mamaterasu: (huehuehue)
Amaterasu ([personal profile] mamaterasu) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2019-02-15 06:08 pm

Light up the Night - [BACKDATED to 2/5]

Who: Ammy + Anyone interested
What: Fireworks show for the Lunar New Year!
When: Evening of 2/5/19
Where: Monkey Compound
Warnings: None so far, tag as needed!



[It's about noon when a message is posted to the Message Rock, as well as over the Stones of Farspeech - an elegant writing in kanji with a translation below. The voice is foreign, not often heard and possibly lost from most peoples' memories, but it sounds...excited? There's definitely a chime-like laughter hidden in the depths of it.]

All interested in a beautiful sight, please show up at dusk at the Hana--eh...the Monkey Compound. Drinks - for the elders among you - and some snacks will be provided, but I encourage you all to pack a box lunch.

Those unable to attend...I'll try to make sure you see it. Thank you.

[How very enigmatic indeed.

Still, those that do show up as the sky begins to change into a purple-blue color, dotted with small, glittering stars, will see that the Monkey Compound has been done up a bit. There's a line of small, flowering cherry blossom trees creating a lovely arch by the entrance, and little paper tags have been hung from a few of the branches, holding pictures of a tiny boar, or piglet, and a prayer written on the opposite side in kanji.

Inside has a very, very pleasant air to it. Much different than what this place used to be. It's laid with fresh, clean, springy grass and flowers, and a bountiful garden off to one side, which looks a little barren...probably because most of the foods have been harvested and laid out neatly on a bushels of palm fronds. Fresh vegetables and fruits from Ammy's garden, ripe for the taking and eating, if you're more the rustic type. There's also fire-roasted fish, skewered on a stick and cooking nicely by a crackling bonfire. Eat, enjoy, converse with neighbors and friends alike! Drinks have indeed been provided for the adults, a large barrel of sake with a ladle to pour it into one of twelve dishes. And yes, a bowl of water has been added to the side to rinse them off.

The centerpiece is a very basic shrine put up with a folding wall, once white in color but painted over with a beautiful portrait of a boar rolling a round firework, and a tiny, ceramic figure on a boar topping a little rock pile. Below the statue is an offering of sake, a single sakura mochi, a grilled fish, and some flowers. That is where the wolf will be when you first spot her.

For...a moment, at least. Because once the sky grows truly dark, and the embers from the bonfire has crept to soft, orange glow, a whistle will wheeze its way through the sky as a streak of light soars up, and up...before it explodes in a puff of white sparks. Nothing exciting, more a call to attention.

A minute passes, then another, and the're movement by the far end of the compound as the wolf readies everything she needs. A few final touches--...there! All ready for the show to begin.

And what a show it is.

The fireworks are beautiful and vibrant, coloring the skies in a vast array of rainbow hues, dancing like they're actually alive. True artistry, and a blessing from the God of Explosions, Bakugami (and the local rabbit god, who provided a number to help make this work). An explosive force meant to open the gate for a blissful new year - full of color, full of life, and bountiful in all things that bring happiness and joy to those with good in their hearts.

Happy Lunar New Year. ♥]
scythegun: (NOD ⇝)

[personal profile] scythegun 2019-02-17 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's really sweet, actually...]

My, I had no idea they were so important! The people she loves, hmm...

[...]

Have you seen these kinds of trees before here on the island?
catpiper: (gonna drown myself in pudding)

[personal profile] catpiper 2019-02-18 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
No, I've only seen them right here.

[Whether or not they're on another temporary island is debatable. She hasn't explored many since Umui.]

If you want them somewhere else, she might do that kind of thing. You have to go up to her and say 'hello, can you help me plant trees?' That's what you do.
scythegun: (GREETING ⇝ guten tag motherfuckers)

[personal profile] scythegun 2019-02-18 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
It's very kind of her to help! I'm not looking to plant them anywhere else, I'm just curious. There's a tree like this where I come from, though it seems to be one of a kind.
catpiper: (bribe a gnome for their bones)

[personal profile] catpiper 2019-02-19 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
Did a dog plant the one in your world?

[Are there more god dogs out there?]
scythegun: (GREETING ⇝ guten tag motherfuckers)

[personal profile] scythegun 2019-02-19 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Not to my knowledge, but that one was planted a very long time ago. Perhaps it was a dog who planted it!
catpiper: (what if my soul leaves my body)

[personal profile] catpiper 2019-02-23 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you like to look at the one in your world a lot? Was it pink too?

[It's definitely a pretty tree and she could see why it'd capture his attention. The ones in her world had these same petals-she's curious if his was similar.]

scythegun: (LILY ⇝)

[personal profile] scythegun 2019-02-24 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ja, it was! I didn't get to see it very often; it was in a town I rarely had the opportunity to pass through.

[He does sound fond, but ultimately it didn't really mean much to him. Maybe it would have if he was from Halure.]
catpiper: (brmbrm with your mew)

[personal profile] catpiper 2019-02-25 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Did you travel a lot? Did going to towns make you happy?

[Color her curious, she wants to know about this tree appreciating peanut.]
scythegun: (GREETING ⇝ guten tag motherfuckers)

[personal profile] scythegun 2019-02-25 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I did a lot of traveling in my line of work, yes! I've always been fond of the larger cities, there's so much to see and do there! One of the cities I went to housed a coliseum, where eager fighters took part in battles to prove themselves. Another city had a massive castle at its center, and a third was where I spent most of my time. It housed quite a few impressive individuals!

[He does sound genuinely fond of all three, but there's a lot he's not saying, because Yeager's just Like This.]
catpiper: (i defy the shoulds and shouldnts)

[personal profile] catpiper 2019-03-03 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Coliseum sounds horrible-like the trials they were all trapped in earlier in the year. But the castle sounds dope and the third-

Well, he doesn't really explain that one and she wants to know.
]

Was that your home? The third city?
scythegun: (CONTEMPLATIVE ⇝)

[personal profile] scythegun 2019-03-04 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Not exactly. My home was outside of the city. It was a bit of a long walk to get there, but I liked having the peace and quiet.

[...okay yeah that is absolutely not true, but he sure acts like it is.]

The city - Dahngrest - was always very lively, full of individuals who were often more interested in drinking than their next assignment, but I found the place charming just the same.

[It does sound genuine, and maybe it is. It's a bit hard to tell with Yeager.]
catpiper: (compulsed to start screaming again)

[personal profile] catpiper 2019-03-10 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[It sort of reminds her of the people around them right now. They're also enjoying a drink she's not allowed to touch and acting more lively than she's seen in a long time. It's that good ole party spirit working its way around.]

Do you like drinking too? There's a lot of things over there. The water is very good and there's 'sake.'