faithfulflame: (Priestess Meditation)
火野レイ (Rei Hino) ([personal profile] faithfulflame) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2012-10-29 12:04 pm

A Night of One-Hundred Tales!

Who: Rei Hino, Tsuzuki Asato, and ANYONE who wants to join in!
What: A Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, or telling ghost stories!
When: October 29th in the evening
Where: Tsukino Shrine
Summary: Rei and Tsuzuki decide to invite people to share ghost stories to celebrate Halloween. There will be food and drinks, and the ghostly interlopers are kept at bay by the shrine's wards to give people a break from hauntings. Turn up and share stories, or listen to them.
Rating: PG-13 at the worst, depending on the story!

It had taken quite a bit of work, but as night fell everything seemed as perfect as they could manage it. The andon were lit, the chairs were arranged in the courtyard, and the wind-screens were in place to keep everyone warm. Rei had thrown open the shrine doors and set out braziers to warm participants, stoking them with embers from the temple's main flames. Food had been laid out, snacks, coolers of cold drinks, and even thermoses of hot water for warm ones. They even had a mirror sitting on the steps of the shrine, reflecting light into the courtyard. Not the most traditional way of doing things, but it's what they had to work with.

The shrine wasn't large enough to house a crowd of more than ten or twelve people inside, but if the crowd was small enough they could move indoors. Everything was set up for a night of storytelling, casual fun, and a little bit of relief from the ghostly visitors that were assailing the villagers.

Guests start arriving around twilight, and Rei can't help but smile as they get underway. This was hopefully going to be a good time for everyone involved.

(OOC: Feel free to assume Tsuzuki or Rei made an announcement about the party. For those not familiar, the goal of a Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai is to share stories with other people. Each time a story is finished, one andon (small lantern) is extinguished and the room steadily gets darker. Feel free to have your character post a story of their own in a comment, and discuss to discuss what's been narrated. Linn and I would love to have characters share ghost stories from all sorts of worlds, scary or silly. I hope you guys enjoy this!)
winds_voice: (Watching From A Distance)

[personal profile] winds_voice 2012-10-30 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh look! Another familiar face. And it seems he's brought food again, though he can't say he knows exactly what he's looking at.
Eley will just be keeping his distance in case Helios isn't actually offering the treats. Though he wouldn't mind trying something!]


It is... good to see you again.
folklorist: (Peaceful: You wanted to talk?)

[personal profile] folklorist 2012-10-31 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Helios startles slightly at that familiar voice. He turns with a bright smile on his face as he nods to the spirit. ]

Oh! Eleytheria! It's nice to see you as well. Are you enjoying yourself? Halloween is one of the more festive holidays. [ He'll turn to offer some of the dango and mochi he's made. ] Would you like one?
winds_voice: (Looking Away)

[personal profile] winds_voice 2012-11-01 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods almost on impulse. Not that he wasn't enjoying himself but he was really too busy being bemused by the whole affair.]

I am unfamiliar with this holiday but it does not seem a bad one. [Strange and sometimes inconvenient perhaps but...] Thank you for your help before. I would be interested in trying some more of your food...

[He takes one of the balls of mochi and squishes it slightly between his fingers, apparently fascinated by the texture.] What is this?
folklorist: (A rather interesting thought)

[personal profile] folklorist 2012-11-03 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Helios hums a little as he smiles and nods. ] Halloween is something I think you'd enjoy. It's the time of the year when thresholds between the living world and the world of the dead are at their thinnest. It helps spirits cross over for that one night.

[ Helios watches, a slightly bemused expression on his face. ] As for that? It's called mochi, a type of rice cake.
winds_voice: (Voice)

[personal profile] winds_voice 2012-11-04 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahh, then that would explain the ghosts. They do not seem threatening at least... perhaps a little mischievous. And loud.

[Mochi, hmm? He puts the whole thing in his mouth, chewing for a good long while. He didn't expect it to be so sticky! But finally he swallows.]

Not bad. The texture is unusual.
folklorist: (Oh is that right)

[personal profile] folklorist 2012-11-07 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
They're...a much better Halloween surprise than what usually happens around this time. [ Helios rubs his arm unconsciously as he murmurs that. He'll stop his actions as he realizes what he's doing. His hand will just grab a cookie as he munches on it thoughtfully.

He smiles and nods. ]


It...takes a bit to get used to the texture. I'm glad you like them though.