thenearshore | [Open] Bring no ill will to hinder us

Who: Yona and anyone!
When: June 29 - July 4th
Where: The Far Shore / The Near Shore
What: The goddess Áine settles into her new role here in the Heavens.

A; Temple

[ Although her first day had been filled with travel and excitement and then the dangers of the attack on Amaterasu's temple, the days following had settled into a more sedate pace. Her shock at seeing her temple for the first time had been an emotional one and it had taken her a while to adjust being back in what she could only think of as her father's castle once more. ~~And if the first few nights had had her waking abruptly from nightmares, at least there was no one close enough to hear.~~

Despite the dark memories that still haunted the halls of this place for her, Yona puts on a bright smile and tackles her new duties with a determined attitude, seeing to her temple and learning as much as she can about this new place and what will be expected of her here. She can often be found in the gardens or in the orchard, sometimes working or maybe just wandering and exploring. Sometime within the first few days, an empty portion of land behind the orchard is cleared to make a simple archery range and visitors might occasionally hear the rhythmic thwip of arrow after arrow being released and finding its mark - not always perfect but consistently close enough. ]

B; The Far Shore / The Near Shore

[ Yona doesn't spend all her time within the walls of her own temple, however. She's gotten far more accustomed to roaming and exploring and while determined not to ignore any of her duties as goddess, she's also very curious about her new home and those that inhabit it. So in between tending to her own duties and her shinki, it won't be surprising to find her out exploring the Far Shore, seeing what she can learn of the other gods, shinki and temples in her vicinity.

It's not only the other gods and goddesses that interest her but also learning more about this world and her own responsibilities. A trip to the Near Shore finds her some of the information she's hunting for and she spends an afternoon or two curled up somewhere quiet, under a tree or by a pool of water, with a stack of books beside her, covering a variety of topics - from stories and lore about the god she is here to represent or history of the world she's been brought to or any other topic that might have been brought up or caught her eye recently. Also, the technology of this world continues to fascinate her, so you might find her poking curiously at the phone she'd been given upon arrival, still trying to figure out how it works and learning how to navigate the BBS and whatever else she might happen to stumble across. ]

C; Other

(( Want something else? Feel free to leave a prompt or a starter to encounter Yona somewhere. She'll be sticking to the Near Shore for the moment as she gets settled into her new home and duties here. Any questions can be PM'd to this journal or you can hit me up at chaneystarr! ))

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Just the one, actually. [ Her lips twitch in amusement as she scratches at one cheek, looking sheepish. ] It feels very empty most of the time. Although at least I've had quite a few visitors coming to investigate and say hello.

Must be nice.

[ For all of two people to live in such a huge place. ]

And you haven't even been here as long as Ran has.

Ran? Your god? [ She glances over at him curiously at his statement, although she looks a little sheepish about his voiced thoughts of her new temple. ]

I'm not sure why they gave me one so big. Maybe because it was somewhere familiar to me? But it seems very excessive, all the same. I know there are some temples here that are very large, but I feel like I haven't earned this yet...

[Someone more haughty than Yona, someone like Hibiki, he would've just kept harping on about how much they didn't deserve it.

But Yona's not like that. It doesn't take memories to see the contrast.]

Then earn it.

[He crosses his arms. As if it were that easy.]

You're a god, aren't you?

[ She gives a self-conscious laugh at that, lifting a hand to tuck a stray curl behind her ear. ]

So it seems. Even though I'm not sure how to even begin doing that. I don't have that much experience with gods. [ Even if she sorta had more than most, in a way.

But she turns to give him a smile at his urging. ] I intend to. However I can. Even if I am inexperienced, I'm honored to have been brought here and given the opportunity to help people who need it.

Hm. Good.

[It means she's still higher in his regard than most other gods.]

I'll send Ran over sometime.

[Because clearly he can order his own god around.]

[ She blinks, looking a little surprised at that statement. ]

Ah? Alright, if you like. I would like to meet your god at some point. I'd appreciate the introduction.

[ Even if she's not going to confess to Yoon why she wanted that. But there are questions she needs to ask - even if she's not certain she's ready to hear the answers. ]

[ Yoon nods, content with knowing that if he's heading straight back from here to Ran's temple, then he'll be able to give directions to Ran enough he should be able to walk or teleport back over. ]

Until then, Yona.

[ And he starts walking off. ]

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