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[thevanguard]

From: Misaki Yata
Posted: July 10

[ The video turns on to a shot of Yata looking... well, that's a little harder to tell right away because he's trying to appear as neutral as possible at the moment. Despite that, inwardly he's panicking a little.

He rubs a hand against the back of his neck awkwardly as he addresses the BBS. ]

So, uh. I'm guessing waking up to find your god's temple missing is a bad sign, huh?

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No. *I'm* sorry.

[lionhearrt]

[ Mikoto watches him from his position. He wasn't angry, wasn't spouting lines of bravado which meant... He kept his thoughts to himself. ]

I was bored. [ He shrugs. ] So, I went for a walk.

[ And here he is. ]

[thevanguard]

[ Yata's head thuds lightly against the tree trunk as he stares up at the sky for a minute instead because he's not in the mood to get angry at the guy either. Even if he suspected maybe that would make him feel better. If only for a few minutes. ]

Yeah, well. Enjoy your walk then. Try not to blow up anyone else's temple while you're at it. Apparently we're coming up short.

[lionhearrt]

What if I blew up yours?

Would you still be sitting there? Doing nothing.

[thevanguard]

[ Yata just gives a humorless laugh and lifts a hand to absently rub against his right collarbone without even realizing it. The place his new name had been etched until he woke up without one this morning. ]

If that's what you're here to do, then you're a little late.

[lionhearrt]

You're still left.

[thevanguard]

[There's something about those simple words that sends a jagged stab of queasiness through him, catching him off-guard, and he makes an inarticulate noise, hands coming up to clutch at his hat for a moment until it passes.

He laughs again, even though it comes out a little choked-sounding before he lifts his head to scowl defiantly at the other god. ]

Yeah. I am.

[lionhearrt]

[ And it's that defiant scowl that finally tempers the Red King's mood. ]

Then stand up.

[ He didn't coddle the dejected. ]

[thevanguard]

[ Yata scowls at him, a hint of suspicion in his expression now before he finally huffs out an aggravated sigh and pushes himself to his feet. ]

Fine. I'm up. What do you want?

[lionhearrt]

You get one room.

[thevanguard]

[ Yata just blinks, confused. ]

Wait. What?

[lionhearrt]

The bar's Izumo's so you follow his rules.

[ You dent it, he dents you. ]

[thevanguard]

[ Another slow blink, because he's trying to follow the abrupt change of topic. ]

A room? Do you even have a temple right now? I thought you blew it up?!

[lionhearrt]

[ A smirk. ]

It came back.

[thevanguard]

[ Of course it did. If only it were always that easy.

Yata looks irritated a moment, but there's still hints of unease lurking in his gaze and certainly in his posture. ]

I don't need a pity handout. The others said I'd be reassigned.

[lionhearrt]

[ His grin spreads. ]

Who says it's a hand-out?

You'll be working for your room and board.

[thevanguard]

[ That gets another blink, suspicion wavering with confusion. ]

Working? Doing what? I don't know anything about bars.

[ He feels like he's missing something here. ]

[lionhearrt]

I need you to keep an eye on someone.

[thevanguard]

[ What.

Does he look like a watchdog to you?

Wait, don't answer that.

But still. ]

What? Who? Why?

[lionhearrt]

[ You'll be surprised how well you're suited to the task. ]

They're scared of me.

[ And no one is surprised.]

[thevanguard]

[ Yata just snorts at that. ]

That's because you're really weird.

Why am I keeping an eye on them? Are they supposed to be scared of you?

[lionhearrt]

[ His eyes sharpen, just a fraction. ]

You might need to be a bodyguard.

[ He looks at him. ]

So, are you up to it?

[thevanguard]

Depends.

[ Yata stares at him for a moment, shifting from one foot to another as he considers his answer. ]

How long are we talking here? Because if I do get reassigned, I might not have a say in what I keep doing after that.

1/2

[lionhearrt]

There's no time limit.

[ Once HOMRA. Always HOMRA. ]

2/2

[lionhearrt]

[ That answer stirs his temper. ]

You always have a say.

[thevanguard]

[ But he doesn't, and he knows it. When it comes down to it, he's still just a shinki. And even if he'd been lucky in being paired up with Nami, who looked at him like a partner instead of a tool, he knew that that wasn't all gods here. He had no idea if his luck would hold for round two.

So he narrows his gaze at this guy, because as irritating as he might be, he'd also observed how he was with Izumo. ]

Are you offering me a room or are you offering to name me?

[ He needs that answered before he agrees to anything. ]