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

[chasseurdebeaute]

[Shuts his eyes and offers his (gloved) hand! He will peek.]

[finalbows]

<sub>[ Angel Devil hovers a hand over his palm, and murmurs a quiet word in a language Rubato's never heard before... a white glow starts to gather between their hands. It feels... warm. And then, like there's a slight brush that can't be described, something taking measure, but not taking. As the glow fades, a very gentle weight is now resting in the middle of his hand. Angie tilts his own hand so he can peek at what's underneath, and hmm's thoughtfully...

It's a blue hawk eye stone. ]</sub>

...your stone is an observant one, with a cooler nature. Its depths are difficult to most to discern. Some may say it lacks in passion, but that's not strictly true, now, is it? Its sheen is merely.. different, from what one may most readily expect, of a jewel.

If you accept your fortune... close your hand about it, and hold it to your heart.


...Anddd... since it's this stone, I'd say your lucky number isss... 6 and a half!

[chasseurdebeaute]

Lacks passion??

[chasseurdebeaute]

Ohlàlà, how misunderstood!

[finalbows]

Oh, my. Would we like to go again?

[chasseurdebeaute]

Fufu, it is quite tempting to see what else may be produced. But this is the one that was made for me--it and I are meant to be 'different' together, non? [Holding it up to turn and admire it] Its chatoyancy is especially focused! The play of light over the crystalline fibers is wonderfully captivating!

[finalbows]

_{[ he thought so. ]}

My, my, I've come across a fellow rockhound. ...It's rather fun to get to use that knowledge for leisure, rather than business, for once.

[chasseurdebeaute]

I wouldn't say that I am an expert by any means, but crystals and jewels can be fleeting enough to crumble under a touch or feature among nature's most enduring treasures. The range is truly fascinating, so at the least I like to learn what I can in order to increase my appreciation.

[finalbows]

Increasing your appreciation, hn...

A question for you, then. What's worth more? The diamond, still growing beneath the depths of the earthen mountain... or the one in the hand, cut to facets?