To be honest, Rin would have liked to figure out how to make a few changes to that if possible, mostly regarding giving Sousuke freedom to choose when he wanted to switch in and out of his shinki form whenever he wanted. He'd have to find the time to bring that question up with some of the other, more experienced gods the next time he had the chance. Anything to make this more bearable for both of them really.
Just like the cooking, the exploring, and, yes, even the occasional teasing exactly like this. Rin rolled his eyes, tempted to land another kick but held himself back before he ended up having either a nasty bite or another runaway dog to deal with. "Oh, whatever. Like you could handle your powers without getting yourself wet the first hundred times." Might have been an exaggeration, but Sousuke couldn't expect Rin to let him get away with comments like that so easily! ... E-even if he ended up getting easily flustered and huffy over a tiny sakura petals tapping him on the nose. Ok, now that made it almost impossible to be frustrated with him over anything. Almost.
But what could Rin say? He always did have a soft spot for animals, dogs especially.
Once Sousuke stepped through the trunk himself, he'd find his god standing on the other side just as expected, but with eyes wide open and curious, it seemed he was less focused on the task at hand and more on the sights and sounds surrounding them this very second. He was always drawn to large cities. Having grown up in a small seaside town far away from crowds and loud noises, Rin didn't have much experience with this kind of setting. Naturally, anyone who knew him as a child had to wonder what was going through his mind when he ultimately decided to pack up and move all the way out to Sydney for school and training. A new environment with new people and a new language-- Tokyo wasn't Sydney, that was for sure, but he didn't see why he couldn't approach it in more or less the same way. Scary... but exciting, right?
"Huh? Oh." Glancing back down at Sousuke, Rin nodded. Really. Hearing that question coming from his best friend made this seem like a dream all over again. If anything, Sousuke was supposed to know Tokyo better than Rin. Goodness knew that knowledge could have helped them tremendously, poor sense of direction aside. "Yeah, this is Tokyo. I'm actually seeing it for the first time myself." He propped a hand on his hip while his eyes scanned the busy landscape before them. Honestly, there seemed to be more people than cars on the road at this hour, which did make the task seem more and more daunting by the second. Any one of these alleyways and streets could have a dog on it... though speaking of which, did they even know what kind of dog they were looking for?
Hm. Now let's see. If he could hear people's voices in his head, then maybe-- He gave himself a moment to concentrate and think back to the moment that prayer began to wander in his mind. Images, colors, hell, even a name would give them a better lead than nothing at all. It took him a while to relay the words over, and when it finally became clear, the image filtered through. ... Ah.
Ok, he couldn't help but snort a little at that one. "Sousuke," he piped up, making sure to keep his shinki's attention. "We're looking for a small white dog. A poodle, to be exact." And to make matters even better? "It has pink bows in its fur."
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Just like the cooking, the exploring, and, yes, even the occasional teasing exactly like this. Rin rolled his eyes, tempted to land another kick but held himself back before he ended up having either a nasty bite or another runaway dog to deal with. "Oh, whatever. Like you could handle your powers without getting yourself wet the first hundred times." Might have been an exaggeration, but Sousuke couldn't expect Rin to let him get away with comments like that so easily! ... E-even if he ended up getting easily flustered and huffy over a tiny sakura petals tapping him on the nose. Ok, now that made it almost impossible to be frustrated with him over anything. Almost.
But what could Rin say? He always did have a soft spot for animals, dogs especially.
Once Sousuke stepped through the trunk himself, he'd find his god standing on the other side just as expected, but with eyes wide open and curious, it seemed he was less focused on the task at hand and more on the sights and sounds surrounding them this very second. He was always drawn to large cities. Having grown up in a small seaside town far away from crowds and loud noises, Rin didn't have much experience with this kind of setting. Naturally, anyone who knew him as a child had to wonder what was going through his mind when he ultimately decided to pack up and move all the way out to Sydney for school and training. A new environment with new people and a new language-- Tokyo wasn't Sydney, that was for sure, but he didn't see why he couldn't approach it in more or less the same way. Scary... but exciting, right?
"Huh? Oh." Glancing back down at Sousuke, Rin nodded. Really. Hearing that question coming from his best friend made this seem like a dream all over again. If anything, Sousuke was supposed to know Tokyo better than Rin. Goodness knew that knowledge could have helped them tremendously, poor sense of direction aside. "Yeah, this is Tokyo. I'm actually seeing it for the first time myself." He propped a hand on his hip while his eyes scanned the busy landscape before them. Honestly, there seemed to be more people than cars on the road at this hour, which did make the task seem more and more daunting by the second. Any one of these alleyways and streets could have a dog on it... though speaking of which, did they even know what kind of dog they were looking for?
Hm. Now let's see. If he could hear people's voices in his head, then maybe-- He gave himself a moment to concentrate and think back to the moment that prayer began to wander in his mind. Images, colors, hell, even a name would give them a better lead than nothing at all. It took him a while to relay the words over, and when it finally became clear, the image filtered through. ... Ah.
Ok, he couldn't help but snort a little at that one. "Sousuke," he piped up, making sure to keep his shinki's attention. "We're looking for a small white dog. A poodle, to be exact." And to make matters even better? "It has pink bows in its fur."