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Haruka followed close behind Junkojuro, paying careful attention to the rooms and the explanations they were given. Of course, most of the rooms were fairly normal, or at least they were familiar to her. The ones that really caught her eye were the scroll room, the room of prayer, and the room with the fox statue. To think that such important looking rooms would be apart of her home now. It almost made her unnerved again, to be in such a position of honor. She wondered if others would treat her as Junkojuro was treating her, if they were to see her in these red and white robes. They held importance in here, but did they hold as much importance in the real world? Perhaps that was the reason for her doing this, for the prayer she sent forth the night before. Maybe this was exactly what the people needed, a bit of peace in the form of a shrine. Thinking about this made her decision more solidified.

After giving one last look within the room with the fox statue, Haruka was led back out to where they began and she was asked if everything was to her liking. Of course it was to her liking. It was, once again, quite a bit to take in all at once, what with the importance of this shrine, and the fact that she'll have so many duties to attend to, but it was to her liking none the less. This was the kind of change she needed, the kind of change that she wanted. If she worked hard, she could actually make a difference here, in both the human world and the spirit world. Haruka turned and gave Junkojuro a warm smile. "Everything is perfect," she replied to him, clearly a bit more comfortable with her situation now.

The girl was about to speak again, but a small voice sounded from outside, one that actually surprised Haruka. Then another one could be heard and Haruka's curiosity was officially peeked. She looked to Junkojuro for a moment before moving to the door, in search of whatever made those sounds. She was nervous actually, wondering if they were spirits, but when she slid open the door to the shrine and found three children there, staring at the shrine, standing just under the large red arch that signified their entering onto hollowed ground. They looked surprised when she came out, dressed in her shrine maiden garb. They didn't move from their spot though, standing there, as if frightened of the place. It wasn't a dangerous place though. They were probably just confused, seeing as the shrine did pop up out of nowhere.

Slipping on the wooden sandals near the front door, Haruka walked out toward the children, giving them a warm smile to show that she meant them no harm. It was two boys and a girl, and each of them still looked dumbfounded. "Hello," she greeted, kneeling down in front of them, "Have you come here to pray?" The little girl hid behind one of the boys, and both boys looked just as wary. Haruka would have to choose her words carefully. "There's no reason for you to be afraid. This is a peaceful place."
The children each smiled, and in return, Haruka smiled. "You're free to pray here whenever you like, but for now you should run back to your parents before they worry." They seemed hesitant to leave now, but one of the boys nodded, and coaxed the others to go. This was a strange job, a strange lifestyle, but she it was going to quite enjoyable to say the least.

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It was surprising, hearing a prayer like the one Junkojuro performed. Even when she was growing up, her family only prayed on rare occasions or whenever her grandparents were over for meals. The prayer never lasted that long either, mentioning multiple different Gods, thanking them for specific things, even things that had nothing to do with the meal. Haruka wouldn't complain about it of course, it would just take some getting used to, and she would have to learn the prayer herself so that one dayshe could say it, instead of Junkojuro.

Once the prayer had ended, Haruka wasted no time, pouring herself some tea and then lifting the tofu to her mouth. She hesitated however, eyes lingering on Junkojuro. This meal wasn't made to please herself, so she watched her companion for his reaction. To her dismay, he was rather quiet about it. Maybe he would say something when he was finished. No use waiting to eat her own meal until he was done, so Haruka took a bite of her own meal, the warm tofu leaving a wonderful taste in her mouth. She didn't know if perhaps it was because she had been cooking for someone else's sake, but this was the best tasting tofu she'd ever cooked. If she thought it tasted good, hopefully Junkojuro thought the same.

Sure enough, the moment he set his chopsticks down and looked up at her, he immediately told her he loved her dish. Haruka's lips curled up into a smile. She really was glad he liked it, despite how simple it was to make. "That's very kind of you, Junkojuro-san," Haruka gave him a small nod and finished off her cup of tea before finally standing up and taking Junkojuro's clean plate, as well as her own, to go and clean up. "If you really like it, then I'll be sure to cook for you often."
Haruka took the dishes and cleaned up, leaving no signs of the breakfast that had been made, before coming back to Junkojuro's side.

"Now, if your offer still stands, a tour around the shrine would be nice. If I'm going to live here, I should know my way around." Haruka was still not quite sure if this was the life for her, but it had been her prayer, so she would see through with it. Maybe this was the kind of change she needed anyways.

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I'm looking for someone who's willing to start up a roleplay based off of Game of Thrones. I don't mean the entire series of course, only Daenarys Targaryen and Khal Drogo.
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Haruka sighed softly, hiding how uncomfortable the honorific made her feel. She'd been called all sorts of things and had many different honorifics used on her; Haruka-san, Haruka-kun, even Haru-chan, but never had anyone used 'sama' before. It made her shift a bit on her feet. At least he was calling her Haruka at all, as opposed to her surname. She couldn't help but smile a little bit. His formality was actually enjoyable in a sense. All of such traditions had been lost over the years, she only ever witnessed them in places of honor; old shrines, sometimes in school, but this was her first time being treated with such respect. Maybe after a while she would get used to it.

Of course, things got much worse when he dropped to his knees to bow. Her heart skipped a beat as she stared down at him, flushed and embarrassed. She didn't know what to say, it was as though she was his master or something. How in the world was she supposed to respond to such an action. Thankfully, he loosened the mood by answering her question. Fried tofu and warm sake. That seemed easy enough, and quite tasty as a matter of fact. It had been some time since she'd had fried tofu. Of course, Haruka wasn't a fan of sake, but she had some on hand. She always had some on hand, for guests that may show up.

Another smile brightened her features as she knelt down next to her new companion. "Well then Junkojuro-san, you should be happy to know that I was already planning on making fried tofu for breakfast," she told him, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder before standing up and turning to head toward the kitchen. He would have to be patient of course, but she would have their meal finished soon enough, and then Junkojuro was free to show her around the shrine in which she would be calling home.
The moment she was in the kitchen, she began to cook, the smell of the spices and the oil filing the air, making Haruka all the more hungry. Patiently she cooked and soon enough she had two plates of the fried silken tofu, warm and ready for eating.

Walking to the what looked to be a dining room, just as elaborately decorated as the rest of the shrine, she set the plates down on opposite sides of the small table, only to walk back to the kitchen for the sake and the pot of tea she'd been boiling. She came back and glanced toward Junkojuro as she knelt down on her side of the table, motioning for him to join her. "It's ready, feel free to eat," she gave him a curt nod and then poured a small amount of the warm sake into an ochoko for him. Just because to him this was an offering didn't mean he had to eat alone. Eating in the company of others made food taste better anyways.

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Haruka thought the explaining would never end. The information in itself was wonderful and she was grateful to have it, but it was so much to take in all at once. The poor girl had gone her entire life without really worshipping at all. She would visit a shrine back in her hometown once a year for festivals and would pray on occasion, but nothing so elaborate as all of this. She was trying to go back through her mind to remember all of the rituals and the different forms of worship that took place. Making offerings would be easy enough, since she'd done it in the past, but all of the rituals would have to be taught to her carefully. Junkojuro agreed o teach her these things though, so after the explanation, things were beginning to fall into place. Certainly she was still a bit leery to commit to such a life, but if she didn't, then who would?

Pushing all of these things aside, Haruka finally pushed up out of bed. She seemed much more relaxed now, wit both Junkuro's presence and the change of scenery within her home. This was what she asked for after all. If she was goin to be spending quite a bit of time with Junkojuro, she might as well try her best to make him feel at home. He didn't seem nervous like she did, in fact, he seemed a rather excited, but that didn't mean he couldn't need to get used to having her around. She needed to show him her thanks first and foremost, to show him that she really was grateful that he went through so much trouble to make her prayer come true.

For the first time in a while, she showed a smile, giving it to her new companion. "You don't have to address me so formally," The girl assured him and flattened out the shrine maiden garb, making a note to take it off later, "You can call me Haruka if you like." Junkojuro didn't seem to be one to stray far from tradition, but it was worth a shot. Being refered to as Aomori-sama felt strange. "I think being shown around the shrine might be a good idea, just to get me used to it, but before that we should eat something." Haruka didn't know about him, but she was starving, so cooking breakfast for the two of them would be no trouble at all. Besides, she enjoyed cooking, especially when was able to cook for friends or family. "Is there something I could make for you? Rice porridge, maybe? I'll make anything you like, It's the least I can do for you."