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Who: Nephenee/Athena and YOU
When: December 7th
Where: Athena's Temple
What: Raising a barn and area for cute animals. Come help build or provide support or come pet animals! Or come for free food!

Life sure was funny. What had started as a rather bad few days had become a little less sad when Nephenee had suddenly acquired a bunch of animals - a small flock of sheep, deer, and one small goat that liked to chew on everything, along with some wolves. After rehoming the wolves (because let's face it, wolves do not go together with a bunch of herbivores), she'd set to looking into what she'd need to build a decent barn for the winter; the lancer knew she could just make one appear out of nowhere, but that didn't sound as good. She needed to work with her hands, it made it more...real.

So after a few days to get the materials and draft up a plan, they were ready to begin!

Barn Raising/Fence Building
The people on the Near Shore say that Rome wasn't built in a day, and while that is certainly true, barns are not Rome. They can and often are raised in a day, but it takes a group to do it. There's plenty to do, ranging from hammering and nailing, to framing, to painting. There's also a fence going up, for those who really don't like heights or people who like working with big metal poles and fencing. And there's even music playing, to add to the festive mood.

Refreshments!
You really can't have a barn raising without food and drink. While Nephenee's made some goodies, some of a more medieval European country origin and a fair number of Japanese dishes, there's certainly room for folks to bring things, and she welcomes it! Mingle and enjoy!

Animals!
Nephenee's fairly well-known for the giant rabbits that seem a bit too intelligent for anyone's good and that pull her sled with speed that is rather unheard of for lagomorphs on most worlds. Now with the addition of around fifteen sheep, all of who have colored, belled collars, a herd of beautiful deer, and a frisky goat, there's really no shortage of fluffy critters to pet and feed. Nephenee's got plenty of food for them, so feel free to go feed some adorable animals. They're all friendly, if a bit skittish in the case of the deer.

Wild Card
I ain't your mom, go have fun!

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[Gohan may not really know Nephenee, but that doesn't mean he can't come and help out.

But if there's one thing about his god power that proves to be a bit of a downside, it's the fact that some of the animals have been quick to take notice of him and has surrounded him. So now Gohan is covered in various animals, especially the sheep.

The sheep is dangerous.]

[Dangerously fluffy and friendly, yes. They seem to really like you, Gohan! Aren't you lucky?

It doesn't go noticed by their new owner, who chuckles, excuses herself from whatever she was doing, and comes over, smiling.]

Looks like ya made some friends there, sir. Need me to call 'em off?

[They're deadly attack sheep, clearly.]

[Gohan laughs.]

No, no, it's fine!

[The sheep shifts closer, almost as if they're all trying to nuzzle him at once.]

There's a whole lot to do at Ebisu's temple... but for the young god, not all of it can be relied upon him. In fact, his shinki do most of the work, especially when their god is still, well... recuperating from reincarnation. As a child learning how to not only be an adult, but a functioning individual god, well, sometimes that means breaks.

Today, the break is going around the Far Shore now that things have been deemed suitably safe enough, and his escort for the day is Kiwami. A walk wouldn't seem like a particularly dangerous endeavor, and yet there are dust marks on Kiwami's knees, and a couple bits of dirt and scrapes on Ebisu's face. This is no likely the reason why Kiwami is focused so intently on the young god walking in front of him, although the god in question doesn't seem particularly worried.

As they venture near to Athena's temple, Ebisu gives a pause to get a look at the construction that's going on. "Hello! Are you Athena-sama?"

The use of her god name and an honorific get her attention, and while she had been concentrating on her task, the sight of what appears to be two children kind of gets her attention. It's the sort of attention a mom might have seeing kids in general, or one a big sister might have seeing kids around her siblings' age. It's a bit of a mix, really. She comes right on over, smiling.

"Ah am. Ya can call me Nephenee, if ya want. What're your names?" She notices the dirt and scrapes, and mentally files that for caring for after introductions, assuming they're alright with that.

Oh, she's stopping to come over. He had thought that she might just continue her work while talking with them at the same time, but this is far from a bad thing. As she comes nearer, he beams up at her. "I'm Ebisu, the God of Fortune for Fishing and Commerce." He gestures back to the shinki behind him. "And this is Kiwami, one of my shinki!"

With introductions over, however, he can't help but try to peer around her. "What is it that you're making, Nephenee-sama?"

Nah, kids take precedent, at least for a bit. She gives him a small bow, "It's right nice to meet y'all."

After rising, she turns her body so he can see better, gesturing to the framing for the building. "That there's a barn for the animals Ah've taken in recently, after their god disappeared. Gotta An' we're putting up a fence, too. Gotta keep 'em safe an' outta trouble, after all."

Before they go on, though, she looks them over, as if noticing their state for the first time. "Hey, would ya like me to help y'all with them scrapes? They don't look fun at all."

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"I see. That explains things. I hadn't heard much of Athena being a god of animals before, but this all makes sense." Sometimes you just have to take in things of a friend, after all. He's about to take his leave, not wanting to be too much of a bother, before she speaks up again. Blinking, Ebisu reaches up to touch his face.

"Oh. I fell. And Kiwami is bad at catching me before that happens." Kiwami's shoulders hunch up a little in embarrassment, even as Ebisu continues. "I was going to have one of my other shinki heal me when we got back!"

"Athena normally gets known as bein' in charge o'war an' wisdom, but she's over a lot. Agriculture is one thing, too, an' Ah'd work on that even if she wasn't. Ah was a farmer an' soldier 'fore Ah got brought here."

Nephenee listens to his explanation and nods with the patience of a big sister. "Ah'm sure he tried his best though, didn't ya, Kiwami? But y'all gimme one second to get my kit, an' Ah'll get ya cleaned up a lil'. Don't want nothin' to get infected, after all. Make ya feel better, too. An' after, if y'all want, ya can see the animals an' have a bite."

So Athena is a god of agriculture as well.... Ebisu listens attentively, and with genuine interest. So many of the gods in the Far Shore are gods of different pantheons, with entirely different rules and legends and domains behind them. While he's faintly aware of some of them, there's still a lot he doesn't know.

Her offer has him look back to Kiwami in surprise. "Would that really be alright? We wouldn't want to intrude while you're busy working."

[Saori couldn't say no to helping Nephenee out. Earlier in the day, she had helped with some of the nailing and painting but now she took some time to help feed the animals. She noticed the deer were the most hesitant to take any food from the visitors but she saw this as a test of patience. She crouched down a bit and extended a hand with some feed on it towards the herd.]

It's alright. Here's some feed for you.

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