(By the way, I won't be able to RP all day tomorrow as I'll be on a field trip and I don't have a cell phone. I can try and get a quick post or two in before I get on the bus, but other than that, I'll be gone. Just a heads-up)
The Crimson Lantern Festival | Chinese and Japanese Influenced Roleplay | Closed
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”Into the building, though I doubt the fourth judge has arrived. At least you all can go heal up first” the second judge mentioned as he started to pace towards the building in front of them which stood at a large structural standpoint.
”This isn’t the building you all are staying in, that one’s behind this one, this is the fourth court itself” he reminded.
Shie, the female spirit in white, had gotten off the boat and stood by the shore in silence.
(Gotcha’)
Looking up at the large building, it looked even more intimidating up close than it was from far away. The thought they would be staying near this place gave Ryuusei chills.
He took a few steps forward before remembering the spirit in white. He turned around, looking at her then back at the judge.
"What about her?" he asked, pointing at Shie.
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The second judge turned to the spirit by the shore.
”She’s a wandering spirit, on her last day of work here before she’ll be visiting the tenth and last court… she’s been carrying spirits across the river with me for more than twenty years now so it’s about time she has her fate decided” he answered, turning back to the building as he opened the doors.
Inside was a beautiful blue hall with decorations like a glass chandelier, a golden and white diagonal staircase leading up to a black and golden table similar to the first court’s, glass sculptures in shapes of deers and horses, several silver totems of fire which are lit with blue flames, a carpeted floor with the colors of azure, white, and bluish gold, a surprisingly beautiful three-layered fountain in the middle of the whole room which is surrounded by concrete structures of fishes and other aquatic animals, and paintings of the sea and the ocean on each side of the hall.
There was a platform which was set in front of the fountain which held four people who were all in a seated position, each holding an instrument; a Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute), a Koto, a Shamisen, and a Biwa, in order the left the right.
All the people holding the music instruments were masked in different colored masks which covered only the bottom half of their face; red, green, yellow, and blue respectively though all were wearing a black yukata with white edges, all were male with dark brown hair accompanied by equally mystifying darkened blue eyes.
Ryuusei's gaze wondered all over the hall in awe, amazed by its size, grace and the intricate details of the paintings and sculptures. He'd never been inside a rich home, so he was overwhelmed by everything around him.
Eventually he noticed the four (supposed?) musicians standing still. He inched closer to the judge to get a better look at them.
"Who are they?" he asked slowly
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”They’re healers who use music to heal people from the inside out” the second judge explained.
From the floor above, the sound of running broke the weird silence.
”Hiyaaaaaaa~~” a bright female in a white and blue knee-lengthened yukata with a watery design of waves showed herself over the ledge before she made her way to the stairs, sitting on the handle and sliding down. She had black, straight chest-lengthened ponytail tied by a blue ribbon accompanied with a silver fish hairpin in her front, she also wore circular glasses with silver frames, and a blue Oni mask tied to her neck in front of her. She jumped off the handle when she was on the same level as the visitors.
(Eyy, i managed to draw Ryuusei :D Ded as he is)
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(Holy…)
(Wow… that is just pure talent right there! Luv that!!)
(And now I am tempted to draw Kaito… maybe another day, it’s late for me already XD)
(Haaa, thank you :'D ❤❤ I also have a drawing of him post-healing but i kinda wanna keep it for later, when he gets healed. Unless u wanna see it now, then i'll post it 😅)
(I could try sketching him if u want o3o)
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(Ah, I can wait definitely [also just followed your insta •3•])
(As much as I want to see that, I’m trying to improve my art ability so this might be a good opportunity for that :3)
(Oki :D I'd keep replying but i should probably wait for Unseelie, and im also a tad bit stumped so :'D)
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(Ah, gotcha’, I get that :D)
(ah i might also change his story a bit, since i got a new idea. Instead of loan sharks, it was an angry lord that ordered for him to be drowned because he tried to protect someone from being wrongfully abused. Ties in better with his "protecting" job)
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(Ah, that’s really interesting indeed)
(Also…)
Despite noticing the judge, Kaito did not pay attention to her much as his sight was still a bit blurry.
“Hey…” he tapped Ryuusei’s shoulder “… you are from Japan, right?” He asked with a soft and quiet tone, almost a whisper.
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Koki smiled widely at the woman, another girl! "Hi! I'm Koki Popoli! I like your hair." She complimented the other, holding out her hand to shake before putting it away. They don't do that here, I guess. Don't want to be rude.
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(I need to draw Koki, my style is just cartoony enough for it to look good.)
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The woman knelt down and smiled before she took Koki’s hand herself and shook it with a warm grin. She nearly had any makeup on her so it was clear that her beauty was completely natural.
”Nice to meet you too dear, the name’s Wuguan, the fourth judge—“ she looked up at the three other visitors ”—nice to meet you all too, pleasure to be working with you all” she spoke up with a subtle giggle.
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Koki frowned. "Wait, working with us? Sorry, I'm a bit slow, but what?" Koki stumbled over her words a bit, she hadn't been paying a lot of attention. She was blaming it on the ADD.
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”Oh, I’m going to be assisting you all during your time helping living people. Don’t worry, I won’t interfere with any of your work, I’ll just be helping whenever anyone needs me” the female judge answered, still in her kneeling position. She had a beaming sense to her which showed an innocent kind of appeal.
Ryuusei turned around looking at the man next to him with his good eye.
"Japan? You mean 'Nihon-koku?' Yes. I used to live in Heian Kyo." he responded, in a similarly hushed tone.
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Kaito raised his brow a bit before he realized where the man he was talking to was from.
“Hajimemashite, yoroshiku onegai shimasu Ryuusei-san” he immediately responded by instinct.
I don’t know ancient Japanese… is it the same? Please let it me it’s the same he was mentally shaking but kept his physical posture calm.
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(Forgive me!!)
(I completely forgot that I had to send these…)
(These are songs that go with the roleplay)
( https://youtu.be/ErMz2iLLm4w )
( https://youtu.be/vhCaP7c3C4E )
( https://youtu.be/pRG7FJobkv4 )
Ryuusei nodded his head at the greeting, before frowning slightly. He sensed a tad bit of tension behind Kaito's calm mask - his eye was trained to recognize when emotions were hidden, given life was not kind and many monsters often hid behind a kind face.
"You seem puzzled. Are you not from Nihon-koku? You don't look like a gaikokujin to me."
He had noticed that everyone else looked very different from him, yet he choked it up to them being from a different country. But Kaito, the man next to him, didn't look any different from him - same skin tone, facial feature type and even his name was normal. So why was he acting weird?
(bro, i love those songs * - * <3 I think "First love" by Joe Hisaishi could also fit, it's soft but it gives me the same vibes)
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“I am from Japa— uh, Nihon-koku and I am also from Kyot— Heian Kyo, but it occurred to me that we are from the same place but from a different time” Kaito answered, explaining why he had a confused expression.
“I’m assuming you’re not familiar with the name, but I’m from the Reiwa era” he added, wanting to confirm his thoughts.
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(Thank you for recommending that, I now have another song to listen to on my free time -*-)
"Reiwa era…? I've never heard of it. I thought this is still the Daido era." he replied, his words fading at the end of the sentence.
A different time? What did he mean by this? Had he been dead for more than just a few moments? Could it be that he had been stuck in the pond for years or perhaps even more? None of this made sense to him.
This Reiwa era… what's it like? Does it come after Daido's end?"
(joe hisaishi is a great composer, i hugely recommend him. He made many of the tracks for Studio Ghibli movies - my personal favourite is Reprise/Again from Spirited Away)
(other stuff i listen to are Sora ni Utaeba, The Day and others :"D my playlist is very diverse)
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“Daido…?” Kaito recognized the name from his history class.
“That era ended in the year 810… uh sir…” he looked Ryuusei in the eyes “… I may or may not be twelve centuries apart from where you came from” he scratched his neck nervously as well. It had been a weird thought but it could be possible that Ryuusei was related to him in one way or another but he would like to not be wrapping his head around that idea just yet.
“As for Reiwa, we have a sustainable and stable economy now, no wars happening in the country anymore which is a good thing, we’re also a country where foreigners, or as you would say Gaiko’s, visit a lot as we are a huge tourist pool and they would spend a lot of money while they’re here” he explained it in the easiest way possible, not wanting to get into details about technology and all that as that would probably take a decade or a life to explain to Ryuusei as to what they are.
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(I’m afraid to ask but whatever, do you listen to vocaloid?)