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thenearshore2017-12-28 07:37 pm
ammyterasu) wrote in thenearshore2017-12-28 07:37 pm
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Private Meeting [closed]
Who: Amaterasu & Wendy
What: Private meeting regain
When: Sept. 29
Where: The Meeting Hall
Warnings: N/A
[The young woman in white and gold at the front gate of the Meeting Hall clearly hadn't expected tears. She tries calming motions, which would be more calming if she weren't holding a naginata; she tries reason; finally, she casts a harried glance at the other guard and disappears inside.
The other guard produces a tissue packet and otherwise tries to look as though he's part of the landscaping.
Fifteen minutes later, the woman returns with a thoroughly startled expression, bows to Wendy, and gestures to the door.]
Lady Amaterasu has accepted a meeting. Please follow me.
[She's clearly trying hard for a professional, formal demeanor, but the surprise keeps leaking through into little sidelong glances at Wendy as she leads her through the old wooden halls to a tall door with gilding on its carved surface. She pushes it open to reveal an empty room with a raised dais at the other end and a cushion lying in the center of the polished floor, ten paces from the edge of the dais.]
Wait here.
[She holds the door open until Wendy enters, and then lets it close, taking up a position just inside and to the right of the door with her naginata held stiffly vertical in one hand.]
What: Private meeting regain
When: Sept. 29
Where: The Meeting Hall
Warnings: N/A
[The young woman in white and gold at the front gate of the Meeting Hall clearly hadn't expected tears. She tries calming motions, which would be more calming if she weren't holding a naginata; she tries reason; finally, she casts a harried glance at the other guard and disappears inside.
The other guard produces a tissue packet and otherwise tries to look as though he's part of the landscaping.
Fifteen minutes later, the woman returns with a thoroughly startled expression, bows to Wendy, and gestures to the door.]
Lady Amaterasu has accepted a meeting. Please follow me.
[She's clearly trying hard for a professional, formal demeanor, but the surprise keeps leaking through into little sidelong glances at Wendy as she leads her through the old wooden halls to a tall door with gilding on its carved surface. She pushes it open to reveal an empty room with a raised dais at the other end and a cushion lying in the center of the polished floor, ten paces from the edge of the dais.]
Wait here.
[She holds the door open until Wendy enters, and then lets it close, taking up a position just inside and to the right of the door with her naginata held stiffly vertical in one hand.]
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You could ask another god to take you in, couldn't you?
[Her expression is still concerned, but thoughtful, now, too, as she's contemplating the information.]
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[Wendy's expression loses some of the wide eyed innocence, a lot darker and sharper, something more somber and out of place on child's face.]
I didn't have my first god for even a month before Rosie disappeared. I didn't know anyone here. I didn't know who to go to. No one was obligated to take me in. A shinki is another mouth to feed, you know.
[Really, she's extremely lucky that she went to Hibiki and got accepted, and even then, she's pretty sure it's only because the god was fond of her to start with.]
Besides... It's a matter of life or death for us. Can people make the best choices when they're being pushed like that? It's bad all around.
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[It's a matter of life or death, but not because shinki need to eat and sleep. It's because a shinki with no name isn't really a shinki, just a wandering spirit, and that's a very different and much more precarious existence.]
What purpose would your home serve? Would it be a residence for nameless shinki?
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[She grins, pleased with herself.]
Even if the Far Shore isn't that big a place, not everyone knows everyone else! That can make it hard for shinki to find a new god- or maybe a god wants a new shinki. With this sort of thing, we could investigate to make sure that a god won't mistreat their shinki, and have them meet each other to see if they want to be partners.
That'd make things better for everyone, right?
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[But maybe the new shinki wouldn't know about that, either? She fiddles with a fold of cloth over her knee, thinking deeply.]
But that's a good idea. It wouldn't just be for new shinki, would it?
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The only thing stopping us is resources, honestly! So if we could get help with food, or clothes, and stuff like that, we could take care of all the organization and stuff ourselves! I've already got a couple of gods who offered, and this nice lady named Ayumu is trying to start something on her own.
But help from Heaven would make it a lot easier, I think! Even just a little.
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Do you have a place to put it?
[Food and clothes are all very well, but if they're not in a safe place, then they could be in danger from ayakashi, couldn't they? Even in the Heavens, since the appearance of the new gods, it's not always safe.]
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I mean... [A shrug.] There's sure a lot of them.
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[Her frown deepens.]
I'll ask someone to check our records. Maybe there's someplace that would be safe.
[She does, after all, have many, many shrines on the Near Shore. It wouldn't be so bad if shinki who weren't hers lived at one of them, would it? Really?]
And for supplies, you can ask at the Main Office. [She beams at Wendy, and assures her:] I'll tell them it's okay!
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[But that would be a lot of work, she has to admit, although now she wonders how the school stays in such solid shape. Maybe there's a secret. Who was the guy who ran that stuff again...?]
[Amaterasu's words snap her out of it, however, and she beams.]
That'd be great! Hold on- [Tugging her backpack around, she digs through it and pulls out her phone.] You have one, right? I can give you my number!
[She is so proud that she's remembered technology.]
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[But she does have a guard! She gives him a pleading look, and he kneels respectfully a few feet away, pulling out a very modern spiral-bound memo book and pen.]
But I can call you later! What's your number?
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Take mine.
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[She waves her hands, drawing back.]
I could buy one, but I'm always studying, or in meetings, and so it would have to be off all the time anyway.
[Besides, her shinki and her advisers all know where to find her! Her ears are starting to turn a little red.]
Just your number will be enough, Wendy-- [She shoots the shinki at the door an uncertain look.]
It's Wendy, isn't it?
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Mhm, Wendy! My god on there is Apollo, so you can call that if you can't reach me! [There's a pause, a flicker of uncertainty crossing her face, before she continues.] Or Venus! I can use that phone, too.
Oh, not Venus like the god, just normal Venus, as a name.
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Oh, er... but if you're giving me your phone how could I reach you?
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Like I said, just contact Venus. I'll use her phone for now.
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Okay.
I'll be sure to do that. [And, with an uncertain smile, she adds:] Thank you...
Is there anything else that I can help you with, Wendy?
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Feel free to call me for anything, okay? Even if it's not about this!
[It's the least she can do for a fellow kid.]
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[She opens her mouth to say something else, then pauses, with a slightly distant expression as if listening to something Wendy can't hear.]
Oh... I'm sorry, I have another appointment! But I promise I'll let you know about the location.
[She scrambles back to her feet, brushing down her robes, and nods to the shinki at the door, who steps forward with a bow.]
Shoten will show you back to the entrance.
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[Hopping down off of the dias herself, Wendy grins and waves to Amaterasu.]
I'll see you later, then! Remember, call the Venus number in there!
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The next day, Wendy will find a nicely wrapped package at her door, containing her phone, with a short handwritten letter:
Thank you so much for thinking of me, Wendy!
I couldn't keep this phone, because I think you need it more than I do. I wrote down your phone number, and Venus's, and I'll call.
Good luck with your shelter.
- Amaterasu ]