one crow - video/action - day 343

[yourhatred]

[action - Hel's shrine]

If you leave an offering at my altar, I will answer your question.

[Itachi had pondered what best to leave for this particular deity over the course of the next day. He'd hardly looked at the altar for his own patron yet, and praying to gods isn't exactly something he's accustomed to doing in the first place.

He sets up his offering slowly, incense lit and set in a small bowl of sand. He doubts food or money would be appropriate in this case, so he's decided to go with something that holds a little more meaning. The ribbon she'd given him for answering her own question had gone unused, so he tied it now around something else - a ring with the kanji for "scarlet" sitting against a red circle. A representation of the mask he'd taken for himself. It was close enough to her own color that perhaps she'd appreciate it for that reason as well.

Once finished, he sat back on his knees, head bowed before the shrine.]

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[Later in the day, Itachi will be sitting in his apartment, a slight frown on his face. He addresses the network for the first time. It would have to be for a question like this, of course...]

Is this city usually filled with so much... [What's the best word to use here...] song?

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[alternia_strength]

No. It is extremely annoying. [He's currently shooing one of them out of the shop.] It interferes with the ambiance music I spent perfectly good runes. They have no tonal quality whatsoever.

[Equius, your choice in "ambiance" sounds like someone strangling a cat.]

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[yourhatred]

[Having already spent time with a woman who's wings and tail were not at all a part of any costume, despite the tone of the festival, Itachi merely blinks at the appearance of the teen before him now. Otherwise he offers no other reaction of surprise.]

Do you believe the issue is temporary?

[He's not going to speak on the quality of their music himself.]

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[alternia_strength]

If, after you have been here a month, something happens that you did not expect from the previous month's behavior? It is almost guaranteed to be a temporary issue.

As long as they do not sprout wings and fangs, it is harmless. Simply... very very irritating.

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[yourhatred]

I would have to agree.

[Itachi is simply a serious person by nature, and this doesn't mesh well with those trying to compose songs in his honor. It was fortunate for their sakes that they hadn't been singing about anything related to his deeds in his own world.]

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[sharingone]

[shh hello brother.]

Not usually.

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[yourhatred]

I had assumed as much.

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[sharingone]

Remember I told you about that time people showed up here without warning?
It's like that.
A group of them appeared in my bathroom.

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[yourhatred]

I wasn't aware that was even a possibility.

[He glances toward his closet as if expecting one to pop out of it at any moment.]

I hope there wasn't too much of a mess.

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[flightofdeath]

[It's a curious thing, watching what others would bring Hel as an offering. He spies the ring this man is giving with a thought of his own, a curious consideration that perhaps he should offer Her his own ring... And yet, no. He would not offer Her a piece of his soul, no matter how much he might want power over Her. Although, with his soul not actually having reached this place at all (as is his current theory on the matter, for that is his only consolation to the uselessness of his once-Horcrux)... Perhaps he might give Her the ring, if he can think of nothing else. It is but an empty shell of what it once was, and for the reason he thinks it might not be enough.

Only as a last resort.

Voldemort is watching from behind Itachi, partially obscured by an obstacle he would take advantage of: this time a tree. He is close enough to watch this man, but he has intended with the angle to go unnoticed, and so stares unabashedly and unashamed. Whether or not Hel will appear is another matter, as he expects She will not divulge his location to this traveler, and so he does not mind if She spots him upon her arrival.]

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[yourhatred]

((ooc: Sorry for the delay. I was having trouble with my response to Hel and didn't want to address this until I'd figured that out.))

[The thing about slowly going blind over time is that it allows one to learn to rely on his other senses more often. Being a ninja notwithstanding, Itachi is well aware of when he's being watched by someone not as highly trained in the art of stealth.

Rather than address the eavesdropper at the start and possibly ruin the effect of his offering, he chooses to leave them be. If he's careful, he still might at least be able to learn their identity before this is over, but for now he doesn't so much as turn his head as he waits for Hel to appear.]

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[flightofdeath]

[He does not move as he watches, only takes it in. Of course, Voldemort has no idea of who this man is, what sort of stealth training he has had, and so is unconcerned about being caught. Even if the man were to turn around, he has full faith in his own ability to explain the happenstance away. Confidence remains his greatest ally, even here.

When Hel arrives, he takes in the interaction quietly, merely watching and not interfering.]

((ooc: no worries! you're good. feel free to take your time with this thread since... it's pretty weird... sorry about that))

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[snugglesjugs]

Well there was that one time that the gods made everyone sing but this is different.

[And unlike that time, these people apparently these people can't sing in tune.]

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[yourhatred]

There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to any of these things I've heard about them doing.

[How does it help them with their war?]

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[snugglesjugs]

Oh that was just they're way of giving everyone something good to think about. Sort of a way to keep up moral. Like recent festival.

I don't think all of these bards are part of that. [Since it's actually bring people down again instead.]

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[yourhatred]

[He could almost understand that, though it doesn't sound helpful to have people do it against their will.]

I wouldn't think so. They're more obnoxious than anything.

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[trust_us]

I think it's a festival. I haven't been here long enough, though, so I couldn't tell you.

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[yourhatred]

I have been to the festival itself. This seems to be something different, though I suppose there could be a relation.

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[trust_us]

Well, I have nothing, then.

I should introduce myself. Petra Ral, of the Scouting Legion.

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[yourhatred]

Uchiha Itachi.

...What scouting legion do you speak of?

[asgardsshadow]

[he doesn't have terribly long to wait. one moment he's more or less alone, the next someone is standing in front of the altar. she picks up the ring, examines it for a moment, and then slips it onto her smallest finger, ribbon and all. after a moment, it disappears.]

You had a question.

[yourhatred]

((ooc: Sorry for the lateness of this. I got stuck on what I would actually ask. -_- ))

I did.

[It speaks in her favor that she's actually appeared and is holding to her end of the bargain. Itachi might have spent most of his life lying to his brother, but this doesn't mean he enjoys seeing others do it, hypocritical as that may be.

He doesn't stand. If she is considered a goddess here then it would likely be improper for him to rise unbidden, and the last thing he needs to do is offend Hel before she's answered him.]

What can I do, without offending my own patron, to earn amnesty within your welcome hall so that the unnatural uncomfortableness that accompanies long visits will not affect me or will at least take longer to do so?

[kuramaless]

[Guess who has mostly managed to enjoy the festivities?

Aside from the... altercation with Sasuke, he's trying to remain cheerful as ever.]

It's usually kind quiet'ttebayo.

Well, sort of. Unless there's stuff goin' on, but there's stuff happenin' all the time. You're like-- the type a guy who likes it quiet right?

[Like Sasuke. He presumes.]

[yourhatred]

Generally speaking.

[Itachi simply isn't very noisy on his own. It is very much something he and his brother have in common.]

I'm hearing more and more about this "stuff" lately.

[kuramaless]

Yeah.

[That's all he has to say. He huffs, takes a look around him, which is pretty pointless because it's just his room.]

Maybe it'd be pretty boring if nothin' happened?

[yourhatred]

If the gods are going to create random instances like this, they could create ones that are more productive.

[This gets them nowhere, and Itachi doesn't have much patience for those who would squander their resources - especially when said resources include his brother's time and effort, never mind his own.]