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Kenren ([personal profile] scatterproudly) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-08-14 05:51 pm

[ OPEN ]

Who: Kenren and YOU
What: Wine, freedom and... not fertility, fortunately. // Being a loser who hides in trees.
When: April 8th - 14th
Where: Outside Liber's temple // Outside Menrva's temple
Warnings: Casual drinking, will update if anything else comes up!


April 8th - 15th, Outside Liber's Temple

[ Kenren likes people-watching and unfortunately, since his temple is at the top of a hill and not exactly accessible, it's hard for him to do that from the comfort of his own home. As a result, it's not strange to find him sitting at the bottom of the stairs that lead up to his temple with a jar of sake that he uses to refill a cup every now and then. Sometimes he does nothing but sit and observe the occasional passerby, sometimes he's reading a book or fiddling with his phone... whatever the case, if you happen to make eye-contact with him he'll happily (shamelessly) wave at you. Feel free to approach your friendly neighborhood loser for introductions or, conversely, come judge him for his questionable habits. ]

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April 13th, Outside Menrva's Temple

[ Kenren had noticed something peculiar going on with his emotions. At first he thought it was just his own messed-upness over the fact that he was alive once more and a god once more and trapped in Corrupt Heaven once more. But no... these emotions were too sudden, too random to make any kind of sense at all. And just like they came, they would also go pretty quickly, leaving him pretty confused.

Until, around the 11th, they started being a little less easy to ignore and making Kenren start to theorize if this all had to do with the shinki he'd named during the school attack. It didn't click at first because his own soulless shinki never gave him any "trouble", but this was how these relationships were supposed to function, right? Humans had emotions and their gods were supposed to feel them...

He'd said he would stay as far as possible from their maybe-reincarnations, just to play things safe, but this morning things had started getting pretty unbearable (even for his own standards). He still had no idea what kind of relationship he was supposed to have with Sanzo, especially considering all the complications involved, but what he did know was that he wasn't the kind of person who could calmly ignore somebody else's intense emotional turmoil.

And so, he did what any self-respecting former general would do: he headed out to Menrva's temple, found the bushiest and sturdiest-looking tree in the vicinity and climbed it to settle somewhat comfortably in one of the branches. Ambush? No, this was nothing of the sort. It was simply taking necessary measures to avoid being seen by the other residents of the temple while still being able to keep an eye on their movements in order to approach Sanzo at the best possible time.

Hopefully no one will be around to hear his stomach growling loudly after an hour or so has passed, it would absolutely be a shame for his flawless cover to be blown like that.
]

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[CLOSED TO SANZO]

April 14th, Outside Menrva's Temple


[ Anyone in their right mind would think that if your super stealthy strategy to wait for Sanzo to emerge from the temple had failed once it might be smarter to come up with a different one, but Kenren doesn't know enough about his shinki to think of a better plan. And so, for the second day in a row, he climbs up the tree outside the temple and begins the wait (one could even think he finds this sort of thing fun).

At least today he was smart enough to bring a couple of snacks.
]
reformedsinner: (inner debate)

April 12th, late afternoon

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2016-08-15 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Hakkai had found himself debating whether he even wanted to have this conversation enough times: yes, of course it's Sanzo's business and not his, just as the name Gojyo had left on Sanzo is also not his business.

Sanzo, however, is not displaying an excellent track record of handling his own situation sensibly, and so, Hakkai finally stops himself mid-debate, packs a plate of meatbuns as a guest gift (and an excuse) and starts out to find Kenren's temple.

It's a relief, as he approaches, to see that Kenren's hanging out on the steps at the bottom of the startlingly long staircase to a distant hilltop garden. It'll be easier, for one thing, to retreat from this conversation if he has to, he thinks, and heads for the stairs.]


Good afternoon! Excuse me -- do you happen to have a few minutes to talk? There's something I've been meaning to speak to you about....
blindfoldcode: (remember what you wanted to say)

April 8th ish

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-08-15 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh. Kido recognized this guy. She met him during school, she thinks? She's normally the kind of person to pass by without acknowledging people, but she'll pause here.]

Waiting to corrupt people?

[No, Kido. That might be you trying to joke but it's actually very rude holy shit. Either way it won't be a surprise if he doesn't recognize her considering she has gone back to her oversized clothing and androgynous ways.]
blossomstorm: (✹ 13)

Outside Liber's temple, April 10th

[personal profile] blossomstorm 2016-08-15 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Tenpou comes walking the old-fashioned way, and waves back at him easily when their eyes meet. He's not here for introductions or judging, though... He's here for lunch, as agreed. Never mind that it's almost 6PM. He's also carrying a couple of books under his arm. ]
killsthebuddha: (nobody wants to die)

April 14, in a tree

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-15 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kenren is being super stealthy. The stealthiest.

Except Sanzo's a paranoid fucker with a sense for when he's being watched. He's also had a feud with an archer while he's at it, though he sure as hell can tell the difference in intent. He wasn't dealing with that shit yesterday, but today is something else.

With a single-minded, surprisingly level focus, he lets himself be seen in the library window once while picking out his target before practically vanishing. For all that he doesn't have any of the neat tricks that gods and false gods seem to be given, he's downright uncanny about getting places unseen when he wants to be.

It's better not to question how he settles on one of the lower branches of the tree before he makes himself known. Someone in a monk's robes shouldn't be able to pull that off, but Sanzo's resolved not to question things like that.
] Looking for something?

[ It's practically polite. No gun in hand or anything. ]
blindfoldcode: (are you losing yourself again?)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-08-15 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh good he took that well.]

I thought you'd avoid corrupting kids? [She scuffs at the ground, stuffing hands in her pockets, but she's joking. She thinks.]
reformedsinner: (as a matter of fact!)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2016-08-15 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
It's really nothing serious!

[Hakkai glances out at the path: still, they're not alone here, and Kenren's offer isn't a bad one. It's not that Sanzo seems particularly ashamed of his new name-collecting habit. It's simply that Hakkai's not sure how widely he wants any information on that spread.

He smiles politely, lifting the plate.]


But perhaps we should speak elsewhere? Ah, it's late for this, I know, but I brought by a little housewarming gift.
killsthebuddha: (exasperated)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-15 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's nothing smug about his expression, but that's not to say he's not in some obscure way. So maybe, just maybe, Sanzo has a sense of humor.

Really, Kenren deserved this.
]

Not long. [ He might as well admit it with a shrug. Shifting on his perch, he leans against the trunk of the tree and fishes out his cigarettes. ] Look down next time.
blindfoldcode: (into your eyes)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-08-15 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[She chuckles.] Good thing you won't. I might be tempted. And being a servant to the god of morality... [As much as that sounds like it's joking, too, she doesn't want to sting him again.]

Looks like you've got a good deal gong on here.
killsthebuddha: (pic#10502620)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-15 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's no regaining any coolness now. He's not going to crane his neck, but he leans his head back slightly to glance up as he lights up a cigarette. ]

You watch everyone from a hunting blind before you talk to them?
reformedsinner: (fear the smile)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2016-08-15 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
Not at all! You do seem to have quite a few of them, though, don't you?

[Hakkai glances up, and up, the endless staircase.]

Are you perhaps the god of aerobic exercise?

[It would sound like an absolutely genuine question, except that the glint in Hakkai's eyes is a little too innocently curious.

But what would another version of Gojyo be the god of? If they're the same soul, he can't shake the sense that they should either be the same god, or that something is deeply wrong with the Heavens. Something being deeply wrong with the Heavens, of course, is not news. But speculation about that isn't what he's here for; he's curious, but it's just small talk until they're far enough up the staircase that he can bring up the subject of Sanzo.]
killsthebuddha: I intend to deserve it (judge all you want)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-15 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
You're going to have to do a hell of a lot more than climb a tree to get the drop on me.

[ Which is to say, he's not going to admit he'd avoided him yesterday. ]
killsthebuddha: (exasperated)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-15 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Seems like. I could have taken a potshot at you, too.

[ But he didn't. He thought that much sent a clear message. ] I'm here instead.
killsthebuddha: (blank expression)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-15 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ He takes a slow drag off his cigarette, breathing the smoke in deep and holding it before exhaling. ]

Say what you're going to say.

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