faithfulflame | Sixth Prayer: Opening a Shrine [Action/Voice]

[Rei is having a really good day for the first time in a long, long while. The shrine she'd requested Brave Vesperia's help on was finally completed, and it was an absolutely lovely place. Though simple in design, and smaller than Hikawa Jinja at home, the newly christened Tsukino Jinja was enough to make the normally reserved girl beam in delight. She wasn't the sort to run around squealing, but inwardly she was definitely making some very unrefined sounds of glee! The young miko definitely had her work cut out for her, decorating it, though.

The central honden was a single, cozy tatami room with an altar and a brazier set up for meditation, prayer, and flame reading. It would be warm and dry, much nicer than the tent she'd been using for such things. The guild had even erected a small fence, and a proper torii gate in the entrance. Rei had consecrated the ground herself, hard work that she loved. There was something refreshing about meditation, purification, and preparing all of the sacred things that went into preparing the temple. It served a dual purpose, this ritual was also a way for the girl to wash away her sadness at losing yet another friend. Viral's things had disappared from House 3 shortly after the Kin'Corans had vanished. She'd appreciated the Beastman and his strange, inhuman ways, but it wasn't nearly as harsh as losing Usagi.

Rei can be found working at the shrine throughout the entire day, carving, doing calligraphy, and working various forms of Shinto rites. Its not finished, but she's accepting visitors and offering flame readings.

Around lunchtime, she opens up the journal and sends out a few messages]

Voice, Filtered to Brave Vesperia.

Hello everyone, this is Rei Hino. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who worked on the shrine building. Words are not enough to convey how grateful I am for your hard work, so I made something for each of you. If you have time, please visit me here and I will give it to you, along with a blessing.

Voice
Good Afternoon, Luceti. My name is Rei Hino, and I would like to welcome all of the New Feathers who've just begun arriving. I hope that you are able to adjust to life here without much difficulty. If there is anything that I can do to help, please feel free to contact me.

I would also like to announce the opening of the Tsukino Shrine. It is a place for anyone who wishes to come and recieve a fortune telling, a blessing, or a charm. Also, it is open for anyone who wishes to come and meditate or find a quiet place to spend time. I hope that everyone who visits can find some measure of peace and good cheer here. Please come visit and enjoy the shrine. The person it is dedicated to would have loved having many visitors who spend time here. I would also make it known that should anyone be interested, I will be offering flame readings every day barring shifts and other complications.

Finally, I'd like to inform those that knew him that Viral-san has returned home. If you wish to offer a traveler's prayer for him, then please do not hesitate to visit me and I can show you how to do so. I know that he will need a lot of luck and well wishes in his home, so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for listening, I wish everyone well.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

A traveler's prayer?

Yes, a prayer for someone going on a journey. Its considered good fortune for one's friends to pray for safe journeys.

Eh?! Viral-san left? [They're the first words to come to her mind and be blurted out. It wasn't so much that they had been close - they hadn't - but she had hoped they could show him a different way than he'd known up until Luceti.

Now, that chance is gone.]

You can read fire? [ That's... pretty odd! But interesting. ]

But, shouldn't they always be in your prayers?

Yes, he disappeared a few days ago. I found his room completely empty this morning.

Yes, I can. Its a tradition in my homeland. We read people's fortunes in fire.

Yes, Luce. But these prayers are special, its tradition.

Oh! So it tells you about the person you're reading it for?

But... how do you know what it's saying?

I wish we could have known him better first.

Yes, it does!

[The girl smiles]

There are ways, mostly books. Though, some people can see visions of the future in flames.

He's been a good friend, with a strong heart.

[Rei nods]

You should come to the shrine, and offer a prayer for him, like we did for Usagi-chan. It would be good to send him on his way.

I will. I want to say goodbye as well. Will you be there if I come now?

Visions of the future... [ Like a Seeress... ]

Those kinds of pretty are pretty special, though, huh? Sounds like it.

[Grune had been listening away happily to the announcement concerning the opening of the shine--it sounds like a lovely place to visit! --when Rei had made her second announcement.

At first, she simply...sits there in her room. Her gaze travels up to the picture she had drawn of herself and Viral at the beach. She had made sure to draw them with smiles on their faces, because they'd had such a nice time together.

Then, she sighs quietly.]

Are you sure he went home?

[Maybe he'd just gone on a little walk. Or maybe he was visiting a friend.]

Yes, its not something everyone can do. It takes a lot of training, or special gifts that most priests don't have.

I will be. I'll wait for you Ami-chan.

[Rei hears that familiar, somewhat sad, voice. Grune's had a hard time, losing people she cares about lately. This...bothers her, and she feels very, very sad. But lying to her is out of the question]

Y-yes. His things disappeared from his room in my home. And I tried contacting him, but he was gone.

I'm sorry, Grune-san. If you'd like to say a traveler's prayer, I'll be happy to do it with you.

Hah, between you and Miyabi, no one back home would ever believe I spend this much time at shrines.

I'm debating trying a new blend of tea and if I make it here it might give Ace Garp flashbacks, mind if I come join you? To pay back your hospitality from when I was a child.

Of course I don't mind, Marco-san.

[She does actually like you, Marco. You're not a creeper]

But there is no need to pay me back, your young self was no trouble at all.

[He is totally a creeper, shh.]

It was my attempt for a clever excuse to spend time with a friend and bring tea. That and I still do genuinely appreciate it, eh?

Then by all means, come.

[She'll be waiting for him, tending to a fire while a large number of crows watch, silent sentinels observing the miko at work]

Ah...! The book is talking!

[ there's some rustling noises as Platina examines her journal carefully. ]

What is a new feather? Do you mean these wings?

Where did you say the shrine was?

Its across from Community House Two, on the riverbank.

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