[open] through the eye of the storm with a silver lining

[revolutionfalcon]

Who: Shun and you! (+ prompts for anyone with plans)
When: The first week of August
Where: A: Nekhbet's Temple and general vicinity, B: Calico Cat Cafe, C: The Heavens' library
What: Early August catchall, plus Shun deals with adorable possessed plush birds, an excess of cats, and the library's radical new idea of actually having sort of a filing system, maybe, one day.

[A: Nekhbet's Temple, day, August 3rd onwards]

[Shun thought the possessed pillows were bad enough. Even if the spirits had been happy to take a punching if it meant they could keep hanging around, they didn't know when enough was enough, and Shun had been more than happy to see them leave the temple.

Unfortunately, instead of having a pile of pillows greeting him in the loungeroom the next few mornings, Shun has four very big, very round, and very cute bird plushies that he forgot to get rid of after winning them at Tanabata bouncing all over the couches. And the kitchen. And, eventually, out the door, once one of them manages to score a lucky bounce on the doorknob.

Anyone in the vicinity of the temple might witness some very concerned-looking vultures, and also said large bird plushies bouncing around merrily on the grassy plain in front of Shun's temple. He doesn't actually come out himself until a few of the bouncing plushies decide to adorably menace any passerby, looking like he's already utterly done with this month a few days into it. He should probably just be grateful that the one he gave to Fubuki managed to escape getting possessed.]

Should've gotten rid of them sooner. [One of the plushies makes an impressive bound for the top of his head, but he catches it before it gets there.]

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[B: Calico Cat Cafe, afternoon to early evening of the 3rd or 5th]

[Despite the huge amount of pressure Shun puts on himself to get as much as he possibly can done in the space of a day, he does still hold down his job at the cat cafe on the Near Shore - not that it's particularly difficult when his job description is basically cat maintenance and maintenance maintenance. People who never complain about the more disgusting parts of the work are few and far between, and Shun is more than content with doing all of that and then some in silence (and peace and quiet, when the rest of the employees forget he's there).

There's been an influx of cats from a nearby shelter recently, though, and Shun has been put to the task of building a rather large and fancy cat tower donated by some regular customers. While the rest of the customer service staff are hanging out by the door or around the cafe, taking orders or offering people free cat ears to encourage more people to come and take a look at the new cats, Shun is down the back, screwing a post into another section of the base.

He's most certainly not alone in this endeavour, because about a dozen of the cats have gathered around to crawl all over the half-built cat tower, and occasionally him as well. Shun just keeps working as if there isn't a cat standing on his curved back or looking out from his shoulder upon its cafe kingdom, but if anyone else happens to get close to the area, Shun immediately levels them with a wary glare, not least to make sure they don't have any cat ears with them. He's managed to escape the scourge so far, but after a moment or two, he nods to the cats on the tower.]

If you want them anywhere but this post, you're going to have to put some effort into it.

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[C: Heaven's Library, evenings to late]

[It seems like time to at least try to brush himself up on the ghost tales he only remembers bits and pieces of, so Shun manages to find the time to get himself to the library most evenings. Despite the new staff, trying to make the place any kind of organised is a huge endeavour, and he doubts he's going to find anything without a good, long time to look things over. Still, most easy things aren't worth doing.

With one very general book on monster mythology under one arm, Shun browses the shelves largely in silence. It's only when he encounters other people that he speaks, holding up the book.]

If you've seen anything about the kinds of spirits that have been active recently, I've been looking for a while.

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[[If you have existing plans with Shun for this time or would like to make plans for a closed thread, feel free to hit me up at reviseleviathan for plotting!]]

Comments

Closed to Naoto, backdated to morning July 29th, warning for murderplot + related gross discussion

[revolutionfalcon]

[It had been a little worrying that Naoto had practically dropped off the radar in regards to the murder investigation, so hearing from her again is somewhat reassuring even in text form. While Shun doesn't have all the information on the most recent death, he does have quite a lot on the one prior to that, and in any case, Naoto probably needs to get caught up on the subject in general.

While he texted her a description and general location of his temple, he's standing out by the door just to make sure she finds it. It basically looks like a giant hill with some windows and a door in it, so it's not like it's easy to miss, but the vultures in the garden to the side can be a bit leery about visitors sometimes.]

[fortune_detective]

[A minute or two later, Naoto finds her way to the entrance of Shun's temple. She briefly takes in the sight of it as she approaches, before directing her attention back to Shun and giving him a small wave in greeting.]

I appreciate you agreeing to meet with me.

[revolutionfalcon]

[There are maybe a handful of vultures peering out at Naoto from the edges of the garden trees, but they seem peaceable enough right now, and just watch her approach. Once Naoto gets close enough to talk, Shun just inclines his head in greeting before starting to head back inside, turning his head back to murmur something just before he does.]

Downstairs. One of my shinki knows about this, but the other I can't trust won't try to get involved, and he's not experienced enough that I can risk it.

C

[freezetheheavens]

[Toushirou lifts his eyes from a book he picked up and began to read, eyebrow raising when he notices it's Shun.]

Trying to do some research on spirits?

[Just try to ignore the ghost peering over his shoulder, Shun. Toushirou doesn't even seem to be all that concerned about it as his eyes drop back down to the book as he waves the ghost away.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[While Shun isn't ignoring the ghost, he mostly just eyes it off until Hitsugaya waves it away. The ones in his temple haven't exactly been threatening, but it's still hard for him to not pay attention to something like that.]

Trying. This place is still disorganised as hell. I'll be lucky if I find two books on the subject.

[And yet he hasn't bothered going to a Near Shore library because he figures one in the Heavens would have to have more accurate information on spirits.]

[freezetheheavens]

Wouldn't it make more sense to try the libraries on the Near Shore then?

[But he can't really fault Shun if that's his reasoning.]

There are several different types. Poltergeists are usually common.

[He flips a page.] Has the library always been this disorganized?

C

[fullcowl]

[He's here once again in the evening, but this time he doesn't seem like he's about to pass out. Surprisingly, he's managed to get a full night's sleep! Amazing.

But his walkthrough of the bookshelves- still more disorganized than he'd really like- is interrupted when Shun talks to him.]

The ones that have started haunting everything? Are those spirits of the objects or poltergeists?

[revolutionfalcon]

[Well, at least Izuku isn't trying to be threatening and pissed off and failing badly this time. Though Shun doesn't really have any better of an answer to that question as he slides the book back under his arm.]

Could be both, depending on what the items are. And then there's the ones that are coming out at sunset and endangering people on the Near Shore.

[That gets a much more grave note out of him, because it's a lot bigger of a worry than something like getting attacked by pillows.]

I would've known the legends better a while ago, but I've forgotten most of the details.

[fullcowl]

[He's not a very intimidating person at first glance. He prefers it that way.

Izuku tilts his head as he considers the question.]

That's more than I do. Most of the stories at home are about superpowers, so even if there were ghosts, we'd probably chalk it up to a quirk that went haywire.

[Hm... But he'll also step away from the shelves for now, letting Shun see the titles of them.]

I think these are about hauntings?

Closed to Nanako, August 6th

[revolutionfalcon]

[It's been a really long time since Shun has tried to cook anything this far out of his usual repertoire, but he's prepared. He even wrote down instructions for the anko and mochi seperately to make completely sure both he and Nanako would know what they were doing...assuming she could read his handwriting, which has deteriorated from previously neat to unpracticed scribble. In any case, he's organising ingredients in the kitchen by what parts of the recipe they need them for, red beans still soaking in the sink and strawberries set aside for the moment.

At least he's still as alert as ever to hear whenever someone knocks at the door.]

[welcome_home]

[ A knock which comes a few moments later as Nanako bounces from one foot to the other on his doorstep.

She might also be peering around to make sure she's not upsetting any of his grumpy birds by lingering here for too long.

Either way, it's clear from her bright smile and the bounce in her step that she's looking forward to this morning's visit with Shun. ]

C

[minogame]

( Urashima isn't a stranger to the library. Most people may come to do research and learn new things about this place but Urashima comes for more innocent reasons-- to find new stories to read. It isn't easy given how disorganized this place is but he's been lucky a few times. Today, he's trying his luck again. He's managed to find a book about Japanese architecture some how but what a load of good that does for anyone.

He's putting the book back on the shelf he found it when he hears Shun, )

Huh? Like the ones inside things?

[revolutionfalcon]

[Well, Urashima was bound to get asked about this if Shun encountered him again, given he was the one who made that post about spirits a few days before all this started happening. The question gets a rather impatient hum of assent from Shun.]

Those and the ones that are coming out around sunset. You must be more familiar with the lore than I am anyway to have made that post about it.

[Even if Shun had nitpicked it, because sometimes it's hard not to do that about inconsistencies in legends here.]

Closed to Yukine and Fubuki, August 4th

[revolutionfalcon]

[It took Shun a while to make good on his threat promise to get Yukine involved when it came to Fubuki's terrible borderlines, but he's finally managed to set something up. Now it's just a matter of getting it done, and for now, that means waiting for Yukine to turn up. Since he has been to the temple once before, Shun's choosing to wait for him on one of the further-reaching branches of the trees walling his garden, occasionally dropping himself down backwards and curling back up to grab the branch in a fit of restlessness.

A side-effect of this position is that it also means a bunch of vultures have gathered on the nearby branches to observe any passerby, but it can't be that disconcerting. Probably.]

[returnedfromtheline]

[Yukine always strives to be early! If Kurosaki is restless, that's his own fault.

In fact, from that previous experience, Yukine is aware that he'll be seen from a distance away. So coming up to the temple he steps lively, and glancing up sees the rather unfortunate number of vultures perched in the trees. And subsequently sees Kurosaki-sama in one tree, doing ... something. Weird. (He has long given up hope on not using that word at least once a day.)

Stopping under the tree he looks up at him.]

... Hi? What are you doing up there?

[redstray]

[ Eric had been wandering around when he pauses, reaching Shun's temple. He was glad he hadn't brought the dog with him because those alive(?) birds bouncing about would have been fun toys for him.

He steps back a bit, being seen by them and bounching merrily over to Eric befire Shun arrived. He couldn't help but smirk a bit at the situation. ]

Are you their nest?

[revolutionfalcon]

If they have a nest, it's the couch. I left them there after Tanabata and I forgot to pass on the damn things with everything that happened afterwards. [His tone is mildly frustrated, but not too much. He's still dealt with weirder here, and he lowers the angry-looking hawk plush in his hands. It wriggles a bit, but he just tightens his grip, and the other three merely hop around for the moment as if finding a good angle.]

I figured Ren would be interested, but that'll have to wait until whatever this is wears off now anyway.

A

[lostinshadows]

....Still dealing with ghosts there?

[Honestly, it was by accident that he's run into Shun's temple.

At the same time, it's far too amusing seeing what seems to be possessed bird plushies jumping around.]

[revolutionfalcon]

These ones moved in a few days late. [Shun sounds mildly disgruntled as he lowers the equally disgruntled looking hawk in his hands, which seems to be trying to bounce off somewhere again even as he tightens his grip. The other three (a sparrow, owl and finch) bounce themselves into circling around Lavi, but doing nothing more untoward than that for the moment.]

Before this it was pillows. At least I could use those for target practice when they kept hurling themselves at me.

c

[kokuyoyo]

[It's likely no surprise to see Chikusa lurking around the library again, tomato red beanie giving him away as he works between the cases. And he is working, despite his apparent never ending lethargy.]

[This fucking library is going to be organized if it kills him.]

[Of course, it's for his own benefit as well, with a variety of books on either shinki magic or to do with crime scene investigation piled up nearby. When he hears Shun approach him, he makes the barest effort to glance over at the other.]

....There's mythologies on items that have existed for a long time becoming demons, aren't there?

[revolutionfalcon]

[Probably the most surprising thing about the encounter is seeing Chikusa working, honestly. Or at least without someone twisting his arm to do it. So at the sight of the books that make it rather obvious what Chikusa's gaining out of his, Shun offers a faint snort before turning his attention to answer the question.]

That's mostly what I'm looking for, but it seems like some of them were just possessed instead of becoming demons themselves. And then there's the ones that have been coming out around sunset, which are a hell of a lot worse.

[At least most of the item demons and possessions are mischievous more than anything. The same can't be said for what comes out at sunset.]

A

[solaris9]

[ He's making his way through the Far Shore to Hakkai's school when it happens. He spots the shadow of it, first. Goku has some excellent reflexes, he's come realize. (How he's honed it he does not know -- maybe he was born this way?) In any case, he senses it coming before he actually looks up to see the thing. He raises his arm up and it bounces right off of it: boiiiiing! ]

Whoa!

[ It's soft to the touch, and doesn't even leave a scratch. If it was trying to attack him, it didn't do a very good job. ]

Hey! Is that your...s?

[ Goku doesn't know how to finish the thought, since he's not sure what he's looking at. A fat bird thing? A flying pillow? ]

[revolutionfalcon]

[The particular plush Goku has been greeted by is an owl, continuing to bounce not very threateningly as its plush friends - a sparrow and a zebra finch - catch up. Unfortunately for them, Shun and the hawk plush that tried to make a jump for his head also catch up shortly after, and Shun grabs the two non-owls out of the air mid-bounce before turning his attention to Goku.]

Until I get rid of them. I know who I'm giving them to, I've just been too busy to get it done. [There's a streak of annoyance to his tone, and he looks over Goku with a rather wary air, as if trying to glean more about him.]

I remember you. Ren mentioned he had another shinki after I told him we snuck into his kitchen.

A, Aug 6th

[shadowrevenger]

[Ren is actually a little late for training today. After what had happened this morning, he'd almost forgotten about it, until he'd started musing over how nice it would be to talk to Shun about it and then abruptly remembered that he was supposed to be at Shun's today anyway.

Still, he's here, despite not really feeling like actually doing anything today (but also feeling like it might be relaxing to beat the crap out of something). He takes his time making his way through the flowers leading up to Shun's temple (since this is actually where he'd like to spend the afternoon), but it isn't a very long trip. Soon enough, he emerges from the trees with his hand already raised to wave at Shun--

--only for a bouncing bird toy to bounce right up into his face. Ren staggers backward half a step, somehow manages to trip over nothing, and ends up on the ground with a sore tailbone and a somewhat dazed expression as he blinks up at the sky.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[It's probably a good thing he's late for training, because otherwise he would've likely ended up in the middle of the passive-aggressive gift basket standoff Shun was having earlier. Nonetheless, the lateness does mean Shun's definitely keeping an eye on the garden for movement...not that the hawk plushie still going as strong as ever with its possession and the owl plushie that just seems to be kind of giving up at this point, trailing a little half-assedly behind the other, are particularly helping with that.

It's the hawk that bounces itself up into Ren's face, and Shun has to raise a hand to his own face from inside the temple as that somehow manages to knock Ren over. However, it might also mean there's something else at play here, so Shun keeps the reaction to himself as he heads out and gives the hawk plush a sharp glare. It takes the hint and retreats, to the suspicious stares of multiple vultures, and Shun offers a hand to help Ren up.]

You must be pretty distracted to have missed that. [He would go on, but the owl plush picks this exact time to roll over and bounce itself gently onto Ren's chest, flopping forwards with the exertion like it didn't sign up for this. Who are you, new person the possessing spirit hasn't bounced on before.]