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[timeshields]

Posted: May 7th
From: Homura Akemi

I understand a shinki is a weapon for their god. Are there other responsibilities included with that title?

How can I be more useful to my god?

["How else can I protect him?" is really what she means.]

Comments

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My own person?

[That sounds... wrong for some reason.]

I don't have any other goals.

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Consider finding some!

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Like what?

How?

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Those are questions that no one can answer but you. Think about what you enjoy doing, or what you wish you could do.

Is there something that makes you happy?

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I don't think so.

I haven't found anything, at least.

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[Hakkai finds himself struck with inexplicable fellow-feeling. He's probably just moping, he thinks: but still, here is a young shinki who really could use a friend.]

Perhaps finding out what you like would be a goal to begin with.

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Where do I start?

What do you like?

[reformedsinner]

Good books, qi gong, cooking, teaching, learning new skills.

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What is qi gong?

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The art of cultivating life energy through movement, breathing and meditation. It's quite complicated.

Remarkably, being dead doesn't seem to impact my practice.

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The afterlife is surprisingly eventful.

I'm moving more than I would have expected.

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Ha ha, it's very different from anything I would have expected!

We may as well make the best of it, though.

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I don't think I expected anything.

So anything is more than I would have believed.

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I assumed there would be more torment, personally.

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That might depend on how you die.

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I suspect it's more a function of which souls get caught up here. Regardless, we have the chance to do whatever we like now.

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It's strange to have nothing specific I need to do.

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Consider it an interesting new challenge. What will you do now that you have that opportunity?

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I'm not sure yet.

Learn about myself?

[reformedsinner]

That's a good start!