007 | OVERFLOW

[godsoffortune]

This is an overflow post for 007 | Clean Up Your Act. Please bring any further comments here and link to your threads at the original source.

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[blizzardrock]

[He hadn't actually expected her to answer seriously. Or at least, he thinks she's being serious; there's that problem he had before, of them not really knowing each other. But, having established that defining them through their new jobs hadn't really worked, there's nothing for it than to get started on the actual get-to-know-her part.] What do you mean?

[Wait. That just makes him sound like an idiot.] Ah, I mean... What kind of information?

[hyuuga]

Why exactly we are all here, beyond just to be new gods and shinki. And beyond cleaning up. I just can't entirely believe we've been brought here for... for such simple reasons.

[She looks at him again.]

And if they told shinki more about what's going on as well. Instead of leaving it up to their gods.

[blizzardrock]

[He'd been under the impression that they were both here because they were dead. Maybe that wouldn't be a polite thing to ask, though.]

That would certainly make it easier...

[He continues packing the cute box from the stuff she'd sorted out.]

... Maybe there just aren't any ayakashi around right now.

[hyuuga]

Perhaps. [It would explain why they're stuck doing such menial chores. Or these things could also be taken as something of a team building exercise. She's done that enough back home.]

And...to be honest, I am a little glad there doesn't seem to be. With how new some of us are... I don't see Ayakashi encounters going too well.

[blizzardrock]

I'm pretty glad, too. [At least they've been spared that among the confusion. He is a little curious but not that curious.]

I'm guessing...you're not the type to jump right in?

[hyuuga]

It...depends. I prefer to observe first, see if my help would be needed. And if so, then jump in.

[She knows better than most what too many hands in the kitchen can ruin.]

[blizzardrock]

A proceed-cautiously type?

[So saying, he gets up and pokes his head into the room she'd been chucking things from.] That's kinda cute. Do you have a system in here, too?

[hyuuga]

[She nods.]

Something like that, yes.

[Then she looks back behind her at the shelves she's mostly gone through.]

But in here, not so much. Just going through it area by area, trying not to get too confused.

[blizzardrock]

[Confused is right.] Heh. Maybe they should have given us a map.

[He starts taking things down, walking over to the boxes to drop things off instead of just tossing them like a reasonable person would.] How'd you decide on a place to start?

[hyuuga]

A map would definitely be nice.. Especially since I only really know where this is and my temple, but no others...

[She kneels down, dragging a full box back into the room to put on a cleared out bottom shelf.]

And I just...picked a shelf and went from there. It was random, for the most part, since everything was cluttered.

[blizzardrock]

[He supposes there's no sense in overthinking how she does things. It's not like he'll be quizzed on it later...]

Oh, where is the temple, anyway?

[hyuuga]

It's... [She thinks about telling him for a moment, but then decides that could also easily get someone confused.]

Would it be easier if I showed you?

[blizzardrock]

Field trip? I'm game.

[Cleaning up isn't exactly riveting.]

[hyuuga]

[She giggles.]

Well, I think we both could use a break from all this.

[She gestures at the room and all the boxes. At least it's a lot cleaner than it used to be? But then she walks off, leading the way to her temple.]

[blizzardrock]

That's right, let's go, let's go!

[Total slacker mode.]

By the way, can I keep this? [He holds up a pack of playing cards with male idols printed on them. Because that's totally a normal interest.]

[hyuuga]

[She looks back to see what he wants to keep. The male idols part goes completely over her head because she has no idea as to what those are.]

I don't see why not? I don't think anyone will come be missing them..

[blizzardrock]

Hehe, thanks.

[He slips them into a perfect deck-holding pocket that he has for...some reason, before following.]

So, what kind of temple is it?

[hyuuga]

Um, it's...

[She pauses, trying to find the words to describe it. As it's not like anything similar exists in her world.]

It's, what I gather, Egyptian for the most part? Um, there's lots of sand and...cats in it.

[blizzardrock]

[Sand and cats sound like a weird combination, but maybe he should wait until he sees it before judging.]

How far away is it?

[hyuuga]

It's not all that far.. It should be just a quick walk.

[blizzardrock]

[Turns out... Not only was it a short walk, but he can see how it would be hard to describe.]

It's, uh... [He trails off there.]

[And that's when he notices the cats lying around and/or doing cat-like things nearby.]

Um, are all of these yours?