bravenewmods: (Default)
Brave New World Mods ([personal profile] bravenewmods) wrote in [community profile] bravenewworld2015-10-11 12:00 am

A Well Earned Celebration

[The battle was over and the god Reshiram defeated, driven away by the aid of Union and its allies. The city was safe, by and large, and as the news spread throughout the peoples of the tundra, they began streaming back into the settlement in droves. Dirty, ash-coated faces were filled with relief and gratitude when they saw that it wasn't just a rumor and that their home had indeed been spared. Not everyone was so lucky, but they'd weathered worse, of course. The people of Glacier endured, as they would always endure, and they were also a people that repaid their debts. And they most certainly all agreed that they owed their rescuers a debt.

So, as night fell after the battle, a great celebration was prepared in the center of Glacier. A wide square was cleared away in a matter of hours, and the people gathered what they could in a show of thanks. Tables of food, bonfires towering into the night sky to keep out the autumn chill, and throngs of cheering wellwishers lined the area. Warriors of glacier, men carrying swords and women all bearing axes offered enthusiastic handshakes and claps on the back. Music of all kinds was played, though tribal tunes full of horn and percussion, chanting and yodeling, and even some brass groups dominated the soundscape.

A platform for various elders was set up, and they offered speeches, of course...but those were somehow dwarfed by the presence of the divine beings that were waiting silently for the proceedings to end. Some of the gods that had come to the aid of the war parties had apparently decided to stay, though their reasons were as mysterious as they themselves. The humans would have their time, and the Servants would mingle freely throughout the evening.

Food, of course, is set out in piles. Meat, fish, arctic berries, and various pastries and the like line table after table. A smorgasbord of Glacier specialties, each with a new and unique flavor all their own, and some (such as the stew) possessing a smell that only a native could probably endure. Akutaq in particular seems to stand out among the worst offenders, but the Glacier natives seem rather fond of it, and offer it to their rescuers with great gusto.

And the rewards do not stop at simple meals. either. As the speeches begin to wind down, a woman some might find familiar walks up onto the stage carrying a singularly massive trunk and dropping it down onto the wood with a heavy thud.]


Southerners! You have done a great deed this day! We, the people of Glacier, would like to thank you and honor your sacrifice! Few would do as you have done, coming to the aide of strangers against the might of that dragon...and you have accomplished something we did not think possible. To that end, we would like to present you with the first of many gifts, a token of our gratitude and a promise that should you need it, we will come to your defense in a time of need!

[And then with a sharp kick, she cracks open the trunk and reveals a veritable treasure trove of three different stones to be distributed by her subordinates.]

Rest well, and enjoy the festivities! You are welcome here, for as long as you like! Eat, drink, and be merry within our halls!
bnw_wighty_npcs: (Articuno)

[personal profile] bnw_wighty_npcs 2015-10-12 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... I do not believe that would be wise.

[Articuno speaks gently, if a bit bluntly.]

Should there ever come a time when we are in need of your aid... we will call to you. But now... there are other concerns.

The time to look to the past has passed... Steady your steps as you prepare to walk the unknown future.
actsmagnificent: (glomped)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2015-10-12 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Focus on other humans, you mean?

[ Instead of the apocalypse?

....Yuuna is going to laugh so hard. So, so hard. ]
bnw_wighty_npcs: (Articuno)

[personal profile] bnw_wighty_npcs 2015-10-12 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Hm.

[Articuno's eyes close as its wings retract and settle in at its side once more. It seems pensive.]

The future is laid forth like a tapestry... Each thread woven by a different hand. I see the threads laid in place by the actions of the humans... and the new threads woven by the decision of the Unforgiving Blaze.

The portrait they seek to create is one of disaster.

It is nearly identical to the portrait woven some five hundred years ago...

But this tapestry... there are threads that are hidden to me. Threads formed from the actions of gods who no longer act of one accord. Threads formed from the actions of humans who seek to forge a different path.

There are many ways to prevent the formation of that doomed portrait. You may unravel the threads you do not wish to see in the finished piece... or you may utilize those threads in a different portrait of your own creation.


[It is literally impossible to get a straight answer out of these things.]
Edited 2015-10-12 03:26 (UTC)
actsmagnificent: (innuendo)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2015-10-12 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's okay, "cryptic nonsense" is her native language. Haruka just happens to also be fluent in "overly direct".

So she thinks she gets the gist. One corner of Haruka's mouth begins to tug upwards in a smirk. ]
The artisan's not done yet, huh.

Watch us. [ She backs up, figuring she'd best not press her luck. ] We've got some artistic geniuses on our side, too. And I know someone who'd hate for the finished product to turn out ugly.

[ She salutes the God. Why she has a dried leaf between her fingers as she does so is anyone's guess. ]
bnw_wighty_npcs: (Articuno)

[personal profile] bnw_wighty_npcs 2015-10-12 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Articuno seems pleased that it was not asked to explain said cryptic nonsense. The bird fluffs out its wings slightly as a shower of ice crystals descends once more.]

Then I look forward to the result of your efforts.

I am a great admirer of beauty...


[The crystals flurry lightly through the air and coat Haruka in brilliant sparkles. It's cold, but the sparkles suit her.]
actsmagnificent: (suave)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2015-10-12 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Haruka laughs and brushes some of those crystals out of her hair before turning to go. She walks slowly, though, and never fully turns her back on the God, the better to enjoy his "gift".

In fact, she sees him crystals and raises him rose petals.

What's up with that? ]
bnw_wighty_npcs: (Articuno)

[personal profile] bnw_wighty_npcs 2015-10-13 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Some time after Haruka has gone, Articuno will hum as it creates another eddy of wind to sweep up the rose petals into its tree branch.

Lovely.]