1842/IT'S SPRING!!!1!1

IT'S SPRING		!1!1
Date of Scene:	20 March 2015
Location:	The Realm of Gensokyo
Synopsis:	Social in Gensokyo's Human Village, NO FAIRIES ALLOWED.
Cast of Characters:	234, 434, 619, 678, 691, Reiji Arisu, 707, 709, Duke

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Fujiwara no Mokou (709) has posed:
    The Human Village, so-named because mostly humans live there, is what some people might call the heart and soul of Gensokyo-- please disregard aggressive shrine maidens who would claim their shrine is. Located in the center of the small-ish land (Gensokyo isn't TOO big all told, probably not even the size of Japan), with a Warp Gate nearby, it is a small (roughly a thousand or two individuals) Japanese-styled village with a relaxed, safe atmosphere. A few youkai could be identified occasionally-- maybe they have horns, or wings, or other animal traits, but it seems everyone here lives in peace.

    Tales of a celebration for spring (and the departure of winter) may have reached people at random, while others (at the very least, Reiji) have been invited more directly by Mokou.

    It is early evening, with the Sun still bright in the sky. The center of the village has banners, kiosks, games and activities of various natures, basically something for everyone. There's plenty of food, all free, and tea and sake in large quantities.

    FUJIWARA NO MOKOU herself, with her extremely long white hair and bright red contrasting pants, is manning a large grill with enough chicken to feed a dozen people on it. And by manning, we mean that she's occasionally throwing more fire in to keep it right.

    GM'S NOTE: No actual pose rounds, this is for the most part low-stress social. Drop in, chatter with people or o things, no pressure. Will be some actual GMed actual in a hour or two.

Fujiwara no Mokou (709) has posed:
TYPO FIXES BECAUSE I'M TOO LAZY TO UNDO THE POSE: GM'S NOTE: No actual pose rounds, this is for the most part low-stress social. Drop in, chatter with people or do things, no pressure. Will be some actual GMed action in a hour or two for a round or two.

Rock Lee (678) has posed:
Rock Lee heard that the people who live in this place are all female. This may or may not be true, but until he's confirmed this, a proper ninja has to do proper ninja things!

So Lee has put a simple red sundress over his green jumpsuit, clunky vest apparently hidden somewhere. He has no womanly curves at all. Aside from the dress, all he's done is put a red flower into his hair, and smeared lipstick on like some kind of clown. He also has a little black purse.

Now he heads off to the large grill, holding up a hand. "Hello! My name is Diamond Lee! I am here for the festivities. I am a girl by the way." His eyes are wide and intense, and he's straining his voice very poorly and is very clearly a guy.

Reiji Arisu has posed:
    Reiji has been informed that there are fairies that need to be disciplined. While he's not exactly an expert in the fey, these aren't threats that one needs to have a particular degree of expertise to deal with. A couple of guns and a few clips of ammunition should do just fine.

    He arrives from the warp gate half-expecting a flurry of fairy activity. Or at least a rabbit trap and another pit of whipped cream. Thankfully, neither are happening quite yet. Indeed, there seems, instead, to be a festival of some kind! Given the time of year, it's probably some kind of Spring Festival.

    Despite being armed nearly to the gills, it seems that Reiji doesn't cause /too/ much of a stir. At least he and (half of) his arsenal looks Japanese, even if his clothes are quite a bit more western than eastern.

But then, he's also a guest from beyond this world's boundaries. So maybe the villagers just overlook most of the details.

    The exorcist makes his way through the festival, looking ALL TOO MALE, ROCK. It doesn't take him long to find Mokou, considering the smell and the CROSSDRESSING NINJA. Reiji tries not to leer as he takes a seat at the bar. "Mokou," he says, jarringly businesslike given the otherwise festive atmosphere, "I hope I'm not late for the operation."

Yari Takane (691) has posed:
Centurion Yari Takane has finally taken that leave her Legatus has given, mostly at the point of a gun. Here? She doesn't even have her magitek armlet to stop her temptation from filing reports or taking aetheric readings.

No, she's here in a red and white floral-patterned kimono bought locally, all dolled up with her hair somehow yanked into one very long braid. She might easily be mistaken for one of the locals this way, with her horns and tail shown so promnently. Though how many residents are missing an arm? Must've been those damn rabbits.

Making like a certain tanuki resident, Yari is currently devouring sake at a rate that would kill lesser Au Ra, and amusing herself with one of the various stall games. Namely, a 'ringtoss' type game. As it turns out, even half-way to being utterly smashed, the ninjette soldier has emptied out about half of the carnival prizes. She keeps a particularly cute stuffed little rabbit, but the rest are given to passing children, youkai or human alike, or couples out on dates. The latter she drunkenly reverse-pick-pockets many a boyfriend.

Today might just be Yari's 'do good things' day.

But she /isn't/ drunk enough to not spy Rock Lee. Clink. Her toss misses as she spies the horrid abomination of a 'girl'.

"...You applied too much lipstick!" critiques Yari as gently as she can.

Duke has posed:
There is a party and everyone is invited?? Well, maybe those who should know about this place and perhaps were friends with those from this world, as for the red dragon-dino Digimon with his black markings, white under belly, and gold eyes, he just--- stumbled on this place really. Stumbled on it and was now lurking around through the back allies of these Japanese styled homes.
When a person would walk by, the little four foot Guilmon X would attempt to hide, ducking out of site, before sticking his head back around a corner with his ear fins up and his eyes blinking for a moment. The smell of food lingers in the air though and his nostrils flare as he closes his eyes, sniffing at the wind that passes by.

He smiles faintly and licks his chops, because who doesn't love grilled chicken! Those eyes open up once more and he peers about, before attempting to stealthy make his way toward the party cook out. This may entail finding a box or a basket, depending if they have cardboard boxes here, and trying to Solid Snake his way over to the party.
The only problem with this stealth attempt was that his draconic like tail was stick out the back end of what he was using and would move side to side when he was not moving. This little Guilmon X apparently had failed his stealth checks... badly.

Sanae Kochiya (619) has posed:
    Straight out of that era right between the peak of feudalism and modernization, the Human Village isn't completely devoid of conveniences, but hopefully noone needs to charge their cell phone while they're here. The point is, every now and then - and especially now, with a convenient warp gate bringing traffic from the multiverse in - something finds its way in, especially things that the world outside passed by. One such thing is on display as Sanae Kochiya makes her way in on a small step scooter, the kind that was such a fad on many modern Earths just a few years ago. Briskly stepping forward and coasting on the mostly-paved thoroughfare, she's even got a bicycle helmet strapped on for safety, but before she can become a hazard herself in the gathering proper, she parks the contraption against a building. Probably someone she knows: Gensokyo is the kind of place where you can know everyone else, if you put in the effort.

    Unbuckling the helmet and resting it on the handlebars, and probably giving fairies license to steal it later in the process, she steps the rest of the way in, smiling warmly as a few of the villagers recognize her and greets them in return, before taking a deep breath of all the smells of the festival. But for the most part, she's just ready to be done with the winter and move on, which is presumably why despite it still being a bit brisk, she's dressed in her usual shrine maiden wardrobe. Speaking of smells. One in particular draws her attention, as she wanders over towards Mokou's grill, giving a glance over her wares before beaming broadly at the girl, herself. "Good to see you out of that bamboo forest! How are things going with your new 'gig'?" The latter is somewhat strained, as though she were trying to use some hip word, but is a bit out of practice with it. Reiji also gets a glance and warm smile. She remembers him from their little safari, as well!

    Before she can speak on the matter, though, Diamond Lee makes her grand entrance. This leads to a curious, but understanding, glance from Sanae. This is that 'identifying' thing she's heard is so popular on the internet lately, isn't it? There also seems to be some kind of..presence, ducking just in and out of sight, but she'll keep it in mind unless it comes to trouble!

Rock Lee (678) has posed:
"Whoa! You are a male. I was told that there are no men in this world!" Lee points at Reiji, looking around. "Unless you are just a woman who looks like a male, in which case I apologize for my rudeness!" He puts his hands together, then bows politely. "My lipstick was applied with expert grace!" He reaches into the top of the sundress and suddenly pulls out a book, holding it out. The Savvy Clown's Guide To Lipstick. "I followed all of the instructions to the letter!"

Sanae Kochiya (619) has posed:
    Something that would probably earn a few odd looks from some of the obvious, local men attending the festival, no doubt. This mistaken belief earns a light scratch of Sanae's cheek, before she begins thinking of the movers and shakers of Gensokyo, that would be the most likely to be encountered in the multiverse at large. "I guess it would be easy to get that impression, Miss Lee," she informs, "But there are many men here in Gensokyo. One even runs the store where I bought this scooter!"

Yari Takane (691) has posed:
Yari watches as Rock Lee pulls out that book. She slowly raises a finger, opens her mouth, then looks at Rock Lee. A little bit of her faith in humanity, or at least green-jumpsuited crossdressing men, dies.

Then she proceeds to drink more, and finish cleaning out the poor ring-toss man's stall. Leaving the poor guy sobbing, she's off towards the next (increasingly horrified looking) stall attendee before she spies somethingout of the corner of an eye.

A tail. A familiar one. Yari frowns, and ninja-wobbles over to the tailtip peeking out from the box. She looks from grill, to tail, to grill. Finally, in the festival's spirit, she's walking over to the firebird and her grill. Sanae as well gets a bow.

"Are you the organizer here? It's lovely." She comments to Mokou, before she's getting a chicken. From there?

Back over to that tailtip.

"If you're trying to hunt, why not try prey suited for you?" Then there's a whole chicken being offered to Duke.

Rock Lee (678) has posed:
"Huh..." Lee looks around, observing the men he previously overlooked or may have assumed were women. "In that case..." He grabs the sundress, then suddenly pulls it up, tossing it into the air. Somehow his lipstick is also removed in the process, and his chuunin vest has returned. "It was really me, Rock Lee!"

Reiji Arisu has posed:
    "I am a man," Reiji deadpans at the ninja and his clowny book. His face is pulled into an invincible, unmoving ':