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[heartshutter]

From: Minerva
Date: August 17th, morning

[ Pursuant to a conversation he’s had with Shizuo, Tatara’s become curious about a particular topic he was a bit too exhausted to delve properly into, (especially with a man he’d just met).

But, who better to ask than the Far Shore?

So Tatara flips on the video feed, his face clearly visible. He’s seated at some kind of breakfast bar. a countertop covered with odds and ends of knickknacks. A fish, (who may or may not be familiar to some), in a small tank swims in the background. ]

Good morning~!

A friend recently mentioned something to me -- something called an “ablution”.

Previously, I knew only that they’re for a shinki who has been very bad, and blighted their god. But, I wonder... exactly how bad would a shinki have to be to warrant an ablution? What’s the process like? What are the chances of success?

[ He pauses here. In immediate retrospect, this all looks pretty bad, doesn’t it? So Tatara waves his hands at the camera feed for a moment, shaking his head. ]

I’m not asking for myself, of course! [ A patter of nervous laughter. Neither of his shinki have done nothing wrong, he promises! ] Just curious, that’s all!

Comments

[blizzardrock]

Something to do with the borderline, I would guess.

Are you worried as a god?

[heartshutter]

Not a bit! I trust both of my shinki wholeheartedly.

I worry for other gods, though.

[blizzardrock]

You've noticed untrustworthy shinki, huh?

[He's teasing again. Mostly.]

Sometimes it's not a matter of trust, though.

[heartshutter]

Or just shinki who have hurt their gods somehow.

Even so, we still have to trust in them. Good relationships aren't forged with a lack of trust.

[blizzardrock]

Hurt in what way?

It sounds so simple when you put it like that. Haha.

[heartshutter]

Stung? Blighted? Whichever word fits better!

Huh? Why shouldn't it be simple? At least until that trust is broken...

[blizzardrock]

Ah, so just the usual, then. That's good.

Wait it's not good. [Something like that]

Well...maybe I should have said "easy." It can be hard to tell what people are thinking sometimes, you know?

[heartshutter]

The usual? Is it that common?

[ he must have a pair of really good partners, then. ]

Mm, it can be. Though gods can tell what their shinki are feeling, if not thinking. That helps a bit! I wonder why it doesn't work both ways, though...

[ not that he wants it to. no. hell no. then both of his shinki would have spent this past month inexplicably miserable, and that's no good for anyone. ]

[blizzardrock]

Ah I don't know how common it is... It's the usual thing to watch out for, you know?

[The next part stumps him for a second, because he'd forgotten about that.]

Wouldn't that make it trickier...?

[heartshutter]

I see what you're saying! Yes, it seems it would be.

[ what else do they really look out for in their shinki, as gods? other than ensuring their safety and general well-being. so, yes, that does make sense. ]

Knowing a shinki's feelings? Maybe. But, maybe it helps sometimes, too.

[blizzardrock]

Just in general, speaking as a shinki...

[Did Fubuki just accidentally give away that he thinks about it a lot? Well...no taking it back now...]

Maybe! But as with all things... It might be a problem if it's not mutual.

Though I understand that there's nothing you can do about that though.

[heartshutter]

[ So he dwells on that little topic a lot, does he? It's better that than not, in Tatara's opinion. At least it shows he cares. ]

Mm, if the viewpoint isn't mutual...

Or, do you mean the connection? Because not knowing your god's feelings can be... a double-edged sword.

[blizzardrock]

Yeah, the connection. I understand it, I think... so that we can't hide it if we're turning into ayakashi. But for other things I wish it went both ways

[And here's where he remembers it's a public board and he didn't go anon, so he adds—]

Sort of!

[That fixed it]

But what do you mean by viewpoint?