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[royaltyloyalty]

Date posted: May 10th, afternoon
From: Kshitigarbha (*)

I guess this is the best way to ask -- has anyone else noticed some of the shinki act a lot more reserved than others? Not like a quiet person. That's not a bad thing. Like it's hard to talk to them about themselves and they don't remember a name other than the one their god gave them?

Ah, if it matters, I'm a god. I'm just trying to figure out how I can best help my shinki. He's my responsibility after all.

- Dokugakuji

[*OOC: K'SHIH-TIH-GUHR-BUH]

Comments

[revolutionfalcon]

I had one like that before. There isn't a hell of a lot you can do about it - there doesn't seem to be anything to them to talk about. They're like empty vessels.

Looking out for them is fine, but don't expect it to change anything in this case.

[royaltyloyalty]

I'm not so easy to placate, but I'll keep that in mind. I have some new options to consider at least, now that I know some more about them.

[revolutionfalcon]

I wasn't trying to placate you so much as warn you. Since you obviously care for their wellbeing, beyond that it's not really my concern how you choose to handle this.

It does look like a few more people have had shinki like that than I knew. Most people don't seem to know what I'm talking about when I bring it up.

[royaltyloyalty]

Thanks I guess.

I'm a little surprised too. There's another I met in person who hasn't even been mentioned yet. Do you have one too?

[revolutionfalcon]

I did. I released it when I got another shinki, because I knew I was never going to be comfortable with a shinki that willing to bow to orders from me.

Two other people I know at least had one before, but those were the only other two I'd heard about.

[royaltyloyalty]

Hmm.
That's way more of them than I'd thought...
What happens when you release a shinki?

[revolutionfalcon]

As far as I know, they're freed from service until they find another god to take them in and name them. Or at least, that's how it seems to go with the newer shinki who lose their gods or are released.

[royaltyloyalty]

And a nameless shinki like yours... They're probably just out wandering around somewhere?

[It sounds eerily like how lost he'd been after he and Gojyo parted ways.]

[revolutionfalcon]

It's possible they've found another god. If the ones like yours and my old one are inclined to serve, I don't see what would stop them offering themselves to a new god that might need their services.

But they might be wandering, too. Nobody really knows unless we see them.

[royaltyloyalty]

That's true.

[He's not trying to fault the guy for releasing his shinki, but if that one's wandering around, he's curious about if they have a new god yet... or if they'd want one, for as much as a Soulless can 'want' that.]

What do they look like, if you don't mind me asking?

[revolutionfalcon]

They always have white robes, a bit like Amaterasu's shinki she sends out sometimes. I think they're all supposed to look a bit unassuming - mine was a young woman with long black hair, about average in height and weight. Though it's not hard to look unassuming compared to a lot of the people here.

[royaltyloyalty]

Thank you for telling me.

[At least now he can look around.]

[revolutionfalcon]

If you're that concerned about it, it's not information that needs hiding.

[royaltyloyalty]

Ah, I hadn't been thinking that so much as... if I saw them on the street, I'd know who they are, I suppose.

[revolutionfalcon]

Seeing them is less likely than you think.

[royaltyloyalty]

But I thought they said that Far Shore people of all types could see each other.

[revolutionfalcon]

That's true, but I haven't seen her since I released her. I don't think any of the others who've released theirs have seen them since. These kinds of shinki don't seem to linger around the newer gods.

[royaltyloyalty]

If they don't linger...
It's not like a shinki can die twice, right?

[revolutionfalcon]

Any of us here can die, second time or not. That much has already been proven by things that have happened here.

[royaltyloyalty]

I see. I'll be more careful then.