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]

Keyblades are born from the heart, so I think that's what happened, but it was still really embarrassing.

[eyewillprotect]

Even if it's born from the heart, was it really necessary for him to... to--

Do that?

[all_wound_up]

I don't know. I've never had a keyblade before, and I was too embarrassed to ask Xion-san or the others if that's how they got theirs.

[eyewillprotect]

I should hope not.

[...But on the other hand, if it weren't necessary, Nano was totally embarrassed for no particular reason and that's... not really something she wants to think about, either.]

[all_wound_up]

But anyway, that's how it happened.

[Just... brushing past that.]

I'm still not really sure why I was able to awaken one. It happened at the same time as my Persona changed, though, so maybe it has to do with that?

[eyewillprotect]

Especially if it isn't a power that originated in your world...

...I wonder if that sort of thing would be possible for others, too? Like... Well, I'm not so sure if powers from my world would work if that person hadn't come from it, but there must be other worlds where magic can be taught.

Although... What happened first? Was it your Persona changing, or gaining your, umm... Weapon?

[all_wound_up]

My Persona changed first. I got the keyblade after that. And I was able to learn magic because I got Xion-san's memories before.

[eyewillprotect]

So it was all after the memories switched that one time?

[She... hasn't really thought much on that, to be honest. It was a very strange thing to deal with.]

I'm surprised that memories were all it took, then. I thought that it might have been linked to your Persona changing and granting you more power, but...

[Perhaps she's on the wrong track after all?]

[all_wound_up]

I'm not sure. It could have been both. It happened quite a while after the memory switching, after all.

[eyewillprotect]

[...]

So... basically, there are a lot of reasons why it could have happened.

[all_wound_up]

I think so, yeah.

[eyewillprotect]

Well, either way, it's a power you have now. I hope you don't have too much trouble finding a way to refine it.

[all_wound_up]

I have a teacher who can use one, so I think it'll be okay.

[eyewillprotect]

Just let me know how it goes and we can try to set up our spars so you'll be able to get the practice!

[all_wound_up]

Okay! Thanks, Aoi-san!

[eyewillprotect]

It's no problem!