savor ([personal profile] ex_savor573) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-07-24 04:22 pm

open.

Who: Ken Kaneki [personal profile] savor and you.
What: New nerd on the block.
When: 4/8
Where: Various locales.
Warnings: He's a nerd...

I. Library
[If anyone here knew him, it would be no surprise that Kaneki finds his way to a local library without much delay. After the bizarre nature of his first day here, the smell of old books lining cluttered shelves it a comfort. It's only been a couple of days, and the circumstances remain difficult to absorb still yet, fantastical in their nature and hard to apprehend.

So for the moment he focuses on the small boon of getting a fresh library card, and thus access to any books he might take interest in. It was still a challenge to hold a librarian's attention long enough to attain the card, but he's learned from Shun's example. Grab attention and give suggestion.

And so with this ticket to all the literature he can carry, Kaneki wanders from one bookshelf to another, pausing here and there to him at titles. He's quick to pick some old favorites, a motley assortment of Hesse, Kafka, and Hakushū, tucked under one arm as he makes his way along]


II. Park
[With a collection of books to delve into and review, Kaneki finds a quiet spot in the park to read. The fresh air in the near shore does him some good, distancing himself somewhat from the world he's just become a part of, and the thoughts that come with it. First a ghoul, now a god...it's rather surreal.

Passers-by might see him hunkered down under a tree with a book propped against his knees, entirely absorbed in printed word. A small stack of books is stationed close at hand beside him, titles spanning various genres and attributed to Japanese and European authors.

It's clear he's quite absorbed in this, making no sound but the soft crinkling noise of old pages turning]


III. Temple
[Kaneki never imagined having a temple before, and standing a short distance from it among vibrant red foliage out of season, he's still having trouble accepting that it's his. Nevertheless, he's supposed to be Kuebiko, and this is Kuebiko's temple. Agriculture and wisdom...he wonders if it's a humorous remark on his name, or something else entirely.

He wanders the ground, supposing he should familiarize himself, eventually stopping at the threshold. Folding his arms across his chest, he hums quietly, Despite outward appearances, the building's interior is much more spacious than should be possible, something he doesn't quite understand.

At the moment, though, he's occupied with a different sort of question]


Should I...decorate, maybe?

[Did gods do that? He wishes his introduction to this system had been a little more thorough, but if he's supposed to be the next holder of this title, should he personalize the place? Or maybe, he's not supposed to do anything at all with it...hm]
talkbirdytome: (pretty birdies)

II. Park

[personal profile] talkbirdytome 2016-07-25 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Hiyoko also came to the park for some fresh air. And also to test something. More on that later. But hey, always good to see a friend.]

Ken! Hi!

[Plops herself down right next to him.]

What are you reading? Grand tales of adventure and intrigue?
talkbirdytome: (having fun)

[personal profile] talkbirdytome 2016-07-26 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[He assumes correctly. Hiyoko tends to be pretty familiar with the people she knows and never minds when they do the same.

And despite how she seems, Hiyoko actually likes reading. But she'll be the first to admit that she can't get through anything too dense. She's definitely intrigued by his synopsis though and her eyes sparkle with interest.]


Ooh, so is it more like a wacky comedy where everyone gets all confused and a lot of inappropriate stuff happens at a fancy party? Or more like a horror novel where everyone gets out their pitchforks for a good old fashioned castle storming?
talkbirdytome: (what you talking about?)

[personal profile] talkbirdytome 2016-07-26 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a confusing town.

[She leans back to look up at the tree branches over head.]

Then again... I'm not sure I know what the Prime Minister does every day, so maybe it's not all that strange.

[But maybe she just didn't study very hard in civics class. After a moment, Hiyoko shifts her gaze back to Ken.]

So what happens? Does K ever find out what the officials do?
talkbirdytome: (you are no fun at all...)

[personal profile] talkbirdytome 2016-07-31 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
What?! No ending? That's cheating...

[Cheating at stories? Sure, that's a thing.]

And why would the guy have died from conducting a survey? Where the townspeople gonna kill him? Or do the officials hire a ninja to stop him from revealing their secrets?
talkbirdytome: (You are so cute)

[personal profile] talkbirdytome 2016-07-31 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
An illness? What? Like, surveyitis?

[She shoots him a skeptical look, which quickly dissolves into a smile with a shake of her head.]

You sure read some weird books, Ken.

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birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 145)

Temple

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-07-26 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Hajime is usually out and about. She can't stay in one place all day in less she's super focused on her art or something similar. She had taken to jogging with Sheryl in the mornings so it's given her the chance to see more of the area. There were lots of interesting shrines and temples she spotted along their jog that she's re-tracking her steps later that afternoon. A photo here and a photo there, Hajime is taking pictures to remember them all.

She stops behind Kaneki, holding her phone out as she snaps a picture of his temple. She's close enough to catch his words. Did someone say /decorate/. How is Sho not here?]


It's a pretty temple but if it's yours, you should make it your own too!
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-07-27 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello Hello~!

[She greets instantly, lowering her phone slowly as she glances down to the screen. Her fingers race over the surface, as if she's typing something.]

Of course! I did the same to my temple! It's your home away from home so it should be how you want it, you know? Don't be shy!

[She pockets the phone a moment later, smiling sweetly at him]
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 91)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-07-31 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Lots of things! I put a much of colorful things up and repainted a few walls! MY shinki do things to their own rooms to!

[Just as soon as she pockets her phone she's pulling it out again. A few swipes here and she holds it maybe a little too close to his face. The picture is of her room.]

I need to do more with the temple though. Decorating is a lot of fun. What do you wanna do?
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-08-06 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Books on..?


[C'mon Kaneki you have to give her more then that!]

What else do you like? Just fill it with things you like!

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revolutionfalcon: (you have five seconds)

Library

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2016-07-27 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
[On the topic of that example...

The messengers had not exactly been generous when it came to information on what exactly Nekhbet's godly domain was, and Shun isn't the type to half-ass things. If he's been lumped with a job to do here, it's getting done properly, and the first part of that is actually figuring out what the hell he is meant to be doing. The result is him walking between shelves with a tower of material on Egyptian mythology, large enough that despite his usual scanning looks, he actually walks past Kaneki before noticing him.

It takes him a moment to decide whether to stop or not.]


What are you doing here? [It isn't even really a question so much as a kind-of greeting, though his tone still sounds like he's entirely unfamiliar with the concept of public libraries being...public.]
revolutionfalcon: (hm...?)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2016-07-29 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun's eyes narrow slightly at the comment, like he's trying to remember when he was dispensing advice, but he figures he means the communication issue and gives a somewhat dismissive huff of breath.]

Don't think anything of it. There was no point not sharing what I'd figured out.

[He doesn't relish in watching people struggle with things. Sometimes, he might leave them to it, but that's more if they're overconfident in themselves despite that, which Kaneki clearly hadn't been at the time.

Shun glances at the other book stack purely for reference purposes - it's good to know what interests people have to help gauge them as a person - though his brow furrows a bit at some of the names.]


Western books? [Or at least, two of the three authors he can see there look like it. Which is noteworthy in itself, since it presumably means he's fluent in at least one other language.]
revolutionfalcon: (derisive)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2016-07-31 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's almost alien hearing about fields of study at this point when Shun's been so detached from things like education or even leisure for the last year or two, and there's something odd in the way his look seems to harden before he inclines his head, as if he's accepted the words as legitimate.]

I'm not familiar with any of that. [He could maybe identify some particularly famous names, but nothing beyond that. The lack of knowledge isn't a point of shame, so he's very blunt in his words.

Shifting the book pile slightly, Shun glances to it with a slight grimace.]


If I'm supposed to be another incarnation of a god, I want some idea of what the previous incarnation was like.
revolutionfalcon: (stopping to think for once)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2016-08-01 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe not, but whatever's consistent between records should at least give me a start. It's not like the human perception of the god - domain and practices included - is completely irrelevant anyway.

[They are here to assist humans, apparently, so having some idea the kinds of things humans are going to be expecting from him can't hurt. Even if he's still in the phase where thinking of humans as something seperate from himself feels weird as hell.

With a slight sigh, he turns slightly as if about to head to the reading tables, though not far enough that it seems as if he's breaking off the conversation. Despite that, his next comment is almost murmured, like it's more of a note to himself than anything.]


I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that having the chance to read again came lumped with having to do hours' worth of it.

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