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thenearshore2017-01-24 11:09 pm
kokuyoyo) wrote in thenearshore2017-01-24 11:09 pm
we set the fire and we let it burn
Who: Chikusakokuyoyo and anyone
What: For such a lethargic teenager, Chikusa sure does have a lot of things to do... Includes book goblins, shopping and possible theft, casing out a zoo, and hunting down ayakashi for his own means.
When: June 8 - June 20 (aka February Catchall)
Where: Various places
Warnings: Chikusa being a murderous little teenager
Chikusa, as he knows himself, has only existed for around a month. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less, but definitely not very long at all. Yet... Waking up in the comfort of Axel's temple, curled with his back to a wall and possibly under a bed, Chikusa sometimes has to marvel at how much he has to do. As much as he doesnt' want to move, wants to let what seems like a perpetual exhaustion just strangle him sweetly, he can't let that happen...
Because he has to look after Axel-sama.
It's just.... he supposes he hadn't realized what "looking after Axel-sama" had meant in the grand scheme of things. Still. No rest for the wicked. Every morning, after checking in with Axel and seeing if he needs him or if he can help in any way, Chikusa sets off.
A - The Far Shore
[Those wandering the Far Shore inbetween temples have a good chance of stumbling across Chikusa today. It might not be unusual to have seen the teenager before- it didn't take long after the festival for him to start exploring and getting his bearings. However, he's never stayed in place in long, always on the move.]
[But today... Today, after stumbling across a set of books left laying around along the paths, one in particular has caught his attention. He'd flipped through two of them, attention quickly waning when he'd realized they were just fiction, but the last...]
[So it's possible to find a lanky teenager in a simple black beanie somewhere near your temple or along the paths in the Far Shore, engrossed strongly in a book whose title is visible on the spine: A Succinct History of Italy.]
[Later that night, it's also possible to come across him hauling ass after a goblin that's stolen back the books, keeping up with surprising speed that no one might expect from such a lethargic teenager. Yet he's not fast enough to stop the slippery creature from diving into nearby foliage. While Chikusa immediately follows after, looking through everything, he stops after a few seconds and sighs.]
Annoying...
B - The Near Shore, various stores
[While he'd meant to go gather some things either way, it seem the encounter with the stray books has spurred Chikusa into it further. Thus he can be found roaming through Tokyo, poking into various shops and considering things, sometimes adjusting his green galaxy beanie.]
[In tech stores, he can be found carefully inspecting various computers, laptops, and cameras. More than once, he glance at the price and frown.]
These are too expensive...
[And for a couple of those who ran into him at the festival, that might be a worrying statement. But, hey! Surely he wouldn't steal more things, r-right?]
[At a bookstore, at least he's more behaved while also more noticeable: gathering small stacks of books as he carefully navigates through all of the shelves. Anyone who takes a look at them will notice they seem to fall into two categories: books on Italy and books on domestic things such as chores. There are a lot of cookbooks.]
[More than once, he has to bat away the store employees so that they remember he exists and that this is his pile, but you might also catch his eye as well if you get too close or start investigating the piles. Enjoy that dead eyed stare.]
What?
C - The Near Shore, Zoos
[Maybe you just wanted to take a break from the wildness that is being part of the Far Shore. Maybe you just genuinely like zoos. Maybe you're a huge nerd. Whatever the reason, you'll find that Chikusa is also here today.]
[He also absolutely snuck in and did not pay. Little shit.]
[Sporting another black beanie, he seems to be wandering throughout the entire zoo, lingering here and there. While some people might just take it as a particularly unenthusiastic zoo visit, those familiar with it might realize he's absolutely scoping the zoo out- taking note of cameras and everything else.]
[The only place he seems to take actual interest in is the poisonous animal exhibits, looking with intense interest at various spiders, snakes, and other such creatures.]
D - The Near Shore, Ayakashi Hunting
[And for this, clad in a simple navy beanie, Chikusa can be found everywhere.]
[It hasn't taken him long at all to realize the presence of two new variants of ayakashi roaming throughout Tokyo- being essentially a ghost allows him to hear all sorts of gossip if he wanders enough, and humans do notice when things are odd. So it's possible to find Chikusa simply wandering all over the city, relentless even if one might not think so by his calm pace, a messenger bag around his shoulder. And when he does locate either of the new ayakashi...]
[With the frog ayakashi, Chikusa is almost like a hunting hound. That he's driven it away from human populated areas into side alleys is more a coincidence than anything done out of good will. While it's difficult to do on his own, the shinki is aggressively focused, eyes sharp as he tries to guide the aggravated frog into a corner utilizing borderlines. Anyone is free to find him during this chase... Or in the aftermath, when the frog is finally cornered with a borderline and unable to hop anywhere else.]
[Chikusa makes no move to call his god in an effort to destroy it, however, despite the look of active disgust crumpling his usually stoic face. Instead, he seems to be studying it, at one point even grabbing it and hissing as blight spreads along his hand. Patiently, he takes out a flask of water- taken from his god's temple- and patiently starts to wash the blight away even as he keeps an eye on the frog.]
[The mosquito ayakashi is, predictably, a lot harder, and there's a jar in his hand and an annoyed frown on his face as he hauls after the frustrating thing. It's clear that, unlike with the frog ayakashi, he's having a lot more trouble with this one.]
[Of course, if anyone wanted to help... he certainly wouldn't complain.]
E - General Catchall
[And of course, feel free to bother Chikusa about anything, anywhere.]
kokuyoyo and anyone What: For such a lethargic teenager, Chikusa sure does have a lot of things to do... Includes book goblins, shopping and possible theft, casing out a zoo, and hunting down ayakashi for his own means.
When: June 8 - June 20 (aka February Catchall)
Where: Various places
Warnings: Chikusa being a murderous little teenager
Chikusa, as he knows himself, has only existed for around a month. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less, but definitely not very long at all. Yet... Waking up in the comfort of Axel's temple, curled with his back to a wall and possibly under a bed, Chikusa sometimes has to marvel at how much he has to do. As much as he doesnt' want to move, wants to let what seems like a perpetual exhaustion just strangle him sweetly, he can't let that happen...
Because he has to look after Axel-sama.
It's just.... he supposes he hadn't realized what "looking after Axel-sama" had meant in the grand scheme of things. Still. No rest for the wicked. Every morning, after checking in with Axel and seeing if he needs him or if he can help in any way, Chikusa sets off.
A - The Far Shore
[Those wandering the Far Shore inbetween temples have a good chance of stumbling across Chikusa today. It might not be unusual to have seen the teenager before- it didn't take long after the festival for him to start exploring and getting his bearings. However, he's never stayed in place in long, always on the move.]
[But today... Today, after stumbling across a set of books left laying around along the paths, one in particular has caught his attention. He'd flipped through two of them, attention quickly waning when he'd realized they were just fiction, but the last...]
[So it's possible to find a lanky teenager in a simple black beanie somewhere near your temple or along the paths in the Far Shore, engrossed strongly in a book whose title is visible on the spine: A Succinct History of Italy.]
[Later that night, it's also possible to come across him hauling ass after a goblin that's stolen back the books, keeping up with surprising speed that no one might expect from such a lethargic teenager. Yet he's not fast enough to stop the slippery creature from diving into nearby foliage. While Chikusa immediately follows after, looking through everything, he stops after a few seconds and sighs.]
Annoying...
B - The Near Shore, various stores
[While he'd meant to go gather some things either way, it seem the encounter with the stray books has spurred Chikusa into it further. Thus he can be found roaming through Tokyo, poking into various shops and considering things, sometimes adjusting his green galaxy beanie.]
[In tech stores, he can be found carefully inspecting various computers, laptops, and cameras. More than once, he glance at the price and frown.]
These are too expensive...
[And for a couple of those who ran into him at the festival, that might be a worrying statement. But, hey! Surely he wouldn't steal more things, r-right?]
[At a bookstore, at least he's more behaved while also more noticeable: gathering small stacks of books as he carefully navigates through all of the shelves. Anyone who takes a look at them will notice they seem to fall into two categories: books on Italy and books on domestic things such as chores. There are a lot of cookbooks.]
[More than once, he has to bat away the store employees so that they remember he exists and that this is his pile, but you might also catch his eye as well if you get too close or start investigating the piles. Enjoy that dead eyed stare.]
What?
C - The Near Shore, Zoos
[Maybe you just wanted to take a break from the wildness that is being part of the Far Shore. Maybe you just genuinely like zoos. Maybe you're a huge nerd. Whatever the reason, you'll find that Chikusa is also here today.]
[He also absolutely snuck in and did not pay. Little shit.]
[Sporting another black beanie, he seems to be wandering throughout the entire zoo, lingering here and there. While some people might just take it as a particularly unenthusiastic zoo visit, those familiar with it might realize he's absolutely scoping the zoo out- taking note of cameras and everything else.]
[The only place he seems to take actual interest in is the poisonous animal exhibits, looking with intense interest at various spiders, snakes, and other such creatures.]
D - The Near Shore, Ayakashi Hunting
[And for this, clad in a simple navy beanie, Chikusa can be found everywhere.]
[It hasn't taken him long at all to realize the presence of two new variants of ayakashi roaming throughout Tokyo- being essentially a ghost allows him to hear all sorts of gossip if he wanders enough, and humans do notice when things are odd. So it's possible to find Chikusa simply wandering all over the city, relentless even if one might not think so by his calm pace, a messenger bag around his shoulder. And when he does locate either of the new ayakashi...]
[With the frog ayakashi, Chikusa is almost like a hunting hound. That he's driven it away from human populated areas into side alleys is more a coincidence than anything done out of good will. While it's difficult to do on his own, the shinki is aggressively focused, eyes sharp as he tries to guide the aggravated frog into a corner utilizing borderlines. Anyone is free to find him during this chase... Or in the aftermath, when the frog is finally cornered with a borderline and unable to hop anywhere else.]
[Chikusa makes no move to call his god in an effort to destroy it, however, despite the look of active disgust crumpling his usually stoic face. Instead, he seems to be studying it, at one point even grabbing it and hissing as blight spreads along his hand. Patiently, he takes out a flask of water- taken from his god's temple- and patiently starts to wash the blight away even as he keeps an eye on the frog.]
[The mosquito ayakashi is, predictably, a lot harder, and there's a jar in his hand and an annoyed frown on his face as he hauls after the frustrating thing. It's clear that, unlike with the frog ayakashi, he's having a lot more trouble with this one.]
[Of course, if anyone wanted to help... he certainly wouldn't complain.]
E - General Catchall
[And of course, feel free to bother Chikusa about anything, anywhere.]
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Good luck…
[And with that, he starts to go back to his own small piles of books, starting to gather a select few that look like they’ll be the best, one of them notably an Italian cookbook.]
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What door is the best one to walk out of?
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...Without paying?
[It’s not a judgmental tone, merely an inquiring one. Gotta answer this right, after all.]
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[At least he's honest.]
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[After all, it’s not like he’s innocent of this either. With his own books selected, Chikusa nudges his head towards one door in particular before heading towards it.]
More people go through it, so it’s easier to get lost in the crowd…
[Especially when the existence of the Far Shore is so forgettable.]
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[He's gonna follow your lead, fellow thief.
Though he'll snag a few bags when they go past a checkstand. Why not make it look less conspicuous that they are stealing?]
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Probably best to not go to that store for a while…
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I'm sure I can find myself another store tomorrow.
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[A pause as he looks over the other guy.]
Have you been here long enough to get to know it enough…?
[That’s what Chikusa has been trying to do ever since he recovered from the festival that composed his first day. If this is going to be their regular stomping grounds, then he needs to know it.]
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[It's amazing.]
Nope. Showed up here on beach party day. Didn't leave my room for a couple days because the beds are hella comfortable. [Still...] I like this area. Probably gonna come here more often.
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For more books?
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[There's always something new to find.]
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Will something 'snazzy' survive in a temple full of water...?
oh shoot i thought i replied
[Just get crafty.]
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[Don't get the cheap shit for hanging, basically. Steal the good shit.]
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[Fishing line is hella sturdy. Plus he's been fishing in his gods lake. So that's one item down.]
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...And you know it holds?
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[Maybe he just doesn't sleep much and just... gets bored really easy.]
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But you haven’t tested it out yourself then.
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[For what exactly, he’s not sure, but best to have all sorts of knowledge.]
[....oh yeah.]
Kakimoto Chikusa.
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[Anyone who entertains his weird suggestions is great.
That is a weird name that sounds perfect for Japan.]
Nari Reno. [Pronounced Reh-noh. :D No, he's not French despite the last name.]
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Mm. Then... I'll leave you to it.
[And he starts to shuffle on his way. He has plenty of stops to make on his own, after all.]
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[Every day he's shuffling?
Have fun there, Chikusa. Nari is gonna go... somewhere.]