[Closed] When it rains it pours

[handsome_genius]

Who: Cnoc Áine and related Akatsuki no Yona CR
When: December 22nd, 28th
Where: Around the Far Shore, but probably a lot at Yona's and Hak's Temples
What: Yoon has remembered both Yona and Hak. At the same time.

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[Dec 22-27]
[ Not much of what he remembered surprised him by now. He'd been able to learn through his own observations that Yona was kind and Hak kind of a dumbass and both traits got them both into trouble. He also knew from the two scattered memories he'd gained previously that he could trust Hak out of shared desire to keep Yona safe, while Yona respected Yoon's autonomy more than he'd originally given gods credit for doing.

It was the earliest memory that hit him the hardest - how badly Hak was injured and how Yona reacted to Yoon's stiff treatment of her for being royalty. Then some pieces started fitting together around what he knew of Zeno and traveling with him. The memory of Yona and Ik-soo talking made a lot more sense knowing that he did end up traveling with Yona and Hak after that, and that arguably that's how he met Jae-ha and Shin-ah and Kija. Which he can't think about too hard.

Everything else he can already remember, but consciously the threads are coming back in pieces. That's why he starts by seeking out Yona and Hak at their temples, but doesn't intentionally avoid their other shinki along the way. ]

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[Dec 28th]
[ Following his BBS post, he's starting to think broader - about what this means for shinki of all kinds. He remembered two people at once and hadn't heard of that happening to other shinki before. Does it make it better or worse, remembering and still being a shinki? How long will it be before he remembers everything about Jae-ha, Kija, and Shin-ah? Especially Kija after how they met in the Near Shore on that beach the first time.

He'll be walking around Yona's temple cleaning up and checking the BBS as he works through these questions and others. ]

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[handsome_genius]

[ For as big as the temple is and as few people live in it, it's pretty easy to hear the sound of Yoon working away in the courtyard. He's doing laundry right now, and is almost done with the washing, but yes he's doing all of it by hand in a washtub.

The reverse is also true, though. In between the loud clothing-against-metal sounds as Yoon takes a break, he can hear someone walking the paved, covered pathway with the columns. When he looks up, he can see Keith there. ]

Ah, Keith... I'm almost done here.

[yousaytron]

[He picks up his pace a little once he sees Yoon, even though meeting up with him faster isn't going to do much if he's still preoccupied. He gives the situation a quick look-over, thinking to himself about how diligent Yoon really is about taking care of this place.]

Anything you want me to help with?

[He's not just going to stand around and wait while Yoon does all the work, that'd be ridiculous.]

[handsome_genius]

[ He looks a little shocked, then happy by the offer. ]

I don't know - have you ever washed your own clothes before?

[ He's genuinely asking, after all- ] I never saw you do it before. [ When they lived in the same temple together. ]

[yousaytron]

[Of course he has?? What kind of absurd question is that!

But... not by hand. And that fact is enough to stop him from voicing that thought out loud. He pauses for a moment to consider it - it doesn't seem like it'd be very hard, but that's coming from a place of someone who's only ever used a machine for laundry.

So, from mildly incredulous to contemplative, he gives the washtub a scrutinizing look before answering.] Not like that. [And he steps a little closer, still interested in helping out despite his inexperience.] Walk me through what you want me to do.

[handsome_genius]

[ Yoon laughs at Keith's first admission. ]

That's what I thought.

[ 'Like that.' He knows there's a machine that can do it. There's machines around here that can do almost any repetitive task, and some of them Yoon is genuinely grateful for - especially in the kitchen. Laundry is not one of those things he trusts to a machine quite yet. ]

The main problem is working the wash-water into the cloth without pulling on the seams too hard...

[ He continues coaching Keith for another minute or two while he washes in the soapy tub, then a rinse in the clean water tub. ]

... But if you'd like, you can also help by taking this - [ One of his own, hand-sewn shirts ] - and hang it up on the line to dry.

[yousaytron]

[For what it's worth, Keith is making sure to pay close attention to Yoon's demonstration. Just because it's different doesn't make it complicated, but there's definitely a degree of finesse for the task that he'd trust Yoon to have over himself, which makes the alternate offer a lot more appealing.]

That I can do.

[That is. Much easier.]

[handsome_genius]

I'd be worried if you couldn't, to be honest.

[ Yoon laughs a bit. ]

Because that would mean you couldn't raise your arms due to being injured in a fight, and for that to happen, you must be have had a really bad day.

[ It's a compliment, really. If you unpack that. ]

[yousaytron]

[That is an awfully roundabout way of giving a compliment, he would have accepted 'tragically bad at menial labor' at face value.]

I... guess you're right, yeah. [Heh.] Good thing neither of us have gotten into that kind of trouble, that'll make things go much more quickly here.

[Let's get to wrapping this task up, shall we?]

Speaking of wrapping up lol /looks at the original point of this thread and just laughs

[handsome_genius]

That's my line.

[ Yoon chuckles a little, but soon enough they're done distracting Yoon from his memory concerns and he's ready to broach the topic again. ]

... Thanks for coming by, Keith. I think I'm ready to leave now. We can leave for the Near Shore straight from here, after all, since you have Yona's permission to travel from her temple. Especially if we bring her back something interesting.