[EVENT | TAVIMBI] HAPOYELA'S BLESSINGS

[ironwood]

Characters: Come one, come all!
Date: March 5th
Location: The Sabonile Temple, in Hatal
Situation: The Foreigners, as well as many prominent kedan, have been invited to the great Temple of Hapoyela in Hatal, where the Sabonile priest class wishes them to participate in a celebration!
Warnings/Rating: Character nudity in the after-feast comment. Indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable.

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According to the Sabonile priests, Hapoyela wishes to properly welcome the Foreigners and the kedan to the full scope of Tavimbi's hospitality, and has instructed the clergy to organize a suitably impressive celebration for the citizens of the oldest living Great Turtle. All Foreigners, as well as many notable kedan including the Family heads, are invited to attend a grand feast and celebration at the Sabonile Temple, one of the largest buildings in all of Hatal.

The clergy has promised an evening of good food, lively entertainment, and the magnificent blessings of Hapoyela. At the same time, the Sabonile will be hosting a soup kitchen in the Temple's courtyard, feeding the hungry and the poor, as dictated by their religious tenets and beliefs.

While those who receive an invitation to the event, which the Sabonile consider a sacred charge from Hapoyela, are not required to attend... it could be seen as a disrespect to their deity.

MOD NOTE: For the naked after party section, soul gems are still allowed to be worn. If your character isn't up for stripping down, they can excuse themselves from that segment of the evening, which will have no negative repercussions with the Sabonile. In this case, they will simply do a wave-over blessing from Hapoyela around the person, and bid them a pleasant evening before they go.

Comments

[angelofnaboo]

The fact that her new companion is another female is definitely comforting, considering she knows that the cleansing areas aren't separated by gender. "It's almost like following the letter of their rules, but not the full spirit."

She takes a good look at the other woman to see the wings and her eyes grow large. "Oh! I don't think that they could really blame you for those. I mean, I suppose they could, but it would be futile."

[angelofnaboo]

"Honesty? I'm afraid I don't know what you mean."

Padmé's eyes are instantly drawn to the shadows surrounding the other woman. She sees the gem and it reminds her to remove the brooch from her dress and to connect it to the string that hangs between her breasts with the japor snippet. She's not sure why her soul gem has taken this shame but she also knows she should abandon it, even for a little bit.

But she notices the blush as well and that makes her feel a bit better about her own nervousness.

"Yes, I am new. My name is Padmé Amidala."

[ruinsprofessor]

Raine tilts her head a little. "I was inquiring about the reasons behind the traditions," she explains. "It appears to be something to do with purity, of course, but there's an element of demonstrating that one has nothing to hide. In that case, I don't imagine taking your hair down will hurt your case."

She's wearing a bracelet, too -- her own soul gem, in contrast to the exsphere at her throat -- but that's it. Raine smiles a little wryly, tracking Padmé's gaze, and gestures to herself. "My fiancé's work," she says, by way of explanation for the shadows. "A technicality. Not clothing, and it functionally hides nothing; but it is pretty, and it provides some tactile feedback." And indeed, the relative translucence means she's still effectively in the same boat as everyone else. Only a bit more magically.

"Raine Sage," she says, and extends a hand. "I run the Healers' Guild."

[lordhotman]

"Well... not as many as some. My friends saw several different me's come and go. And apparently its happened here too."

He then also turns to look at the argument breaking out and frowns.

"Yeah, good idea." After handing off another bowl he then moves in that direction. "What's going on here?"

[lordhotman]

"A few days," was Zuko's reply as they shook hands. Yeah he hadn't been there long and he was still adjusting. But Leo was right, atleast it wasn't so bad. There were no shifts, no drafts, and no sacrifices.

"What about you?"

[omnivident]

"About the same." Leo replies, thinking about the fiasco that had caused him. "I was nearly blind for a day or so. Not fun at all." He was basically forced to stay the first day and a half in the hotel, waiting until his eyes began functioning like normal again.

"I was lucky, though-- my boss from back home, he's here too." Sure, Leo would have been fine without the Klaus' presence, but it would have been a lot harder to get adjusted. "Do you have anyone you know here?"

[omnivident]

"It's been okay." Leo replies, sinking his head a bit farther into the water and blowing bubbles-- like any mature 21 year old who wants to hide from the crowd. "Someone asked me to dance and I had to tell them that I was blind and had two left feet."

Lucky for Klaus, Leo had no intention of opening his eyes in such a public place. He had gotten past the frequent inquiries of "why are your eyes closed?" by making up something about having very light-sensitive eyes. But he prefers to answer that than to accidentally grab someone's attention with his weird eyes.

Though that doesn't mean that he cannot see the scar. It results him as odd, in comparison to other scars that he's seen-- on himself and others. In a way, it seemed more like a marking than a scar. But Leo decided against asking. He knows that everyone in Libra has their past, and well, if it wasn't important to know, then it's fine. "How 'bout you, sir? I didn't see you in the feast, so I thought you hadn't come."

i feel like i should be the one apologizing

[flybyshooting]

"Oh I never miss a party," Balthier remarked, sliding out of his smallclothes in a way that was likely illegal in many countries. The corners of his mouth turned up just slightly when a priest looked away, red in the face.

The pirate had no shame about his physique - not that it warranted any. There were scars - some that could have come from claws, others from the fangs of a beast. There was a clear mark where a bullet had once barely missed his lung - but for the most part, Balthier was a healthy twenty-something male and in excellent shape.

"Besides, it's always interesting to partake a bit in local customs. Who knows what new and interesting people one might meet?"

[lordhotman]

Zuko blinks in surprise at that. "I lost my firebending for a day too, but why would you be blind?"

To be honest though, a day without his bending was to him a fair trade for getting it back again at full strength. In Luceti it never was any more than half strength unless they were on drafts or something.

"No, not really. I was told my friends used to be here but they're not anymore."

[omnivident]

"No idea." Leo responds, a little too quickly for someone that would be telling the truth. "Guess they just made a mistake." It could happen, right? Maybe?

Probably not, Leo reasoned out, but hey, he was just hoping that Zuko wouldn't push the subject. Plus, the conversation had already shifted on its own. "Ah, I see..." He mumbles, feeling bad for even bringing up the subject. "Sorry for bringing it up then...it must be hard."

[edgeoftheknife]

The voice is close enough that Erskine can tell right away that it's meant for him, even if he can't quite place it at first. It's been quite a while since they've spoken, after all. When he looks up it's a slow, careful movement--nudity might be the rule during the festival, but that doesn't mean staring at a person's more delicate areas is necessarily a good idea.

When he realizes who it is, he's doubly glad that he didn't let his eyes wander... although the scar on her hip does catch his gaze for a brief moment.

"I'm here," he replies, offering a small smile. "I thought that might count for something, at least. Enjoying the festival?"

[pompous_today]

Simon nodded, relaxing.

"I appreciate it nonetheless," he replied. "And you're right- having good relationships with each other is just as important as fostering good ones with the others we meet. Because to them, we are the Others, after all."

[lordhotman]

Yeah that... didn't seem right. But Zuko decided not to comment luckily for Leo.

"I'll manage," Zuko says, though there is a melancholy tone. He missed his friends already. But he would manage, he always did, some how.

[pompous_today]

"Indeed it does... which is a shame, since we're doing our best to show understanding ourselves. Ah, well- I suppose it won't matter once we move on."

Simon smiled and nodded.

"She's around exploring- she wasn't very keen on shedding her clothes, either, but she loves to be around the people and listen to them talking. Learn as much as she can."

[looksfine]

Her face twisted into a small frown at his question, but not for the reason one might think.

"My apologies, but the precise details of my birth are...currently unknown to me. And much of what I do know is currently classified information, as commanded to me by my superior."

Mainly the parts about Ion and the details of the Green Lantern home planet of Oa in Sector 0, and other details that only a fellow AI would be able to comprehend. Perhaps even empathize with.

"What I can tell you is that the Green Energy you see is part of an emotional spectrum of light that exists in my universe of origin. it is fueled by its wielding individual's willpower."

ack sorry for the delay! I've been off my tag game the last few days

[edgeoftheknife]

Erskine likes to think he goes through most of his days in Keeliai without being noticed. It's more wishful thinking on his part than actual reality--he's never been the sort of person able to blend into the background easily. Not with the way he looks. If he didn't want to so badly, he might realize that.

He would be surprised to know that Adrien recognizes him, even from the Hotel. Right now he's more surprised by the young person in the mask talking to him.

"I-- Yes, right," he replies, a little flustered. Aside from looking up to figure out who it is that's addressing him, he keeps his gaze down, looking vaguely discomfited. "I wouldn't mind if there were more events like this on the turtle."

[hadthehighground]

Obi-Wan stroked his beard thoughtfully. It was as he thought.

"Yes, it does. A great deal has happened in my time."

But oh where to start.

"The war has ended, but not in the way we would have hoped." Obi-Wan takes a deep breath and lets out a shuddering sigh. "I'm sorry to say that the Republic is no more."

[omnivident]

"Sometimes we can't do much more other than manage." Leo says, settling the ladle down now that less visitors were passing by. It seems like he's talking from experience, and well, he is.

"But, well, a friend basically told me that it's okay. In his own weird words, but yeah. One step at a time." He pauses for a moment, and then chuckles out of embarrassment. "Sorry, that must have sounded really strange and dumb."

[hadthehighground]

Obi-Wan didn't have many physical scars really. Most of his were certainly those that were unseen. Mental and emotional ones, especially from a great deal of loss throughout his life. Some deeper and fresher than others. Ones that he covered up quite well, but were still very much there.

"I'm afraid not. I have heard mention of Earth, but that is the extent of it. I assume that is where you are from?"

[lordhotman]

"No," Zuko said quickly. "That actually actually sounds like something my Uncle would say. Sort of." Maybe not those exact words, but the thought was there.

"Even if it was, being around the friends I have, I've heard a lot weirder and dumber."

Isn't that the truth.

[portal_refugee]

So that explains the mask and suit. Chat is not the first superhero she has met, but he is the first she has seen outfitted. It really makes her think back to her younger days when she closely followed the exploits of fictional heroes.

"And not so much that they could figure out your secret identity," she observes. He may very well have a persona along with that suit that is different from his more mundane identity. It makes her curious if she will be able to detect any differences if they cross paths when the mask is off. After all, there are only so many Foreigners around Keeliai.

Leaning her hips back to the wall for support and comfort, she makes a request, "Would you mind sharing some of your experience as a superhero?" Please help her think about being away from here for a few minutes.

no worries, I can backtag forever :)

[purrns]

He's far more used to flustered weirdness as Adrien than as Chat. Marinette tends to do it all the time when he's as civilian, weirdly less so when she sees him like this. He doesn't get it. Maybe it's something he brings out in her as Adrien that he doesn't as Chat. Girls.

As such, he seems unfazed by Erskine's flusteredness moving to help out a little. Every bit counts, right?

"The people would appreciate that, I'm sure. A good meal and a warm place to go would be purrfect for them."

Sounds like it.. I need to view some of his canon

[portal_refugee]

Abigail wishes she had been homeschooled. Most of the trouble she got into stemmed from utter boredom in a regular school, even advanced above her age group.

"Fire ant stings are painful, but recluse spider venom has a necrotic effect," she counters in support of her own inclusion, having learned about both by simply living in California. Absolutely the variants of spiders he names are worth pulling pants off, if they exist anywhere. "I suppose if you can detect the nanites in time."

It takes a few extra seconds of thought, but she offers another suggestion, "Rapidly crystalizing liquid."

[purrns]

"Exactly. You got to keep that safe. It's part of the whole deal."

The true irony is of course that his civilian identity is much more of a mask than his actual mask could ever be. Stuck living in his father's idea of perfection, never being anything other than what is expected of him. It's stifling. As Chat though...that is where the true freedom lies. Where he can be who he is...albeit a much more over-the-top version. It's served him well in keeping both lives very, very separate.

"Bien sûr," he grins, always happy to regale others with the tales of his exploits. "A little background, to give you a helping paw. The villains we deal with are just ordinary folks. They get turned into villains by akumas, these little butterflies sent out by the real villain, Papillon."

He pauses.

"I know, it sounds crazy, but it makes all our exploits sound less crazy beclaws of it. Means I can tell a story without it sounding too far-fetched to be impossible."

YES \o/ they took it off netflix but it's on hulu plus

[highprofilerichkid]

"That falls under 'spilling chemicals on yourself,'" Tony says of her addition, "but I guess if there are already nanites in your pants, it's a little late to take them off," he agrees.

"I don't think poisonous spider bites would do a lot to me, though. I'm still gonna keep my pants on. People at school already think I'm weird enough without me yelling about spiders and stripping."