Second Bead | Action/[BBS]

[sleepingknight]

[Action; Locked to Hajime]

[Yuuki hasn't been a shinki nearly as long as some. But even she can realize when things are very, very wrong.

The room she awakens in is not her own, and that much is clear right away. Already confused by her new location, she is immediately informed that this is where she belongs now; that she is the shinki of Neith, not Freya.

It's enough to terrify her.

It had all happened so abruptly, she has no time to even try to begin to understand. Why the change? And how? Did she do something wrong? Was Bo okay?

Had she somehow failed as a shinki?

By the time Hajime meets with Yuuki, she isn't the cheerful, enthusiastic girl Hajime has seen so often. Instead, her head is tipped down, hands clenched at her sides as she practically exudes waves of fear, anxiety, and insecurity.

No. This isn't right. This isn't how it's supposed to be.

Is it?]

[Post; OPEN]
Posted: Wednesday March 11th, 2016 10:25
From: ユウキ

I don't serve Bo anymore I'm one of Hajimes shinki now.

I just woke up in her shrine all of a sudden and I don't know why

Bo where are you?? Has anyone seen her recently???

I don't understand. What happened???? Is this normal??

Comments

[dominatriarch]

I think...

[ And this is only a theory, mind, but it's better than nothing. After all, she can't leave Yuuki hanging with that look on her face. ]

If we find out what happened to Bo, it might bring us a step closer to finding out why you were brought here and who's to blame. The only guess I have is that she's been taken to wherever she originally came from.

[ There's a sigh though. ]

Rest assured, Yuuki... we'll stop at nothing to find these answers.

[sleepingknight]

Why I was brought here...

[Her brow creases slightly at that. The words are simple enough, but the meaning...]

...I'm here because I died... aren't I?

[There's so many things going on, so many questions without answers. She never felt 100% certain here, despite the confident front she put on. But the longer her stay, the less and less she feels sure about overall.]

[dominatriarch]

Yes.

[ It's hard to explain but having all these gods and shinki come in without warning is a bit of a warning for everyone. All these newcomers have brought such life to Takamagahara but along with their arrival is the looming thought that there's someone out there behind all this. This can't be just a simple case of heaven trying a new system or something, after all. ]

But having so many gods and shinki arrive all at once... something isn't right. Those are the questions we seek to answer.

[sleepingknight]

...

How... should we look?

[Because she wants to, definitely. She can't just sit still while something strange like this is going on.

If something really did happen to Bo... she doesn't want to let it happen again to others, too.]

[dominatriarch]

Tajimamori... or at least the one who replaced him... and I have been looking into the matter. Asking the other gods, searching their temples...

[ You can tell by the look of frustration on her face that this hasn't been going well. ]

For now, the most we can do is to learn as much as we can of the newcomers. It seems that more keep appearing.

[sleepingknight]

[She nods, lowering her head again.]

There's a lot that I still don't understand, but... I'll try to find out anything I can.

[dominatriarch]

[ And at that, she can't help but reach out, lightly petting Yuuki's head. It might help to reassure the poor girl, at least. ]

Anything you find out will be greatly appreciated, Yuuki. You know how to reach me.

[ Gonna pull her hand back now. ]

For now... try to work with Hajime best you can. I know this is as sudden to them as it is to you.

[sleepingknight]

Mm-- I mean, yes. I will.