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🌸 ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪʀᴀsᴀɢɪ ʜɪᴍᴇɢɪᴍɪ. ([personal profile] mistsplitter) wrote in [community profile] seasonsrpg2023-07-01 09:46 am

☀️ all the trees change in the fall

WHO: Everyone who wishes to visit the tea house.
WHAT: Tea house opening!
WHEN: Forward-dated a couple of days, but early July!
WHERE: shinrin-yoku, Sunwaning
WARNINGS: Mystery hot pot………… (shudders)


[ It had been a couple of months ago, when Ayaka informed the network of her desire to open up a tea house. Many people showed interest, and as such, may receive either a written invitation (so formal) from her, informing them of the tea house's opening. Others may find the invitation via network from the white heron which we will conveniently handwave, announcing the opening of her tea house, shinrin-yoku in Sunwaning.

The invitation somehow asks guests to bring an ingredient for food– whatever it is they like!-- with no explanation whatsoever. Huh… wonder what that's about?

And to those who visit, they may find themselves in a little haven of zen for a while. ]




Welcome
🌸 shinrin-yoku seems like a simple tea house upon entering, with a large wooden sliding door that's already opened for guests to enter.

Ayaka will be the one to personally greet her guests, offering three possible areas for seating– the traditional Inazuman set up, the space for where you can let your legs down and not kneel while seated, or outside in the gardens. Of course, since it is a grand opening of the tea house, people aren't limited to their own tables! Familiar faces may be abound, and guests may like to walk around and see the interior, perhaps even say hello to the manager who is walking around and sniffing people here and there.

For future endeavours, Ayaka informs guests that they may use the shinrin-yoku for business gatherings and meetings. Members of the Welcoming Committee and Ayato's own committee are more than welcome to use the shinrin-yoku, and may even become a place for exchanging information and the like. The tea house promises to be a safe place to all.


A Simple Game of Snack
🌸 While guests may order food separately with any of the tea house's servers, there is a long table at the garden area offering all the items on the menu (except for the udon). It's free, and part of the ways Ayaka wishes to celebrate the opening of her tea house. There is a small card in front of the display of food, however, and it reads:

a cup of tea, warm
savoury, sweet wagashi
new names under trees


Strange? Random? What does that have to do with food? Well, it seems our little proprietress just loves it when people gather. She doesn't wish for the grand opening to just be a simple transaction, and she wishes for her tea house to be a venue where people can make friends, exchange stories, and feel safe.

It is why these snacks offered at the buffet table are laced with enchantments. The side effects are not harmful at all, and she only wishes for her guests to mingle, as well. As such, some may make people extra friendly, wanting to break the ice with a joke or a funny story. Some may end up bursting into song because of the snack they ate, while some may not be able to hold it in. They have to compliment another person before they can proceed with the rest of their conversation!

Ah, now the poem makes sense… as for the tea? Guests will have to order their own, as it is best served hot.


Mystery Hot Pot
🌸 Thanks to Ayaka's time spent in Nippon, she's become. . . excited and wants to continue this tradition she has when she hosts gatherings. If her guests have brought ingredients, there is a large pot of broth being boiled in the garden, with a card informing guests to put in the ingredients they brought! It also informs guests to try the hot pot, despite not knowing what others have put in it. [it is a mystery.png] Ayaka has started it off by adding matcha powder into the hot pot, giving the broth a bit of bitterness to it.

One of the things she enjoys whenever she has the pot boiling are people trying to figure out what the taste is, together. And anyone who manages to finish their bowl of mystery hot pot, regardless of how delicious or questionable it is? Will just have to show their bowl to Taroumaru in order to win a prize!

The prize is a box of Snow on the Hearth, a special kind of sakura mochi that only Ayaka is able to make. Be glad, for people of Inazuma would consider receiving a mochi like this a blessing! If one had the honor of enjoying such a treat while having tea with a princess as graceful and noble as a white heron, one would surely yearn to have that moment stretch into eternity.


Sunset in Sunwaning
🌸 Much like how beautiful the sunrise is, the sunset is beautiful and provides the tea house a nice and cosy ambiance. Guests needn't stay at the tea house the whole day– if they are done with their meal and tea, of course they are free to say their goodbyes! But the tea house is definitely open to all until the sun is down, should they wish to stay and spend the rest of their day here.

As the celebration begins to wind down, lanterns are lit in the gardens to keep it well-lit, yet still cosy.

Those who stay until nightfall may be treated to Sunwaning's local theatre group performing. Celebrating the tea house's opening, the theatre group volunteered to perform at the shinrin-yoku with a performance. It is very familiar to Ayaka and the Kamisatos, and no doubt those from Inazuma and Japan, but it may be a new cultural experience for those who have yet to witness such a dance.

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((OOC: Ayaka's tea house is finally open! The prompts are set throughout the day, and are definitely open to anyone and everyone! Feel free to make your own top level and mingle~

The tea house serves the NSFW tea that was mentioned in the recent quests, but she also doesn't want anyone to engage in nsfw activities in her tea house. Anyone who orders those flavours of tea will be advised that there is an inn just down the street FDASGDSGH ))
niwabi: (pic#16625304)

[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-02 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ As she is getting ready to answer Wanderer's question about what makes him interesting, her thought process comes to a screeching halt the longer she listens to him. There's a slight change in her demeanor, looking a bit more serious than usual. She's not really bothered that he called her stupid, she's kind of gotten used to him just being his usual grumpy self.

He can call her dumb all he wants but calling Tartaglia stupid? Nah, she can't let that slide. That's just simply not cool and untrue. ]


Tartaglia isn't stupid.

[ Her boyfriend might be a battle junkie but he's the farthest thing from dumb. :c ]
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[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-02 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, that's a tough one. For someone who takes life day by day, she can't think of a pressing question that she wants answered. Her love life is going well, she hasn't had to worry about money. All things considered, everything seems to be looking up for her. ]

I can't really think of anything in particular.

[ She contemplates in silence, pondering to herself. ]

What can you tell me about my future? Do you think I'll continue living a happy life here?
rustyhonesty: (Surprised blush)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-09-02 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jean feels his cheeks redden a little bit at her words.]

Uh, well, it's a very well arranged celebration. I definitely had a nice time.
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[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-03 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
You have some good taste! It's hard to choose but fruit flavor teas are probably my favorite as well. They have such a nice flavor and super refreshing.

[ Says the girl with a slight sweet tooth. ]
littlesilhouettoofaman: (HELLO BITTER TEA)

I APOLOGIZE PROFOUNDLY FOR THIS SHITLORD

[personal profile] littlesilhouettoofaman 2023-09-06 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wanderer can see her expression change to a more serious one when he mentions the state of Tartaglia's mind.

He knows what this is. He has never experienced love or being in love but he knows enough stories to know what it can cause.]


Ah. I take it that this is what they mean with the words 'love is blind', not?
rustyhonesty: (Content)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-09-13 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you get it. Adn I like those too; Fruits are great in general.

[Jean doesn't even have a sweet tooth, really, he just appreciates fruit a lot.]

I actually drank some very good peach tea recently.
rustyhonesty: (Content)

[personal profile] rustyhonesty 2023-09-13 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, no. I was actually thinking about trying the Hot Pot soon, before heading out again.

[Will it be a mistake? Remains to be seen-]
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DON'T BE SORRY I CACKLED READING THIS i apologize profusely for her...

[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-17 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Typically, Yoimiya isn't one to get her feathers ruffled but when it comes to her precious beau, the gloves are coming off. ]

Not only is Tartaglia strong and kind, he's smart and extremely perceptive. There's a reason why he's accomplished so much in his life.

[ A petulant HUFF slips out of her lips, setting her arms akimbo on her hips. ]

Maybe it is you who is blind to his good traits.

[ NOW SHE IS JUST BEING CHILDISH AT THIS POINT. ]
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[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-17 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wide eyes full of wonder, Yoimiya is utterly amazed that Ayaka is able to decipher all of that from tiny tea leaves. She quietly listens in rapt attention, taking in her friend's reading with pure intrigue. Hardships, huh...? Aside from the Vision Hunt Decree, she's been blessed with living a simple life with little to no emotional hardships.

But, she isn't deterred in the slightest! Ayaka's final words filling her with a sense of relief. If a difficult situation were to befall her, Yoimiya faithfully believes that with the help of her friends and beloved, she'll be able to make it through anything. ]


I see. Thank you Ayaka! My heart was racing the whole time, it was so exciting to listen to. You sound like such a pro at fortune telling, hehe.

[ So cool Miss Kamisato!!! ]
littlesilhouettoofaman: (flat earth)

OH SWEET SUMMER CHILD

[personal profile] littlesilhouettoofaman 2023-09-18 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a moment Wanderer isn't sure if he has to laugh or roll his eyes. To fall into the Abyss as a child is barely an accomplishment. That is just pure stupidity. And becoming a Harbinger, well, to call that an accomplishment, no, not really.

So yeah, he chooses to laugh. Really, it isn't up to him to tell her about what a Harbinger does or the role of the Fatui in Teyvat. That, or the length of Childe's stupidities in Liyue.]


Hah. I know him as someone who makes things needlessly complicated. And his eagerness for battle makes him reckless. [Wanderer chuckles.] And he's just an idiot.

[The look on his face sharpens a little.]

Perhaps you are just blind to his bad traits.
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[personal profile] leucosis 2023-09-19 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a perfect way to get some pancakes.

[ Listen, he doesn't blame her. It sounds like a very effective way to get pancakes.]

I absolutely will, if she doesn't beat me to it. Which she might, knowing her.

[ He's glad, though, that she's home. She's not in an unknown place figuring things out with random, weird dangers and experiences. ]

She's very hard to miss.
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ahiofh AN ACTUAL SUMMER CHILD....

[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-27 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ In a rare moment of silence from the blonde chatterbox, Yoimiya contemplates her words, carefully choosing what to say. Of course, she knows all about her boyfriend's status as a Harbinger, not blind to that side of him even though she's not privy to the finer details regarding his grizzly job. Unaware of his relationship with Wanderer, she doesn't risk the chance of running her mouth and accidentally diverging too much.



But she is going to file Wanderer's words in the back of her mind for later. There's something about the way he describes Tartaglia that strikes her as interesting as if they are more than strangers or passersby. ]


I've accepted him for who he is. None of us are perfect.

[ Whether the former Harbinger understands the meaning behind her acceptance, it doesn't matter to her. ]

But I think it's unfair to look at him in a negative light when he's got a lot of good traits. [ a beat. ] Because he's definitely not stupid.

[ THAT'S THE ONE THING SHE REFUSES TO LET GO. HER BOYFRIEND IS SMART!!! ]
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[personal profile] niwabi 2023-09-27 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! You're right. I've never thought too hard about fortune telling since I like to believe that the future is ever-changing and we are the ones in charge of our destinies.

[ Her simple head is full of positive thoughts. ]

But this was so much fun and I'm really happy I got to learn about a new hobby of yours. If you don't mind, I'd like to come to you for more readings.
littlesilhouettoofaman: (oh really?)

:3

[personal profile] littlesilhouettoofaman 2023-10-04 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Truly, Childe is way too human to be a proper Harbinger. After all, the common traits of most Harbingers is that they're either very angry, batshit insane, not human or stupidly strong.

Childe is neither. He is just an idiot who stumbled himself into the Abyss.]


Hmn. [He's not convinced, Yoimiya.] Has he ever told you about me?

[Please, let him explain this.]
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[personal profile] niwabi 2023-10-08 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She shakes her head in response. There's still a lot of things Tartaglia has yet to tell her about and although she's not aware of their relationship, she doesn't look too surprised by Wanderer's question. ]

No, he hasn't said anything about you. I had no idea the two of you were acquainted.

[ Honestly? She just assumed that her Harbinger boyfriend met him while traveling the vast world of Teyvat and became friends... or well... frenemy (???) in the case of Wanderer. Even if he's a battle junkie, Tartaglia is still friendly and easy to get along with once you put his Fatui stuff to the side. ]
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[personal profile] littlesilhouettoofaman 2023-10-17 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
We are.

[Chances were that Childe would tell her about his position within the Fatui eventually, but that's up to him. Then again, Wanderer would be the last one denying the sins of his past if she would ever come to ask about it.]

Don't think too much of it. [That's a bit of an understatement, though.

That is all he says before he continues to sip his tea again. He really isn't good at conversations with stupid humans.]

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