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[thekillerwhale]

Posted: May 1
From: Poseidon
Screened from: Haruka


Someone please help! Σ(°Д°；≡；°д°)

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[koukai_kirai]

He had a lot of major shrines when I was alive, too. At least I can say he's left me with a reputation that won't be TOO easy to uphold.

I don't care, as long as it isn't too early in the morning. You can call a little in advance if you want to be sure I'm not out dealing with a prayer or anything, I suppose.

Your shinki can come if they want to, but if your primary concern is fighting ayakashi, then what I can teach them will be of limited use. As a general rule, they won't be in human form when the fighting starts.

[thekillerwhale]

I understand the feeling. Poseidon's supposed to be the god of the sea and really powerful and I don't really feel that way. I just feel like myself. LOL

I'll be sure to call. I don't want to interrupt you or anything.

And that's true. It's probably for the best. My shinki hasn't been in a good mood since he got here which is understandable. I'm not really impressive. LOL (╯︵╰,)

[[ooc: I just realized that Makoto would totally have learned about the Shinsengumi in class and know who he is. And especially since he really likes Japanese history and literature, he would remember. Would that be okay for him to fanboy at him?]]

[koukai_kirai]

Even if you don't feel impressive, you have to do your best to be someone your shinki can believe in. That's what you owe to someone who relies on and looks up to you.

[He's always believed that, and he has a lot of experience both with people looking up to him and with... an interesting cocktail of self-image issues.]

[[OOC: Go for it! I don't mind at all. He'll be a little bit confused and possibly slightly embarrassed, but probably happy on some level!]]

[thekillerwhale]

[Wow...this is amazing. He feels like he's found a sensei!]

You're right. I'll do my best! I want to make my shinki proud. He's really important to me and has been for a long time, so I don't want to let him down.

This may sound weird, but were you named after the same Hijikata from the Shinsengumi?

[koukai_kirai]

Then I trust you'll work hard.

Not "named after", no. You've heard of me?

[Izuminokami did tell him that he was famous in the future, and Sanae did seem to know about the Shinsengumi when he first encountered her, but Makoto is the first person since then to bring it up, so it's a bit of a surprise.]

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[thekillerwhale]

[Makoto is freaking out internally on the other side of the line.

Okay. Maybe he'll freak out in text too.]

OMG! REALLY?! I learned all about the Shinsengumi in school!

OMG! I GET TO TRAIN WITH HIJIKATA! This is so cool!

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[thekillerwhale]

Sorry about that. I just got really excited.

But still! Thank you so much, Hijikata-san!

[koukai_kirai]

[...Okay. Okay, he'd sort of figured Izuminokami's obvious fondness for him was making him get all enthusiastic and overstate just how well-regarded the Shinsengumi was in the future, but... apparently not?]

[Wow. That was.... That sure was a reaction? He's not really sure how to respond to it?]

[...Sort of reminds him of when Ichimura was a kid, actually. Which isn't the worst thing to remind Hijikata of.]

Thank you, I think.

Like I said, just be prepared to work hard.

[thekillerwhale]

[Just wait until he tells Rin!]

Please don't go easy on me! I'll do my best.

[koukai_kirai]

Good. That's what I like to hear.

Get in contact whenever you're ready to begin. As I said, I'm likely to be around, anyway.

[thekillerwhale]

Right! I'll contact you soon!