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thefarshore2016-09-11 03:05 pm
moonlitknight) wrote in thefarshore2016-09-11 03:05 pm
Heaven's BBS | Text
Posted: April 24
From: Zero
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Can Shinki get sick?
[ A seemingly simple question, but one that's been clawing at him for days. The symptoms have become too painful to ignore, so he bites his tongue and seeks answers because unknown to him, his bloodlust has begun to manifest. ]
From: Zero
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Can Shinki get sick?
[ A seemingly simple question, but one that's been clawing at him for days. The symptoms have become too painful to ignore, so he bites his tongue and seeks answers because unknown to him, his bloodlust has begun to manifest. ]
2/2
[ No, it isn't. But he's never been very forthcoming with his own personal
demonsissues. Zero doesn't know him, but his personality feels familiar on a subconscious level it soothes his issues of mistrust so he'll be forthcoming with the symptoms from the start. ]Hunger. Thirst. I've been eating regularly but it doesn't make the symptoms go away.
[ He describes it as hunger but its more like starvation at this point. And the thirst... he doesn't understand it, doesn't matter really because neither is nearly as bad as the growing pain that's becoming more difficult to ignore. ]
no subject
Was there anything that could have triggered this, or did the symptoms start appearing seemingly out of nowhere?
Actually, let me phrase that a little more clearly: did the symptoms start as soon as you arrived here?
[He may not know Zero's situation, but he's learned enough from his own to relate. Whether it's an affliction that carries on to the afterlife, an inhuman body with unique needs, the effects of an ability they no longer understand... losing one's memories can be a serious problem, if they have something like that to worry about.]
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They appeared a few days after I got here. They weren't bad at first.
[ So, he ignored them until he couldn't. ]
1/2
[Private]
A lingering hunger and thirst suggests to me that your body may be wanting for something you're not giving it. There's a god here who appears human, but is actually of another humanoid race with... unusual eating habits. If both gods and shinki are pulled from other worlds with equal consideration, then it's just as likely for a person like that to arrive here as a shinki. The problem is that we wouldn't be capable of remembering those facts, especially if we don't appear very different from normal humans.
That person also said that their temple provides for their unusual needs, though. I don't know if that would work automatically for shinki or not, but if your temple's kitchen or medicine cabinet has been stocking anything that seems out of place it may be worth looking into.
Failing that, you can try different things to see if your instincts tell you anything useful.
[Private]
The god that you mentioned.
[ The Hunter tattoo on his neck began to itch. ]
What did he eat?
[Private]
Human flesh.
That species has an identifying trait, though, so unless you've ever had black schlera around the eyes you're probably something different. Even if you did have that it still wouldn't be a guarantee. [thank god, because Add would probably starve to death if he had to eat something as gross as that to survive...] There are a lot of possibilities, so don't do anything too reckless unless you're really sure of it.
1/2 [Private]
[ His eyes widen in shock, the very idea repulsed him. Human flesh? He shakes his head, he could never.... And then, he thought about the god who had no choice but eat and felt a deep pity for him. ]
2/2
Black schlera.... ]
Not black.
Red.
[Private]
[Ah, but there's an easier way of doing this. It's not like Add's odd appearance is much of a secret anyway.]
I'll show mine if you show yours.
[Private]
[ He answers before shaking his head. ]
It's momentary. When the pain is at its greatest.
[ Meaning he can't show it to him, but more importantly, he's finally admitted to the pain. ]
[Private]
Unfortunately, something like that might not be useful for identifying the cause. You'd need to find someone else with the same affliction first, or it would have to be something that exists in this world.
[Private]
[ Considering his current situation, he finds very little humor in that statement. ]
I haven't encountered anyone with the same affliction.
[ But then, he's only been here a few weeks so he might have missed someone in that time. Still, if there was the possibility that he could get some answers... ]
Then, I'll search for them.
[Private]
I'll keep an eye out as well. In return, I expect that you'll keep this information between us. [Not that it's his secret, but Kaneki probably wouldn't be too happy if rumours started floating around about a god that eats humans...]
[Private]
I'm not in the habit of publicizing people's secrets.
[Private]
It's Add, by the way. Feel free to let me know if you discover anything interesting.
[Private]
If its worth sharing, I'll let you know.
[ "If". He'll hold the final judgement of what he'll share and what he won't. ]