[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

[omnivident]

"Hm..." Leo nodded silently, serving a few more plates as he thought of something to say, to change the subject or something. But he found it incredible how this person could just continue moving onwards, despite all the difficulties placed before him.

"You must be really patient to keep moving after all of that." He pointed out. "Kinda enviable."

[lordhotman]

Patient? Oh Leo, you sweet summer child. If only you knew.

"There's nothing to envy, really. I just did what I had to. For my people and the world, and I can't even take credit for it. It wasn't easy."

[omnivident]

"Well, the fact that you did the right thing despite how difficult it might have been is what's enviable." Leo said, with a small chuckle. "We don't always have the strength to do what's best for everybody."

[lordhotman]

"My father always considered it a weakness," he replies, scooping some more soup and handing it off to someone as they came through.

It was strange to be talking about home like this. He didn't really talk about it much anymore. Everyone from home already knew what happened, and well, it just wasn't a topic that came up often with anyone.

[omnivident]

Now that was something that took Leo by surprise. Eyebrows raised, he can't help but feel bad for Zuko. "Doesn't sound like he was the dad of the year." He said, his tone obviously sarcastic. Sure, the real comment was bordering more on, 'Wow, what an asshole.' but he, at least, had some manners.

"At least he's not around here. I think so, at least." How easy would it be to spot someone with that kind of attitude in this city? Leo wasn't too sure, but it probably wouldn't be too difficult.

[lordhotman]

"No, he isn't," Zuko agrees. There was many things about his father that was terrible, and not just in regards to himself. Ozai had done many awful things. And Leo wouldn't be the first to think that way about him, by far. Despite it all though, he was still Zuko's father. There was still a part of him that wanted them to be family again, even though he knew that was probably impossible.

"Yeah, I think we would know if he was."