[He's not sure which it was that caught him off guard so badly that a bunny nearly skips away from his broom; the fact that she, as a god, was bringing herself down to his level to do some sweeping...or that incredibly lame pun. And...is she really amazed, it's just catching a rabbit, that's basic hunting knowledge 101. With her miracles, she could probably just snap her fingers and trap them in a hutch, all in a blink of an eye.
Frowning, he keeps his grip on the bunny firm and tosses that one into the next bag. Now that he's not so much in shock at finding out his fate, there's some return to normalcy for him. Or at least, what feels to be normalcy, as his tone slips into something that's slightly lecturing.]
My lady, there's no need for you to dirty your hands in this matter--
[Ah. But her sleeves. He hadn't noticed them earlier, but the pristine white of her sleeves has smudged with soot. And there are smaller smudges on her skirt and her top, and now that he has a closer look, there's a bit of a spider's web hanging from her head.
She...she really is cleaning this place up with the rest of the lowly shinki, isn't she? He admires that humility, but really, surely it's not proper for a god to get her hands dirty. He clears his throat and continues on.]
--I can easily handle these rabbits. Please take this opportunity to rest and wash up; it will not do for a god to look like she's crawled out of the attic.
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Frowning, he keeps his grip on the bunny firm and tosses that one into the next bag. Now that he's not so much in shock at finding out his fate, there's some return to normalcy for him. Or at least, what feels to be normalcy, as his tone slips into something that's slightly lecturing.]
My lady, there's no need for you to dirty your hands in this matter--
[Ah. But her sleeves. He hadn't noticed them earlier, but the pristine white of her sleeves has smudged with soot. And there are smaller smudges on her skirt and her top, and now that he has a closer look, there's a bit of a spider's web hanging from her head.
She...she really is cleaning this place up with the rest of the lowly shinki, isn't she? He admires that humility, but really, surely it's not proper for a god to get her hands dirty. He clears his throat and continues on.]
--I can easily handle these rabbits. Please take this opportunity to rest and wash up; it will not do for a god to look like she's crawled out of the attic.