[closed] filling up this house will take some work but it's a start

[skycutter]

Who: Hope (skycutter), Ky (holyorder) and the new addition to the household, Slaine (adept)
What: A shinki is reassigned to Hope, and he takes time to bond with his shinki.
When: A little after Slaine loses his old god and has had time to process.
Where: Hope's house that he refuses to call a temple.
Warnings: Bit of angst, bit of awkwardness, but nothing trigger-worthy.



[Naming a new shinki is really strange, but Hope thinks the worst part is seeing how the person dies. He's had to do it with Ky, and now he has to do it with his new shinki, and Hope clenches his hand into a fist in an attempt to stop the trembling as the images flash through his head.

Hope, at least, isn't the type to sob even if he witnesses terrible things. He simply rubs a hand to his head and waits for the scene to end, sighing when it's finally over.]

We should... [Pause. Swallow. Get his voice back to levels that don't sound hoarse.]

We should talk to my other shinki and let him know.

[Hope beckons his new companion to follow him, heading out into the hallways and calling:]

KY??

Comments

[ex_adept179]

Any room is fine. Whichever wouldn't be trouble should do.

[Truth be told, Slaine isn't even sure just how he ended up in Hope's temple. That would have been all the more jarring if Yuuki hadn't already mentioned her own experiences. One god disappeared and suddenly she found herself with another, without any real explanation.

When asked about personal possessions, he considers briefly. Did he have much of anything much that he needed to move?]

I don't really have much by way of belongings, but...I need to go get Lily.

[Slaine didn't have very much for himself, just yet. But he couldn't leave Lily alone in Dal Dal's temple, and he had some supplies for her there. Food, dishes, and other necessary accouterments for a growing kitten]

[skycutter]

[Hope is about to open his mouth and say that Slaine isn't going to be any trouble at all when he's a person too, not some old rusted toy that should be set aside, but then he stops at the mention of a name.

A person's name?]

Lily?

[Hope signals to Ky-- definitely time for both of them to accompany Slaine.]

Then we should go. I don't think you'd know your way to the temple from here... but you know where it is from some common areas of the Shore, right?

[holyorder]

[ Ky nods at the signal, going into Serious Duty Mode in less than a second. He straightens up and prepares to march next to his god and his new comrade, Slaine, to their next destination. With his rigid posture and uniform, he'll likely give the image of some kind of bodyguard for the two rather than someone casually walking with a group.

Unfortunately, he also doesn't know where the other gods' temples are. Perhaps he needs to venture out further in order to familiarize himself with the areas. He keeps that in mind for the future; for now, this is about Slaine. ]

If not, then I can scout ahead to ask for directions while you two find a room to settle within this temple.

[ex_adept179]

[It's plain on Slaine's features that he didn't expect the two to accompany him. Surely Hope and Ky had more pressing business to attend to...but it's a kindness, and he recognizes it as such. Perhaps it would be rude, telling them there wasn't a need.

In this situation, he doesn't find himself entirely sure]

I should be able to navigate there from a common area.

[He'd done his share of exploring, in the short while since finding he'd been made a shinki. Getting his bearings had seemed important, and Dal Dal had errands for him that helped in that area too.

Even if they never could agree on what constituted necessities]

...Although I wouldn't want to trouble either of you, with all this.

[skycutter]

[Don't be stupid, Hope almost says, but holds his tongue on being rude. He knows Slaine is just trying to find his feet again after this, and making rude, insensitive remarks like that wont help one bit.

So instead, Hope grabs him by the elbow and hangs there like he's going to stay the entire time.]

No, let's all go. Just in case we need more hands.

[Because Ky is big and burly enough to do some heavy lifting.]

Let's go. [And like a tiny force to be reckoned with, Hope starts moving towards the front doors.]

[holyorder]

[ If Ky had his memories and could miraculously read minds, he'd find that Hope is the first person to consider him "burly". Oh, the woes of having ridiculously buff friends.

But that isn't the case, so we'll move on.

He's pleased that Hope is insisting on doing this as a team and follows the two without protest. Hope may seem young and small, but so far he's made good choices that Ky finds himself gladly agreeing with. Hopefully, Slaine will feel the same. ]

This is no trouble at all, Slaine. [ He says to their new ally. ] We must be here to help each other, no matter how small or great the task. Please do not think of your needs as bothersome.

[ex_adept179]

[He'd been pushed and dragged around by his goddess in the past, but it's a different experience having Hope steer him along like this. It's impossible for him to fend off the surprise that darts across his features for an unguarded instant, not having expected the insistence that they all needed to go. After all, he only needed to collect his kitten and her supplies.

Regardless of his own thoughts, he still follows along all the same. It seems that even if he doesn't feel the need to take up their time this way, they still want to accompany him...

And he supposes Ky has a point. They'll be working together now, won't they?]

It's not very much to move, I think...

[If anything he should be able to carry it all, himself. He hadn't been around enough to accumulate all that much]