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starsand2023-05-30 11:39 pm
【JUNE MINGLE】
It's been a day since the Rumor of Oyashiro-sama and resulting goo tree were put to rest. The civilians have been more contemplative than usual as they consider the lesson learned the cherry blossom tree's spirit; More gifts can be seen at the smaller spirit shrines than usual and everyone is working hard to produce starling. Even those on the lowest level have made a small offering pile where the cherry blossom tree once stood. Now it is only a pile of starry sand, which will gradually blow away over the first week of June.
But it's not all gloom! The weather is warming rapidly and the city seems eager to put this incident behind them! Public pools are opening all over the city and the locals are helping Fallen Stars design custom swimsuits to celebrate. As a form of apology mixed with grateful celebration, local bakeries are making star-shaped sweets and the craft stores have been producing star-themed trinkets. They are especially keen about some special windchimes with little star-shaped crystals replacing the bells... weird. there's a wholeass prompt for this one?
Fallen Stars will find that they aren't the only ones being celebrated this month. June is the Month of Love and that means a lot of celebrations in honor of the kami of love. Heart shaped treats and trinkets are mixed among the star theming and a love-based rituals are common place this month. Love of all sorts, romantic and platonic, is being celebrated. Surely there's nothing to be worried about this month. Nothing bad happened in the last timeloop, right?
Starting June 1st, many public pools will be opening around Starsand City. You can find a pool in almost every neighborhood and they all have vastly different themes. Some have artificial sand and waves while others are focused on swimming lanes for competitive swimmers. But the most notable pool opening is the one in the city's center, called the Star Pool.
There will be a series of pool parties at this pool; One big party on the 1st, then another on every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the month. There is free food, mixed drinks, and plenty of poolside activities. The Star Pool has a variety of sections, including poolside bars, hot tubs, water falls, a lazy river, and a cascading pool edge, which looks out at the miles of forest outside the city. At night, the pool lights up with spirit magic. In fact, spirits can be seen swimming through the water at all hours. They often take the forms of glowing fish and enjoy racing with the other swimmers.
Fallen Stars will have no problem finding swimsuits that suit their tastes and can even get help designing something special. Just be sure not to stay in the pool after midnight! You'll be fined a few starling and some community service if you're caught after hours!
The people of Starsand City are incredibly grateful to the Fallen Stars, who they know fought the evil Oyashiro-sama and her corrupt cherry blossom tree. Throughout this month, Fallen Stars can expect to be pampered by the civilians more than usual! Everyone is very apologetic for how they acted last month and curious to learn more about the Fallen Stars. They make star-themed trinkets, sweets, clothes, etc. to celebrate their newfound heroes. If asked, they may even try to replicate something that you're missing from home.
This is also a month to celebrate the kami of love. It's common to visit her shrine and write love-related wishes on papers, then twist the paper around a flower in the public rose garden. There is also an old tradition of couples carving their names on metal locks and attaching them to one of the balcony gates... But curiously, this tradition wasn't celebrated in the past timeline. Oh well. Sounds safe.
There's something quite different about this June. There is an advertising campaign at work... and it might strike some people as familiar. Shops all around Starsand City are giving away glass windchimes with coloured paper tags. Instead of a bell, these windchimes have a little crystal star in them. They're being called "Rising Star Chimes" and play June 3rd, the secret is out: These chimes are part of an advertising campaign.
The campaign is advertising a newly formed branch of a successful talent agency: They want to scout Fallen Stars for their upcoming activities. There will be auditions every day starting on June 9th and the open auditions will run until June 15th. The chimes are meant to bring good luck to the participants: Simply write the name of the Fallen Star who you want to support and surely the Kami of Love's magic will guide their passion into a successful audition! Chimes will be hung all around the city and Fallen Stars may see their names written on them. They'll also hear words of support from civilians, who seem to have gotten photos and recordings of the Fallen Stars displaying their talents... but as the Fallen Stars will realize, this proof comes from their home world and the past timeline.
In the run-up to audition time, Fallen Stars can do public performances in order to gain popularity and help sway the audition results. Shops and venues around the city will be eager to help them set up for live shows.
OOCly, you may sign your character up for an audition over here. More details in that post!
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That still doesn't explain you going face first into the water!
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[ Are there even lifeguards? ]
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It's not like I can swim anyway, so I'll just...
[She just sort of. Rolls over. Back on the floatie now, face up.]