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EVENT LOG: HÆIÐRS-MINNI
Who: EVERYONE
What: the Hæiðrs-Minni event log
When: November 16
Where: EVERYWHERE
Rating: PG-13; please take anything higher than this to a private log!
morning: the funeral 
The morning sun is lost behind clouds that pour in an endless rain, casting the city into a dark and gloomy shadow. The streets of Asgard are almost entirely empty, although hardly a soul can be found indoors either. Everyone is gathered instead at the riverbank on the castle grounds, where a series of boats are tethered along the short and gently tugging with the current. The native Asgardians place gifts, food, and personal belongings into the boats in memory of their lost loved ones.
Whether you've lost someone, were lost yourself, or carry some other loss within you, the natives invite you to place your own offerings in the boats to send off your sorrows together.
Several hours into the morning, once everyone has had their chance to fill the boats, Heimdall gives a short speech honoring those that fell in the recent battle as the boats are let loose down the river. Honir fires an arrow towards the last one to float away, and Odin lights it on fire as it soars overhead, the single arrow splitting into a wave of shooting stars that strike each boat dead center. The boats alight all at once, and even with the rain pouring overhead, they continue to burn as they float gently out of sight, carrying everyone's grief away with them.
all day: the dedication 
Throughout the rest of the day, many of Asgard's residents seem to buzz around Firar Samka, the cultural museum in Mimir's district. A new wing has been added to document Asgard's recent triumphs, but most especially to honor the unexpected stalwart allies of the kingdom: you, the Wanderers from other worlds. This display was added to memorialize the lengths you've gone to in the name of protecting and preserving life within the realm, the core purpose of Asgard in its entirety. You are heroes among gods and this exhibit seeks to portray that for all to see.
As you wander through the display, you might see childish drawings of familiar people fighting a massive dragon, or a large painted mural of solemn faces standing off against an army of ghoulish figures. Skadi can be found beside these, sometimes twisting them into eerie motion or placing a new piece somewhere along the halls.
Elsewhere, you can find Njord alone or accompanied by some human skalds as they sing or read poetry or even sometimes reenact part of the battles against the Red Death and the Army of the Dead. Your characters can watch or join, and they might even hear their own names mentioned among the reverence and song. This is the story of Asgard and the Wanderers conquering death, and you're right at the center of it.
evening: the feast 
To end the day on a high note, everyone is invited to Nādhirhöll in Tyr's district, where the entire banquet hall has been decked out in so many colors and leaves and lights that it might feel like walking into an overgrown forest tightly held in the grips of a sparkling autumn. With the growing success of the distilleries in Njord's district, vodka and ales are passed around freely alongside the mountains of food available on tables in every room. People dance and sing and lounge around the leaves with laughter and a joyful appreciation of life in the air.
If your character joins the party, they might notice themselves feeling more warm and relaxed over the course of the evening. They might have the unusual inclination to be more physically affectionate with people and vocally declare their appreciation to them. Deep in this glittering "forest," it is easy to feel lost in the warmth and comfort of good company and relative safety.
This party continues into the morning of the next day, something that many may not realize as deeply wrapped in an artificial forest as they may be. The effects of the curse fade as everyone stumbles their way out of Nādhirhöll, leaving a heavy blanket of strangely warm exhaustion behind. It's been a long and potentially emotional day, but the city seems to be brought together under a shared relief and a new tomorrow.
[ OOC NOTES: This is the event log for Hæiðrs-Minni! There are various goings-on throughout the day to acknowledge past strife and be grateful for a projected future. If you have any questions or need any help, please let us know on the mod contact page! ]
What: the Hæiðrs-Minni event log
When: November 16
Where: EVERYWHERE
Rating: PG-13; please take anything higher than this to a private log!
The morning sun is lost behind clouds that pour in an endless rain, casting the city into a dark and gloomy shadow. The streets of Asgard are almost entirely empty, although hardly a soul can be found indoors either. Everyone is gathered instead at the riverbank on the castle grounds, where a series of boats are tethered along the short and gently tugging with the current. The native Asgardians place gifts, food, and personal belongings into the boats in memory of their lost loved ones.
Whether you've lost someone, were lost yourself, or carry some other loss within you, the natives invite you to place your own offerings in the boats to send off your sorrows together.
Several hours into the morning, once everyone has had their chance to fill the boats, Heimdall gives a short speech honoring those that fell in the recent battle as the boats are let loose down the river. Honir fires an arrow towards the last one to float away, and Odin lights it on fire as it soars overhead, the single arrow splitting into a wave of shooting stars that strike each boat dead center. The boats alight all at once, and even with the rain pouring overhead, they continue to burn as they float gently out of sight, carrying everyone's grief away with them.
Throughout the rest of the day, many of Asgard's residents seem to buzz around Firar Samka, the cultural museum in Mimir's district. A new wing has been added to document Asgard's recent triumphs, but most especially to honor the unexpected stalwart allies of the kingdom: you, the Wanderers from other worlds. This display was added to memorialize the lengths you've gone to in the name of protecting and preserving life within the realm, the core purpose of Asgard in its entirety. You are heroes among gods and this exhibit seeks to portray that for all to see.
As you wander through the display, you might see childish drawings of familiar people fighting a massive dragon, or a large painted mural of solemn faces standing off against an army of ghoulish figures. Skadi can be found beside these, sometimes twisting them into eerie motion or placing a new piece somewhere along the halls.
Elsewhere, you can find Njord alone or accompanied by some human skalds as they sing or read poetry or even sometimes reenact part of the battles against the Red Death and the Army of the Dead. Your characters can watch or join, and they might even hear their own names mentioned among the reverence and song. This is the story of Asgard and the Wanderers conquering death, and you're right at the center of it.
To end the day on a high note, everyone is invited to Nādhirhöll in Tyr's district, where the entire banquet hall has been decked out in so many colors and leaves and lights that it might feel like walking into an overgrown forest tightly held in the grips of a sparkling autumn. With the growing success of the distilleries in Njord's district, vodka and ales are passed around freely alongside the mountains of food available on tables in every room. People dance and sing and lounge around the leaves with laughter and a joyful appreciation of life in the air.
If your character joins the party, they might notice themselves feeling more warm and relaxed over the course of the evening. They might have the unusual inclination to be more physically affectionate with people and vocally declare their appreciation to them. Deep in this glittering "forest," it is easy to feel lost in the warmth and comfort of good company and relative safety.
This party continues into the morning of the next day, something that many may not realize as deeply wrapped in an artificial forest as they may be. The effects of the curse fade as everyone stumbles their way out of Nādhirhöll, leaving a heavy blanket of strangely warm exhaustion behind. It's been a long and potentially emotional day, but the city seems to be brought together under a shared relief and a new tomorrow.
[ OOC NOTES: This is the event log for Hæiðrs-Minni! There are various goings-on throughout the day to acknowledge past strife and be grateful for a projected future. If you have any questions or need any help, please let us know on the mod contact page! ]
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You don't think you look pretty right now?
[ But it's so obvious! No mirror would lie!
(Also, let's not talk about Chizuru's own looks, okay, that'd just get depressing for her.) ]
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[But that is entirely the point…… ah well. The desire to not talk about yourself is one that Wen Qing also has, it seems, because she’s also deflecting. She’s returning quickly to her senses after the initial fluster; the burn of swallowing a bit too much alcohol a bit too fast is also helping.]
Everyone wears pretty stuff at banquets. Or they don’t. It doesn’t matter either way, they’re still the same people underneath.
[She’s saying this sardonically, because she’s seen many assholes dressed up nice (but remain assholes), but it does come out kind of deep.]
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[ Although Chizuru isn't viewing it in nearly as cynical of a light. It's what happens when you assume the best when it comes to people. She's taking it more as an "inner beauty is what really counts" kind of message.. ]
I guess what's really important at a banquet is for everyone to have fun. And they seem to have that going on here right now, at the very least.
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[What she's really saying is “what? no??”]
People do politics at banquets. It's only that this place doesn't have much of that.
If they really wanted to have fun this should be a festival, outside with the commoners, and we wouldn't have to dress up. Not as much at least.
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Sure, a festival is something Chizuru is more used to as well.. But she just assumed that maybe they didn't have those in this place. Enough of the culture here seems different enough already from what she's used to. ]
The way those people are having fun just reminds me of the way the men back home would go have fun after a succesful mission. It doesn't seem that formal to me at all..
[ Hence why Chizuru isn't quite as dressed up. ]
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Your kind of celebrations sound like they were nice. I never liked mine much, but maybe they weren't very good to begin with.
[Wen Qing’s curiosities have never stretched in that direction, but hey- she has to meet Chizuru in the middle. That’s what socialisation is about. Chizuru’s a good deal better than most of the people she’s had to deal with in her life, anyway. She would drink a bit more of the wine at this point, but she realises she’s chugged the whole thing earlier.]
Have you tried the rice wine? It's good.
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Huh? N.. No, I haven't. [ Even though the celebrations back home did involve a lot of drinking, that's something Chizuru herself never really participated in. She never even thought about it, really.. ]
I usually don't drink those things.. [ But out of fear of being rude she quickly adds-- ] Do you think I should try it?
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[Wen Qing frowns. She is a very sensible drinker, and the sensible thing to do is to not get drunk for the first time in the middle of a party.]
The other drinks aren't bad. I had rice wine where I come from, so I like it better.
[It’s a shame that Chizuru wouldn't recognise rice wine even if she did drink it, but there will be other #justeastasianthings. Like rice itself, when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are done with their farm. Or- oh, wait a minute.]
Or- did you have tea where you come from? Ye Zun made tea as well as the wine.
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[ There's definitely a #justeastasianthing that Chizuru has experience with. Quite a lot. This is what happens when you spend years of your life being - among other things - the local tea-making girl for a huge group of men.. ]
I really like tea, so I sure could go for something like that right now. [ She actually does look kind of eager at the mention. She really must like it. ]
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Ye Zun can make tea. I don't know if he's done that for today’s banquet, but we can check.
I need another drink right now anyway.
[She tilts her cup to show its emptiness, then looks towards the banquet tables.]