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[godsoffortune]

May Announcements

Once again, here we are to bring you the monthly announcements and request any feedback you guys can come up with.

A quick reminder that the app cycle this month will be shinki only, so if you have a shinki you want to app in, bring 'em in this cycle!

Additionally, we'd like to know if the monthly announcements are something that you guys look forward to or use in any way! So please comment to this post with your thoughts/opinions on the monthly announcements in general.



Happenings

The Near Shore

Heading into mid-July, Tanabata is over with, but Obon is coming up quickly. So there are still plenty of party preparations going around.
• The streets are so busy that traffic jams are at an all-time high, leaving Near Shore residents irritated beyond reason.
• Students are on summer break, so there's tons of young people running around everywhere, making things even more
  crowded.
• Obon, Obon, Obon! It's seriously taking everything over right now. Be sure to get any lanterns you might need!

The Far Shore

With Tanabata over, Orihime is focusing on getting everyone's outfits together for Obon. And there is a lot of work being put into erecting a new home for Amaterasu.
• There is a very sudden increase in dead spirits just chilling out around the Far Shore. They're waiting to be sent back to their rest by their families on the Near Shore at Obon.
• A brief newsletter announcing that shinki will be soon receiving questionnaires about their satisfaction with their gods will be going around. Better treat your shinki well!
• Pyrotechnics are going crazy, getting together new and interesting ways to set fires. Probably a little concerning, considering the recent mishaps with fire, but at least this fire is in pretty colors and dances around like it's alive every night.
• There's also this weird, pulsating feeling that keeps rushing through the Far Shore heading up to Obon... how very strange...

Noteworthy Ayakashi

With so many youngsters running rampant, they're being targeted heavily by the ayakashi.
• A little mouse can be found running around the feet of every loose child around the area, causing the kids to trip, fall in holes, and in general be prone to more clumsiness than normal.
• Ever-shifting gelatinous blobs are busy squelching themselves onto recently released students, whispering in their ears about how their friends don't care, how they failed their tests,
  and how their lives aren't worth anything.

Weather

Here you can see the weather starting on July 10.

Comments

re: announcements

[kokuyoyo]

I THINK THEY'RE RAD

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But no really! The monthly announcements are always really interesting to me as a player. I love seeing what's progressing in both Shores, and whatever ayakashi are running around! More than once I've used ayakashi as prompts for interacting with others, in fact.

The monthly announcements make it feel like time is naturally passing in-game, and they're always so full of interesting ideas for posts and logs.

Kudos to the mods for always getting these up every month and filling them with neat things!

+1

[fullcowl]

[bussounoshima]

I like the announcements! I... sometimes forget to make use of the information included in them, but sometimes I remember! It's nice having context for what's going on around the setting, even if it's not totally relevant to what my character happens to be doing that month. It's nice to be able to make throwaway references to things, even if it's just the weather, and know it's something that's true for everyone. Plus, sometimes I wanna make an open log but have no idea what to do for starters and it's nice to be able to just leech off the ideas here. They're also usually stuff that isn't hard to avoid if you've got some plan for the month of your own, so that's useful.

[priforprince]

I like the monthly announcements a lot. They're a fun springboard, plus they get everybody excited about the coming month. There's always a good mix of stuff on them, too, so thanks for putting them together! <3

[gentilitea]

The monthly announcements are definitely helpful! I like the atmosphere they lend to the game, and tbh I'm more frustrated by the fact that I can't play out all of the juicy stuff laid out in these posts. Keep 'em coming please!

[rev13_3]

These announcements are really helpful!


I have a question about the dead spirits hanging out in the Far Shore. Are they communicative? If approached, will they talk about their lives on earth and/or whatever form of afterlife they've been chilling in for the last year?

[godsoffortune]

They are! They'll tell you all the stories of their life on earth, like a very, very old person who has all the time in the world to prattle on.

[rev13_3]

Do they have any memories of being dead? Do they only have memories of their lives on earth, or will they talk about heaven, too?

[godsoffortune]

They do not have memories of being dead, just memories of the Near Shore - and whatever time they've been here right now, which is only a few days or so.

[noli_oblivisci]

I find the monthly announcements helpful. It adds a lot of flavor to the setting and even when I don't get a chance to prompt with it, it's something that gives characters something to reference or interact over.

[papas_bunnydoll]

I love mod announcements! They really help to plan things and know what's going on.

Speaking of: Are the mice following around the Far Shore children as well?

[godsoffortune]

Sure! But not on the Far Shore. They are limited strictly to the Near Shore.