,
- kara no kyoukai: fujino asagami,
- lunar: jessica alkirk,
- my hero academia: katsuki bakugo,
- rise of the tmnt: donatello,
- rise of the tmnt: raphael hamato
🎉 TANABATA FESTIVAL 🎊
WHO: Everyone in Neo Tokyo
WHAT: Tanabata festival! 🎉
WHERE: In the centre of the park
WHEN: 17/07 onwards
WARNINGS: N/A
NOTE: THIS PROMPT WILL REFER TO THINGS THAT ARE SPOILERS FOR JUJUTSU KAISEN CHAPTER 264 ( refering to Yuji's powers and how he uses them in a fight ).
Here's the thing: Yuji wants everyone to have fun. His dream is that people are able to find some joy and peace in the midst of the darkness of the last few weeks, and so he sinks into something that is familiar to him - cursed energy, and his domain expansion. In the early hours of the second day of his festival, you might catch him making a hand sign before a ripple of powers hits, collecting around the area of the festival like a literal bubble. Anyone on the edge of the bubble will see it like a flickering, semi-transparent void, but there's nothing to worry about... Right?
The power of Yuji's domain expansion is simple enough, in theory: it transports into the memories, digs into the heart of what people want to show. His intention is to share the tanabata of his childhood with the people of Neo Tokyo and spark some joy for the Outsiders who have been through so much. He wants to show them something sweet and nostalgic, but he doesn't quite anticipate the side effect.
Outsiders who end up stepping into Yuji's domain will find themselves able to come face-to-face with their childhood selves, and enjoy the festival together. If they're together with another Outsider, those childhood versions of themselves (shaped in the way they remember themselves rather than how they actually looked!) are visible and shared, like an extension of their thoughts come to life.
It's still tanabata, but this particular part of the festival is influenced by what Yuji remembers from his youth, and Outsiders can find themselves seeing and being able to take part in various activities:
WHAT: Tanabata festival! 🎉
WHERE: In the centre of the park
WHEN: 17/07 onwards
WARNINGS: N/A
NEO TOKYO TANABATA
For anyone who has been to the Sendai region in the midst of the Summer months, the decorations will look almost endearingly familiar; it's time for tanabata!
aka operation festival funtime
As the middle of July opens, the streets outside of Neo Tokyo seem to get decorated almost overnight. Colourful origami banners hang from the trees, a mixture of tanzaku, kamigoromo, orizuru and toami.
For anyone who has been to the Sendai region in the midst of the Summer months, the decorations will look almost endearingly familiar; it's time for tanabata!
▶ 001. OPERATION: FESTIVAL FUNTIME.
The savvier of people might notice a particularly bright shock of pink hair running around in the early hours of the morning, taking part in setting up the decorations and putting together a basic layout of tables with tablecloths and various goods and prizes. Each decoration is hand made, and if you look closely you might see little golden traces throughout, giving a clue to who helped made these ones. There's something infectious about his enthusiasm and the delight, even as he gets a little more tired as the day goes on - there's nothing stopping him. Eventually, his section of the festival is set up; there are various stands, some for making decorations (bamboo branches with ornaments, more paper ornaments, origami, and various other cute and traditional arts and crafts), some space for you to take a break and have a fruity and always non-alcoholic drink and an area with a handsome backdrop for the taking of photos.
He's not alone, though!
Raidou's looking livelier than he has than in the last few weeks. He's helping the festival in an organizational capacity, while Yuji handles most other things. He sets up the stands, moves and directs supplies to the right place, picks out spots for decorations, and makes sure both vendors and visitors have everything they need. If you stop to ask him a question or ask for direction, you get a quick, polite answer before he flits off to the next task.
Once things are running smoothly, you'll find him working at one of the food booths, where he's frying up takoyaki and taiyaki. Raidou couldn't be more in his element - serving up fresh food and treats to the Outsiders and the community. You might even get your food handed to you from him with a smile.
At night, the festival is lit up with fireworks and sparklers throughout, lighting up the sky with explosions of little joy and happiness.
Throughout the festival, you can also get a free bento, delivered to you by a cute looking rabbit. The bentos come in many designs, cute, adorable or precious!
He's not alone, though!
Raidou's looking livelier than he has than in the last few weeks. He's helping the festival in an organizational capacity, while Yuji handles most other things. He sets up the stands, moves and directs supplies to the right place, picks out spots for decorations, and makes sure both vendors and visitors have everything they need. If you stop to ask him a question or ask for direction, you get a quick, polite answer before he flits off to the next task.
Once things are running smoothly, you'll find him working at one of the food booths, where he's frying up takoyaki and taiyaki. Raidou couldn't be more in his element - serving up fresh food and treats to the Outsiders and the community. You might even get your food handed to you from him with a smile.
At night, the festival is lit up with fireworks and sparklers throughout, lighting up the sky with explosions of little joy and happiness.
Throughout the festival, you can also get a free bento, delivered to you by a cute looking rabbit. The bentos come in many designs, cute, adorable or precious!
▶ 002. A DREAM IS A WISH.
One of the most exciting aspects of tanabata remains the wish-making. In the set-up for the festival, there are little posters left around near one particular booth (manned by local cryptid Choso) to explain the story of the festival and the meaning that it holds. Alongside it are an almost ridiculous amount of paper strips in various colours, left with some pens and calligraphy brushes for people to pick up and use. A big sign next to it declares the following:
Make a wish! If it's a good one, it might come true!
The directions are clear: write your wish on a strip of paper and hang it on one of the bamboo decorations. The harder you wish, the more likely it is to come true - and there are some prompts for the kind of wishes people could make, just in case you're strapped for ideas:
If you require further assistance in your wish-making (or even if you don't at all) Choso seems more than happy to lend a helping hand. When he isn't cutting up paper strips and sorting them out into strangely-organized piles (paper thickness instead of size or colour), he's preparing the calligraphy ink via manual inkstone grinding or offering an absurdly wide variety of coloured (and scented) markers for your convenience.
The strips of wishes can be as decorative or simple as you like, so don't stress about your artistic genius!
( ooc note: If you would like Yuji to take a shot at making your wish come true, please respond to this comment! There will be some RNG "granted wishes" that you can use in your top level and keep as a fond memory, but please note there is only one "granted wish" per character. )
The directions are clear: write your wish on a strip of paper and hang it on one of the bamboo decorations. The harder you wish, the more likely it is to come true - and there are some prompts for the kind of wishes people could make, just in case you're strapped for ideas:
You might notice Yuji watching as you're tying your wishes up... Don't worry about that!Academic or work successes Prosperity or good health Care and love for family and friends Success in love or platonic relationships Fulfilment of a personal goal or ambition
If you require further assistance in your wish-making (or even if you don't at all) Choso seems more than happy to lend a helping hand. When he isn't cutting up paper strips and sorting them out into strangely-organized piles (paper thickness instead of size or colour), he's preparing the calligraphy ink via manual inkstone grinding or offering an absurdly wide variety of coloured (and scented) markers for your convenience.
The strips of wishes can be as decorative or simple as you like, so don't stress about your artistic genius!
( ooc note: If you would like Yuji to take a shot at making your wish come true, please respond to this comment! There will be some RNG "granted wishes" that you can use in your top level and keep as a fond memory, but please note there is only one "granted wish" per character. )
▶ 003. AS THE POETS SAY.
In the centre of the festival, in the midst of a park with vibrant flowers, is a table where Yuji sits for a few hours at a time between breaks. He seems to be practically vibrating out of his seat, and when approached he launches into an explanation of this particular game:
THE SOULMATE GAME!
The aim of the game is simple: you are given a ribbon at random with a number on it. Your mission? Find the person with the matching ribbon within a time limit of an hour and win a special prize. Don't worry though... If you lose, there's a prize for not quite making it within the limit. The festival is meant to be a celebration, after all, and Yuji doesn't want anyone to miss out.
Here's the problem: Yuji isn't making it easy for people to find their soulmate. He's not left a boundary for how far you can go (in case you were tempted to hide...) nor has he done anything to make the festival less distracting. This area is set up with your traditional festival games, such as (fake) goldfish scooping, ring toss and some chairs and tables set out for food and conversation.
To make it worse? Sometimes, Yuji might pop up and give you a hint to go in a particular direction, only for it to be a total red herring. This is definitely fun, isn't it? Who doesn't love a good chase? The problem is...
Will you find your soulmate in time...?
( ooc note: If you would like to win (or lose) at the soulmate game, please respond to this comment! Go ahead and OOCly decide who your character gets paired with and whether or not you win or lose - there are different prizes for each. You can play the soulmate game as many times as you want ICly, but you will only get one prize roll per character! )
THE SOULMATE GAME!
The aim of the game is simple: you are given a ribbon at random with a number on it. Your mission? Find the person with the matching ribbon within a time limit of an hour and win a special prize. Don't worry though... If you lose, there's a prize for not quite making it within the limit. The festival is meant to be a celebration, after all, and Yuji doesn't want anyone to miss out.
Here's the problem: Yuji isn't making it easy for people to find their soulmate. He's not left a boundary for how far you can go (in case you were tempted to hide...) nor has he done anything to make the festival less distracting. This area is set up with your traditional festival games, such as (fake) goldfish scooping, ring toss and some chairs and tables set out for food and conversation.
To make it worse? Sometimes, Yuji might pop up and give you a hint to go in a particular direction, only for it to be a total red herring. This is definitely fun, isn't it? Who doesn't love a good chase? The problem is...
Will you find your soulmate in time...?
( ooc note: If you would like to win (or lose) at the soulmate game, please respond to this comment! Go ahead and OOCly decide who your character gets paired with and whether or not you win or lose - there are different prizes for each. You can play the soulmate game as many times as you want ICly, but you will only get one prize roll per character! )
▶ 004. TINY FRAGMENTS THAT REMAIN.
Here's the thing: Yuji wants everyone to have fun. His dream is that people are able to find some joy and peace in the midst of the darkness of the last few weeks, and so he sinks into something that is familiar to him - cursed energy, and his domain expansion. In the early hours of the second day of his festival, you might catch him making a hand sign before a ripple of powers hits, collecting around the area of the festival like a literal bubble. Anyone on the edge of the bubble will see it like a flickering, semi-transparent void, but there's nothing to worry about... Right?
The power of Yuji's domain expansion is simple enough, in theory: it transports into the memories, digs into the heart of what people want to show. His intention is to share the tanabata of his childhood with the people of Neo Tokyo and spark some joy for the Outsiders who have been through so much. He wants to show them something sweet and nostalgic, but he doesn't quite anticipate the side effect.
Outsiders who end up stepping into Yuji's domain will find themselves able to come face-to-face with their childhood selves, and enjoy the festival together. If they're together with another Outsider, those childhood versions of themselves (shaped in the way they remember themselves rather than how they actually looked!) are visible and shared, like an extension of their thoughts come to life.
It's still tanabata, but this particular part of the festival is influenced by what Yuji remembers from his youth, and Outsiders can find themselves seeing and being able to take part in various activities:
As soon as Yuji realises his mistake (at the end of the day, lost in his own memories) he brings down the domain, but it might be too late for some Outsiders who have come face to face with their more adorable versions. Whoops.Crayfish catching (try and get the biggest or rarest one!) Archery (can you beat your friends and get the bullseye?) Horse riding (and you might hear Yuji commenting on how big their faces are) Parades (are you going to join in?) And anything else you can dream up! It's your character's childhood too, right...?
EVENT BREAKDOWN (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. OPERATION: FESTIVAL FUNTIME: The festival is being set up by Yuji and Raidou, with support from other Outsiders to make decorations. Food and other entertainment is on offer for anyone who attends, but all drinks are non-alcoholic.
2. A DREAM IS A WISH: Outsiders are given the chance to take part in the tanabata tradition of wish making. They can decorate paper with their wish and hang it up in the hope it will come true. Yuji will be granting one wish per outsider.
3. AS THE POETS SAY: The "Soulmate Game" has characters being randomly assigned numbers and tasked with finding their matching pair to win a prize. They have an hour to find their partner and, win or lose, there is a prize for taking part.
4. TINY FRAGMENTS THAT REMAIN: Yuji uses his domain expansion to bring Sendai tanabata to life, that has the accidental side effect of allowing Outsiders to meet and see their childhood selves. It also allows them to visit Sendai itself and take part in some other minigames that are not tanabata related if they want.
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[ Says a gravelly old voice from the side, as he pulls a flask out, to shake it. ]
I learned early after arriving that too few people know what a proper drink is.
[ He takes a drink, and then his lip curled. ]
I might be willing to part with some. [ A beat. ] Not for free, though.
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N-no thanks. You enjoy it.
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Well, I am.
But if you're going to turn it down, then you shouldn't complain about the lack of it.
[ A swig of the flask, and then he puts it away to pull out a cigar next.
He really is a stereotype. ]
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What, I’m not allowed to want a glass of wine just because I don’t want to pay you for a sip from your sketchy old man flask?
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[ Cigar clipped, and he's lighting it with a lighter. (Tezca gave him cigar fingers, but he feels like it would be showing off right now.) ]
Would it help if it came from its own bottle? Instead of my flask? Which is perfectly good alcohol, I might add. I did just drink from it.
[ He puffs on the cigar, filling the air with a cloud of smoke. It's hot, and not breezy, and the smoke tends to linger. ]
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...wait, she can find out. She can totally check. She has the technology!
She accesses the data from her ocular implant, and her jaw drops. She points a finger accusingly at Silco.]
YOU! You're the Bad Daddy! Who are you to say I can't complain about something, huh? All you do is complain about things on the network all day!!
[She wouldn't want your alcohol if it was the last booze on the planet, you gods-hating weirdo!]
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That's because I work nights, and the lot of you have nothing better to do than proclaim falsehoods on the network all day.
[ There, see? He can do it too. ]
I'm simply advocating for you to change things, if you don't like them. [ A smile. ] I've done that myself, about my complaints. Including my divine ones.
[ here he goes ]
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Who says I'm not changing things? [She's been working sooooo hard.
A good dad would know that.]What kinda work are you doing at night, anyways?
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Oh yes, are you? [ A tip of his head, a quirk of his lips. ] For the gods? The ones who hardly need it? Take it from Tezcatlipoca's acolyte — they need nothing here.
[ Yeah, that's right. He's anti-god but Tezca is his bestie. ]
Besides, my work is very important. I'm fighting crime.
[ to take it over and make it his own but don't worry about that. ]
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Yes, for them. Maybe they don't need it, but it doesn't mean they don't like to be appreciated. [
Look what happened before Jessica got here. Your gods need enrichment in their enclosures!!]And no, you're not. You just tried to sell me alcohol, and there's apparently a drinking age here! Fight your own crime, old geezer!
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Oh yes, and appreciation should come in the form of worship, is it? Please. I buy Tezcatlipoca all the weed he wants. He's appreciated plenty.
[ Underage drinking? Check. Drug running? Check.
Except... ]
Please. Drinking ages are suggestions. I've seen plenty of young people drinking, and we didn't have them where I'm from, and I turned out perfectly fine.
[ mayor of crime city says what? ]
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... THAT'S ANOTHER CRIME, SILCO!!!! STOP BEING TERRIBLE AT YOUR JOB.]
Well, I'm doing my priestess duties and you can't stop me!
[She folds her arms angrily, but the next point Silco makes... umm... isn't wrong?]
Yeah, so? My dad made drinking a protected right back in Meribia. [The only reason Jessica pretends she doesn't drink is because she's trying to be more like her respectable mother, who they are both lost without.] Drinking ages are stupid, but they're still the law here, so if you're gonna pretend like you're fighting crime, you can't just pick and choose what laws matter!
[So... in a roundabout way, Silco has succeeded in turning this teen away from delinquency by making it so uncool with his endorsement. Well done!]
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to overtake them and make his own crime syndicate shhhhso actually he's doing quite well. ]How wonderful for your father, that he was able to simply wave a hand, and make a law.
[ A sneer, a tip of his head. ] Some of us are still fighting for the independence to do so. Or were, before we were unceremoniously dumped to this world.
[ Silco will never turn down the chance to get up in arms about the injustices he's lived with. ]
Ah, but I think you do not understand something, girl. I Can choose what laws I think are important. I'm hardly law enforcement, after all. Merely a... concerned citizen.
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[That's how you get the city counsel in line when you're a former pirate king-turned-governor: threaten them with heavy weaponry, and then buy them a beer to smooth it over later.
Jessica tilts her head. Is that what makes this old man so grumpy? He's worried about his people? Maybe that's sort of understandable.]
I mean, that makes it sound like you're just unemployed... but if you're really trying to make things better back at your home, I hope you're able to once you get back.
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[ Oh, Silco can manipulate Chembarons with violence, sure. Does, but topside? Unfortunately, that gets them shot in the streets. Yay! ]
I'm not unemployed.
[ A shrug. He's dodgy because he can be. Also because he's literally doing multiple jobs, and both of them are shady as hell.
And why he's rarely on base. Some men are workaholics in their bones. ]
As for home... we'll see.
[ He won't. He knows he won't. He knows what's coming for him, and he's trying very hard to not think about it. ]
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But you know what? Kill 'em with kindness!]
Well, part of my job is healing, so if you ever get hurt, I can help.
[She usually dislikes being ethically bound to heal people who yell at her, but in this case, it might be satisfying to use divine power on someone who's so deadset against the gods.]
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I don't generally need healing. I keep a bodyguard to keep me from getting into trouble.
[ A sniff. Besides, he'd try to pay her if she did heal him.
He suspects she wouldn't take payment. How troublesome. ]
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If they get hurt, you know who to send 'em to.
[And no, she can't take payment for it. The powers the Goddess gives her, she must freely provide to others when they come to her. How selfless.]
Or, actually, if they're a creeper, you should probably send them to Yugamu. He's learning to be a doctor.
[Ok, so maybe Jessica still has some work to do on the selfless thing.]
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Ah yes, sending my bodyguard to Yugamu instead. How very... fitting for the acolyte of a goddess.
[ That's his emotionally support
boyfbodyguard, thank you very much. ]Don't worry, I don't foresee it happening, regardless. You won't be bothered either way.
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[She didn't say she wouldn't help! Only that if they was creepy, they should go to Yugamu first. Is that such a crime?
She shrugs. She's offered, and if he doesn't take her up on it, that's not Jessica's problem.]
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[ I mean... by some definitions... they were as creepy as silco was. ]
Though I think I'll be encouraging them to avoid it altogether.
[ Because he can predict for the future. ]
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[These are all things that happen in her world, and thanks, she hates it.]
...but yes, I guess if you guys never get hurt, it doesn't matter either way.
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Then you should learn to ensure they never make that mistake again, personally.
[ Or learn to put up with it. Zaun was a particular sort of lawlessness, but that just meant people learned to push back, or they suffered. With power? He thinks she should just ensure they don't have the opportunity again. ]
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[She huffs.]
Trust me, I've given some people an earful... and I have a mace if anyone were to really push their luck.
[She sighs.] But everyone is a child of the Goddess, so if they come to her priestess for healing, I won't turn them away, regardless of whether they're nice about it or not. You and your bodyguard included.
[Well, maybe the people here aren't technically Althena's, but Jessica doesn't think her sacred duty has changed. Probably. Theology is hard, so she's just going to proceed as if the same rules apply here as they do at home.]
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