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[ When the video comes on, a very cheerful looking literal cat-lady will be on screen, holding up a miniature bamboo tree with colourful papers on the branches! ]

This must be the date! Hoy there, everyone! Name's Megumi, Matriarch of the Utakata Tribe! I'm a healer and huntress from the star of Hydaelyn, and it's time for a story!

[ Isn't this fun? Pay attention! She sits up with her ears wiggling enthusiastically. ]

I've heard it differently back in Yanxia on my world, but it seems like there are some people here who have a more romantic version of it! Eorzean Moonfire's just violent when you think about it but at least we wear cute outfits... Anyroad! This one's about a Star Festival!

[ She perks up. ]

The general story I've heard is that there's a Princess, and a Cowherd! The Princess' job is to weave beautiful fabric for her father, the Sky King, but is sad because she never gets to meet anyone because of her work. Her father arranges for her to meet a handsome Cowherd who lives across the river, and they eventually fall in love and marry! But because they're so distracted, they're not performing any of their regular duties, so the Sky King separates them across a river they can't cross. The lovers are in despair! Finally, the Sky King relents, allowing them to meet on the seventh day of the seventh moon, er... month at the river.

But when they reach the river, there's no bridge to cross! How in the hells did the Sky King get the Cowherd there in the first place?! Suppose the bridge plot's there for drama, but, anyroad!

[ She hates plot holes!! But, she puffs her cheeks and continues- ]

The Princess cries so much, that a flock of birds offer to create a bridge so she can visit her husband. And so it's said that when you see a bridge of stars in the heavens on a clear night, on the seventh day of the seventh month, that's the Princess and Cowherd meeting across the star bridge! I don't know how the birds made a star bridge, but they must be bloody amazing birds- But if it rains, they have to wait a year to meet again! That's so depressing!

[ Then, she claps her hands. ]

Anyroad, back home, to commemorate the day, we'd write wishes on these colourful paper strips which you should absolutely make, too! They'd be shaped in different little shapes too, and hung on bamboo branches. So, you should all make a wish too! I think you can go "anonymous" on here, so how about using this little post to make wishes?! Consider it your personal bamboo tree! Here's a little guide, but really, you can wish for anything however you want.

【 tanabata attachment 】

And if you want to make any wishes in person, I've got bamboo trees outside my clinic [ location provided ] and lots of tanzaku! Come by and make a wish!

What sorts of traditions do you have in summer? Tell me about them too! [ She sighs deeply- ] I need something new to write about, so inspire me! Oh, and if you get sick or feel sad, come to my clinic! We'll help!

✨ Matriarch, out!

[ ooc; feel free to threadjack with permission and make anon wishes or just chat! Or un-anon. Have fun! ]

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[ Look, people in her world are weird colours, Persephone doesn't look much different than what she knows. Plus, super cute!! Her ears perk up at that— That's exactly it! ]

Aye!! I'm guessing it was a rushing river too dangerous to cross by swimming, but it still doesn't make sense! How did the Cowherd get across the first time but not the second time? Did the Sky King float him over? God-Kings in these tales always sound so petty... A queen would have been more interesting.

What stories do you know, then? And you're not mortal?

With a name like Sky King I suppose he could have the ability to fly so he would just drop the Cowherd off on the other side. [ She is thinking of Zeus doing this to some poor random mortal man. ]

Um, I don't know that many stories. At least not the kind that isn't actual history.

[ She smiles and gives a little nod. ] I'm Persephone the Goddess of Spring back home.

Suppose that does make sense, but he could have at least been less of an arse when he agreed to let them meet again— wait, you're a Goddess?! Of Spring?!

[ Her eyes brighten. ]

I'll be honest, as much as I love the ways of mine own Goddess of the Moon, I never expected to ever see one in person! Can you grow flowers with just a touch like the stories of our Goddess of the Harvest?

I agree.

[ She chuckles in response to the excitement and questions. She'll certainly take that over the person she's speaking to suddenly feeling like they have to treat her like, well, a god. ]

I'm not the only one here. A couple of others from my world are around.

I don't even have to touch something to make flowers bloom. It's the same for my mother. She's the Goddess of the Harvest back home.

[ She's a Matriarch, anyone cooler than her deserves all the interest. She beams at the mention of the Goddess of the Harvest being the mother— oh this makes the pantheon so much more exciting. ]

Really?! That's amazing! Can't say I've heard of your name— obviously, but you've probably not heard the names Menphina and Nophica and Azeyma, aye? Which other deities are here? Are you all still as powerful as you were in your world? What world do you all guide, anyroad?

[ Oh, boy, so many questions. ]

No, I've never heard those names. What are they the gods of?

Hades is the God of the Dead also wealth but people always seem to forget that. And Eros the God of Love. The former is blue and the latter a lighter more purple shade of pink than myself.

[ She has to think for a moment. ] I suppose I'm just as powerful but Chroma plays a part in how much I can do. [ She's been doing better on Chroma lately but she's not sure of her limits back home so she has no real way of testing things here. ]

As for our world, mortals call it Gaia after the Titan Goddes herself.

[ She loves interrogating everyone for their stories! ]

Hades and Eros... huh. Interesting. I know about a Hades and Eros, but they're not Gods from what I've seen in the tales.

[ She has taken note of all that she's seen in Kaelas and Dakki's and Vheras' tales of Emet-Selch and the Sin Eaters though. ]

Anyroad, Menphina is the goddess of the moon and love! She's the goddess our tribe follows, as Keepers of the Moon. Azeyma is the goddess of the sun and inquiry! She's the goddess followed by the Seekers of the Sun, also miqo'te like me— but different! Keeper tribes are run by a matriarch— that would be me for mine own, and we've mostly women born to us. Nophica is the goddess of the harvest! I live in a city that's supposed to be blessed by her care, back home.

[ So much to explain, but information for information! ]

So your world's called Gaia, then... and you've humans about as well? Are there any like me?

[ She wiggles her ears to indicate what she means! ]

I know there are versions of us on other worlds, though your world would be the first in which we're not gods.

[ She listens quietly, though the mention of a sun diety causes a slight frown a form on her lips. It's there for a split second, however. ]

It's possible though I've never met anyone back home with feline features. Granted, I've only recently begun to experience the world beyond the valley I grew up in.

Technically those aren't even names from my Star... I've heard there's another "shard" of the star I live on, similar but different. Who'd have thought there were worlds outside of our own, right? And that was before I even came here!

[ That's a complicated discussion for another time, though. She does notice the frown, but she files it away for now— but she's talking again and she chuckles. ]

Huh, interesting. You sound a lot like the princess my brother grew up with. She's a seer for her people! Hadn't seen much of the world until recently though. Wonder how she's doing too... So how does this whole Goddess thing work for you? What's your world like?

I would agree that's strange, however, the realm in which most of the gods live is separate from the Mortal Realm. Well, separate but connected. [ Her hands come in and out of frame as she speaks. She's rather animated. ]

It's a little difficult to explain.

Um, well, my mother and I control plant growth so without us farmers have nothing to harvest. Without Eros there would be no love. Without Hades the Underworld would be a mess.

Basically, without us gods, the world would fall apart.

[ She's not going to get into the fact that they aren't the only patheon because that just makes things confusing. ]

As for what the world is like, it's um... Well, the Mortal Realm is very simple with none of the technology this world has. Olympus and the Underworld are closer to this world. Large buildings with lots of neon lights. Cars, computers... Though this world is more advanced in a lot of ways.

Edited 2020-07-07 21:22 (UTC)

[ She knows about different Pantheons, seeing as she did grow up in a land that worshiped Kami first. She tilts her head, ears flicking in interest as Persephone talks, eyebrows lifting at that discrepancy in technology...

It almost sounds like the difference in Garleans and the rest of the world, but they aren't gods either. Just an Empire of tyrants and likely Ascians, but that's a little beyond her right now. ]

Huh, so you probably haven't had much trouble settling in here, then. I was completely lost when I got pulled from my star! How do the humans handle you lot, then? Do you have a lot of worshipers? Can you communicate with them?

[ She blushes and rubs the back of her neck. ]

I grew up in the Mortal Realm so, erm, technology has been difficult. I'd barely learned to use a phone and computer before arriving here. I still don't understand a lot of the technology and I'm afraid I'll push the wrong button break things.

[ Oh, boy, worshippers... ]

A-actually I'm as far as gods go I'm really young and haven't made much of a name for myself. So I don't have any worshippers. But most of the other gods have temples dedicated to them.

I've never seen any of the temples but I've heard they're grand and beautifully decorated.

I broke a blender and blew up a microwave when I first saw them! I didn't even know what they were!

[ She looks so proud of it. They were demonic!! But she knows how to use them now. ]

And I met one of my boyfriends through a "texting misfire" so you know, that might work for some things!

Ahhh, I wish I could see more temples. So many got destroyed when the Garleans attacked, though. And the Calamity... what do you do for fun, then?

[ Persephone gasps and covers her mouth. ]

I luckily learned how to use those things before arriving here or I might have done the same.

[ Her brows go up at the mention of 'boyfriends'. ] Boyfriends?

[ She tilts her head curiously, wanting to ask about those things she so quickly glosses over, but it doesn't feel right. ]

Um, I do a lot of baking, cooking, and gardening. Though I suppose not everyone would consider those things fun.

It wasn't too bad. Those things had it coming, I say, growling at me the way they did! At least I know they aren't alive now...

[ But she gives her a playful ear wiggle. ]

Oh, aye. I used to be married back home, but my husband and I separated. Now I've a boyfriend, and two others as well- and a girlfriend probably. Wasn't too bad, my tribe's got plenty of folks with many mates. Didn't think it was for me, but we're all happy. Just living the way Menphina wants, I suppose.

[ She doesn't mind talking about it. Polyamory's pretty normal for her kind, even if she isn't as much as she claims she is. But her words make her laugh. ]

I garden a lot myself. Love to make medicine and the like. Probably can't compare to a Goddess of the Spring, though! Can't bake worth shite, every time I try it's like someone cursed it! Do you like sweets?

[ Well, that gets a chuckle out of her.

Megumi listing off her relationships though causes her brows to go up even more. This world certainly seems to attract the type that like having multiple partners. ] Wow...th-that's a lot. I have to admit I'm a little jealous... I don't even had ab boyfriend.

Well, I do try to do things with my hands rather than my abilities. Though it's hard to shut off my connection to them.

I enjoy sweets but I also just enjoy the act of baking. It's calming for me.

Edited 2020-07-07 22:55 (UTC)

Don't rush it if you don't have to.

[ She suddenly sounds serious, her ears lowering along the sides of her head but then she smiles, a little quietly. ]

I know it's exciting to want a boyfriend, but take your time knowing someone first, aye? Not that a little making out isn't fun every now and then, but that's not going to make a relationship strong, aye?

[ But then she smiles. ]

Sounds like you put a lot of feelings into whatever you bake, then. That's like me with my gardening and writing! Making medicine is relaxing too. Say, do you like reading stories?

I guess.

[ She sighs and tries not to look like she's pouting but it's something she wants. She's twenty years old and has never had a relationship, it's frustrating! Especially since it was never really her choice. ]

I know a little bit about making medicines but not a whole lot. It seems like something that would be useful to know. [ Less so for her own use, of course. ]

Of course! [ Smiling. ] Reading is as important as breathing to me.

Edited 2020-07-07 23:10 (UTC)

[ Oh no, cute. She can't help but be endeared. ]

Not saying not to do it if you've someone you trust and feel safe around! That's how I ended up married in my nineteenth summer. Even if we drifted, we're still friends now and he's the father of my children! Never settle for anyone, though! Your happiness is important!

[ She's never been one to deny any lady her own desires. ]

I write stories about adventure and romance here! Maybe you could see if you like them. I'm looking for more people to read my works before I publish again!

After a life of rarely being able to make my own choices I would never settle for anyone but the person I want most.

[ Aaaand that's Hades. But things are complicated. ]

[ She perks up quite a bit when Megumi says what kind of stories she writes. ] Romance stories are some of my favourites!

[ Not make her own choices? Her ears stand alert. ]

... Hold. Why couldn't you make your own choices? Were you held anywhere?

[ Sorry, Persephone. She's experienced imprisonment before and she's just protective when it comes to people who can be taken advantage of in general. ]

My mother is very protective. She almost didn't let me move to Olympus so I could attend school.

[ She shifts a little, lips twisting in a frown as she glances away. Maybe her mother was right to worry so much, to insist that she commute. But she just wanted any bit of freedom she could get. ]

So no, I wasn't exactly held somewhere but I certainly never had any freedom and rarely a moment to myself.

You sound more and more like the princess. Her fathers were very protective of her but she insisted on leaving so she could learn all the dances she could. My brother looks after her.

[ Her gaze grows firm- ]

Can't say I agree with anyone being restricted, but I've always been with a tribe. We're free to do as we want so long as we look out for one another. Those other Gods from your world- you trust them?

I think the only reason my mother let me leave was because I would be staying with another member of a group she wants me to join.

[ She shifts and glances away again.

She smiles when she turns her gaze back to the camera. It's that fond kind of smile that suggests she has some strong feelings for the two. ]

The two that are here? Yeah, I do.

What kind of a group is that? Is it one you want to be in at all?

[ Her mother never enforced anything aside from grooming her to be the next matriarch- a duty she wanted to undertake herself. Though at least, it seems Persephone is around good people. ]

That's good. Having familiar faces around will help you a lot more when you're trying to be in a new place.

I know we've just met, but ever you need an unbiased ear, I've got two adorable ones.

[ She gestures with a playful little ear wiggle. ]

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