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empatheias_ooc2017-10-20 04:51 am
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Rituals! (Before and during event)
Hello! These are the rituals for October! The Arehtei of the month are again Elios (-), Aiada (-), Sosyne (+), and Thras (+), with a bigger lean on Aiada due to the event! Please look below for more!
Rituals & You
Rituals & You
- Rituals are basically "group sessions" where people are encouraged to come together to help an Arehtei imbalance and to ultimately keep everyone happy (hopefully). They're called rituals due to being based off a Shinto maiden's ritual for aiding the Arehtei in the past, and the name's just stuck.
- Basically, a large space is prepared for people to come and focus upon the desired emotion. A portion of the area does have a low amount of the emotion to help people to feel/experience it without tapping into any particular thoughts, and as such, the rituals are considered a safe means of helping without any side effects afterwards. There's also room to not be within this portion of area, though it's also kept low enough to not mess with people's heads.
While people can meditate, other activities are allowed depending on what helps or is convenient to the participant, so long as they're not actively aggravating others. Wanna do push-ups? Read a book? Tinker at something?? Eat/drink emotion food? Go ahead!
They last for around 5-10 minutes, and then a person can have a drink and a snack, similar to a blood donation set-up. Everyone is encouraged to also do their own thing outside of rituals, and this is just a way of people who can't concentrate on their own to have somewhere they can help.
- Getting involved is easy: Just fill out the form below and pick the dates your character will attend, and I'll put in the submissions. Please be sure of your character's attendance, particularly those related to the event--they're important! So, with that said, the details of this month's rituals are:
01 - 03 - 05 - 07 - 09 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26
So - Ai - El - Th - So - Ai - El - Th - Ai - Ai - Th - Ai - So - Ai - Th - Ai - So - El
Aiada, negative(envy): want, desire, discontent, yearning, dissatisfaction, shame, competition
Elios, negative(hate): dislike, loathing, bitterness, resentment, disgust, disappointment
Sosyne, positive(calm): relaxed, content, relief, excitement, eagerness, anticipation, readiness
Thras, positive(bravery): belief, proud, courage, accomplished, certain, determined, confident
In total there are 3 Elios, 4 Sosyne, 4 Thras, and 7 Aiada. The first form is for the first half of the month, the second is for the Aiada event specifically. The third puts them both together.
For the Aiada event
The rituals during the second half have been decided to try and give some help to Aiada, knowing the issue comes from her imbalance (note:
not every ritual during this time period is solely for Aiada). While it may seem like a lot, people won't be encouraged to attend each day (but won't be stopped, either) so as to not stress her out, but in a hopes for giving the Arehtei support (especially as not everyone will be able to go to the surface). The rituals are also held at different points each day, so to spread out the effort.
Apathy is an option for the Aiada event form, and only for the Aiada days. People can do the ritual as they're normally held or choose to take an apathy formula, which is a drink that will induce a slight apathy to the person, and then they will be made to hold an item that usually inspires appreciation. However, instead, the apathy experienced will make the item crumble after 5-10 minutes.
The side-effects is that the apathy lasts for around an hour, but will only make a person feel dulled/less intense than making them outright apathetic and unfeeling (they'll be able to hold conversations, do tasks, basically go about their life, but at worst may become distracted at times and not react strongly), as it's medication to help people who are sensitive to emotional events.
Why apathy? Because apathy is known to destroy emotion, and it is hoped to be used to ease the excess energy Aiada is suffering from. Envy and the negatives associated may help give Aiada some balance, but is also another form of energy for the Arehtei. So the hope is that a mix of the two will aid the Arehtei. Maybe...
Due to the concern of using apathy however, a person may only choose the apathy option a maximum of 4 times. The level of apathy will also be monitored via the crystal observatory.
1st-15th Form
Aiada Event Form
2 in 1 Form
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Character: Princess Allura
Username: heartofalioness
Aligned: Peromei
Dates:
05(El) - 07(Th) - 09(So) - 11(Ai) - 13(El) - 15(Th)
Aiada Event:
Dates: 17 - 18 - 19(Th) - 20 - 21(So) - 22 - 23(Th) - 24 - 25(So) - 26(El)
Apathy for how many sessions: 2
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