[Open] Won't someone please hear my call?

[onerous]

Who: Yuri and YOU
When: April 6th and 7th probably. makes vague hand movements
What: Look when you find out you're a god, you take advantage of it. Namely by exploring and trying to learn as much as you can, so Yuri's off visiting other gods at random, the near shore, etc.
Warning: Possibly talk of suicide given Yuri's goddess representation and her very nature.



[A]

[Honestly, she's just glad to be out of the school uniform and back into her normal clothes. And while she wasn't sure what to think about suddenly being a god or what all that was supposed to mean, the perks were...pretty nice.

Case in point, being able to walk fearlessly along the powerlines, or jumping the buildings to get a look at the city below. The fact that no one human seems capable of seeing her is both sad and freeing, and she grows bolder when she realizes no one's going to be freaking out at some random girl jumping around so high.

The wind whipping her hair and clothes is exhilarating in her own way, though she finds herself all too often standing at the edges of buildings and staring down until she gets dizzy with it.

Still, being bold also means getting a little too confident-- case in point when she misjudges the distance from one building to another and doesn't realize it until mid-jump. She cries out as she slams her midsection into the side of a building's roof, clinging to edge as she tries to deal with how stunned she is from the blow.

Ow. Okay.

That went poorly. Would she die if she fell from here? She hangs there for a bit, trying to clear her head to pull herself up.

Send help??]

[B]

[Learning about others' temples is also interesting, so Yuri's gone temple hopping!

Perhaps she's even visiting--gasp--your temple! Completely unannounced, mind, which she supposes is rather rude, but she wasn't sure how to go about leaving some kid of not about it. "Hello, just wanted to see what you did with your temple. Don't mind me."

She'd rather hope to just see what the others' homes look like (from the outside, mind, she's not going around breaking in!) out of curiosity. Besides, she was a god too, and introducing herself to the others was good manners, right? She didn't really have an idea of how to be a god either so notice her senpais.

She's not trying to be intrusive or anything, but there's certainly someone new wandering up to check things out...]

[C]

[Or maybe you've come to explore the creepy new noose-forest leading up to Ixtab/Yuri's new home? Come to say hi to the new goddess of suicide or just figure out what the deal is?

This is an open prompt for you, then! If you manage to get up to the front steps, despite the creepiness of the outside,there's a strangely welcoming, inviting feeling. And the smell of freshly brewed coffee.

Weird.

Come say hi and/or grab a cup of coffee then, you know you want to.]

[D]

[obligatory wildcard prompt, since Yuri can and will most likely be found anywhere trying to learn more about... everyone and everything.]

Comments

C

[phantomforgod]

[On the first day Yuya encounters the forest, he already knows who it belongs to and immediately begins to devise a plan. It requires a stop at a party supply store because such a creepy place doesn't seem right for a pretty girl like Yuri, no matter the role she has to play for her goddess status. So the phantom takes it upon himself to steal acquire a shitload of candy, decorations, and 75% off Halloween plastic pumpkin buckets. (And then proceeds to hide all of his stash so that Yuto doesn't raise any questions.)

On the second day, Yuya strikes when he doesn't expect her to be home and thank goodness he hasn't encountered her shinki. His vandalism trick looks like a strange combination of a birthday party and Halloween inspired with the streamers and balloons coiled through the tree branches and the pumpkin baskets lit up with a battery-powered fake candle inside. There's even batches of glow-in-the-dark balloons tied to the trees using the nooses to ground them, and there's some pinatas hanging with the ropes as well.

Yuya's so focused on hanging up the last candy-filled pinata that he doesn't notice Yuri's arrival. So have fun finding this silly kid hanging upside-down by his legs with his white cape dragging on the ground as he's working to string up a giant cardboard smiley face.]

[onerous]

[The first time she feels someone's come into her area, she doesn't really give it much of a thought. They don't stick around, after all, so she dismisses it.

She doesn't notice him entering the area while she's gone of course, but the disturbance is rather clear once she returns. She stands around for a long moment, just staring at the various decorations that are now filling her forest.

Yuri really doesn't know if she likes it or if she should feel offended or what. Was someone making fun of her? Was this some weird god hazing???

She moves quickly through the forest until she comes across--]

Oh. It's you.

[Somehow she's not surprised, even as she stares at him and then the pinata, then back again. While she normally doesn't show much emotion, there's a clear "but why" sort of look on her face.]

A

[killsthebuddha]

[ It'd been something of a distraction to see a girl bounding acrobatically about at such heights. The mortals kept on about their day without ever taking note, just as they ignored a man dressed in a monk's robes that wanted to watch the modern world go by from odd places. Why he took the time to bother with them when he went out was still a mystery, but everyone had those.

Shinki especially.

He can see her misjudge the jump before she makes it, just barely, to the other side. Cursing carefree idiots that thought they were monkeys (and clearly weren't), he'd already been moving. Those robes don't hamper him when he wants to move and move fast, and she's not left hanging all that long before she has aid at the edge of the roof. ]

Hey, kid, come on. Up. [ He speaks directly, firmly, with the same brisk firmness as his grip as he moves to pull her up. "Kid," apparently, is a broad term, one to be applied liberally. ]

[onerous]

[Considering she actually is about Goku's (apparent) age, 'kid' probably isn't too far off. She's not in a position to get offended about it right now anyhow, and she scrambles up over the edge with his help.

It feels strange. For a moment she remembers Hisoka pulling her back from the edge of a cliff, and her vision swims a little, but she stands up and takes a breath. Her eyes go to the ledge, eyeing the distance to the ground with a strange expression.

Not that she's not thankful for the rescue, of course, but it-- It's. Strange. She feels strange. With a shake of her head she turns her attention back to Sanzo, bowing her head lightly in a delayed thanks] Thank you. Sorry.

But... [She gaze slides to the ledge again] Would anything have even happened if I fell?

B

[existentialcrisis]

[ Mahakala's temple is surrounded by a dead orchard. Withered trees stand in eerie rows; the ground is covered in brown leaves. A crumbling stone wall with a round gate, engraved with six outstretched arms, marks the entrance to what might have once been a garden: it has the hallmarks of one, with artfully placed boulders and a round reflecting pool (the stones around it have also been painted with six arms), but nothing here is living, either—except one persimmon tree. Its branches hang low over the ground, heavy with incongruously bright orange fruit. Most have been picked apart by birds.

Ukoku neglected to mention when he invited her over that the birds in question were crows. Hundreds of them sit among the branches of the dead trees, seemingly waiting for something.

The temple itself can barely be called a temple. It's relatively small—the peaked roof only just rises above the trees, and it's maybe three times as long as it is tall—and obviously falling apart. The wood is splintered, the roof tiles are chipped, the paint on the walls, once colorful in black and gold and blue, is peeling off. Two large circular windows sit like eyes on either side of the doors, and they, too, have the remains of six arms painted around them.

The doors are wide open. ]

[onerous]

[If Yuri wasn't sure she'd gone to visit someone else's temple, she possibly could've mistaken it for a part of her own lands.

The crows are-- Yuri tilts her head, amused despite herself. All she needs now is to dunk herself in water and it might be a little like being home again. And maybe a few broken spirits hanging around trying to kill her.] Hello.

[She greets the crows, because it seems like a thing to do (she likes animals honestly), and continues on. The doors are open but she feels uneasy about just waltzing right in-- for more reason than just 'that'd be rude.' Should she take her shoes off? She frowns at the floorboards and decides she can handle that social faux pas to save her feet and after a moment of hesitation she crosses the doorway to enter.]

Step into my parlor, said the spider to the fly. [She mutters aloud, tuning her senses carefully outward. Was he even home? Or had she dropped by at a bad time?] Jianyi-sensei? [Because he'd said he was a doctor, right? So even if he wasn't an actual teacher, she'd still be polite. For now, anyhow.]

A

[cloak]

[Roxas has always found himself inclined to appreciate heights too, call it the gift of borrowed memories. But he doesn't bother leaping from one rooftop to another when he can simply teleport from one location to another instantly — it strikes him as far more efficient, that way.

And on this day he's sitting on the clock-tower of a local bank, basking in the vague familiarity of his surroundings as he eats some ice cream. It'd be better with friends, he thinks, but...his best friend doesn't know him anymore. Not in the way he once did.

These thoughts tug at him from time to time, twisting and knotting in his stomach in a way he doesn't understand. He tries to put it aside, watching a girl — a god or shinki, he's sure — bound between buildings as he chews on the stick that remains of his popsicle. That is, until she slams into a building and just...hangs there.

He stands, disappearing from the tower to reappear on the roof, offering her a black-gloved hand]

Here.

[That popsicle stick appears to be sticking out of pure shadow under his hood]

[onerous]

[She looks up in surprise at his sudden appearance, and her first thought is he's someone sent by heaven whose job it is to stop dumbass new gods from doing stupid things like this or something.

Regardless of if he is or isn't though, she reaches out and takes his hand gratefully to help pull herself back up over the ledge. Once to safety she heaves a sigh and rubs her stomach where she hit and glances to him.]

...Thank you. I'm sorry, I just... I didn't think it was that far. [She looks appropriately embarrassed at least.] ...How did you get over here so fast?

B

[revolutionfalcon]

[Given he's had the questionable luck of getting a temple built into a hill, Shun expects he's going to have to get used to unannounced visitors. That doesn't mean he has to like it, though, and after a little while of hearing someone outside and seeing a shape pass by the windows, he finally gets sick enough of it to come to the door as Yuri's passing by.

For a god, this one doesn't look particularly godly either - his bearing is a little imposing, that of someone used to combat and seemingly ready to enter it the moment it becomes necessary, but the blue coat he wears is ragged like it's been dragged through hell and his tone is brusque as he speaks.]

You've been hanging around for hell knows how long. Either tell me what you want or go away.

[What a charmer.]

[onerous]

[Yuri puts her hands up slightly in a universal 'I come in peace' moment.]

Mm, you don't get many visitors, do you...

[JUST. JUST SAYING. Yuri lowers her hands, but despite her comment she bows politely] I didn't mean to trespass, I apologize. I was trying to visit my...neighbors. [Not that their plots of land were probably near each other or anything, but she figures they're all sort of vaguely neighbors now.]

Which god are you?

b

[connivingbird]

[Fortuna's temple didn't look very much like a temple. It was low and squat, sitting on a rambling road with a low stone wall and a yard that had a small front garden. The gate in the wall hung open, though if closed, a symbol of a wheel could be faintly seen, though at a different angle it might actually be a coin or even the eye of a peacock's feather. The front door was open as well, the wood having been stained a rather cheerful red color with the name 'Fortuna' painted across it in a elaborate script in gold.

The door opened up into a large room that almost looked like a restaurant with several tables and chairs scattered around a central display area. There is a faint smell of food - whether spicy or sugary or a mix of the two depending entirely on the person stepping inside. Various strange objects were sitting in nooks and crannies all coming from different cultures of the world. The few pictures hanging on the wall looked like they might be photographs, but the images were not focused on properly, leaving only a blur of colors and vague shadows. Throw pillows of various sizes and made from soft materials were everywhere and there was a small sign saying 'Take a Pillow' on the long counter separating the open area from the kitchen.

Just barely visible from the counter is another door made from stained glass, the wheel/feather/coin motif repeated in the glass at several places. Inviting as the whole place was, there was a strangeness to it too. Things moved, items shifting to new locations or the echo of an echo of laughter just barely may be heard. Once and a while some things turned into a pile of coins - gray coins about the size of a silver dollar covered with a strange language on one side and an animal motif on the other. If picked up, the coins felt like they had a heartbeat before they vanished or changed into something else.]

[onerous]

[Yuri decides instantly she rather likes this place. Even the vague uneasiness and phantom voices, strange photos, etc-- it all sort of reminds her of home? Which says something, surely.

The door is open and all, but Yuri still hesitates, moving as quietly as she can (she doesn't want to really call it sneaking but that's pretty much exactly what it is) into the home. It's alright, right? Because the door was open? Still, she feels uneasy, stopping to examine the pillows (why should she take one?? Is that really okay???)

And of course she picks up a coin once some items transform into them, baffled. The temples were certainly strange, interesting places.]

Weird... [And then, raising her voice a tad, she calls out] Is anyone home?

[B]

[mybadhabit]

[Yuri approaches Hermes' temple/house just as Sonic steps outside to check the mailbox. The big blue mailbox that looks like it belongs in front of a post office, not someone's house. It's empty, as it has been since the day he arrived here, but he still diligently checks every day.]

[He glances at Yuri as she gets closer, then back down at the mailbox as he stands]

You know, as the messenger of the gods, I would have thought I'd be a little busier. I guess technology has taken over for most of the god-to-god communication these days.

[onerous]

[Yuri freezes a moment, surprised when he begins speaking to her, but... Oh.

That's... kind of sad. She recognizes the symbol on the mailbox though and can put two and two together here.] I'm sorry. [What else does she say to that?] If I need a message sent, I'll call on you first.

You're...Hermes? [Greek gods are kind of infamous, even she recognizes some of their symbols]

B!

[reformedsinner]

[Hakkai's sitting under a tree in the courtyard with a beginner's book on HTML and a straw broom leaning neatly against the tree trunk next to him when Yuri comes into view at the courtyard entrance. He glances up, slipping the bookmark into place, and breaks into a welcoming smile as he gets to his feet.]

Ah! Yuri! Hello. I see you found your way here safely!

[onerous]

[Menrva's temple is impressive, and if there was anything to represent a western-styled temple, this is what Yuri would've imagined. She's almost as impressed by the accuracy as she is by the building itself.

Hakkai notices her before she notices him, and she freezes in surprise. Caught! But he doesn't seem displeased with the intrusion, so Yuri's hesitance and uncertainty relaxes somewhat as she raises a hand in greeting.]

You don't have to get up. [Is the first thing she says as she approaches, and then she looks apologetic] I didn't mean to drop by unannounced. Sorry, this isn't a bad time, is it?

B

[heiring]

[ When Yuri shows up at Izanagi's temple, she might be surprised to find that its resident god had temporarily gone out. What might not really surprise her, however, is a familiar-looking guy with violet hair coming down the stairs. ]

Yuri-san! Hello.

[ He's quick to cross the room to meet her, smiling. ]

Do you need anything?

[onerous]

[Yuri stops short, staring wide-eyed like some kid that got caught with a hand in the cookie jar. Not that she's terribly surprised to see him, exactly, but she's startled at being addressed in general. Was she trespassing?? What if she came by at a bad time??]

Ah, Reiji-san. [She glances around, recalling what he'd said before about his god and all] Then, Izanagi is Souji-san?

[That's still a weird thing to connect together for her, the idea of some other guy being Izanagi but. Okay.] I know you said so before, but... [NOT THAT SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM BUT...

Oh right he asked a question; she shakes her head] I was just exploring, visiting the different temples. I wanted to see what others have done with their homes.

B! Welcome chez drunkass

[erogappa]

[ When Yuri arrived at Dionysus's manor house, she would be greeted by the mute butler -- the man's creepy as fuck, but perhaps somebody as creepy as Yuri wouldn't find him disturbing? He's a polite enough Chinese gentleman, roughly twenty years of age with short, brilliant white hair and absolutely no personality. None. At all. Nothing she does will get a reaction out of him.

But if she wants to come inside, he'll happily -- metaphorically speaking -- bow and then lead her through the manor's vast hallways and marblework to the back patio. There's another Chinese guy back there, shirtlessly sprawled against the side of the house with a bottle of wine loose in one hand and a couple full ones lying around him. As Yuri and the butler approach, the redhead finishes off his bottle and, with casual accuracy (and without bothering to stand or even sit up), chucks it at a far distant tree where it shatters into a million brilliant green shards. ]

curiosity killed the cat... or got it drunk maybe

[onerous]

[She's curious enough to want to know more--both about this weird guy (a shinki? one of the soulless ones she heard mention of?) and this manor.

She knows it's Dionysus, she's gathered that much, and apparently he's home. Huh. Yuri hesitates a moment before asking to go see him; she did, after all, come all this way, she might as well say hi and introduce herself like she keeps telling herself she's doing to all the gods.

(She doesn't need to admit that she's been hoping with every temple business that they're all out.)

Seeing Gojyo gives her a start, if only because she's met Kenren first and there are enough similarities that it makes her stop short in confusion. But it's not him, not actually, and she's reminded of Ren and his ancestor, Dr. Asou's, scarily similar appearances. She still jumps a little at the bottle being thrown, watching it shatter and scatter across the ground.]

Mm... [She makes a quiet noise and turns back, watching him with dark eyes.] Did I come at a bad time?

b!

[skyleopardess]

[Oya's temple is a Caribbean villa, set in lush grounds with palm, fruit and flowering trees. Nine small streams run through the grounds, emptying into the ocean. When Yuri arrives, she's given a polite if reserved welcome by Yoruichi's shinki, and guided through the house to the white sand beach behind it.

It's still a little chilly to swim, but Yoruichi is outside anyway, dipping bare feet in one of the small lagoons along the shoreline. She turns as she senses people approaching, tilting her head as she notes someone she doesn't recognize.]

Yo. [Her expression is curious, but her manner is relaxed as she raises a hand in greeting.] What brings you out this way?

[onerous]

[Yuri's never seen anything like this before, and the sight of the streams and the beach is met with open awe and wonder.

Upon seeing Yoruichi she hesitates, but she meets the greeting with a raised hand of her own until they come to a stop at a conversational distance where she gives a polite bow.] Sorry for dropping in so suddenly. I, ah... I'm new. I was just trying to visit the other temples and gods, I... suppose to introduce myself?

[She sounds uncertain, because while it made sense to her what if it was actually a Weird Thing??]

...Is that alright? I can come back if you're busy.

B

[clothes_make_the_man]

[It's hard to miss Lakshmi's temple, considering it's a palace made of gold and decorated with precious gemstones along the outside arches. There's also a garden in the back, with several glistening bathing pools with lotus flowers floating in them nestled in the center of it all. That's where Forrest - the current Lakshmi - can currently be found, tending to the flowers. He's humming cheerfully to himself, and hasn't seemed to notice that he has company just yet.]

[onerous]

[It's by far the most beautiful and eye-catching temple she's stumbled across in her exploration. She wanders around in awe, looking every which way, not wanting to miss a thing.

When she sees Forrest though she stops short, hesitating. She's not sure which is worse--that she's been wandering around unannounced or that she'd hoped the god who lived here wouldn't be here so she could continue trespassing unhindered.

At length she clears her throat and approaches slowly.]

Hello? [It'd be more awkward to try and avoid him, after all.] Sorry-- I didn't mean to just walk in... [Okay yes she did but STILL]

shows up 15 minutes late with a B

[scatterproudly]

[ Checking out Liber's garden is the opposite of intrusive, since the place does look rather inviting, even from a distance. The real challenge is whether people want to be bothered with going up all those stairs in the first place, so congratulations on being intrigued enough to make it up here, Yuri!

As she wanders around the garden, there's a voice calling out to her from... above?! ]

Oh, hey! Is that you, Yuri?!

[ Kenren is sitting on a large branch of a cherry blossom tree. He waves at her with a big grin. ]

gosh i GUESS i'll accept this!!!

[onerous]

[She's spent most of her time before this hiking up the side of a mountain every day for like a month straight; the stairs are just mildly annoying, but she takes a break to enjoy the view once or twice and it's fine. The slightly phallic columns are the most concerning thing, honestly.

She eyes them skeptically, but Kenren's voice form nowhere makes her jump and she looks up quickly at him. Oh right, he'd said he was Liber, right? And Liber was associated with...fertility... Suddenly a little anxious about where to put her eyes just in case, Yuri focuses on him instead.]

Why are you up in the tree? [She tilts her head curiously, but she raises a hand in greeting back to him.]

C

[5yenwish]

[This isn't the sort of thing that Yato's ever really seen before. Well, he'd only just gotten himself into Heaven, BUT this seems a little extreme even for here.

Rather than approaching the temple, though, he simply stands out front, staring into the depths of the noose-forest with a pronounced frown on his face.]

[onerous]

[She's taken a couple suggestions of taking the nooses down to heart-- they're creepy and remind her a little too much of the forest on her mountain home with its hanging dolls. (Though, thankfully, without the spirits reenacting their deaths and dropping on her from the higher branches. That she could do without).

It makes things awkward though when she stumbles across someone who's actually come to visit? Apparently?? And she's holding a few nooses in her arms.

Yuri freezes with a deer-in-headlights look.]

...Ah? [She looks at him. She looks at the nooses in her arms. She needs to say something, something to make this a Little Less Awkward.

She looks at him again.] ...Hi.

[Nailed it.]