stringmods: (City)
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!]
fortunefavorsthebold: (Fortuna)

Put your mouse over the Japanese words for the transulation

[personal profile] fortunefavorsthebold 2013-05-10 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Unwinding the small roll of parchment paper on the Fortune Tree, nothing happens in particular.]

半凶

[Under it, a Japanese proverb:]

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。


[...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.]

> Johnny will have a slightly unlucky day (what that entails is up to you) Birds will land on his head and elbows and do all the things birds do on statues (sorry).

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

小吉

[And under that, a small saying.]

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

>Johnny will have pleasant dreams about his families, and will wake up with a trinket from Vatheon family (small hand-sized powerless trinkets only, maximum of 3).

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

大吉

[And under that, a small saying.]

Kiss me, you fool.


[...Hey! That isn't even a saying!]

> During the next week, Johnny will have incredibly TOO HOT FOR FORTUNE SAYINGS good adult times (cough cough), and he can show this paper to get a rise out of Otoha. Actually, the first person he shows this paper to and actually kisses him on the lips will gain a new Persona skill (5th-7th skill only, it cannot be the 8th), along with Johnny himself (again only 5th-7th skill only, cannot be the 8th). Link to this post for the Persona upgrade link.