New Year's Shrine Visit

[all_wound_up]

Who: Nano Shinonome and whoever else happens by
Where: The Naganaki Shrine, Capricon District
When: New Year's Day
Summary: Nano's making her first shrine visit of the new year

[It's a cold, crisp morning on January 1st in Hinoto-Ri, and after all the chaos of the events of the month previous, Nano's looking forward to spending a relaxing New Year's Day at home. There's just one thing she has to do before that, though - pray at the shrine for good luck and good health during the coming year. And so here she is at the Naganaki Shrine, dressed in a simple white kimono with a branching floral pattern running up the side as she approaches the steps. Fishing a coin out of the small change purse she has hanging from her obi, she throws it into the offertory box and claps her hands together. Anyone close by can probably hear her muttering her prayer our loud.]

I wish all of my friends will be happy and healthy in the new year, especially Hakase, Sakamoto, Naganohara-san, and Minakami-san back home.

[And then she draws a fortune from the box, unrolling it and smiling at the slip of paper in her hand.]

Medium blessing! It's going to be a lucky year!

Comments

[all_wound_up]

Well... I never really thought about it that much before. Drawing fortunes at the shrine for New Year's is traditional where I'm from, though.

[greyerrant]

Interesting. Do you believe in the tradition, or practice it because it is a comforting ritual?

[all_wound_up]

Mostly it's just fun, I guess.

[Nano's not a terribly deep thinker.]

But I think I do believe in luck. Sometimes good things or bad things happen to you for no reason, right?

[greyerrant]

[ Loken is a fairly deep thinker, so this response gives him pause. ]

I'm not sure. While there is an overarching order and meaning to some aspects of the universe, there is also random chance. I guess you could say I believe in unintended consequences and reactions.

[all_wound_up]

Isn't that just a complicated way of saying luck?