HEAVEN'S BBS | VIDEO

[icyhot]

Posted: 28 April
From: Shouto Todoroki

[ Shouto normally doesn't reach out to people, but in this case - he's willing to do just about anything out of his comfort zone if it means it'll get them help. In the background of the video, you'll probably be able to catch the reason for this post, because he's not moving away from Izuku and Kido. ]

We need help. Our god, Midoriya Izuku, is suffering from an extreme case of blight. We don't - we don't know what to do, or what caused it. [ His voice goes from even, if hurried, to a little strained, there, before he gets it under control. ] The holy water we have isn't helping, it's not enough, and it's just spreading and getting worse.

So if there's anyone that can help - [ Please. His shinki are lost and distressed and stubbornly touching him, at the cost of getting blighted, too. Shouto has to stop the video after that, distracted by his partners. ]

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[clothes_make_the_man]

[The reason for all of this was hard to miss, all things considered. Forrest isn't much of a fighter, but the one thing he does have going for him is a temple with ample water thanks to Lakshmi's strong associations to the element.]

Bring him to Lakshmi's temple. I have three large healing pools in my garden. You can all cleanse the blight there.

[He always did prefer healing to fighting, and now he's got the chance to do some real good for a fellow god and his shinki.]

Tell anyone else you encounter who's been afflicted that they can come as well.

((OOC: General blight cleaning log over here))

[icyhot]

[ It takes a little longer for Shouto to initially reply to Forrest than Bishamon, because there's... a bit of low key bickering that they have to go through, first, about everybody coming to his temple. ]

Thank you. If there's anybody else, we'll make sure to tell them. [ Which he's gathering there might be, learning that there's apparently a shinki with multiple gods running around. ]

We'll be there soon.

[dominatriarch]

[ Ah fuck that's some blight. But careful observation of the video shows that there only seem to be two shinki on the scene and neither look to be blighted enough to cause that much damage... ]

Does he have any other shinki?

[icyhot]

[ There's a pause where Shouto has to wait for Izuku to answer, but Bishamon gets one. ]

A nora named Axel.

[dominatriarch]

[ And then it gets so quiet you can hear a pin drop wherever she is. ]

Find him. If he's the cause of the blight, the only way to clear it is to remove it from him.

[icyhot]

[ That's... caused some dissent, so he may as well ask: ]

How would someone go about removing it?

[dominatriarch]

If he's still capable of rational thought, it isn't too late. Find two other shinki and subdue him. He has to confess to whatever crime caused his blight.

However, if he seems more ayakashi than shinki at this point then you have no choice but to put him down.

[icyhot]

Put him down. [ That's sure one hell of a way to put it. ]

Thanks. We're taking our god to Lakshmi's pools first, but we'll do what we can to find him. No matter his condition.

[dominatriarch]

Tend to your god first. if anything dire needs to be done, it would be better for them to be in proper fighting condition.

[ ...wait, one more important thing comes to mind. ]

Another thing. Blight spreads through physical contact. Refrain from touching him as much as possible before you can get him cleansed. Once you take him to Lakshmi's temple, cleanse yourselves as well. Please stay safe.

[icyhot]

It's already started to spread, but we touched him of our own accord to help him. We'll cleanse ourselves, too. [ Especially since one of them wants to go running off to find Axel without cleansing herself. ] And we'll make sure to avoid spreading it to anyone else.

Can you tell whether a shinki has started to become an ayakashi based on how bad the blight on their god is?

[dominatriarch]

[ No pls don't do that tell the crazy soul to reel it in. ]

That's expected.

If the shinki has completely lost themselves, your god will probably be unable to be move. The pain will be unbearable for them. Cleansing will only provide temporary relief.

[ She's trying so hard not to relive the moment but these newbies need help from someone who's been there after all. ]

[icyhot]

[ Kido responds to stress either by wanting to fight it or by crying. She picked the former this time.

There is a very, very long pause here. ]

I think he's already become an ayakashi.

[dominatriarch]

[ ....oh god DAMN it. ]

Do you know if anyone else has named this nora?

[icyhot]

Midoriya's not sure how many, but he thinks more than one other.

[dominatriarch]

[ Damn and double damn... ]

Then it's likely everyone who named this nora is suffering. If you see anyone else who seems to be affected by the blight, tell them to cleanse themselves as soon as possible.

[icyhot]

[ So that's at least three people... if not more... shit. ]

I will. Thank you for answering us.

[birdstheword]

Where are you guys? You already got some answers and things to try but I want to help too. Anything you, Kido or Dekuku need! Let me know!

[She doesn't really know how to be of help here. The offer of healing pools sounds promising for the group but Bishamon's answer...]

[icyhot]

[ Yeah, he's not really too sure about that answer, himself. But... ]

We're on the way to the temple now. I'm not... [ It's hard to feel helpless, and even without memories he's sure that he's not used to this. ] You should be careful, Hajime. We're not sure what's going on.

[lecturehall]

Idiots! Don't even think of touching him again!

[he's glanced over those other threads and he is not pleased with all these poor decisions]

[icyhot]

[ Shouto gives him the most withering deadpan that is in his arsenal. ]

How are we supposed to get him to the healing pools without exposing anyone else to the blight, then.

ICly a day or so afterwards; post axel log

[cursedblood]

Did you find your solution?

[icyhot]

Any time he tried to leave the holy water, our god's blight would just spread all over again. So we had to stay in the water until it passed.

We don't know why it stopped, though. If the other gods who named the nora know something, they haven't talked to Midoriya about it.

[cursedblood]

But it was able to help, at least. Or help keep it at bay.