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lostcarnival2018-08-31 05:47 pm
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Shichi Go San Time-!
Who: Anyone coming to the Shichi-Go-San Ginko was talking about!
When: Afternoon of Day 93
Where: Somewhere in Shabondamashii
What: Shichi-Go-San! It's like a birthday without the birthday. And without birthday things.
Warnings: NAH
Shabondamashi is first and foremost a bath-house, and a Tourist City. Buildings are stocked with souvenirs, novelty cafes, and restaurants. There are stands to take photos, there are places to play games and for the more adult patrons play with other things. And with any such a place, sometimes people like to jump the gun and get hitched.
Tanyuu and Ginko needed some kind of shrine to host their equivalent of an Un-Birthday, and a shrine is what they found. Built with familiar traditional structure, a Tori Gate stands between two other rows of shops and gives way to a small man-made clearing that's been decorated with planted trees and bamboo, completing the scene with a small building for guests and patrons and various smaller structures like lanterns, statues, bells...
It's very much as if someone took a Japanese Shinto Shrine and crunched it down into something more compact for the sake of filming or partying. There's certainly space- even shotgun weddings get crowded, and this is far from that- but it's still a bit smaller than some will be used to.
To be fair, everything back outside the tori is festivals and baths again though, so there's hardly any need for it all.
Notably, there is a rather friendly and alien looking priest- not Shinto exactly, but similar enough considering they're in the multiverse- greeting anyone who comes in. Mostly he's there to tell people not to break anything, and about certain nifty rites and rituals they could partake in for good luck. Most are similar to something from standard Earths, but some of them are a bit more off the ball. Hey, might as well try them though right? He seems to be happy about it all however; hosting a small 'festival' is a nice change from getting drunk people married! (Also, he got a nice tip for agreeing to do the protection charm for the sake of completion. Will it work? Nah, but it's the thought that counts.)
The scene is set. There's little 'shichi-go-san' cakes on an outdoor table, and some hot tea to enjoy with it. There's also a little decorated bag that Rin in particular is vehemently keeping anyone from taking if needed. All that's left now is...
The surprise.
Once the surprise is over with, everyone can do the important part of a small festival- eat sweet cakes, watch a little ceremony, and most of all take pictures of everyone dressed up fancy.
.... (You. Did dress fancy for this, right?)
[[OOC - While it's primarily a personal log, this can also be treated as a mingle for those who want to do things as part of 'setting up the festival', or 'waiting for Reira to arrive'. I'll be making a comment for Reira that people can directly reply to with that in mind, but people can still tag the log directly for the same deal.]]
When: Afternoon of Day 93
Where: Somewhere in Shabondamashii
What: Shichi-Go-San! It's like a birthday without the birthday. And without birthday things.
Warnings: NAH
Shabondamashi is first and foremost a bath-house, and a Tourist City. Buildings are stocked with souvenirs, novelty cafes, and restaurants. There are stands to take photos, there are places to play games and for the more adult patrons play with other things. And with any such a place, sometimes people like to jump the gun and get hitched.
Tanyuu and Ginko needed some kind of shrine to host their equivalent of an Un-Birthday, and a shrine is what they found. Built with familiar traditional structure, a Tori Gate stands between two other rows of shops and gives way to a small man-made clearing that's been decorated with planted trees and bamboo, completing the scene with a small building for guests and patrons and various smaller structures like lanterns, statues, bells...
It's very much as if someone took a Japanese Shinto Shrine and crunched it down into something more compact for the sake of filming or partying. There's certainly space- even shotgun weddings get crowded, and this is far from that- but it's still a bit smaller than some will be used to.
To be fair, everything back outside the tori is festivals and baths again though, so there's hardly any need for it all.
Notably, there is a rather friendly and alien looking priest- not Shinto exactly, but similar enough considering they're in the multiverse- greeting anyone who comes in. Mostly he's there to tell people not to break anything, and about certain nifty rites and rituals they could partake in for good luck. Most are similar to something from standard Earths, but some of them are a bit more off the ball. Hey, might as well try them though right? He seems to be happy about it all however; hosting a small 'festival' is a nice change from getting drunk people married! (Also, he got a nice tip for agreeing to do the protection charm for the sake of completion. Will it work? Nah, but it's the thought that counts.)
The scene is set. There's little 'shichi-go-san' cakes on an outdoor table, and some hot tea to enjoy with it. There's also a little decorated bag that Rin in particular is vehemently keeping anyone from taking if needed. All that's left now is...
The surprise.
Once the surprise is over with, everyone can do the important part of a small festival- eat sweet cakes, watch a little ceremony, and most of all take pictures of everyone dressed up fancy.
.... (You. Did dress fancy for this, right?)
[[OOC - While it's primarily a personal log, this can also be treated as a mingle for those who want to do things as part of 'setting up the festival', or 'waiting for Reira to arrive'. I'll be making a comment for Reira that people can directly reply to with that in mind, but people can still tag the log directly for the same deal.]]
ERUKA | closed + OTA
To be honest, Eruka still isn't entirely sure what the big deal is, but she doesn't mind the excuse to go out an do something a little different. She takes her cue from other people as the ceremony takes place, imitating their motions and doing as the priest directs. It's not too hard to follow along -- she's certainly performed more complicated rituals -- and it's even a little fun.
At the end of it, she approaches Reira when she looks like she's got a free moment, hair piled up on top of her head in a near arrangement and holding a paper bag.
"Well~" she sing-songs. "What did you think of the ceremony, Reira?"
[ OTA: Hanging Out ]
Dressed in a black and white furisode, Eruka's sleeves swing freely as she looks around the little shrine curiously. After the ceremony proper is over, she can be found perusing various talismans and charms for sale -- most of them certainly nothing like anything she's ever seen of the sort -- and even trying out some of the fortunetelling activities at the shrine for fun. Maybe you'd like to join her?
NEESAAAAAAAAAN
Well.
A lot.
Reira looks up from her candy bag, appearing somewhat stupefied. "...They gave me a lot of candy..."
Indeed they did.
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"Anyway, here you go! This should make those a little easier to carry." Inside the bag, under some paper tissue, is a sakura blossom-shaped bag that can be worn across the body or as a backpack. Not really Eruka's style, but Reira's young enough that it looks cute rather than tacky on her.
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It might not be Eruka's style, but given the way Reira's eyes light up, it is absolutely hers. "Ahh...!" It takes an extra moment to spy the straps attached, but it doesn't take long to figure out what it is from there. "..You got me a bag!" She is both surprised, and...well, kind of confused. Thrilled of course! But confused too. She has a backpack! Who needs two backpacks!!
(Someone hasn't yet experienced the full joys of fashion and capitalism,)
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"It reminded me of your changes," she says by way of explanation, flapping a hand at Reira casually -- no big deal, no big deal, though she's obviously pleased it was received so well. "And it looks like it matches your clothes, too!" So that works out surprisingly well.
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And anyway of course Eruka is awesome. Even the small things are the Best. Though she does blink a bit at what she says. The clothes, she gets, but... "Eh.? They match the changes?"
Well...a little, yeah. Definitely enough to make sense. It just takes some pointing out maybe.
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"Well, it's the same color ... and the things on your head, they kind of look like flowers, don't they?" She hooks her fingers and holds her hands to her head, wiggling to demonstrate.
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She eventually manages to catch the end and flip it over her shoulder, inspecting the end; it looks like the rounded end of some sort of flower, and on a normal one there would probably be filaments coming out.
"...I think they're real flowers?" They're flowers, yep.
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Changes are funny things. This could have about as much sensation as hair, or oddly sensitive, and it doesn't hurt to ask!
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They feel like flowers, so here they are.
Flowers. Hers don't have stamen though...they also seem to be their own unique colours, for that matter.
It would be rather awkward if they could open though.