November Announcements

[godsoffortune]

November Announcements

Here we are again, bringing you the news of Near and Far Shore events for the month of November!



Happenings

The Near Shore

Happy Valentine's Day! The spirits of true love (and the ayakashi of resentment and loneliness) are in the air.

• A new reality show just entered filming! Each participant gets a "target" from among the other participants, and they have to dodge their pursuer while finding their target and tagging them with a special neon ink. Any delivery method goes: water balloons? Squirtguns? Paintball guns? Fountain pens? Disguise?? No one knows who to trust, but there's a lot of collateral ink splatter going on!


• Now that Valentine's Day is past, men who've gotten chocolates have to come up with a good return gift for White Day. Give hapless romantics a hand with some good suggestions, and encourage love to blossom.


• The Tokyo Marathon is scheduled for the final weekend of the month! It makes a circuit through central Tokyo, and even non-runners can enjoy a day out cheering on the participants. All of that competitive spirit, and the fears and hopes of the runners, can draw ayakashi in, too: they might need some help keeping the course clear.

The Far Shore

The weather is beginning to warm as the calendar inches towards March. There's no more snow, and buds are beginning to appear on trees throughout the Heavens.

• As the flowers from the ash fall continue to sprout and bloom, plum blossom trees are also beginning to break into flower. Their scent permeates the air, and residents of the Heavens will notice that staying near the flowering trees strengthens their resolve and makes them feel more energetic and enthusiastic. Keeping the flowers on them will even repel ayakashi on the Near Shore.


• The weather is surprisingly good, with blue skies and bright sun every day. Even though it's still chilly at night, small animal spirits are showing up everywhere. Rabbits, birds and squirrels throng the Heavens, and there's lots -- and lots -- of birdsong. Hope no one minds waking up at dawn....


• The new edition of "From Ama" is due to come out soon! Its writers are roaming the Heavens, interviewing new and old gods and shinki and looking for interesting stories and quotes. They're particularly interested in the new gods and shinki, and they're also accepting advertising on any topic under the sun.

Noteworthy Ayakashi

• Winding-sheet ayakashi are drifting through abandoned places, snaring the rare passersby and wrapping around them to lure them into misfortune and despair.


• Angular frog ayakashi are hopping around the Near Shore. They're strangely reluctant to bother mortals (although they will if there are no gods or shinki around) but they have a particular preference for attacking beings of the Far Shore: gods, shinki and even helpless wandering ghosts. They're resistant to attacks, too, requiring good teamwork to defeat.

Weather

Here you can see the weather starting on February 1.

Event

Love Is in the Air

• Two shinki have devised a special set of blind dates for residents of the Heavens who tragically lack Valentine's Day plans. Characters will start the day with a romantic brunch, visit an aquarium at midday and spend the evening at an amusement park! But with all the love in the air, there are some malicious ayakashi stalking the date spots, too, and some additional support might be needed to help protect the lovebirds. Characters who want to sign up can go here for IC signup, or, if you prefer to sign up OOCly, please reply to this post with the following information: the characters who you want to sign up, any specific requirements you have for their dates, and the number of dates (1 - 3) you want them to go on.
• IC Date: February 14
• If you have any questions, feel free to reply to the comment marked 'Event' on this post.
• To participate in the event, you will just need to comment to the event log after it goes up on November 1 at 7PM EST.

Past Happenings in the Heavens

Major Events

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October Announcements

• Last month on January 30 and 31, a dream plague sent gods and shinki alike to sleep, and allowed them to travel into each other's dreams, trying to wake up the sleepers before they were trapped forever in a dream.
• On February 6, new arrivals were brought to the Meeting Hall for orientation and training.

Player Plots

After the dream event, a giant ape rampaged through the Western District before he was stopped by a few gods who identified a weak point in his tail.

If your characters have been up to anything this month that other characters may have noticed -- parties, ayakashi attacks, violent rampages through the Far Shore -- leave a comment on this post to let your fellow players know what's going on!

A Special Message from Amaterasu

Has your character gotten involved in any missions involving cult activity, contacted Amaterasu or her shinki offering help, or brought information to Amaterasu or her shinki regarding the activity of the mysterious gods attacking the Heavens? Amaterasu is reaching out to characters who have assisted her or offered their help, hoping to share important information. Please reply to the comment with the subject line "Special Message from Amaterasu" below with the name of the character you want to be involved, and a brief note about what, if any, information your character would have shared.

Please note that it's OK to reply if you're interested in getting your character involved, even if you haven't threaded out an offer of help or information sharing. Handwaving is fine!

Comments

Event Questions/Event Signup

[godsoffortune]

Reply here with any questions regarding the event, or to sign your character(s) up for a blind date!

[galrarm]

of course I'm signing shiro up

two dates, guys only pls

[unlucky7]

Signing up Ginia for up to two dates! Please only pair with characters that are 21+, preferably 25+, any gender. Brunch and/or aquarium preferred, but all three prompts sound fun.

[dredefulchilde]

Kiddo is completely unwilling to go, but he doesn’t get a say in this. I’d like to sign Joss up for two dates. Any of the prompts are fine, but I really prefer the amusement park option.

Characters can be of any age but obviously “date” activities should be limited to stuff that’s age appropriate for a fifth grader.

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Zetta, three dates. Ladies please!

Nia, three dates, whoever.

Celestia, three dates, whoever.

Dust, two dates, whoever. Who did this to him?!

Edge, one date. Llllaaaadies.

[subtract]

Signing up Add for one date! because I want him to suffer, but don't want to make everyone else suffer too much.

Any gender/age/species???? is fine since Add is 100% not going to take this seriously, and also those last two are, uh, variable. sort of.

[artificialrose]

Garry signing up for three dates! why not, it'll be fun

[alchemists]

Signing Elfnein up for 2 dates, gender doesn't matter.

[priforprince]

Signing Hibiki up for three dates with ladies!

[wingsofaid]

Signing Petra up for three dates! Any age or gender is fine since she's just in this to meet people and potentially make friends.

[sing_for_me]

Signing up Alex and Chinatsu for 2 dates! No specific preferences other than brunch and aquarium are preferred.

[mylanceisbiggerthanyours]

Signing Nephenee up!

2 works, either ladies or guys (1 each?).

[hattersgonnahat]

Signing Emizel and Hat Kid up for 2 friend dates each. Preferably with other kids or teens.

Not sure what possessed Emi into signing up but too bad, he's going to have to deal with it anyway

[rockthemonkey]

Already signed Goku up IC, but commenting here just in case- three dates for him, anyone is fine!

[erogappa]

Gojyo is signing up (under duress) for two dates! Adults only, please, and any gender.

[reformedsinner]

Zhao Yunlan is already conspiring with Minako, but you can sign him up for two dates in addition to the one he called dibs on: with characters 20+, male or female is fine.

Hakkai is being signed up against his will, so go wild with that, Chikusa.

Re: Event Questions/Event Signup

[creepface]

shingo's signing rasu up for this =D

two dates, one guy one lady since it's not like shingo knows rasu's preference. Adults only, the older characters the better. you can add a third date if you get any non binary sign adults too.

[smilingbullet]

probably gonna sign up at least one of them icly but-

signing up both obi and d2, three for both. any adult, male or female, over 20 is welcome. some leeway with almost-20 is open for obi, but not for d2, for him i'll up it to past 21 as a minimum.

[abgrund]

Ain will go for one partner. However he's mostly there to interview and/or observe people so I prefer older characters (above 20)

[pirateofdragons]

Signing Jae-ha up for two dates! Gender doesn't matter.

Re: Event Questions/Event Signup

[swordofzero]

Edge is signing Suzaku up for a date so one date for him please (any age/gender/species is fine, Suzaku will be super awkward no matter what)

Romeo would also like to go on a date! He is only eleven so it should be a non romantic age appropriate fun day out level of date with someone his age (or someone older as long as they are cool with a completely non romantic friend 'date'.

[cloakedinruins]

Shen Wei is being tricked into a couple dates, though one is taken by Yunlan. The other date is with anyone over 20 either gender is ok.

[thirdbeauty]

Anywhere from one to three dates, whatever's needed! Preference for characters close to Natsuru's (assumed) age, so vaguely teen-to-young-adult? Any gender is fine though.

Announcement Questions

[godsoffortune]

Any questions about the announcements? Ask here!

Special Message from Amaterasu

[godsoffortune]

Please reply here if you are interested in your character being contacted by Amaterasu about cult activity/the mysterious gods attacking the Heavens.

Don't forget to include a note about what information, if any, your character might have shared with Amaterasu or her shinki!

[kokuyoyo]

Chikusa "helped" with the department store investigation, rescued his dumb god from forest kidnapping, and has been stalking a cultist for a while now. He has given Heaven none of this information, although the first two are probably known enough. He's also the exemplar nora hafuri to a God of Fortune, so, you know