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: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Basically, yeah. I can be a bodyguard, or an assassin, or a mechanic...

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

What do you like doing the best?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

[ He scrunches up his face thinking about it. ]

Bodyguard is the easiest identity. The mechanic isn't bad but ... he's gone through something that I'm n-not sure I should try to bring up in full detail ...

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

Huh. So is it like swapping out your brain, or what?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

A little of both? I get muscle memory and skills ... and surface memories? The tighter the connection, the close to a complete overwrite it is.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

Damn, that's crazy! Can anyone use it? The mirror?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Anyone can SEE into it for sure. I-I don't know about summoning new identities ... the manager had to link them to me using Mephistopheles before being able to switch back and forth.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

I'll take that as a no, then. Still, sounds really neat. Good for you!

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

It ... um. It's definitely extremely useful.

Anyway, can I get you something?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

I smell meat...? Something that's not fish?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Yes! We have pork or something similar.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

Can I try it? I can smell it from here.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Of course! I'll be right back.

[ He heads off to go get a plate of food, returning in just a few minutes. ]

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

[Watching with eager anticipation!]

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

[ annnd back, with the pork, and also some cornbread and sides to go with it. ]

Here you go, um -

... I don't actually know your name?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

You're in luck, I just settled on one this morning.

[She helps herself to the pork.]

It's Azdaja. Nice to meet you.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Nice to meet you too, Azdaja. I'm Eclair.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

Nice to meet you, too!

You having fun?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Honestly? Y-yes. This is ... a lot better than home right now.

What about you?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

...


...It's taking some getting used to.

What's your home like?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

...

It, um. It's mostly a giant city run by huge corporations. I work for Limbus Company, which isn't associated with any of the biggest corps, but still does a lot on its own.

W-we travel around on our hell bus trying to find the Golden Boughs.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

What are those?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

They're these powerful fragments of ... something that the previous L Corp made. Capable of distorting reality a-and resonating with your memories.

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[wants_the_phd]

What do you guys do with them?

Re: HOST CLU--CAT CAFE???

[potentshell]

Collect them, for now. Once we have all of them ... something will happen. I don't know what, though.