expiationlogs | {Mini Event} Day of Devotion

DAY OF DEVOTION

This is an entirely opt-in very casual event that has nothing to do with overarching storyline and is just an additional introductory log, and a means for characters to meet. We hope you've all had a very happy Valentine's Day week however you've chosen to spend it!

SCARVES OF LOVE

The season of affection and love of all kinds falls upon Aldrip in the wake of their festivities for Those Who Were There. As part of the celebration, what's referred to as the 'Day of Devotion,' local merchants carry a variety of wares, but none so coveted as their multicoloured scarves available in a variety of prints, designs, and fabrics. Perhaps consider picking one up and giving it to someone who's important to you. No money? No problem! Whilst Aldrip doesn't exactly work on a layaway system or akin to, you'll find the mercantile business owners are quite open to trades and other means of bartering. Maybe they'll give out a scarf or two in agreement for running some errands...

Lucky recipients of these very fashionable scarves will find themselves suspiciously open to sharing positive, warm and fuzzy, or perhaps downright amorous feelings toward the person who gifted them the scarf to begin with, regardless of whether you've known them for years or even just a couple of weeks. But don't worry—the feelings are temporary! Once the Day of Devotion comes to a natural conclusion, your feelings will return to something like normalcy and you'll still wind up with a new fashion accessory. Of course, if you've always been amorous with that special someone, you likely won't notice any sort of change.

Take the opportunity to embrace the celebration, maybe embrace one another a little bit, too, and begin forming some potentially everlasting bonds with others.

BRING PROTECTION

Not everyone is choosing to celebrate the Day of Devotion in the same way. Due to the heightened popularity of the pretty scarves, some of Aldrip's jewellers have been bitten by the green bug of jealousy. In an attempt to compete with the sales of scarves, jewellers are advertising pendants, brooches, and other assorted charms that are meant to serve as warding and protective trinkets. What are they protecting one from? It's difficult to say and the merchants aren't inclined to give a straight answer. But whether you need protection from love, personal feelings, or perhaps something more physical, they've got you covered!

If you choose to give these amulets to others, recipients of them and their related will be compelled to share their true feelings with those around them in addition to the person who gave them the protective charms. This sounds like it could be a good thing, however, that means it covers the array of positive, negative, and every shade in between, without a filter in place. Consider these accessories a potential test of friendships, familial relationships, and more.

Like the scarves, this need and desire to be truthful with your feelings will be temporary, lasting until the Day of Devotion celebration is over. But at least you'll be protected. From something. Maybe. Probably. Or not!

FLOWERS FOR ALDRIP

By now, you may be well familiar with Aldrip's variety of fields that are filled with vegetables and fruits that grace the dinner tables of the town and local cuisine. During the Day of Devotion and weeks leading up to it, you'll find that they're clearing another field and preparing the soil. What for, you won't find out until the actual day of the celebration. Once it arrives, there's a collection of simple carts filled with flowering plants. Locals and newly-arrived alike are welcome to lend a hand in planting them along the neatly tilled rows.

You may find plants that resemble or are identical to plants from your home world. You may find plants that you've never seen in your life. They come in a variety of colours and are accompanied by a lightly pleasing scent that shouldn't be too overpowering, though may still disturb those with allergies.

All who help out with the planting, watering, and other tending, will be rewarded with a bouquet of flowers that can be passed onto others to show your appreciation and other forms of affection. You may even find yourself making a good and lasting impression on the locals by offering some assistance.

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[ Well, if they were going to explore or head out to one of those other towns......

Anyway, doesn't matter. Even as Genetically Weird^TM as she is, she wouldn't take the journey on foot. Her expression also darkens somewhat when he asks, and she doesn't answer right away. Even when she does, it's vague. ]

Yeah. I... helped them get some more meat for everyone. [ That night of the festival... She doesn't really wanna talk about it. ]

Was it the geese?

[ It's hard to say whether or not his tone conveys that he's particularly worried about the geese potentially meeting their unfortunate demise (he still remembers after all the ferocious bite he'd been given by one of them). It's also hard to say if he's noticed the subtle hint of Mizuki's recollection of that night harkening to something else. He doesn't know her well enough to understand and even if he had suspected something, he isn't about to go digging into someone's head without their permission. ]

They were aggressive but I don't think they deserved to be eaten. Unless they have a geese population problem in which case — [ He shrugs. C'est la vie. ]

[ Not geese. She hasn't had the pleasure. The fact that his run-in with them was significant enough to get a mention though is interesting. Perhaps there's a story to be told there, but for now, she just fidgets for a little while longer. ]

......Boars.

[ Yeah. ]

[ There's some palpable relief in hearing that it wasn't the geese. Or is it really relief? Maybe it's a mix of relief and trepidation because it still means they're out there somewhere waiting. ]

Did you end up on the wrong end of a boar or something? Although you could argue that either end of a wild boar are unpleasant for different reasons.

[ Having committed the map to memory he folds it up and hands it back towards her, ready to get back to the task at hand. The careless, almost throwaway joke is one that the Doctor doesn't realize might hit more of an exposed nerve than he intends. ]

[ Mizuki reaches for the map readily, and puts it back in her pocket for now. She seems eager to get back to the task, perhaps even more than the Doctor, though even then she manages to snort at the joke. Perhaps she's just faking it, though. ]

Something like that... [ Vaguey McVaguerson. Sorry, but she's pretty much leaving it at that. ] Anyway, doesn't matter.

At least you're not coughing anymore.

[ He realizes a beat later that he is, in fact, no coughing. Huh. Maybe his body was just being dramatic (ie. he was being dramatic). There's a bit of a huff of noise as he adjust his ridiculous sun hat further onto his head. ]

Are you sure you're not the doctor between the two of us?

. . . It'd be hard to miss all those years of school.

[ Though, honestly, Date lost what, 6 years of his life? Twice? So sadly it's not as impossible as she'd like to believe. It is weird, though—guess allergies work like that, after all? ]

Wait, you're a doctor?

Knowledge can always be taught. It's the experience that's more important. [ Absently he motions back towards the village. ] There's probably only one or two clinics in town that would be happy to take on an apprentice.

[ No, Mizuki. He's just being dramatic. Him. ]

Kind of. Not really, only sometimes and it depends on the topic of study. But I am the Doctor.

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[ PLEASE? Mizuki would probably be out here causing the injuries people go to the clinic for. The role of nurse or some doctor's apprentice doesn't fit her at all, though she doesn't reject it outright.

She just looks a bit boggled, because she's pretty sure you're either a doctor or you aren't. The...? ]

Doctor who?

[ Someone could argue though that if you’re the cause of the injuries, all the more reason to learn how to patch someone else up, right?

Hearing the question honestly never gets old. His lips twitch slightly in amusement. ]

Just the Doctor, no last name like Cher or Prince.

[ Technically both of those figures have last names but anyway that’s not the point. ]

So it's an alias? That's... different, but okay.

[ Maybe he just really, really wanted to be a doctor when he was a kid. Maybe he just didn't feel comfortable giving out his real name here. Who is she to question these things? ]

I'm Mizuki. [ He didn't ask, but it only seemed polite. ]

No it's my name.

[ The look on his face clearly says it a little more rudely than what leaves his mouth, but arguing about it seems a little moot. ]

Is that an alias?

No.

[ Mizuki doesn't seem offended like he is. She just kind of shrugs, and maybe there's a snort like "that's ridiculous," but she's smart enough to know that was his point.

......She's going to quietly keep working until— ]

Hey, that was the last one. [ The last flower plant in the wagon. ]

[ He does in fact snort a little because yes, that's exactly the point he's trying to make. One would think at this point, 2000 years later, that he shouldn't be so surprised about that people don't understand his name. The annoyance dissolves as he looks towards the cart before back at her. ]

Ah, that took long enough. Thank you.

[ He stands up, brushing his knees off, lightly declaring to himself more than Mizuki — ]

I'll probably never volunteer to do that again.

[ Haha. Amusement seeps into Mizuki's expression as she looks over the field and the flowers they've collected. Most of them weeks, but some of them quite worthy of bouquets. She'll leave it to the local workers to decide which is which. ]

So now will you come back with me to the shop?

[ Since he kinda, you know, ignored the suggestion before and took it as some sort of challenge to keep working. ]

[ There's really no need for him to purse his lips in thought as if he's really thinking hard about it because realistically, what else is going to do right now? The task he had set out to do is all but complete and unless he plans on making bouquets then — ]

Only as long as it's kept interesting.

[ There's a bit of a relenting huff that he gives as he removes the sunhat from his head and follows her back into town after a job well done. ]

{Mini Event} Day of Devotion

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