thenearshore | What is Resting 101

Who: Izumo and You
When: November 20th-25th
Where: Xihe temple, Double Cross Bar, somewhere on the Far Shore and Near Shore
What: After the events of the forest, Izumo has to rest. The problem is: what is resting? Ft. a special horse.

[A. The Temple of the Sun]

[After the horrors of the forest event, Izumo has been ordered to be on bedrest. While he understands the reason for it, one must not forget:

Izumo hates the idea of resting.

His shinki has a handful with their god and making him believe in resting. Though Izumo has been good, he also gets bored rather easily without something to keep his mind occupied. After all, the idea of lazing around and doing nothing is something that Izumo does not necessarily believe in, even if he does take impromptu trips when he can for one reason or another. He still has some burn marks on his skin from his attempts to defeat the plants that prevented him from leaving, covered up in bandages.

Anyone who decides to come visit Izumo would find him in the rather spacious living room with a notebook laid out on the coffee table in front of him while a movie is playing through the projector screen. However, what probably stands out is the horse casually eating out of a tub beside the couch.

Izumo sends it a look when it snorts.]

Hey, if you have a different movie you want to watch, then feel free to pick it out.

[Basashi snorts again.]

[B. Resting 101

[It’s particularly late at night when Izumo has to actually sneak out of his own temple.

He needs to get away for a bit, which does lead him to either (a) go to Double Cross bar for some much needed late night drinks or (b) he ends up taking Basashi out and watching in bemusement as the Strain turns white and stretching its wings.

Either way, if he gets caught, he’ll just greet the person with a wave while casually smoking a cigarette.]

Yo.

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[Just Like Izumo, another gets bored extremely easy when there is nothing to do. Luckily, a friend of his managed to find his phone that his naughty shinki babysitter hid and cannot sleep. Besides, he does want to see how Izumo is doing...

And so, there will be a text sent out late evening from Aymeric, mainly because most are sleeping so he needs to be quiet.]

How are you feeling, my friend?

[ Honestly, Judar had been extremely vigilant in the first several days of Izumo being back, making sure that he was resting. Not because he was actually concerned with the man's health. Instead it was because of far pettier reasons.

First Yata decides that he must get a birthday, and seemed to have decided when that was. Then it was either the day of or day after it that half the damn temple disappeared.

Which is why Judar had no trouble coming in when it seemed Izumo was getting restless and sitting on his lap to keep him in place. Just for those first days. Between that and there now being two horses around, Izumo got to see just how petty Judar could be at times. Which has included him taking possession of a particular pair of sunglasses and keeping it somewhere in his shirt. He used to hang around the living room and play things, or try to understand whatever is being played on the tv or anything else. He was about to do that until he saw the horse in the living room and Izumo watching something else. ]

You want all the crows in here, too?

Restless. What about you?

[He really is feeling restless. Stir crazy, really. Why is rest a thing.]

[It's rather fortunate that Izumo has a rather..unique understanding of Judar that he isn't even bothered by what his first shinki does. He does feel bad that they've decided on a date for Judar's birthday, only for the whole forest event to be taken.

Really, Judar's pettiness is amusing at times that Izumo doesn't feel bothered.

He glances over at him.]

The crows hate being in here. [Izumo sounds amused.] Don't mind Basashi so much. He's usually a good horse.

[Basashi whinnies at Judar in greeting.]

I am as well. Others are resting and yet I am unable to. However I am grateful for finding my device: Sukomi refused to let me have it because it counts as work.

[He's booooooooorrrrrreddddddd.]

At least you didn't have one of your shinki sit on you to prevent you from doing anything.

[Thanks Judar.]

I feel like a drink is desperately needed.

[ There was probably going to be a point where he grudgingly accepted and secretly got fond of the birthday. Now there's the set decision that it's a shitty day and something bad was bound to start happening. Which is why he didn't hesitate when Amaterasu posed the idea of seeing if Judar wanted to share in the blame. ]

Usually.

[ He's staring at that weird horse, with the weird name. Without even breaking contact with it, ]

What're you watching?

Nay but it would have been better.

[He's keeping Leo crying a secret. That's a rather personal matter that should not be shared.]

I do not believe it wise to stay in my wine cellar then.

[Basashi stares back until Izumo clears his throat.

The horse goes back to eating.]

A movie called Wolf Warrior. [He shrugs. The choice of a Chinese film is something he's decided randomly.] Want to join me?

[Definitely don't share that.

Izumo doesn't respond for a brief moment and then:]

Think we can afford to slip out to a bar somewhere on the Near Shore?

You are referring to what the young ones call 'breaking curfew', yes?

[Pro of sneaking out: maybe a cure and be less restless. Con of sneaking out: the disappointment of everyone.

Well, they don't need to know.]

Mayhap as long as we know we will not be spotted.

[ On the one hand, the parts that are playing are actually really interesting. They seem fun to watch, even.

On the other, he should really go and hide those sunglasses. ]

I thought you had enough of me hanging around you constantly.

[Everyone's asleep. Who would be awake at this time?]

We'll just need to be careful is all.

[Super careful.]

That depends on whether or not you're going to sit on me again.

[A pause.]

Where are my sunglasses, anyway, Judar?

I don't have to sit on anything.

[ His head tilts just a little at that question. ]

Around somewhere, I guess? It's not like you need them to watch a movie.

[Night owls.]

I know of a place but it is in Germany if you are fine with it.

[ Sorey had just decided to take a walk. He couldn't sleep, so why not spend some time enjoying the fresh air? However, it's the sight of the horse spreading its wings that cause him to stop in his tracks. ]

--Woah! That horse is really beautiful!

[ He'd left most of the Izumo-Mandatory-Bedrest Patrol to Judar with the occasional check-in, mostly because he had his own patrol to worry about, because keeping Saru in bed to rest was just as difficult. ~~Not the bed part, that was mostly fine, but the RESTING? Not so much.~~

But since Saru had actually drifted off for a nap with a cat curled up on each side of him a while ago, Yata makes his way into the main building of the temple to check in with his god.

And comes to an abrupt stop at the sight of Izumo and.... ]

.........Why is there a horse in the living room?

I have no problems with that at all.

[Izumo raises an eyebrow at him.]

I don't, but I'd still like them back.

[The horse practically looks thrilled upon being complimented.

Izumo holds back a snort.]

Thank you. He enjoys the compliment, too.

[In which Fushimi and Izumo really are alike when it comes to resting.

On the other hand--]

Because it's going to start picking a fight with the crows outside.

[Basashi is leering at you, Yata.]

Meet me outside my temple. I can use the shrine to take us there.

[ Yata freezes, giving the horse a wary look. ]

....And why is a horse picking a fight with crows?

............And why is it looking at me like that?

I'll be there shortly.

[And he really will be. Once he's sure Judar isn't going to come in and is involved in his notes somewhere, though he's sure his first shinki will be quick to note his absence.

...Oh, well.

It's not long before Izumo shows up in front of Aymeric's temple.]

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