🌸 sunshine, she's here, you can take a break

[mistsplitter]

WHO: Everyone!! :D
WHAT: A get-to-know-you-together!
WHEN: end of August
WHERE: shinrin-yoku, Sunwaning
WARNINGS: None for now!


[ The past week, Ayaka and Aether made an announcement on the network, inviting everyone interested to make friends and meet new people to the shinrin-yoku teahouse the following weekend. Well, this is it! The time has come! ]

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. 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 Ayato's 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.

And for this particular gathering, Ayaka is not only serving tea, but also sake. It never hurts to make things more fun!


Konpeito, Truth, or Dare
🌸 All guests, upon entering, will be given a small clear glass container. They will also be presented with a giant bowl containing konpeito. They must take at least one, and as many as they could possibly want, and put it inside their own container. They are told not to eat any for now, but no one's really stopping them from doing so!

At some point during the occasion, a game is announced. Everyone is told to check their konpeito and count how many they have! Now, they must pick a partner and play a couple of rounds of truth or dare with them. Every time they get a turn, whether they pick truth or dare, they can eat a piece of candy! Or eat three or five at the same time Once they've had five rounds, though, then they have to choose another partner and start over until they've finished their konpeito bowls.

There is an added rule to the konpeitos, but not necessarily required to be followed! A white konpeito must have a truth or dare related to family, green for a "favourite", yellow for love or sex, orange for childhood or childlike-ness, and pink for "hate".

Ringo (Ayaka's Eevee) and Taroumaru will be watching people and make sure they aren't cheating! Though sometimes, they may not be looking, and can even be bribed with snacks. Participants who can finish their konpeito in an hour (which we'll conveniently handwave) will receive a box of sakura mochi to take home.


Introduction Bingo
🌸 Guests are given bingo cards to fill up at some point during the afternoon! Pens are also provided, or if they have their own, then that's cool!

Participants may put someone's name twice on any of the squares, but more than that, and it won't count. The objective is to get a blackout by filling out names of people who fit the description! How one does this is completely up to them. They could even slip it into their conversations during the truth or dare games, or just randomly walk up to people and ask them things.


Two Twists and a Lie
🌸 A card is given to participants for them to write two truths and one lie on it, then they have to pin or stick it to the back of their clothing. When someone wants to play, they must first challenge you to a game of janken. If you win, you get to turn the game around and guess which is the lie on their card. If they win, then they're entitled to one guess! If they get it wrong, you have to play janken again.

So, what happens when the person gets it right? The person can now make a rule that the other person has to follow. Whether it means they have to call you "Master", end all their sentences with "yes, please", or some other rule that you can think of! And in case you can't think of anything, there's a box nearby with cute props that you can make the loser wear: cat ears, a cat tail, bunny ears, a bunny tail, a raccoon kigurumi, and some goofy glasses.


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( OOC: Feel free to play around with the prompts. Get creative! )

Comments

[startraveler]

Is that so? Poor me then, what should I do? Will you tell me how can I stop those atrocities from happening?

[He's not buying any of this even one bit.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

Well, you are the mighty Traveler. I am sure you will find a way. [Wanderer taps his chin.] I cannot speak for the other Wanderer, since I am a completely different one.

[startraveler]

I'm honoured you have so much faith in me. I'll do my best not to disappoint.

[He grins a little pressing a hand to his chest.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

That completely depends on the atrocities the other me has planned. Even though I must say that, at times, the thought about me stomping you into the ground crosses my mind.

[It doesn't, but hey, he has a reputation.]

[startraveler]

Like you haven't tried that before.

[In his big boss form, no less. And see, Aether is still here.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

Tsk. I am rather good at it.

[The look on Wanderer's face is serious but the tone of his voice has a bit of a playful undertone.]

It took you 163 times before you managed to stomp me in return, if I am correct.

[startraveler]

[Oh no, are facts used against him?]

True, but after that you still lost. Plus, you're not a huge mechanical god anymore.

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[Absolutely. Wanderer does want to have some bragging rights.]

I don't think I ever want to be one again. I was never meant for godhood to begin with. [He finishes his tea and moves to refill his cup carefully.] Yet, that does not mean I cannot stomp any worm back into the ground anymore.

[He flashes Aether a grin.]

Heh. A once in a 163 samsaras fluke.

[startraveler]

[Aether is silent for another moment or two.]

You know, if you were Childe I would assume you're trying to challenge me to a fight.

[In this case, he's just not sure what the other is aiming for.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[Worry not, Wanderer is just being a very funny and engaging person. That, and he is a gremlin.]

Hmn...we could spar a little. But I'll leave that up to you.

[A shrug.]

I believe it is your turn now to challenge me for a truth or a dare, not?

[startraveler]

I'll see if I have time for that.

[It would be definitely interesting to see if this Wanderer is different from the one he knows when it comes to combat.]

And you're right. So which one do you want? Truth or dare?

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

We have all the time in the world, Aether.

[Really, time is rather minor to beings that don't die easily.]

Truth.

[If he'd say 'dare' Aether would probably send him on some sort of stupid trip that involves hugging, shaking hands and useless conversations.]

[startraveler]

[He doesn't respond to that first part. He doesn't want to talk about the time they have. Instead he thinks about what question to ask the Wanderer.]

Tell me your honest opinion about my sister.

[Not about him, but his sister. Obviously, she's much closer to this Wanderer than he is.

And the other was absolutely right. If he chose "dare" Aether would make him go for handshakes or hugs.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[Wanderer raises an eyebrow. His honest opinion about Lumine? She's different, most definitely Lumine, but it isn't only Teyvat that has shaped her into the being she is here today.]

She has quite a mouth on her. [Simply because she doesn't put up with his bullshit. Not one single second.] In a way, it is refreshing. I do not mind being in her company.

[startraveler]

[He doesn't mind. That definitely is an interesting thing to hear.]

Well, I'm glad the two of you are... getting along.

[Could this be friendship? Eventually??

Aether isn't sure, but he's happy nonetheless.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[Wanderer shrugs. She's his traveler, of course they spend time together.]

She is to me what you are to the me you know.

[But she challenges him more. She calls him out. And, at times she makes him laugh.]

Once the debt is settled we will go our own ways. [Even though, in the back of his head, he knows that this might not be the case. After all, he has allowed himself to be bullied into joining the Akademiya.]

We aren't friends.

[startraveler]

[He nods, listening for a moment. Aether, too, wonders if that will really be the case. Plus, Wanderer is trying too hard to not make friends at all. Surely, he can't hide from people till the end of time. Especially with Nahida encouraging him to interact with others.]

"Go our own ways"... [Aether repeats.] Is there something you'd like to do once that happens? A place you'd like to go to?

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

We will part one day.

[The question makes him think a little. Slowly his eyebrows knit together into a frown.]

Heh. No. [Really, he cannot answer that question properly. Of course there are things he would like to do. But that doesn't mean he deserves any of them. He is in no way in a position to state his wants and needs.] I let fate decide. Or if Lumine has plans and finds a way to convince me to tag along...who knows.

[startraveler]

[There's a satisfied sort of grin spreading on his face when he hears that last part. So the Wanderer considers the option of tagging along.]

I see.

[Don't mind him as he keeps on grinning.]

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

Stop grinning like some sort of idiot.

[Stop that, Aether.]

[startraveler]

[Make him.]

I'm not grinning.

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

You are. And if you aren't going to tell me why, stop doing so.

[startraveler]

I'm just glad that you're getting along with Lumine.

UR BEING SUS AETHER.

[littlesilhouettoofaman]

[Yeah...but no. Wanderer just looks at you like this, Aether.]

what could you possibly mean by that

[startraveler]

[Aether just continues to smile.]

Anyway, should we continue our game? Whose turn it was now...?