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[ittenbari]

From: Sakon Shima
Posted: January 29

[The camera isn't exactly steady as it's turned left and right, showing an empty space where a temple used to be. When it's turned back to Sakon's face, he looks despondent with none of his usual cheer.]

So. Uh...

[He looks back over his shoulder, then down at the ground.]

I'm kinda on the streets again...uh...if you can call it that...

[He sighs and it jostles the camera a bit.]

I didn't eat too much this time! I promise! But that's...I mean, nothing was left behind at all this time, so...yeah...

Comments

[ittenbari]

Yeah, I guess...

[He probably should make a fuss and protest being called a stray cat, but he really can't. It's not that far from the truth, after all, though he's pretty sure this is the first time anyone has even chosen a cat as the animal to compare him to.]

I could probably function fine. Probably. It's just that I'm a shinki and I want to be useful to someone.

[killercoat]

[Sakon certainly does favor a puppy more than a feline, but he was just using an analogy.

Though he does get what Sakon means, he also has the same yearning to be useful to someone.]

And you can't be useful without a god to assist? You'll just have to tolerate it for a bit longer. You're resilient enough, so you shouldn't overthink it.

[ittenbari]

Yeah, I'm not good at thinking anyway...

[killercoat]

Yes, you've proven that. I don't know how you've survived with that empty head of yours.

[ittenbari]

It's kinda a mystery...

[He doesn't even flinch. He knows how things are.]

I'm a shinki, though, so I kind of didn't survive at some point. I hope it wasn't doing anything too embarrassing...

[killercoat]

Even a fool's luck runs out, eventually. Let's hope you didn't perish in some absurd way. You might not be too bright, but you surely have some dignity.

[At least, Akutagawa hopes that's the case. If Sakon is a swordsman, he's surely strict to the code of the warrior. An undignified death would be quite shameful, and he'll probably be shunned all the way into his afterlife.]