Open! | Catch-All for August

[darkestbefore]

Who: Yona and anyone!
When: Various points during the month.
Where: Her temple, the Far Shore, the Near Shore
What: Yona has decided this is the month she's going to learn more about this strange world she's been brought to.


A. The Near Shore

[ With most of the excitement over the past few weeks, Yona's in the mood for some distracting, something to keep her busy, or something she can engage in with the new companions she's made in this place. The biggest priority here is understanding more about this world she's found herself in and so she makes several trips down to the mortal world with the intent of exploring and learning more about it.

The place is full of wonders and she's often easily distracted as she wanders, whether it's by some strange new type of food that might catches her attention or a colorful storefront that draws her over to peruse strange wares. The first time she discovers an open market fills her with delight, because this is at least a little more familiar to how commerce is dealt in her world, but then she discovers a grocery store and her mind is blown all over again. She might loose several hours wandering through a bookstore, filled with more tomes than she's ever seen in one place. A colorful candyshop has her stopping to pick out gifts to take back home to her friends, picking out a strange and varied sample, all of them ones she'd never heard of before, but look fantastic all the same.

But as fascinating as it is, it's also a little overwhelming, and all too easy to get turned around. Hopefully, she can manage to not get too lost, or at the very least find someone to point her in the right direction, if she does... ]

B. The Far Shore/Aine's Temple

[ Things at her temple are often lively and filled with laughter. Any visitors are greeted with happy smiles, although on occasion, it's the temple's other residents that beat the gods and shinki to the greeting. Namely a mischievous pair of kittens who answer to the names of Eun and Min and enjoy getting into every bit of trouble they can find. Or perhaps it's one of the horses that make their home among the orchards, an intelligence in their gazes that speaks to much more than just a common animal and hints at fae bloodlines that come as part of Aine's heritage.

Or perhaps you've wandered by and there's a conspicuous lack of a greeting. A little wandering around might lead you to find the temple's goddess seated in the center of one of the gardens, eyes closed and her attention focused on.... something. Occasionally strange things will happen around her, such as a sudden gust of icy wind rushing outwards away from her or a shadowy outline of a bubble around her or a fiery claw slashing downwards, shattering a nearby rock in half before vanishing abruptly. Yona's only starting to understand what her magic can do and learning to master it is proving to be a challenge... ]

Comments

[bartenderizing]

I mean, I wouldn't know what to do if you put too much. So try going easy on the faith.

[ While he's more confident and relaxed than he had been before that extended 'nap,' that was going from a 1 to a 3, when the scale went to 20. Shizuo still had a very long way to go. ]

It's gonna be thicker than most of the soups you've had, but not the same kind of thick that curry can be. You'll find out when it's all done.

[darkestbefore]

[ She reaches out and lays a hand on his arm, casting him a smile, her gaze fond. ]

No pressure, Shizuo. What I want most for you is for you to be happy. Everything else we can work out when we come to it.

Hmm, really? She leans over to peer in the pot curiously. Then I am very much looking forward to trying it out.

[bartenderizing]

[ Oh geeze, don't give him that look. It just shows that you have more faith in him than he thinks he deserves. Let him work up to it. ]

Well, I'm not sure I really deserve that so much just yet, but I'm working on it.

[ He'll let the other stuff simmer while collecting a couple of plates and bowls, along with the utensils for it all. ]

It should be ready after a couple more minutes.