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- RP Date
- 15日 3月 YE 42
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- Jiyuu-jō, Tōkyō, Jiyuu III
15日 3月 YE 42
Jiyuu-Jō, Tōkyō, Jiyuu III
Jiyuu-Jō, so uniquely both a Star Army base and a private residence was open to the public for more than just the guided walking tours for those hoping to glimpse the grounds and interior of the personal palace of the Empress Taishō Ketsurui-Motoyoshi Katsuko. Today was the Unity Festival, celebrating the day of forgiveness between the Jiyuu no Motoyoshi and the Yamatai no Motoyoshi. Members of the Motoyoshi Clan gather to reflect on the healing of the divisions that nearly destroyed the clan. The castle grounds, normally reserved for official Star Army of Yamatai ceremonies and events, are the site of vendor stalls and performers. Several troupes of Lion Dancers, waiting for their crew's turn to parade around the grounds, loitered in the second bailey in their festively-adorned, multi-person costumes. They represented the evils that rent the clan asunder and drove them apart, and the noble forces that brought them together once again.
Such an opening of the historic castle would have been unthinkable less than three months prior. It was only at the beginning of the year a plot to destroy this very building was foiled, as well as an unsuccessful attempt on the life of Katsuko herself, by agents of the very same ones who caused the rift. It is in defiance of those who would divide the Clan and the Empire, and set them against themselves, and a celebration of the defeat of the same that Motoyoshi and Yamatai have proceeded with the festivities. Though this day celebrates the reunification of the Motoyoshi Clan, it is symbolic of the reunification with the United Outer Colonies to Yamatai as a whole.
Throughout the castle grounds, and in the parks surrounding it, festival-goers from all over Tōkyō, all over Jiyuu, from throughout the Yugumo Cluster, and indeed the entire Empire and beyond have gathered in festive yukata, dress uniforms, or the traditional dress of their own, such as the many Lorath citizens of the Cluster. They line the streets, patronizing the vendors, watching side performers, or the crews of Lion Dancers as they parade down the avenues, but the solemn ceremony at sunset, followed by fireworks , is the true draw.
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