it's like a quarter life crisis

[razzledazzles]

Posted: 24 April 2016
From: Jae-Ha

Why are so many of you so young? I'm not the only one at a more mature age, am I? Is anyone over 20? I'm getting wrinkles just thinking about this.

[He's just 25 but if he has one more person tell him they're too young to drink when he thought they were older... his heart can't take it.]

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[koukai_kirai]

I've taken care of sixteen-year-olds. They're definitely still children.

[Sorry not sorry, Tetsu.]

[razzledazzles]

You're a man of good sense. That means we should drink together.

[koukai_kirai]

I wouldn't be opposed to that. My shinki isn't much of a drinker anyway, it seems, so I could use a good drinking partner now and again.

[razzledazzles]

Name the time and place, and I'm sure I could make it. It's always nice to meet people over drinks, isn't it?

All of us are in the same situation, so it's not so bad to make acquaintances.

[koukai_kirai]

My temple's usually quiet aside from Souji and the ducks.

[...]

Actually, maybe it would be good to see what kind of places the Near Shore has to drink in these days.

[razzledazzles]

I happen to know a good handful of places, if you'd like. The only problem is that you have to keep their attention to get a drink in the first place, and hold onto it so it's not swept away.

[koukai_kirai]

I think I can handle that much of a challenge if you can.

If it does turn out to be too much, we could always drop by a liquor store instead and come back here.

[razzledazzles]

It's yet to be a problem that I couldn't handle, but that's true! Tell me your style of bar and I've likely been to one like it.

[koukai_kirai]

Honestly, it's been some decades since I was a resident on the Near Shore. The style of things may have changed somewhat in that long.

[Are hanamachi and teahouses even still a thing? Questions he will find answers to later, probably.]

"Traditional" might be more similar to what I'm used to, but I can branch out. It's more important that the place have a touch of class without being too stifling about it. Quiet, but with some life to it, if that makes sense.

[razzledazzles]

So you were actually someone from Japan, is that what you're saying? How interesting. I've never heard anyone word it quite like that.

That description makes perfect sense to me! It sounds like my type of place, as well, so I'm certain we'd find a place for the both of us.

[koukai_kirai]

I was, but Japan has had more time to change than I have in the interim.

At any rate, that sounds good to me. I haven't had the time here to develop too busy of a schedule, so if you let me know some night that you're free, we can go and see what we find.

[razzledazzles]

My nights are filling up so quickly. Let me get back to you on that. Do you have a phone? If I could have your private number, I'll message you once I know.

[koukai_kirai]

[Right, that thing. He keeps sort of forgetting it's a thing that exists, in all honesty.]

Popular, are we?

[He types in his number and sends that along with the message.]

[razzledazzles]

Only for a couple of days. I don't want to plan too far ahead in case my god needs something of me.

I'll send you a message with my own number, so let's keep in touch.

[koukai_kirai]

Diligent of you. Who do you work for?

I'll keep an eye out for the message.

[razzledazzles]

Hazel. His god name is Aengus, if that's familiar to you at all? I'm not familiar with any of these gods, myself.

[koukai_kirai]

I'm only familiar with some of the Japanese ones, and only passingly. I suppose it's ironic, but I didn't have much interest in religion before all this.

[razzledazzles]

Is that more or less ironic than my god being a priest?

I can't recall anything about religion, but I feel like I would have a feeling about them if I had any relation to it.

[koukai_kirai]

Not sure. Could depend on what god he served, maybe.

It's strange to think of where the border is between conscious memory and that sort of familiarity. I think I'd drive myself half-crazy over it if I were a shinki.

[razzledazzles]

Hmm... That's true. I haven't asked.

But you're right, there. It's incredibly aggravating to not be able to tell what thoughts and feelings are in the moment and what are from something I've forgotten.

[koukai_kirai]

It doesn't seem to trouble my shinki too much. Suppose he doesn't overthink things quite as much as I can.

[razzledazzles]

I have a friend who's similar to that. It's hard for me not to think about all of this.

Sake does help, though.

[koukai_kirai]

With not thinking? I imagine it does.

[razzledazzles]

Haha, something like that, yes. You can drink, enjoy the flavor and admire the moon and the night weather. It helps many things.

[koukai_kirai]

A medicine for all ills, in that case.

[Not as if he's knocking it. He'd be a hypocrite if he did, for one.]