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]

Yeah, I've heard how helpful it can be to have friends from home here.

Apparently my entire flock died in a ritual specifically because nobody had any friends on our team, so they were expendable.

[featherduster]

The stupid demon decided that via coin flip, actually.


Not that it doesn't suck.

[wants_the_phd]

I saw a memory of that event in the fountain. Best Boobs did his best to throw Rose under the bus because he didn't like the shepherd at the time or whatever. But now I guess someone's friend from home is on our team now so it's less likely to happen. ...Or something.

Guess we'll find out, huh?

[featherduster]

. . . Who's Best Boobs . . .



Wait. It's Tart, isn't it.

[wants_the_phd]

If Tart is the Daffodil shepherd then yes.

[featherduster]

Yeah, he and Madam President had some kind of thing going on. I dunno. I thought they were both insane at the time.

I wanna believe we're all better than that now.

[wants_the_phd]

What do you think changed since then?

[featherduster]

Understanding.

We're not adversaries just because we sleep in separate barns.

[wants_the_phd]

[man, it's not the people in the OTHER barns she's most afraid of.]

So what you're saying is that I shouldn't worry about how dangerous anyone may or may not be, because none of them have any reason to want to do me any harm.

[featherduster]

[ ROSE ARE YOU OKAY???? ]

Something like that. Only one I can think of who would've hurt people for no reason isn't around anymore.

[wants_the_phd]

[I don't know about the rest of rose, but azdaja is rose, and azdaja is not okay, so therefore,]

Is that the guy who lit some kid on fire?

[featherduster]

Yyyyyup, that guy.

[wants_the_phd]

Hm.

Well, your--what I can assume are multiple--deaths aside, I'm glad you can still maintain such an optimistic perspective about the people around you.

[featherduster]

[ Four but who's counting ]

I'd rather give people a chance to prove they're assholes, than just assume that they are. It'd be pretty lonely otherwise.

[wants_the_phd]

Yeah, I've heard how hard loneliness can be on some social species. No wonder like fully half of this population is human. They'd probably just perish otherwise.

[featherduster]

So . . . you're not human, then?

[wants_the_phd]

Are you?

[featherduster]

You'll just have to decide for yourself!

[wants_the_phd]

Haha. I like the part about trusting people when you won't even answer the same question you asked me, even though I don't even give a shit. Neat.

[featherduster]

Maybe I just wanna hear your theories!

[wants_the_phd]

Unfortunately, I have a low tolerance for these type of games.

[Gets up]

Thanks for the wine.

[...which is still basically untouched]

[featherduster]

Suit yourself.

You gonna finish that?

[ Points at the wine

IF NOT, YOINK ]

1/2

[wants_the_phd]

It's all yours. ♥

[Heading for the door]

I'd love to talk more, but a proper conversation should flow two ways, don't you think? I'm not here to entertain you. So unless you you're willing to give instead of just take,

[wants_the_phd]

—don't speak to me about trust ever again.

[she slips through the door and she's gone.]

[featherduster]

[ OKAY BYYYYEE happy Tanabata

It's time for TWO!!! glasses of wine ]