[If he asks no questions, she won't need to give answers. If she never answers him, maybe she'll be able to give a possible explanation for this specific fact that has nothing to do with him and indeed only relates to his own life.
There are probably a lot of humans who don't like birds.
[No point in denying that. She's aware that there's still a lot of political tension in their world. And with it, a lot of prejudice.]
And there are plenty of birds who don't like humans. But I know for a fact that humans and birds can get along with each other. Before I came here, all my friends were birds.
Maybe. I can't say I've never wanted to fight someone. I mean sometimes people are just jerks. But I really do believe birds and humans will learn to get along peacefully someday.
If a shinki is supposed to be a soul, how can my soul be something my human form isn't?
Mister Ankh thinks that it's because humans are the dominant species of this world and we exist under the will and wishes of humans, and gods who were once humans.
That's actually a good point. With all the followers and prayers and stuff, it makes sense if we're being shaped by common perceptions. I never even thought of that.
Miss Tosaka, do you think I am someone worthy of surviving?
[He asks because there's a part of him that knows she knew him. Because he was the sole survivor. Because Hiyoko can give him the best assessment of anyone here.
She'll likely say yes no matter what, because she's just like Sora and Roxas and their endless need to see him happy baffles him.
But he feels like if she does say yes, it will be honest. And she's the one who might know best.]
[The response is automatic. But also very honest.]
You're smart and perceptive and you really care about the people around you. But survival doesn't have a whole lot to do with being worthy. I think the most important thing for survival is never giving up. And dumb luck. That's pretty important.
[But being worthy sadly does nothing. She thinks her parents were plenty worthy but that didn't stop them from being gunned down by terrorists.]
[She can relate. Her parents were gunned down right in front of her. She and Ryouta were very lucky they survived. And then not so lucky because Shuu. ]
A lot of things are. But you can't rely on luck to figure everything out. That's where talent and skill come in. They can help tip the odds in your favor.
That's for sure. But after living here for a while I've started to think the afterlife is way more complicated. Between missing gods, weird powers, and ayakashi it's tough to keep up.
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[What else can she even say?]
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[If he asks no questions, she won't need to give answers. If she never answers him, maybe she'll be able to give a possible explanation for this specific fact that has nothing to do with him and indeed only relates to his own life.
He's something of a clever bird.]
You're a human.
[Not that clever though.]
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[No point in denying that. She's aware that there's still a lot of political tension in their world. And with it, a lot of prejudice.]
And there are plenty of birds who don't like humans.
But I know for a fact that humans and birds can get along with each other.
Before I came here, all my friends were birds.
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I don't understand.
[He's actually upset about this.
It doesn't seem hard.]
Most of my friends that I can remember are humans.
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It's not hard to get along with other species at all.
But people keep fighting anyway.
Honestly I wish I knew why.
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[That's philosophical.]
But I don't want to fight anyone.
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I can't say I've never wanted to fight someone.
I mean sometimes people are just jerks.
But I really do believe birds and humans will learn to get along peacefully someday.
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Not even I'm a bird like I was in my memories.
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I'm still not sure how that's even possible.
It must be really weird for you.
[She knows it would be weird for her if she was suddenly a bird.]
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It was strange to think about at first, but now it's mostly the process that I'm wondering about.
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You mean how they turned you human?
I think I'd be more interested in why.
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Mister Ankh thinks that it's because humans are the dominant species of this world and we exist under the will and wishes of humans, and gods who were once humans.
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With all the followers and prayers and stuff,
it makes sense if we're being shaped by common perceptions.
I never even thought of that.
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What process would you use to transform something like that, along with perception.
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[Because that's wonderfully specific.]
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My vessel form may have changed, but I look the same now as I did when you arrived, despite my god changing.
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Then maybe the head god is the one doing it.
Amaterasu is in charge around here, right?
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[A hesitation. A second text.]
Miss Tosaka, do you think I am someone worthy of surviving?
[He asks because there's a part of him that knows she knew him. Because he was the sole survivor. Because Hiyoko can give him the best assessment of anyone here.
She'll likely say yes no matter what, because she's just like Sora and Roxas and their endless need to see him happy baffles him.
But he feels like if she does say yes, it will be honest. And she's the one who might know best.]
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[The response is automatic. But also very honest.]
You're smart and perceptive and you really care about the people around you.
But survival doesn't have a whole lot to do with being worthy.
I think the most important thing for survival is never giving up.
And dumb luck.
That's pretty important.
[But being worthy sadly does nothing. She thinks her parents were plenty worthy but that didn't stop them from being gunned down by terrorists.]
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In the end, he hadn't survived anyway. But his existence was allowed to continue. Maybe that counted for something.]
Thank you.
Luck is a pretty poor thing to count on when it comes to something like living.
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But luck has probably killed and saved more people than any skill or talent.
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It's just a matter of bad luck, then.
[That he's here. That the children died.]
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And then not so lucky because Shuu.]A lot of things are.
But you can't rely on luck to figure everything out.
That's where talent and skill come in.
They can help tip the odds in your favor.
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Which I suppose is how I wound up like this.
Life and death are more complicated than they seem.
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But after living here for a while I've started to think the afterlife is way more complicated.
Between missing gods, weird powers, and ayakashi it's tough to keep up.
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