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[nopixiedust]

Name: Wendy
Date: December 14th

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[Wendy has set up her camera carefully on a desk somewhere within Hibiki's very fancy and nice temple, which means her backdrop is a super plush chair and elegant curtain. She herself is dressed up in one of her nicer dresses (which is a lot of them), and looks seriously into the camera.]

We've gotten some new shinki and gods since I made my initial post, but I want to take this time to remind everyone of the Shinki Sanctuary. For shinki who've lost their gods suddenly and are without a home, you're more than welcome to come stay there. It's modest, but it does the job, and it gives you the benefit of not having to be pressured into joining with another god right away.

The Sanctuary also offers a matchmaking service! This is available to everyone, shinki and god alike, no matter if you're already working with someone. We need more people to sign up, so drop by and fill out some paperwork whenever you can! We make sure that gods and shinki have a chance at getting to know each other before anyone is named, so you don't have to worry about that. And if a god names a shinki without their permission...

[Have you ever seen a pre-adolescent girl look like she'd coolly shank you in a dark alleyway and kick your body into a river? Now you have.]

We'll handle it.

But here's something I'm not sure a lot of shinki know- you can be named by more than one god! The only people who really seem to care are the old gods, and, honestly, it's not like they really interact with us anyway, so it doesn't matter.

[They don't even communicate themselves on the BBS. Trust her. She's asked.]

I'm a nora myself, so, if anyone has any questions about that kind of thing, feel free to ask them! I want to help people know all their options.

Comments

[nopixiedust]

You know that doesn't really explain anything, right? That means you'd have to find an entirely different way to deal with ayakashi.

[sassywelshcatgirl]

That's part of 'fixing the whole mess', obviously. [Nia rolls her eyes dramatically.] If it was simple or easy somebody'd have done it by now.

[nopixiedust]

....I mean, you say that, but it was pretty simple to set up the sanctuary, and no one did that before I came here.

Never underestimate people being stupid, is what I'm saying.

[sassywelshcatgirl]

That's 'screwing up basic survival' stupid, isn't it?

[nopixiedust]

Like I said. Never underestimate people being stupid.

[sassywelshcatgirl]

Wonderful.

Okay, change of topic -- not that I'm in a hurry, but anything special about being a nora? Something to keep in mind?

[nopixiedust]

Umm.... [Wendy leans back to think for a moment.] Well, you get to have a different vessel form, which can be nice... Oh, and, um, you know shinki spells, right?

[sassywelshcatgirl]

You need to know their name! [Nia catches on quickly.] Or both names for a nora, am I right?

[nopixiedust]

Yeah, that's right! Although it's never been a problem for me.

[sassywelshcatgirl]

I figure not many people are hurling spells at you to begin with. At least I'd hope not.

[nopixiedust]

If anyone tried, I know at least two people who would ruin their life.

[sassywelshcatgirl]

Makes me wonder if there's any way from the other side those spells could come at us. You know, clever ayakashi or something.

[nopixiedust]

...Can ayakashi even use spells...?

[sassywelshcatgirl]

Hell if I know. You tell me. But shinki can become ayakashi, so there's something in common there somewhere.

[nopixiedust]

I mean, I don't think I've ever even heard ayakashi speak. You kind of need that for spells, right?

[sassywelshcatgirl]

I don't want to take that as a guarantee and get surprised one day. Ayakashi can't be nearly so mindless as they seem...

[nopixiedust]

...I mean, it seems like they don't need spells to be a pain to us.

[sassywelshcatgirl]

Yeah, I can't argue with that. But it all seems... way too simple, right?

[nopixiedust]

Well, some things are simple, right? If everything were so complicated, then there would be no way any of us could keep up.