An ideal spot for relaxation.
I knew that well enough, mainly because, well – I am the Installation-Type Cartreffa Island, the spirit and personification of this Naval Yard, which was formally under the rule of the SDF-Navy. I was left to my own devices, for my role was not one of an active base, but as a centre for R&R for the shipgirls and shipboys of the SDF-Navy and of friendly nations, civilian enterprises and private people.
And only for our kind.
Humans needed special permission to even think about coming here.
That being said, there wasn't much here for them to see anyway: The Pontoon Harbour, the settlement, dense jungle, and, deep within said jungle, the Temple of Lodan Lir and Aranrot. The former was revered by the Selkie as the God of Sea and Rivers, the latter as Goddess of the Moon and Stars, the two of them deeply in love and deeply separated by their elements.
The Temple was a bit derelict, though.
I had called for aid, from the SDF-Navy, from Independent Shippersons and I had made an offer: Help me with the temple and a party on the day humans celebrated the Harvest Festival would happen. Food, drink, drinks, fun and games (including a gunnery competition), I had a few incentives.
During the renovation, someone had a bright idea, though: “Hey, let's invite foreign shippersons as well!” We all stopped and looked at Rona. The green-haired young woman with the crocodilian tail grinned at me. She usually went by SDFS ARC-26 Rona, an LBT, but she liked to be called Rona. “That'd be fun, right?”
I thought for a moment. I was a resort for shippersons, a former pirate base and while I had my regulars, and irregulars, the more the merrier...
“You know, that'd be quite fun.”, another voice, belonging to the corvette Siohas, said. Agreeing murmurs followed.
I looked to Maighdean, my friend and modern guided missile cruiser. She shrugged.
“Alright, I'll send out the invite – and bust out the bottles more suited for our stature!”, I explained with a grin. Cheers followed.
Hello and welcome to A Festival of Stars!
First things first: This RP is one using Moe anthropomorphisms of ships, think Kantai Collection or Azur Lane. If that is not your cuppa tea, be aware of this.
This is also a festival-RP, this year's Harvest Festival, held at a remote island in the Free Lands. While there will be competitions (first and foremost of course the aforementioned gunnery competition, simplified from what the nice ladies and gentlemen over on NS-Sports do), there will be no enemies to kill. This is a social RP, use it for worldbuilding, if you want.
The IC started on the 23rd of September 2022 and can be found here.
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