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Wendy ([personal profile] nopixiedust) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-05-19 11:18 am

[open] just direct your feet

Who: Wendy and others
When: November 23
Where: The Shinki Sanctuary and Far Shore
What: The Sanctuary needs some care tended to it, but that's not the only thing Wendy runs into while she's out and about.


A - Shinki Sanctuary

The Sanctuary hasn't had too much business as of late, but that hasn't stopped Wendy from regularly checking in on it anyway after her usual duties to Hibiki. Just because it's not needed, apparently, right then and there doesn't mean it's useless. It's like having a weapon on hand, or a cell phone. It'll be used eventually.... It's just a matter of when.

So here she is again today, helping keep things clean and stocked! Anyone passing through the area or using Amaterasu's temple as a small cheat to teleport between the Shores will find her. It's pretty easy to spot Wendy in her red dress, with its white ribbons. She skips about the shrine grounds, humming a little bit as she sweeps the paths clear of leaves and other debris. Some might even catch her using the broom as a prop, dancing and spinning along to some song within her own head.

Or she might be tending to the local chickens which hang around the place, all of them gathered around her feet while she tosses out some feed for them. They're not exactly kept chickens, so spreading it around is fine so long as everyone gets a bit, right? Although that does make it hard to move, and she huffs down at the poultry. "Hey, hey, watch it!"

Needless to say, there's a lot to do! But if someone arrives and doesn't greet her first, it's inevitable that Wendy will soon realize that she's not alone and stops whatever she's doing. "Oh, hey!"

B - Far Shore, Harvest Time

Sometimes, returning to the Far Shore isn't as simple as just going straight back to the temple that's been claimed as her own. Sometimes, it's easy to get roped into things.... but in this case, Wendy can't say she's against it.

With how she looks like a young girl, some of the shinki don't want to drag her into too much heavy work... but that hasn't stopped Wendy from shoving her way in anyway. Some might see her in the fields, still wearing her red and white dress, bouncing everywhere and peering about for sweet potatoes to gather that have been put to the side.

Whenever she sees someone passing by, she waves her hand up high and bounces a little. "Hey! Come help us! If we get enough, then I was told we can roast them!"

C - Far Shore, Tangerines

It's been impossible to miss the brilliant orange fruits that have been hanging from the trees lately, so different from the bright sky and the plants that they hang from. Wendy doesn't really trust persimmons, if she's honest, at least out in the wild. They look like they should be tomatoes, growing down closer to earth on a vine or something. So she passes them by with only a wary glance.

But tangerines? Tangerines are fine! Tangerines are just a kind of orange, right? And, even though fresh produce is hardly uncommon, Wendy still can't help but feel that oranges and things like that are a rare treat. So when she spots one hanging low enough to the ground, well...

Hopefully anyone else also making their way through the Far Shore doesn't have anything important they want to get to. In the blink of an eye, Wendy is bounding over, grinning widely and her bag peeking full of tangerines. She already smells like one. "Hey! Where are you going?" She looks like she's going to vibrate out of her skin, with how much she's moving around even when standing in one place....
sassywelshcatgirl: (puzzled)

A

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-05-19 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shinki Sanctuary", huh..."

Comforting to know that maybe SOMEBODY out here was looking out for shinki, considering how much they had it rough. No memories, stuck serving any god who laid claim to them, just being tools... rotten deal, eh? So on hearing of this place, Nia decided to come down and stick her head in. Just to be prepared... just in case, you know?

So that was what she was doing. Literally sticking her head in. "Oy, who's in charge around here?"
priforprince: (spinny)

C

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-05-24 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, it's Wendy. Hibiki is all smiles as her shinki approaches, tranquil and languid to her shinki's energy, but in equally high spirits. The persimmons she'd sampled after Rosalie wouldn't stop batting one she'd found around the temple were of such high quality she feels lifted above even this heavenly plane...

"I thought I'd take tea in the garden." Raising her arms, Hibiki twirls around once, sparkles trailing in her wake.....

And keeps sparkling, and smiling, even once she stops. "Occasionally setting up my own table is a refreshing change."

This is a lovely, elegant, magnificent day. She feels full of grace, good humor, and positive, relaxed feelings towards everything and everyone. This is how she will feel every day after the revolution. She is sure of it! How delightful to encounter it ahead of time.

And to have such an enterprising shinki. Whatever Wendy may be up to, Hibiki is sure it is an excellent idea.
sassywelshcatgirl: (wat)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-05-31 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
"I... I said 'in charge', didn't I?" Nia stared in surprise at the girl, one hand resting on the frame of the entrance like she was reserving the option to shove herself away. "You're a kid."
priforprince: (part 2)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-03 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was simple." Hibiki is pleased with her success. It is such a joy to be so very good at absolutely everything imaginable, for then, one never has to fret about anything at all. "Would you care to join me?"

After tea, perhaps she'll nap....she can take it easy. She doesn't have to make that movie if she doesn't feel like it. This puniverse's lack of a PriPara can't bring her down.

This is all fine as-is.
sassywelshcatgirl: (snarl)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-05 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Nia bristled openly, her hands clenching into fists at her sides. "A sanctuary for shinki -- people who actually could get hunted and killed just for not being some god's property -- and no one else is helping with it?!"
sassywelshcatgirl: (somber)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-05 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. That's... pretty much what I expect, no lie."

And it also meant she was stuck. After all her yelling and snarking about how badly shinki had it here, how they were treated badly and unfairly -- well, hearing that and just walking away would make her so much of a hypocrite that even she couldn't live with it.

"So what do you need help with, then?"
priforprince: (fragrant)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-05 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then, after me." Hibiki will lead the way to her tea table, which....had no assembly required. When she realized she would like to set things up, and that she didn't know how to put up the folding table, she teleported a small wooden one outside instead. Whether this is a win or not on the self-sufficiency spectrum is anyone's guess.

It's to Hibiki's liking, however. She takes a seat in her large upholstered chair (which she did enlist the help of some passing spirits with, then gave them tea and cake for their efforts). "For my part, I find it a relaxing beverage."

Is it cooled off sufficiently now...? Yes, so it is. What a good life decision being patient is. Isn't it wonderful that Hibiki is patient all the time.
sassywelshcatgirl: (puzzled)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-06 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"I want out of the whole game, but I'm not getting that," Nia said with a resigned shrug. "Honestly, this just sounds like the only place that actually is trying to look out for shinki that I've heard of since I came here. I wanted to know what it was all about."

If it was real, or just some other cruel joke. At this point, the most cynical part of her would have expected cages, for shinki to be kept 'safe' from ayakashi till some god decided to adopt them. But even she felt that was a bit too far to be credible.
sassywelshcatgirl: (puzzled)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-06 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hasn't come up," Nia said, ears twitching with curiosity. If it was something nobody was talking about, it had to be good.

She strolled along behind Wendy, still looking around. Not a terrible place... surprising it had lasted. Felt like one of the gods would take offense to it.
sassywelshcatgirl: (dismay)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-06 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ugh," Nia said, grabbing for her opposite arms like the idea had chilled her to freezing. "Bad enough being on the hook for one, but two? And I'm willing to bet there's jealousy and possessiveness involved no matter what they say out loud..." Hard to imagine it working out well. "Guess if your god just decided to quit or ditch you that's a good safety net though..."
sassywelshcatgirl: (wat)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-06 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really now." So her gods didn't care? Well, she could imagine it working out like her own seemed to -- just bugger off and don't bother her, when he had a much more compliant shinki to work with. "Anyone I know?"
sassywelshcatgirl: (smile)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-06-06 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, of course. That was just Nia's way of asking for their names. Which she didn't recognize, as it happened, so that earns a wave of her hand to brush it off. "No one I know. Guess between being okay with sharing you and giving you all this time to work on a sanctuary, they don't need you too much, eh? They've got other shinki to call on?"
priforprince: (princess)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-07 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Were Hibiki in a less relaxed mood, Wendy's antics would have irritated her; as-is, they're unnecessary, but endearing - Hibiki's track record for enjoying practical things is not great under any circumstance.

"Its healing properties are exceptional," she agrees, sipping her own cup. "Have as much as you'd like."

You might have to make the next pot, now that you're here. But. Generosity. It's here. So are desserts.

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