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Ren is well aware that I look after Hibari.

[Ren asked him to himself, in fact. It'd be different if Hibari were better at putting up with closeness, even for his own god, but since he's not, and Hakkai at least understands him...

Hakkai uncrosses his arms and reaches into his pocket for his phone, bringing up the contact list with a quick swipe of his thumb. He reads out Ren's phone number aloud.]

Allow me to be direct. I don't care if you want to blight yourself to death, but I won't allow you to destroy Hibari for that purpose. I expect you to revoke his name today.

[If the words are of any consequence to him, it doesn't show. All Roxas does is note the number and type a message out, and send it. He doesn't pocket his phone afterward, simply waiting with the device in-hand]

I have responsibilities that necessitate my continued existence. That's something I owed to my shinki.

[He doesn't care if his existence is seen as being of little value, after all, he considers it of little value, himself. The reason he continues to be, and the reason he exercises the degree of caution he does, is because it affects his shinki. His death would collaterally harm them.

And that's all]

I've got no interest in causing pain for no good reason, and I'll operate with my responsibilities in mind. In return, I'll be direct with you too - you're neither my maker, nor my master. The ones I answer to are the ones my actions are causing pain to now, and no others.

[Hakkai tucks his phone neatly back into his pocket and moves with abrupt, vicious speed to snatch for Roxas's coat collar and lift him off his feet.]

[Roxas is swift enough that he could avoid it, but he doesn't.

He just teleports away as soon as he's hauled off of the ground. Unfortunately for him, it's an abrupt enough move that he loses his phone in the process, hitting the pavement with a sharp clack.

And there, onscreen, is Roxas' message to Ren, having kept the page open in wait for a reply.

He'll be back when he realizes his phone's MIA, because how else is he going to confirm that someone else being blighted right now is on-board otherwise? Meanwhile, the phone's simply there]

[Hakkai takes a deep breath, opens his clenched hand slowly in midair, and puts it over his face.

Well, he should have seen that coming. If he does have to kill Roxas he'll need to do it before the man can teleport away.

Another deep breath, and he kneels to pick up Roxas's phone from the ground, scanning the message.

Oh. Oh. That's -- interesting. Isn't it. Roxas really doesn't have any clue whatsoever. Hasn't he asked anyone? Has he just been muddling his way through?

Hakkai puts Roxas's phone back in his other pants pocket, crosses his arms, and waits. He'll have to come back for it. Likely, soon. Hakkai would rather not give him the chance to grab it and run again.]

[It's no more than five minutes before Roxas returns, very nearly to the same spot. He doesn't make an attempt to engage Hakkai, instead looking about the pavement for his lost phone.

If he doesn't have that, he can hardly get Ren's confirmation that he's fine with this plan. And at least one person dealing with blight as a result of his actions really should weigh-in. Due to default...that'd be Ren.

Unfortunately he's not seeing his phone, bringing a hand in front of his hood approximately where his chin should be.

Did he drop it where he'd moved to, then...?

And if he can't find it, he'll need to get to a computer. At least the alternative exists, he supposes]

I assume you want your phone?

[Hakkai makes no move to take it out; in fact, he doesn't move. It's just much easier to keep his temper under control if he doesn't, and scaring the god off again would be annoying.]

By the way, what gave you the idea that having shinki assigned by the Heavens was the normal method?

[Roxas lets his hand drop to his side, turning to look up at Hakkai again. For his part, he's stark still, not even breathing.

But then, data-turned-corporeal doesn't have a need to]

If I can find it. [He suspects Hakkai wouldn't ask if he didn't have it, but he's not acting on that] If not, I'll find other means.

[Time is an issue, particularly with the awareness that Hibari won't calm down. He may have no fondness in him for the shinki, but causing collateral suffering when he was trying to stop it is a problem]

For those of us new to this system, assignment is the default course. Based on what I've read, that's not true of those who preceded us... [A pause. That nagging feeling that something will be calamitously wrong if he speaks doesn't get to him now... Perhaps it's because it's a theory?] but then, that'd make sense if it's not our world.

Edited 2016-07-30 10:45 (UTC)

No, it's not true of those who preceded us. It seems it's a way to handle having new shinki appear with no bonds. However, naming a shinki is the normal, accepted way of acquiring one.

To do so with a shinki who belongs to another god makes that shinki a stray. They are looked down upon, and most gods with strays use them for dirty and dangerous work, to avoid polluting their original shinki.

If you want to remove a name you'll have to revoke it actively.

[He moves at last to pull Roxas's cell phone out of his pocket and toss it Roxas's way with a gentle underhand. He's not getting too close: again, it's just easier to keep himself under control if he doesn't. His voice has stayed even and chilly throughout, and that's as calm as he's going to be.]

Don't do things if you don't know the implications, Roxas.

[He catches his phone and checks it promptly. No reply yet...]

I know those of this world look down on it, for reasons that aren't well-defined. I don't see a problem with working within a system, so I never had an interest in naming any shinki who wasn't assigned to me.

[And this much he can say with the same strange calm he's had for much of his exchange with Hakkai. It's less that he feels nothing about it, knowing now that Hibari won't calm down and the urgency that introduces to the equation, but he's tired. More so than he expected.

A side-effect of this ailment, he supposes]

But he's died once. Where I had no other way to prevent it, that was the only option. I've seen enough pointless death...and he was afraid.

[Monad had far, far too much death that served no purpose at all, only damaging those who died over and over again]

But that's the case now too, isn't it. [Roxas doesn't have to ask, not right now. He pockets his phone, shakes his head] While I wait for Ren's reply, I've got some information to find.

[Since actively revoke is...not exactly specific enough, for him. Does he just will it away, or is it a specific process?]

Edited (typos...) 2016-07-31 05:53 (UTC)

I meant that it's permanent, Roxas, not that it's looked down upon.

[But at least he seems willing to work with Hakkai now -- or with Ren, at least. As long as he's working with someone, Hakkai doesn't particularly care which of them it is.

He tilts his head slightly toward the courtyard gates.]

Don't let me keep you, then.

Unless it's information I might be able to help you with, of course.

I've taken up enough of your time.

[He checks his phone once more, even though it hasn't buzzed to indicate a new message yet, and closes it again. As he pockets it, he glances toward the gates as though he expects Hakkai might be looking at something of interest, but of course, there's nothing there]

Better get started.

[And without further ado, he vanishes]

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