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[goingbananas]

[ shortly after this. ]

I see you've met Mei. [ Please don't mind his snickering ]

[ Audio ]

[kokuyoyo]

[Oh, it's Sanada. That means Chikusa actually answers.]

...Everything you said before makes sense now...

Oct 8, 7:33am

[reformedsinner]

Good morning, Chikusa.

Should you wish to drop by my temple it's now in the central district. I'd prefer not to announce my move publicly just yet, as I'm enjoying the quiet, but if Ayumu asks you, you can pass the information on to her.

[His actual allies, he's telling. Everyone else... doesn't need to know how to knock on his door. They have his number.

A map to the new temple location is attached.]

October 26th / text

[futhark]

I saw this on the Near Shore today and immediately thought of you

[kokuyoyo]

[holy shit]

where

Nov 22

[reformedsinner]

[Please enjoy the neatly wrapped box that appears at your breakfast plate the day after the Capypa Land visit, Chikusa.

It would have contained a hat if he hadn't already bought himself one by the time Hakkai ran into him at the theme park. Instead, there has been a last-minute exchange, and it contains an apron with adorable capypa print.]

12/25

[smilingbullet]

[ So there are actually two packages on the porch to the temple in the morning, both wrapped in paper with happy reindeers printed on them, and Chikusa is probably not the one taking them inside, but only one is addressed to Chikusa, the other is for the stupid God. ]

Merry Christmas, Chikusa!
Best wishes from D2.

[ There are two things in this package. One thing which is clearly for Chikusa specifically, but also a large assorted box of snacks, with an additional note on it. ]

Don’t forget to dere a bit and share with Ken.

Dec. 24th

[sing_for_me]

[ Chikusa will find a long box at the front of his temple with a card with his name on it on top. ]

I hope this helps.
Merry Christmas, Chikusa.
-Alex

[ It is up to him whether to open it now or on Christmas day itself. Inside he’ll find a beanie organizer, though he’ll have to set it up himself. ]

December 24th

[thevanguard]

[ Left at the front door of Hakkai's temple late in the day is a package for Chikusa.

Inside, he will find a new beanie.

Also enclosed is another package with a note saying, For Ken, and holds a matching counterpart. ]

December 24th

[welcome_home]

[ Considering their little temple has grown recently and has also become a permanent home since Souji and Homura are gone, Nanako has had a surprise in store for this Christmas. Suddenly Christmas morning, a doorway is revealed, showing a nearby hallway with a few rooms within - one of them being Nanako's own. Another of them has a plaque with Chikusa and Ken's name on it and inside is a new room just for them.

Under the tree, there is a wrapped sloth kigurumi and a big stocking stuffed full of sweets and baked goods Nanako made. ]

[myblueskies]

[Chikusa's gift is left at Nanako's temple for him. It's a very childish, badly drawn picture of what are probably cats. Definitely cats if you know the context. They are wearing hats. Obviously.

There is also a collection of painted rocks. Chikusa needs more friends.

Dear Chikusa,

Happy Christmas. I hope you get to wear a fun hat like Shin was wearing.

From Romeo.

Dec. 24th

[purr_ince]

[ Later that evening Chikusa will find a small green box waiting for him with this inside with a note.] Happy Christmas. This seemed like your style. -Adrien

text, Jan 9

[reformedsinner]

["Chikusa is bothering me because you're sad": that, as far as Hakkai is concerned, sounds like a situation that Gojyo can probably walk away from.

It's the surge of crushing guilt and grief a few minutes later that finally force him out of his --

-- well, he doesn't like to use words like sulk, but he can recognize objective reality --

and make him turn his attention to his phone again.]

Leave him alone, Chikusa.

[kokuyoyo]

[It takes a very delayed moment for a reply to come back.]

are you ok

voice call, jan 12

[smilingbullet]

[ D2 could go in and seek Chikusa out in person, since he is right outside with Hakkai and Bon, but it's faster to just try to call him first instead of going on a mini search mission inside the temple for what might only take a minute or two to talk about.

So calling it is. Ring ring, Chikusa. ]

[kokuyoyo]

[D2, please. Still, Chikusa answers after a second.]

...What...

8th February

[futhark]

[ A message at the dead of the night comes. It contains photos of bad luck charms found on different places - nothing new under the sun right? - and a mystery photo to be unraveled later. The content of the message hopefully explains why the photos are being sent in first place. ]

Hey Chikusa, it's been a while,

I'm not around, not around Japan or anywhere close that is. I went to Ireland for some, let's say, family business and made a discovery that might interest you. Those charms? I found them here. Each on a shrine of a Celtic god that just happens to be in the Far Shore. I even found some old scraps of papers on Caireen shrine, she left us some time ago. Can't tell if those are remains of a curse or just prayers though.

Shrines of other Celtic gods were untouched. Each and every one of them was clear. I will check a few more just to be sure, but I'm seeing a pattern.

I have no idea how they know which of us are here and which are in Japan, but I'll ask around and see if I can learn something more.

---

PS: Good luck with your little Valentine endeavor with Sparkle, it sounds pretty cool

PSS: What do you think about this?

[kokuyoyo]

i'll accept it. come back to japan and give it to me.

[In other words, Chikusa won't say anything else on the information he's been given, not over the phone.]

february 16th

[reloves]

[ If Chikusa didn't tell Minako where he lives somewhere along the way, then she definitely went around to coax it out of someone somehow, because Chikusa will find a present left for him by her. (It's very, very obviously Minako's work, since it's wrapped in almost obnoxiously bright poppy wrapping paper.)

Inside is an extremely long fluffy white scarf and a note. ]

Chikusa!! Thanks so much for organising the blind dates with me ♥♥♥♥ It might sound a little dumb since it's not like I actually went on the dates myself, but.. I had fun! Even the time spent with you organising everything was fun, really!! Thanks for making me happy!

I hope everything went well and that your god found a super cute new boyfriend!!

- Minako

P.S. You totally didn't see this thanks coming, right?? Who's the sneaky one now, HUH?? The student has become the master!! <(￣︶￣)>

P.P.S. In case you can't tell, that's a two person scarf! Make sure to share it with your boyfriend while the cold season still lasts~~ ♥

March 5th | text

[erogappa]

Can you tell if somebody has a spell on them?

[kokuyoyo]

[A full five minutes passes before Chikusa bothers to send a signal text.]

why

march 25th, text;

[reloves]

So if a handsome guy calls you his partner and holds your hand and says he wants to be strong for you and then you're suddenly filled with this weird but super nice warm powerful feeling.. does that mean you're dating??

THIS IS THE EMERGENCY TEXT SYSTEM I NEED ANSWERS PLEASE

[kokuyoyo]

[Wow, this is sure a message to get while he's pressing the side of his face against the ground and trying to barter with a cat inside of Hakkai's room, which is getting increasingly messier... But hey, it's better than what he's been doing. Chikusa actually does respond.]

u need 2 go on a date first b4 u can say ur dating

confess whiel on date to get on same page

done

[so about that rpg table-top thing] idk somewhere around 20th March?

[futhark]

[ So as is a sacred tradition that has to be upheld, when someone of Chikusa-clan helps you, you owe the representative of, Chikusa-clan a gift.

A traditional gift is a hat. It cannot be a simple hat, the dumber, or more novelty-like the better.

Basically, Caster drops by Temple Hakkai to give Chikusa a thanks-for-help-with-ablution-hat. It has even card saying exactly that ]

thumbs up!!

[kokuyoyo]

[It's good that Caster really understands him, now, although it's hard to miss things.... especially when Chikusa warily answers the door wearing a rather plain gray hat with a pompom and earflaps. Don't mind him if he just... immediately takes the newest hat for his hoard...]

...Is that all you came here for? I'm busy watching Hakkai sleep....

[Chikusa. Chikusa please don't say that out loud like this.]

text;

[reloves]

[ Look, she's not sure if Chikusa is the one she should be asking about this, considering he sometimes seems to have the expressional depth of a pet rock emotions-wise. But he really does seem to care for his god a lot, judging by how much he was trying to help him before, so maybe he actually has some good ideas about this? ]

Chikusa!!!!!! What do you do when your god seems worried or stressed and you want to do something nice for him?

[kokuyoyo]

kick his legs out from underneath him

[chikusa, no. this is why you're called a pet rock.]

[After a moment, however, another series of texts start to pop up in slow procession.]

hakkai-sama's stress is usually his own fault

he makes himself sick because of it, like when he was trying to get things from the river, so i have to physically get in the way and argue with him

at least until i can make him take care of things at least a little bit

we're still working on talking a lot more because we both know we're too stubborn to budge when it comes to arguments

so it's usually that kind of situation

[...So, be thankful that you have a god who mostly has her shit together, Minako. She could be worse. She could be Cho Hakkai.]

but for other things

i guess it depends?

i'm not like the other people hakkai was close with like that loser who didn't deserve him

[fuck you gojyo]

there's only so much i can do

so i guess i just do other stuff

like taking care of chores he'd otherwise do even though i hate them

or cooking for him

i should probably learn more chinese recipes

Letter for Chikusa

[myblueskies]

Dear Chikusa

You are invited to Gegute's library (Elfnein's temple) on the 29th of April for a party! It is going to be a book party so you can bring your best book or even dress up as your favourite character!
You can bring Ken too if you want and any other friends! There will be tasty food to eat!
See you there!

Romeo and Elfnein

Around the Hawaii excursion (ca apr 8-10) action

[smilingbullet]

Chikusa, you got a moment? [ Even if he only has one and not two, that is fine! This won't take long! ] This is for you.

[ D2 might catch Chikusa at the beach or he might not but he will find him and when he does he has a very green gift for him that contains a lei of white tuberoses, a lei of kukui nuts with white turtles painted on them, and a detailed hook-pendant made out of bone. ]

[kokuyoyo]

[D2, this better be important, you made him physically move his body for this]

[...Not that Chikusa knows what to do when he's given a leaf. There's a blank stare.]

...It's a leaf...

[Chikusa, fucking, unwrap it-]

Text | After Joss's post on the BBS

[unlucky7]

Hey.

I heard from Joss Hakkai is gone.

I'm sorry.

Do you or Ken need anything?

[kokuyoyo]

[It takes... hours for a response to come.]

[Chikusa has always been something of a slow responder, only occasionally speeding up in his typing where he's at the exact opposite end of the spectrum. However, that's usually in only minutes. This is...]

no

[Chikusa doesn't bother explaining himself. Doesn't bother saying that the only thing they need, the only thing they want, is someone they're both incredibly aware won't be coming back. Not likely.]

[That's a one in a million chance... and their luck isn't that kind of lucky.]