[closed] so that it goes on, so that it never fades

[revolutionfalcon]

Who: Shun and Izuku, Shun and Lavi
When: September 21st, September 23rd
Where: Fujisaki Corporation HQ, Far Shore Central District
What: Mission 27 and Mission 30

[Closed to Izuku]
[Texting Izuku takes Shun a lot longer than he expected it to.

Picking up his phone only to notice the god name of Aidos missing was one thing. Scrolling further down the list to find the name Midoriya Izuku in it instead was another one entirely, and Shun's thankful for at least the fact that his temple walls are sturdy enough to take a good hard punch.

Still, it's Izuku. Shun doubts he won't want to help, and it's not exactly something he needs Izuku to have knowledge of what happened for. Wording exactly how to call him out to the location makes up the rest of the far too long it takes him to compose the message, but eventually, he manages to put together something that doesn't sound too suspicious. Probably.]

I need someone to help with an investigation. There's a temple built in a hill in Central District - go there if you want to talk more about it.

--

[Closed to Lavi]
[There's a lot of people Shun imagines would have been only too ready to volunteer to find out what the hell was going on with that kid on the night of the moon viewing, but considering the white-robed shinki combing Central District, Shun needs someone who knows how to be discreet. Or at least how to talk to people better than he does. And thankfully, he knows at least one person who has the potential to be both.

After contacting Lavi about it, he waits for him on one of the large rocks on the outskirts of his temple grounds. One of the white-robed shinki passing by spares him a glance and seems to discount him as merely feeding the congregation of vultures around him before moving on.]

Comments

[fullcowl]

[ There's no way that's not a suspicious text. It somehow sounds like a weird kidnapping letter... But he thinks he can defend himself and the fact is, if somebody needs help, he should give it.

So he goes.]

Hello?

[revolutionfalcon]

[There's a rustling sound from the mouth of the garden at his greeting, and wings shuffle in the trees. Several extremely large vultures rearrange themselves to observe him, though their temperament doesn't seem threatening. On the contrary, a few of them are cocking their heads towards him, as if trying to recognise him.

Another shape entirely comes out from the garden itself, though, that of a boy slightly older than Izuku. His billowing, ragged coat lends somewhat of an intimidating air to his presence, but as he watches the other boy, his eyes tighten a little with something that's definitely pain more than it is anything malicious.

He doesn't let it seep into his speech, though, which is brusque and direct.] I was wondering if you'd come. When did you wake up like this?

[He doesn't know whether Izuku's aware he was previously a god, so he's stepping somewhat carefully here. He's heard shinki can at least safely learn of their previous time here, but he's not going to make that gamble until he knows it's safe.]

[fullcowl]

[Unfortunately for everyone involved, Izuku tends to be perceptive. So he notes the vultures and the way that Shun's gaze seems to tighten.

... He guesses it's just hard to deal with dead people, but he doesn't know for sure.]

If somebody's asking for help, I can't ignore that. [That's part of being a hero! Not that he can really remember.]

Are you asking about when I arrived? It was the morning of the 20th.

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun's jaw tightens a bit at that, but if Izuku doesn't already know, then he's not going to let on the fact that it's not when he really arrived here. He feels it should probably be suspicious enough that someone texted him off-hand when he thinks he only arrived yesterday, so he's not going to push it.

Given that, he moves on to the issue of helping people, skipping out on the part where he'd suspected that would be what Izuku would say.] I'm looking into something that happened a few weeks ago. A department store on the Near Shore was sabotaged and then burnt to the ground. It was caused by magic, but nobody ever found the source. Have you heard anything about that?

[Probably not, considering he thinks he's only been here a day, but he might as well check.]

[fullcowl]

[ Even without his memories, Izuku is still Izuku and he still has that bone deep need to help people. ]

No, this is the first time I've heard about that.

[ That isn't really surprising, considering how hectic yesterday was. ]

Where are we looking... And um... What's your name?

[revolutionfalcon]

[There it is again - the tightening around Shun's eyes when he's asked for his name. And the way he doesn't let it affect the matter at hand.] Kurosaki Shun. And we're going back to the company to try and find the people who were working with that store.

[Whether they were involved with the construction or actually working there - they're bound to get information one way or another.]

[fullcowl]

[ He wonders if it's rude to ask if this guy knows him. The fact that he asked for Izuku's help, the strain in his eyes... It all adds up to some sort of relationship that he's forgotten.

Later maybe. After they get this settled. ]

Nice to meet you, Kurosaki.

A company must have a payroll. We can start from there and work our way down the list.

[lostinshadows]

[He passes the shinki and greets them with an amiable smile as he makes his way over to Shun.

When he’s sure the other shinki is gone, he turns to the god with a raised eyebrow.]

What’s up?

[revolutionfalcon]

[Throwing the last bit of jerky in his hands to the vultures, Shun drops the pretense of feeding them and points to where the shinki just walked out of sight.]

Them. They've been crawling all over Central District and the main Heavens for the last few days. I've tried eavesdropping on them, but I haven't managed to get any useful information from it yet.

[lostinshadows]

[Lavi glances over his shoulder at the disappeared shinki.]

It's a bit odd that they did seem to pop up after the moon viewing party.

[Shifting a bit, he looks back at Shun.]

Think we should stalk them then?

[revolutionfalcon]

They seem to be looking for someone, so it's even more suspicious. [Shun's had the same thought. To his knowledge, nobody actually at the party managed to catch the kid, and he and the ones he told couldn't be the only ones who figured out he was responsible.]

That or ask any who look open to it. You're better at talking to people than I am anyway. [The true reason Lavi got invited, predictably enough.]

[lostinshadows]

The kid maybe? [Although, he's not sure if anyone can really find the person responsible. Lavi allowed it to slip from his mind when he left Shun to search for Cardia.

He looks bemused.] Which is why you really asked me to come.

[Not that he's complaining, but...It's obvious enough, anyway.]

[revolutionfalcon]

If I just wanted to stalk them, it would be easier to do that myself. [He shrugs. Sorry, not sorry.

As the vultures start to move off back towards the garden given the lack of food, Shun gets up and hops off the rock, heading in the direction the shinki left in.] They seem to have set patrol shifts, so a few of them should be around here until they hand over to the next group.

mission 30 thread line 2

[revolutionfalcon]

[After talking to that initial shinki for information, Shun heads for the area he remembers seeing patrol exchanges at the most frequently. There's always going to be some kind of main point of organisation for this sort of thing, and he imagines that's the best bet for finding the woman the shinki mentioned.

Sure enough, a woman fitting that description is visible talking to a shinki seemingly just about to set out on patrol as they approach, and Shun points her out.]

Looks like it's her he was talking about.

[lostinshadows]

Seems like it.

[He cups his chin in thought as he regards the woman in question.]

Guessing I'm going in first again?

[Shun might...give off a bad impression again and they do need some sort of information regarding this.]

[revolutionfalcon]

Might as well. If she's older, she might be stuffier about getting insulted. [Shun says that somewhat dismissively, as if being that easy to insult is a bad thing of itself. Which he of course considers it to be, but it's not the kind of thing everyone is likely to agree on.]

[lostinshadows]

I'd say you'd need to work on your people skills, but that's not really important. [And Shun is rather convincing in his own way.

Maybe.

But Lavi does go forth once more, approaching the shinki in question and he gives her a slight smile.] Pardon me, but is it alright if I can talk to you for a few minutes? [The woman eyes him almost suspiciously.] Just a few minutes, I promise.

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun gives somewhat of a dismissive huff at that remark before he approaches after Lavi, listening to how the conversation starts. It seems like Lavi isn't going to get answers purely out of niceties, so Shun steps forward with his typically brusque manner.]

If I'm going to have shinki hunting all over the district my temple is in for however long you're all doing this for, you at least owe an explanation for why.

[The shinki seems slightly more receptive to that, and bows politely, if somewhat reluctantly.] Apologies. I hadn't heard of any major gods among you newcomers. But the fact is that we're looking for someone who should not be among us at all.

[lostinshadows]

[Look. He got you to come over to talk. He succeeded.

Lavi eyes her, however.]

Do you mean that kid that popped up during the harvest moon festival?

mission 30 thread line 3

[revolutionfalcon]

[It doesn't take long to find a patrol group after departing the conversation with the older shinki, and a few of them are talking quietly amongst themselves. After pausing for a few moments to get an idea of which way the group is going, Shun indicates to Lavi to follow him to the left.]

They'll be less likely to go back over places they've passed already if they're on a strict schedule, so we might as well follow at a distance.

[lostinshadows]

[He follows where he's indicated.]

How much longer do you think they'd actually keep this up? [Especially given how strict their patrol schedule seems to be, but with them being in pairs of two, it does make them stand out and easier to shadow.]

[revolutionfalcon]

[Shun heads toward the wall of a temple ground, ducking behind it. Thankfully, the paved roads of the Central District mean they're at least not going to get given away by the sound of grass crunching or something like that.]

Depends. If they really are that intent on finding who broke in, they'll be sticking to it for a while. But it's hard to know that without knowing who ordered this and why.

[He moves a bit further down the wall. The voices of the shinki are starting to become audible here.]

[lostinshadows]

[Lavi moves with him, almost like a second shadow.]

Perhaps Amaterasu? They seem like her shinki.

[but upon hearing the voices, he does grow quiet, head tilting slightly to listen closely.]

[revolutionfalcon]

Maybe. But any god who suggested something like this probably would've had to go to her to get these kinds of numbers anyway.

[Amaterasu seems to be the only god with anything like this number of shinki, so it seems logical enough.

For now, all they can hear is fairly standard talk - one of the shinki seems to have just joined in the patrols today, so the other is explaining the schedule. It's somewhat useful information, but not exactly what Shun was after in doing this.]

[lostinshadows]

[there's a soft hum that escapes from him, but Lavi doesn't say anything more. Instead, he just listens closely to the shinki, trying to pick up anything else from them. The schedule is something that's immediately imprinted into his memories, so he's studying them instead, trying to pick out anything....odd about how they hold themselves and listening in case the topic changed.]