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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!]
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Put your mouse over the Japanese words for the transulation

[personal profile] fortunefavorsthebold 2013-05-07 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Unwinding the small roll of parchment paper on the Fortune Tree, nothing in particular happens when she opens it.]

半凶

[Under it, a Japanese proverb:]

大同小異。


[...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.]

> She will have bad luck during the day, but that this entrails is up to you.

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

末小吉

[And under that, a small saying.]

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

>Next Friday, Ruri will find a memento of her family show up on her bedside after the 13th hour .

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

小凶

[And under that, a small saying.]

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.

>Ruri will find that Mr.Pants Incubus-kun will follow her around for a few days.