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[open] some Kenoma come up to Godsblood the other day...

WHO: Amos, Gen, Eustace, Childe, any Pleroma
WHAT: Amos wants a gun, Eustace wants to make a portal, and in order to make it happen they go to...
WHERE: Godsblood.
WHEN: Towards the end of Visoseri/start of Soviseri
WARNINGS: None, unless you count bullying of various Pleroma; will add as necessary

The content of this entry is intended to be an OOC explanation of what's going on to keep everyone up to speed; any characters who may be in Godsblood during this time period are free to top level or tag out. This is not an event and simply a unique instance that some characters are kinda sorta technically in enemy territory, which opens itself up to thread opportunities that would not otherwise be possible.

Basically: four Kenoma are journeying up to Godsblood, albeit not all together and through different means.

Amos and Gen will be arriving via a boat directly from Achamoth, and accordingly, will be outed as Kenoma Aions right from the get-go — the populace should know who they are, and word of their arrival would likely get around. Amos is there because he wants to build a higher quality gun than what they have in Achamoth and Godsblood is the place to do it; Gen is there to serve as backup/moral support/because they're friends, okay. Story plotting link here for more details.

Eustace and Childe will be sneaking in via carriage from the Artisan shrine/a portal and will therefore not be known as Kenoma Aions upon entry to Godsblood — unless there are characters there who already know who they are, that is. Eustace is setting up a portal to facilitate travel between Achamoth and Godsblood. This is not public knowledge and non-Kenoma Aions/NPCs are unlikely to know about this. Story plotting link here for more details.

The mods have also provided some guidelines for how interactions could go between characters so that any Pleroma wouldn't necessarily have to out themselves as Aions when it comes to interacting with Amos or Gen, who are publicly declared as such. Highlighting what was said further down in Amos' plotting comment:

It wouldn't be unreasonable for a visiting Aion to be chatting up people within Godsblood so sharing a meal ... wouldn't be a dead give away, but it might tie them to the Aions on the rumor network if they do it in public. Whether they are just strangers Gen and Amos are dining with or whether they are connected to Achamoth won't be clear, but it would definitely have implications ... It's definitely a risk, at any rate.

As for meeting in a busy street or a public park the connection is still possible but a lot less likely, since the odds of them chatting up some rando in the park is a lot more likely than sitting down for dinner with them. It'd also be a lot more obvious if someone was spying on them, unlike a closed environment like a pub or eatery, so that'd probably be the safest option without going somewhere deserted or private.

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[ First time earns a little flicker of empathy there. ]

Shit, I almost never got ice cream back home. I'd've probably killed for some.

[ Does he mean that literally... haha... maybe... But it's delivered in a friendly manner, because now he wants ice cream, too, and he's got enough money to spare. ]

Yeah, shit, c'mon. Let's go. You're giving me a tour, and I'm repaying you for your help. [ It's both a cover story and also literally what they're actually doing. He tilts his head in the boat's direction, lead the way. ]

[That's... probably just a turn of phrase. Probably.

Anyway, the best cover stories are true, so Yuya doesn't have to try and keep his excuse straight. He gestures for Amos to follow as he takes lead, to the west to get to the canal dock.] I don't have a watch, but we're probably in time for the next boat that goes to the market?

That way. [He points.]

[ He thinks he sees a boat coming up along the canal as Yuya points, so their timing's probably as good as possible.

Amos' smile is real as he walks alongside Yuya. Gives a friendly wave to the guy at the boat's helm as they approach. He really, actually, is just some guy in this moment — one with a young tour guide, money to spare, and a slowly-building craving for ice cream.

The gawking's easy for him to ignore. When the boat gets moving, Amos turns back to Yuya, a genuine fascination in his voice as he speaks up. ]

I've never seen boats used like this before. That's really just a normal thing here, huh?

[ But also — hey, thanks for helping him out. Amos is perfectly content to make sure everyone around them knows the situation, that Yuya really is a regular citizen of Godsblood. Just a friendly and resourceful one to have attracted an Aion requesting his services, but it could happen to anyone, couldn't it? Sure, why not. ]

Yeah, it's pretty cool right? [He raises the hand, waving to the driver of the boat as it's pulling in. Hopefully, Yuya's tendency to run little jobs for jools under the table means people won't think twice about a scrappy looking teenager with an Aion.

Well, at least won't look twice at Yuya. At the boat comes to a stop, Yuya waits for those getting off the boat to clear before he hops on and takes a seat near the back.]

[ He's been getting looks ever since he stepped off the boat from Achamoth, and they haven't subsided. They're probably never going to, either, so it's a good thing he really doesn't care.

He can just address Yuya perfectly comfortably, and if anyone wants to stare or listen in... good for them, basically. Unless someone gives him a reason to start shit, he'll just let it all roll off his back; thankfully, pretty much everyone seems to know better than to start shit with an Aion. So it's with ease Amos follows Yuya to the back, takes the seat next to him. ]

Yeah. [ It's genuinely cool; the more he thinks about it as the boat gets underway, the more he loves it. ] Having it built into the city like this... I would've loved this.

[ An almost wistful sigh as he looks out at the water, at the streets it comes right up against. ]

Kinda wish I was from here.

[... Yuya can't, in good conscious, encourage Amos to make a home here. Not when it's a place for so many Pleroma, already living precariously trying to keep their status and allegiance a secret.

His glaze flickers down, sadly, before he looks up to point at one of the towering structures.] That's one of the guilds. It's the... the... Woodworking guild I think? They do some art but also lots of stuff with the boats. Some of them have really cool carvings. And that...

[If Amos allows it, Yuya will fill the ride with a decent tour. A little broad, but he'll point out guilds and temples and shops he's familiar with, and share some of the popular lore about Godsblood's development, as they do love their history.]

[ That sadness is missed on him, Amos more preoccupied with the idea of water roadways. There's just something so practical about them he can't help but admire... And then Yuya's literally playing tour guide, and he settles right into his seat, his real role in this excursion. He looks out at everything Yuya points out, most of the time with genuine interest. (Every now and then he has to feign it, because it's just not his speed... art, really, okay, sure.)

The history's actually kinda interesting though. Not even in a I'll need to know this for later way, but more like... fuck, he really likes this place. ]

They really just made some of the boats into permanent structures, huh? I mean, I grew up by the water, but we never would've had that. Would love to take a look at how they did that sometime.

[ ... He is a mechanic, worked under engineers. It kinda is actually a professional curiosity for him as he looks at the latest thing Yuya's pointed out, interest clear in his gaze. He's still looking forward to the ice cream, but the journey's just as good as the destination, turns out. ]

Oh, yeah. [Yuya didn't grow up with anything like that either. But he's supposed to be a local right now, so he bites his tongue. Maybe later.]

Yeah, it's really cool to climb up the stairs and get on the decks. [The decks you're supposed to get on, anyway.] When you can see out over everything, it's great.

[The boat slowly comes to a stop, and Yuya stands up--though he isn't in a rush to get off before the other people do.] It's not far from here, the ice cream shop.

[ Amos really hasn't tried going anywhere that'd give him a good view of Godsblood, of its surrounding area. The mountains are really the only thing that stand out to him here as different from Baltimore; that'd emphasize it. Maybe one day, with enough downtime.

So probably not, but it's nice to think about. Still, he gives Yuya an amiable little smile all the same.

And stands up alongside him once Amos realizes they're here. It'd been a nice ride, and he's content to be the last ones off, as well. Not like they're in a rush. Not like he's got anywhere he desperately needs to be. Not like he's too good to not wait for others first. And when it's clear it's their turn, Amos heads off the boat, back to solid ground.

Fuck, that was nice. He really could get used to something like that. ]

Awesome. [ He nods at Yuya, happy as ever to be doing this; ready for him to lead the tourist again. ] You got any favourites?

[Yuya takes the lead once they're on stable ground, putting a hand to his chin in exaggerated thought as he hums.] Hmm... I like strawberry. And brown sugar, and chocolate... and birthday cake!

[Has Horos invented birthday cake yet? He'll have to look for that.] Most shops like this has monthly flavors, too.

What kind of things do they do for monthly stuff?

[ His interest is up there as he follows alongside Yuya. ]

Didn't get the chance for a whole lot of flavours when I did get to have ice cream. I stuck with chocolate most of the time.

... Think rocky road would be my favourite, though.

[ Pay no mind to the small noise his stomach makes, it really has been a long time since he's gotten to have ice cream. ]

It's summer, right? Almost fall. It could be something really fruity, or maybe something like rocky road but... more like s'mores? You've had that, right?

[Yuya doesn't think hard about what Amos' terrible childhood might have deprived him from, and assumes he's right. This is not the time for sad thoughts.] But they'd do really wild things in--[Wait. Not Japan. He can't say he's from Japan.] In, uh, this other shop I know. Like pickle.

I've had imitation s'mores.

[ Which could mean... well... anything, but. You make do with limited resources in space, and up there he'd had the means to actually afford things, so. He's kinda had s'mores.

It's actually not that depressing. And he certainly isn't going to linger on it; not when Yuya brings up pickle. That draws a bewildered stare from Amos, less about the fact that Yuya had almost slipped up — though for all he knows, there really is a shop in Godsblood that offers that — and more at just trying to imagine the flavour.

He's silent a liiiittle too long at that one as they make their way through the streets, towards the shop. ]

Did you ever try it? Because I'm pretty sure I'd rather just stick with chocolate.

[ Pickle??? ]

[Yuya... doesn't know what makes an imitation s'more. It's like, three ingredients?

But that question drums up a laugh from him.] No way! I tried to dare Yuzu to try it, though...

[And just thinking abut her causes a bittersweet pang in his chest. But he brushes it aside, pushing open the door to the ice cream shop.] It's here! Hello!

[The older gentleman behind the counter suddenly shifts upright, adjusting his glasses as he peers at new customers. "Well, hello! What can I do for ya?"]

[ Right — he met Yuzu, kinda. And the bittersweet pang in Yuya's chest is felt, and almost matched by one of Amos' own in empathy. (Though if he was ever asked, he'd claim he doesn't experience empathy. Not out of any bravado on his part. More a sincere belief.) The fact that it's so easily dispelled is — well, thank fuck for that.

He's bright and happy upon entering the shop, not a care in the world that he might be recognized as an Aion of the Regent — he really is just here to buy ice cream for himself and a friend. So Amos nods at the gentleman — ] Heard this was the best place for ice cream, so I had to come get some — [ voice genuinely happy before he shifts his gaze to the menu.

As his eyes scan it, they light up, before he turns back to Yuya. ]

They have s'mores.

[ He knows what he's getting. ]

["Oho?" The shopkeeper is genuinely flattered to hear that. "Well that's mighty kind. Our s'more's cone is our popular treat every Visoseri! Chocolate chunk ice cream with toasted marshmallow swirl, served in a graham cone and dusted with crumbs for a real campfire taste."

It's a very practiced pitch, and it works.] Ah, that sounds so good... [He's practically drooling at the thought as he approaches the ice cream counter and stares in at all the flavors.

And then he looks over his shoulder at Amos.] Two of those?

[ Amos' mouth is damn near watering as the shopkeeper details the flavour; he can already tell this is going to be the best thing he's ever had. Which, it's pretty easy to beat the options he had up in space, but... still. It's the principle of the matter.

He smiles at Yuya, already fishing the necessary jools out of his pouch — plus enough for a more than generous tip. Yeah, he may be a Kenoma Aion, but he's not an asshole. ]

Two of those, please.

[ And the jools are on the counter, Amos turning his smile from Yuya to the shopkeeper.

This is gonna be so good. ]

["Comin' right up good sirs!" The gentleman gets to work on the first cone, leaving the jools on the counter for now to provide them with their treats first.

Yuya peels away from staring at the rest of the ice cream to watch this instead. When the shopkeeper offers him the first cone he takes it with a wide grin.] Thank you!

[He barely, barely manages to refrain digging in while Amos's cone is still being made. He can wait, at least until Amos is handed his and the shopkeeper is counting out the jools.]

[ Hell, it's not like he'd have minded if Yuya had just started going to town on his cone while Amos was waiting. He did just buy it for him, right? Not like he wants it to melt, either.

Amos takes his cone with a thanks of his own, and looks back at Yuya. Well... no reason not to wait now... right?

And he takes a big lick, eyes fluttering shut for a second in the aftermath, deep mmm emanating from his throat. ]

This is amazing.

[ The ice cream; the fact that he can have ice cream; kind of everything about this moment. It's nice.

He's so glad he came to Godsblood. ]

[He has some manners.

Not while eating, though. One he takes a bit full of graham cracker and ice cream he proceeds to talk before it even finishes melting in his mouth.] So good!

[He grins, offering the shopkeeper a thumbs up. The old man chuckles as he leans against the counters, happy to see the simple bliss that ice cream brings.]

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