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

[finalbows]

<sub>[ the last time Fantasia had set a hand on his shoulder, it was a consequence of Angie's own baiting, in a moment of feigned emotion to try and ingratiate himself to the man. You feel bad about what happened to Rose, you feel bad about what happened to Rose, you won't let it happen it again will you...? he'd tried to radiate, with his confession.

Fantasia HAD certainly taken steps, technically, to protect the whole goddamn pasture after that.
...this man's kindness remains the same. Angel Devil casts a contemplative look, at that hand. ]</sub>

...Perhaps something I could take home...? _{[ he demures. ]} I do not doubt your sincerity... ...I merely have some quirks of personal history that make the concept complicated.

Being...
Perfectly, honest...
_{[ something that is frankly like pulling teeth for him, but he literally has One Day of fully possessing his whole self before the bullshit curse comes back down on him, so he's consciously trying to make it mean something, ]}
...It's already a bit of a step, for me, personally, sleeping in a building with people around all the time.

[noarchitact]

...hm. I'll see what I can do. Perhaps I can make a drink that you can take at your leisure. It's going to take a bit of work, but... if it's going to help, then I'll give it my best effort. [ a nod. ] You don't have to explain yourself. I hadn't meant to push you too hard.

Just one at a time then. We'll start with the music, since that's something you already enjoy.

[finalbows]

That I shall great~ly look forward to! We've the library now-- I wager we will never be short on material.

..sometime after the festival. Just give me a nudge, by cube, when you feel you've got the rust off. They're fantastically useful things.

[noarchitact]

I actually need to check out the library and see what kind of materials we do and don't have. I imagine it's pretty heavily regulated.

[finalbows]

...they've got every book I ever went looking for, at least. There's some manuals on some of the more unusual technologies I've encountered here, too...

[noarchitact]

Really? I'm going to have to stop in and have Mehrak scan some of the more useful stuff.

[finalbows]

Do you all have a kitchen, yet? It's really worth digging for books about the underlying theory behind... what Rose has in ours, at least. _{[unfortunately, given free reign of a library, angel devil has now identified that microwaves are not REALLY called hot boxes. ]}

[noarchitact]

...no. [ #sobbing. ] We don't have any upgrades. But, what do you mean, what Rose has in its barn? [ what DOES rose have in its barn??? ]

[finalbows]

Oh, goodness. Has Bluebell really never...?

_{[ appears to do some calculations in his head, then... shakes it. ]}

You don't have to wait for the demons to give you leave for it, at least. Blossom or Stormy's advisements will do in a pinch. Rose is working on something a bit needful for our home right now, as a matter of fact...

...ah, but you asked! Here, I've a... camera portrait, that happens to show the room.

<sub>[ hands over a polaroid picture of the Rose kitchen. It's very... red and black and white and roses. It's quite well-kept, too, according to Pond Fiend's own system, and Blood Fiend's rigid chore-doing. It has a fridge, microwave, stove-top oven, baskets with some odds and ends...

and also Face Making Devil with perfect bedhead hair-horns raiding the fridge, which is presumably why someone took the picture. ]</sub>

[noarchitact]

...what? [ blinks. ] Blossom and Stormy can help with barn improvements? [ he peers at the photo. ] Wow, that's... beautiful. [ and he's a little jelly. ] I would love a kitchen in Bluebell. It would make preparing food so much easier.

[finalbows]

That they can~☆. One must merely go and prevail upon them for direction. I know not all of you precious little Cos-- Bluebells, are lacking in forewardness, so go forth! ...and don't forget who was kind enough to tell~ you~.

[noarchitact]

I think I will... [ squints. what were you going to say? ] I'm not lacking in forwardness, but... thank you. I won't forget.