So much to do, and all the time to do it. [Open and Closed Prompts]

[returnedfromtheline]

Who: Yukine and you! Open and closed prompts.
What: Being idle around the Near Shore, and working hard on the Far Shore.
When: August 18 and 19
Where: Various places on the Near Shore; around the school and Hakkai's temple on the Far Shore.
Warning: None



Stuff happened. And as a result of that stuff, Yukine had even more time on his hands than usual.
So he threw himself into his studies, as well as catching up on some other projects.

--August 18--
Garden
In the morning, Yukine can be found on the Near Shore. Along a particular riverbank is a large lone cherry tree. (Not that it's easy to tell that it's a sakura when it's not spring.) And not far from that tree is a garden. Full of tall sunflowers, hollyhock, and various other bright summer-blooming flowers, it is a strange but welcome sight along the greenbelt of the riverbank.
Among the flowers is Yukine. Tying the sunflowers to poles, clearing away fallen flowers, snagging any weeds that dare appear, it is clear he is diligently tending the garden.
His expression is quietly satisfied as he works, and he won't mind being approached at all, even if it would be surprising to him.

Math class
The afternoon is class. From one until three Yukine studies math with Hakkai and takes advantage of the free study time. Math being one of his better and more liked subjects, he's in a good mood as he studies.

Meeting
[Closed to Chinatsu]
After school he'd arranged to meet a shinki that is having problems because her god is gone, and she's worried about being basically defenseless. He'd agreed to meet with her in person to talk about it, so he waits outside the school, sitting under the shade of a tree in the yard with a notebook balanced on his leg. Might as well get some homework done as he waits. He's not worried about being recognized- his name is visible above the collar of his shirt, after all.

--August 19--
English class
From nine until eleven in the morning, Yukine is forcing his way through English. At least Izumo as a teacher is pretty interesting, even if he can be awfully strict about some stuff.
But English free study... ugh. Save him, please.

Driving!
[Closed to Hakkai]
Yukine cannot escape English class fast enough, especially since he has something good waiting for him. For an hour Hakkai will give him a driving lesson in Jeep!
Yukine comes to Hakkai's temple prepared with a small box of bought cookies for Hakkai-san as the teacher, and a bit of cooked fish to offer Jeep as the vehicle.
Giving up the offerings, Yukine says the traditional "If you would, please..." Please take it easy on him? It's his first time.

[Open, with Hakkai]
Once they get underway, passers-by are welcome to notice the young shinki behind the driver's wheel instead of the adult, and try to make conversation. (Parallel parking is tricky, okay? Maybe don't distract him while he's trying to pull that off-)

Wandering the Near Shore
With a few hours to burn after lunch, Yukine wanders the Near Shore as he sometimes does. He likes window shopping around the clothing stores, and even though he doesn't play any games himself he'll watch people in the game centers. He spends some time at a garden supply store, and as the afternoon gets later he'll work his way back home, stopping at the supermarket on the way to pick up some things for dinner.

[Closed to Yuto]
Even in the busy shopping district, a head of spiky black and purple hair is hard to miss. Waving a bit to get Yuto's attention, Yukine comes closer.
"Hi! It's been a while. What you doin' down here?" And even as he speaks he's trying to think of when the last time they met actually was ... oh. Yah. It'd be during that whole kid thing, wouldn't it.


[[I prefer prose, but bracket form is totally fine too!
If anything needs a tweak or you'd like a specialized prompt, just let me know!]]

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Garden

[mersunary]

Much of Soleil's free time is divided fairly evenly between exploring both the Near Shore and the Far Shore, and it's out on one of her explorations of the mortal realm that she comes across the well tended garden. The tree is pretty impressive on size alone, but without the pink flowers adorning it, there isn't a lot of draw there. What does catch her attention are the vibrant yellow sunflowers.

"Is this your garden?"

The question is asked as soon as she spots Yukine. He's staking the flowers so they stay upright, isn't he? This must be all of his work, how cool!

[returnedfromtheline]

Yukine gives a start at the sudden voice addressing him. He's far too used to going unnoticed during his time working here.

And her words hit so close to the story Suzuha had told him about Tomoko-
He shakes his head, both to chase away that thought, and to answer her question.

"No, not really. I'm... taking care of it for a friend." A friend who won't return to it.

"You're from the Far Shore?" It's actually more of a statement than a question, but he'll fall of the side of being polite.

Garden!

[welcome_home]

Nanako had been running some errands in the Near Shore when the bright splashes of color near the riverbank catch her attention and she pauses for a moment before coming closer to investigate.

Not having spotted the shinki working in amongst the tall sunflowers just yet, she claps her hands together in delight as she bends to inspect a bright patch of flowers.

"Ohhh, they're so pretty!"

[ Apologies ahead of time if I forget halfway through this thread and default to brackets out of habit lmao. ]

[returnedfromtheline]

(To be fair, Yukine is shorter than most of the sunflowers. Darnit.)

At the cheerful voice appreciating the flowers he pokes his head out slightly to see who it is, fully expecting it to simply be a passing human. It takes him a beat longer to realize it because she's so young, but it seems she's actually someone of the Far Shore.

He's not sure that she was actually speaking to him either, but from his (still partially hidden) position among the sunflowers he answers back,

"Um, thanks."

[[No worries at all! That happens to me too :3]]

Wandering

[thevanguard]

Finding Yata wandering on the Near Shore isn't all that unusual on any given day, as he's often here running errands or just getting out to clear his head. After Nami's unexpected return he's been sticking close to his returned god, as if half afraid if he turned his back, she'd disappear again. Although he's uncomfortable with how anxious that's been making him feel, too, so he'd taken himself out for a run on his skateboard this morning, because he's pretty sure she can feel how he's been feeling and that's just mortifying.

Spotting a familiar figure outside one of the arcades, he slows his board a little before skidding to a stop a few steps away and peering over Yukine's shoulder to see what's caught his attention.

"Yo."

[returnedfromtheline]

The nostalgic (so far as a few months ago can be nostalgic) and relatively unusual sound of a skateboard draws Yukine's attention out from the fighting game he'd been watching a bit, but the voice at his shoulder still gives him a start.

Whirling around, he's relieved that at least it's a familiar face. His surprised expression gives way to a small smile.

"Yo. It's been a while. How are things going?"

Wandering

[challengesfate]

Venturing to the Near Shore on her own was, in retrospect, a relatively foolish decision on Lucina's part, but her own curiosity has gotten the better of her, and she...does need to try and find more modern clothes. Even if she doesn't have the money now, at the very least it would be good to window shop and get an idea of what she can expect, right?

Needless to say, stuff like this is the stuff that's caught her attention. Seriously, there's a shirt that says "With Agave Syrup" in there, why is that a thing?? Lucina has no idea, but she's looking into the storefront that proudly displays it, and she's not even cringing, and as Yukine passes by, you'll hear her say aloud,

"Interesting...so this is what the people of this realm like to wear? It's all so colorful..."

[returnedfromtheline]

Realm? Yukine snickers under his breath, but then does a double take when he glances back and realizes that the person who spoke is from the Far Shore.
Ah. Well.
That'd kinda explain the weird choice of words. Weird newbies.

With a shrug he stops and turns fully towards her. "Actually, not as many people wear this stuff as you might think. It's kinda... fringe." As if you have a perfect fashion sense Yukine. "If you're looking for normal clothes, you can do better than this."

[darkduelist]

Yukine.

[Yuto looks at the other boy, then he shrugs.]

Nothing. Just... talking a walk, I guess. [Quite strange, right? Considering that he doesn't like crowded places. Maybe he just needed some kind of distraction... because he's thinking way too much about what happened back then when he went to visit Lavi. Even now he frowns to himself and tries to focus on something else.

Oh right. When was the last time he saw Yukine?]

It sure has been a while. [A small smile suddenly shows on his face.] Are you still a rock-paper-scissors champion?

[He sounds amused. And yes, he remembers that.]

[returnedfromtheline]

[That frown totally has the look of 'thinking about something unpleasant', but Yukine's not going to push it out of him.

He smiles back, even though he feels his ears warm. That's a little embarrassing, but-!]

Heh. You bet. Were you serious about practicing?

[And he holds out his fist. Let's do this.]

One, two, three- [Without thinking too hard about what he wants to throw, he makes paper.]

Driving!

[reformedsinner]

"Ah, it's too kind of you!" Hakkai says, bowing politely as he accepts the gifts. It may be impolite for a shinki to bow to a god who is not their own, but now that he's a god, he considers himself free to treat shinki exactly like the equals he considers them. "And you've brought a treat for Jeep, too... Jeep, do you think you could let Yukine practice driving for a little?"

The dragon, who is still in dragon form draped comfortably across Hakkai's shoulders, eyes Yukine with all the dubiousness of a car debating whether he'll allow a young teen to learn to drive.

Hakkai turns his head, murmuring in Jeep's ear, "It would mean a great deal to him -- and of course if he's in any danger of hurting you, I would understand if you revoked permission...."

Jeep, still dubious, coos, and takes wing. An instant later, an antique Jeep settles to the ground in front of them. It's open across the top, a little dusty, boxy, and entirely without seatbelts; Hakkai heads for the driver's side door, and, politely, holds it open for Yukine.

[returnedfromtheline]

For all that it's a little weird to be bowed to as a shinki, it's totally Hakkai-san.

Yukine peers curiously at the dragon when Hakkai starts whispering in his ear, worry creeping up on him. It'd all be for nothing if Jeep doesn't agree--

But whatever Hakkai-san said convinced him, and he sighs slightly in relief. Hurrying over to the driver's side with a smile he nods his thanks to Hakkai as he climbs in.

"Thanks, Jeep! I promise I'll be careful!"

To that end he instinctively searches for a seatbelt. All vehicles should have them, right? ... Except maybe dragons-turned-jeep?

"Uh, Hakkai-san, isn't there a seatbelt?"

English Class

[lostinshadows]

Lavi was initially interested to come to the school, mostly because of the fact that he is aware that Hakkai practically owns it.

However, he is interested when he sees Yukine doing what seems to be schoolwork, causing him to walk over. He peers down at whatever work he's doing.

"English, huh?"

[returnedfromtheline]

"English..." Yukine draws out the word like a groan and quickly closes his notebook. He doesn't need every single person to see how bad at it he is. He then looks over at the guy asking. The eyepatch gives him pause, but it's by far not the weirdest thing he's seen at this point.
"...Are you good at it?"

[Closed to Yukine]

[redmare]

Chinatsu followed the instructions Yukine had given her, making her way to the school. She noticed the blonde from a distance, but she wasn't sure if he was who she was looking for. Then again, he was the only waiting out there. He just looked so...young. This was the experienced guy people were suggesting to go to? Then again, the people she kept meeting here never failed to surprise her.

Letting out a sigh, she approaches him, uncertainty pretty obvious in her voice. "Um..excuse me. Are you Yukine-san..?"

[returnedfromtheline]

Looking up from his notebook he nods. "Yep, that's me. You're Chinatsu, huh? Nice to meet you." As he speaks Yukine puts away his notebook and pencil into his bag, but he doesn't stand. It's private enough out here, and they can see anyone coming. Besides, the weather's nice today, as always in Takagamahara.

"Have a seat. So, are you still without a god?"

Wandering the Near Shore

[fortune_detective]

[Naoto herself is visiting the Near Shore at the moment as well. She'll run into Yukine as she's exiting a book store, a plastic bag carrying her purchases in hand. She blinks at him a moment before she recognizes him. It'd been a while since they'd crossed paths.]

Oh, hello Yukine-senpai.

[returnedfromtheline]

[It takes Yukine a long beat to realize who it is too, but her calling him 'senpai' helps.
Smiling a little he raises a hand in greeting.]

Hi. It's been a while. I guess you found your god all right eventually, right? Are you settling in okay?

Wandering

[bartenderizing]

As Yukine is wandering around the Near Shore, there's a familiar place that along the way at some point. Maybe it didn't catch his attention at first, given that a bar has a different atmosphere and front compared to gardening stores and supermarkets. However as it's closer to late afternoon, the door is open as a few older businessmen are escorted out.

"Yeah, come by tomorrow and pick up your keys," Shizuo says to them, patting one of their shoulders so the group gets into an earlier called cab. Before turning to return to his post, the guy pauses- It's the eyes that has Shizuo recall having met Yukine before.

Actually, there's something a little different to Shizuo compared to the last time they crossed paths. He stood a little better and seemed to be more 'complete' in a way. "Hey, kid. It's been a while, huh?"

[returnedfromtheline]

The tall blonde bartender does catch Yukine's attention, and he smiles a little and raises a hand in greeting when Shizuo calls out to him.

"It has been. Huh. I didn't realize I was so close to this place. Is the bar all fixed up, then?" And then the memory of when they'd last seen each other clicks-

"You said you'd treat me to some food next I was by."

Garden

[shadowrevenger]

Somehow, Ren hasn't walked through this part of the city before, and he only happened to be coming by here today by coincidence. He's definitely going to have to come back through here a few more times, though, because there really is an impressive number of flowers and they're all beautiful and worthy of a few pictures. in fact...

It's while he's looking over one of his pictures that he notices a tuft of yellow hair among some of the flowers, and he carefully pushes through a few of them to investigate. And looks very surprised when the hair turns out to belong to Yukine.

"Yukine-kun! Hello! I didn't expect to find you in here."

[returnedfromtheline]

Yukine is used to the odd human wandering through the garden, so he doesn't pay much attention to the person moving around among the flowers- until he speaks right to him.

"Wah-!" Yukine rocks back in surprise, falling out of his crouching stance. Happily he evades breaking any hollyhock stems, but his left hand squishes a marigold into the dirt.

"Suzugamori-sama! I'd say the same thing." Getting to his feet he wipes his hands on his pants to get the dirt off, then bends over to try and right the marigold. "What are you doing here?"

Supermarket

[kagenonadeshiko]

Ayumu is wandering the Near Shore as well, clad in one of the sleeveless sundresses Hakkai had bought her and a matching floral print eyepatch. Her scars are clearly visible but she appears to be good spirits, humming to herself as she does a little grocery shopping of her own.

She's been very busy getting the school infirmary ready to open soon but she's taking a break from that today to do some other things. At the moment, she's currently inspecting this season's selection of fish but she glances over, she recognizes Yukine immediately from the school.

"Oh, hello. You're one of Hakkai-sama's students, aren't you?"

Ayumu's tone is cheerful and friendly as she turns a smile on the young man.

"I think I've seen you around."

Driving

[smilingbullet]

You see the strangest things when you're out wandering. D2 hasn't really had the chance to update his maps since the new arrivals, and he had intended to focus on that, but... It's not every day you see a child at the wheel of a car. Though he supposes that age doesn't matter for shinki, when it comes to those things that had age limits. They wouldn't get any older, after all. But he watches curiously as Yukine tries his best to park, slowly blinking as he processes those thoughts. Once Yukine has finished parking though, he waves as he calls out to the two in the car. "Hello, Yukine-san, Hakkai. Out on a driving lesson?" Which they obviously are and he doesn't need to ask, but none the less.

[returnedfromtheline]

Yukine noticed a familiar face watching him, but he’s really glad that D2 waited until he was finished before calling out.
And he grins, inordinately pleased at being called with –san when Hakkai isn’t.

“Yep, it’s my first go at it. It’s going not too badly, right?” Hakkai’s tips for how to line up for parking have worked really well, and … well, shifting will just take some practice.

Math/English your pick

[sonofson]

This time around, Goten isn't sneaking around using Umbra. He has been hanging around the school a bit more since his conversation with Yukine. There had been a lot of people that pushed him to study but it was Yukine's words that seemed to hit the nail on the head and actually get Goten to willingly partake in studying. It still wasn't exactly the most fun thing to do, he enjoyed being outside and training more, but he did like the praise he got for getting something right. He was learning slowly but surely.

Naturally, seeing the blond shinki instantly perks him up and he has to wonder over. When he can't see what Yukine is doing due to his own height, he hovers over him--probably getting in the way of his light. Goten is just curious but what he can see of what is being studied...looks way harder then what he's use to. How does Yukine do it?

Math-ish XD

[returnedfromtheline]

Just so happens that Yukine is taking a 'break' from regular math and is looking over a book about temple architecture, making notes as he goes about some of the mathematical ratios involved.
This is about as complicated as it gets for work that Goten could catch him at.

Sensing something near him as a spiky-shaped shadow falls across his book he pauses in his note-taking and quickly looks over his shoulder, a stern expression on his face. But thankfully he finds only Goten, and fully visible at that. Smiling at the boy, Yukine turns around in his seat more.

"Geez, you startled me for a sec there. Good to see you here, Goten. How goes the battle against words and numbers?"