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]

I'm surprised we go along with it. [ General we, as all gods and shinki. Because until now, he ignored the order. Probably a good thing, because he gets quite dedicated to the cleaning, and even leaves the building to clean the window on the outside. ]

Maybe they're expecting new gods to show up? [ He says when he returns inside ]

[ex_adept179]

That could be so, since they arrive pretty regularly.

[Which seems more mysterious than new shinki arriving. People die on a daily basis, considering the Earth is populated by billions, but as the process by which gods are selected is nebulous he can't account for them]

As for the order... I simply don't wish to negatively impact Hope's standing.

[scrap_metal]

Ah, true, you have a point there, I didn't consider it from this angle. If I was Hope's shinki I'd probably take similar stance. [ His previous god wasn't really interested in the standing thing, only killing the monsters, so he would probably ignore the cleaning too ]

[ Motoki jumps on Genos foot, and he scoops the kitten, grey dust clinging in places to black fur ] Why are you trying to be a duster? [ he says that in a tone similar to "what are you priorities in life??". He tries to clean the kitten a bit, and then places her on clean shelf ] Just wait here.

[ex_adept179]

I'd do the same regardless of who I'm assigned to... At least that seems to be my inclination.

[Hope certainly hadn't ever imposed anything in particular on him. Nevertheless, from the time he first found that he was a shinki, he's felt driven to not make his god look bad through any shortcoming on his part.

With Motoki dislodged from the broom, Slaine hurries to finish sweeping up. Once he's done, he collects a dustpan]

Sorry about her fur... Is she okay?

[scrap_metal]

She's fine, just had too much fun helping with cleaning. [ He glares at the kitten who is now finding a best way to lie down on the shelf. You're not a rag, have some self-respect.

His tone and expression are harsh, but he reaches to the shelf again to give Motoki a gentle forehead rub. ]

Is there something like god's reputation? Can it affect them here? [ That's an interesting question. As a shinki it probably shouldn't bother him, but there is a high chance the god he will get assigned to will be a new arrival. It might be something important for them. ]

[ex_adept179]

[Though Slaine notes the tone, the gesture that follows is enough to leave him unconcerned. If anything, Genos was likely stern out of worry for his cat]

There appears to be a hierarchy among gods, and social standing is one factor in such systems.

[How and why he knows that, he isn't quite sure]

I've surmised that is also why such priority is placed on amassing followers.

[scrap_metal]

Then my assumptions were wrong. I wasn't aware of the competition for gathering followers.

[ He keeps petting kitten for a moment longer, and takes his hand when he's sure it will stay in place. And hopefully take a nap. With kitten taken care of, he picks up the cleaning tools, and focuses on wiping the second window ]