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Who: Yona, her shinki, and others happening to be wandering by her temple.
When: Mid-to-late July (following certain conversations among her shinki)
Where: Yona's Temple
What: Information (and volatile emotion) is being shared among Yona's three shinki and it has some less-than-pleasant side effects for their goddess.

[ It had been a few days since she'd revealed the truth behind her nightmares - and the happenings that haunted one particular chamber within her temple - to Shizuo after he'd pressed for her trust and it had given her a lot to think about as well, revisiting that place and the memories of that night. Not that she didn't still see it so vividly in her memories and nightmares, but here... she hoped that being here might be able to give her new perspective on that night.

So far, she wasn't having much luck finding it. But she hadn't spoken any more about it to anyone either, spending a few days quieter than normal and immersed in her own thoughts as she dealt with her own emotions and the grief Shizuo told her she needed time to accept. It's distracting enough that she doesn't immediately realize how much it's affected her first shinki until she feels the sharp stinging pain that she knows come from him, but feels it much more intensely this time than she has before. Giving a yelp, she drops the book she'd been holding (and definitely not paying attention to enough to be reading) to rub at the sharp pain in her upper arm.

Well. That had been decidedly unpleasant. And far worse than the stings she'd gotten from her shinki before. Troubled by that, she debated what to do and whether or not to confront him over this one, but as it seemed serious, she finally pushes herself to her feet to go looking for him. Unfortunately, he proved rather difficult to find (because she hadn't thought of the roof) and while she looks, her other two shinki have, in the meantime, discovered him. And the hole he'd left in the wall. And then got the story directly from him about why it was now there.

Which is why, in abrupt succession, There is more stinging, each more painful than the last but still annoyingly in the same spot on her upper arm as tempers flare and the negative emotions created by the information has a direct physical effect. Shizuo's own is still mixed with the guilt of having damaged her temple and the effect rebounds between the three until Yona gives a soft cry, clutching at her arm near the entrance to her temple as she staggers for a moment and leans against one of the bright crimson pillars.

Her arm throbs in a way it's never done before, the pain deep and aching, and without thinking, she draws the sleeve of her dress up to reveal the dark discoloration of Blight now staining her skin and she stares at it in alarm, completely caught off-guard. ]

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...All of them.

[Carefully, she puts her hand over Yona's head. Hopefully the blight only catches on if she touches the bad time.]

Did something bad happen lately to upset them?

Edited 2017-07-05 01:02 (UTC)

Ah, I... Well. I had a conversation with Shizuo a few days ago and might have confessed some things that happened to me back home. I suspect he was more upset about them than he let on at the time. He offered to help me cope with it, but I think this morning.... he may have told Hak and Jae-Ha.

[ Which worried her, because that brushed far too closely to things they had both forgotten, even if it hadn't been he reminding them of it. not directly, anyway. ]

So you're hurt because they're too worried about you...? That's not fair! It shouldn't be something that bad that makes blight appear.

Hurting someone you love with feelings shouldn't be a thing.

[ Yona gives a slight wince and covers the Blight once more, although the smile she shoots Kaya is rueful, if a little pained. ]

I think so, too. It's why I often let the little stings pass without telling them. Not expecting them to feel negative emotions... it is short-sighted and even downright cruel, I think.

...Although if it is negative emotions that can lead to shinki Blighting themselves or becoming ayakashi, perhaps this is meant as an early warning sign.

Then something has to be done, for you and for them. It's bad enough that you're not feeling well inside... And Yona, as a shinki... I would want to know if I ever feel something bad enough to taint Zeno, so maybe they should be told this is happening. So you all find a way through it before it's too late!

[ She lets her eyes slide closed at that, even though she nods her head. ]

Yes, I... There's probably no avoiding it now, is there? [ She chews on her lower lip, looking uncertain about it all the same. ] I will talk to them. To each of them.

Okay. Please be careful when you do so they don't get more nervous and more sick and affect you more. They'll probably be as scared as you are.

[She clenches her fists.]

I believe in you guys! You and the boys are really nice people, so I hope you can work things out.

[ She gives an uncertain look at that. How can she do this without making it worse than it already is? Especially when she wasn't sure what she'd done to help make it this bad in the first place. ]

I'll be careful, I promise. I'm certain talking to them will fix this. [ She can hope, right? ]

[She sees the glance and understands the doubts. As positive as she's trying to be, Kaya understands because it's such a scary situation. She wouldn't be this calm if this was happening to her temple.]

Imagine I just hugged you tight, okay? I'm kind of useless for this situation, but I'll try to believe for the both of us.

[ That answer has Yona smiling at her, warm and genuine, as she tips her head slightly in acknowledgment. ]

You've been a great help, actually. Thank you, Kaya. I feel less scared about what's happening now. Thank you for listening, and offering me advice.

I have? [There's a little sigh coming from her mouth. She smiles back.] I'm glad then. I can tell Zeno to come over too? Maybe they'll open up or listen better to a guy like them.

[ Yona casts her a crooked smile and a slight nod. ]

If it's not too much of a bother? I'd be grateful for his presence. And his advice. He always seems to know what I need to hear.