[Open] Don't just stand there in one place

[shortprogram]

Who: Yuri, Open!
What: Yuri is trying to get this god thing figured out
When: June 14th
Where: Various
Warnings: None!

[A - Bastet's Temple, early morning]

[Even though there's not really any need to keep up with his training, Yuri isn't taking any chances. What if he gets sent back and it's two weeks until Nationals again? He can't risk not being on top of his game. Which is why he still goes for a run every morning.

He's just returned when he gets to the main entrance of his temple to find a huge tiger stretched out asleep in front of the doors.

Shit.]

Hey. Hey. Move it.

[He can speak cat now, but that doesn't mean it does him any good.]

I said MOVE IT!

[It looks like he's going to try shoving it out of the way. If you're just passing by...this looks like something you might want to discourage...]

[B - Osaka, afternoon]

[Seated on the roof of a store in a busy shopping district, Yuri watches a group of middle-aged women with an intense interest. It's like everyone here has the best fashion sense he's ever seen, but especially the old ladies for some reason. He's never seen so many great shirts. He even got one for himself, all bright yellow cheetah print with a cheetah's face taking up the entire front of the shirt. Totally badass.]

I gotta build a temple here. I gotta be the god of this place.

[It's not like anyone can see or hear him, so he's free to talk to himself as much as he likes.]

But how?

[That's the part he's trying to figure out.]

[C - The Far Shore, evening]

[There's someone he wants to visit, but he, uh, neglected to ask for directions. And now it's been long enough that it's kind of embarrassing to admit he doesn't know how to get there. Which is why he's wandering around, looking at every temple he passes and trying to look nonchalant. Like this is exactly what he meant to do. Like he's just out for a walk, no big deal.

Usually, he'd start yelling at the top of his lungs, but then someone would know he's sort of lost.]

Comments

A

[fullcowl]

[Izuku keeps up his early morning training, a run around the heavens and some weight training at home.

He wasn't expecting a huge tiger during his run.]

... That seems dangerous...

[shortprogram]

[Yuri freezes just as he's about to grab a handful of tiger butt and scowls.]

It's his fault!

[Because who's at fault is apparently the important thing here...]

[fullcowl]

[What??]

It's the tiger's fault for being there? I don't think yelling at it will help that much.

[shortprogram]

[Are you kidding? That's how you solve problems.]

That's why I'm gonna shove his stripey ass out of the way!

[The tiger doesn't seem to care about any of this. Unfortunately.]

He knows what I told him to do. This is what he gets.

C

[revolutionfalcon]

You're out late, for wandering aimlessly.

[The voice comes from the "roof" of the first floor of this temple - though it's not so much a roof as a short, flat area of the hill that's covering the entire building. It'd be hard to tell there was a building there at all as opposed to a massive hill if not for the door and windows along the front.

Shun's sitting above the temple door with a small vulture crouched in his lap, one or two bigger ones loitering around blearily. It doesn't make the way they look at Yuri any less sharp and attentive, though, and the way Shun glares at him is remarkably similar to the birds.]

Unless you want something, in which case you might as well say it.

[shortprogram]

[What the hell is this guy's problem? There are circumstances where he might be able to swallow his pride and ask for help, but this sure as hell isn't one of them.]

Can't a guy take a goddamn walk? What? You think just because this is your temple, people aren't allowed to walk past it without asking your permission?

[Yuri "bad at first impressions" Plisetsky.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[Even with Shun's usual terribleness at being remotely polite or open to anyone passing his temple, that's an impressively irritable response, and he raises an eyebrow. Otherwise, though, he remains entirely unfazed by it, running his thumbs under the wings of the vulture seated in front of him.]

You must be hearing things, because I don't remember saying that. I asked you if you wanted something, because you're hovering around staring at my temple like you do.

[There's a certain bite to his tone that says Yuri's welcome to just keep on walking if he likes, but this isn't the first time Shun's dealt with people too proud to admit they might need help.]

[shortprogram]

I wasn't staring! Don't get full of yourself!

[The smart, mature thing to do would be to just keep walking, but apparently that's not going to happen. He's decided he has something to prove, which means he can't back down now. Lost or not.]

B

[secrowtary]

[Hibiki's quest for new clothes lead him all the way here, and while the street fashion in Osaka hasn't reached Tokyo's levels of bizarre yet, it's dangerously close.

So his hopes were crushed again. Maybe he's not looking hard enough? Whatever he's doing wrong, it needs to be fixed as soon as possible, he really needs something else than his uniform to wear.

For now, he needs some rest, though. And the roof seems to be the best place to have a break for a while.]

Maybe putting on more unmatching animal patterns would help. I have a hunch people here would love that.

[At least from what he has seen?]

That's one way to earn recognition, I suppose...

[shortprogram]

You got a problem with animal print?

[Think hard before answering that one. Yuri would be wearing leopard print from head to toe if it weren't for the brief interruption caused by his cheetah shirt.]

People here understand fashion. That's why I've gotta get them to be my followers.

[Shared interests are a good enough reason, he figures. Sure there are things he's technically the god of beyond, well, cats, but there are few things more marketable than cats. This has to be the best way to make it big.]

[secrowtary]

I simply don't understand the appeal.

[His sincerity may lead to shit hitting the fan in 3...2...1...]

But most people here do, so maybe you really should do your best becoming their local god. I wonder what kind of offerings they would make? Fabrics, so everything in the temple could have an animal pattern?

[shortprogram]

Heh.

[He smirks at that.]

It already does. 'Cause it's my temple and whoever left it for me knows how to decorate.

[It's the truth. The interior of the building is a riot of animal print. It's hard to tell whether it's more or less tacky than the overly elaborate exterior.]

A

[fadingsunshine]

[This girl is going for a walk around temples nearby, and she comes closer attracted by all the yelling. She gasps as she sees the impressive creature that she doesn't recognize. Kaya had never seen tigers in the flesh or in illustrations when she was alive, so she's at a loss with why this large cat is a problem for the younger boy, size aside.]

Um. Sorry, but are you okay? Is that your pet?

[shortprogram]

I'm fine. This asshole is just [He shoves at the tiger, really putting his weight behind it and getting absolutely nowhere.] IN THE WAY.

[The tiger raises his head and growls, but Yuri just growls back at him. It's a contest of wills for a minute before the tiger lies back down. Yuri may be able to control cats to a certain extent and the ones that live in his temple won't harm him, but that doesn't mean he can get them to do a single damn thing if they'd rather be sleeping.]

[fadingsunshine]

[She bites her lip and suppresses a little giggle. The situation is annoying from his point of view, but it looks a little cute from Kaya's point of view.]

Oh, okay! Does that happen often? I mean, a huge kitty sleeping all over your entrance? I'm new so I didn't know they were so big in Heaven.

[shortprogram]

Yeah, well, you're gonna find big cats at the temple of Bastet, right?

[He puffs up a little bit at that. He's not used to this whole god thing and maybe it's a little weird that he's now the new incarnation of an Egyptian cat goddess, but whatever. It's kind of awesome in its own way.]

And this is the first time this has happened, which is why I gotta teach his stripey ass who's boss.

A

[wadoichimonji]

[A tiger.

Zoro was staring at a live, real, very real, tiger. And at a kid talking to it.]

Yo kid, isn't that animal dangerous?

[shortprogram]

[Yuri pauses mid-shove and looks at this guy like he's never seen a dumber person in his life.]

Uh. Yeah. It's a tiger.

[This doesn't seem to be stopping him.]

[wadoichimonji]

[He stares for a moment. Then laughs.]

Aren't you afraid of it attacking you or something?

B

[latebloomingeros]

[Why is he not remotely surprised?]

Of... Osaka? Or of this shopping arcade?

[Either way...]

I suppose we could try answering more prayers in this area...

[shortprogram]

Then that's what we're gonna do, especially old lady prayers.

[The fact that he's chosen to say "lady" instead of "hag" speaks volumes to how much respect he has for his chosen people.]

Old ladies like that, you can talk them into all sorts of weird religious shit, right?

[He doesn't know why he's asking Katsudon for advice on this, but he's here and he's Japanese and he knows some old ladies, so it can't hurt.]

[latebloomingeros]

[Yuuri's still not sure talking about how easy they are to talk into believing is... all that respectful, either, but he should probably be happy for some slight sign of progress, honestly.]

Older people do seem like they tend to be more spiritual, if that's what you mean.

[That at least seems more flattering than assuming he meant they're more gullible...]

Anyway, that shouldn't be too hard, right? You wouldn't think old ladies would have too many really outrageous prayers or anything, at least...

C

[fizzipocus]

[Well. She had stayed out about as long as she could before Xehanort would start wondering if she had ran away. So, when she saw Yuri walked around, she just assumed he was doing the same thing.]

You don't want to go back either, do you? [Oops. She just kind of blurted that out to a stranger, didn't she.]

[shortprogram]

Huh?

[He stopped for a second and looked at her in confusion.]

Back? Back where?

[fizzipocus]

Huh? [Oh dear. From that reaction she could tell she was wrong on this one.]

Oh, um... Never mind, I made a mistake! I thought you were out here for the same reason I was.