come_sailaway | 鬼KYOKAN

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鬼KYOKAN

Who: Castor, Pollux, and maybe you?
When: September 16
Where: At the edge of the shoreline on the beach
Summary: A sacrifice for Jenny!
Warnings: It's an animal sacrifice but the actual thing isn't like, graphic.

Once the preparations are complete in the mid-afternoon, Castor and Pollux will gather anyone who's interested in attending and begin the sacrifice. As royalty among humans and ancient gods themselves, they are willing to offer a gracious demonstration of how to pay your respects to the gods, beginning with a prayer, but anyone who decides to stay is encouraged to participate—whether by talking with one another or tossing seeds during the ritual, anything so that they could be considered involved themselves.

Once anybody who stops by is ready and quieted down, they will lift their arms to the sky to call upon "Jenny" — a goddess of storms. Just imagine it goes something loosely along the lines of: "We, the Dioscuri, know of your search— while we hope that today's offering pleases you, know that we will reunite you with your brothers. In return, we ask that when we quit this voyage, you offer us, the passengers, your shelter alongside them as we return to where we should be."

Only the ones who don't piss her off is kind of an unsaid implication, but really, it seems like a fair enough trade, right?

The star of the show is a local boar that the two of them brought down together. Next to the makeshift altar, it can be found dressed up in what looks like a very fluffy pink silk scarf, which is tied in a ribbon around it's belly. Once it has agreed to the sacrifice, it's cooked over the open fire, and a certain amount is set aside especially for Jenny—the rest, though? Once the meat has finished cooking, it's distributed among everyone else in attendance, as well as any mangos and other foodstuffs that the guests might have their eyes on. No matter what you decide to accept, you're told that it should be finished by evening.

And when the feast is complete, everyone is invited to participate in games. Whether it's sprint races, jumping competitions, spear throwing, or... frisbee because proper discus' probably aren't available here and Castor sure as hell isn't letting a human touch his, everyone is encouraged to take part and enjoy themselves. (Including if anybody would like to make their own top-levels too!)

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(so there is something here she's clearly missing. jinx stumbled upon this because well, for one, pollux mentioned a brother. and if she is going to let them guide her and for her to pray to them (along with barbatos) every day, it's only right for to know who he is, what's his name, and what he's like.

but when she learns this sacrifice is for jenny, her face drops. jenny. the pirate pain-in-the-ass-bitch jenny? jinx rolls her eyes and then quietly excuses herself from the group to be somewhere far away.)

(and even with the sacrifice ritual being done and over with, jinx continues to stay clear from everyone to sit by a tree. silently, she doodles little circles and shapes in the sand with her index -- mindlessly making little sounds with her tongue to keep herself enertained.)

( she wouldn't leave her brother to take care of the festivities alone as they do everything together, so she's just as excited to do something like the sacrifice. it's been awhile since she's had this chance to be part, or have one for herself, as the olden days are gone and everything has became more modern; but it's out of respect for the storm goddess. so that means every guest that takes part should be checked on, and taken care of, and pollux does that by going over to every person one by one to make sure everything's fine with them.

with a giant leaf in hand, there's a smoked fish placed on top with a stick skewered right through the mouth. it's easy to tell that it's been roasted over a fire for a bit, and that steam is still wafting from it.

pollux had noticed jinx, curious as to why she distanced herself, and decides that if she won't come to the sacrifice on her own then pollux can bring a bit to her. that's why she kneels down in front of her to place the meal a few inches away from what she's drawing in the sand. )

Are you hungry? I didn't see you come to get anything...

(did she expect pollux to wander over? honestly, not at all. it looked like she had her hands full with entertaining others and making sure things were running smoothly. so when she makes her way to jinx and kneels before her with the meal, she stops in mid-doodling to look over.

her body tenses just a little and immediately sits more up-right. there's a tiny hint of redness in her pale complexion as she clears her throat.)

Ahem... — I, Yeah. I-I could eat.

Before it gets cold.

( she could eat, but pollux will oversee to make sure that she does. secluding herself off with no company and not even a meal doesn't do well for the stomach, she's sure, and so to remedy that she'll fix both. it's hard to ignore how nervous the other gets when she's around, but maybe doesn't want to embarrass pollux? to be quite honest, she doubts that jinx could. )

If you're still hungry, we can hunt fish together. Brother made spears, and if you're not used to them I can teach you.

( pollux sounds genuinely excited about the idea, but it can only happen if jinx wishes it to. )

(ah, right. it'll be horrible if it got cold and if zaun taught her anything, it's to not be wasteful when food is given to them. especially when someone went through the trouble of preparing it and make it warm.

with the leaf in her hands and before she takes a bite, jinx shuts her eyes and does a thankful prayer. it might be a tad bit awkward to do so when pollux is literally sitting right there. but she's been doing this every single day for two(?) months now so not doing so feels out of place for her. so jinx does her usual -- thanking barbatos except this time, she adds "the dioscuri" to her list for giving her this meal. since she still clueless of her brother's name, she felt it would be better to address them this way. maybe it's preferable. )

(so after that brief moment, she opens her eyes again then taking a bite. and it's surprisingly good!! chewing faster and a little more feverish, she shoves another piece in her mouth.)

Fish? (she is asking with her mouth all full.) — Zaun had a lotta fish food stands but I've never hunt one before. I can just shoot it, right?

( it doesn't take long for castor to notice.

sure, he's (reluctantly) given to accept allowing pollux to socialize on her own, flitting between people as she gets to know those who attended the sacrifice, but that was conditional. so long as she stayed in his line of sight, he could be reassured that nothing would go amiss for her—no harm would come to her. when she leaves that line of sight? well, it's only taken him this long to find her now, crouched down next to some person away from all of the festivities they've gone to such lengths to prepare. not that he blames her, but— )

Pollux?

( he's already trotting up to close the distance. a cursory glance to the one beside her is all it takes to tell him he has no interest in her; a moment where his expression twists in distaste before he turns his attention back to his sister. )

What are you doing over here? I thought you said you wanted to participate in the games.

Oh, no! Using a gun doesn't have the same enthusiasm as using a spear!

( every bullet shot towards the water will scare off the fish, and it'll ruin the hunter's concentration. that, and the idea of bullets being cemented into the soil for no reason would ruin the ecosystem, causing the plant and animal-life to change locations. they shouldn't both hunt and ruin their home, and she feels as though she should make that known first and foremost. it's not as jinx wants to do anything as cruel as that, especially with how thoughtful she is about certain things. )

Think of the location, it'll sully the habitat if you leave stray bullets. With a spear, it only ta—

( with a familiar voice comes a just as familiar turn of her head, catching the gaze of her brother who is trotting in their direction. oh, she's been caught! she knew that going out of his sight would warrant this, but she didn't expect him to catch up so soon! )

Welcome, I was mentioning one of the events to Jinx. ( she lifts one hand out to the female to identify her. ) The spears that you were making will be fun for fishing together.

( she's including him because he's here now, and as long as she stays within the set idea of what makes castor happy, then he's not so difficult to work with. her eyes fall back onto jinx again, nodding softly as if to confirm the question that she may have about who that is, and yes — that is certainly her older brother. )

(zaun had a few sailors in the olden times from what she was told and janna, the god spirit of wind (who is now reincarnated to venti/barbatos in her belief), would guide them during their travels. her mother (and her sister) never spoken how those sailors caught fish but probably with a spear, too. if so, jinx thinks that is such a silly tool to use when one can just blast the sucker out of the water. and right as pollux explains to why a spear would be more efficient, she peers up at castor then quickly swallows down her bite.

ah, so. she finally gets to meet the brother exclusively with her. she wonders if he is aware about her being a follower to them. but given how pollux introduced her to him just now, most likely not. but that's okay. gods are usually busy, right? )

Hey.

(it's a small sheepish smile as she waves to him -- hopefully she can make a good first impression.)

( it's an easy introduction—probably a more favourable as far as introductions to castor go, really. he's already been told about "jinx", and while all humans are about the same as far as he's concerned, it isn't as if he would allow himself to forget something that pollux told him. even so, when his gaze turns back to her, there's no particular fondness in them.

it kind of has the same feeling as a human looking down on a bug. )

She's not even taking part in the sacrifice. Why are you wasting your time with her?

( and then it's right back to pollux. he has no real reason or desire to greet or talk with this human, or any human, and really is only doing it for the sake of their sacrifice at this point. if this pathetic dreg of a life form can't be bothered to participate, then neither can he be expected to acknowledge her in turn. and from the look he's giving pollux? he's none too happy that she's decided to, either. )

Brother, that's unlike you. As Gods, we can bring anyone that we desire! Be sure to introduce yourself, we shall not make fools of ourselves during this sacrifice.

( she flashes a smile in jinx's direction to say she has this covered before turning to face her brother properly. it's not that he's wrong to be skeptical about jinx considering she didn't come to the sacrifice at all, but she's just picking up a few strays that should come along. )

She's taking part by going fishing, and what she catches she'll bring back. We were discussing the plans, and you came right on time to join us.

( bold and brave, she's not afraid of her brother, but a sacrifice hosted by gods mean she can't allow her actions to be solely emotion based, she must speak with am air befitting of a god— she is zeus' daughter after all, and her previous words did come out matter-of-fact. surely her brother won't be upset with her, nor are these lies, as she turns back to jinx so she can confirm. )

Isn't that right?

(jinx's instant reaction was to bite because anyone throwing that sort of tone with her gets a TNT shove in their mouths. and the way he is carrying himself and that gaze, it's no different how the people of piltover saw her. scum, filth, dirt, nothing. swallowing down her immediate aggression, jinx slowly sets the meal down before her and tries to sit more straighten and up-right.

there's a few breaths as she tries to ground herself -- think of a venti's feather. and when pollux addresses to her, jinx tries again and nods in agreement. )

Y-Yeah, that's right. Uh. Sorry, I didn't participate. Jenny and I...well, we didn't really get along. And I felt, I dunno, maybe my presence would had messed things up 'cuz we're not in good terms? So I thought slippin' away was the right choice.

( he's more than willing to listen to pollux, and to see her view on the matter, but man... it'd be a lie to say he's a fan of her soft-hearted approach with humans. or, rather, the fact that she allows herself to interact with them at all. as much as her kindness is something castor loves about her, so too is it something that he feels makes her far too forgiving towards these insects.

his response to jinx comes first, immediate and dismissive. )

How pathetic. If you've angered the gods, that's all the more reason you should make up for your failings through worship.

( if you piss off athena, you don't just run away and try to hide. it's fucking athena. a smart man will stand up and apologize as is expected; it's no different with any other god.

his response to pollux is more patient though. thoughtful, even if exasperated. )

... I suppose I can accompany you.

( because it's preferable to letting some infectious leech attach to his sister. )

The sacrifice is to show the willingness of those that participate, it's not about your past transgressions. There's no need to be afraid when Brother and I are there.

( she's just fragile to these things as pollux knows, and she's told castor every bit of what went down before. that's why castor's attitude is something she wishes he could be more gentle about, but it's always difficult with him. even if that won't change, their goal remains the same: )

We are the Dioscuri, your light that'll guide you through the darkness. Please remember that, no matter the situation.

( with that said, she's already getting up to her feet as she allows jinx to dine. looking between her brother and then out to the distance where she recalls him making spears, she makes her intentions known. )

I'm going to get four, you two wait here.

('how pathetic' that instantly strikes her; an alarming nails clawing on a chalkboard screeches in her ears which makes her head slightly twitch. she tries to not make the wincing noticeable but she can't always hide her distress. there's a ghostly crackle who overlaps the twins' speeches for her -- her hallucination of "mylo" looming over her shoulder which makes her hair stand a little on end.

'see? even HE sees it.'

her hands are balling into fists on her lap and resisting the urge to silence him verbally but...no. she shouldn't let him distract her right now. but he should give her some fucking advice for once in his damn life. the moment she is out of her mind, pollux leaves and now is now left with her brother. there's a quick glance to him before wordlessly picking up her meal again. jinx resumes on to eating -- peeling off the dinner with her thumb and index before shoving it in her mouth. )

( oh. hm... pollux doesn't really give him time to talk back on her decision, and by the time he's opened his mouth, she's already moving away. his shoulders fall slack as she makes off, and here he's stuck with one hand still reaching out as if to stop her.

so now he's stuck with this human. gross.

castor watches her for a long moment as she settles back into her meal—his gaze on her is heavy with scorn but, fortunately, he doesn't feel the need to comment as pollux's back disappears in the direction of the rest of the festivities. then again, he's not the best at staying still himself.

there's a huff of a sigh when he finally decides that this human's not going to do a flip for his entertainment. while jinx may have chosen a spot underneath a tree to comfortably sit, castor is going to start making his way to the shoreline. he's going to peer into the water as he steps around some of the tide pools scattered about, trying to get a sense for where they can start. )

(honestly, the only reason why she isn't eating like a savage is for the respect of pollux and venti/barbatos. for pollux because she seems to really wants to guide her and for venti/barbatos, he had said to her they are almost like colleague to him. so she feels she should at least be a tad bit civil. and as he huffs off somewhere, jinx lifts her head to observe him for a moment then sets the meal back aside.

she bends her legs as she probs her elbows on her knees; her cheek resting underneath her palm with sly grin.)

So! — Not even thirty minutes in and already can't stand me. And being such a big and powerful God like yourself whose probably been around for thousands of years, I'm sure you've met many mortals similar to me. Don't tell me you don't know how handle a girl. Or... hasn't been so long for you that you've gotten a lil' weak and you're fumblin'?

If ya need some help, I know a cutie in green with braids who can give ya few pointers.

( it... it actually takes a minute before castor lifts his head to acknowledge that he's being spoken to. sure, she's making herself nice and loud, but he's a little preoccupied with wondering if that shape there is a stingray resting underneath the sand or not. if he shuffles things around a little, could he find something a little more interesting? heard there's octopuses in tide pools sometimes... still, he gives a momentary glance to her before peering over his shoulder to see if she might be hollering at someone else, but nope. his expression is as impassive and unimpressed as ever when his gaze slides back over to her.

she's right about one thing; a brat like this is a dime a dozen. )

Is that all you can muster?

( "what, you're bad at talking to girls?" she asks the guy with a sister complex. didn't quite hit the target, but does manage to get an ugly sneer out of him. )

How dull. I'm not about to waste my time on an insignificant human.

But you're goin' to anyway, right? I thought we were gonna do this fishing thing together.

(jinx will give a nonchalant shrug though as she picks another piece of the meal -- popping it into her mouth.)

— But whatever. You don't have to tag along. I can just spend time with your sis instead. Get some more one-on-one with her so I know her better. Since I'm a new follower and all.

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( castor is genuinely just looking at her. like, what's the endgame here, 'cause he's not seeing it. cannot imagine actually thinking pollux wouldn't kill any and every one on this boat for his sake, no matter how much she likes humans. she's no different from the jenny that this brat is on such poor terms with, and castor knows better—knows enough that at this pitiful attempt, all he does is look over his shoulder as he brings himself to his feet. )

There's stingrays here. A lot of shellfish, too.

( look how well he's behaving, sis. praise him! )

That's wonderful, Brother! You're always one step ahead, it really is wonderful of you to hunt down our prey preemptively.

( pollux arrives with four spears tucked between her arm and waist, walking towards them both who seem to be interacting pretty well. it's nice to see that castor hasn't done anything offensive while she's gone, and that makes her happier all the more. )

I haven't had stingray in a long time, that would be fun to all cook together.

( once by his side, she offers one of the spears to him with a gentle smile. ) Thank you for watching over her, you never let me down.

( she returns her attention to jinx next, now don't think what she said wasn't heard at all. )

Is that what you want from me, Jinx? ( one hand tosses a spear in her direction for her to catch. )

One-on-one time. I'll have you know, I'm really a boxer at heart; if the art of the fist is what you're willing to learn then I wouldn't mind it.

(very observantly, she watches their exchange in complete silent. she finds it interesting how nice castor seems to be the moment pollux enters back in the picture of things. a complete mood changer. could this be one of those "deep down i'm an ass but i'm going to look perfect for my sibling so if someone says anything different, she won't believe them"? because it's the instant vibe she is getting by simply watching.

with the spear getting toss to her, jinx catches it with a breeze and no hesitation. as she gets to her feet, she swings the stick over her shoulder with a grin and a shake of her head.)

Not the kind of one-on-one I had in mind. Anythin' with fists is my big sister's territory. She's got the big hands between the two of us.

(as she takes one step, jinx uses her shimmer speed to zip right next to pollux -- her body moving in a blur with a pink glow trial from her eyes lingering behind. with her standing sweetly, she cocks her head to the side.)

— Now! If we're talkin' about guns, that'll be somethin' I'll be interested in. Do a lil' shootin' gallery or target practice. Those I love.

( oh, no, castor doesn't think pollux is that stupid. only takes about halfway into her explanation for him to prove it, too: )

Nobody asked what you're interested in.

( he accepts the spear, answering before pollux has the chance to, and only turning to meet her eyes as he continues. he tips his chin, looking down on her with an ugly sneer and an accusatory tone to match. )

Who do you think you are to reject her kindness? You should be grateful she would bother with the likes of you.

( there goes castor running off at the lip again, but he shouldn't be so cruel to their follower who is ever so willing to keep praying to them. she lifts one hand with her index finger pressed to castor's lips, shushing him right after. )

And when you run out of bullets, what happens next?

( there's no source of unlimited ammo unless she can make it in a matter of seconds, ) You should learn various weapons, you'll never know when you'll be without your gun.

( she looks to her brother now as she reels back her hand to drop back down by her side. )

Brother can teach you how to use the discus, ( yes, she's made the executive decision. ) but it's up to you how well you're able to aim.

(now it's not like she's purposely ignoring every little word pollux is saying but castor's just way louder for her. jinx breathes out a chuckle with her tongue slowly running along her upper teeth -- doing her absolute best to not do the things she's fantasizing about right now.)

Who do I think I am? Last I checked, I'm Jinx!! And Jinx does what she wants, when she wants, and gets what she wants. I don't reeeallly answer to anyone usually. So the fact I'm givin' YOU the time of day is the real blessin' around here. In fact, I think I'm gonna start ignorin' you now. You remind me too much of a Topsider and that puts a bad taste in my mouth.

(with that, she does a little bounce in her step and entirely focuses on pollux.)

RIGHT, SO! You said somethin' about bullets? — Guess you hit the nail on that. I aaaam a bit on the low side of it. And when it comes to other weapons? I know my way around a knife but not to a full extent.

( he's more than willing to oblige pollux when she asks silence of him at first. still, it's hard not to be amused by the way this pathetic human seems to take even the simple facts he stated personally. sounds shallow to him—empty entitlement, like a child who insists on eating so much candy they make themselves sick. so far as he can tell, she's nothing special to achieve anything worthy of that supposed pride.

so he gives a low chuckle, reaching up to take pollux's hand in both of his as he looks back to her again. )

Ha! You see that, Sister? Looks like she doesn't want to talk to me either.

( is he smiling because he's happy he doesn't have to deal with her, or... )

No wonder Jenny didn't like her.

鬼KYOKAN

(3.) obvs she needs to meet the brother

1/1 | GOD SHE WILL BE MEETING THE BROTHER

AND SHE WILL PROBABLY FLAIL JUST AS MUCH. gods make her so flustered

DONT LET CASTOR MAKE HER NERVOUS!!!

IF SHE CAN GET FLUSTERED OVER A DRUNK ASS BARD GOD GUY, THEN ALL SIGNS POINT TO YES.

[1/2] oh i don't quite think flustered is the feeling castor tends to invoke 😭

[2/2] CASTOR IS A BEAST... HE'S NOT GOOD FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

OH GOD. I JUST SAW THE THREAD WITH CLARKE. OH NOOOOO.

:pray: :pray: :pray:

I believe in jinx to melt his ice cold heart

W-WE'LL...SEE....SHE GETS ARGGO...

oh my god i HOPE so

when they get to fighting and pollux grounds them both

AAAH....! also link me this thing about jinx being mentioned to castor. i wanna know....

[1/1] 😭😭😭 it's in handwaves unfortunately

aww thats ok! im gonna assume he was grumpy cat.

[1/1] PROBABLY TRUE its how we're pollux's jesters she wants to see where this goes

Insert some cute cat dancing discord emote here.

[1/2] crying...

[2/2] im the bouncing pusheen

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wipes sweat off my forehead got me in the club cryin

cw: hallucinations and does the can can dance - exit stage right