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[falseshore]

Posted: 23 April 2016
From: Riku

before anyone gets on my case about it, I forgot until now.

but would anyone be willng to teach me how to do those

borderline things?

and is there such a thing as blight-proof gloves?

Comments

[moonfang]

what borderline things?

[falseshore]

theyre a sort of attack that only shinki are capable of. i dont know much more than that.

[moonfang]

... Nobody told me about that!

[falseshore]

well now you know.

guessing youre a shinki too?

[moonfang]

yes. And my god was not very good at explaining things

[falseshore]

you sure he just didn't know? mine isn't either, but he claims he's new to the whole god thing.

[moonfang]

that could be it, too. I mean, both my gods are "new" to this schtick. not from this "world" or whatever

[falseshore]

gods? oh.

sorry theyre useless.

[moonfang]

yeah, two of em. i've heard that's kind of frowned upon here but i don't see the big deal.

not that it helps any with things like this

[returnedfromtheline]

It was in the post you supposedly read, Zangetsu.
Look at the text after the fourth dot.

AND THAT is on me and my shit memory lmao

[moonfang]

Oh. Well would ya look at that.

Doesn't say how to do it, though.

XD darn, real life memories

[returnedfromtheline]

[... If I wrote out how to do every little thing I'd be here until Christmas.

So Yukine just sighs and doesn't bother replying. (Sorry, Zangetsu. If you ask then you'll get an answer.)]

if you don't mind

[twiceinhabited]

Thank you for linking the post. It helps clarify some things for me.

Not at all!

[returnedfromtheline]

You’re welcome. I’m glad that it’s helpful.

Like I said in there, if you have anything else you want to ask about, go ahead.

[twiceinhabited]

Is there a method for learning how to use borderlines? Such as a particular training method or trick?

[returnedfromtheline]

Not really.

Anyway, it's basically this-
Make a halberd shape with your hand, pointing two fingers and thumb out.
Draw a borderline between you and whatever is on the other side. This is why it's easier to practice against ayakashi.
Because it's a kind of barrier, think about what you want to keep out when you draw the line.

That's about it. It's probably best to get someone who can already do it to show you how.

[chainbroke]

I don't think there are any blight-proof... well, anything.

--Naminé

[falseshore]

ugh. it'd be really useful right now

private;

[chainbroke]

Are you alright? Do you need any help?

private;

[falseshore]

i'm fine, its just this cat. its a n ayakashi so you shouldnt toch it, but it keeps rubbing against me anyway. I dont even know why it likes me so much.

private;

[chainbroke]

Oh.

Where did you get an ayakashi cat? Would it listen to you if you asked it to stop?

Re: private;

[falseshore]

showed up at the temple one night. won't go away.

no but yelling at it gets it to leave for a while

private;

[chainbroke]

That's strange. I've never had that happen at my temple...

Maybe if you find a treat it likes, and keep those outside the temple, it will leave you alone?

[lilys_poise]

I've been trying to figure those out too!
But it's really hard.

[falseshore]

it is? is it complicated or just something you have to practice?

[lilys_poise]

I don't know.
I can't get it to work at all.

[twiceinhabited]

[She's reading the responses. Hm, a shinki-only power?]

I'd like to learn about them as well. If you don't mind sharing any answers you may get.

[falseshore]

ill share any information i get that isnt posted on here. if its posted in public, you can read it yourself.

[twiceinhabited]

Yes. I've been reading the comments whenever I notice them.

[Bless public forums.]

It would be better if shinki get more informed about what powers they can do here.

[falseshore]

youre telling me. from what i can tell, there's a lot of people who have no idea what theyre supposed to be doing and definitely don't know what anyone else needs to be doing either.

[twiceinhabited]

If there's a system for regularly informing new shinki or spreading information, it would help cut down on many questions. Fending and learning for ourselves can only work for so much.

[nailed_navigation]

I used to teach such Shinki technique classes at Lady Minerva's temple. Due to recent events I haven't been tutoring.

[falseshore]

didn't the whole temple disappear? i saw the post.

[nailed_navigation]

The temple did. If I were to resume my classes I would probably teach at my gods temple.

[falseshore]

who's your god?

if i can ask that

[nailed_navigation]

Lady Bishamonten, one of the seven gods of fortune and a titled War God. My name is Kazuma and I am her exemplar.

[falseshore]

heard of her, never met her. what's an exemplar?

[nailed_navigation]

An exemplar is a lead shinki, the one that assumes a leadership position. It usually helps group dynamics for those gods that have quite a large amount of shinkis to tend to.

[falseshore]

so youre the boss shinki then. cool.

[nailed_navigation]

I wouldn't say that I am the boss shinki, just one of the more acknowledged ones. There are older shinkis then me, they just haven't much of an internet presence.

(text)

[returnedfromtheline]

Regular clothing can protect you for a little while from blight, but if it's... rubbing against you a lot... You and your god should just rend it. Even small, friendly-seeming ayakashi can get dangerous. [Actually, it's pretty dangerous that any ayakashi are getting into heaven...]

As for learning the borderline, anyone who can do it can show you how, or even a god can explain it. If Kazuma-san is going to start classes again I'd recommend him, though.

Re: (text)

[falseshore]

that's what i said when the thing first showed up. he thinks it's adorable for some reason and will even pet it voluntarily sometimes

kazuma? he the one teaching at the one temple right?

[Before it went poof, anyway.]

Re: (text)

[returnedfromtheline]

... That's a pretty idiotic thing to do. [Sora, pls.]

Anyway, yep, that's him. I see he's replied to you too so I'll leave you to him.


[Another message after a minute:]
If you want to get in some extra practice though, I suppose you can message me to see if I'm free.

[dragon_blossom]

Oh hey if you find someone tell me too please? I'm Umi. Hi.

[falseshore]

sure, as soon as i find someone.

[dragon_blossom]

Thanks Riku!