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

[scrap_metal]

[ That immediately catches Genos attention. He was so sure he was alone with his confusion and purposelessness, that he didn't realize someone else might have similar experiences. ]

...I had no idea. [ he turns his gaze away ] Does this happen often?

[ex_adept179]

I've heard of another case, however... the frequency I've experienced appears abnormal.

[Which is to say, most shinki don't seem to bounce between several gods inside of a month. Not the greatest of distinctions to have, but one that nevertheless has become his]

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos sighs. This knowledge doesn't make him feel better, but at least eases a bit of his worry. Only to be replaced by the worry of who his new god can be. ]

[ Cat head peeks up from the pocket again. Still curious ] I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't have ask.

[ex_adept179]

[Slaine's quick to shake his head]

No, don't worry about it. We lack for so much in terms of information...if it helps at all, it was worth discussing.

[And he means that. They're constantly left with unanswered questions — at least there's an answer to this one]

And you know...like you, I had someone with me.

[A nod to a certain feline]

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos absentmindedly scratches kitten by her ears. It works, and she's no longer interested in leaving the pocket. As long as the scratching commences. ]

That's always a company.

[ And also a responsibility. ]

I'll wait for that new assignment then. [ He looks around. If they closed the door the kitten would be contained only to the interior... So he repeats the offer. ] I can help you with this temple.

[ex_adept179]

I'm sure someone like you will be assigned a good god.

[After all, short-lived as his time with various gods has been, they've been kind to him. As hard as Genos works, and as dedicated as he's shown himself to be, surely he'll be appreciated by whomever he ends up working with]

So long as you're sure you wouldn't mind. [He casts a glance around the room. New pottery on the shelves again...] This place is quite large.

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos can't help but bitterly remember Saitama's words, why not to get attached to people or pets. Because they might get taken away. But he will treat his duty seriously with whoever becomes his new god. ]

Let's go room by room. If we can close them off I could let Motoki out, without worrying she'll run away.

[ex_adept179]

That's a good plan of attack.

[And with that said, Slaine's off to close some doors. It'd be much easier to focus on cleaning if there aren't any concerns that Motoki will get into trouble or stray out of sight. She seems young, so the inquisitiveness makes perfect sense.

It sort of makes him wish he'd brought Lily along, but he'd worried about all the dust]

[scrap_metal]

[ When all the doors are closed, and Genos finishes inspecting windows, he opens the pocket and the kitten is out, like a little ball of energy it is. Immediately jumping on some poor, tiny spider who tried to hide in the corner. ]

I'll start with the top shelves. [ Genos says. He's going to have it easier, being the taller one ]

[ex_adept179]

[Merciful Genos, using his superior height. Slaine nods along, pacing over to a small pile of cleaning supplies to get a dusting cloth for his fellow shinki]

I can get started with sweeping the floor. That way, Motoki won't have so much dust to contend with.

[Not that the little cat seems to mind, but it seems like a good measure to take all the same]

[scrap_metal]

Oh, you're going to have fun. [ Genos mutters, knowing very well what will happen. Motoki is afraid of vacuums, but she will follow a broom or mop religiously, attacking it from time to time.

He starts cleaning the top of shelf on the opposite end of the room. ]

[ex_adept179]

[Slaine is at least fairly methodical about cleaning, though once he's gotten started sweeping... It's impossible to ignore the attention he's managed to garner. Fortunately for him, he's got fairly good reflexes, so he can at least keep the broom from getting tackled]

She's quite spry, isn't she?

[scrap_metal]

[ Even with his superior additional 8cm, Genos still can't reach the upper portion of the big wardrobe, so he takes a table as a stool. Because the actual stool didn't look sturdy enough, that's why. ]

She's almost always on 160% energy level overdrive. I can't keep up. [ That's not a complaint, just stating of fact. Because Genos finds that energy quite cute.

When he reaches to move some of the objects on the furniture the urn returns, cackling with cloud dust right into his face. He yelps, and tries to punch it, but that makes him lose his balance. ]

[ex_adept179]

[The very specific percentage prompts a small smile as he watches Motoki continue to try and catch the broom]

Good for exercise then-

[Slaine starts to say, but when that cackling rings out again and Genos yelps, the words abruptly fall short. He halts what he's doing and moves to see if he needs help, though by the time he gets there it might be late to prevent a fall.

Unfortunately not as fast as a cyborg]

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos grabs the edge of the wardrobe, it's big and heavy enough to hold him, so Slaine has enough time to offer help. Preventing the fall is impossible, but at least he doesn't literally fall. Just, lands, not very gracefully. ]

Since the fire doesn't work, I'm going to break it! [ he's close to shaking his fist at the cackling urn, but he has enough self-control to not do that ] ...next time it shows up.

[ex_adept179]

[It might be for the better that Slaine didn't quite manage to break Genos' fall, considering what much of his body appears to be made of. That might've ended in a few injuries...

He offers his fellow shinki a conciliatory pat on his shoulder, and contact with the metal gives him pause]

...Have your arms been alright?

[Slaine isn't entirely sure if he should broach this topic, but he's been wondering ever since their shopping excursion]

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos frown deepens at mention of that. The incidents continue to happen, but so far it didn't get worse. ]

I still lose parts of functionality occasionally. I'm trying to pin-point if there is specific reason to it but-- [ He shrugs. It usually happens when he forgets about the problem and lets his guard down. He looks at the wardrobe again, but the urn is gone.

Ready to strike any time again. ]

[ex_adept179]

[Still losing some functionality... That must be concerning, especially when it's Genos' body they're talking about. Slaine frowns as he contemplates that. It may be that no one knows how to help someone whose body is made that way.

Though, it makes him wonder...]

Is either arm doing worse than the other?

[He's going somewhere with this]

[scrap_metal]

No, it's only one. [ Genos shakes his head. ]

Maybe there is a dent somewhere, pinching a cable. Or maybe something isn't connected right. [ He looks pretty lost on that explanation. ] I really don't know how it works.

[ex_adept179]

[Now armed with that information, Slaine holds a hand out, palm up]

May I look? Another set of eyes might help, for something like this.

[Not to mention, he can look at Genos' arm from a different angle. Maybe there's something he wouldn't be able to see as easily from his own perspective]

[scrap_metal]

If you want to. [ Genos agrees too surprised to say something else. Weren't they supposed to be cleaning? Not that he's excited to take on that stupid job. ]

I'm not sure myself where the problem might be. It seems to affect strength of my grip and hand hand maneuver, so it could be somewhere around the wrist or elbow. But when it happens I get a... distinct feeling shooting from my shoulder.

[ It's hard to describe, because he's not sure himself how different he is from a normal human. He has a sense of touch, dulled a bit over the armored parts, but it's there. Pressure, temperature, texture it's everything he can and does register. Even pain, although he's again not sure how close it is to "real" pain. If it ever gets to intense, he can switch off portions of the receptors, losing part of the input.

It might seems pointless to equip a cyborg with ability to feel pain, but he suspects he wouldn't be able to tell he's damaged if not for that. ]

[ex_adept179]

It might be something interfering then, between your shoulder and hand.

[No doubt something that Genos had already concluded, of course. Something along the length of his arm isn't working, but it sounds almost like a feedback issue, what he describes. The interference then is causing some sort of problem.

Since he's been given the go-ahead, he catches Genos' hand in his, just so he can move his arm about and try to get a sense of how his joints work. Machinery doesn't seem foreign to him, though this application doesn't strike him as especially familiar.

He doesn't make a sound as he's doing this, watching his arm intently]

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos doesn't say anything at first. Skills are not taken from the shinki, so if Slaine had some knowledge about engineering or robotics, he might know what he's doing. Of course that would mean Genos is incredibly lucky, and probably isn't going to happen. But he's curious what kind of information they can get. ]

Should I take it off? [ Yes, he means the arm. ]

[ex_adept179]

[Slaine is rather absorbed in what he's doing, and he doesn't realize at first he's being spoken to...because he's listening for something as he moves Genos' arm about, rotating joints this way and that.

Once he does realize Genos has said something, his eyebrows knit together in a brief debate of what he'd missed exactly, before he simply has to ask]

...Pardon?

[Sorry he got very focused on the matter of this arm]

[scrap_metal]

Should I take the arm off? [ Genos repeats the question ]

Wouldn't make it easier to manipulate and check it? [ It's no longer attached so might be looked from all kind of directions, and probably better analyzed. Unless of course Genos reactions to the check-up are needed. ]