Hello! My name is Elder Sha (open log)

[erogappa]

Who: Gojyo and whoever he runs into!
What: Snooping around the Far Shore to try and learn more about why they're all here
When: The days following the temple fire (March 27-31ish)
Where: All over the Far Shore and select spots on the Near Shore
Warnings: will update



Gods and shinki both are disappearing, the priest had said. And nobody knows why. As if being told that he was a) dead, and b) a shape-shifting monster hunter wasn't bad enough (although, to be honest, he was really on board with the monster hunter thing. How cool was that?) Without any memories to draw on -- without even really knowing what he knew and didn't know -- he didn't see a lot of options available to him.

(open to anyone:)
1. He could go talk to Amaterasu. She was the head god around here, as far as he'd been able to determine, and given that somebody had just set her house on fire with her in it while papering the neighborhood with DOWN WITH AMATERASU flyers, he was going to go out on a limb and guess that she knew something about the whole mess he'd found himself in the middle of.

Now if he could just find her.

(Open to anyone:)
2. He could -- and he really loved this word -- crowdsource. Whoever was responsible had to be watching the network -- they'd be a fool if they weren't -- so in-person conversations was the best bet. And yeah, okay, he felt a little stupid at the idea of walking up to one random temple after another and asking the gods and shinki there what they knew about the disappearances, but he also turned into a goddamn staple remover, and there was nothing stupider than that.

(Locked to Yuri and/or Neji and/or Hakkai:)
3. He could feel out the resistance. Sharak Sanzo had all but dumped an invitation into his lap, and she'd made it pretty clear that the swamp elf was a part of it, too. Confronting the guy seemed like a potentially dangerous way to spend an afternoon, but he was already dead, right? What harm could it do? And eventually, if he asked around, somebody would have to know where the creepy smiling guy covered in plant tattoos lived.

(Locked to Sharak:)
4. He could blow the whole goddamn plan off, and go find someplace to get a drink.



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[erogappa]

"I dunno," he shrugs, "maybe they know you don't like visitors?" But that's clearly not the case. (Well, the kid might not like visitors -- in fact, Gojyo's beginning to suspect that's the case -- but he doesn't seem to know Gojyo's name because somebody just gave it to him.)

And if he doesn't know Gojyo's name because somebody gave it to him, then he knows Gojyo's name because he knows Gojyo. Right? Warily, Gojyo tucks his hands into his pockets, his whole posture screaming that he's about ten seconds away from turning heel and heading as far from this temple as possible.

"So how'd you know my name?"

[cyberfly]

​Gojyo is right, of course. Nagi isn't especially keen on visitors. If he didn't recognize Gojyo, he probably would not have opened the door. Though if he thought the guy looked suspicious, he might have stalked him later, just to make sure they weren't a threat.

As it stands, it's probably Nagi who's the bigger threat here. He's more convinced now than a few seconds ago that Gojyo has indeed returned as a shinki. He's still not sure if this means memories of Gojyo's Far Shore life would be bad for him. Nagi normally wouldn't care if he caused someone to get blighted to death, but he actually kind of likes him, in his own way. So while it might be educational to see whether blight could happen in this case, he decides to tread cautiously for Gojyo's sake.

"Are you a shinki?"

Yeah, he's avoiding the question. He's not adept enough to come up with a convincing answer on the fly.

[erogappa]

That's an odd question. The kid knows his name, but not whether he's a shinki or not?

Suddenly sure that this is a terrible idea, Gojyo folds his arms stubbornly, and fixes the kid with an annoyed look.

"Answer my question and I'll answer yours."

[cyberfly]

​"....."

Well. It's not like knowing Schuldig has killed Nagi yet. He's just been very careful about it.

"We've met."

Yeah, that's it. It's not that helpful. At least in Nagi's case, his curtness is just part of who he is. He's not trying to be difficult. Besides, the less Gojyo knows, the better.

[erogappa]

And that's it. The churning, panicky feeling is just too much to endure.

Defeated by the idea of remembering, Gojyo takes a wary step back as he rubs the back of his neck. His fingertips are clean, he sees with a relieved sigh -- there's no blight yet -- but he can't stick around and risk it.

"I don't remember that." Which is really all the answer the kid would need, isn't it? He raises a hand before Nagi can say anything else (not that it's needed -- this kid's stingy as hell with his words). "And I don't want to, okay? Don't say anything else about it."

[cyberfly]

Gojyo immediately looks a bit unsettled.

"I won't."

Nagi would feel sorry for him, if that's the sort of feeling he possessed. At best, what he feels is understanding, because he is a shinki too, and he's very protective of his own memories (and lack thereof).

"... did you need something?"

Since he clearly knocked on this door for a purpose other than looking for Nagi.