☀︎ it's a bright beautiful day to talk to a goddess ☀︎

[purevanillacookie]

Who: Sunyonce + everyone I dunno man
What: Sun Seance to talk to Beiwe
When: mumble mumble warm day high noon yeehaw
Where: Grove, safer
Warnings: None right now but if they come up-
[ A few hours before the sun rises to it's fullest at noon, on a day in September before the Monsters Truly Come Calling But There Might Be a Faerie Or Two when it's particularly warm, Pure Vanilla will write a post. It's quick, and to the point. ]

I believe today would be our best bet at contacting Lady Beiwe. Considering the current state of her Church and it's defilement, I feel holding it in the Grove by her statue will be the best course of action. Of course, I am open to alternatives!

[ But really, unlike the giant statue for Ourania, there is nothing else yet for Beiwe. So anyone glancing out their windows will see Pure Vanilla dutifully drawing a large magic circle with radiating lines and symbols and a spot in the middle, in the dirt. He even moves Beiwe's statue to the middle (minotaur strength, yay!) and Ouraina's statue to a spot in one of the Cardinal Directions that symbolize the moon. A place of honor. There are places left open for others to add their own symbols, their own lines, and being as how it's in the dirt, it's easily changeable as more people show up. Add your magic knowledge or find a spot to sit inside the circle if you desire to speak to Biewe.

Or make garlands of her flowers, or make Sunny D or... something. They're winging it. ]


(( like the moon seance this will mostly be a mingle until the mods come in with whether we succeed, blow up, or set the entire place on fire flamebringer. ))

Comments

[mooninthewater]

I'll start bringing the salmon that way :)

[purevanillacookie]

Thank you, my dear! I will have some grills set up!

[ Or leave that to FB and a giant bonfire... ]

Peepaw Peepaw'ing

[purevanillacookie]

Like the Moon Seance, Pure Vanilla isn't just in a role of making a circle, he's also in the role of making sure everyone who shows up has things to do. Or eat. Shoot, come to the Seance just to have a barbeque honestly. Flamebringer offered to light things on fire, after all, and Mizuki promised fish. For the weird sun baked vitamin humans make.

But that doesn't mean Pure Vanilla can't lay out various baked sweets. Drinks. Sandwiches. Fruits and vegetables. It's nearing lunchtime on the warmest day as Autumn comes closer, you will eat and hydrate and get fussed over.

He can also be found laying out small golden colored stones, that seem to reflect the sun in various manners. One seems to shimmer like a sunset, and the other the soft glow of morning.

... If you eat them, they will taste somehow like a sunset and sunrise, and are crunchy. Yes, they're rock candy.

Other than that he may just be uh. Dozing. Might catch him cross-legged on the circle, head bowed, looking like he's in meditation but if you listen hard enough you can hear the ever so faint sound of snoring.

[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki's here with fish and Sunny D. He's also going to make a little Sunflower crown for peepaw. You're welcome- ]

[ghostharasser]

Hey, Pure Vanilla!

[Look who has A Rock for you.]

[lilyberation]

( white lily cookie is here as well, of course! with her staff in one hand, she is walking around placing small bouquets of marigolds, buttercups, and calendulas at different points in the circle. )

[purevanillacookie]

[ And catch Pure Vanilla watching her like she's the very sun he meant to contact. ]

[quirkynote]

[A.B.A. is here, even though she's still not entirely brave enough to truly "mingle." Instead, she grabs as much raw salmon as she can and creeps over to a corner to chow down. Nothing gets wasted, not on her watch.

If you do make eye contact with her for too long, she will flinch as per usual, but she's going to try to be very brave and not scream about it. White Lily is here, after all.]

We're strengthening love, isn't that beautiful?

[This, in truth, is her main objective. As much as A.B.A. likes to pretend she's the authority on all things love and marriage, she knows deep down inside that simply isn't true. She...wants to be better, she wants to see how they do it.]

[lilyberation]

( she's proud of you, sweetie! )

[purevanillacookie]

It is.

[ Yes he watched her steal raw fish and came to the conclusion she is indeed a feral cat, and now he understands why she resonates more with Lily. Lily is also very feral. He's trying to figure out how to pspspsps her. ]

Including Ourania's statue in our summoning may help stabilize it.

[ghostharasser]

[Oh...what an interesting cryptid. He has seen her around but has yet to talk to her. He has Observed her though. When she speaks his attention is rapt with a little "!"]

Yeah man, definitely.

[Does she want to talk a little? He will be very careful, like he is trying to get a stray cat to like him.]

[magicalsplashflare]

Oh, definitely. The fact that everyone here is willing to work together is a wonderful! [ She holds out one of the few weaved friendship bracelets she's made, complete with little beads that look like the sun or sunflowers in them. ] Here, you can have first dibs for one of these, if you'd like!

[ghostharasser]

[Dipper is here!! He has brought his spicy sun rock, an arm full of various flowers, and a box of baked goods. He was very excited about helping with a seance, you see. He has also probably dragged his uncles along, so have fun with the Pines family being the Pines family in the same room.]

[What Dipper is also doing, is taking photos. You will see him with his camera snapping shots here and there. When he isn't doing that, he's probably sitting down somewhere making notes, and drawing sketches.]

[Of course if anyone needs his help for anything he's more than happy to hop up and do so.]

[theuniverseleads]

[... They are intrigued by the camera. A similar technology exists in Vaugarde, but crafted mirrors aren't exactly portable. This tiny little thing can also make photos? How??

But they're too awkward to ask about it, so Loop is just staring over Dipper's shoulder from a very slight distance away. The glowing head makes it hard to be stealthy.]

[thebladebringstheflame]

[Meanwhile on guard duty and not going to talk to God: Flamebringer has made that bonfire. You know the bonfire he mentioned? Yeah, he's lighting shit up. This bonfire, by the way, is enormous, and everyone is quite lucky he can control fire because otherwise the Grove might burn down.

It's a little much. He's having a phenomenal time. Bring him stuff to roast, let's eat and party!]

I can turn this into an actual thread or we can just handwave it if you want

[quirkynote]

[A.B.A.'s gonna play the "will it kebob?" game and pretty much spear any combo of fruits and vegetables PV brought, as well as the salmon and at least one sandwich. Is Flamebringer gonna want in on this?

No matter how horrible the combo, she will eat all of it.]

[theuniverseleads]

[Loop is either helping with random tasks (do you have a random task? do you need help? wave the star person over they will help, probably) or giving dance lessons. Do you want to learn a sun ritual dance?? Of course you do. Get over here and learn a sun ritual dance.

Whenever they run out of things to do, though, they'll find a nice spot to sit down and zone out. No need to touch the food, since they don't have a mouth! And they'd feel bad asking PV for another favour. It's fine.]

[lilyberation]

A dance...? Yes, please.

[leggierissimo]

[ So many people are here to help! Joshua... is not one of them but what else is new. In fact, he seems perfectly content to sit on the sidelines, probably elevated at least a couple of feet off the ground, either sitting on something or in midair supported by nothing. The air is cooling, and he's intent on enjoying it, thank you very much.

One feature that is constant, however, is a tiny white hedgehog with golden eyes. He may be sitting on Joshua's lap, or he may be tucked inside his jacket, but he's there! He's probably being petted, or being slipped little nibbles of fruit. Or maybe taking a lil hedgie nap. Listen, it's tough work existing out here. ]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Of course Pure Vanilla approaches, having kept one of the 'sunstones' out of the circle. He beams and offers Josh a hello, before gently extending the charged stone towards the little hedgehog. It won't have the same impact as the moonstone did, but it is still magic and should be good for some nibbles. ]

[ephemeralflow]

[Timekeeper is here too! Eating sandwiches and doing her usual semi-creepy people watching, for the most part, though if Pure Vanilla asks anything of her she'll probably oblige.

She's also brought Continuum Cog, which is floating around checking everything out. It's in its white form, and every so often you might catch it vibrate for a moment, and then expel a handful of softly glowing white gummy candies. If you try one, it tastes like pure sugar and... light?? You also feel slightly invigorated after eating it.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ He might actually ask something of her, because he's staring at her Continuum Cog thoughtfully, his eyes actually open for once - Staff closed - as he studies it. Are the gummies it's spitting out... actually energy? It looks vaguely like Loop, in a way.

He noticeable does not look at her. Her Truth is a mess. Confusing, distorted, and twisted around itself and it makes his head hurt. Eventually he closes his eyes and approaches, his Staff opening. ]

Timekeeper Cookie, my friend, welcome. May I ask you something?

[myceelium]

[ Did someone say food? Jade is absolutely here to eat. ...Oh yeah, and summon a goddess, too. Something of that nature. You can find him early on at the little snack table, with quite a stacked plate, just enjoying himself. Fish tasty.

But! He doesn't come empty handed- there are pancakes in various shapes on a nice tray, alongside some syrup and a few toppings for people who like something on the sweet side.

Outside of that, he'll be studying the magic circle and adding his own lines and astrological spell-crafting knowledge into it with a stick. With a flourish of his magic pen, he also summons a few floating orbs of golden light to dance around the circumference of the circle. Perhaps that'll help! Afterwards, Jade takes out a notepad to draw the circle and keep it for reference later. Feel free to bug him, he doesn't mind. ]

magic circle

[purevanillacookie]

[ And Pure Vanilla is right there beside him like the additions summoned him, his expression thoughtful as he watches Jade add his additions. He absolutely loves seeing the intermingling of magic like this, because it always strikes him how similar it is, yet how unfamiliar. He doesn't quite recognize the symbols Jade uses, and yet, he does. Because they fit so snuggly into the circle it's almost as if they were always a part of it.

His voice is soft and musing as he crouches to get a better look, pondering the lines. ]

It will always amaze me how similar magic is across the worlds.

[charlastan]

[So the thing is.......Stan wasn't going to come. Really.

The whole thing sounds like hippie nonsense to him, and he's always thought hippie nonsense was dumb, for various reasons. But then Dipper bribes him with food, and he and his family were just reunited so staying behind didn't really seem great either.

So now he's here. At the hippie nonsense party. Except it's not hippie nonsense because they're dragging a big stone statue into a circle and really getting ready for something he doesn't fully understand.

Dipper and Ford can handle all the magic crud; they're probably thrilled about it. He lets them go do their thing and...hangs back. He spends a lot of time at the snack table eating sandwiches with Sunny D or some of the pastries Dipper brought, but otherwise he actually gives the magic circle a pretty wide berth. He's friendly enough if you talk to him and he doesn't sound like someone who would be a wallflower, but he doesn't go get involved with the ritual or pray or anything like that. If he goes to sit down for a bit, he chooses a sunny spot away from all of the magic.

It's not like he knows what to do with rituals or anything. Everyone's taking it seriously and he's doing his part by not breaking it or screwing it up.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ It's not hard to pinpoint Stan as Stan. Dipper carries a photo around with him that has his family, and Vanilla has definitely seen it. And he remembers Dipper narcing.

So when Stan hangs around by the food and doesn't get involved, that's fine! But it means Pure Vanilla is gonna trot over with a tray full of sweets, tail wiggling as he gets to meet the Grunkle face to face. ]

Hello, my friend! Grunkle Stan, I presume?

[ Ex-Cookie, currently Sheepman, offering you a tray of baked goods. What do you do, Stan? ]

[magicalsplashflare]

[ Mamika has brought an array of friendship bracelets, because she otherwise doesn't really know how she's going to help with the magic stuff. She'll put them on a nearby table, however, and they're all a variety of different patterns and colors. Some thicker than others with clearly varying time put into them, but still pretty regardless.

She has two on her wrist that she's holding onto, one arrow patterned that gradients from red to orange, with frayed edges to look like a feather with opalescent beads scattered throughout, and another made mostly white with strands of deep purple and decorated with shiny gold beads. These two are obviously not up for grabs, she's just waiting to give them to certain someone's...

There are other bracelets that seem to be themed to certain people in her midst, though she is more than happy to let people choose. ]

If the one you like is too short, let me know, I can make it longer! I brought some spear thread with me.

[beathollow]

... What is it...?

[cryptograms]

[ Ford has also been dragged to the seance by Dipper, though rather than being dragged it's more like he heard the word 'seance' and started asking for directions. He's not doing much to help, though. If asked he's perfectly happy to help move a heavy object or draw a magic sigil or two, but for the most part he's documenting the process. The magic circle Pure Vanilla Cookie draws, Beiwe's statue in the middle of it, the various offerings the other attendees make—all of it is noted and carefully sketched in the leather-bound journal in Ford's hands.

He mostly stays out of the way, though if someone is doing something especially interesting there's a non-zero chance he will interrupt them and ask if he can take a closer look. ]

[quirkynote]

[As someone who also enjoys jotting things down aggressively in a notebook, A.B.A.'s curiosity wins over her natural need to keep her distance from people. Although...in her case, she uses her diary as a way of keeping track of all her grudges...

She wonders if he's the same.]

You've been writing for such a long time... You must hate a lot of people here.

[She may be interacting on purpose, but she's still cautious, addressing him from behind.]

[elevator music]

[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki is bringing the salmon and the Sunny D, of course, but he has also brought music in the form of his phone and speakers.

So this is just blasting throughout the gathering, you're welcome. ]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Once everyone has gathered, once the circle has been modified and things have been set on fire, cooked, and woven together, Pure Vanilla gathers those who want to talk to Beiwe into the circle.

Ushers then into positions. ]

Focus, my friends. On Lady Beiwe, on each other, on the warmth and love of the Sun.

[ And all that's left to do is wait, and let the magic flair around them. ]

I am doing this on my phone, if you see a typo no u don't.

[sticksandbonesmods]

[It is extremely Not Difficult to summon Beiwe. Super seriously not difficult. The heat of the raging bonfire will, eventually, feel almost unbearably hot, too much for a bunch of functional-mortals and supernatural creatures, even. It may be tempting to let go and break the circle as the temperature spikes. You may sweat, you may feel like your skin is about to burn off...

And then it stills, the temperature falling back to what is a normal autumn heat, and the warmth becoming far more loving and pleasant. You open your eyes, and you're standing in what looks like a giant's dining room, too short to climb tree trunk sized chair legs, and definitely far too small to make a real influence if you tug that tablecloth nearby. If you can reach it, anyway.

It is, as stated, extremely easy to summon Beiwe. No resistance at all, other than being fucking tiny. The Goddess herself is in the kitchen nearby, preparing something sweet-smelling — oranges and cranberries, you think? — and she rounds the corner with a tray, spots you...

And she laughs. She's large enough to scoop one of you into her hands and carry you around in her pockets like a pet rat, but at least she offers you the dignity of not doing that.]

Sorry, sorry, hold on. [And she waves her wrist around, golden sparks skittering off of her fingernails as they drag across her palm. With a burst of that golden sunlight, all of you are made larger, and this room no longer feels like the room of a giantess. Kind of.] Back in the day, we made you in our image — you know, large — and I forget often that you've shrunk over thousands of years.

Sit. I'm making muffins.

[She's also notably unarmored, unlike her statue tends to depict — simply wearing a white blouse and slacks.

And yes, the guns are out. She is, in fact, fucking jacked.]

Pre summoning

[winterfrosting]

[ as Vanilla works to make his circle, Cacao is a bit aways. He wants privacy for this. His feeings towards sharing their power have softened greatly, but he will never be able to do it as casually as Vanilla seemed to. So he spends the time meditating on the Light of Resolution and tightening his focus before prying the stone from its setting.]

Master is playing a dangerous game.

Does that mean you are not enough to protect me then, noble dragons?

Heh, we did not say that! But we all know this wasn't for this outsider god.

And?

As long as you are aware! We will see how it plays out!

[ cacao grunts in annoyance but focuses back on his task, taking the dager sharp tip to the Jam in his fingers... and snaps.

It's surprisingly easy. The stone, unbreakable by even the strongest blade or spell, is bound as always by his Resolution to the task. He gasps, wincing. He can't help but remember the last time it cracked, and his heart wails at it, tears in his eyes.

But he believes in the task, so he cups his fingers around the tip, nearly a fifth of the gem, before going to find Vanilla to hand it over.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ And Pure Vanilla will join him halfway, and gently lead him away from the others again, so it's just them two. So he can kiss him and carefully unwrap a piece of cloth, a similar piece of blue inside of it. The second fourth of his own Jam.

He did it alone as well, so no one could see the way it affected him. ]

Are you sure about this, my love? There is time for you to place it back together. I will not fault you, nor deride your decision.