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[darkestbefore]

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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[thethunderbeast]

[He waits until much, much later to confront her, having noticed Yona being more emotionally distant than her usual self the last couple of days. He isn't sure why but he has a few guesses in mind and is willing to place his bets that at least one of them is correct, and as much as he wants to approach her right away, he gives Yona her space... not for long, though.

It's when the sun is completely set and the moon is out in full force, bathing the temple in its white light that he finds her at the ponds alone. When he'd caught a glimpse of the discolouration on her shoulder, it made his stomach twist and turn uncomfortably and had almost made him turn around and leave, but... there's no point in him hiding that he's there. She could probably feel his presence coming from a mile away, so he approaches loud enough to make himself known, just in case she hadn't been paying attention.

When he pipes up, there's no effort to mask the displeasure or disgust in his voice. Not with her, but with himself. His anger and jealousy played a part in this and it only continues to spiral out of control as he tries to figure out why.]

It's ugly.

[He's talking about the blight...]

[eternalshield]

[Look, periodic wellness checks on his king-miss is part of his job as a dragon warrior. Especially with a murderer running around. Shizuo, Hak, and Jae-Ha are all very cute and very capable, but none of them can shield her the way Ouryuu can.

So he feels a strong chill deep in his bones when he sees her leaning against the pillar staring at her arm.]

Miss!

[Zeno breaks into a run. And when he sees the blight for himself, he... recognizes it.]

...if one of those boys is jealous of Zeno spending time with miss, Zeno will go knoc some sense into him.

[That was the case when Kaya blighted him, after all.]

[toremainbehind]

[Honestly, it's not surprising that Izumo would be around Yona's temple on some days. Whenever he needs a break from his own temple and whatever else, he's always around Yona's temple at some point. It's just luck so far that he's managed to avoid Hak and Jae-Ha, occasionally Zeno and Ki-Ja, whenever he stuck around.

However, when he also happens to be nearby when he hears her cry out, immediately walking over to her.]

Yona? What's--

[He stops once he notices the blight on her arm.

A frown appears on his face before he walks closer to her.]

Come on, let's get you inside and seated.

[Don't tempt him into carrying you, too, Yona. You look like you could barely walk due to the pain.]

The end-game

[bartenderizing]

[[ OOC: If anyone would like to confront Shizuo about this situation, either before or after he and Yona come across each other, feel free to toss that over at Shizuo's log or reply under here. Either way! ]]

[ There was a post about a kind of blight that came from shinki, and it honestly wasn't so long ago. Given that they hadn't even been around a month, everything could be considered pretty recent. Yet Shizuo couldn't say if it warned that the behavior that would sting their god could spread to other shinki doing similar.

Either way, Yona had learned this personally.

Yet there was a different kind of shame- not from the actions or thoughts he already had, but the ones he planned. Having resigned himself to probably crossing that line, should Soo-Won show up, Shizuo didn't particularly feel like being seen by Yona. Conveniently, there was a time they had crossed paths, but he already had to go out for other reasons. Aside from training, he's also been trying to work on fixing up Izumo's bar (now that there's a second floor.)

Depending on how long it is before they manage to catch each other, it's also been getting easier to pass off a few tiny lies- Shizuo's started to realize that, when he wanted to be, he was a pretty decent actor. It helped to alleviate some worries. ]

... Hm?

[ He was coming back late, the actual summer and temple's summer being enough that he had pulled his shirt off while coming up the stairs. Just to cool off a little before getting to his room- But something seemed to be nagging at him as he got to the 'communal square' sort of area. Something in his instincts.

It's certainly not the small, dark bruise below the base of his neck. ]

[justclaws]

Princess? You forgot your book.

[This--

[No. No, he has no idea what is going on. He knows only that he found a book in the temple gardens, that he can think of no reason why any of the other occupants would have been reading such a thing, and that the Princess, therefore, is probably wondering where she must have left it. It is a pleasant day - a little too pleasant, if anything - but even morning dew is enough to seriously trouble a book. It is only correct that he should return it.

[He is not expecting to find the Princess by the temple doors, one sleeve drawn high. Of course Kija knows it is merely an arm, but he averts his gaze anyway. She would not be doing such a thing, unless something troubled her, so it is much better not to look.]

You have not been stung, have you?

[Bugs.

[Why were they permitted?]

15 minutes late with Starbucks

[fadingsunshine]

[Kaya had gone to Yona's temple since she had cooked too much food for three people in class, and she was getting better at making rice balls. There was also some chocolate cake from the supermarket, like the one she bought for the picnic. Yona's boys seemed to like it.

As she sees Yona's strange reaction, she runs to meet her friend.]

Yona! Are you okay? What is the--?

[Kaya's now close enough to see her arm, to see what the girl is looking at. She feels her stomach churning.]

Oh, no! Is that...?

For Jae-Ha

[darkestbefore]

[ Her conversation with Hak had been... complicated, at best, but Yona knew she had to speak with each of her shinki before she could get this mess cleared up.

So after leaving one of her companions at the pool, she slips back into her temple to search out Jae-Ha next, hoping he wouldn't be too hard to find. ]