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[fullcowl]

Who: Izuku and you
When: July 26th on
Where: Various
What: Catchall



A. [Izuku can be found in the library fairly often, after all, he's volunteered to take over, since there were suddenly far, far fewer of the library goblins than there used to be. Usually, he's near the front entrance, looking through books, scowling a bit and then putting them back.]

Have you seen anything about the history of the Heavens here?

B. [That's usually though. Sometimes he's sitting next to a stack of books and passed out instead. At least he's getting sleep somewhere.]

C. [He doesn't just keep to the Far Shore though. He's the one that goes out and gets groceries for his temple, so he can be found throughout the week considering the merits of branded or unbranded products.

With a lot of coupons. Look, just because they're hard to see doesn't mean he's going to walk out without legitimately paying for those groceries.]

What do you think of the unbranded bread?

D. [If, for whatever reason, you're at a beach. A very particular beach. A beach that seems to be covered in garbage- Izuku is there. Izuku is there and he's moving the garbage around like it's no problem. The garbage that includes carsh, heavy microwaves, refrigerators- he's not fussed.]

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Comments

Lavi, July 26

[fullcowl]

[Izuku's managed to get his hands on a relatively cheap Playstation and has invited a friend over to play it. It's probably a good idea to have a little bit of time thinking about something other than the Heavens and who might be against them.

He's picked out a fighting game, a racing game and a multiplayer RPG.]

What looks good?

[lostinshadows]

[Technology is really amazing.

Lavi looks through the games, interested.]

The racing one looks good.

[fullcowl]

[It's true.

He'll pick up the racing one and push it into the console before plopping a controller into Lavi's hands.]

D. July 27

[sogetsu]

[Don't mind the spectator here. Kirie is pretty fond of beaches herself and while it's unpleasant to see one so trashed it's more surprising to find someone cleaning it up, alone.

She didn't expect Izuku to be able to do too much. Maybe a couple of trash bags worth but it's when he starts moving the heavier things and not dodging them that makes her brow raise.]

Are some kind of weight lifter or something?

[She calls down to him. There's a small hill that stands just slightly higher then the beach and over looks some of it. She's standing there still in her school uniform looking bored. If Izuku does glance over in her direction, there will be a cool bottle of water tossed at his face. Just be grateful she's giving it to you. It's hot out but she isn't doing heavy lifting. She's not crazy to try that in the summer.]

How are you doing that in this heat? You're gonna kill over...

[fullcowl]

[Izuku looks over- since he's pretty much the only person around here, so that gets his attention. But he wasn't expecting the bottle, and he doesn't think to activate One for All- so it just smacks him right in the face.]

Oh- uh... no? I just needed the exercise.

... Thank you for the water.

It's fine, I've done something like this before. I promise I'm okay.

[sogetsu]

. . . .

[Hitting him in the face with it wasn't her intention even though that's where her aim was. She can't help but stare. She isn't sorry either.]

Not many people consider picking up fridges as exercise. Most people can't even do that. What are you?

[No Izuku, you're weird.]

A

[koukai_kirai]

[Hijikata doesn't get to the library quite as often as he'd ideally like to -- he likes to check in on his shrines on the Near Shore, and to patrol for ayakashi regularly, and he spends a lot of time training in his dojo -- but he tries to make time for it, all the same.]

[After all, there are still far too many things that they know far too little about, and libraries are a good place to start whenever that's the case.]

[He pauses when he hears someone speak, hand still on the spine of a book on the shelf.]

That's too vague. There's a lot about the history, but what part are you looking for?

[fullcowl]

[Izuku doesn't spend a lot of time checking his shrines, but he does spend a lot of time going through prayers and looking for ayakashi to vanquish.]

I'm looking for anything about Amaterasu.

... And if this amount of dead shinki and gods has happened in the Heavens before.

[koukai_kirai]

[Even now that he's been reunited with Jennifer and knows she's safe and sound again, the topic of the recent spate of deaths is... definitely one that hits him pretty close to home. There's a flickering of emotions in his eyes -- guardedness, pain, careful appraisal -- before he takes his hand off of the book it was on before and turns his gaze up towards the higher shelves, still unsure what exactly they're looking for but figuring that that area is likely to have gotten less attention on any of the young man's earlier searches.]

Then the problem definitely isn't going to be finding information, it's going to be narrowing it down to what's relevant.

[He's quiet a moment, scanning the titles on the books' spines.]

...You're looking into the recent deaths?

[It seems a safe guess. And if the kid's willing to share anything he does know, collaborating could put them both closer to putting a stop to it.]

b, probs around the 28th

[revolutionfalcon]

[Despite not having taken up the offer to work at the library - he doesn't have the time to run two jobs in-between everything else he has in his weekly routine - Shun still comes in and out of the library every so often. It's mostly in hopes that the newfound lack of goblins might mean some actual organisation in this place, but things haven't quite gotten that good yet, so he keeps checking in.

It's quite late on the 28th that he comes in to prowl the shelves, steps near silent as he moves between aisles. It's not too long before he notices a familiar shape seemingly passed out on one of the desks, and after coming a little closer to establish exactly who it is, he lets out a quiet sigh.

There's a few plain blankets stashed in a corner of the library, whether to lay down for reading areas, protect books from dust, or something else, it's hard to tell. In any case, Shun picks up one with little hesitation and sweeps it over Izuku in one smooth motion. He's done this sort of thing enough times before, but it remains to be seen whether the accompanying swish of air will wake Izuku up.]

[fullcowl]

[Izuku's stack of books all seem to be about the Heavens, the history and whatever books about the gods he could find. There aren't too many, but one about Amaterasu's Near Shore history is open in front of him.

Izuku snuffles a bit and curls a little into himself as the blanket goes over him. It takes a few minutes before he starts to realize something's changed.]

Mmph? [His eyes are slowly opening, but it takes a while to register Shun is there.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun's gaze does scan over the books briefly - he's found one or two of them before himself, though given his visits to the library are usually fairly short, he's never been able to track down an actual stack of those kinds of books. As such, while Izuku slowly stirs, Shun picks up one of the books from the stack and starts leafing through it mutely. He's met most of the older gods who actually interact with them, but it can't hurt to learn more about the past of this place either, and it's usually what he's looking for when he comes through here.

Once the younger boy actually makes a noise, Shun glances over, expression as flat neutral as ever as he surveys him.]

It's getting a bit late to risk falling asleep alone in public.

A

[kokuyoyo]

[Chikusa is also one of those who comes by the library occasionally, often helping sort things out in a far more organized manner than he's sure those damn goblins could have managed. It's hard to miss his presence often, thanks to the every changing hats he wears. Today, it's a thick and bright orange knit beanie, rainbow threads woven through it in a few places.]

[At Izuku's question, he glances over.]

....I think my god found one, once, when the books were scattered everywhere....

[fullcowl]

I found one about Amaterasu once, but I can't seem to find it again.

[Briefly, he wonders if those hats are okay in this sort of weather, it's starting to get awfully hot.]

[kokuyoyo]

[It's a horrific idea, actually, but thanks for being concerned, Izuku.]

What was it about?

A

[drops_acid]

Hmm?

[Cardia takes a moment to realize he's addressing the question to her. She usually comes to the library at odd times and often sequesters herself in some out of the way corner so it's rare that anyone talks to her.

It's by coincidence that she happened to be reading a book on that very subject, but combined with the scowl on his face she misunderstands the situation.]

Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Did you need it for something?

[She closes the book and holds it out to him.]

[fullcowl]

[His expression seems to lighten once he realizes theses books actually do exist. And are in the library after all.]

I'm just trying to compile some information.

S-sorry, did I startle you?

July 29th

[lostinshadows]

[Scully's dead.

Lavi was usually in the library when he heard the report, immediately going to check what happened. When he stumbles upon Scully's dead, he could have sworn he felt something inside of him just drop at the sight of her body. Feeling his chest get tighter, he reaches for his phone to text Izuku:]

Meet me at the library. Dana Scully is dead.

[fullcowl]

[Izuku doesn't even text back, he just shows up in a few seconds. He still looks like he hasn't been sleeping much- but that only makes sense.]

Do you know what happened?

B

[fortune_detective]

[On a particularly slow day with little else going on, Naoto's curiosity finally pulls her over to the library as she'd yet to check it out. Walking through the aisles and aisles of books, Naoto occasionally stops to read over the titles on their spines, even opening up and flipping through a few to skim a brief passage before setting it back on the shelf.]

[As she turns down one aisle, she spies a familiar figure slumped over against a stack of books. She immediately halts in her tracks, and, for a second, images of a headless corpse flash in her mind and spike her heart-rate. She hesitantly draws forward a few steps before quickly ascertaining that his chest was still moving up and down, and the sound of soft snoring becomes more clear. She breathes a sigh of relief, but still approaches slowly so as to not wake the sleeping Izuku right away.]

[She briefly considers whether she even should wake him, but ultimately decides that, if he needs the sleep, there are far better, more comfortable places where he could get it. So, she'll try to wake him by calling his name softly, and, if that doesn't work, then she'll lean down to poke him in the upper arm to try and rouse him.]

Midoriya-san... Midoriya-san... Izuku!

[fullcowl]

[Izuku is still perfectly alive, just also perfectly exhausted, considering everything that's been happening in the Heavens and how painfully little sleep he's actually managing to get these days.

It takes a bit of prodding before he wakes up, blearly opening his eyes and looking confused. This is not his house? Where is he?]

... Mph?

C July 27

[returnedfromtheline]

[Being asked things on the Near Shore always surprises him a little, and has taught him that it’s generally either ‘god’ or ‘shinki’ who take the initiative like that.
This time, Yukine does a double-take when he looks over at the speaker. He recognizes this guy from the newbie training.]

Uh- you get what you pay for, Aidos-sama. That- [he points at the cheap bread in the god’s hand] kinda sucks. It’s bland and doesn’t toast well. [After pausing for a moment he makes a small gesture with his hand which is holding a scrap of paper.]

I don’t know if you’re around here often, but if you want a recommendation, I can show you a place. I have to buy bread after this anyway.

[His own shopping basket is nearly full of various items, mostly food clearly meant for having somen for dinner tonight.]

[fullcowl]

[Izuku is usually around, even if occasionally his "around" means forcefully shoving brochures into new shinki's hands. He knows what his take on being a god is- basically a hero but nobody's really, truly aware of them. That's fine. He's not in the hero business for the attention.]

There are some store brand foods that are fine.

I... think there was a new shrine nearby? I usually did my shopping closer to Tokyo than this. [Izuku. Izuku, you can teleport. Why are you like this?]

I'd appreciate the help, thank you.

M23

[fullcowl]

[He's actually not sure why the other gods are so concerned about if Aidos had a day for her followers to worship her. But they asked, and Izuku isn't the type to say no to a question like that. And Lavi seems to enjoy researching things about as much as Izuku does. Sure Izuku prefers hero research, but god research is pretty interesting too.

So it's no surprise that he asked his friend to research with him.]

How good is your Greek?

[lostinshadows]

Mm, I'm pretty good at it.

[After Lavi's discovered that he's pretty familiar with Greek in general and can understand the language fluently. Speaking might be a different matter.]

You think we'll need to search through Greek text to research more about Aidos?