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

[mamaterasu]

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. ♥]

Comments

[scythegun]

[she absolutely would.]

Cherry blossoms... Interesting!

[Definitely not the same as the one he's familiar with. Could they be completely different and still look similar?? Hmm.]

If I may ask... what is the world you come from like? I've never met someone like you before.

["Most of our monsters don't talk" is what he's getting at here, and he's kind of got a bad history with the ones that do talk, so...]

[journalname]

Oh, it is no problem. That is very common. My people are known as monsters - we shared our world with humans. There was some magic in it, mostly our own. Human knowledge of it seems to have died out.

[Monsters, magic...these are the kinds of things people are often interested in when they ask about other worlds.]

[scythegun]

Oh my, how fascinating! We have monsters and magic where I come from as well, though monsters tend to be incredibly aggressive and more... animalistic, I suppose. They're very dangerous, and make living outside the cities nearly impossible.

Tell me a bit about your magic! I don't have any particular talent for it, [despite having a weird high magic attack power] but I'm curious about what you all can do!

[journalname]

I hear that often about creatures called "monsters" in other worlds. It seems the word is a negative one for most people.

[But, uh, not much he can do about that!]

Oh! Well, we are all capable of magic, but it takes different forms depending on both the type of monster and the individual. I am what is known as a Boss Monster, and most of us have fire magic. [He cups his paws and lights a small fireball in them, where it hovers quietly.] This is its basic form. We can also learn to change the effects of our magic by changing its color. Green, for example, is healing magic. [The fireball turns green.]

[scythegun]

[You are absolutely not wrong, buddy. "Monsters" are definitely bad things where he comes from too!!

But anyway.]

Oh my, look at that! That's incredible...

[He does seem genuinely fascinated by it, though don't worry, he's not going to interfere with it any.]

I imagine those of you with the power of fire like this are capable of creating much larger displays of it, ja? Obviously I don't need a demonstration here, we don't want to burn anything or anyone!

[But it's pretty cool to see it. He's certainly seen fire magic back home, but Asgore can use it without having to chant an incantation or use Overlimit, and that's really cool.]

[journalname]

Oh, yes. I could even stop it from burning anything, but I would not like to cause any alarm.

[Starting even harmless fires at parties is, uh, bad?]

I can also summon a magical weapon. I'd prefer not to do so here - [Again, kinda an alarming thing to do at a party, and Frisk is like right there] - but it's a fairly rare ability among us.

[scythegun]

Oh really? What sort of weapon is it?

[Fire magic is cool and all but weapons... You have his attention, Asgore, do tell!!]

[journalname]

It is a trident.

[He's not overfond of his weapon, really, but Yeager's not the first person to be excited by it.]

I have used it for fishing here, on occasion.

[scythegun]

A trident... That's certainly a unique one! I imagine it would be fairly difficult to learn how to handle it properly...

[He can read a room, though. Looks like you're not as fond of weapons and while he's curious about why, he'll let it drop.]

Ah, but where are my manners? I've completely forgotten to introduce myself!

[He rests his left hand on his chest and inclines his head a bit. It's not quite a bow, but it's probably as close as he's getting.]

My name is Yeager, I'm very pleased to meet you.

[journalname]

I suppose. I have had it for a long time.

[He always figured his problem, as a boy, was less the specific weapon and more that he just hadn't enjoyed the training.

But god, right, manners.]

Oh, of course! My name is Asgore. It's very nice to meet you as well. [He inclines his head in a similarly polite manner; though he tends to be informal to the point of handshakes, he can default back to Court Manners easily enough.]

[scythegun]

[hilariously enough, most of the people surrounding yeager are exactly that informal, it's what he's used to. he's just Like This.]

Asgore, then! I'll be sure to remember it!

[alexei already told him anyway, but shhh.]

[journalname]

[Asgore smiles.]

How long have you been on the islands, Yeager?

[scythegun]

Not very long. A couple of months, I believe!

How long have you been here?

[journalname]

A year. Technically more than that, but there was some time where I had vanished...I don't recall going anywhere, I only went to sleep one night and woke to find two months had passed.

[scythegun]

Really? That's crazy... Is that something that happens often here?

[journalname]

Less often than disappearing altogether, I think. They say those people are sent back home. Only a few are ever brought back here a second time.

As for myself, I do not think I went home. It was probably just some kind of time travel. That sort of thing happens in situations like these. [Don't ask him to explain it, but he gets that it happens.]

[scythegun]

I see.

[...he does not see, but he's also not about to start down the rabbit hole of time travel. No thanks!!]

How has your time been here? Aside from missing a couple of months randomly, of course.

[journalname]

[Asgore hesitates before answering, which is your main clue with him that his real feelings aren't so great.]

It has been alright! There are frequently life-threatening events - I suppose you have seen some of those already - but the Storyteller typically revives those who die in their temple. So...that is not as dangerous as it sounds?

[okay, the revival sorta wigs him out and it is kinda clear on his face]

[scythegun]

I've heard that those that die are revived. That's... nice of the Storyteller!

[His cheerful tone doesn't falter much, but the pause is probably enough to tell that hey, he definitely isn't saying what he's feeling!! Surprisingly, some people are really not okay with being brought back from death so that's cool!!! Totally cool.]

I assume there isn't any way for anyone to get home either, ja? Not to say my time here hasn't been enjoyable, but I do have some important business to get back to!

[journalname]

[Asgore grimaces sympathetically at that pause, and doesn't really brighten at the other question.]

If there were a way, I would have left long ago. Sometimes people disappear at random - they say they return home, but there is no way to make it happen.

[scythegun]

Interesting... Well, it's possible something will eventually change and a way home may be presented, but it's probably not wise to hope for that.

[So we're stuck here. Great!! It's what he figured, of course, but it's frustrating anyway.]

Ah, oh dear, I haven't meant to be such a downer right before something big like this! I'm terribly sorry, I do hope you enjoy tonight!

[journalname]

Oh, and you as well! Do not worry too much about it - in my experience, these things do generally end in going home eventually.

[scythegun]

"These things"? Have you had an experience like this before, Asgore?

[journalname]

Oh, yes. I came here from another world that was not my own. By the time it happened, we had already obtained the means to travel freely between worlds ourselves, and we were preparing to leave...that device did not come here with me, I'm afraid.

[Because of course it didn't.]

[scythegun]

[Of course it didn't...]

A way to travel between worlds... That certainly does sound incredible.

[It's a bit much to wrap his head around right now so he'll just. ignore it. Sounds good!!!]

What was the world you came from like?