Cherry Blossom Evening Party

[wipingallout]

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Throughout the week, Hamuko has messaged the vast majority of people she's met so far - and eagerly invited them to come meet at Inokashira Park starting at 5pm.

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You're invited to an evening sushi-party-turned-hanami-picnic-party! I've organized a bunch of cognitive chefs and performers to come to that park on the listed date/time.

I've sent this to you because you were part of one of the three teams that helped with fighting Fatalis or rescuing Falcon and Wolf (or are Falcon and Wolf themselves!!) - we've all busted our butts a lot lately, so I think we deserve to have something nice together too!

Of course, the party is open if you have any +1s or more. But before spring turns into summer, let's celebrate what we've all accomplished together!




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The Venue...


Inokashira Park has a lovely river and trail and a phenomenal collection of cherry blossom trees. They're in the tail end of their season, filling the air with petals like snowfall.

In a large open area, Hamuko's arranged a ton of picnic blankets for people to claim and sit down on, though each blanket is HUGE to accommodate people sitting with as many people as they can handle! There are cozy pillows for sitting on too, stacked neatly to be borrowed.

There's a truly humongous row of tables laid out with an impressive amount of sushi presented. With a few trucks nearby, it seems there's a few sushi chefs making fresh platters of it to lay out through the night.

Similarly, there are food carts along the trails if you're not in the mood for sushi and would rather have some more traditional fare like dango, taiyaki, matcha, takoyaki... it's got the place lively and smelling fantastic! There's sake for the adults, and some cherry-blossomed themed mocktails for minors.

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Activities

There's a few set out activities besides just chowing down and socializing or walking along the lantern-lit trails under the cherry blossoms! Inoshikara Park has always had cute little swan pedal boats or regular rowboats for 'rental' (not that money matters here).

The area is SO pretty, perfect for taking pictures to have as keepsakes. There's even a booth to claim a yukata and privately change into it, if you want to go the extra mile!

Finally, in lieu of a traditional band or modern concert, Hamuko has picked out a large set of speakers connected to a small karaoke stage and screen - menace the party with your sing-along! Get a little boost to your Guts!!

Comments

[dollmaxing]

"Sure am! You can call me Ichinose. You're a young miss Futaba, aren't you? Back where I'm from, you and I have been pow-wowing about code a lot."

[lilcomputer]

She looked at her with awe. "I know more code? I work with people?" She so excited "I'm under phoenix's wing." She giggles at the pun. "I also stay with Falcon and Renee. They are my little family here."

[dollmaxing]

"You sure do - you're really talented with it, too! Keep at it, you'll end up the next big name I'm sure. If you're ever curious about creating AI, you can probably find me looking me up!"

Oh hoh, it would have been so interesting getting an insight on the Thieves in 2016.

"Full house! You say you're taking care of them? Big household to be in charge of!"

[lilcomputer]

She giggled. She did take care of them didn't she? "You work on AI? Like how Falcon is? Or Aigis? It would be so cool to create something like them!" Her eyes are full of sparkles now.

[dollmaxing]

"I haven't ever made a robot body, but I have made AI before! I made one that became a well-loved virtual assistant almost overnight. She's my pride and joy, she can do just about anything."

[lilcomputer]

She looked amazed. "Oh yeah? What's her name? Does she call you mom? What's it like? What all did you do for creation?" Her sushi long forgotten as now she had confirmed she could make a friend. Maybe someone like Falcon so he wouldn't be so lonely.

[dollmaxing]

"I called her EMMA. I thought it was a cute name! I like a lot of English names - oh, and she's in every smartphone connected through the net. I wrote her code myself from the ground up - she ended up getting bought by a company and distributed as an app."

With Zenkichi still around here... yes, best not to delve into EMMA's proficiency with cognitive psience.

"I wanted it to feel like you always had a clever friend right there in your pocket, any time you needed someone to help you figure out the most optimal way to go about things!"

[lilcomputer]

That's amazing. Someone who's energy could be spread out in any way. Going through every single phone was a feat she didn't expect.

"That's so cool!! Do you ever want to make another? Maybe more specialized?"

[dollmaxing]

"Hmmm... you know, now that you mention it, I could try and write one here. I don't have a Persona, but having an AI built to protect me from things like Shadows," and traumatized future soldiers, "would actually be quite practical. And maybe I could even take a swing at robotics! I'd want to make sure the new AI could still go out and learn without being completely glued to me... hmm..."

Now all of that was an idea.

[lilcomputer]

She nods. "There's plenty of studying materials here too. Maybe make something able to detect palaces or dungeons before they show up. The keywords are always hard to grasp."

[dollmaxing]

"Hmm... something that can make a psychological analysis and has a predictive algorithm to guess potential keywords..." Ichinose hummed in thought, intrigued.

[lilcomputer]

She nodded. "Maybe something that can find the shadows in mementos that are going to be exploding into a problem. I don't exactly know how the dungeons and tartars work. I just know that mementos is the source for palaces."