thefarshore | HEAVEN'S BBS

So's asking out all of Heaven at the same time.

[He looks back at his drink, shoulders slumping as he considers that question, and then -- even though he's answering -- he downs something much larger than a swig before glancing back at Jae-Ha.]

Gods... still can't save everybody. I mean, there's all the weird stuff about us appearing like this, too!

[He chuckles lightly at the Heaven comment before growing silent as he watches him take that swig. What a pure answer. It's as he expected, but it's nice to see it confirmed right before him. He reaches over and rests his free hand on Tsuzuki's shoulder in an attempt at comfort.]

They may call you a god, but you can't be responsible for everyone.

[Tsuzuki gives Jae-Ha a wry half-smile before propping his chin on his hand.]

Sometimes I feel like I can't save anyone.

... Anyway, uh. What's your favorite thing about being here?

[He notices that, certainly. He doesn't know the man enough to offer any comforting words, but it makes him sad to hear such a thing. He'll have to pocket that information for later, and bug him even more. A good plan.

As for that question, his answer is instant.]

The people I've met.

[Tsuzuki relaxes into a real smile.]

Yeah -- there's a lot of nice people here. Hey, who've you been hanging out with so far?

Not that I'm jealous! Just wondering who you know. Outside of your god and that other guy with the hand.

His name is Kija.

[He doesn't want him to get sensitive about the hand, you see. But he chuckles lightly at the jealousy reassurance and thinks.]

That's been my main problem and the reason for my request today. There were a few I met in the school, but I wasn't in the best of moods then. I spent most of that time running from Kija. I nearly ran away entirely! There are a few faces and names I remember, but I haven't been able to really spend time with them.

Kija! Yeah, sorry. [Tsuzuki rubs a hand over the back of his neck, grinning sheepishly.]

It could be nice to take some time, just get to know us all... everybody needs friends, right?

That's what I'm looking to do! Is there a faster way than this "internet" I used?

[He's tried wandering around, as usual... He jumps pretty far quickly, so speed isn't a problem, but there are so many who don't see him.]

That's probably the best way to find gods and shinki. Otherwise, you can hang out at any of the Heavens' parties.

[He trails off thoughtfully. Those are sometimes more dangerous than the Near Shore. Should he warn Jae-Ha? Well -- they're not necessarily bad...]

Or go visit them! There's temples all over the Far Shore you can visit.

The Heavens' parties? This is the first time I've heard of anything like that.

[Jae-Ha tends to find danger on his own, anyway, so this is fine! Probably.]

I wasn't sure if it would be socially acceptable to go temple to temple.

Yeah, they have them every two or three weeks! They're pretty nice. Great buffets. Just, uh... be careful, don't eat anything they tell you not to, okay?

[Not that he did this himself. Definitely not, at all. He clears his throat and reaches for his drink.]

I never mind! I mean, don't just walk in, people live there. You could knock though.

Why set out food that shouldn't be eaten? Do they poison it?

[This warning probably won't actually stop Jae-Ha from when it happens, but it's a nice effort.]

But worry not! I always knock like a gentleman. I'll take a stroll sometime.

Well... sort of. They gave us chocolates to give out to humans around White Day, and told us not to eat any. Turns out they were somehow full of ayakashi that escaped when they were eaten.

[That comment needs a drink to go with it.]

Ah. Someone did mention that, back at the school...

[He doesn't feel very good about things when he hears about stuff like this!! He takes another drink himself.] I hope that's not a common thing.

Uh uh, just once. I think... [He scowled at his glass, the level of which is rapidly sinking.] I think somebody was trying to turn us against Amaterasu.

It's the only thing that makes sense.

Rather than Amaterasu actually being at fault, you mean?

[A different side of the story! He'll listen to both, of course.]

Yeah. If she was doing it on purpose, why use chocolates that she obviously gave to us? Why put her name on it? It was just gonna tick everybody off.

[He shakes his head.]

Besides, from what she said, it was her advisers and shinki that did all the handling of the chocolate. She wouldn't tell anybody exactly who, but ... I think she's got a traitor somewhere in there. Someone trying to cause her problems with us.

So in other words, you think that's more likely than her elaborately trying to make it look like a setup?

[That makes more sense logically, but he also doesn't know a thing about Amaterasu. Other than a brief counselor chat.]

Yeah. I don't see how she gets anything out of a setup like that one.

... Hey, whose turn was it to ask a question? I forgot.

[Are they even still playing? Tsuzuki's not sure, but if they are, he's gonna have to order another round for himself at least.]

I completely forgot, myself.

[Woops. He'll take another drink anyway.] It seems you're open enough to speaking that we don't have to use drinks for it.

It's fun talking, sure. I only wouldn't talk about stuff if it were embarrassing.

[He grins cheerfully, and finishes off the last bit of his drink, waving at the bartender again.]

Hahaha! So I should have asked things like "what's your biggest secret?"

[He finishes up his sake just in time to push it forward as Tsuzuki waves down the bartender. More, more.]

If you did, I'd have drunk that glass a lot faster.

[The bartender eventually notices, and refills their cups. Tsuzuki snatches his fresh glass back immediately, protecting it from being cleared away when the memory of his customers fades again, and winks at Jae-Ha to cover the slightly flustered look on his face.

That's not embarrassing. That kind of stuff's just awful.]

[Jae-Ha has learned enough to scoop up his drink the same, grinning at his drinking partner.]

That begs the question, are you the type to share more the more you drink?

Wow, that sounds kind of like you're trying to pump me for information, Jae-Ha.

[You're not, right? Right? That's no good in a drinking buddy.]

Seriously, though, are there people who aren't that type? Everybody talks more drunk than they would sober, right?

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