BBS #2 Video

[royaltyloyalty]

Date posted: June 5th, midday
From: Kshitigarbha (*)

Hey - so this temple.

[Doku has the camera aimed away from himself and it's a bit lopsided, but the place looks abandoned. It's not a very large temple, besides. He's at least learned that taking video means he doesn't have to text, so there's that.]

Any gods live here? Askin' 'cuz there's Soulless shinki around here and that seems like it. Just them.

[Apparently this is where Soulless shinki reside until they're assigned to a God.]

[*OOC: K'SHIH-TIH-GUHR-BUH]

Comments

text | from: Cho Hakkai

[reformedsinner]

What

[Don't mind him amending that a few moments later with another post. He was surprised. His claw slipped.]

How many of them are there? Have you tried asking any of them who their god is?

Re: text | from: Cho Hakkai

[royaltyloyalty]

There's about a dozen by the looks of it. They're as uninterested in talking to me as Meji normally is - that's the Soulkess shinki I got assigned. Maybe they have one and don't want to talk to me because I'm not who they're assigned to?

[reformedsinner]

Maybe. They tend to answer more effectively if you use their names to address them.

The temple does look abandoned.

[royaltyloyalty]

Do Soulless shinki have names before their god names them though? I can't go around naming all of them... can I?

[reformedsinner]

If they have a god, they'll have a name. If not, I couldn't say.

Can you see names on any of them?

[ittenbari]

Are you sure it's not haunted???????

[royaltyloyalty]

Why would it be haunted?

[ittenbari]

Cause it's an abandoned temple. Maybe soulless shinki are ghosts.

[Deep thoughts.]

[royaltyloyalty]

They're not ghosts - you can't touch ghosts.

[ittenbari]

Do you know that for sure? Maybe it works differently here! I mean, shinki are kind of ghosts. Not the scary kind, but still kind of ghosts, right?

[revolutionfalcon]

[Ah, he recognises that handle...and has to admit that it's somewhat reassuring to hear that soulless shinki at least have a place to call their own.]

So you actually did go looking.

Is the one I released with them?

[royaltyloyalty]

Actually she is - she's the one I was looking for when I found this place.

I was hoping to invite her back with Meji and I, but we'll see how interested she is in it.

[revolutionfalcon]

At least they have somewhere to go afterwards. There's someone I know who'd probably appreciate knowing if his previous one is there, but I don't know any identifying features, so I can't ask that anyway.

How many of them are there?

[royaltyloyalty]

I could ask your friend for you if you'd like? If that'd be easier.

There's got to be a dozen or so - at least ten, I'm sure.

[revolutionfalcon]

If that place is reasonably easy to find, I can probably find it myself and take him there if he's interested. I'll ask him another time.

I suppose there are a few of us who have taken them on for a while, so that's not a surprise. As long as they're not trying to cram some ridiculous amount into a temple together.

from: chikusa kakimoto

[kokuyoyo]

[...You know what, even Chikusa would have to admit that's kind of creepy, although it also makes perfect sense. Soulless shinki have to come from somewhere.]

There's no hints to who the god might be that owns it...?

Re: from: chikusa kakimoto

[royaltyloyalty]

I don't think anyone does, honestly. I haven't been to a lot of other temples, but this one looks abandoned - like the soulless are the only one who live here and they don't exactly roam much.

[kokuyoyo]

...Strange… I wonder what would happen if you moved all the shinki elsewhere…. Would more fill their place or would they just return…?

[Something to check out- is it just a place to go, or somewhere they’re ‘born’?]

[royaltyloyalty]

I wouldn't suggest trying it if the Heavenly folks are the ones responsible for assigning them. They'd probably get upset they can't find them.

[kokuyoyo]

Then they should watch over them better. Gods and shinki aren’t the only thing around the Far Shore after all, right…?

[A talking two-tailed cat has invaded his life, he’s pretty sure there’s worse. Pessimism seems right. Although frankly... Chikusa isn't entirely sure if gods and shinki can be trusted either.]

video: ninigi-no-mikoto

[tacomeme]

[The video wobbles about a bit before it focuses on Takumi. A young woman with dark brown hair and the slightly glazed expression of a Soulless shinki is at his shoulder.]

Is it working? He can hear me?

[She nods]

Okay- oh-! Hello, sorry I'm still learning how this works. You said those are ALL shinki?

[royaltyloyalty]

Oh yes, I can hear you that's fine.

[He can't really fault the other person because he's not doing so hot on this thing either.]

I'm getting used to it too. Yes, they're all shinki.

[tacomeme]

And they aren't paired with any gods? From how the messenger was talking I thought they all got paired up...

[The rules of all this are still pretty damn confusing]

[royaltyloyalty]

You're right, I thought something similar, but I guess they must have meant the uh... shinki with souls then.

[tacomeme]

It's... kinda sad. I mean, if they're like my soulless shinki then I'm sure they don't care but...