Left behind...

[lilys_poise]

Who: Elise (one open for anyone and one closed prompt for people at Odin's temple)
What: Konzen has disappeared and Elise is on her own. She's gonna cry about it.
When: Mid June(still waiting on the exact date)
Where: On the way to and at Odin's temple
Warnings: Sad little cinnamon roll?

[Waking up in an empty space where her god's temple used to be is jarring all on it's own. But she's been here long enough to have heard the stories. She knows what this means.

She spends the first few minutes looking anyway. Calling out for Konzen, or Haru. Even though she knows better. She's on her own. An hour or so of sitting and feeling sorry for herself does precisely nothing to help. So now what?]

Open-

[Leo had said that if anything happened, his temple would always be open to her. So that's where she's heading. But her slow plodding steps are hardly like Elise's usual cheerful demeanor. Her eyes are downcast, and tears sometimes slip down into the fish bowl she's carrying. 

Perhaps someone should ask what's wrong? Or ask why she's carrying a fishbowl.]


Closed to people at Odin's temple-

[Knock knock. It's Elise and her pet fish. And she looks like she's about to cry.]

Hi....

[Her breath catches in what is very nearly a sob]

C-can I come in?

Comments

[brynwieldr]

I promise, if you ever find yourself at the hands of a cruel god that god will be taken care of quite quickly. One of my best friends showed up here recently and he'd be right there with me, keeping you safe.

[lilys_poise]

One of your best friends?

[A thoughtful pause.]

Does he need a shinki?

[Any friend of Leo's is probably okay.]

[brynwieldr]

He could probably use another one, if he has one already, especially one as cheerful as you. Takumi is...prickly, though he is considerably nicer than I am at times.

[What, he'll admit it. He can be a jerk sometimes.]

I can ask him if you'd like?

[lilys_poise]

If you think he wouldn't mind. But...

[She looks down at the floor a little guiltily. It wouldn't be fair for her to not mention it.]

I'm not really that good at shinki stuff.

[brynwieldr]

What do you mean?

[lilys_poise]

Like borderlines and stuff. I keep trying but I can't seem to get it right....

[She continues to find the floor very interesting. This is an embarrassing thing to admit. Every other shinki seems to get this stuff no problem.]

[brynwieldr]

...I can't really help with that, but have you asked another shinki for lessons?

[lilys_poise]

Yeah, but... most of the shinki I've asked can't really tell me how they do it. They just sort of...

[She makes a gesture vaguely similar to drawing a line.]

...wave their hand and it works.

[brynwieldr]

There's bound to be someone who can teach you, Elise. But we shall worry about that later. For now, let's get you settled in, and I'll call Takumi later and see if he's interested in maybe taking you as a shinki.

[lilys_poise]

Okay.

[Leo sounds so sure of it that it makes Elise feel better about the possibility. Someone should be able to help her.Maybe she can even ask his shinki for help while she's here.

She picks up the fish bowl again, careful not to spill any of the water.]

So, um... where am I gonna stay?

[She's not sure whether he has extra rooms, or a couch, or just a sleeping bag on the living room floor.]

[brynwieldr]

I've a spare bedroom near mine. You can sleep there, if you'd like.

[lilys_poise]

That sounds good.

[She's a little relieved. Elise didn't want to be too far away from him, since she really doesn't know his shinki that well. And it also means if she has a nightmare she'll know which door to knock on in the middle of the night.]