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Destiny Strings Mods ([personal profile] stringmods) wrote in [community profile] destinystrings2013-05-05 09:41 pm

Cherry Blossom Festival (May 4-6)

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Central Park (Capricorn Ward)
Summary: Open - Post-event log for everyone!
Warnings: Nothing

The battle was over, and the city was busy licking its wounds and trying to repair for the next few days. Amidst all of this commotion, however, Golden Week continued and with it, the weekend and next Monday was a day off to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms. And despite the fighting that had been going on, Hinito-Ri continued to adapt, and enjoy what little time that they could.

After all, fighting for such beauty did make you a lot more appreciative of it.



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. Townsmen would nod towards you, knowing that you had helped last week, young couples walked hand in hand, and many young students sat under the trees, reading books or playing games.

In the central area, Shinto monks had set up a O-Mikuji area, where you could-- for a mere 10 yen-- hope that questions on love, family or fortune would befall you favorably.

The danger had passed for now. Life continued to flourish.

Enjoy it well.

[OOC - And don't forget to add your character's tag!]
travelingtheworlds: (Default)

Love, Family, Fortune

[personal profile] travelingtheworlds 2013-05-06 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Sasha loved pretty much anything to do with fortunes, so when she learned about this tradition, she made a beeline for the tree with the fortunes.]

Can I please have one of each?
fortunefavorsthebold: (Fortuna)

[personal profile] fortunefavorsthebold 2013-05-06 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Fortuna nods and shakes her box, indicating that Sasha needs to give her three ten yen coins and then she can pick whatever fortune she wants from each tree.]
travelingtheworlds: By Tryatra Udine on Gaia Online (surprise)

[personal profile] travelingtheworlds 2013-05-06 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, right, the yen! I'm sorry! [Sasha reached into her pocket and pulled out three ten-yen coins, depositing them in the box before reaching for her fortunes. She hesitated at first, trying to think of particular questions for each. For family, how was her family doing back home? For fortune, what would come to pass in the future for her? And for love... well... how embarrassing. But there was someone she did have her eye on.]
fortunefavorsthebold: (Fortuna)

Highlight the Japanese words for the transulation

[personal profile] fortunefavorsthebold 2013-05-06 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Unwinding the small roll of parchment paper on the Fortune Tree, a small shower of sparkle explodes before disappearing in thin air.]

小吉

[Under it, a Japanese proverb:]

案ずるより産むが易し。


> Sasha will find a ¥10000(Around 100$) note on the ground during her stay in the park.

[Next, the Family tree. Unwinding the small roll of parchment paper, she can read the following;]

小凶

[And under that, a small saying.]

Bonds transcend time.

[...on the side, she can read that sign that tells her that should be get a bad fortune, to fold and place it on the trunk of the pine tree as it is custom alongside other bad fortunes, in the hopes that the bad luck will attach itself to the tree and not to her.]

>Sasha will dream of her family tonight, but it will turn into a small nightmare.

[Finally, the Love tree. Unwinding the small roll of parchment paper, she can read the following;]

末小吉

[And under that, a small saying.]

Be careful where you walk.

> Sasha will literally bump into Daichi next week.
Edited 2013-05-06 06:39 (UTC)