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

[wants_the_phd]

Ah.

...What does that have to do with the food, though?

[featherduster]

Sharing food is one of the easiest and purest ways of spreading love around!

[wants_the_phd]

I'll take your word for it!

Have you tried any of this already?

[featherduster]

One of everything!!!

[wants_the_phd]

And you still feel alright?

[featherduster]

Oh, don't worry about me! I've got three stomachs.

[ Pats his (beanpole) stomach ]

You get a name yet, Something Fiend?

[wants_the_phd]

Azdaja.

And you?

[featherduster]

Whoa, there's no Fiend in that at all!

I'm Minuet.

[wants_the_phd]

Haha, the Rose theme is intolerable, is why.

Nice to meet you, Minuet.

[featherduster]

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

[wants_the_phd]

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

I guess there's a first for everything.

[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!

[featherduster]

"Convenient," huh?

Well, I'm not a cop or anything, so no need to worry about me.

[wants_the_phd]

No, but you're a shepherd, aren't you?

[featherduster]

Well, yeah. So?

[wants_the_phd]

I've been told shepherds are incredibly dangerous.

Is that wrong?

[featherduster]

[ VALIANTLY does not laugh ]

Now who the hell told you that?

We've got big sticks with hooks on the end and can tell where all our flock members are, but that's it.

[wants_the_phd]

Blood Fiend mentioned such abilities as "turning anything to sand" and "summoning death boats" [whatever that means?!]. I saw a memory where he exploded his own subordinate, and then he told me the shepherds were even worse.

Was that a lie?

[featherduster]

.........




[ ACTUALLY DOES JUST BURST OUT LAUGHING THIS TIME ]

[wants_the_phd]

[I hate this place and everyone in it]

[featherduster]

. . . Okay.

Tart of Daffodil can turn things to sand, that's his own magic from home. He goes to wizard school or whatever.

Charon of Lily can summon a giant fire boat, also his own magic from home. I can't explain any more than that because it makes zero sense.

Blood Fiend has all kinds of powers from home that he keeps secret and is also a gigantic asshole, so I recommend taking his advice selectively.

Hopefully that helps.

[wants_the_phd]

Thanks.

Turning stuff to sand still sounds really dangerous, though. I'm unclear how this changes anything.

[featherduster]

I agree actually.

Tart scares the shit outta me.

[wants_the_phd]

[ok thanks for laughing at me for seemingly no reason, then]

And what are your powers from home?