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(Setting) Rain Dance Festival
| The sky thunders gently overhead, insofar as a thunderstorm can thunder "gently."
| >The Stormyist Religion is hosting its first public Festival of the Rain! Stormyists dance in the pouring rain, as much as one who is blindfolded can dance, smiling and laughing as they worship the very rain that pours in joy and glee!
>The Fanatic hosts many of the dance events himself, leading in cheers and in worship, happily smiling and laughing in pure bliss.
"Today, the Storm smiles upon us! Truly, these are great times!"
| >Leading the dancers is a loli with some rather large "assets". Her brown hair is ridiculously long. It is currently pulled back into a high ponytail with a navy blue ribbon and parts of her hair have been braided. She is wearing a white sleeveless top. The top splits above her navel and continues down to her knees with a navy blue frills at the trim. She is wearing
white bathing suit bottoms with navy blue bows at the hips.
| >She is barefooted and ribbons are tied around her arms and calves, ending in bows at her wrists and ankles respectively. She dances in sync with the beat of the drums, Every movement filled with grace and purpose
| "Oh beloved Storm! How you bless us! Bathe us in your tears and cleanse us!"
>She cries out blissfully, a bright smile on her face.
| >The Fanatic also dances, a shirtless man with long brown hair to his hip and black pants, he had an exquisitely designed glow-in-the-dark tattoo of various runes and swirls covering his entire body, from his face down to his feet. One could get lost in the green-glowing swirls. He also danced passionately, following The Seer in his happy chants.
"Yes! The Storm is here! The holy cleansing Storm is here, and we worship it in dance and merryment!"
| >The Seer notices him and smiles at him warmly
"Ah! Fanatic, I see your enjoying this blessed day. How I wish the Rain would never end!"
| >Two Cat Boomers arrive at the festival. Judging by how soaked they are, they *walked* all the way here. One of them- a dark green-haired girl dressed in a floral bikini/sarong combo -stretches, checking out the stalls.
"Well-" >She turns to the other Boomer, a redhead.
"-what do you wanna do first? Hit the stalls, or see what all of this has to offer?"
| "Hmm..." >Amira stops for a second.
"...how about you go on ahead? I'll get something for Aster and catch up with you." >She tilts her head.
>Lucia seems to like this idea.
"Yeah, sure. KIT!" >The greenette then heads off to go look around the festival grounds. Amira stays behind, approaching the nearest souvenir stall.
| >>378686 >>378683
>Past the stalls was the large ritual dance. Around the circle were drummers, banging away in a rhythmic beat. Thy o the side you can see that a small pool has been set up a good distence away from the circle, It seems to have been over filled with rain water which splashes down the sides. A few are playing in the water. You also see a group engaged in some type of prayer on the other side.
| >>378694
"Ooh..." >Lucia watches the dance, mesmerized by the movements. almost subconsciously, she begins imitating them herself.
>In the meantime, Amira has arrived at the stall, and attempts to get the attention of whoever's manning it.
"Hello!"
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>The stalls consists of mostly venders. You find quite a few shops. One seems to specialize in custom rain attire, and another seems to be selling charms that have been blessed by the Storm.
| >Lucia decides to look around for someone she can approach about joining the ritual dance.
| >>378703
>You see two figures who seem to be leading the dance. One of them is a young girl with brown hair that reaches her ankles tied in a high ponytail with a navy blue ribbon. The dancers around her seemingly move to accomidate her. Dancing close to her is a man with runic tattoos as well as an attendent who stands away from the pair, holding a large cloak.
| >>378701
"Welcome!"
>the blindfolded merchent seems to notice her and smiles warmly. The stall has various raincoats of all colors as well as rainboots and umbrellas. All have a spiral on them.
"See anything you like? We can customize your purchase to your liking!"
| >>378706
"You wouldn't happen to have any... ceremonial shirts or the like, would you?"
>>378705
>Lucia resumes watching them- she'll wait for her little sister.
| >Someone walks into the streets. It's a little bit overkill, they're both an umbrella and a poncho - Ah, but their shoes are soaked.
| >Using? Did I forget? Well, they look around a little. At the dancers and the stalls and the passerby. They twirl their umbrella, showering droplets onto the concrete.
| >>378708
>The merchant tilts his head thoughtfully
"I am sure I have something like that"
>He pulls out a swim shirt with a spiral on the back
| >>378719
>Amira appraises the shirt, looking it up and down- Are there any other decorations aside from the spiral?
| >>378720
>You can see small spiral around the bottom hem of the shirt. The merchent seems to notice your gaze even though he can't see you
"Did you want something more on your shirt miss? We can do whatever you would like?"
| >A somewhat short adult girl with semi short black hair hops off a jet black motorcycle near the festival. Somehow her makeup remains completely unaffected by the rain. It seems like she's looking around for someone? Her pupils darting around in her black sclera, before she just shrugs and decides to go further into the festival grounds. Taking in the unique culture that GC is normally lacking.
| >A tall woman in a trenchcoat makes her way onto the scene. She seems to be worried about something, when suddenly her eye catches the Loli and she begins, well, stalking the processions, a perverted grin on her face
| >>379078
>The loli continues her dance, not noticing the stalker, focusing on the beat of the drums
>>379082
"Most anything rain related we have"
>He chuckles
"Looking for something specific?"
| "Hm... I think I have a few..."
>The merchant manages to find a box full of headbands
| "You could probrbaly get those at the charm stall"
| >>379579
"Alright then~" >Amira nods.
"I'll take two shirts, two pairs of shorts, and a headband, please~!"
| "Of course!"
>The merchant bags everything up for her
| >>379078
>Knowing exactly how she 'stalks her prey', Angus tugs on the sleeve of the robe.
"Hey sweet thing, not wearing a bikini or anything? Crying shame."
>Angus smiled at the cloaked figure, fully confident in who they were.
| >>379646
"...well, that's a bargain." >Amira takes off the necklace she's already wearing, opens up the small bag attached to it. She then hands the shopkeeper 400 zenny in cash.
| >>379859
"I haven't seen many untouched take an interest in my merchandise. I 2puld like for more untouched to take an interest in us"
>He grins widely
| >>379672
"Ugh, come on darling Bikinis aren't sneaky!"
>She pouts, and then tosses off her cloak, revealing a rather girly onepiece
"Sorry i got distracted darling, so, where were we..."
| >>379977
"They most certainly are! Allows for better movement too, if you catch my drift."
>She motions to herself, in a black bikini with a not so opaque white shirt covering her upper body.
"You didn't hear me coming so I guess it worked huh?"
>All this time spent with Dahk had turned Angus into a bit of a pervert herself. Not that it was a bad thing.
"So you're eyeing that little cutie there? Sure knows how to dance."
>Angus says in a low voice to Dahk.
| >>380052
"Mhm... God oppai lolis are so cute... We should adopt one later"
>She smirks before turning back to Angus
"So, now that we're together, what do you wanna do?"
| >The Fanatic, the entire time, had gotten lost in the dances of the Storm, and his laughter and energy had driven many others to join in. After a while, he finally got tuckered out, and decided to find the Seer, spying Angus and Dahk out of the corner of his eye.
"I see you have found some customers interested in the clothing, Seer?"
>He smiles politely, but you could tell he had his reservations.
"Are they also interested in participating in the dances?"
| >>380778
>The Seer gracefully turned towards the voice
"Of whom to you speak of dear Fanatic?"
>She tilts her head quizically as she is unable to see the pair
| Awesome
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| >A single girl wearing a light summer dress just looks at the rituals, an umbrella in her hand
>She has long white hair and a pair of red eyes, an albino girl it seems
>She seems quite confused, fidgeting around
"I-I thought this road would reach home faster too..."
>She says with uncertainty
| >>380781
"A-ah?!"
>The Fanatic recoils.
"Y-you mean...the two women over there staring agape at your figure >DON'T KNOW YOU, NOR VICE VERSA?!"
>The Fanatic runs right over to Dahk and Angus!
"SHOO STALKERS! You judge the body of one of those Blessed by the Storm, who are holy and sacred and blind! This is very disrespectful indeed! Judging from a distance because she can't see you is just playing the sacrifice she made for the Storm! Hmmph!"
>The Fanatic stomps back to the Seer.
| "I have dealt with the problem swiftly Seer, do not worry about it any longer!"
>He spins on his heels as he sees the Albino out of the corner of his eye.
>>380833
"She seems lost..."
>He walks over to the new woman with a smile.
"A-are you lost, young lady? Would you like some directions?"
| >The girl lets out a surprised voice, seemingly surprised after being called
"Hya? O-oh h-m yes I j-just moved here in this district..."
>She fidgets a lot more, sporting a huge blush on her face
| "Fanatic? Where are you going?"
>The Seer's attendent leads her after the Fanatic though abit slow
| >>380909
"Over here Seer, I apologize for leaving so fast, there is a lost girl!"
>>380907
"Well, welcome to Chapel-2! We do not mean to bother anybody, we are simply holding a festival, but if you would like I can try to find a way to help guide you to your new home, would you like that?"
>The Fanatic, though appearing offputting to most because of his strange full-body tattoos and tendency to mistrust the Untouched, is kind at heart and does try to help others when he can.
| >>380915
"No need to appologize, you are not obligated to entertain me"
>She smiles warmly before attempting to "look" towards where the girl would be
"It should be no trouble to guide you back home"
| >>380915
"Would you really?"
>The girl seems happy, but mostly relieved
"M-My daughter will get anxious if I dont get home by supper..."
>She smiles, and what a beautiful smile it is, it contrasts really well with her generally shy air and her sickly pale skin
| >>380012
"Interesting." >Amira nods.
"Anyway, thanks for these~!" >She heads over to visit the souvenir stall.
| >>381136
>The stall is run by a young women who is carefully organizing her charms. The stall has a variety of different charms as well as things like bracelets and necklaces
| >>380936
"Of course, we wouldn't want a hungry daughter! Do you know what street you live on, dear?"
>The Fanatic smiles kindly.
| >>381643
"Huh, it has some kind of flowery name!"
>She seems to be flustered a bit, before going to look in her small purse
"I-I think I had a memo somewhere..."
| >>381662
"It's okay. Any details you could give should certainly help. We will get you back home one way or another"
>The Seer smiles warmly
| >>381662
"A flowery name, eh? Like...Rose Avenue? That's near here, I think!"
>The Fanatic smiles kindly.
| >>381899
"Yeah yeah, did you know that's illegal *and* offensive to our religion?"
>The Fanatic turns to Dahk, with a displeased look.
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| >>386833
"M-maybe it isn't illegal, but it is surely disrespectful to fantasize over one Chosen by the Storm in such a manner so you should WATCH YOUR EYES OUTSIDER!"
>The Fanatic was clearly...well...fanatic about this.
| "What exactly is going on?"
>The Seer gently placed a hand on the Fanatic's shoulder
| "Uh"
>She bites her cheek
"I was admiring that chosen one of yours, nothing creepy or anyway.."
| "Chosen one?"
>The Seer tilts her head
"Your not talking about me are you?"
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| >>387013 >>387035
"She is, Seer! And yes, it *is* creepy!"
>The Fanatic crosses his arms and looks up like a comically sassy vanilla.
| >Angus folds her arms and pushes up her glasses. A large grin peels across her face.
"While I mean no disrespect to your religion, Seer, or practices, I can't exactly control my wife. She created a species you know? She's merely admiring the supposed best there is to offer within your following. Would you not do the same?"
>Angus didn't want to bust out the REALITAS card, but she was going to find loopholes.
| >>388308 >>388481
>The Seer tilts her head thoughtfully
"While I do appreciate the admiration, Please try to not cause trouble and be respectful"
| >Dahk sighs and bows
"Alright alright, i'll try and be more "respectful" whatever that entails!"
>she muses to herself
"You know, you're pretty cute too ms Seer"
| "Cute? Well thank you"
>She laughs gently
"Not used to being called cute"
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| The pours down in the depths of Chapel-2 as a festival takes place. Various stalls are set up, mostly food venders and merchants. Ritual Drumming can be heard throughout the festival. Most everyone in attendence has a blindfold on with a spirl in the center. The pathway though the venders leads to a large dance circle where many seem to be participating in a large ritualistic dance, their movements very purposeful and precise.