Heaven's BBS | ~Video~

[takenwithhim]

From: Sousuke Yamazaki
When: Early October

[It’s rare that he posts to the BBS; Sousuke’s quiet nature and sometimes-over-focus kind of leads to that little problem. Content to dwell with his own life and his own small circle of friends and duties. But sometimes, the private life just doesn’t cut it. Especially when said private life is the entire reason for breaking his silence and going outside that small circle.

The video feed clicks on with a quiet sound, light blazing from the screen for a second until it adjusts to the scenery. It’s soon obvious he’s alone. Considering the presence of a black jacket barely resting at the peripheral of the video’s frame, it’s likely he’s holding the screen to his side. Deliberately not pointing the feed at himself. Instead, there’s a lovely shot of a quiet patch of natural garden, complete with trickling spring, breezing of clear air, and the ever-present drizzle of pink sakura petals from the surrounding grove Eros’ castle temple is renowned for.


There’s a moment of silence, semi-awkward on his end, before Sousuke finally outs with it. His tone’s calm, musing.]

Can a god and a shinki be more than god and shinki? [A measure before adding in a lower voice.] Or will it make problems between them?

[Yeah, it’s vague, he knows. The nature of god and shinki is a complex relationship. But Sousuke’s not honest enough with his softer emotions and being open to other people to outright ask the serious/embarrassing question:

What happens if you find yourself attracted to your own god?]

Comments

[takenwithhim]

[Well if that isn't the nail on the head. Honestly, it's the driving force behind his concern in the first place.

Now that on the other hand, piques interest.]

Was the shinki named by the god or are they separate?

And that's not an easily-learned skill for some.

[smilingbullet]

They're separate. I don't think he's ever named her even temporarily, but they have both been here longer than I have, so I'm not 100% on that bit.

I'm well aware. It's unfortunate.

[takenwithhim]

I wonder if it's different for a shinki who's been named by the god they're attracted to.

Theoretically, it shouldn't be, since it's between two people rather than three.

[smilingbullet]

I don't know, it might or it might not.

You're asking this question because you're interested in someone?

[takenwithhim]

[Urk... Is it really that obvious?]

Hypothetical. Maybe.

[Something like that. Yes.]

Regardless, I think it's something gods and shinki should understand better.

[smilingbullet]

[ Not at all. Just 100%. ]

Maybe, okay.

It would be easier to understand if more people were willing to try, probably.

[takenwithhim]

[He needs to work on his vague.]

Depends on how many gods and shinki go into deeper relationships. The shores stress the partnership more than anything else.

[smilingbullet]

[ He sure does. ]

A deeper relationship is a partnership as well. But yeah, without any statistics it's hard to know these things for sure.

[takenwithhim]

[Embarrassing.]

True. Different but similar. I don't think many people want to provide those statistics.

[smilingbullet]

Yeah, it's something a lot of people would consider as a very private matter.

[takenwithhim]

I didn't want to bring this up publicly. But the information's nowhere else.

[smilingbullet]

I can understand that. And it's good, it might get people thinking and a few to talk about it, too.

[takenwithhim]

I don't think I'm the only one with these questions. If other people get something out of this, that's fine.