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Who: Yona and castmates/adjacent CR
When: The days after the Age-Swap Event
Where: Yona's Temple
What: Catch-all to deal with fallout from the new arrivals and things discovered during the age swap event. Also probably a picnic.

[ The day after time is restored to normal, Yona sticks close to her temple, mind still reeling from what she had learned and the hectic events of the past few days. Between the arrival of her two newest shinki and some of the conversations she'd had with companions over the past few days, taking some time to process it seems the wisest of ideas.

But even though she doesn't venture far from her own temple, it doesn't mean she doesn't welcome anyone who stops by for a visit, clearly happy to greet anyone who stops by. Especially if they are people she needed to talk with anyway.

As for those staying in her temple, she does her best to make sure they get settled and comfortable, answering any questions she can to try and make this new arrangement as smooth as possible. And if there's a sudden resurgence of bad dreams in the aftermath of one particular shinki coming back to live in this place with her... well. She does her best to hide the evidence of it. ]

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Has she?

[That's an interesting development, and he frowns slightly as he considers what it might mean.]

Perhaps it's that she feels safer. If one protector is good, then three is certainly better.

[ At this point, he knew why the nightmares happened, but it didn't change the fact that things didn't ease up until the other two were around. Could it really be that she felt that much more comfortable with three shinki instead of one?

All he could do was listen, after putting her into a corner where Yona felt she had no choice but to confide in Shizuo. It wasn't really by choice though, or it didn't feel like he left her one.

Was it his place to share those personal memories with the other two, though? That didn't seem right. ]

... It's made you two more useful than I have been on my own. Even if some of the things you do piss me off, I'm fine with admitting that much.

Given time, we may grow on you.

[Jae-Ha is quite likeable, thank you, or so he likes to think. He's not certain about Hak yet, but the fact that the larger man is so obstinate makes him an interesting challenge in his own right.]

Even if that's all we've managed so far, I'm glad she has some relief.

...

[ He's not sure about Hak either, but it was already easier to get along with that guy. Probably because they were both the type that liked to relax somewhere in peace. Honestly, Shizuo doesn't think on it too heavily. He was paranoid about both, but aside for them just being strangers, there were different reasons for each of them.

The fact that they did seem so attached to Yona is why Shizuo accepted them. Which meant not picking fights every little second.

Pulling Jae-Ha away from her like a little kid didn't count. ]

It's a good start. It's what keeps me from throwing you out of the temple grounds.

[ Literally, not in the way of kicking him out. Despite Hak encouraging this happen to Jae-Ha. ]

[Rude, both of you.]

Not my astonishingly good looks? Oh, well. I'll take what I can get.

[Of course, if it came down to them trying to throw him out on his ass, he'd put up one hell of a fight.]

You needn't worry about me when it comes to Yona-chan. I'm here to protect her, the same as you.

[ Shizuo was against throwing the guy out, literally. Mostly because he cared about what Yona thought and how disappointed she'd be. It's just a temptation that he ignores the best he could. ]

I really couldn't care about your looks.

[ Shizuo somewhat doesn't care about his own, despite how much time he took in the mornings to get his hair fixed up. ]

The fact that you both actually care and want to protect her is why I'm trying to cooperate.

[ Yes, this is him trying. ]

That's a shame. I feel as though my beauty is wasted here.

[He lets out a brief sigh, lamenting and dramatic, even as the conversation continues on to something more serious.]

Well, if this is your best effort, I won't say I'm impressed, but I do appreciate it all the same. It must be a real struggle.

There's a problem if you're trying to impress me with anything like that.

[ It's not that he lacks aesthetic, but Jae-Ha just wasn't the type that he'd think about or see like that. ]

It's not really my best effort, though. I'm not gonna force things to get along with either of you. It's too much damn work and I'd rather be myself than feel like I need to keep that kind of act up.

[ Yes. He could act and be nicer. Acting has turned out to be pretty easy, actually. ]

Shouldn't we all be making our best effort to be friendly, though? For Yona's sake, if nothing else.

[She'd be happy to know the three of them were getting along, after all.]

Yeah, but there's regular effort and there's playing pretend. I'd rather find a way to actually get along instead of acting like it and really wanting to punch your face in.

[ Which sounds better for everyone's health. ]

Oh, we'll manage to find our way there. Most people can't help but like me.

[He assumes. He can't actually remember, after all, but he's sure it must be true.]

... You really don't have that kind of track record right now.

[ Stop pulling things out your ass. He's not cleaning it up. ]

[Look, he just has confidence that what he believes about himself must be true.]

I will soon enough.

[ Well. Someone around here needed to have an excess of it. That balances out the doof with none. ]

... Yeah. I really don't get where you're getting that from.

The power of positive thinking. Confidence breeds success, you know.

[Come on, Shizuo, loosen up a little.]

... Does it?

[ He is loosened up. This is somehow him at a pretty relaxed state right now. ]

Sure. Give it a try sometime. It may surprise you.

[Just a hunch, since Shizuo doesn't seem to think much of it.]

[ He doesn't think much about confidence in general. He's been stuck in his default, despite not having the memories to back it up. ]

'A try'... At what, the positive thinking or the confidence?

Go crazy. Give both a shot.

[He knows, it sounds way out there for a guy like him, right?]

Might do you some good. Help you shake the long face.

... What long face?

[ And there stirs up the temper a bit. Luckily it's just in his tone, and he's not acting on it or threatening the guy. ]

[He quickly puts both hands up in defense, shaking his head.]

Ah, I've said too much.

Yeah, well you've said it. Either explain it or I'll toss you off the mountain.

[ Ah. There's the threat. ]

You just seem to lead a dreadfully joyless existence, that's all. You seem like you could afford to loosen up.

[Really, does that merit him being thrown off the mountain?]

What the hell makes you think it's joyless?

[ He's very content and happy when he's out basking in the sun. He's lazy whenever he gets the chance- but Jae-Ha's rarely ever seen that because Shizuo's always on guard, to make sure he doesn't push the boundaries too far with Yona.

But it depends on how the next minute goes as to whether or not this merits a toss. ]

I don't even get what you think I need to loosen up from.

Maybe 'joyless' is too strong a word, but there's all the sour looks to be considered.

[He continues on flippantly, unbothered by threat itself, but it's plain enough that it's not meant as an insult so much as an observation.]

Feel free to prove me wrong. What do you do for fun around here?

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