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Who: Jae-Ha, Unmi, and guest appearances by Ebisu
What: In exchange for learning spells from one of Ebisu's shinki, Jae-Ha has volunteered to help work at the temple. Please leave some nice flowers on his second grave.
When: January 9
Where: Ebisu's Temple

Amidst the conservative but beautiful traditionalism of other Far Shore temples, Ebisu's is always doomed to stand out in the Central District. A brilliantly shining skyscraper, with smaller buildings attached... Well, trade is always changing, and so it's fitting that the god who rules such a domain is also changing one way or another. For some, it's intimidating, and for others it can be an eye sore... but it's there regardless.

And completely open to anyone who's interested in coming over, as it turns out. There's no gates barring the way onto the grounds (more like a large parking lot at this point), and there's a simple lobby waiting through the front doors. Aomi is seated at the desk there, fingers going at the speed of sound with his attention focused on the screen before him. When he hears someone enter, however, he pauses to look up.

"Oh... Can I help you?"

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Really, when Jae-ha had volunteered to help Unmi with his work, he didn't imagine it to be a place like this. The sight of it is simply majestic, like a gallant tower standing amongst the more traditional-styled temples of the Central District. It wasn't hard to find at all, being one of the first things Jae-ha has seen when he was on his way over here, jumping through the sky.

Perhaps he should have inquired more about just what kind of work Ebisu's shinki had entailed.

Upon entering, he blinks when he sees the shinki sitting at the desk and has to hold back the urge to come over and poke at the strange and fascinating technology.

He clears his throat.

"I'm here to see Unmi,"

While he does sound sure, Jae-ha also...isn't familiar with this sort of thing - unsure if he should speak in formal business "talk". This modern day and age still confuses him sometimes.

"Oh!" If there's any reassurance, it's that Aomi doesn't seem bothered by Jae-Ha's way of speaking at all. Instead, he gives a soft and reassuring smile. "You must be the one Unmi told me to watch out for, then. It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Aomi." There's a pause as he quickly types something, sparing it barely a glance.

"Unmi-san should be... on the ninth floor. Would you like me to help you find your way...?"

Well, that's reassuring. And he's impressed with how well Aomi works, not needing to even really glance at the computer.

"If it's no trouble."

"It's perfectly alright." Another few quick taps, and Aomi gets up to his feet. "I can spare a few moments. It's right this way." He steps around his desk, leading into a large hallway off of the lobby to where a double row of elevators wait. It doesn't take too long before the doors open, and Aomi steps inside. He'll politely keep the door open for him.

"You met Unmi-san and the young master at one of the training events, didn't you?" he asks as he presses the floor button. "Who would your god be?"

What is this magic. Jae-ha is forever amazed with the technology of this world, unable to help the awe in his eyes as he enters the elevator.

He's tempted to push buttons.

"I did. My goddess is Áine."

Do not press buttons, Jae-Ha. Do not.

Aomi nods. "Áine-sama, then. I'll be sure to keep an eye out and greet her properly, the next time I accompany the young master out of the temple." Which could be any time, honestly. Things are always happening around here, it seems, especially with the new gods and their shinki around.

If Jae-Hae wants, that can be the end of the conversation up until they reach their destination, with the elevator giving a slow jolt as it shifts speeds and begins to slow.

But it's so tempting!

"You can't miss her. She's the little young lady with the red hair."

And he hasn't seen a young woman with red hair or with Yona's stature around here yet.

"That does narrow it down." Aomi chuckles. "So many of the newcomer gods seem really striking, in one way or another, including one of the newest gods of fortune." He's talking about Shun, of course, with that hair of his. Hakkai definitely fits the bill of a more traditional god of fortune, at least in this part of the world.

The elevator finally comes to a rather smooth stop, and the doors slide open. With the action enters the sound of rapidly clicking keys, hurried chatter over desk barriers, and various other people in suits stepping this way and that. Stepping out, Aomi nods to Jae-Ha. "Please stay by me... It's a little chaotic around here." In case that wasn't obvious.

Jae-ha can only chuckle at that.

When the doors finally open, he...can't help but stare. It makes him blink a few times, feeling a bead of sweat drip down from the side of his face. Oh, this is...going to be quite a trial isn't is?

"It seems like it." Does he have some possible regrets? Maybe. But he's determined to see this through.

Godspeed, Jae-Ha.

Patiently, Aomi escorts him through the busy office space, dodging his fellow coworkers with a well practiced ease. They're all exhausted anyway; it's not that hard when he remembers to pay attention. The entire floor seems to be as busy as a hive of bees, and the set up almost seems similar in how strictly organized it is. Soon enough, Aomi comes to a stop to a desk and raps his knuckles against the divider. "Unmi-san, the person you invited is here."

From where he's been bent over carefully inspecting a document, Unmi straightens up in surprise before smiling gratefully. "Oh, you're right on time! I got so caught up in work that it passed me by. Thank you for making it- and thank you, Aomi-kun."

"Not at all."

Jae-ha gives Unmi a smile.

He turns to Aomi and nods to him. "Thank you for escorting me here."

"It was no trouble." Aomi smiles softly and waves one hand. "I'm grateful for a chance to stretch my legs. Work hard; I'll try to make sure Unmi-san doesn't bully you too much."

"You say that like I do that regularly..." Unmi shakes his head, amused, while Aomi takes his leave to go back down to the first floor. "Anyway, please take a seat-" He gestures to a couple of empty spaces that are near to his own desk. Well, maybe more than a couple are technically empty, they've just been overridden by paperwork from neighboring desks... like Unmi's own. "Since you're really only assisting me, I won't ask for anything too difficult. Just sorting out things, to help make my own job a little smoother. While you work, we can also talk about the kinds of spells you would be interested in learning."

There are r e g r e t s.

But Jae-ha does nod to Aomi as he leaves. Heading in, he looks around, seemingly amazed by the numerous amounts of papers that seems to litter the place.

"Fair enough. Is there any specific way you want them to be sorted?" He takes a seat after moving some papers aside.

Too late for regrets. There's only paperwork now. Getting up and stretching his back, Unmi begins to point out certain stacks of papers. Or, to be more exact, the very top papers that are on top of the stacks.

"My department handles agriculture, so we often handle farms, whether locally owned or otherwise. However, some of these stacks have gotten a little bit mixed up when I haven't been looking. So, I just need you to organize them. We can start out with organizing them into stacks of what prefectures they're from. Once that's sorted out, we can move onto separating them into the exact farms. Shouldn't be too hard, hm?"

Just long and tedious.

Well, Jae-ha guesses his second death, at least, will just involve being buried underneath paperwork.

He inclines his head in agreement.

"Not hard at all."

But yes, he can now see why all of Ebisu's shinki are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. He is suddenly grateful that temple life at Yona's is relatively calmer compared to this mess.

There are, arguably, worse deaths. There really are. Maybe some of them wouldn't be as stressful, or exhausting, or dizzying, but... They do in fact exist. Somewhere. Away from here.

Still, that's an agreement, and it's too late to back out now. Unmi smiles at him encouragingly. "Then, I'll be counting on you for today." And part of that means going to sit back down at his own desk to get back to what he was working on. Still, he'll do his best to keep an eye on the other shinki just in case he starts getting too flustered and confused. After about half an hour, he'll even stop completely, just to check.

There is...much, much respect for Unmi and the rest of Ebisu's shinki for dealing with this sort of thing. It helps that Jae-ha can read this, but on the other hand--

He can already feel a headache settling in.

By the time Unmi does completely stop to check on him, Jae-ha's managed to get halfway through the stack of papers he's been in charge in, wanting to at least double-check everything in case of a mistake. He figures mistakes would just cause Unmi to slow down even more.

He does eventually feel his eyes on him, prompting Jae-ha to look up at him curiously.

Unmi smiles reassuringly over to him. Getting halfway through the monstrous stacks which can grow on the desks around here isn't anything to laugh at, after all, and he'd be thankful for every a little bit of help besides.

"Getting through it well enough, then?"

"Well enough, yes."

Jae-ha looks over at him.

"I'm amazed you're able to keep doing this for days."

"Well, for a shinki such as myself who's been around a while, I've had time to build up to it." Unmi chuckles softly and continues to work on his own papers.

"Besides, if we do not do it, who will?"

"Fair enough."

He resumes sorting out the papers.

"Since you've been around for so long, are there any special tips you can give to a new shinki like me? I know that shinki spells are important, but it seems like the workload for each god differs greatly."

"That's because they are." Letting his hands work automatically for some of the more tedious work, Unmi finds himself able to speak a little bit while multitasking. "There are some things which will always stay the same no matter what god you're with, of course. Ayakashi will go after any god's followers, so you'll want to be able to handle those even if your god isn't one of combat... And the protection of one's god comes above all else, although some shinki have different ideas on what that means."

He pauses for a moment, squinting at his screen and quickly fixing something. "But a god of combat, such as Bishamon, has very different requirements of her shinki than a god of commerce, as such as the young master, has, although I suppose the two of them are similar in some ways. Understanding your god's domain and personality will ultimately help you understand what your tasks should be, if they're not certain themselves." These new gods are, well, new after all. Things like that may take a bit for them to understand.

Jae-ha listens intently. He hasn't considered it that way before, and to be quite honest, he has yet to encounter an ayakashi as well. It makes him thoughtful, taking into consideration everything that Unmi is telling him. So it depends on the type of god. Bishamon is a god of combat. Ebisu, a god of commerce. They were things mortals dealt with every day, one way or another.

So, how would that also affect Yona?

"I never thought about it that way."

"Well, you are not even a year old," Unmi points out, grinning teasingly over his shoulder at his indeed younger companion- in more ways than one. "Some things only become clear after you've been in service for a while and have had a chance to get used to, well..." He waves one hand about, still holding a pencil. "Everything. Your god, the followers who pray to them, and other shinki and their gods. You can learn a lot from other people here."

A pause, and he chuckles. "Including spells. Speaking of, while we're on the subject, have you thought about what type you're interested in learning first...?"

He perks up at that.

"I've heard about some interesting spells, but I figured the basics couldn't hurt? Maybe a spell such as Silence or Bind would be a great start."

He wants to take a look into song spells, but Jae-ha thinks learning those spells would help in a long way.

"The basics are always good to start practicing," Unmi says, voice glowing with approval. "They'll help you understand how more advanced spells function as well, and they're just fine spells as it is. Every shinki should learn them, frankly." They're less violent than some other spells turn out to be, besides. That's important when it comes to battles in the divine.

"We can start with Bind, then, and, if you show some good progress with it, we can start learning Silence alongside it. It depends on how well you take to the lessons."

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