[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??

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[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]