【fallen stars vs TREE】

[berriah]

Punch A Tree Log

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A Twisted Rumor

It's the day after the Fallen Star Meeting regarding the recent rumor. As morning brightens the city's night, stories are making their way from the bottom level to the top.

"The cherry blossom tree isn't going to hurt us, is it? It looks so scary."

For those who have learned the truth about rumors, this may especially distressing to hear. There's no time to wait: If anything is going to be done to save the tree's spirit, it must be done now.

The current plan is to address the tree spirit's wish to be remembered and acknowledged by holding a picnic by the lonely cherry blossom tree. Fallen Stars hope to reenact the lively Reblooming parties that had been happening on the upper levels all month. This tree, though the origin of that tradition, exists at the bottom level of Starsand City: Where spirits and kami are still feared. The hope is that this party will soothe the raging spirit and bring it peace... and, ideally, bring back all of the people who have recently gone missing.

But the meeting also ended on a note of caution. If the spirit will not peacefully give up the missing people, then more drastic measures may need to be taken. And... Spoiler alert, but this log is titled tree FIGHT.

Timeline of Events

This log will operate a bit different from normal! It's also an experiment, so if it doesn't work then apologies in advanced! In order to maintain an easy-to-follow timeline of events, there will be a top-level for each stage of the encounter. As the encounter progresses, new top-levels will be added to reflect each stage of the Rumor.

Character top-levels are still welcome, but please try to use the top-levels for time sensitive threads. Threadjacking is welcomed & encouraged, though please be respectful of one another. And of course, make use of the feedback section!

Backtagging is also still welcome. Event stages will be staggered over the course of the next week & past threads still have time to make an impact. Please don't feel rushed!

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Timeline of Toplevels

OOC Check-In - There will be IC consequences for participating!

Feedback - Yell at me

Questions - Ask questions, Get Answers

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The Night Before - For preparation during the night.

The Morning Of - For preparations before heading out for the picnic.

Hanami on the First Level - The picnic that was planned at the meeting.

A Shift in Tone - Reacting to the battle start.

Battle Guidelines

• Battle A - VS Tree Spirit
  
• Battle B - VS Bread
  
• Battle C - VS ???
  
• Battles D - VS Lost Spirits
  

Aftermath - Victory Party!

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Comments

[aupologizes]

[ There is still much to be done.

Hence why Hanyuu decides to keep herself busy -- although she really, really shouldn't be pushing herself so much. And of course, she keeps herself on kitchen duty, helping prepare the food for hanami.

But when she isn't preparing food, she can be found praying outside the space time shrine, wishing for things to end well and to keep everyone: both human, spirit, Fallen Star, fellow kami safe. ]

[melancholie]

[After storing his bento food in a fridge, Dimitri had gone to check that same place. He's not horribly surprised to find Hanyuu is also at the spacetime shrine, praying to an empty husk. Though he observes quietly for a while, he does eventually speak up in a tired tone.]

You realize no kami lives in there, right? It's as good as dead, that shrine.

[aupologizes]

... Still. Even so -- this shrine is important, isn't it? It feels like a lot of the events lately have centered around this place.

[melancholie]

It does seem that way, doesn't it?

[He vanishes, only to reappear with a hand on the shrine. It's a floating door, though looking through it shows an entirely different dimension of space.]

And yet, with no kami living within it, one has to wonder if these prayers are even going anywhere?

[aupologizes]

I believe that it will be heard.

Even if it isn't by the kami... but by someone. After all, [ she kicks up, floating a few inches off the ground ] perhaps the kami isn't living in the shrine in this particular Fragment. But another one.

[melancholie]

... Hm.

[He looks over his shoulder at her,] And what do you mean by Fragment, Ms Hanyuu?

[aupologizes]

Ah - that's the word that I use for 'another world'.

[melancholie]

I see.

[Silence fills a void that Dimitri quite nearly chose to fill with honesty. He goes back to watching the shrine, sliding his hand down the doorframe with a vacant expression. They are alone and he had said he'd talk to her privately at some point.]

That wouldn't be farfetched, would it? They are a spacetime kami. They could choose any space or time.

Yet, they abandoned this one.

[aupologizes]

...

[ This whole thing just reeks of something uncomfortable. Something that settles in the pit of her stomach. ]

They must have a reason for it.

[ It's not as if she can empathize with that fact, nope, not at all. ]

[melancholie]

A reason to leave all of us stranded here?

[Dimitri shakes his head, seeming to become more irritated as he goes on.]

No, not even that. Even those of us who have the means of leaving have had that power taken, ripped from our very beings-- They must be here. Ignoring us and taking away our ability to escape this world... Despicable.

[aupologizes]

I am guilty of something similar, so I understand if someone would have that reason...

[ So she doesn't have the same irritation that he seems to have. ]

[melancholie]

It's selfish. Or weak. I don't care which.

[But he doesn't speak loudly, out of respect to Hanyuu. Instead, Dimitri leans with his hands on the shrine for a few moments longer... before pushing away and turning his back to the shrine. He's trying his best to wipe the anger from his expression for Hanyuu's sake.]



I hope the kami releases us before I lose my mind here.

[aupologizes]

... I hope that you all will be able to do what you wish. Whether that is to return to where you came or otherwise.

[melancholie]

[Dimitri doesn't know how to respond. He's a child throwing an edgy tantrum and he knows it. It feels gross to be acknowledged, even if it's pity and understanding that he childishly craves.]

What about you? Aren't you sick of being here?

[aupologizes]

I'm not. If I weren't here, I would simply have been returning to the realm of the kami.

[ Which, spoilers: is not much of a place to begin with. She would be alone, once again. ]

Besides... I get to meet so many new people. See new places that I've never seen before.

[melancholie]

A realm of kami?

[His eyes light up with interest.]

I don't understand... You don't want to be there?

[aupologizes]

That place isn't the haven that you would expect it to be.

[melancholie]

What can you mean? It's...

[Oh. He catches on.]

That's right. You're from a different universe than I am. It's not the same for us.

[aupologizes]

I'd like to hear what yours is like.

But -- for me? It's vast. It's lonely. You can watch and see all the worlds that exist, yet not be able to interact with any of them.

[melancholie]

[Definitely not the same, then. Dimitri lowers his head, letting his hair cover his expression.]

For Yuuto and I, it's... It's a garden full of stars. [He has to control his tone. Dimitri doesn't want to sound nostalgic. He doesn't want to miss that place.] Others like us stop there between worlds, others choose to solely exist there.

Until that kind of existence drives them to madness, anyway.

[aupologizes]

That sounds beautiful.

[ Dimitri may not sound nostalgic, but Hanyuu sounds entranced; in complete awe. ]

I'd like to see it sometime.

[melancholie]

It is. I'd like to return there someday.

But I can't. I've never been unable to leave a world before. It's... claustrophobic. If something went wrong, I'd be unable to escape.

[aupologizes]

...I've only left my original world for my own selfish purposes, before.

[melancholie]

That's how it started for me too.

[Dimitri sighs. He's gloomy enough to be honest.]

I left without realizing how lucky I had been. This sort of power is selfish in nature, isn't it? Arrogant, at the very least.