[FREE] Shrine Shenanigans (ATTN: Kei)

[Ishida Takane]

The shrine might have been the most calming place at this lodge so far, as far as Takane was concerned. It was a place for someone else to do their research, but even so he felt a bit more at peace just passing through the gate. He wondered if this place could be looked at with anything but negativity by a spirit, since it was likely made more for a shrine maiden than for them, and whether that factored into this killing game they had become a part of. No one could even donate anything here besides that fake currency they had all been given. All in all, it really was a farce.

Takane furrowed his brow at the thought, and looked all around at the shrine once again. He was curious how the shrine maiden herself might have felt, but he didn't see her around at the moment. Was this actually enough? He followed the rituals and practices, but wasn't quite sure how much of a shintoist he could be identified as. Maybe this was enough after all. It wasn't his area of expertise. He'd have to learn more about the subject. 

Rather than go to fuss around with the several trinkets around, Takane returned to the gate at the entrance, and put a hand on it. It was cold to the touch, unsurprisingly. Anything outdoors in this weather would be. He stuck his other hand into his pants pocket, and looked up to the top of the gate contemplatively. Perfect to be bothered. 

[Osatsu Kei]

🐧 --- There was something that they couldn't put their finger on about the temple. Of course, they had no actual connection to it, or anything that they could consider as a connection. They weren’t the religious type in their own opinion, praying to gods that probably look the other way most of the time. The temple was strange to them in a different way, as if it felt weirdly comforting to them.

These new areas seemed to be rather comforting to them, and at this point, they couldn’t tell if it’s good or bad.

As they had wandered around the shrine maiden’s talent lab for a significant amount of time, they were intending to go back to the cabin when they suddenly stopped in their tracks, the sight of someone within the area giving them pause. In all honesty, a normal person would go ahead and walk on by without much of a fuss—but Osatsu found… potential. An unfortunate opportunity to go ahead and mess with someone, really.

Carefully, they quickly and quietly made their way over to where Ishida was by the entrance gate, being mindful to make little to no sound as they set themselves up to scare the golfer. Creeping up behind him, they quickly adjust their glasses with a hand for a moment before reaching up and first, grabbing his shoulder from where they were before appearing to his side with a cryptic, and an unsettling:

"Ｂｏｏ．"

Oh, that was louder than they had intended. --- 🐧