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While Amia was thinking, her stomach grumbled, making her realize she was hungry. So she went to see what she could have to eat, there were so many wonderful smells around. She finally decided on a dipped banana, that looked delicious. She paid for one with a strawberry dip, thanking the person selling them. Then turning away from the person and making sure no one was watching, took a bite.

4 Ofuda so far: here Ofuda here and here

Food: Cotton candy

As Amia and Kokonoi continued their searching they both heard the following message yelled out from the dock area, "One hour left until last ferry! One hour left!! Ferry will be leaving on the hour promptly, all passengers not on the ferry will be left behind!" They could also see the various stalls starting to wind down and not have so much food available. More and more priests and priestesses were moving about getting ready for the shrine closing.




Getsumei's weird feeling was caused by a dark skinned priestess with jet black hair and dark eyes which was in stark contrast with her traditional miko outfit. She seemed to be searching for something but when her eyes landed on Getsumei's illusion her eyes narrowed for a moment. She then glared at him and began to stalk towards him. Better get away from this spot before she reaches you.




((Alright folks. Last 24 hours to get rolls in for daytime searching! I'll be moving the meta forward tomorrow around this time.))

Amia continued to work on her cotton candy, hearing the call that was shouted into the air. Ah, seemed it was time for the actual tourists to leave on the ferry now. She saw the priests and priestesses working on getting things cleaned up and ready to close the shrine. She knew her and the others would soon be all alone, to hopefully continue their investigation. She hoped they wouldn't run into any problems.

4 Ofuda so far: here Ofuda here and here

Mezcla didn't realize what what making him feel off at first. His stomach never felt sick like this out of the blue. His eyes narrowed and he whipped his head around until he locked eyes with the priestess. This made him feel nervous, then when she started heading his way he panicked and bolted away. He didn't really pay attention to where he was going just focused on losing the scary priestess before she caught him.

Galatea's weird feeling was that dark haired priestess spotting her again. The priestess had a furious look on her face and was quickly making her way towards you. However she ended up catching sight of something or someone else and ended up heading in a different direction, letting you off the hook.



Kokonoi's ignoring of the ferry's impending departure time allowed him to instead hear a quiet rustling followed by a shriek. Turning in time he sees a flash of fur disappear and a little girl crying with a spilled taiyaki on the ground. Apparently something startled her making her drop her food.



It was Amia's turn to be noticed by the dark haired priestess. She shot a deathly glare at Amia but with the hour growing late, she couldn't do anything else. You see her huff in frustration before heading towards the main shrine building.



Getsumei and Ivy ended up near the same departing group of tourists and overheard them talking about a missing priestess.

"I still can't believe a priestess disappeared and it's just business as usual here. I mean don't they care that a co-worker just vanished?!" One lady was saying, "I hear she was a really nice lady too.... such a shame."

"Oh she was the best! I really hope that they missed her on the last ferry before she disappeared and she just went on a vacation or maybe got called to the shrine in Cenower. I really miss the charms she made and gave out." A different lady replied.



As the group of Makitsu continued their individual investigations the afternoon began to draw to a close. The sky began to grow darker and finally a call for the last ferry was made. The remaining tourists and shrine caretakers made their way towards the ferry. The last person seen walking the grounds, as our group of Makitsu found various hiding spots to not be seen staying, was the dark haired priestess that several had nearly encountered throughout the day. At first it seemed like she was taking stock of things and searching for something. It didn't seem like she was going to be leaving anytime soon. However when the ferry blew it's whistle to signal the departure happening soon she sighed and picked up a bag that had been stashed behind a stall. She quickly headed towards the ferry so as to not be left behind.

A final whistle from the ferry followed by a ringing of the shrine bell signaled the end of the day and now the shrine was fully empty save for the hidden Makitsu. Now they had the run of the place and could fully search it, going into places spotted during the day that were previously inaccessible.

As the day drew ever closer to night the shrine seemed to grow darker faster than when on the mainland. This was mostly due to the heavy fog rolling in. If one looked out at the docks they would see the fog on the water slowly drawing ever closer to the dock until it became too obscured to see. If one was near the torii they would see the thick fog, darker in color, pushing through the forest and drawing up close to the boundary. It never crossed the boundary line of the shrine and as it grew darker in those areas, carved charms and other protective talismans began to faintly glow.

((Now for the out of character stuff. Night is falling and you have mostly fully access to the shrine. Some buildings may be locked and inaccessible and one in particular may be open for exploring if you can find a way in. Any special trinkets that weren't found during the day may be found during the night. I also forgot to mention it before but you may only find one special trinket so if you found one during the day you won't be able to find one at night, instead you'll get a different response depending on what you roll if you roll one. These rules and results will be posted on page 1 in place of the daytime results. The rolling will run for a week to give time for basic searching and for a chance to move back and forth from outside and inside the shrine building. At the end of the week one of the inside shrine building rolls will become a trigger event that will need to be rolled to move the meta forward (if for whatever reason it seems to be taking a couple of days to hit that number the chances will increase as it will gain new numbers to roll).

Nighttime Search Rules and Results

• You may roll once per hour so you can roll multiple times per day.
  
• You are rolling 1d100 die. Please do not use the random number generator but the dice one.
  
• If you roll the option that you found the entrance into the shrine building then you can roll 1d20 die to see what you find inside. For the first week there will be a couple of options to move back outside of the building if you want, or you voluntarily move back outside to search there.
  
• You still need to do some sort of rp reply, doesn't have to be very long, a couple of sentences, but don't just roll and make no reply.
  
• If you land on a a couple of special rolls please quote Blue to get a response as this is a special event or special trinket win. They will be bolded to make them noticeable.
  
• Special trinket win numbers are listed and require you to quote Blue to make sure she sees that you won a special trinket so she can figure out which one you found. As a note there are currently a limited amount of special trinket wins but more may be added to the prize pool. Only one per person
  
• Nighttime searching will last a week for basic searching before the trigger event gets added as a result option.
  
• If you win an Ofuda please keep track of it in your rp posts going forward (you may have multiple) as they may come in handy.

Results

1-10: You find a building that was off limits during the day. You manage to get it open and find a storehouse. This must be where they keep the charms and other trinkets they sell during the day. -take either ofuda or good luck charm-
11-20: You managed to make it into the main shrine building. - roll 1d20 to see what room you find.
21-30: You find a small building that a priest was always guarding. It's locked and you can't get in but looking through a window you can see inside to find that this must be the so called treasure room.
31-40: Man all this searching has made you tired. You decide to take a quick break on a bench and fall asleep for a bit.
41-50: You get to searching a little too close to the shrine boundary and hear a noise from the other side of the rope.
51-60: You managed to make it into the main shrine building. - roll 1d20 to see what room you find.
61-70: As you search the grounds you find a small flame bobbing in the air.
71-80: You find a garden with a small pond. There are some koi swimming around and a splash draws your attention.
81-90: Your stomach grumbles loudly so you stop to take a break. You saw where they were getting food from earlier today. -take food trinket-
91-100: You managed to make it into the main shrine building. - roll 1d20 to see what room you find.



1: You find a series of rooms that used to be where people would stay overnight.
2: You managed to find a bathroom. Might be a good time to take a break.
3: You find what looks to be an office space that is no longer in use. Everything is dusty and looks to be mostly packed up and was removed.
4: You find the kitchen! Maybe a quick snack is in order. -take food trinket-
5: You somehow got turned around and headed back outside to the shrine grounds..
6: You find an almost empty room save for a cushion on the floor. Was someone meditating here at some point? Before leaving you find something strange. -special trinket-
7: You manage to find a store room of sorts, lots of boxes and some old unusable weapons.
8: You find a room filled with books, perhaps a library for the shrine. You spend some time looking the books over until you discover that they're all old daily task diaries.
9: You managed to find a room that is locked and you can't enter.
10: You found a closet! Some spare outfits are hanging up.
11: You somehow got turned around and headed back outside to the shrine grounds..
12: You find a locked room that you managed to open and find it empty. Strange to keep an empty room locked but no matter how long you search there's nothing to be found.
13: You managed to find a room that is locked and you can't enter.
14: You found a cleaning supply closet! Better not mess with anything as the brooms and mops look about ready to fall over.
15: You find a room filled with books, perhaps a library for the shrine. You end up finding a romance novel and spend some time absorbed in it before snapping back to the task at hand.
16: You manage to find a store room of sorts, lots of boxes and some old unusable weapons. Before leaving you find something strange. -special trinket-
17: You find the kitchen! Maybe a quick snack is in order. -take food trinket-
18: You find what looks to be an office space. Nothing of importance can be found unless you want to go over some accounting books.
19: You find what appears to be a breakroom or living space. There's a table and chairs and it looks like some cards on the table.
20: You managed to find a bathroom. Might be a good time to take a break.