It was the middle of the night, but word travels fast.
The Tower’s dimmed windows suddenly blaze bright as the monks re-light all the candles, and a good portion of the town (yes, INCLUDING Dumpling Dan, his Emboar, and a cart of fresh, last-minute celebration food) come rushing up to see Edward and Cissnei’s late-night discovery. And at least one asshole took it upon themselves to rampage through the inn rattling everybody’s doors and yelling at them to COME QUICK, so all the poor people who were trying to get some shuteye after a long day of researching are apparently out of luck.
At the bottom floor of the tower, the Head Monk (Honk?) carefully unfurls the delicate scroll across a table to reveal an unmistakable brush illustration of Ho-Oh itself, wings spread wide and layered in faded watercolors, triumphantly rising over seven small, gracefully-rendered enrobed figures.
The entire rest of the scroll is taken up by… are those dance steps??
A gasp works its way through the crowd, and the Honk strokes his beard thoughtfully for what feels like an eternity, before finally speaking.
”This scroll depicts an ancient dancing ritual similar to the one known to summon Lugia… of which the only performers are our very own Kimono Dancers.”
The crowd’s earlier gasp is followed by a murmur and a rustle as many of the locals (and really, anyone who’s spent any amount of time in Ecruteak) turn to the Dancers in question, who are all present in an ethereal, tastefully-candlelit crowd of floral patterned fabric. They whisper amongst themselves for a moment, before turning back to the rest, looking apologetic.
”We would love very much to take on the challenge of learning this new dance, but… our youngest sister is injured and cannot dance!”
The smallest of the girls sheepishly reveals a cast on her foot, decorated with many signatures, as well as, notably, differently-colored pawprints from all the sisters’ Eeveelutions.
”We simply cannot dance without her…”
The Head Monk sighs, knowing that trying to convince them is futile, and looks back across the crowd wearily.
”This means… that we must, once again… request volunteers.”
[Holy riverdance, Zubatman! Looks like this prolonged research party is now a DANCE LESSON party! The Kimono Dancers, despite refusing to dance themselves, are more than happy to help instruct any volunteers regardless of experience level in learning the dance steps outlined on the scroll. Will a couple short days of learning be enough for the Ho-Oh Summoning to be successfully performed?? We’ll find out on the 25th!]
[NOTE: This will not be NPC’d or judged, so feel free to thread out your characters perfecting (or the opposite of perfecting) their dance moves to your heart’s content and at whatever pace you choose!]
SUMMON SCROLL OBTAINED
The Tower’s dimmed windows suddenly blaze bright as the monks re-light all the candles, and a good portion of the town (yes, INCLUDING Dumpling Dan, his Emboar, and a cart of fresh, last-minute celebration food) come rushing up to see Edward and Cissnei’s late-night discovery. And at least one asshole took it upon themselves to rampage through the inn rattling everybody’s doors and yelling at them to COME QUICK, so all the poor people who were trying to get some shuteye after a long day of researching are apparently out of luck.
At the bottom floor of the tower, the Head Monk (Honk?) carefully unfurls the delicate scroll across a table to reveal an unmistakable brush illustration of Ho-Oh itself, wings spread wide and layered in faded watercolors, triumphantly rising over seven small, gracefully-rendered enrobed figures.
The entire rest of the scroll is taken up by… are those dance steps??
A gasp works its way through the crowd, and the Honk strokes his beard thoughtfully for what feels like an eternity, before finally speaking.
”This scroll depicts an ancient dancing ritual similar to the one known to summon Lugia… of which the only performers are our very own Kimono Dancers.”
The crowd’s earlier gasp is followed by a murmur and a rustle as many of the locals (and really, anyone who’s spent any amount of time in Ecruteak) turn to the Dancers in question, who are all present in an ethereal, tastefully-candlelit crowd of floral patterned fabric. They whisper amongst themselves for a moment, before turning back to the rest, looking apologetic.
”We would love very much to take on the challenge of learning this new dance, but… our youngest sister is injured and cannot dance!”
The smallest of the girls sheepishly reveals a cast on her foot, decorated with many signatures, as well as, notably, differently-colored pawprints from all the sisters’ Eeveelutions.
”We simply cannot dance without her…”
The Head Monk sighs, knowing that trying to convince them is futile, and looks back across the crowd wearily.
”This means… that we must, once again… request volunteers.”
[Holy riverdance, Zubatman! Looks like this prolonged research party is now a DANCE LESSON party! The Kimono Dancers, despite refusing to dance themselves, are more than happy to help instruct any volunteers regardless of experience level in learning the dance steps outlined on the scroll. Will a couple short days of learning be enough for the Ho-Oh Summoning to be successfully performed?? We’ll find out on the 25th!]
[NOTE: This will not be NPC’d or judged, so feel free to thread out your characters perfecting (or the opposite of perfecting) their dance moves to your heart’s content and at whatever pace you choose!]