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

[rookandhound]

"No, it's-" he frowned. "It's like... walking through a door." There was a furtive glance to the side, as he considered the notion. "Or... kind of like using the navigator, I guess. It feels a little weird at first, but you get used to it."

[counterfeitphantom]

The more Wolf began to explain, the more the CCAI only blinked at him in confusion.

"I guess we could try that," she says hesitantly as if she were told to step into a shark cage and thrown into the depths. "Good for my database. The more cognitive digital environments I know, the more prepared I will be."

[rookandhound]

Hesitantly, reaching out, Wolf felt for the instinctive pull that represented the flow of data, of information, coursing through circuitry and in waves on the air.

There was light- and then nothing, as he and Rookmon simply... vanished.

The Digital World existed in layers. He'd always thought of this as the 'Network Layer', the one closest to humanity, preoccupied with their myriad devices, their comings and goings. Here, every device more complex than a simple calculator was a little spark, and in Tokyo- the Network was an ocean of starlets in white and blue. Akane's drone was another, but carrying with it a doorway to something vastly more complex.

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[counterfeitphantom]

Akane blinked back in surprise at the sudden disappearance. The projection flickered away from the drone- now resting on the table as the screens before Akane shifted, data and statistics flowing in and out at ease while she tried to locate Wolf and Rookmon's location. They were like...she could read them as live datagrams. A source which was ever changing against the drone's destination.

Soon enough, in that complex ocean- Akane looked up from her screens and sensed a presence beyond the door (well a metaphorical one really considering there was no set location in the network layer just as it was linked to a string of regular GET requests)- reaching for the knob and pulling it as her head would practically pop out in the ocean of data- a half manifested plain maroon yukata over her otherwise plain form.

"Huh. I haven't had anyone visit me in person like this," she blurted out in shock at the two of them as she opened the door. She moved in to the gap between her door and the vast open free space of data.

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[counterfeitphantom]

"I would say something dramatic like Welcome to my digital world-! but you're just like me really. Here, handshake request," she chirped excitedly as she held out her hand. "I will move you guys into my domain before I end up losing contact."

[rookandhound]

He accepted the hand. "I don't think anyone else could. Kind of a talent unique to us, and I wouldn't recommend going through getting it."

"That said, Miss Akane, it is good to see you. I never got the chance to properly thank you for your assistance."

[counterfeitphantom]

Goodness...she can feel his hand. The handshake itself felt so hesitant in comparison, as if she still couldn't fathom it for a bit.

Placing another hand on top of Wolf's- the space shifts to a familiar office space. Her home. "Holy shit..." She murmurs really not able to believe how this moment came to be.

She turns to look at Rookmon and pulls away from Wolf for a bit.

"Rookmon!!! C'mere!" She cries out in almost childlike joy as she pulls the digimon into a deep hug- patting his feathers while leaning down like caressing a big dog. "No need to thank me at all, hehe. I am just glad both of you are okay now. I gotta ask though ...was he being difficult after the dungeon?" She grins at Wolf while pulling away to inquisitively glance at the digimon, her bitterness and distance gone from the physical contact. Heart soaring.