007 | Clean Up Your Act

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Spring cleaning
When: All day April 15
Where: All around the Heavens
Summary: The Heavens don't like things being cluttered, so it's time to clean up a little bit.







Main Hall

While the main hall of the Heavens seems spotlessly clean at all times, that's not the case at all. In fact, it's been at least a decade since the last time they actually cleaned everything out properly. There are a lot of hidden closets and back rooms that have layers of dust and dozens of boxes filled with nothing but junk. Who knows, though! You might find something interesting and useful in there along with all the garbage.

Suprises

Unfortunately, some of the older temples on the Far Shore seem to have some interesting surprises tucked away, ranging from cursed artifacts all the way to magical creatures locked up in long-forgotten rooms. You are free to be creative with this as a way to get your characters into trouble while cleaning.

Complimentary Dinner

After all of your hard work, you deserve to have some tasty food and refreshing beverages. So the Heavens have provided that for you, so that you can wind down after a long day. It's not as fancy as the banquets they often put on, but there is a nice array of food and drinks for everyone to enjoy.

Counselling

As usual, there is a white-robed shinki bearing the gold chrysanthemum of Amaterasu sitting at a table in the Main Hall. There is a small sign that denotes her as the counselling shinki. Anyone is welcome to approach her, and she will smile serenely at anyone passing by as well.



In Summary:

• Clean up your home
• Help clean others' homes
• Get the main hall clean too!
• Hope no hidden magic jumps out
• Seek counselling if you need it
• Enjoy your complimentary dinner
• Have fun~

Comments

Sanzang/Sanzo Hoshi | Warriors Orochi | OTA!

[sanzohoshi]

[A: "Goku, you came to my aid! I'll scratch your back for you later!"]

[Sanzang's been in a lot of strange places over the years and gotten into a lot of strange situations-- this is no different. She just sort of laughs and rolls with it, figuring it can't be all that grim. Surely there's some good to this whole thing, if she looks at it the right way!

Either way, she's apparently in the Heavens again, though definitely a different Heaven from the ones she knew of, and they were asking for help...cleaning?

Sure.

There's a room with an impossibly tall ceiling somewhere off the main hall stacked high with boxes. Taking one from the bottom would be dangerous, right? Because then they might all fall! So Sanzang's climbed a tower of boxes to start from the top and work her way down. Clearly this is the least dangerous of the options. Clearly.

Until the tower of boxes (filled with various stuffed animals and candy for some reason?) begins to wobble. Sanzang freezes, hoping this might steady the tower, but alas, o course it doesn't.]

G-- Goku! Help! [Unfortunately the Monkey King she knows isn't here, but she yelps for him anyway, semi-hoping he might pop into existence by sheer force of her will alone.

The box tilts and sends Sanzang tumbling towards the ground with a short scream]

[B: "Everybody! Allow me to lend you my strength!"]

[If your character looks like they might be taking a break or getting overwhelmed, there's your friendly neighborhood goddess of mercy coming to their aid!]

Hey, hey! Don't give up yet! Are you alright? Here, I'll help! What do you need me to do? [Her hands are hidden within long watersleeves and she doesn't look at all practically dressed for this, but whatever! She's eager to help!]

[C: "Ahaha! This is a fabulous party! And it's going to be even better once I start dancing!"]

[Parties! Who didn't love parties? It might not be a banquet by the gods' standards, but it's about as good as what she was getting with the coalition when they were fighting Orochi and all.

Sanzang sits and laughs easily, hands (and watersleeves) folded in her lap. She doesn't appear to be eating or drinking anything, just watching everyone else with a cheery air. She's just happy to be here, folks.]

Everyone must be so tired... [The truth is she's totally exhausted too, but she quickly squares her shoulders to hide it and smiles brightly.] I know what'll fix that!

[There's music playing from--somewhere? Some shinki playing instruments to help set the mood? Who knows. Either way Sanzang's quick to approach and request something and start up a dance. Despite how tired she is, her movements are energetic, but controlled and the giddy smile never leaves her face.

Anyone nearby and anyone watching will almost immediately begin to feel the effects of her dancing, their aches disappearing and strength returning, maybe feeling more relaxed or better than they have in a while. It's a mix of her natural abilities to heal and strengthen through her dancing and her empathic healing.

When the music ends she bows low and tries not to stumble back to her seat or show how drained that made her. It doesn't help her ability makes her take away the pain of any wounds others might have gained during this little cleaning venture onto herself.] Ahaha, how fun...! I hope that helped!

[D: "Lately, I haven't been summoned to battle... I think I feel kind of lonely... Goku..."]

[AKA the Wildcard options!

Sanzang can be found just about anywhere, either cheering on others cleaning up, jumping in to assist anyone else at a moment's notice, or dancing to encourage/strengthen people again.

Or you might catch her in a surprisingly pensive moment standing in a quieter room or hall, just staring intently into space with a frown on her face.

Or maybe, if you have CR already with one Genjo Sanzo, you might find something oddly familiar about her, like when you catch something out of the corner of your eye and your brain tricks you into thinking it's someone else or someone similar.

Weird.]

b

[miraculo]

[ She's taking a break because she's broken one too many brooms trying to smash dust mites/chase away mice/break impenetrable spider webs. They are all in haphazard pile before her. ] Oh, me...? I'm just trying to gather up all of this... [ Totally not her fault, shutup. ] A bonfire sounds kind of nice right now, doesn't it--?

[ Wait. She does a double take at the lady, because it's a very pretty lady in very expensive looking silk. The hell is she doing cleaning with that on?? SHE MUST BE SOMEONE IMPORTANT. ] Er.... Um. Oh, no, I'm fine doing this by myself, really!

[sanzohoshi]

[She brings one sleeve to her mouth, examining the pile with more seriousness than probably warrants this situation.] I see... And look how much you've collected already! What a good job!

[From anyone else this might have seemed condescending, but Sanzang says it with 100% sincerity and smiles proudly at Sanae like somehow this was all planned. Maybe she found a pile of broken brooms and stuff and was cleaning it out...?? Sure.

But the sudden rejection of her help leaves her a little baffled] Huh? It's alright I offered, after all! Where do you need these taken to?

[miraculo]

[ ....Oh. Oh, it's a nice lady. Well her grace makes Sanae feel a bit sheepish at that, and she smiles shy at the pile she's so proudly gathered. ] Oh, um, n-no, my lady. [ "My Lady" because she must be a princess or something!! And while Sanae had even been a goddess back in her world, she still gives respect when it is due! ] It's just a pile of brooms. I was going to make a fire with it.

...And maybe cook some yams, too. [ But. It's April. Yams in the fire are for the fall. ]

B

[killsthebuddha]

[ It's too damn early is what it is. He's been reluctantly trailing after Goku so far, the kid entirely too enthusiastic about the prospect of helping out. Sanzo, on the other hand, has neither inclination nor skill in the general housekeeping department, and no desire to be a functional human being before ten in the morning besides.

For the moment, Goku's misplaced him entirely. He might look overwhelmed or pensive or any number of things, sitting off out of the path of traffic with his shoulders hunched and his hair in his face.

(He's actually dozing.)

His head snaps up when he's addressed by a bright voice, and- ]

What?

[ Shit. He's not awake enough for this. ]

[sanzohoshi]

[Sanzang brings her hands up to her mouth, sleeves obscuring the lower part of her mouth. There's something about him that makes her feel strange, like--

Not like looking in a mirror, but at the same time...?

She shakes her head and smiles brightly anyhow.]

Are you alright? You can't sleep on the job, you know! That's no good! "Hard work is the sign of a good spirit!"

[But Sanzang's laughter is gentler and not as loud as it might normally be, sympathetic despite her words. Lord knows she hated getting up early to do chores at the temple...]

If you want to sleep, you have to pick someplace people won't stumble across you, you know.

[killsthebuddha]

[ It's like an echo from somewhere very far away.

The thought is entirely too flowery for him, one he immediately dismisses as he scrambles mentally to wake up. Maybe it's the fact that he's already met Konzen, but parallels and similarities jump out at him.

Who the hell was she? And how did she get away with not seeming nearly as unsettled as he felt? ]

It's too early for this. [ The grouching is on autopilot. Good spirit can go fuck itself, thanks. He's no one's maid, especially not this early in the day. ]

A

[accordance]

[ Lord Light had taken to cleaning duties with a calm, if not slightly bemused air. He had been the only god in his pantheon for millennia, so suddenly having to take orders is a little strange - but no matter, especially if they were the ones who had 'saved' him from erasure. So many mysteries. But then again, he has an almost equal amount of time to ponder them. He falls into the rhythm of sweeping with ease, body performing motions while his mind ponders.

Of course, his train of thought is interrupted by Sanzang's cry for help. He doesn't bother setting down the broom in his hand, letting it clatter to the floor before taking two strides towards the girl and the tower of boxes she is perched on.

Then a pair of large white wings burst from his back, and he's in the air in the next instant. Fast enough to catch Sanzang before she hits the floor, but not fast enough to prevent an awkward landing as her momentum sends him dropping dangerously fast towards the floor. ]

Stay still!

[ He tries to deposit her as quickly as he can be sure that they are safe on the ground. ]

Are you hurt?

[sanzohoshi]

[Sanzang yelps again at her sudden rescue, clinging to Light in surprise until she can be safely put down.]

Were those wings? [That's the first thing she asks, completely blowing off his question in her excitement. It was cool! She doesn't get to see that every day--at least not from someone trying to actually rescue her, and not in white!

Sanzang glances down at herself, pulling the watersleeves up so they're not rubbing completely against the ground (and somehow they've avoided being tangled up). There's a scrape along her shoulder and her knee feels a little sore, but she's still in one piece.]

Sorry about that, but thank you for helping me! That was impressive! I think I'm okay... As long as my legs are okay and I can still dance, everything's alright!

but what if she was a pirate

[accordance]

[ He's careful to maintain physical contact for as short as possible, only adhering to the minimum required to catch and settle her. When she gets her bearings to look at him, he would present as a surprisingly slender man for his height. ]

Yes, they were wings. [ He fully extends his wings for a moment so she can see them before folding them against his back; four and a half full metres of white feathers. ] Please, be more careful next time.

[ She speaks a lot about dancing. Perhaps her profession? ]

Did you leave your items up there?

c

[spes_phthisica]

[Souji watches in rapt fascination as the goddess dances, at first looking delighted with the sheer joy of it, and then surprised as he feels the aches and exhaustion lifting from his limbs. Is she doing that? In a place full of divine powers, that seems like a rather reasonable solution.

When the dance finishes, he applauds along with anyone else who has been watching, but... she looks pretty tired, doesn't she? She did such a nice thing for everyone there, and surely someone ought to be looking out for her as well.

It's that logic that leads him to go and fill up a glass of fruit juice and bring it to her, holding it out to her with a smile and a small bow.]

You were looking a bit tired. I thought you might like something to drink.

[sanzohoshi]

[She looks surprised by the offer, but her smile is all warmth an gratitude] Thank you very much. But you didn't have to do that, really!

[She takes the glass in both...sleeves?? She doesn't pull them away from her hands, but she doesn't seem to have a hard time holding onto it either.]

I always have fun dancing for everyone though. If I rest a little, I can go for round 2 soon enough! [Sanzang keeps her tone bright and cheerful, but it wavers in her exhaustion. She likely won't because she realizes that's Too Much even for her right now. If she activates that power again, she'll have to work with smaller groups or she might end up collapsing...]

[spes_phthisica]

[His hand lingers for a moment on the glass, worried it's going to slip against the silk of her sleeves and ruin her fine clothes. But she seems to be holding it just fine, so he pulls back his hand with an apologetic little smile.

Her last statement, however, makes him shake his head rather emphatically.]

You shouldn't do that. Even if it's something fun, you should take care of yourself first, and only do as much as you feel you have the strength for. [For some reason, saying this makes him feel vaguely guilty, as if he's the biggest hypocrite in the world for saying such things. Which is silly, and also something he doesn't want to investigate further, so he pushes the thought away.]

Besides, your first dance was already so great, people are probably still recovering from admiring it.

A

[reformedsinner]

Ah--!

[The box gives way, and Hakkai sprints from the door to catch the young woman as she tumbles backwards into thin air. He barely makes it in time, and sets her down swiftly, heaving a sigh.]

-- Please be more careful!

[And, come to think of it, she'd yelled for Goku as he was walking in...]

Are you a friend of Goku's?

[sanzohoshi]

[Sanzang gives an 'eep!' of surprise as she's caught, but breathes a sigh of relief when she doesn't end up smashed into the floor. Crisis averted!]

Thank you so much! [Sanzang presses a hand to her chest, trying to calm her racing heart.] It seemed like a good idea at the time...

[The question makes her focus on him though and she smiles in a way that seemed to be almost... proud??] I am! We go way back! Ah-- He hasn't been causing any trouble, has he? Is he here? [She gets more excited and hopeful as she talks]

[reformedsinner]

[Oh. She's not a new friend of Goku's. Hakkai's eyes widen, just slightly, and he lifts a hand in a please stop gesture.]

-- He is, but I'm sorry, if you've known him a long time, please save the details. You see, he's a shinki here.

[Does she understand? She must be a god, to remember herself; he eyes her warily, searching for any hint of her reaction.

Why do there have to be so many people who know them?]

A of course

[konobakazaru]

[All day, Goku has been running around with a scarf tied around his head to keep dust out of his hair and sweat out of his eyes, burning off energy by doing what he normally does on the Near Shore for pocket money. It's fine, though! His Near Shore chores have given him plenty of money to use for snacks, so this is just good exercise! And besides, it's helping out. A lot of people can't move heavy things like he can, you know?

He's actually on his way to make sure Elsa doesn't need help with anything at her place when he hears his name from somewhere. It doesn't even occur to him that he has no idea who's calling for him. A quick look inside the room reveals a girl wobbling on a very unstable stack of boxes, and then--

The broom in his hand drops to the floor with a clatter, and his muscles are moving before he can think otherwise. Luckily, he's in the perfect position to catch her before she hits the floor!]

[sanzohoshi]

[It helps that Sanzang's actually a little shorter than Goku, and impossibly light to boot. She lands in his arms with a soft 'oof!' of surprise, her sleeves flopping over her face and obscuring it a moment as she gathers her bearings.

But then she's laughing and lifts her sleeve up to grin at him] Ahaha! Sorry about that, thank you! Phew, what a tumble... That could've ended badly!

[But then she gets a good look at his face and blinks. It's that weird feeling again, that he's not--quite what she's looking for, but similar enough to make her look twice. He doesn't look anything like the Goku she knows now, but when they were younger, a good 6 years back or more...] Hm...?

[konobakazaru]

[The ridiculously long sleeves confuse him for a second... but hey, at least she's light! Not that it would be a problem either way, of course, but at least she's okay.]

Why'd you climb up a stack of boxes? That's just askin' to fall.

[... oh. Right. He should probably let her down. He's doing so very gently.]

You okay?

B

[erogappa]

[ Cleaning is for suckers under the best circumstances. Cleaning up the heavens for their kidnappers? Like hell he's going to help with that.

Working on the assumption that everyone else was going to be as lazy as he is (an assumption that's served him well in the past), Gojyo found himself the most packed storeroom he could, cleared a hole near the door, and promptly settled in for an afternoon doze. And by doze he means wank.

Don't hate. He's got Banri's ghost following him around at home, it's creepy, okay?

So when he hears a chipper girl's voice come floating in from behind him, his reaction is less than chill. "Get th'fuck owww!" he screams -- yes, he may have just zipped his dick. Yes he did.

He crumples into a writhing ball on the floor, in very real danger of dislodging one of the towers of parcels aurrounding them. This is why he doesn't clean, okay?! ]

[sanzohoshi]

[Having absolutely no idea what she's almost walked right into, but suddenly there's a man on the floor in pain?? ????]

Oh! [She leans over him to push the tower upright again, then looks down at him with wide eyes] Are you alright? You should be careful! If you knock one of these over, it could be really bad!

[State the obvious more, Sanzang.]

B

[shiitan]

[In Ross' case, it wasn't so much that he was overwhelmed or even taking a break. The real problem was he was just...not working. On purpose, too. The box next to him at least gave him some plausible deniability, but the box also had cursed artifacts in it. Oh dear.]

I don't need you to do anything.

[He was also the independent type, so...yeah.]

[sanzohoshi]

Hm? But you're not getting anything done...?

[She trails off, tapping her cheek thoughtfully.] If I help out, this'll be over much quicker, right? Then you can get on to doing something else!

A

[myninjaway]

[ Have you ever been caught by shadow clones, Sanzang? Because that just happened! I mean, no self-respecting shounen could ever let a girl get hurt like that, you know?

The problem is that he (they) had to dive to catch her because they weren't going to make it otherwise. And so, two Narutos acted as a cushion and disappeared due to the impact, and she gets to land on a third Naruto! Except this one is not a clone.

And, well. He's not saying that she's heavy or anything rude like that. But that's because he can't speak right now, she did fall on his back and he's kind of dying here. help ]

[sanzohoshi]

...Huh?

[Wow, weird, she's not splattered against the ground or flailing around with broken limbs or anything! Maybe miracles really do happen??

But then she realizes that, no, it as definitely the guy (guys? weren't there more than one?) that had rushed in to save her. And currently... she was sitting on him. Oops. She scrambles up and kneels next to him, sleeves up to her mouth in surprise]

Oh! Are you alright? Hey, can you hear me?