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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. ♥]
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[personal profile] devilstongue 2019-02-27 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That... is a huge guy. A really huge guy. Molly's seen some tall races, but this was even way beyond that. The paper bag isn't even noticed until the man(?) joins him, and Molly can't help the slight chuckle when he hears that they are about equally sloshed right now.

No better time to make friends, right? Especially huge people. ]


Very explody! And colorful. Let's not forget that.
wanderingdoctorfaust: Faust with a love heart in place of his eyehole. (faust_heart)

[personal profile] wanderingdoctorfaust 2019-03-03 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes! Colour...colour-splodey!"

And he's laughing, because in his humble and somewhat drunk opinion that was absolutely hilarious. He does eventually quieten down to enjoy the show proper, at least.

"...aaah. It's almost like I'm back home again. I can see the shrine now, with the hanging charms and the food stalls..."

He trails off into a wistful, but distinctly sorrowful sigh. Maybe now isn't the best time to think about the last time he was home. Where did his dish go?
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[personal profile] devilstongue 2019-03-04 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, the giant was even more sloshed that he was! Molly giggles as his new acquaintance laughs, because duh, it's totally hilarious. He's on the ground watching fireworks with a nine-foot person wearing a paper bag! It can't get much funnier than that!

The quick turn into melancholy is a little but whiplash-y and Molly's having none of that. ]


Are you a priest or something, friend?
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[personal profile] wanderingdoctorfaust 2019-03-07 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cleric! There's...there's a difference, we use our spiritual power to heal and protect! Priests just read stuff out loud, from books. I think they're important?"

Tipsiness combined with being thoroughly distracted by fireworks leads to this very half-arsed explanation. His slurring is starting to become far more apparent as well.

"Ah, but I shouldn't talk about the occult stuff! I'm a doctor, I'm all about science and medicine! I'm not actually supposed to do the spiritual stuff without my license, but don't tell anybody! It's a secret!"

He is very much oblivious to how loud he's being about said 'secret'.
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[personal profile] devilstongue 2019-03-09 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
A cleric??

[ Molly's face brightens like he has just been given the biggest present. Well, technically he has, considering the man was gigantic. He almost giggles, which he'll blame on the sake. ]

That is wonderful to hear, our cleric isn't here so it's been close calls when we have to fight!

[ 'Close calls' meaning he keeps almost exsanguinating himself. ]

You don't happen to know about the Traveler, do you?
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[personal profile] wanderingdoctorfaust 2019-03-09 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Who?"

To be fair, the good doctor is still currently processing the rest of this new information - this suspiciously demonic individual knows what a cleric is? Could they mean some kind of deacon or theologian as many others would, or is it possible that...

"Wait wait wait! You know another spiritual healer?! They're...not here at the party? Can you tell me where they are?"

The fireworks are already forgotten as Faust tries to flip over to properly face the devil. Keyword: 'tries'. His inebriated state results in him almost quite literally getting his legs tied up. The transition from 'party-goer' to 'doctor-on-a-mission' isn't going cleanly thus far.
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[personal profile] devilstongue 2019-03-11 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I do. Her name is Jester, she's the best.

[ He smiles in his slight haze of drunken happiness, even if it's a little bittersweet. He misses her terribly.

The shuffle at his side forces Molly to sit up a bit, as turning your head with those horns on a hard ground was asking for trouble. He looks at the man with a clear worry that he's gonna have to rescue a giant from his own feet. ]


She's not here on these islands, I'm afraid.

[ ...or at least she wasn't when this event happened. ]
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[personal profile] wanderingdoctorfaust 2019-03-20 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Operation 'Get Up And Look Serious' has been a resounding failure, leaving the good doctor with no choice but to give up and fall back flat on the ground once more. Jester the Cleric, huh. He has to wonder where such an individual would have studied...

"...I'm sorry to hear that, sir. The way of the Cleric is a highly honourable path to choose, and on its own speaks to much of her character. I imagine she must be quite special indeed."

...since when did giving condolences grant him the power to speak and think coherently under the influence? It wasn't like this earlier with that woodcarver...he can't be sobering up already, surely?