thenearshore | 26 - The Gods' Month

Your character's response to the "Rate Your God" or "Recordkeeping" surveys is worth 25 exp/250 followers!

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A - Cat Bait

[Chikusa hadn't really meant to help with clearing up any wayward spirits. Honesty, he was just passing through.]

[This has not stopped what seems to be a small hoard of nekomata, various cats with tails split in two, from crowding him. Two have already ascended onto his shoulders, a feat helped by his horrendous posture, and at least half a dozen are around his feet restricting his ability to shuffle.]

[They are also all talking. And not stopping.]

-her, undoubtedly! Ironclaw has claimed dominion-

-recall when she couldn't even walk on two legs-

-is the food?

[Whoever is passing by will have Chikusa make direct eye contact, gaze deader than usual. He is Suffering.]

B - Charm Checks

[This is what Chikusa really meant to spend his day doing, upon being invited to help out. There's some faint glitters in his otherwise plain gray beanie as he tilts his head back to glance at the various writing inlaid into the wood of the structure. More than once does he take a picture with a small camera he's carrying around with him.]

I wonder if these take a hundred years to learn too...

[Occasionally, people might come across him after he's gained his nekomata entourage, all who gladly criticize whatever writing Chikusa is inspecting. Are they being honest with their critiques? Who knows.]

C - Rate Your God

[At some point, Chikusa stops his investigation of the various markings and can instead be found propping up his questionnaire against a wall as he finishes writing it out. He doesn't really care who sees it.]

[What is your name? Kakimoto Chikusa. Nothing else.
What is your god's name? Cho Hakkai
How do you see your duties as a shinki? Helping him out if he asks and only a little. He's not my real god.
What is your favorite part of life with your god? He cooks.
What is your least favorite part of life with your god? His personal life. He keeps trying to make us sleep on a bed.
What advice would you give to your god? That's our food. We'll keep it where we want.
Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y [x]N]

[Want to comment on it? Feel free to. The nekomata- ]

I agree, how dare he touch food that is rightfully yours.

[-sure as hell are.]

[ I. Heavenly Record Keeping ]

What is your name?

How many shinki do you currently have? One
What are your areas of divine responsibility? Sun, performance, proph

I CAN'T FOCUS! IF YOU WANT YOUR SCROLL BACK, SHUT YOURSELF UP!!!!!!!!!

[ So, yes.

Filling out this scroll at Hibiki's desk in her office in her temple - her temple which is currently open for CelePara Talent Agency to train if they so choose, having just installed a sparkling new row of PriPara arcade machines - is going extremely well. ]

[ II. Security Precaution ]

Recruiting security from the ranks at a time of revolt...

[ Hibiki is intrigued by the magic writing - partially because anything resembling a firewall is a challenge, partially because she wonders whether she could employ something similar for her own devices. As such, she isn't part of the group that's going around making sure it's all in working order.

No, she's gone rogue and is hoping to examine it undetected, far away from everyone else. She runs her fingers lightly across the carvings, attempting to decipher their secrets. ]

A slipshod system as always.

[ III. Event Preparation(....?) ]

They're late.

[ Hibiki is standing outside the hall with one of the PriPara arcade machines, topped by a giant gold present bow, hooked up to an electric generator. It's therefore...fully functional, and every now and then makes a chirpy invitation for someone to come over and play. ]

Why isn't anyone coming to receive it?

[ She'd told one of the shinki working this event that she had a gift for Amaterasu. WHY DID THAT NOT WORK? ]

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A - Return of the Soot

[Hear that shriek of laughter?]

[That's Wendy. That's Wendy chasing down a decently sized hoard of soot sprites... down the hall... right towards whatever poor unfortunate is in her way.]

[Move or die.]

B - Event Prep

[One wouldn't think that a small girl would know so much about cleaning... but there's a reason she'd attacked the soot sprites with sadistic delight. There's no point cleaning if something is going to mess it all up again!]

[So, again, watch out for Wendy scrubbing her way down the floor at mach speed, or a small hand tugging at your clothing while the other hand is on her hip.]

[Cleaning is serious business.]

C - Rate Your God

[....And even more serious business is...]

[Doing something? Not now you aren't. There's a small "PST!" over from around a corner, or under a table, or any other little hiding places, and Wendy has a form scrunched up to her chest.]

Have you seen Hibiki nearby anywhere?

A - Patrol

[Making his way around seems like something that could get boring for people pretty quickly.... So it's no wonder that some of the shinki seem thankful for someone else to volunteer for the role. Garry can't say he's a great fighter... but he's definitely doing his best to keep moving and keep an eye out.]

[It's great so see another face, whatever they might be doing whether on patrol as well or passing through, and Garry gives a friendly smile.]

Everything going well so far?

B - Shopping Trip

[With his patrol done, Garry had gone elsewhere to help, which is why he and another person have been armed with a shopping list.]

[And... boy, is it a list.]

I can see why they grabbed two people for this...

C - Rate Your God

[Catching his breath, Garry has decided to do the questionnaire that he's been holding off for a while. So he can be found sitting at an empty table in the Meeting Hall, staring intently at the questions. When he notices someone else nearby, he looks up and smiles.]

Hey there. Ah, have you heard of this questionnaire...?

Event prep

[ Elfnein grabbed one of the shopping lists and a little cart to push around to carry everything. Though she managed to get lost after the first stop on the list. ]

Excuse me do you know where I could find these items?

Record Keeping

[ Elfnein knows how important record keeping is and is quietly working at the main desk in her temple. Though people are still checking out books and asking questions so it’s not going very quickly. ]

[What is your name?: Elfnein
How many shinki do you currently have?: None
What are your areas of divine responsibility?: Research and knowledge
How do you see your duties as a god? : Taking care of people when they need help and use knowledge for the good of humankind.
What traits do you most want in a shinki? : Someone that respects a library!
Do you wish new shinki to be assigned to you? [x]Y []N ]

I wonder if it’s ok to add more details then just the basic statistics…

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[A: Magical Protection]
(i.)

[Shun will at least give Amaterasu credit for having (eventually) taken his suggestion on board, and while he'd be here to assist anyway considering he did point out the habitually sloppy security at these things, he's also not going to pass up the chance to find out the kinds of magic the Heavens use to protect their main gathering places.

So while he is doing a thorough job of checking the magical writing, he's also inspecting it closely, trying to pick up patterns or see if he can get an idea of how it works just on the basis of appearance.]

This would be useful if it's the kind of thing you can learn.

(ii.)

[The glass balls are an odd idea, but Shun takes one anyway to check the area. He's sort of weaving in and out of the far reaches of the magic's effects, making sure that outer border is consistent and there's no sudden changes in where the magic's effects are.

It's consistent so far, but he's watching the colour appear and disappear with a somewhat thoughtful look.]

These don't seem like they'd be hard to replicate. [Or tamper with, which is more important - replicate the change, but not the effects. Some might say he's being too suspicious, but he is on security detail.]

--

[B: Patrols]

[Shun knows full well he doesn't really have the patience for gatekeeping, but he patrols at just about every chance he gets, so he's definitely not averse to joining in on that. While he prefers to do it alone, he's also not going to exactly complain about being put in a group with someone else.

He is, however, going to be exactly as serious and taciturn as usual. And potentially a little too ready to leave his patrolling partner in the dust somewhere while he sweeps ahead to investigate some motion in the trees.]

--

[C: Record Keeping]

[Paperwork in general isn't really a strong point of Shun's - he'll write down observations and information readily enough, but any kind of formality or survey just usually has him stumped for what he's even supposed to say.

He doesn't particularly want to do it, either, but maybe actually having some information on people might make the Heavens call on them for more than the utmost emergencies. And the birds followed him to the meeting hall, so he assumes they're not going away until he does it.

Doesn't mean he's not tapping his pen against the paper with irritation within two lines of starting the survey.]

This is unnecessary. [Or at least more information than they really need.]

A: Flower arranging

[Why anyone thought it was wise to recruit her for arranging flowers is beyond Ginia, but as she was drafted, so here she is. Even in her experience, she finds a way to stay useful; sorting plants, bringing supplies and flowers to the arrangers, and cleaning vases and other vessels.

But as everyone settles into their work, Ginia sits down to try her hand at flower arranging. It'll be fine, right?]

B: Shopping

[Find Ginia clutching her list as she stands in the aisle, struggling to decide on what to choose. Is it better to buy the more expensive brand for higher quality or the cheaper options for greater quantity? CHOICES ARE HARD. Help her out?]

Magical Writing

[At present, Marinette is standing in a doorway, leaning in close to the wall with an expression of wide-eyed wonder as she examines the writing carved into the structure. Her handwriting isn't terrible but this is just beautiful and she's intensely curious about the person responsible. The knowledge that it's meant to protect the building from attack just adds to that feeling of awe.]

Fancy, Color-changing Balls!

[In an effort to help more, Marinette has secured herself one of the clear glass balls. And now she's focused intently on walking around with the ball cradled in her arms. She has a general idea of what she's doing - seeing if the ball changes color, and this is the sort of busywork that she's good at.]

Record-Keeping

[Filling out questionnaires was never going to be her favorite activity, but she could appreciate how important it was. Or at least that's what she's going to tell herself.

Either way, she's dutifully filling it out while Fleur tries to steal her pen. Such was the hazard of attempting to do this while lounging on her bed. It was her own fault, really.]

What is your name? Marinette Dupain-Cheng or Fortuna
How many shinki do you currently have? Just the one
What are your areas of divine responsibility? Fortune and Luck
How do you see your duties as a god? I don't really believe that everything is left up to chance. Rather, I choose to believe that people ultimately have a choice in how their lives play out, and that it's my responsibility to give them a little burst of good luck at times when they might need it the most.
What traits do you most want in a shinki? I suppose a willingness to be a team player would be an important one. Must love cats?
Do you wish new shinki to be assigned to you? [x]Y []N

[A: Event Preparation]

[There's one particular part of event prep that Davesprite is ideally suited for, and that happens to be the one that involves screwing around in high places.

After some very doubtful looks from at least one shinki, he's managed to requisition a feather duster, and is now gliding through the rafters at a respectable speed. He's not actually using the feather duster all that often, though, more frequently just wrapping his wings around him and shooting through gaps to blow out any dust that might've built up in those spots.

Unfortunately, he's also leaving a fair few neon orange feathers behind him as he goes. Anyone on sweeping duty may have some fun with that, even if the source is extremely obvious.]

--

[B: Rate Your God]

[Far be it from Davesprite to leave his opinion unsaid - it helps that he's done a survey not unlike this one before. He's not using a pen to fill it out - instead, his answers fade onto the scroll in neon orange writing, going down the list.

What is your name? davesprite

What is your god's name? hajime. or neith i guess you people call her

How do you see your duties as a shinki? hold down the fort
protect my god
try not to die
the basic bodyguard deal

What is your favorite part of life with your god? she doesnt suck so its pretty good honestly

What is your least favorite part of life with your god? i dunno
she could hug less maybe

What advice would you like to give your god? invest in bitcoin
also we should do more stuff together probably

Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y [x]N

Once he's done, he crosses his arms over each other and considers the page at length.]

Now how many shitty outdated memes should I deface this fine-ass document with.

[A: Spirit Cleanup]

[Maria wasn't really around for the last one of these cleanups. She does try to attend training when she can, but sometimes she has other things to do, and others she just doesn't have the time to help out.

But that might be a good thing, because no soot spirit has known true fear until confronted with Maria dual-wielding brooms.]

Let's go, move! There's better hearths for you lot than here! [She seems to be enjoying herself, at least, herding a large and squeaky blob of soot spirits down the hall. There's not a lot of room in some of these halls for two people to pass side-by-side, though, so...maybe duck into a side room.]

--

[B: Preparation]

[Maybe she should've just stayed and helped with the invitations.

Maria's shopped for food before, but never really for a group of this size, nor a party this formal. She's been to parties like that herself, but trying to break the kind of food served their down into supplies she needs to be getting here isn't something she can do off the top of her head.

As it is, she's standing in an upmarket food store with a list in her hand and a faintly bemused look on her face.]

Shouldn't the fruit and the dried fruit be in the same place? [And she's already been negotiating the butchery vs deli problems...]

--

[C: Recordkeeping]

[Maria does eventually sit down with some of the invitation cards, but before she gets to that...well, those doves are probably getting tired by now, even if her assistance with the proceedings has apparently been enough to stop them from pecking her for laziness. It seems like she's thought out her answers in advance anyway, considering how fast the fancy pen in her hand goes over the answers.

What is your name? Maria Cadenzavna Eve, or Nuada Airgetlám

How many shinki do you currently have? 2

What are your areas of divine responsibility? None specifically. Airgetlám was a divine king.

How do you see your duties as a god? Necessary to protect the peace and the people of this world. As long as there's people in need of help, I'll answer.

What traits do you most want in a shinki? I think just someone who gets along with everyone else in the temple, and wants to help people.

Do you wish new shinki to be assigned to you? [x]Y []N

Still, once she's done, she holds the paper in front of her with a slight frown.]

Is this enough...?

❀ Security precautions

( Being a Hoshidan priestess and having spent time with some of the court diviners, Sakura is no stranger when it comes to magic. Still, her area of expertise is healing magic so she finds herself spending more time studying the protective markings. After awhile, she begins to get the hang of things and is able to move much faster,
though, she still takes her time, paying careful attention to each character and spell. )

There are so many...

( Whoever was tasked with laying out all of these spells must be quite the talented diviner. )

❀ Event preparations

( Now, here's something she can help with! She finds herself gravitating towards a table laid out with flowers and branches. Anyone who has visited her temple before might be familiar with the traditional flower arrangements that decorate many of the rooms. This is a hobby of her's and she's excited to find that it can be of some use. She can be found are various parts of the day working on a few different arrangements in varying styles. Once she finishes her current one, she seems to think about something. Glancing around, she gives you a nervous smile before asking shyly, )

Do you think... m-maybe these should be bigger? ( Look, her conversation practice is paying off! ) Maybe something more like a centerpiece?

❀ Heavenly Record-keeping

Oh, please leave me alone...!

( She'd been left alone long enough to enjoy most of the day but now that it's beginning to get later and there are fewer distractions to excuse herself with, her dove is beginning to get vocal. It coos and chirps at her, occasionally flapping it's wings at her. It was cute at first but now she's beginning to feel the pressure. She pleads for it to leave her alone and the bird only ruffles its feathers.

She... really doesn't want to do this? It doesn't feel right to her! What if what she writes isn't good enough? What if she writes something and it's taken out of context?! Couldn't she just.... tell her shinki how much she appreciates them in person instead? Does she really have to answer all of these questions? She's no stranger to paperwork but that doesn't make it fun. )

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Security Precautions

[Positioned outside a gate, Dust leans against the wall with his arms folded, fingers idly tapping out a random beat on the sleeves of his shirt. He looks like he's lazing, but his reaction times are quick enough that no one need fear that any threat coming through the gate will be met.]

What do we worry will come through these gates anyway? [That isn't a snippy question; he genuinely wants to know the answer.]

Event Preparation

Argh!

[This is the forewarning those below him get before a feather duster tumbles out of the rafters, trailing a faint poof of dust as Dust's outstretched hand misses his grab. From his perch up on one of the broader beams, he winces and looks away slightly, not willing to see what havoc its fall has caused.]

Sorry...

Event "Preparation"

[Step one: steal the cash.]

[Step two: laugh maniacally.]

[Step three: spend cash, probably on inappropriate things.]

[Zetta is on step two, as his minions shoulder aside the white-robed shinki to help themselves to the wads of cash, incidentally grabbing a shopping list or two just in the general scrum. The shinki appear baffled, maybe even not realizing that this is more of a smash-and-grab operation than a legitimate attempt to be helpful, but Zetta floats not far away, making no effort to hide his open gloating or chortling. For those NOT overwhelmed by demons raiding the place, putting two and two together likely isn't too hard...]

"Security" "Precautions"

What the hell?!

[Perhaps harming his image as a dangerous threat and ultimate conqueror of heaven, Zetta has been overwhelmed by several squirrel spirits. Halfway lodged into a large hole in a tree trunk, Zetta can only tremble and look supremely indignant, while the squirrels clamber up and down around him, pausing every so often to consider how they might be able to stuff him the rest of the way in.]

I'm pretty sure this infringes on the intellectual property of the Squirrel Girl franchise! She fought Doom in that, didn't she? [Damn, he could sure go for a few Doombots right now...]

Security

[Carefully investigate the Heavens' security measures? Why-- Hakkai doesn't mind if he does.

He's pacing around the edge of the Meeting Hall with one of the glass balls in hand, pausing every few steps to tuck it carefully into a cheap tote bag with the logo of a Tokyo grocery so that he can pull out a hand-sketched map of the hall and mark another dot on it.

At least, that's what he's doing before a horde of spirit puppies dash out of a side corridor, chased by a broom-wielding white-robed shinki, barking joyfully and printing tiny, muddy paw tracks all over the polished hardwood walkway.

He twists wildly, clutching at the glass indicator with both hands, with a yelp of surprise mingling with the barking of the dogs and the shouting of the shinki. It slips out of his hand.]

Don't let that fall--!

Preparations

[He had been cleaning. He has a handkerchief tied over his face to block dust, a long-handled broom that he's deploying on the rafters to knock down dust, and an apron over a shirt that's dust-stained on the cuffs and sleeves despite the protection.

He's also completely covered in irregular sooty polka-dots, courtesy of the dozens of sootsprites that just began pouring out of the nest he'd disturbed in the rafters. It's a perfect place to hide, in the corner of a corridor that could be much better lit, above a Y-shaped beam that gives them extra room to spread out, and his vision is a little blurry without his glasses. He hadn't seen them until he stuck the broom right into the center.

There are more of them bouncing their way down the handle. They're in his hair. They're fleeing in both directions down the corridor. He still looks shocked.

Help. Or run.]

Recordkeeping

Really, can't you wait?

[He hasn't even gotten all the way to the Meeting Hall: it's a lovely morning, and he's walking, but the dove perched on his shoulder and screeching right into his ear isn't helping the mood at all. He pulls the scroll from his pocket, and eyes the bird.

Birds, it seems, are far better at delivering side-eye looks than humans. Or youkai, for that matter.]

All right. If I fill it out, will you go away then?

[The white dragon clinging to the other side of his scarf makes a displeased noise, and stretches his neck out to get a better look at the dove before hissing. All of his teeth show.

The bird, fearlessly, chirps louder, and Hakkai closes his eyes, praying for patience as he pulls a pen out, balances the unrolled scroll on one of the garden lamps, and begins scribbling his answers.]

What is your name? Li Tieguai

How many shinki do you currently have? 3

What are your areas of divine responsibility? Medicine, health, apothecaries and general fortune.

How do you see your duties as a god? I strive to assist my faithful followers and maintain peace in Heaven.

What traits do you most want in a shinki? I am not currently seeking additional shinki. My household is functioning well.

Do you wish new shinki to be assigned to you? []Y [X]N

Security Precautions

[Tsuzuki'd leaped at the chance to check the Heavens' magical security. Standing around waiting didn't sound nearly as fun, but inlaid spells? Well, okay, first it's useful, and second it's fascinating. He's recognized several of the sigils so far, and he's snapping surreptitious phone pictures of the ones that are beyond his understanding -- though those are rarer, and he's not sure it's not just because he's not seeing the pattern in the inlay right.

Some of it's really subtle. They're works of art.

Still, he can't help but wonder about how old-fashioned things look around the meeting hall. He fiddles with the zoom on his phone screen, aiming it at another beautifully inlaid sigil, and mutters aloud as he does:]

Haven't they got security cameras anywhere? Seriously?

Event Preparations

[He hadn't even been sure that there was anything that needed to be done in the building's gardens. They're eerily perfect, like someone's using magic to coax along the flowers to all bloom right at the moment the season starts: so, really, he's here for secrets, too.

Unfortunately, he seems to be weeding the flower gardens instead.

He's grumbling about it at first, under his breath, but the familiar task quickly soothes his ruffled nerves, and he can be found bent over and half-invisible under an azalea or crouching in the underbrush, with a long line of weeds drying on the nearest path. He looks up as anyone comes by, and favors them with a sunny grin and a wave of a trowel.]

Hey! Can you give me a hand?

Housekeeping
[Hard work is something Yuna has no problems with, so when she’s called upon to work hard, that’s just what she does! Things like sweeping and cleaning the floors is easy enough but a real challenge can be found in chasing out some of the critters that have made themselves comfortable in the meeting hall.]

I'll get you out of here sooner or later...

[Her current target seems to be a particularly squirrelly nekomata that simply keeps slipping away in her pursuits of it. It's leading her throughout the meeting hall in circles, so while she's undaunted by how slippery it's being, it's hard to say if she's making any real progress in helping by this point...

Maybe a second person is needed for this task.]

Invitations
[Yuna's handwriting isn't... particularly polished. She's only 14, and calligraphy was never one of her personal hobbies! She is, however, more than happy to add some personal touches to the invitations and name cards.]

Hey, what do you think of something like this?

[Anyone who might look like they're willing to lend her an extra set of eyes for a short moment is likely to be targeted, and with the question she'll flash a name card their way. The placeholder name is not particularly impressive, though it might seem like a lot of effort was put into making it look at least somewhat nice. What she really wants feedback on, however, are the cutely drawn and tasteful additions of chrysanthemums on two opposing corners of the card.

J=It's just a small flourish, surely this isn't going to cause too much of a fuss.]

Recordkeeping
[She doesn't mind filling out the extra bit of paperwork, though some of the questions may require a little extra thought on her part, much to the dove's annoyance.

The solution to that particular problem is, of course, offering the bird a bit of food while she busies herself with filling the form out. Yuna can be seen munching on some pre-packaged cookies, occasionally crumbling bits of them up for the dove to keep it occupied while she works.]

What is your name? Yuki Yuna, or Shinju if you’re looking for my god title!

How many shinki do you currently have? 2! One of them showed up recently, and the other is one of the ones that people keep calling ‘soulless’.

What are your areas of divine responsibility? Shinju-sama is a protector and ally of mankind, so keeping the world and its inhabitants safe and sound!

How do you see your duties as a god? I do my duties as diligently as I can! I don’t know if I measure up to the Shinju-sama of my world just yet, but I’m going to work as hard as I can to become just as great. Every little bit helps, from fighting off the big threats, to helping maintain harmony between individuals.

What traits do you most want in a shinki? As long as we can work toward understanding each other and helping each other out, that’s all I really want!

Do you wish new shinki to be assigned to you? []Y [X]N I’d be happy to take anyone in if they need a place to stay, but if other gods need partners, new shinki should be assigned to them, first.

[It's probably a bit more information in a few of those sections than they really needed... but it's filled out thoroughly! Hopefully none of those cookie crumbs fell onto the scroll, and hopefully the well-fed bird can make it back without having to sleep off all those calories.]

Shopping
[Raichi's skills do not lend themselves to some of the more delicate work involved in tidying up the temple - sweeping can only be done by so many people, and doing all of the necessary detailing and dusting would probably either end in disaster, or take wholly too long to be productive.

Security is also out of the question, his natural antsiness means it'll get super boring super fast, and his combat training is still a work in progress anyway, so what is there left for him to do?

Send him to do some shopping, apparently.]

Kahaha! [At least all of his nervousness tends to go unnoticed on the Near Shore, but he's also totally lost trying to pick out certain requests listed.] There are... so many options. Wh-... what should I get for 'cooking oil'?

[There are so many different types and brands and sizes of oil, and none of this seems to be specified on his list. Truly, this is completely overwhelming.]

www.ratemygod.com
[Ohh, this is something that needs to be turned back in right away, doesn't it? He tries to get it filled out as quickly as he can, though he's stumped on a couple of questions, making it take a lot longer than his nice, concise answers would indicate.]

What is your name? Raichi Todoroki

What is your god's name? Gohan

How do you see your duties as a shinki? I have to protect and help my god ~~and help~~ run errands and stuff.

What is your favorite part of life with your god? hes been here a long time and is really nice!

What is your least favorite part of life with your god? [A few answers have been started, stopped short, and scribbled out to the point of illegibility] sometimes the dinosaurs get too angry?

What advice would you like to give your god? [The beginning of this answer has a blot of ink on the first letter, like he was holding a pen there too long.] let me help more

Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y [X]N [Additionally, the 'N' box is not only checked, but circled as well, as if to say, 'Please! Stop letting my gods disappear and reassigning me! I've had enough!!' without him actually bothering to write as much out.]

Patrolling
[This job's easy enough for someone like Keith, who is always ready to throw down against danger!

It... really doesn't seem like there's much danger to be had, and really feels a lot more like some kind of security detail 'just to be safe!' kind of thing than any serious barrier needing to be in place against a threat, so... yeah. Kind of boring.]

I'd hate to be doing this kind of thing every day.

[Normally, he's not keen on small-talk, but if he's stuck with someone else on gate-guarding long enough with nothing else particularly exciting to do, then it's better than getting so disinterested that he loses focus.]

Housekeeping
[After being relieved of guarding, Keith's feeling the itch to actually do something active and constructive. So, when he's asked to help with the cleaning, he's probably more eager than he'd usually be to help out.]

Come on, out with you. [Sweeping the soot sprites on out of the hall is already giving him more of a sense of accomplishment than standing around watching the gates did. They are, however, persistent.] Go on, find somewhere else to hide!

[They're still trying to sneak back in, but he remains firm in his resolve to continue sweeping them back out. Shoo!!]

Heaven-Sanctioned God Shaming
What is your name? Keith

What is your god's name? Futaba Sakura/Yog-Sothoth

How do you see your duties as a shinki? Fight ayakashi and make sure my god is safe and protected so she can fulfill her duties. It's all pretty doable stuff.

What is your favorite part of life with your god? Lots of space. The temple is pretty weird, but it feels kind of inviting anyway.

What is your least favorite part of life with your god? She can be kind of impulsive in strange ways, but it's generally not bad.

What advice would you like to give your god? Getting up and exercising a little more often would probably be good for you.
But also don't hesitate to call on me when you need it.

Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y [x]N
I’d like to have multiple options for gods, but I don’t want to be reassigned against my will and I don’t have a problem working with Futaba.

[Surely... surely he knows that the established gods have weird issues with nora, and that's absolutely what he was implying he's aiming for with that last piece of information there?

Well then.]

[ Security Precautions ]

Ah, jeez...

[ Kanade had been trying to help shoo sprites along - it sounded like the most active job, way more interesting than standing in one place scowling at people as a guard (that is Shun Work). She had not planned on a whole bunch of tiny bird spirits, fluttering around, and taking up residence in her hair.

Kanade's mane is cheeping now. ]

Ain't it a little too late in the season to be nestin'....?

[ Rate Your God ]

They're not gonna grade us on spellin', right?

[ Kanade is doing her survey out in the open. She is apparently having some trouble with it, to judge by the ink marks on her cheeks from where she's rested her pen, deep in thought. ]

Heaven is supposed to be a forgiving place, an' all that.

{ S E C U R I T Y P R E C A U T I O N S | (clearing out small spirits)

[ Ichiru was the definition of a lazy ass walking around minding his own business for the most part. Somewhere along the way, he ended up caught in the mess with the white robed shinkis and now he was avoiding them so that they didn't force any unnecessary chores on him. Instead, he's wrangling a squirming nekomata in his hand as it aguishly struggled with him. He had to admit, being admitted to a god provided him with the ability to do things he couldn't do on his own. As he remembered Zero, it was easier to accept it for what it was. He chuckled lightly as he remembered the engraved kanji on his neck.

His brother was a huge sap. He admitted that much and it was almost cute to think about it. He caused Zero a great deal of trouble, and he supposed he should make and effort to show his gratitude. The nekomata squirmed again, getting out of his hand flinging itself at the next thing it could find and it happened to be you! Watch out for Ichiru's hand coming for it! ]

{ R A T E Y O U R G O D

[ Let's just say that Ichiru is more or less enjoying this aspect of being here. After all, he enjoyed messing around with survey questions and other silly things that seemed rather stupid and pointless. After all, did one really need to go through all of that just to change gods or criticize them? He felt like it was unnecessary but nonetheless, he was playing along for the time being as he opened the scroll and stared down at its question list, starting with the first question.

He leans over a table as he casually writes:

What is your name? : --------
What's your God's name? : Zero Kiryuu
How do you see your duties as a shinki? : It's rather troublesome and a waste of time in my opinion but my God thinks otherwise. I suppose it's not too bad. It can be fun-- in theory.
What is your favorite part of life with your God? : He's easy to bully and I can do whatever I please most of the time-- with watching eyes of course.
What is your least favorite part of life with your God? : He's quite naggy and overly concerned at times. I suppose it's one of his good points but he could go on and on. It can get quite annoying.
What advice would you like to give your God? : Honestly, I doubt there is any advice that he will take. He's incredibly stubborn and will not change his mind once he's made it up. It would be exhausting to try and criticize him for every little thing he is bad at, like his personality for example. It's quite horrible. That glare often makes girls cry. ~
Do you wish to be assigned to a different God : I don't trust anyone but him. ]

[ Zero would definitely get that mail rather casually and obviously he has to see everything in it right? There's no mistake on who in the world would be brave enough to incur Zero's wrath. ]

Edited 2018-03-03 22:06 (UTC)

Security Precautions
As she's found from having to deal with those stray dogs, Alex's power came quite handy with dealing with animals, influencing them to come to her. It was actually the easiest she's gotten cats--or nekomata in this case-- to follow her. She had a trail of varying animal spirits following her, but now she wasn't sure where to take all of them, and quite a few of them had chosen to climb up onto her. It was starting to get difficult to walk as the animal pile grew.

"H-hang on--I can't pass if you're around me like this..!" Clearly she didn't think this one through.

Record Keeping
The reason she came was to keep herself busy and out of the temple. But this paperwork just had her thinking of exactly what she was hoping to not think about. Having left that lest checkbox empty though had the doves chirping non-stop at her, and it had even started to tug at her hair with its beak. No matter how she tried to shoo it, it refused to leave her alone. Had she done something to piss it off?

"I-I don't have food if that's what you want!" Now it was a battle of tug of war with her hair.

A. Prep

[ Itachi doesn't have anything better to do, so... he decides he'll help with cleaning. Since the rafters are high up and requre skillful balance, he feels he is just the right man for the job. ]

[ So, sticking to the wall on his feet as if he is Spiderman, he is reaching into the rafters with a duster and getting out cobwebs. His hair is hanging down, thanks gravity, its the only part of his body that is adhering to it. ]

[ Maybe the position grab your attention--or him acidentally getting some dust and spiders on you! Whoops. ]

B. Rate Your God
[ He's just very carefully filling out paperwork in an elegant script... he has an intense look on his face. ]

What is your god's name? Zero Kiryuu

How do you see your duties as a shinki? I'm unsure of my duties as a shinki. My god asks nothing of me. But I have decided the best thing I can do is make sure he stays on whatever path he chooses to follow until the end, even if he comes to resent my being there.

What is your favorite part of life with your god? Just being around him... but I do not have it in me to pester him for more of his time. Perhaps one day.

What is your least favorite part of life with your god? It's a selfish notion, however, he's forgotten me multiple times throughout the course of his transformation here, from shinki, to ayakashi, to god. And buried, very deeply inside of me, are feelings of hurt that I have yet to deal with... and I won't ever be able to, not without the risk of blighting him, and turning into an ayakashi myself. So... I suppose, my least favorite part is that, while I serve him, I risk him feeling how I feel, and I don't want to hurt him. That's the last thing I want.

What advice would you like to give your god? Accept gracefully all that I do for you in the future.

Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y [X]N

1. Event Preparation

[ Nicolas is seated on the stairs, cheeks stained black from the soot sprites he's been chasing. However, it's not the soot that probably catches your attention. He's breathing hard and sweating quite a bit. He looks pale, sick. And if you try to get him to stand he will do it, but he'll fall almost immediately. The first symptoms of celebrer withdrawal have started to manifest. Someone get him a doctor! ]

[ ooc; Celebrer: An expensive bioenhancement drug whose toxicity and addictiveness are genetically passed down. The drug enhances the physical abilities of humans. To maintain their health, a twilight needs to take Celebrer daily otherwise their body will begin to shut down and they die. ]

2. Rate your God

i. Illiterate

[ Though, he might not have a god anymore, the moment the dove drops off the scroll in his lap the little godless shinki stares at the scroll and the letters scribbled onto it with curiosity. Of course, he can't read it, maybe a few filler words but definitely not enough to fill it out so during the event preparation Nicolas pulls on your shirt and promptly presents the survey to you. He can't read it and will try to explain via rough sign language, please help this homeless shinki fill out his survey. Please and thank you. ]

ii. The Departed

[ Once the survey is filled out Nicolas will tug on an unsuspecting person's shirt be they god or shinki and using unpolished sign language try to explain that he needs to give it to his god. Can you understand him? If not, he'll be pushing the scroll onto you which has the scroll opening revealing the survey inside. Beside the neat questions is a barely legible scrawl that took him a very long time to write down all on his own. It's his best handwriting and he's very proud. However, you might notice that the name scrawled at the top is that of a departed god. If you recognize the name on the scroll will you tell him the truth or give him a lie? Either way, Noctis is not getting his survey. ]

What is your name? Nicolas Brown

What is your god's name? Noctis Lucis Caelum

How do you see your duties as a shinki? Taking care of cats.

What is your favorite part of life with your god? When we lived together.

What is your least favorite part of life with your god? When he left.

What advice would you like to give your god? Come see your cats.

Do you wish to be assigned to a different god? []Y [X]N Noctis is Nicolas god.

Edited 2018-03-03 23:35 (UTC)

1. Event Preparation

[ Somehow, the shopping was pushed onto the Sun God and Mikoto is now stuck with you trying to shop like a regular person. On the list is drinks and so Mikoto grabs the first liquids in sight - Prune juice - and puts it in the cart. Someone stop him from ruining the party and actually take care of shopping properly! ]

2. Heavenly Record Keeping

[ You're passing by and suddenly you get a face-full of a scroll. The culprit, the Sun God sleeping on the job. If you look at the scroll, you'll notice that he actually managed to fill it out. Do you take it back to him or let the wind take it? ]

What is your name?

Suoh Mikoto

How many shinki do you currently have?

None.

What are your areas of divine responsibility?

~~The Sun.~~ [ The first part is legible but crossed out. ]

None.

How do you see your duties as a god?

None.

What traits do you most want in a shinki?

None.

Do you wish new shinki to be assigned to you? []Y [X]N

Edited 2018-03-03 23:47 (UTC)

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