kokuyoyo: (And the cops are back.)
Chikusa ([personal profile] kokuyoyo) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-02-05 07:18 am

[closed] it's not a nutritional dinner

Who: Chikusa, Ken, and all the people invited to Hakkai's temple
When: October 12
Where: Li Tieugai's temple in the Central District
What: Having recently lost their other god, Ken is sad by yet another loss.... so Chikusa is fixing this with his dog's favorite things: people he likes and copious amounts of meat.

Unless people actually ask, Chikusa.... doesn't exactly tell what time the dinner is actually going to be at. At least he'll probably tell them that Hakkai's temple moved? One would hope.

The temple of Iron Crutch Li doesn't really seem all that impressive upon approaching it, despite being in the Central District. The walled gardens are certainly large and lovely enough, if a little wild, but the building itself is rather plain at its two stories. There's a small sign attached to the front door that simply says 'come in'. Chikusa isn't going to bother answering the door for visitors. It's not like Hakkai locks that thing anyway.

The inside of the temple is about as sparsely decorated as its outside, but, today, the overwhelming smell wafting from the kitchen has overtaken any medicinal smells that might normally be about. It adds a certain warmth to the room.

Until dinner will be served a little later into the night, people are free to do whatever- hang about the gardens, go bother Chikusa in the kitchen, or otherwise find the other residents of the temple. Chikusa won't care to stop anyone, although Hakkai might.

As for dinner? Chikusa is serving so much meat: rabbit stew with olives and rosemary, swordfish, curried chicken, veal marsala, and a more traditional spaghetti served with meatballs. Fortunately, at least there's garlic bread and stuffed mushrooms, so there's something that isn't meat.... And for dessert? Zeppole, cannoli, and an apple ciambella with almond cream.
reformedsinner: (inner debate)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-02-09 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hakkai gives the young man a long, thoughtful look. Yes, it's a good thing for him to have in his back pocket, in case his god does provoke outright violence, of course.

It's also interesting that seeking treatment hadn't been the reason he asked.]


Of course, and it's no trouble.
artificialrose: (salamandroid) (I'm sorry for cheering you on when)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2018-02-15 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much.

[He bows his head politely, which seems to be the safest method of bowing that he's figured out so far. He's still a foreigner to Japan, it seems.]

I'll go see Ken now, since it seems like you're busy.
reformedsinner: (apologies)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-02-15 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'm sorry, I don't want to chase you away -- but I suppose watching me grade is quite boring.

Incidentally, there's no need to bow to a god other than your own god, as a shinki. Or so I was told.

[He glances up with a quick flicker of a smile.]
artificialrose: (yumis-icons) (Once he started yelling at me in)

[personal profile] artificialrose 2018-02-20 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Oh- really? I never read that in the pamphlet.... I think.

[It's been a while, admittedly, and he was getting used to a whole lot of other things. Garry doesn't stress on it... too much.]

Then, thank you very much for the kind advice as well.
reformedsinner: (as a matter of fact!)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-02-20 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
It may not be in the pamphlet. I admit I only skimmed it -- it was written well after my arrival...

[He shrugs, and adds, lightly:]

But it's only a matter of accepted manners, so I wouldn't worry regardless. Enjoy the dinner.