thenearshore | [open] Always be friendly, always be kind,

Who: Tot and you
What: Someone takes her "job" seriously or as seriously as she can get.
When: 5/12 - whenever (pick a date, any date)
Where: Antheia's gardens, some other gods' gardens (possibly yours), somewhere in the Near Shore (pretty much anywhere you want to be)
Warnings: Shouldn't be any.

❚❚❚ Flowers
[According to what she found on the internet, Antheia is the goddess of flower wreaths and crowns, specifically those worn at festivals. So, Tot's out hunting down flowers so she can practice. That's what she's supposed to do, right?

And while there is a pretty amazing selection around Antheia's temple, that doesn't mean much. She's going to pick plenty of the flowers from her own area, but if something pretty catches her eye while she's out, that flower is going in the collection as well.

She'll apologize if caught and offer to make whatever god whose land she trespassed on a crown of their own.]

❚❚❚ One for you, and one for you, and one for everyone!

[And what is she going to do with all those flower crowns and wreaths she made? Good question. Glad you asked!

Tot's going around different places at the Near Shore passing them out, of course! Who could refuse an adorable flower crown from someone dressed up like a cute little fairy? Obviously, the worst kind. Don't be that person.]

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[And what's wrong with dressing up like a fairy, even if it's nowhere near Halloween? Nothing, that's what. Except, this particular fairy obviously wasn't paying attention to those around her if the bright orange bird boy got that close to her without her noticing.

He looks like something out of her Papa's experiments, which leaves her screaming and throwing several of the flower crowns at him.]

Tot doesn't like monsters!

[Yeah, it's been a long enough time since he's had outright screaming as a response that it stuns him for a moment, and he barely flashsteps out of the way of the thrown crowns. It's more an instinctive movement than anything, the too-fast-to-see dodge to one side, because honestly if someone's throwing something at him then he probably deserves it for one reason or another.

Though it's pretty much impossible not to let at least a little of the upset show through when he's actively being called a monster, his shades hide what comes into his eyes, so it's only really the faint turn of his brows and a slight downturn to his mouth that gives it away. Or at least, it is when the drooping of his wings could be mistaken for just him realising they were scaring her, and he holds his taloned hands up a little cautiously.]

Okay, look, I can't really help looking like this - fuck, I don't even remember why I look like this - but if you want me to go then I am gone. Before or after I help you pick up your crowns, I just don't think hanging around someone who's literally flipping their shit at the sight of me is gonna be comfy for either of us.

[It takes her a moment or two to run out of the crowns, but once she does she stops long enough to take in what's going on. He's not attacking her, he can actually talk (unlike the ones Papa said were failures), and he's sorry?

No one told her what ayakashi are supposed to look like, either, so it's not really her fault. She does feel a little sorry about it, though. Especially when he offers to help pick things up. Oops?]

Tot's sorry. You just surprised her.

[Well, okay, he wasn't really expecting that fast a turnaround either. Davesprite was happy enough to just leave, but now that runs the risk of making her feel bad, and he'd really rather not stoop to that if he doesn't have to.

Lowering his arms, he disguises a more awkward, self-conscious motion by turning it into a believably careless plucking of a loose feather from a forearm.]

Yeah, that's a pretty common emotion to emote when you come face to face with however many feet and inches of neon orange sprite. Most people don't scream but you know, nice work mixing it up a little.

[As he speaks, he curls his tail around to one side, hooking the thrown flower crowns up onto the more substantial part of it.]

At least Tot didn't have anything other than the flowers to throw.

[That has to count for something, right? She doesn't have a substitute for her parasol yet and has no idea about her god powers. So, things could have gone a lot worse.]

Did someone do an experiment on you? Because that's how people usually turn into strange monsters.

[In her experience that is. Of course, she doesn't get that that's probably not a polite thing to ask.]

That is true, I should probably be thanking whichever god holds over that sort of thing I met you in fairy form instead of final boss.

[Which right now he can only imagine to be something involving throwing actual trees at him. The obvious step up from plants.

The lack of politeness isn't an issue, but Davesprite holds up his hands basically before she's even finished the sentence.]

You're not the first person to ask that question, and unfortunately I'm gonna have to disappoint as much as I did everyone else. Shinki rules and all, I'd be on the fast lane to the fiery pits if I tried to remember what the deal is. All I remember is that I'm a sprite, but hell if I know how I got that way.

[That reference goes straight over her head.]

Oh, sorry Tot didn't know.

[Thankfully she doesn't have to worry about saying anything to him that might cause trouble unlike someone else. Still, dealing with shinki sucks.]

That just means you have to make new memories now.

[That seems to be a pretty similar attitude on the topic to his own gods, and Davesprite's at least somewhat grateful for that. Somehow, he doesn't feel all that cracked on trying to discover the mysteries of his existing past.]

Yeah, Hajime's been saying the same thing. Seems to be the recommended treatment course from a couple of the gods here, and I'm not gonna question the professionals. [But off that tangent...] So I'm going to make the most wild, off-the-wall guess ever and assume your name is Tot, because if someone was saying someone else's name that many times in conversation I'd be suggesting either a hookup or a restraining order.

[She's just going to stare at him, head tilted for a moment trying to work out what either a hookup or a restraining order are. Coming up blank, Tot just smiles and nods.]

Of course, it is. But Tot doesn't know your name yet so that's not very fair.

[It's still better than people completely failing to understand his metaphors are metaphors and not literal, so Davesprite will take it. Putting an arm across his torso as if to make a polite bow, except without much of a bow along with it and with a general air of facetiousness, he makes the introduction.]

Davesprite. It's some kind of positive word to meet you, though I'm kinda not sure how to sum how this meeting has gone so far up in one word.

[open] Always be friendly, always be kind,

I'm so sorry

never be sorry i am here for this (though ngl i snorted when i reread the post title after)

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