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Snow compacting her boots, even as they nearly reached the tops of them, a bundled up woman breathed into her hands as she used the lantern she held to light her way. It swung to and fro in the darkness of the night even as fresh snow fell around her. All of a sudden though, it seemed like she stepped out from the winter and into late fall as the exposed grass barely had any snow onto them and the air was slightly warmer. Continuing to walk, she smiled some and flipped her hood back to reveal that it was Kat, "Arutemisu!"
Blinking, said Inaba looked away from where he was standing with his own lantern, "Kat-Chan? What are you doing here?"
In reply, Kat raised one eyebrow and crossed her arms, "What am I doing here? I'm going to be dragging your fine ass back to the house." Walking over to him, she threw her arms around him with a pout on her face, "I'm cold without you there."
Rather amused, Arutemisu rolled his eyes at that and chuckled somewhat sheepishly, "Sorry about that, Kat-Chan. I was just... well, checking out the Shrine."
Lips curling upwards, the American shook her head and let out a breath that fogged in the night air, "Don't know why, Arutemisu. I mean, the work on it is coming along well enough as it is." Even from where she was, she could see the steps slowly climbing up a hill to where the darkened, still incomplete form of the shrine was, "Nor do I know why you came out here at night."
Glancing at her, Arutemisu gave a shrug, "Just... reminding myself." At her look, he continued with a gesture towards the shrine, "That all this is actually happening. That I am going to be the Head Priest for the local shrine when it is complete and we enshrine Shiromizu-Sama into it." Slowly, the Inaba shook his head, "I am still getting used to that."
With a chuckle, Kat grinned at him, "That is just like you, isn't it?" Leaning against him, she her grin softened into a smile, "I am happy though with this. You have a shrine of your own to run, and I got my own little shop to run nearby. Pretty much living the dream now."
Arutemisu looked at her before lowing his head and giving her a kiss. Pulling away, he nodded some, "And I agree, Kat-Chan." Taking her hand, he guided her towards the steps, "Want to see?"
Lightly laughing, the woman shook her head, "Sure, though I think that it would be more impressive during the day."
That got her a shrug from her husband, "Maybe, but that is also when all the workers are about working on it."
Nodding, she gave a hum, "I suppose that is a good point, Arutemisu." As she stepped onto the first of the stone stairs, Kat glanced around, "Magic is a wonderful thing, isn't it? I mean, there's a special temporary ward keeping temperatures around the shrine just above freezing so there's no snow on the ground, and it lets them work through the winter."
Ears drooping a little, the Inaba squeezed her hand slightly, "Kat-Chan..."
Only shaking her head, Kat looked at him, "Arutemisu, I am not going to be like other Squibs and get all pissy about not having magic. After the shit my relatives put me through? And how that fact allowed me to meet the man I love and the father of my future children? I really can't find it in myself to really care. I change what I can and do not let that which I cannot bother me too much."
Simply nodding, Arutemisu hummed, "That is true and a mature way of looking at it, and very wise."
Jerking her thumb at herself, the American laughed, "Yup! Now if only you listened to me more."
His tone becoming very dry, Arutemisu raised one eyebrow, "If I did, then I doubt that I would be leaving my bed at all."
That only got him another laugh from his wife. When it died down into chuckles, she looked around at the area before pausing at the empty pedestals near the torii gate, "That's where the Koma-Inu are going, right? When are they supposed to be done?"
With a shrug, Arutemisu frowned, "Not sure, to be honest. Shiromizu-Sama, from what I have been told, is having Potter-San make them. So it might be a few months yet." That got him a nod as the two stepped through the gate and into the shrine proper. "The rest though is coming long just fine."
Glancing around, Kat could only nod, "That is true. Most of the buildings here are already complete." She turned her attention to one particular item, "And the chōzubachi there has water from Shiromizu-Sama's spring, right?"
Proud, Arutemisu nodded, "That's right, Kat." Eventually the two came to a stop partway through the Shrine, "Still... a lot of work to be done."
Just smiling, his wife shook her head, "But that is what makes it work it in the end." Spotting one small shrine, she tilted her head, "That is the setsumatsusha for Jin-San, right?"
Scratching the back of his head, Arutemisu chuckled, "Hai, it is. The Yokai here asked for it to be placed here... though some of them also want one to be built here for the Abyss Divers, after they die of course. There was also talk of ones for Nagato-Sama and Hoppou-Sama as well due to what they did."
Bemused, Kat snorted some, "I wonder how they would react to that now? Though..." She frowned some and looked towards the main building, "Didn't Shiromizu-Sama also state that she wanted to enshrine Potter-San here if and when he does pass on?"
In reply to that, Arutemisu jerked his thumb at the main building, "Hai, and she wants him to be enshrined at the same place she is. A little odd, but... I am not going to argue with her." Patting his foot on the cut stones, he gave a nod, "They did a good job. You never would have guessed that there hadn't been a platform above the rest of the ground here before now. "
They were not the only ones examining a construction site on that area of the mountain. Handing a steaming cup of tea to Misa, Akitsu Maru glanced around before sitting on the same pile of stone as the Unagi-Hime, "I must admit, this is rather impressive." With the nearly Full Moon above, a lot could be seen and the shipgirl looked where the snow stopped and bare ground began, "Though that is impressive in and of itself."
Gently blowing on her tea, Misa smiled a bit, "Hai, but it is a common enough way for magicals to perform construction. It is not warm enough to grow anything, but just enough to prevent freezing or snow, allowing for work to continue even in the middle of winter."
Humming, Akitsu Maru turned to where what would be Shiromizu's home on the mountain was slowly being built, "I see. Though it does make sense." Taking a sip of her own tea, she gave a nod before gesturing at the construction site in front of her, "However, this is rather impressive. I would have thought that it would be much more expensive then what it is."
Misa chuckled some at that, "Yes, if we had to ship every bit in." She gave a wave of her hand and smiled, "Most of the construction materials though come either from the mountain itself or from on it. And the Yokai that were hired are very good at traditional structures, some of them helped build such for hundreds of years after all. Hence, how we are able to afford them."
Slowly, the shipgirl next to her nodded some with a slight smile, "That... is very true. With local materials, I suppose that would enable you to instead use the money for paying those who do know what they're doing."
Lips twitching, Misa gave her a smile, "Hai, it also has another purpose." When Akitsu Maru turned to her, she continued, "It also functions as a sort of make work program for a number of Yokai needing jobs. Needless to say, for a number of them this pays very, very well. Especially with what Harry-San has sent us."
Head cocked to the side, Akitsu Maru hummed, "That is true. From what I have been told it was quite the amount of gold, which you have taken and converted into funds for this?"
Nodding, the Yokai chuckled, "We have, and it was quite the amount as well. I... don't think he realized just how much he has given us." Taking a sip of her tea, Misa leaned just a touch against Akitsu Maru, who didn't move from where she sat, "Something that, I have no doubt, Shiromizu-Sama will be quite... surprised about."
Eyebrow raised, Akitsu Maru glanced towards the structure and snorted some, "Oh, I can see her being rather surprised about this..."
Both of them shared a little smirk at that and continued their chat as snow continued to gently fall on the mountain.
Meanwhile, in Yokosuka, Shiromizu gave a loud sneeze and frowned to herself, 'What was that about...?' Catching something out of the corner of her eye, she gave Harry a suspicious look, "Why are you smirking like that?"
All the wizard did though was shrug, "Not a clue, I just felt like smirking as if something hilarious was going to happen that I was involved in, that's all."
Snow compacting her boots, even as they nearly reached the tops of them, a bundled up woman breathed into her hands as she used the lantern she held to light her way. It swung to and fro in the darkness of the night even as fresh snow fell around her. All of a sudden though, it seemed like she stepped out from the winter and into late fall as the exposed grass barely had any snow onto them and the air was slightly warmer. Continuing to walk, she smiled some and flipped her hood back to reveal that it was Kat, "Arutemisu!"
Blinking, said Inaba looked away from where he was standing with his own lantern, "Kat-Chan? What are you doing here?"
In reply, Kat raised one eyebrow and crossed her arms, "What am I doing here? I'm going to be dragging your fine ass back to the house." Walking over to him, she threw her arms around him with a pout on her face, "I'm cold without you there."
Rather amused, Arutemisu rolled his eyes at that and chuckled somewhat sheepishly, "Sorry about that, Kat-Chan. I was just... well, checking out the Shrine."
Lips curling upwards, the American shook her head and let out a breath that fogged in the night air, "Don't know why, Arutemisu. I mean, the work on it is coming along well enough as it is." Even from where she was, she could see the steps slowly climbing up a hill to where the darkened, still incomplete form of the shrine was, "Nor do I know why you came out here at night."
Glancing at her, Arutemisu gave a shrug, "Just... reminding myself." At her look, he continued with a gesture towards the shrine, "That all this is actually happening. That I am going to be the Head Priest for the local shrine when it is complete and we enshrine Shiromizu-Sama into it." Slowly, the Inaba shook his head, "I am still getting used to that."
With a chuckle, Kat grinned at him, "That is just like you, isn't it?" Leaning against him, she her grin softened into a smile, "I am happy though with this. You have a shrine of your own to run, and I got my own little shop to run nearby. Pretty much living the dream now."
Arutemisu looked at her before lowing his head and giving her a kiss. Pulling away, he nodded some, "And I agree, Kat-Chan." Taking her hand, he guided her towards the steps, "Want to see?"
Lightly laughing, the woman shook her head, "Sure, though I think that it would be more impressive during the day."
That got her a shrug from her husband, "Maybe, but that is also when all the workers are about working on it."
Nodding, she gave a hum, "I suppose that is a good point, Arutemisu." As she stepped onto the first of the stone stairs, Kat glanced around, "Magic is a wonderful thing, isn't it? I mean, there's a special temporary ward keeping temperatures around the shrine just above freezing so there's no snow on the ground, and it lets them work through the winter."
Ears drooping a little, the Inaba squeezed her hand slightly, "Kat-Chan..."
Only shaking her head, Kat looked at him, "Arutemisu, I am not going to be like other Squibs and get all pissy about not having magic. After the shit my relatives put me through? And how that fact allowed me to meet the man I love and the father of my future children? I really can't find it in myself to really care. I change what I can and do not let that which I cannot bother me too much."
Simply nodding, Arutemisu hummed, "That is true and a mature way of looking at it, and very wise."
Jerking her thumb at herself, the American laughed, "Yup! Now if only you listened to me more."
His tone becoming very dry, Arutemisu raised one eyebrow, "If I did, then I doubt that I would be leaving my bed at all."
That only got him another laugh from his wife. When it died down into chuckles, she looked around at the area before pausing at the empty pedestals near the torii gate, "That's where the Koma-Inu are going, right? When are they supposed to be done?"
With a shrug, Arutemisu frowned, "Not sure, to be honest. Shiromizu-Sama, from what I have been told, is having Potter-San make them. So it might be a few months yet." That got him a nod as the two stepped through the gate and into the shrine proper. "The rest though is coming long just fine."
Glancing around, Kat could only nod, "That is true. Most of the buildings here are already complete." She turned her attention to one particular item, "And the chōzubachi there has water from Shiromizu-Sama's spring, right?"
Proud, Arutemisu nodded, "That's right, Kat." Eventually the two came to a stop partway through the Shrine, "Still... a lot of work to be done."
Just smiling, his wife shook her head, "But that is what makes it work it in the end." Spotting one small shrine, she tilted her head, "That is the setsumatsusha for Jin-San, right?"
Scratching the back of his head, Arutemisu chuckled, "Hai, it is. The Yokai here asked for it to be placed here... though some of them also want one to be built here for the Abyss Divers, after they die of course. There was also talk of ones for Nagato-Sama and Hoppou-Sama as well due to what they did."
Bemused, Kat snorted some, "I wonder how they would react to that now? Though..." She frowned some and looked towards the main building, "Didn't Shiromizu-Sama also state that she wanted to enshrine Potter-San here if and when he does pass on?"
In reply to that, Arutemisu jerked his thumb at the main building, "Hai, and she wants him to be enshrined at the same place she is. A little odd, but... I am not going to argue with her." Patting his foot on the cut stones, he gave a nod, "They did a good job. You never would have guessed that there hadn't been a platform above the rest of the ground here before now. "
They were not the only ones examining a construction site on that area of the mountain. Handing a steaming cup of tea to Misa, Akitsu Maru glanced around before sitting on the same pile of stone as the Unagi-Hime, "I must admit, this is rather impressive." With the nearly Full Moon above, a lot could be seen and the shipgirl looked where the snow stopped and bare ground began, "Though that is impressive in and of itself."
Gently blowing on her tea, Misa smiled a bit, "Hai, but it is a common enough way for magicals to perform construction. It is not warm enough to grow anything, but just enough to prevent freezing or snow, allowing for work to continue even in the middle of winter."
Humming, Akitsu Maru turned to where what would be Shiromizu's home on the mountain was slowly being built, "I see. Though it does make sense." Taking a sip of her own tea, she gave a nod before gesturing at the construction site in front of her, "However, this is rather impressive. I would have thought that it would be much more expensive then what it is."
Misa chuckled some at that, "Yes, if we had to ship every bit in." She gave a wave of her hand and smiled, "Most of the construction materials though come either from the mountain itself or from on it. And the Yokai that were hired are very good at traditional structures, some of them helped build such for hundreds of years after all. Hence, how we are able to afford them."
Slowly, the shipgirl next to her nodded some with a slight smile, "That... is very true. With local materials, I suppose that would enable you to instead use the money for paying those who do know what they're doing."
Lips twitching, Misa gave her a smile, "Hai, it also has another purpose." When Akitsu Maru turned to her, she continued, "It also functions as a sort of make work program for a number of Yokai needing jobs. Needless to say, for a number of them this pays very, very well. Especially with what Harry-San has sent us."
Head cocked to the side, Akitsu Maru hummed, "That is true. From what I have been told it was quite the amount of gold, which you have taken and converted into funds for this?"
Nodding, the Yokai chuckled, "We have, and it was quite the amount as well. I... don't think he realized just how much he has given us." Taking a sip of her tea, Misa leaned just a touch against Akitsu Maru, who didn't move from where she sat, "Something that, I have no doubt, Shiromizu-Sama will be quite... surprised about."
Eyebrow raised, Akitsu Maru glanced towards the structure and snorted some, "Oh, I can see her being rather surprised about this..."
Both of them shared a little smirk at that and continued their chat as snow continued to gently fall on the mountain.
Meanwhile, in Yokosuka, Shiromizu gave a loud sneeze and frowned to herself, 'What was that about...?' Catching something out of the corner of her eye, she gave Harry a suspicious look, "Why are you smirking like that?"
All the wizard did though was shrug, "Not a clue, I just felt like smirking as if something hilarious was going to happen that I was involved in, that's all."