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Destiny Strings Mods ([personal profile] stringmods) wrote in [community profile] destinystrings2014-04-25 09:03 pm

Spring Celebration [OPEN TO ALL]

Who: Everyone
Where: All around the city
Summary: Open!
Warnings: None

Spring had finally arrived in Hinoto-Ri, and with it, a sense of renewal. The cold winter had gone, sweeping away memories of Shadows, endlessly repeating days, and awkward Valentine's Day escapades. A great deal of the damage to the city had been restored since the previous fall(although there is still damage from the Aries battle, but what else is new) and the gentle sun shining overhead in the midst of clear skies and a fresh breeze made it easy to forget that Hinoto-Ri was such a volatile place.

Life in the city goes on. And while there was no official government-hosted festival this year, the cherry trees throughout Capricorn remain present to be enjoyed, nonetheless. The first cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom and the pink blossoms are surely the most beautiful sight there is to see in Hinoto-Ri...



Tens of thousands of trees dotted the park's landscape, but it was the Cherry trees that were the stars of the weekend, the pink petals creating a heavenly smell only enhanced by the small stalls that were busy selling hot yakitori (grilled chicken on sticks), takoyaki (octopus balls on sticks), shioyaki (Salty grilled sea bream on sticks ) and kakigori (Shaved ice with syrup, not on a stick).

The prime picnic places were being taken and families grouped together to eat homemade lunches and bento, but there were still many spots and trees to go under should you wish to do so with friends. Young couples walked hand in hand and many young students sat under the trees, reading books or playing games.

Underneath a particularly large tree, the temples and shrines of the city have once again set up an area for O-Mikuji, where it was possible to get a fortune. 5 yen is the luckiest, though any offering will do.

There are, naturally, many other opportunities for the Visitors now that the weather is warming up. Picnics in the park, trawling the increasingly lively street-side stalls for trinkets and vendor food like takoyaki and yakitori, spending more time at night fighting demons during the 13th Hour now that it's not freezing cold...

Well, perhaps the last one isn't quite so fun. But the demons, too, seem bolder now that the weather has changed - with the exception of the Frosts, of course.

[OOC - Open log for all players! Start your own threads! have a picnic under the plants, eat a bunch of food or join others, mingle to your heart's content, tomorrow the ability to buy fortunes will be posted, and your character's fates may gain something new.

ETA: Fortunes will be delayed due to unexpected real life circumstances.]
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-03 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
[That was certainly troubling but the psychologist side of her was taking over.]

I'm familiar with it.
egotrigger: ([alle] facepalm)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-03 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
That... was one of the side effects. For some, it's not uncommon to have their 'other self' be awake and have running commentary, or even have visual hallucinations of them.

[He tilts his head slightly to the side, where Allelujah is standing.]
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-03 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I can't really say it's common. I've studied psychology over the years.

[Glancing over to where he was gesturing to, but she saw nothing.]
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[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-03 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. He... likes to comment on what I was saying. He was saying earlier that I almost quoted him exactly. He's... not the nicest person, unfortunately.

['Yeah but where would you be without me?']
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-03 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
What's his name?

[.... Wait a minute...]

Oh! I'm sorry. I'm Athena Cykes.
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[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-03 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. I'm Allelujah Haptism, and he's Hallelujah.

[...]

And no, before you ask, we're not religious.
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-03 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[To be fair, she wasn't going to ask. But she does have to laugh a little to that.]

It's nice to meet you both then.
egotrigger: ([alle] ehehe...)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-03 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
It's nice to meet you, too. I guess I'll say that for both of us since... he won't.

[His voice is significantly more at ease, now that she knows and isn't treating him badly for it. At least not yet. But he's had to learn to open up more easily.]

Have you been in this place for a long time?
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-03 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
[As a psychologist, it's not something she can dismiss. Besides, there were weirder things here than that. She could handle something like that.]

Not really. I've only been here for about... [Wait... How long had she been here...?] .. A month or so.
egotrigger: ([alle] civilian life)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-03 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
I see. How do you like it here? You - ah! You had a birthday recently, right? That's where I've seen you before. Happy birthday, even if it's a little late.
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-03 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's okay. It's a lot more calm than I thought it would be.

Ah! Yeah, I did. Thank you. It's the thought that matters, right?
egotrigger: ([alle] domestic life)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-03 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
That's one of the reasons I like it. And I don't have to fight if I don't have to.

You're welcome.
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-06 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
As far as I know, it seems easily avoidable if you're careful.
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[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-06 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
It is. Though sometimes Hallelujah likes to let off steam. It's... better them than other people.
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-06 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
That's true..

[And then a pause.]

Well.... If you ever need to talk, I'm here. I can also do therapy sessions if you ever want one.
egotrigger: ([alle] huh?)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-06 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
I - huh?

[He'd just barely scraped by the mental health portion of Celestial Being's testing. The idea of 'therapy' is almost laughable, especially after being in the Tower of Animus for a year.]

Um... I'm not trying to be rude but... aren't you a little young to be a therapist?
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-06 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Shaking her head, clearly not fazed.]

I don't think I am. I'm a lawyer back home, but I've been studying psychology for at least 7 years now.
egotrigger: ([alle] gentle worry)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-06 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
[... He really has no room to talk about children studying advanced topics at young ages.]

Hm. Well, I... suppose it couldn't hurt. Though... ah... crimes committed in other worlds aren't prosecutable here, are they?
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-15 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Crimes...]

No, they're not. I wouldn't even have evidence to do anything about it anyways, even if I wanted to.

May I ask what crimes you speak of though?
egotrigger: ([alle] distance)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-15 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
... We've both killed, stolen, and lied to officials. We've leaked sensitive classified information. And I'm technically considered a terrorist by the governments in my world, though we don't see it that way.
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[personal profile] cykedfists 2014-05-15 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
W-Wow...

[Now she's taken aback before. She was hoping the crime he spoke of was something small but uhm...]

May I ask why?
egotrigger: ([alle] pain)

[personal profile] egotrigger 2014-05-15 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
... Some of the experiments we were put in were combat-based. We had to kill people to escape the facility, and to survive on the way back to Earth. We had to get food somehow, and... even after we didn't, we were with an organization that took out military facilities. It's not like I want to do those things. Hallelujah might, but I don't. But... sometimes it's... it's better to do it.