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Reira Akaba ([personal profile] soft_focus) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2018-08-31 05:47 pm

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.]]
dontpokethat: so as long as i dont look at anything i dont have to believe anything (you have to 'see it to believe it')

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-09-15 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
That gets a slightly broader smile; sounds to him like it basically functions as a "yes".

"I'm glad to hear it. I hope it hasn't all been too strange; seems like it really would be a lot to take in."
dontpokethat: it could have been some other times also. who cares (it was the best of times)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-09-27 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, because... since you didn't recognize things here, we realized you probably hadn't seen one of these before. Then we realized you were about the right age for it."

In the end, of course, that's not the final reason for why they actually did it. So... "We figured it was about time you got something nice."
dontpokethat: now that ive changed the meaning of really well to the opposite of what it means in my head (things are going really well for me)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-10-06 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
"We wanted you to have more. Especially with how things are going lately." So there.

That gets a quiet laugh, and Ginko nods slightly. "I'm glad you do. As long as that's the case, we did what we set out to."
dontpokethat: it could have been some other times also. who cares (it was the best of times)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-10-07 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Ginko's smile broadens a bit, and he nods. "Right. There seem to be good things for just about everyone here."

Which, for Ginko, means he gets a chance to relax for a while. And also there's food.
dontpokethat: talking with sass and causing a frackus (i love cracking wise)

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-10-07 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, rude. But not enough so to keep Ginko from snorting softly. "Hey, I don't work too hard. Just as hard as I feel like."
dontpokethat: now that ive changed the meaning of really well to the opposite of what it means in my head (things are going really well for me)

WORKS FOR ME

[personal profile] dontpokethat 2018-10-08 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ginko just snorts again and shrugs. "Just because you don't believe me doesn't mean it's not true."

So there.