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♥ June (Dianir) Event Log

a line of rounded streetlights with colorful flowering plants hanging from them
June (Dianir) Event Log

Ainea's time has ended and now Diacht's months have arrived. Dianir marks the beginning of the hot summer months with a rise in temperature as well as humidity. With each passing day, spring gives way to summer, and the natives of Havenwell are enjoying the blue skies along with the newly expanded barrier. With the most dangerous of the beasts gone thanks to offworlder help last month, researchers and conservationists head out on occasion into the newly opened areas to continue the work of cataloguing and preserving what they can find. Some take time to study the barrier and some just seem to enjoy being outside the walls for the first time in centuries. Meanwhile, the city within seems to have calmed from Ealom's excitement, settling into its usual routine with only a few…"hiccups."



PROMPT I: Hana-hack-i
drawing of a girl sitting on the floor, covered in scattered flowers and flower petals

With the turning of the seasons, the weather warms up and Diacht's influence grows in strength. 'Tis the season to be honest with one another, because if you aren't, you may begin to feel a tickle in the back of your throat…

For those who have feelings repressed, secrets unaddressed, or maybe just won't confide in a friend when they're feeling depressed, the gods work in mysterious ways. Specifically, in the fact that the offworlders may find themselves coughing up flower petals. Whether petals of plantlife from Havenwell itself or another world entirely, the longer one goes without confessing their troubles or sentiments the more insistent their condition until they might even have trouble getting through a whole sentence without finding a corsage's worth stuck in their mouth. Speaking minor truths will lessen the effect a little at a time, while larger or more impactful ones will work to cure it completely.

While not painful or otherwise physically harmful, the affliction does feel awkward and very likely doesn't taste all that great. Not to mention it's going to be difficult to keep secrets when everyone can see you have a mouthful of flower.


PROMPT II: Uproot of the Spirit
hearts made of different colors of yarn laid out on a wooden table

Those offworlders that have been present in Havenwell since the previous June may remember an outbreak of traits and desires not necessarily their own, reflecting the dominion of their associated god instead. With the return of the early summer season, so too do such urges begin to resurface--but not quite in the same fashion.

This time around, things are a bit different--adherents to one god may find themselves with any other god or gods' traits, with one or more applying at once, one and then another on different days, any multitude of combinations apart from those of the deity to which they belong. For example, one under Diacht may have the effects of Rawna one day and Ainea the next, or perhaps Ainea and Ohma both at once, but never contend with Diacht's influence. And while the previous year seemed to deal with the gods' animal natures, it seems this time things are a little different as people begin manifesting extreme versions of their gods' emotional domains.

Ohma: As the god of wisdom, Ohma's influence becomes a desperate and insistent need to exchange knowledge. The affected may ask friends and strangers all manner of questions, ranging from 'where did you get that shirt' to 'how do you like your eggs' and everything in between. In exchange, the affected also wish to share their own information on just about everything they know, whether the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow or the entire plot of a book they read that one time. They simply have to give and seek knowledge to and from whoever they can find.

Ainea: The influence of the god of compassion leads the affected to be almost aggressively kind. Complimenting every little thing those around them might say, do, wear--if it can be spoken kindly about, those under Ainea's influence will do so excessively and well past the point of obnoxious. So too might they feel a compulsion to give gifts to others--specifically, giving away the affected's own possessions. Once the effect wears off, one might even have to track down their new and old friends to get their more important things back...

Diacht: Honor and honesty being Diacht's domain, those affected by them will be incapable of lying. They will be compelled to not only speak the truth, but do so out of obligation no matter how awkward for them or the other party. Even if it means speaking a brutally honest opinion or divulging a carefully hidden secret, so long as the words are true to the affected speaker they will have the urge to share it. To tell a lie or general untruth will make them feel suddenly ill, dispelled only by speaking something truthful instead.

Rawna: Rawna's reasoning takes the forefront of their influence; anyone under their affect will be insistent upon hearing and soothing the emotional hurts of others. They are certain they need to be a listening ear or comforting shoulder to the absolute best of their abilities and beyond--that is to say, they will not only go out of their way to find others' problems, but potentially assume ones exist where they do not. Some dear friends haven't spoken in an entire day? Clearly they had a terrible fight, and it's up to Rawna's affected to fix it.



PROMPT III: 'Cause I'd Get A Thousand Hugs
a painting of trees backlit by a full moon and covered in small lights

Yet another indication that the world is recovering is the reappearance of the Fairy Lights. As the weather turns warmer, these beautiful little insects take to the air for their mating dances at night, dimly and softly glowing like Earth's fireflies or lightning bugs. These tiny little bugs float through the air, flitting about as their bodies pulse with light. The Fairy Lights come in a multitude of colors from red to purple, turning the night into soft rainbows of light. They make their triumphant reappearance in two locations: the botanical gardens and the green belt that grew up where the old wall used to be. Their beautiful displays start once the sun goes down and stop at sunrise, and natives are delighting in their return by taking walks among them.

If offworlders follow suit, they'll notice that the Fairy Lights are attracted to those who come in pairs or more, especially those who engage in sustained positive contact with each other while among them. The Fairy Lights seem to enjoy it when people are touching and will land upon them, one of each color until a rainbow has formed - usually in a crown around the head. Once the rainbow crown of Fairy Lights is complete, that character will feel a pleasant calmness and a feeling of peace and happiness wash over them. For as long as you and your partner(s) are in contact, the Fairy Lights will stay and so will the peace they confer. Once contact is broken, one by one the little insects will fly away, off to find a new perch.




This event will run from June 15 to June 30th. Click on each prompt's title to see the text. If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to the FAQ or to the Mod Question thread. You can also use the Havenwell Status page or the General Plotting Comment to give you other ideas for original prompts!
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[personal profile] carbungle 2021-06-25 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[He chuckles faintly. That brings to mind quite the mental image- pulling a huge, mutated fish thing out of the water, feeling that visceral struggle of life and death at the end of his line... he's sorely missed that, and VR just can't cut it. The thrill of discovering a new species, figuring out what it is and how to cook it, if it indeed can be cooked. How amazing would it be to finally do that again, after almost two years?]

Are there fish to catch in the cloud sea?

[Do fish fly!? He's never caught a flying fish before. Even the fish in the ocean back home were waterborne, and at most the Bismarck launched itself into some spectacular jumps but never more than halfway.]
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[personal profile] hot_handed 2021-06-25 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He narrowed his eyes at the challenge. Now he had to take it.] I'll drink your challenge and make it look like water. Sounds like your kouhai had a weak stomach.

Only if we acknowledge the fucking universally gargantuan pain in the ass you are, old man. [He growled, but he smirked to show he was mostly joking. It was his revenge for the nickname.] If being annoying was a superpower maybe you could kill me.
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[personal profile] iustaegis 2021-06-25 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, plenty.

[ She seems to perk up a bit when he asks, and her eyes open to look at the dancing fireflies as if she's seeing something else. ] And all manner of sizes... some as big as the lesser titans themselves! [ Okay, that's an exaggeration, but, c'mon, everyone exaggerates with fishing. ] Although their habitat is in the cloud-sea, most of them can fly above it, too, and migrate across the continents.

One time, [ She continues, her voice nostalgic, light. ] Mythra caught one the size our head! [ A puny thing, and she giggles. ] She was so disappointed, because it had given her a hard time...
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[personal profile] runs_on_batteries 2021-06-25 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Not real jabs but playful teases between new friends! That was totally different than anything Shinji could take as a real put down, right? Except that the young man wouldn't be the first nor the last to be offended by Tony's sarcastic humor even when it was toned down.

Tony noted where the shy kid pointed, confirming that they were indeed close neighbors. He chuckled and nodded that he should know his employee's schedule. "Ah yeah, how is Kaito's new business going? He's going to have a much shorter trip when we order food." Since they both were fans of good food and had been enjoying suddenly having access to all the Japanese ingredients. "What about you? What do you do?"
hedgehogsdilemma: (Our hearts littering the topsoil)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2021-06-25 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Catching glances of Kyoko here and there while he's busying himself with the fish is pretty much unavoidable on Shinji's part - he wants to make sure he's not getting in her way! But even aside from that, he kind of wants to gauge how she's feeling around him. Tense, nervous, it seems. How could he possibly blame her?

When she speaks up again, Shinji tenses up himself, his heart suddenly racing as she brings up the topic of yesterday. This... he knew this would happen sooner or later, but he can't stop the sharp pang of worry in his gut over what she might say.

"A-ah..." So that's how she felt about it? At least, at a glance, that's a fair sounding takeaway, and it doesn't sound too outrageous based on what he'd discussed with Kai. A part of him wants to refute the idea that she'd said anything particularly mean to him, as he's sure that anything she thinks may have been mean was just her acting out of hurt, but he's trying to be careful to not discredit her feelings on the matter.

A fresh rise of petals threatens to slip past his lips, to which he inhales sharply and quickly lifts a hand to cover his mouth. Easy, now, he'll take care of this in a moment. He wants to let her say her piece, first. "You weren't the only one who ended up running away, Kyoko."
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[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2021-06-25 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, Shinji may not have had to deal with it for a while now, but he's not a total stranger to being on the receiving end of this particular brand of teasing. It's going to take a lot for him to be sincerely offended by it, even if he's not exactly thrilled about it.

"It's not really a new business," he's quick to point out. "It might seem that way because he just advertised for it, but he's offered that delivery service for a while now." It's impressive! It's worth admiring in an accurate way! Unlike what Shinji's work load looks like - when Tony asks about it, Shinji clears his throat a bit, bringing his hand up to his mouth to politely catch the little yellow blossoms that fall from it as a result. Those... are new. Hm.

"Not a whole lot," he admits, shaking the flowers out of his hand and on to the ground as nonchalantly as he possibly can and continuing on like that didn't just happen. "Mostly I just try to keep the temple tidy, so my schedule's pretty much open all the time."
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[personal profile] daikonrose 2021-06-25 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Huh?" Her head had dipped, gaze falling away with shame, but now she had to look at him again, blinking. Why would he say that? Was that what had upset him? That didn't even make sense, though?

"No... it was definitely me, but...." A furrow was pulling her brow in. "Are you actually... thinking you should have followed me?"
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[personal profile] hot_handed 2021-06-25 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
You...

[Katsuki blanks out, his eye twitching, before he bursts into laughter.]

BAHAHAHA!!! THAT'S SO FUCKING STUPID!!! I BET YOU LOOKED SO DUMB, THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS A FLUFFY DANDELION!!!

[He clutches his sides, his face red as he stumbles back. He fucking can't-

Wait.]


You're stepmom being who I think she is?
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[personal profile] astralera 2021-06-25 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Her relationship with Hades summed up in a single word. She exhales an amused puff of breath, barely audible over her Carbuncle's persistent purrs.

"O'er twelve thousand years of 'complicated'."

Knowing what she does of Hemera, Era has no doubt that her soul managed to complicate things for her dearest friend for many centuries prior to their falling out. Somehow the thought is reassuring, despite everything.

Her horns are not deaf to a kitten's purrs, so when Tony plucks the tiny ball of fur up she is not at all surprised. Carbuncle pays it no mind either, having been aware of its presence long before the feline made its presence known (there is hardly a keener nose than a Carbuncle's, after all), and instead continues demanding attention from its mistress. With one hand atop her own companion's head and the other holding a pastry fish, she settles for eyeing the kitten with a small, endeared smile.

"It's fine with animals," Era tells him. "We've cared for a few Coeurl kittens on our travels."

A great many critters have joined her adventures over the years. Some have been brief encounters, while others lead to her having her retainers care for the little menagerie in her cottage until they decide to return to the wilds. It's something she's missed dearly, trapped in this world with so few animals to befriend.

"Carbuncle isn't an animal. It is an aetherial manifestation, made from mathematics and magic."
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[personal profile] astralera 2021-06-25 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
His question leaves her baffled for a much longer moment than if she hadn't still been recovering, but once it clicks her lips quirk upward in an amused, lopsided little smile.

"What fun would that be?"
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[personal profile] runs_on_batteries 2021-06-25 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Tony chuckled glad he'd landed on something that she seemed to approve of as an answer. He'd gotten a little more time to recover from that shock to find a something more to say. "With that kind of history, two weeks isn't anything for you all. Still, are you both safe now?"

He gave her a blank look for a moment before realizing what had prompted Era's comment. He'd acted so automatically, he hadn't fully noticed how protective it had been. "Oh.. right. Really? Is that why you call it an 'it' and don't have a name for it? There are other Carbuncles right? This is Azure or Azzie, by the way."

He gently moved the kitten over to the couch near the other two so they could meet her properly. He tried his best not to hover.
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[personal profile] carbungle 2021-06-25 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't mind catching a few of those. Though it's hard to replace the mental image of my Titan on the end of the line with one of yours when you say it… actually, that might be fun, too.

[Understatement, of course. He would love to catch any of them. He can't see what she's seeing, so he focuses instead on her expression, helplessly fond.]

Haven't forgotten about the monkfish, either.
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[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2021-06-25 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
There it is, Shinji's heart, beating nice and strong under Kai's hand.

"I think we've been doing a good job," he says softly, fondly. These days he's spent in Havenwell are truly valuable, worth holding as close as he can. Just like Kai's hand, which Shinji covers with his own. Keep that right there for now. Perfect.

"You, too," he adds, tipping his head back just a touch to rub lightly against Kai's. "I want to give you all sorts of times to treasure."
hedgehogsdilemma: (You're everything I think I need)

[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2021-06-25 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Putting it like that, it sounds kind of bad, actually. Well.

"Not... not like that, exactly, no." He exhales, letting some spidery red petals catch in his hand. Again, let's get rid of those immediately. "It's just... I'm the one who pushed you into letting me join you, and then after I'd hurt you, I didn't even try to clean up my mess. I just upset you, then ran off myself."
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[personal profile] carbungle 2021-06-25 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
He scoffs a quiet laugh, shaking his head, and offers it back to her. "Should've known." How very sisterly.

He settles into comfortable silence for a little while, watching the floating lights dance around in the air, at first keeping their distance, then gradually drifting closer to them, creating a curious starscape in their corner of the green belt. It's pretty, and nostalgic in way he suspects she might share.

"Finally got to see the fireflies again…"
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[personal profile] daikonrose 2021-06-25 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
She just couldn't see what else he could have meant. Even with his explanation, it still sounded like that was what it boiled down to--after she walked away, how would he have cleaned up his mess (her mess) without coming after her?

And it'd been bothering him so much that now he was--coughing up flowers, probably? There was no other explanation she could think of for that hand at his mouth. Oh no--she really shouldn't have let things get this way at all!

"Shinji," she said carefully, "there... was nothing I wanted you to do for me, after that conversation." Really, she wished he hadn't even sent Kaito after her, but that didn't bear mentioning. "And I was the one who waffled around and didn't make it clear from the start that I couldn't tell you anything."
Edited (I give up on tenses forever) 2021-06-25 15:35 (UTC)
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[personal profile] astralera 2021-06-25 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is a short time to him, and to my soul, but to me it is...long," she admits. "He was never in danger, and I am no longer at risk. Now it is just a matter of recovering."

Era runs her thumb firmly up along Carbuncle's small snout, right through the center of the red marking of its forehead. It seems to delight in this, all but melting against her hand. She polishes off her pastry fish with the other, cheeks puffed from how large a bit she took. The Fortemps maids would be appalled by her poor manners, but Era knows her adoptive father would have had to hide a laugh, so she doesn't care.

"Carbuncle is a Carbuncle named Carbuncle."

As a child, Kiyo had spent an age teaching herself how to make a Carbuncle, so when she succeeded Era can only imagine that played a role in her childhood self's naming of their first friend. She can't say she disapproves of the name either, if she's honest.

"Magic isn't male or female, and neither is geometry, so neither is it."

Knowing that she'll talk up a storm about arcanima, Era pauses to hold out her hand for Azure to sniff by way of introduction.

"Hello, little Azure."

Carbuncle remains still so as not to intimidate the kitten. Instead it purrs more loudly, letting the small creature know it isn't a threat.

"Carbuncles are the signature creation of arcanists, but arcanima is notoriously difficult to learn. Only two island city-states have the resources to teach the discipline, so Carbuncles are not frequently seen inland."
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[personal profile] astralera 2021-06-25 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
The silence is comfortable enough that, when combined with everything else, she falls into a cozy doze until Noct speaks. Once he does, she opens her eyes and sees how much closer the fireflies are to them. If she had the energy to bother grabbing her phone she'd take a picture for her memory album, though somehow she doesn't think a photograph would truly capture the moment.

Era lets out a soft, sleepy hum.

"You should have a picnic here with your dad for Father's Day."
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[personal profile] carbungle 2021-06-25 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
He pauses for a moment to think about whether or not the term has come up before, but when nothing comes to mind, he can only ask, "For what day?"

The heck is Father's Day...

[personal profile] dontcallmebro 2021-06-25 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[WELL EXCUSE YOU. He crosses his arms and wait does he look smug? HE SURE DOES.] You sound pretty confident. Sure you won't regret your words later?
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[personal profile] astralera 2021-06-25 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Father's Day," she repeats. "A day to be thankful of the paternal influences in our lives, and show appreciation to them. It is on the twentieth day of this month."
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[personal profile] hedgehogsdilemma 2021-06-25 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
That may be true, and even if he hadn't been upset himself, chasing her down after all of that would have likely felt like a bad idea, too. That doesn't mean he handled it well with what he chose to do.

"I didn't have to press you that hard in the first place. I didn't have to let you leave worried about me, either. I really did want to give you some space last night, but more than that... I was afraid to try and face you after knowing that I'd hurt you." After she'd run off and apparently tried to hurt herself, no less. He won't bring it up, but the fact does weigh heavy on his mind anyway, just like those flowers. Jeez...

"I wouldn't try and skip town to avoid you," he says carefully, "but there's a part of me that's done things like that before. You don't deserve to deal with that."
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[personal profile] wakemelater 2021-06-25 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
SHUT UP! IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY!

[He goes red as well - but it's more of an embarrassed angry kind of red.

He huffs.]


My father's wife? Yeah.
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[personal profile] hot_handed 2021-06-25 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
IT'S THE FUNNIEST FUCKING SHIT I HEARD ALL DAY!!!! [Katsuki gasps as he tries to get in a breath.] Did- Did you still have a face? Were you frowning and looking all sullen?

[He rolls his eyes.]

No you moron, I mean is it that Spring Bitch Persephone?
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[personal profile] wakemelater 2021-06-25 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
No! I was just a flower. [He scowls.] I...I'm not having this conversation.

[He doesn't appreciate being called a moron, but Katsuki's description of Persephone gets a bit of a smile.]

Yeah. That's her. She doesn't like me.

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