014 | A Whole New World

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Exploring the world
When: All day June 26
Where: The Near Shore (All Over)
Summary: So many shrines have popped up! Go visit your homelands!



The Heavens have received reports of many shrines to the "new gods" they are harboring appearing all over the world. These shrines seem to be additional, new shrines to those gods. Older shrines to those gods still exist, but these ones are shiny, new, and way more compatible with the "new gods". God characters, as well, will have felt the sudden pull towards their homelands and be compelled to travel to them. But the Heavens have taken it a step farther, offering the Meeting Hall as a place for gods and shinki to group up and go out for the day to the various places that are now calling out to them.

Please ignore the fact that they are mostly doing this so that you all will collect information for them without their begging for it or having to reward you.



Meeting Hall

The Meeting Hall is being used as a sort of hub right now. Any groups that are planning to meet up and travel together can meet here, but you might also find someone who's going somewhere you'd like to and tag along with them. Additionally, the Heavens have provided packed lunches for everyone to take with them, should they desire to. This also serves as a meeting place for all of the new gods and shinki.

Locals

Local pantheons have been alerted to the impending visitors. They are happy to welcome their brethren home and are likely to make a big fuss about their brothers and sisters staying with them. Local gods are welcome to be interpreted however you would like, just be sure not to NPC any god that is already taken by a god player. Also, you may find yourself running into some local spirits during your sight-seeing - including local ayakashi and various folklore spirits.

Flyers

They may not stick out at first, but those who are paying attention will notice that there are a large number of flyers being left around at their new shrines. Heck, even walking through the human towns, you will find flyers scattered on the ground and pinned to cork boards and nailed to telephone poles. All bear the same message: "Down with the Heavens. Down with Amaterasu." The locals gods are well versed in the flyers, saying that there have been some strange characters around throwing these flyers at anyone who will give them the time of day. Even humans will note that some shady-looking people have been putting up these strange posters.

Destruction

Whether you return early because of boredom, never left because you're uninterested, or late because you've been having fun, the middle of the night will bring an interesting sight to all. The Heavens will find themselves under attack - in the form of a large fire set at the temple of Amaterasu herself. The entire home is going up in flames and no one knows where Amaterasu is. They're asking for help in dousing the fire or even entering the burning home to find the small goddess and possibly look for the saboteurs, though the only people who are still around are Amaterasu's shinki, in varying states of distress and consciousness.

Note: Who will discover Amaterasu will be decided randomly on 3/20/17 OOC. At that point, a follow-up post will be made by Amaterasu herself.

In Summary:

• Explore the world
• Get to know your homelands
• Investigate insurgents
• Deal with a riot
• Save Amaterasu
• Have fun~

Comments

[handsome_genius]

[Before they get too involved with the other shinki, he turns back over to her a little incredulous.]

Who, Ran? He's not kind but he's not cruel either. If anything... well... Apparently the power of Itsu-papa-lotaru is really taxing on his body.

[He gets a slightly far-off look in his eyes.]

When I met him for the first time, he was a bleeding mess from trying to use it.

[Which is why Yoon doesn't push him to be a better god either. He genuinely doesn't think Ran can handle it.]

Besides, he has former coworkers here that remember him because they're gods too. So he doesn't need me if he's not performing his godly duties. [To be anything closer than his nursemaid, that is.

And then he takes the water from her with a slight nod, jerking him out of those thoughts. ] Thanks. I can clean the wound with this.

[He sits down and rummages in his satchel with his free hand.] Can you take the old bandage off? [Can she stomach it, he wonders.]

[darkestbefore]

[ She can, because the shinki he's crouched beside needs their help and she'll do what needs to be done. She gives the poor shinki a gentle, encouraging smile as she kneels beside them, however. ]

I can. This might hurt a little, I'm sorry. I'll be as careful as I can. [ She adds this to the shinki in question as she bends to take care of the task, her expression firmed into one of concentration. Although she keeps up the conversation with Yoon as she does so because this is equally important. ]

He's fortunate to have a talented shinki then, and one who can take care of him so well, if his power is something so dangerous. [ She makes note of his answer and how he gives it, although Yoon had also complained about Ik-su when in truth he'd been very fond and close to the other man, so she would wait and see how they interacted before deciding what she thought of that. ]

[handsome_genius]

... Yeah, exactly.

[ By virtue of her questions, she's reminding him that he's the one who offered to be Ran's shinki - because he was in such a bad state at the time. Even then, the man had named him in between bouts of consciousness and openly admitted now that he didn't actually remember it happening, or what Yoon became as his vessel the first time. ]

More people should tell him that.

[ After that, Yoon sets to work applying ointment over the burned area on the shinki even as there's clear wincing from it. ]

[darkestbefore]

[ She stifles a laugh for the sake of the poor injured shinki between them. ]

Perhaps I will, if I meet him. You're certainly proving yourself quite adept here tonight.

[handsome_genius]

I look forward to it!

[Because he'd love to see Ran just... taken aback by a little girl bossing him around the same way that he gets bossed around by Yoon.]

About you meeting him, I mean. Since I've already proved myself.

[And the shinki's wound is dressed, so Yoon stands up.]

[darkestbefore]

[ Yona doesn't straighten just yet, offering the poor injured shinki a drink from her bottle of water first. ] Here, take this and just rest here until you get your strength back. We'll check on your companions.

[ When the shinki seems to relax a little at that, she also gets to her feet to come around to stand beside Yoon, casting him a mischievous smile as she laughs. ] You have. And I'll be sure to tell him, then. You'll have to point him out to me, if you see him.

Is there anyone else we need to see to?

[handsome_genius]

[Yoon is a little too eager to keep showing off in front of someone who'll praise him.]

We could keep walking around to the other shinki and see if they need their bandages changed too!

[If it were a more serious injury than burns he probably wouldn't act like this.]

[darkestbefore]

[ Whether he realizes it or not, it's something she's aware of and she doens't mind indulging for now, because part of her is still reeling from the fact that... he's here. As a shinki.

Would his god remember how he'd died? Was there even anything she could do about it? She had no idea how this was even possible and despite the warmth of her smile and avid attention to assisting him in whatever tasks he needed to see to at the moment, that worry churned constantly in the back of her thoughts.

But she kept that hidden for the time being because there was nothing she could do about it right this moment, instead nodding in response to his suggestion. ]

If I can help, feel free to direct me wherever you might need me. I'm happy to help wherever I can. After getting everyone out of the temple we could find, there's not much I could do about the fire itself. But if I can help here... [ Well. She wanted to be useful. And maybe, at the moment, to be kept busy. ]

Gonna fade to black here XD;

[handsome_genius]

[He can't say he's been lonely since arriving. He had his god after all. He wasn't alone and even then he didn't mind being on his own. But Yona's determination to assist with the things he thinks are important... that'll stick with him.]

Alright, let's see if we can find more shinki.

[She knows how in his element he is, but the truth is that he was thrust into the perfect opportunity to naturally re-learn what everything in his satchel was for when he appeared during the zombie attack festival. As a result of his antipathy towards fighting... well, this is what they can manage for probably another half hour without any complaint on his end. And that's saying something for Yoon of all people.]