Tana-baa-ta

[survivaltricks]

WHO: everyone!
WHERE: the pasture
WHEN: day 22, all day

[the morning of day 22 begins with a light drizzle, as has been typical for the past few days. but despite the damp weather, a playlist of music also echoes across the pasture, luring you towards the center!]

[there, you will find that someone has planted a large bamboo tree, which is surrounded by wooden tables that are covered with colorful slips of paper and pens. a colorful sign, decorated with random doodles of stars, clouds, suns, and other fun shapes, contains a set of instructions:]

WELCOME TO TANABATA!

WRITE A WISH ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TIE IT TO THE BAMBOO TREE.

HAVE FUN!

[the music and the bamboo wishing tree are a great start to the festival, but other people have been hard at work to make this a day to remember, right?]

[it's time to celebrate Tana-baa-ta!]

((FEEL FREE TO MAKE YOUR OWN TOP LEVELS IN THIS POST AS WELL! I made a few to get things going, but you should all run wild and free and thread to your heart's content ♥))

Comments

Re: CLOVER 🍀CHANCE SNACKS

[themanofyourdreams]

Let's go for pachinko. I'll bet on grilled riceballs! ...What exactly am I betting?

Re: ROCK FORTUNES

[themanofyourdreams]

[sighs. indulgently:]

I meant my future is gonna be bullshit. On account of me being stuck in a bullshit demon farm. Nothing against the rock itself. Oh wise rock, I still crave your beauty and wisdom.

Re: CLOVER 🍀CHANCE SNACKS

[beathollow]

We'll use a clover flower to represent your bet.

( she'll place one in front of the tile that says "grilled riceballs", to mark it. )

Do you want to drop it, or shall I?

Re: ROCK FORTUNES

[finalbows]

Much better.

_{[ a holy light starts to shine from between their united hands--
and then there's a new weight resting in Face Making Devil's palm. ]}

Now...
The stone's form contains inside it a reflection of that which rests inside you. Are you.. prepared?

If so...
Accept it.

<sub>[ he doesn't take his hands away, but instead, just hovers them in a way that still covers the stone from sight, until Face Making Devil moves his hand away himself.

The stone resting in his hand is a fadenquarz. ]</sub>

Re: PLAYING CARD TAROT

[mykidisthebest]

I like it more, though. It's cheesy, but you can still take it seriously.

Re: PLAYING CARD TAROT

[finalbows]

If you say so.

...alright, Love and peace, it's been a treat showing you my tricks, but there's only so much light in the day. Go mill around in the atmosphere so I can read more fortunes.

Re: CONCHOMANCY (seashell divination)

[strateelgic]

[Pond Fiend chuckles.]

I don't have many cute shirts like this even at home, since we have to follow a dress code at school. This outfit is more comfortable, so I don't mind it.

[wants_the_phd]

[Her expression is carefully controlled, but it's still a moment before she speaks again. And when she does, it's quiet.]


Heh.

I guess no matter how strong you are, there's always someone at the top.

Sometimes it's enough to make you wonder.

[catposting]

... What does it mean to you?

[wants_the_phd]

[calmly, mildly, she shrugs with a placid smile on her face.]

Nothing at all. Our society isn't structured like that.

There's still a hierarchy, though. The higher castes rule the lower castes. The god-king Emperor's every word is law.

[She fingers her collar, trying to keep her hands from betraying the fact that she'd tear her own throat out if that would get it off]

And no matter how hard you work, apparently even someone like you gets sent here to die with a collar around your throat. Trapped in here with people like me.

Sucks to be you.

[catposting]

Heh. Having a 'strong personality' was the only requirement to be here, according to Blossom. Not that I trust her, but... nothing so far has disputed that claim at least.

[wants_the_phd]

Do you prefer life better here or at home?

[catposting]

. . .

I don't know. Even if I could go back home, I wouldn't be able to continue living in the same way.

[wants_the_phd]

Why's that?

[catposting]

I'm dead, for one.

[wants_the_phd]

And you'll return to being dead once you go back?

[catposting]

Apparently. Blossom's the one that told us that, though. And she's... you know.

[ shrug ]

I'd want to explore more if I could find a way back alive. I should be reported as dead by now, so I'd be free to do whatever I wanted.

[featherduster]

Not a fiend at all, huh? Just a nice gal?

[wants_the_phd]

Yeah... freedom to do whatever you want would be nice.

Good luck with that.

[wants_the_phd]

...Yes. Sure. You're welcome to believe that.

I guess there's a first for everything.

Re: CLOVER 🍀CHANCE SNACKS

[themanofyourdreams]

I'll drop it.

[Go, go, non-Clover luck!]

Re: ROCK FORTUNES

[themanofyourdreams]

[Not knowing any of the symbolism, his first thought when he reveals the stone is that it looks a lot like Aiba. But it's getting to the point where everything is reminding him of Aiba, so he doesn't feel like an objective source anymore.]

Whoa...

I don't even know what kind of rock this is.

Re: ROCK FORTUNES

[finalbows]

Hm~... that's a structure you don't see too often. It's a fadenquarz.

A quartz, by itself, is a more... straightforward sort of stone than most. It is impurities within a quartz that give us many other commonly recognized gems... amethyst, for one. Citrine, for another. The humble quartz can thus be considered, perhaps, the 'everyman' of the mineral world...

But this is hardly a common quartz. You see, clearly, of course, the 'thread' within the stone -- the 'faden,' that lends it its name. It is, in essence, a scar-- but not one that could be said to stunt the stone. It is, in fact, a mark of the stone's remarkable resilience. Pressure is applied so great it shall rupture and fissure... and yet, clearly, it has continued to grow, such that its trials, in time, shall merely become... an interesting facet, of itself.

...and that! Is the kind of rock it is.

[featherduster]

[ Just chuckles the chuckle of someone who suspects every single person on Rose is some kinda endearing fucko ]

Only time will tell.

[wants_the_phd]

No, no, it would be very convenient for me if you believed I am, in fact, a nice person! I have generally been on my best behavior since I got here! I am staying out of trouble and doing my best!