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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-08-15 06:55 pm

007 | Clean Up Your Act

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~
killsthebuddha: in front of her cop boyfriend (had a bad feeling)

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[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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: (Stop it with the monkey emojis.)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[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: "I'm unarmed" (oh god oh god break the ice)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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. ]
sanzohoshi: (If it makes you feel any better)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Ahahah! [Sanzang laughs again, finding his grumpiness cute rather than annoying. Truthfully, she's not a morning person much herself, but she's grown used to it.] Try to look on the bright side, it could be earlier!

When I still lived at the temple, I'd have to get up before dawn some days to start sweeping! This is all a little nostalgic!

[She eyes his robes] Wasn't your temple like that...? [She realizes after asking the question that he might not actually know and might, actually, be a shinki. Sanzang quickly shakes her head.]

Well! It doesn't matter. We've been given a job to do, and we should try to do it well! I can help you!
killsthebuddha: (it never would have worked)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Was his temple like that?

How closed his expression becomes likely says it all. It's reflex like most of his responses, that instant need to divert his own mind from going places that send a chill down his spine. A slow breath in then out, and it passes.

Fucking shinki magic bullshit.

He pushes up from where he sat, dusting off his robes.
] Who just accepts orders like that?

[ And who are you? But he doesn't ask. ]
sanzohoshi: (I'm gonna lurk in the bushes)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
I apologize. [Her tone is formal and sincere, her expression sad as she realizes how close she skirted to something forbidden.

But she lowers her hands from her mouth, but she stills holds them up so they don't totally drag on the ground. Even with that though, the ends of them still brush against the floor.
]

Someone who doesn't think helping out is a bad thing! [But she also knows exactly what he's really asking so she bows]

I'm Genjo Sanzo, pleased to meet you! Can I have your name as well?

[YOU ALREADY HAVE IT, SANZANG badum tish]
killsthebuddha: (I can't remember starting)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He half wants to snap at her that he didn't want apologies so he could properly storm off and go nap elsewhere. Or maybe just brood. But her voice holds his attention, and he's not sure he could leave. His eyes follow the motions of her sleeves briefly before fixing back on her face. ]

Priest Genjo Sanzo.

[ As that is clearly who she is, isn't it? There really is an echo in here. Lighter and brighter, but it feels about right. It's a real pain in the ass that he decided he wouldn't question his intuitions. ]

That's my name and title you're carrying around.
sanzohoshi: (Drinking ketchup out of the bottle)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right! [She nods, thinking he was trying to confirm it rather than introduce himself or something. Her smiles turns a bit sheepish] Though it's been a while, I guess...

[Most people knew abut her journey west by now, though they never seemed to fully expect her when it came to talking about the infamous priest.]

Your...? [She echos, baffled, though not as shocked as she should be. When Orochi was trying to destroy the universe, he'd been slamming different time periods and worlds together-- On occasion Sanzang has had to even fight herself, so duplicates and the like aren't too surprising to her. She's been time traveling and dimension hopping for a while now, but this...

Well, it's surprising he's a man, first of all.
]

"Don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, ‘This contemplative is our teacher.’ When you know for yourselves that, ‘These qualities are skillful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are praised by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to welfare & to happiness’ — then you should enter & remain in them."

[When in doubt, quote Buddha.

tl;dr: when all else fails, let experience and your own common sense and all that jazz be the guide. Sanzang smiles
]

This'll get confusing if there's two of us around!
killsthebuddha: (exasperated)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Suck it up, monks, and figure it out for yourselves. [ It's not the most charitable interpretation of the sutta, but it's the best for this situation.

He folds hours arms together, hands tucked in the sleeves of his robes as he leans back against a wall.
] It's stupid is what it is, and the number is closer to three.
sanzohoshi: (I hope you fall in a pool of honey)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahaha! That's one way of putting it! [Not nearly as poetic though, booo.

She mirrors his pose, sleeves draping over her arms as she tilts her head
] Three? And are all of you-- um, what were they called...? Shinki?

[It'd be a little weird to be the only one who wasn't. Then again, she supposes it's weird enough to be the only one who is one or the other too.]
killsthebuddha: (pic#10502620)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't group me in with him. [ He has to stress that even though he'd started it. Konzen isn't him. Them. Genjo Sanzo.

Fuck.
]

Konzen is a god, not just any of this false god bullshit going around. [ Time to suck it up, and figure it out for himself. He's rejected the idea flatly, but if he's face to face with Genjo Sanzo and his gut instinct is to believe it.

He's starting to wonder about his judgment.
]
sanzohoshi: (Drinking ketchup out of the bottle)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[She frowns in confusion, a lot of what he's saying doesn't quite make sense to her, though she suspects it's rooted into things that have been going on before she arrived.

So this other 'them' wasn't name Sanzo? Or was it just another name he chose to go by?
] False gods? Is that what you think of us? [It's weird, all of it is weird. She's not sure she really believes it herself, but she's been rolling with it so far.]

They at least believe it's real. i'm not sure what to think myself. Arriving and being told I'm the new Lady Kanzeon was a little bit of a shock, but I've met her before. I'm sure she wouldn't mind if I took over her duties in this new world for a little while.

"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think."
killsthebuddha: (pic#10502619)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-16 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Thinking hard enough about it wouldn't make you a bodhisattva.

[ He can't help sounding especially critical. His jaw sets stubbornly, body language turning mulish.

Then, because he has to ask:
] You're not one, right?
sanzohoshi: (That's the last time)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-16 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[She laughs a little] According to this place, I am now, I guess! Kanzeon is a bodhisattva of mercy and compassion. I don't think I'm nearly worthy enough of that, but... I'll do my best!

[She'd already attained a sort of bodhisattva status, being accepted as an immortal into the mystic realm with the others but not going fully on to heaven (or something like that, look the game is pretty vague about these things, okay?) But it's also not.. .quite the same.

But trying to explain would just lead to more confusion, so she's willing to leave it as-is for now.
]

But, hmm... If there's two 'Sanzos' running around, that'll get confusing, right? [She considers this for a moment, before brightening a little] How about you just call me 'Sanzang'? That'll work, right?
killsthebuddha: (I don't like kids)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-17 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ That wasn't a particularly direct answer, but he's just going to have to deal. Shrugging his shoulders, he glances to the side. ]

Don't change what you go by for other people. [ Genjo Sanzo- any Genjo Sanzo shouldn't need to. ] They'll get over it.
sanzohoshi: (I'm gonna lurk in the bushes)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-17 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
But it'd be confusing for both of us, too! Besides, you were here first, so you should keep your name!

[She smiles gently and shrugs her shoulders, not bothered.] It's just a name. What I do means more than what I am. Whatever name I go by, I'm still always going to be me. Nothing's going to change that!
killsthebuddha: and tried to kiss me (I never meant to be an assassin)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-18 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ It takes him a second to realize what she's doing there, or he certainly thinks he does.

He's not sold on the idea that it's because he was there first. Maybe she has a point, though. There's no reason to take it as a charity even if he damn well knows he doesn't have more than the name to fall back on.
]

Do what you want then. I don't care to stop you.
sanzohoshi: (God and karma are having)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-18 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
I always do! [What she wants to do, she means, but she laughs and smiles as if to soften the blow.]

Or, maybe I should say 'we' always do? [She brings a sleeve thoughtfully to her mouth, wishing she could ask more. But he's a shinki, and she's not sure what she can say or ask that might trigger something.]

Master Sanzo... Let's be friends, okay? Us Sanzos have to stick together, after all! And I... It's lonely... [She doesn't have anyone she knows here, and though Sanzo isn't one of them, he is her. She feels automatically comfortable with him, like she can relax; it's not too unlike the feeling she used to get around Goku before her version decided to go off the deep end.

She forces her self to perk up and claps her hands together once with a bright smile.
] So! Let's work together!
killsthebuddha: (I can't remember starting)

[personal profile] killsthebuddha 2016-08-19 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Always following one's own path speaks true, if nothing else. He shifts his weight, looking away from her for a moment as he considered her words. He didn't need to worry about something like that.

He wasn't pathologically collecting people, desperate to reach out for any connection because he was missing something crucial. No, not at all.
]

Sanzos stick together? I doubt you need my help. [ He sighs. ] Like I said, I'm not going to stop you.
sanzohoshi: (I'm gonna lurk in the bushes)

[personal profile] sanzohoshi 2016-08-19 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe not, but I'd like it. [His help, she means. She smiles warmly at him; if he's the sun that melts of Icarus's wings, then she's the side that warms him up after his fall into the icy ocean below.

Besides, nothing could stop her once she put her mind to it. Not she who faced down the gods themselves and lived to talk about it.

...Well, no one could stop her except herself, maybe, so with Sanzo here he might actually stand a chance but. You know. Details.
]

Besides, with the two of us, there's nothing we can't do! [She hums lightly and glances around, folding her hands behind her back] Have you been here a little while? Let's walk around together, you can show me some things!