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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!]
terra_nullius: (IT'S A BIRD IT'S A PLANE)

one fortune, one family

[personal profile] terra_nullius 2013-05-06 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh boy, fortunes! He's mildly curious about this, whether these things come true or not, and he tugs Xion along with him up to the fortune-demon, pulling out his wallet to dig out change.]

What do you think, Xion? I'm going to try. I wonder what it'll say... do you want to try too?

[She pauses, considering the trees and their fortunes, then nods.] Yeah. I think it could be fun.

[He fishes out a dull brown ten-yen coin and puts it in the box. He reaches for the fortune box, taking a few moments to draw what he feels is the 'luckiest' one, the only thing on his mind curiosity about what it holds and whether or not it will come true. Xion heads over to the family tree, considering it with something a bit more regarding concern. It was still strange thinking about how she… was going to have a family? Sora said she was his little sister in his time, so his parents had… basically adopted her and Roxas.

With that in mind, she pulls out her own ten-yen coin and, after depositing it, reaches for the box of fortunes.]
fortunefavorsthebold: (Fortuna)

Put your mouse over the Japanese words for the transulation

[personal profile] fortunefavorsthebold 2013-05-06 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Unwinding the small roll of parchment paper on the Fortune Tree, nothing particular happens.]

大凶

[Under it, a Japanese proverb:]

二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず。


[...on the side, he can read that sign that tells him 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 him.]


> For the next two weeks at night during the 13th hour, monsters from your character's homeworld will chase him. Moreover, he will wake up during those two weeks finding his hair is thick and curly and forms an afro over his head. The rest of the day is also filled with bad luck, and what that entails is entirely up to you.

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

半吉

[And under that, a small saying.]

Happiness is only real when it is shared.

> After the 13th hour tonight, she will find by her bedside, with a thalassa shell holding it down, a photo of herself, Roxas and Lea together during their birthday party.
terra_nullius: (chock full of light cooties)

[personal profile] terra_nullius 2013-05-06 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[He ties the strip of paper onto one of the branches with shaking hands, his face stony. Of course it would go that way, wouldn't it? He's not even paying attention and pulls too hard on the paper as he attempts to tie it, ripping it in half. His eyes narrow and he makes a slightly exasperated sound, and tries again, managing to fold the two halves so that they're properly tied to the tree.

Even so, he doesn't have hopes that the bad luck will stay put.]