Samhain for the Dagda's win

[bartenderizing]

Who: Shizuo and open to anyone!
When: October 31st (afternoon) into the beginning of November
Where: An Dagda's Abode - The Western District
Summary: So, Shizuo died. Except he didn't go home when he disappeared. It turns out he was just changing positions. Tags will likely be in bracket format- the log is written this way mostly for setting things up.


1. The Rise - October 31st
The Celtic gods that had a stretch of forest as part of their temple lands would find that on this 'spooky' day, one that's a little more sacred to their pantheon, it's grown to be a little more expansive than last night. Or even earlier in the day. If they continued, they'd realize that eventually the flora grows to be far more lush and alive, with a considerable amount of wildlife in it. In the distance, which would actually be the front of the new temple grounds, searching through would lead the person past a river and to the bottom of a cliff face. One that would seem to have no easy climb, even with the support beam to the partially suspended building atop it. However, if one was patient or perceptive enough, they'd be able to find the tunnel entrance that would ascend into the cliff and to... Well, one would have to go through to find out that it was another entrance into the temple home.

The front of the temple grounds were marginally better landscaped, with the circle of shrines to the new god on open front lawn before showing the single story building

It certainly wasn't the kind of thing that Shizuo had been expecting to wake to- In the unfamiliar bed, or with scars that he's pretty sure weren't there the last he remembered. At least, the last he remembered back in Ikebukuro. To those that had learned of his disappearance and were trying to find him, he's appeared again! Some had even received confused responses to the messages that were left from the past four days.

(Other Celtic gods don't have to have the connection or close proximity. It's something that was discussed with one and I'm leaving open for the others to choose)


2. A Strange Familiarity
Between it already getting late and having the daze of being in a new place, Shizuo doesn't actually leave the temple grounds until the following day. While he had some idea of the Far Shore, it's through one out of context memory with two people he didn't really know that has him walking through the districts. The place seemed both expansive and close-knit at the same time. He wasn't much of a message board person in the first place, so asking that way didn't actually feel right.

Of course this meant stopping by people he's about to walk by to get their attention, having no sense of recognition in his expression. "Ah, sorry. This is kind of out of nowhere, but you don't happen to know a guy that has similar looks to mine, or a teenaged girl with short red hair, about this height?"

He'd motion to someone that was almost a foot shorter than him.

Until he actually had seen Yona or Izumo. Which is where it seemed easier to ask about them than say anything to them directly. Probably because it's hard to ask a near stranger whether or not you had a movie marathon with them.


3. Wildcard
(AKA Obligatory 'whatever else you want'. You know where to hit me for plotting.)

Comments

2!!! ahhhhhhhhh

[darkestbefore]

[ Whether it was luck or by Shizuo just happening to ask the right person for directions, when the tall blond walks through the gates of her temple, Yona is seated on the stairs of the front building, writing down notes on something. Although she senses movement and her head comes up to see who has stopped by.

And then she just sort of.... freezes, her eyes wide and shocked as she stares at him. ]

Shizuo? Shizuo?!

[ And then the redhead is launching herself at him in a relieved hug, her eyes burning with unshed tears. ] I've been so worried! [ He is spontaneously hugged for a moment before she pulls back and slugs him in the stomach, which is the easiest place to reach and also the least likely to break her hand. ] Where have you been?!

[ In her shocked relief, it hasn't dawned on her that she.... still can't feel her former connection with him. ]

[bartenderizing]

[ He wasn't expecting that kind of a response from someone- Though he mostly didn't know her, with how little context that 'memory' came with, both the hug and punch mostly went through without a hitch. Except for where he gently caught the fist before it made too much contact- people had broken wrists from punching there before. The last thing these people needed to think was that he was someone who hurt young girls. ]

Easy, you're going to hurt yourself doing that.

[ Despite the connection, there was something more that was happening here- He had her hand, with a firm but gentle grip to guide it back down to her side. ]

To be honest, I don't really have an answer for your question. Sorry for worrying you...

[ Ah... He didn't know her name, though. That and if people said it, he had trouble remembering it at this point. ]

Uh, kiddo.

[ Saved it. ]

[darkestbefore]

I don't care.

[ Her voice is still choked with emotion as he catches her fist before it can make impact. She doesn't think twice about that move, because it is still so innately the Shizuo she knows. ]

You don't know where you've been? Do you know what happened to you? What do you know?

[bartenderizing]

[ If that guy hadn't warned him about people's reactions, he'd get more peeved about the anger. Now he's just hoping that this wasn't going to turn into a bunch of tears. ]

I'm not a shinki anymore. The only thing I remember from that time is us and one other watching a lot of movies in one go, and some other things around that time. So I can't tell you where I've been or what happened. Just the basics of who I am, where I'm from and anything from my life that I feel like sharing.

[ Though Yona already had a glimpse into some of those things. ]

2

[reformedsinner]

[Yona? Or Izumo? But what's really strange, here, is the fact that Shizuo's asking as if he doesn't know either of their names. Or doesn't know that Hakkai does.

Wariness flickers across Hakkai's face as he pauses.

Bon, next to him, doesn't hesitate in the least to bound happily forward and jump at Shizuo. Since the dog easily outweighs Hakkai, that's quite a jump.]

Are you looking for them-- Bon! No! Sit!

[bartenderizing]

[ It certainly is quite a feat, but this is someone that seems to have no trouble catching and supporting the large dog. It's no more difficult than a motorcycle after all, right? ]

Yeah. They're the only ones I have an idea to look for right now.

[ Still no recognition in those eyes for the god that was before him now, however. ]

[reformedsinner]

[Ah, yes: Shizuo at least can handle the impact of a very large dog. Luckily, it seems he's chosen to do so in a way that's not hurting Bon.

Instead, the dog, thrilled to have found someone who doesn't fall over when tackled, is barking and wriggling in an attempt to get close enough to put his paws on Shizuo's shoulder and lick his face.]

Forgive me for a question you may have heard already today, but do you know who I am?

[Did he return the way some people return -- the way Genjo had returned -- with no memory of the place at all?

Or did he return as though he'd been killed?]

[bartenderizing]

[ It's Bon's golden day, given that with him almost cradling the large dog in support, Shizuo's unable to actually stop him from climbing more onto him for such kinds of affection. Not the most favorable, given the knit in his eyebrows, but he figures that the canine would just jump back up again if set down. ]

Am I supposed to? Sorry, I know some people are supposed to be gods here-

[ Somehow he was one of them, which was truly baffling. ]

-but I'm not sure if there's supposed to be a way to recognize who they are instantly.

2

[toremainbehind]

[When he hears the door open to the bar, Izumo blinks once and just--stares.

He straightens up, feeling the need for a cigarette immediately and just kind of continues to stare at him.]

...Shizuo? [WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?]

[bartenderizing]

[ See, that staring is kind of weird. ]

Yeah. Uh... Hi.

[ How do you say that while you seem to know each other, he actually has no idea who this bartender actually is? ]

I asked around and someone said I'd probably find you here.

[toremainbehind]

[The response he's gotten isn't exactly quite what he expected.

It makes the nagging feeling in his gut grow worse, but he does gesture for him to take a seat.]

Do you know who I am? [Because if Shizuo did, he could've easily called Izumo up or come to the bar first. If Shizuo's forgotten him, then he's not sure how to even react to that. Or how Yona would.]

[bartenderizing]

[ Well, this is only going to get more awkward as things go. That's just how it works. Silently walking further into the bar to take a seat, it still takes another moment before he tries to give the 'right' answer. ]

I know that, for some reason, we watched a bunch of movies with one other person. I don't really know you, or why.

1 -- SCREAMS @ U

[futhark]

[ Sure, Caster likes his forest, but he doesn't remember it ever getting this big. It would be incredibly awkward to get lost in your own Temple forest but that seems to be the case right now. Which, combined with the forest looking different, leads to the conclusion that: this might not be his forest.

Oh so, getting lost in it is totally okay- wait.

Upon further inspection he does find the river, he does find the cliff and surely enough, he does find the entrance. If it's open it doesn't count as breaking in, right? He's just checking why his -not-his- forest is getting new tracts of land. By the time he reaches the living part of the building it becomes incredibly obvious-

He's trespassing on someone's temple grounds, oops. ]

Always knew you were a screamer /eyebrows

[bartenderizing]

[ Aside from dealing with missed messages with people he didn't know, Shizuo wasn't exactly in a rush to get out there and figure everything out. He was taking it easy with getting familiar with what was immediately around him, and maybe waiting until the day was full to go past the temple grounds.

When Caster gets into the temple building, he'd realize that it's very hardwood and domestic. A modern domestic, given the appliances and furniture and the clothes of the owner in the kitchen. The blond owner that's turning around from the fridge while drinking milk, only to pause when he realizes there's a sudden uninvited guess.

The nearly empty bottle shatters in his hand. ]

The hell do you think you're doing in here?

the secret is out, what should i do

[futhark]

Ooops. [ Someone is here and it's--! Caster stops himself with saying "Shizuo" out loud, the guy doesn't remember him anyway. So he raises both of his hand in mock surrender and gives his Best Sheepish Smile. ]

You might want to lock the door by the river. [ He's innocent here and totally not dangerous. Listen, he even has an excuse ] My forest grew bigger overnight so I went to investigate. Didn't expect to find a new temple.

[ And a new god. A new familiar god. ]

Scream more

[bartenderizing]

There's a door?

[ Even more, why does your voice sound familiar? It's plain to see that the stranger wasn't someone from Ikebukuro, so they didn't cross paths there. ]

Yeah, I just ended up here somehow with something saying that I'm 'the Dagda' up here, so- Ah. Right, you're the guy that called me like we knew each other.

[ Now he put the voices together. Hey, at least they didn't make him your dad, Cu. ]

2-3

[sonofson]

[ Goten is almost always in the air. Why run when you can fly? It's not uncommon to spot him flying by as he will swing down low to see if there's anyone fun to run into or get into trouble with. It's on his way to Izumo's that he's taken back by the sight of the blond below him. Though it's easy to mix to the two look-alikes up, Goten has been around them both long enough to pick out differences at a distance. Not only that but their energy feels different....Shizuo's feels really strange.

But he hasn't seen him in forever! It makes him perk as he picks up speed and swoops down to smash into Shizuo!]

SHIZUO!

[Is the split second warning he gets before Goten attempts to fly-hug-tackle him!]

[bartenderizing]

[ Shizuo just came out to have a good stroll and he's just feeling so- Jokes aside, some things really didn't change. He walked around the heavens a lot as a shinki and now he's doing it as a god. The only difference right now is that he was trying to get used to where everything was.

He wasn't expecting some kid shouting his name from out of his immediate view. Not what you usually see every day. In fact, it has him taking a step or two back...

And to the side, with his arm out to catch the kid instead of taking the full tackled hug. ]

Easy kid. You're gonna hurt someone like that.

[ Maybe not him, but if this were at anyone else? Who knows. ]

[sonofson]

[Goten just laughs, clinging to his arm like a monkey all the while. Don't dodge him like that when he's happy to see you!]

Yeah but you're not someone! You're you! You can take a lot more than that, Shizuo!

[He grins cheekly at him. He's seen what the blond is capable of. Maybe next time he shouldn't shout his name if he's planning on tackle hugging him next time.]

3

[sing_for_me]

[ The idea really was to thank Cú and his household for letting her stay with them for a little bit by bringing them a box of desserts from a popular bakery. Alex had been to his temple often enough that she was confident she could find her way to it. However, several trees later and she still hadn't found the familiar path to the temple. Had she..taken a wrong turn? Or two? There's a rustling from the side, and Alex jumps. Maybe it was someone from the temple!

Alas, it was not.

Now she was running, trying not to trip over branches as she tried to get away from her pursuer. It's hooves pushed against the ground with such strength, and yet moved with such elegance. Sadly, Alex didn't have time to admire the creature. It looked far too pissed. ]

I'm sorry..!!! Whatever I did, I'm sorry..! Please, stop!!

[ How was it that these things happened whenever she was wearing the wrong shoes? ]

[bartenderizing]

[ After finding out that there was a tunnel he didn't know about, like the river and most things past the cliff, Shizuo finally was going through the forest. He didn't come across any problems, but that was because he figured that they understood that this was 'his' place. Or that he was standing in for the god who lived there.

The screaming definitely alerted him to the fact that there was a problem.

Alex would have to run for a bit, wrong shoes be damned, before Shizuo finally crosses the path of the elk and grabs it by the antlers- Just at enough speed to pull it down to the ground and fall to its side. ]

Right, that's enough.

[ It's fine. He'll just hold it down until it seems to calm down. In the interim, Shizuo finally looks towards the person who screamed. ]

Ah... You okay?

[sing_for_me]

[ Alex peeks from behind the tree, immediately recognizing the blonde. ]

Shizuo..!

[ She hadn't seen him in quite a while, now that she thought about it. ]

Yeah..thank you. What are you doing all the way out here?

1

[irishfriskey]

[Lancer is pretty sure he's not seen this part of the forest before. He often goes through to find whatever he can, be it things for the dogs or something to train against, and he likes to think he knows it fairly well.

So no, he doesn't expect it. However, he goes along with whatever it is. He does enter the tunnel entrance and goes up to the temple it's attached to.

And looks around. Very confused.]

...A new temple?

[bartenderizing]

[ This section of the forest was certainly more lively than what he was used to, that was for sure. Just as the tunnel going up and into the cliff is well maintained with an unknown light source keeping it full of a dim ambient light.

The building itself is far more modern, simple in the design but wide and clean. The living area the door opens into has one side covered with windows that look overhead the wide forest-

Well, forests.

Hearing the voice, Shizuo comes out of the kitchen. ]

The hell- another one? Lemme guess. You saw a tunnel and decided to just go exploring in it.

[irishfriskey]

Ah, yes... sorry.

[He gives a bow towards him before standing up.]

I was going through the forest next to Mister Caster's temple, and I didn't recognize this part. I can leave, if you wish.

[And he'll probably start attempting to do that...]