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[minogame]

Who: Urashima and Nari, Urashima and Chinatsu
When: Mid-August
Where: Neptune's Temple and around the Far Shore
What: Urashima finds himself assigned to another god and checks up on his kohai


for Nari

( When Urashima wakes up, he smells salt on the air and hears waves splashing on the shore. It's different from what he's become used to waking up to-- fresh water, bubbling ponds, the wind blowing through the garden. He sits up quickly in the sand, and finds himself staring out into the sea. Clouds form on the horizon and he can feel in the air that it won't be long before it starts to rain. This isn't Eris' temple and he understands exactly what's happened. So this is where the Heavens want him to be? He looks down the shore both ways and then turns to look back. He can see trees and homes. That must be the temple, he thinks.

He'll go to investigate later. Just give him a minute. He sits on the sand, knees pulled close to his chest, chin resting on his folded arms, looking out at the sea. Kamekichi sits next to him and he pets her shell. )

Mmm, I wonder where Chinatsu-chan is...

( He'll meet his new god first and then look for her. She's a strong person, he thinks.
She'll be fine for a little while. )

for Chinatsu

( After getting in touch with her, Urashima sets out to meet Chinatsu. She's been here for a little while but it isn't as long as him. This is her first time losing a god and he remembers how that feels. When he finally meets Chinatsu again, he arms himself with a smile and calls out to her as brightly as ever, )

Chinatsu-cha~an!~

Comments

[minogame]

(he's as enthusiastic as ever. you would almost never know he'd just lost his third god... unless you happened to have shared the same god as him at the time. He stops just short of her and grins. He's fine but when he starts to speak, he sounds concerned-- good natured, but still concerned, )

Mm. What about you? Are you okay?

[redmare]

I'm fine.

[She shrugs, glancing to the side before looking back at him.]

Did you need help with something?

[minogame]

(he shakes his head no,)

If you're okay then I am too. (It's that easy.) Losing a god can be very hard...

(But he doesnt seem afraid at all. Really, he's more concerned for Chinatsu.)

[redmare]

It's not hard or anything..

[Her voice trails off. Chinatsu kicks at a random pebble on the floor.]

It's annoying, sure.

[minogame]

(He can tell there's more to it than just that but he doesn't push the issue. Some things are better left unsaid at the moment,)

Mmm... you'll need to be careful, you know. (He's been through this before but this is her first time losing a god. So it's important to let her know.) Without a god, you don't have a name. (One hand touches his shoulder, where his name used to be,) And without that, you can't make borderlines. It's the only way we can protect ourselves. We're really vulnerable without a god...

... Do you have a new one, yet?

[redmare]

Huh? I can't?

[Chinatsu feels her stomach sink.]

I...No, I don't..

[minogame]

(He wonders if she's having the same feelings he had when he lost Pippa. He reaches to hold Chinatsu's hand-- physical touch always calmed him down so maybe it would help put her at ease too.)

When Pippa disappeared, I was alone for a long time. (An unfamiliar name.) She was my first god.

I stayed with Roxas and he took care of me but I didn't want him to name me because I thought Pippa might come back... Then I met Terra and he helped me a lot so I let him name me. (Another god.) But then he left too and I woke up at Oona's temple. And this morning, I woke up at Nari's temple.

I've never met him before... but he's really nice, I think. So I can ask him to name you too, if you want.

(He's trying to look out for his junior!!!)

I'll make sure you're okay too.

[redmare]

[Her hand twitches when he takes hold of it, but she doesnt pull away. Hearing that he had lost so many gods already surprised Chinatsu, making her look up at him. It kind of made her see him in a different light.]

Senpai...

[That he'd do that for her touched her, but...

Chinatsu squeezes his hand.]

But what if he leaves too? What if I make him leave? You and Oona were fine before I came along...

[minogame]

(He tilts his head curiously to one side. Is that what's wrong? He knows it isnt her fault but he supposes he can see why she would come to that conclusion. He gives her hand reassuring squeeze and smiles,)

Then we'll find another god. We'll be okay, really! (Really!!) It's not your fault. Sometimes people go away and that's really sad and scary... but as long as we're here, we'll be okay.

[redmare]

[Chinatsu glances up at him, uncertainty in her eyes.]

...Isn't that why you got assigned another god and I wasn't?

[Hearing that he got one already, she figured she was being punished or something.]

[minogame]

(He's surprised. How does he even respond to that beyond--)

That's not it! (It absolutely isn't the reason. He doesn't know why but...) When I my first god went away, I had to find someone too.

Ah... but I think... I also had to find myself, you know?

[redmare]

What do you mean...?

[minogame]

Hmm...

(He hums, trying to find a way to explain it. When Pippa left, he was convinced he'd done something wrong. He'd helped destroy her first shinki and then she disappeared. Of course, it doesn't make sense now but it did back then. It had taken him awhile to realize that's just how this place works-- people come and people go. He learned a lot about the limits of being a spirit with a god and he learned a lot about the other people here-- the people he could trust, the people he could rely on, and so on.)

I think... it's different for everyone. But I learned a lot about the Far Shore when I was nameless. And in the end, I got to pick a god I knew was right for me.

[redmare]

Nameless....

[Right, that's what she was now. She was just getting used to the name they gave her too. It made her heart sink a little. Still, the thought of picking her own god and learning more in general changed her perspective on the the situation.]

That's not too bad, I guess.

[minogame]

It's not bad if you aren't alone and you aren't!

(he gives her hands one more squeeze,)

Just don't wander around too much, okay? I don't want you to get lost.

[redmare]

...I don't get lost.

[Says the person who was lost the first time she met Urashima. She does appreciate his concern though, squeezing his hand back. In fact, that he didn't just ditch her once their god was gone was a big deal to her, and she was very grateful for that.]