Heaven's BBS | Text

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Posted: 11 May 2016 02:35 PM
From: Henir

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This is Add again. Apparently, I've been given an unexpected promotion to godhood.

Before anyone asks: no, I don't know how or why this happened. The Heavens' representative who spoke to me didn't seem to know anything about it, either. I just woke up like this. And yes, I remember everything. That includes both my past lives and after I became a shinki. As far as I'm aware, none of my memories are missing. In fact, I seemed to have gained some additional ones, but that's a bit harder to explain...

[It's like he literally came back from the dead in his homeworld and continued where he left off, but he's a bit reluctant to believe in that so soon. Maybe when his soul was taken by Monad he hadn't actually died...? It seems way too good to be true.]

Anyway, the bad news is that Roxas is AWOL. Chang'e's temple is gone and I haven't been able to get ahold of him at all. He's the one that's always wearing a black cloak, so don't mix him up with Artemis.

His other shinki Jakob has been reassigned to me, but Ludger has also gone missing. He has white hair with a black streak in it, very quiet, excellent cook, owns a white cat that answers to May.

If anyone has seen either of them, let me know as soon as possible.

Comments

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[returnedfromtheline]

[But be assured that Yukine's first reaction upon reading this was 'crap'.]

[oathkeeper]

[What the crap Add is a god now?????????????? Chang'e is gone??????????? What is happening where is Ludger what is uh skejfrskrawh]

uhhh may showed up on my doorstep this morning

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I don't suppose she had any extra shinki in tow, did she?

[... probably not. he mostly meant it as a joke, but he still can't help but want to be a little hopeful...]

[oathkeeper]

no... i'm sorry add

[No Ludger attached, unfortunately...]

do you wanna come visit her?

1/2

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Don't apologize for something that has nothing to do with you. [Why were there so many irresponsible pet owners around here? Disappearing and leaving their cats behind...]

I should at least make sure you're taking care of her properly. If my temple wasn't such a mess, I'd take her home myself. [Which is to say yes, yes he does want to visit her.]

2/2 action

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[... and not even ten seconds after sending that response, he does. Be thankful that he doesn't have to smash any hole in the reality of Baldr's temple now that he's a god himself. Add just abruptly appears a short distance away from him. He also has six diamond-shaped drones hovering around him idly, so that's a thing.]

Hm, the physical distance between our temples is a lot closer now. [Almost like they're in the same pantheon or something...]

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[Don't worry, Yukine, Add will find the perfect time to tease you about that as much as possible, kukukuku...]

[birdstheword]

[Whattttttttttt?]

Are you sure you're not dreaming? Pinch yourself!

[savioring]

So there's not a single trace left of the god who disappeared?

[That seems extreme... though she noticed the same thing when Naminé left.]

[oathkeeper]

[Sora is just replying to Add's text when poof suddenly he's in the same room as him only a few paces away. Sora jolts and yelps in surprise and throws his phone up into the air and clumsily juggles at it several times before it clatters to the ground. The screen is already smashed from a previous incident so no matter...]

Geeze! Add! Don't do that!

[Teleporting Add is gonna be something to get used to. Sora teleports all the time but he doesn't sneak up on people!

Sora heaves softly and goes to pick up his phone. He then stares at Add and those weird drone thingys.]

Wow... You're really a god now, huh?

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Unless I've dreamt up a 20 year lifespan and hallucinated an entire temple, I think I can confidently say I'm not.

Alternatively, if I'm dreaming right now then you're not real, so shouldn't you be pinching yourself?

[birdstheword]

You really are a god!

[Did she acutally pinch herself? Maybe~]

How do you feel Add-kun?

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A few possessions were left behind, but the temple and its grounds are completely gone. Both of their cell phone numbers and BBS accounts have been deactivated as well.

It's possible they've been assigned new identities, but aside from that... [it's more likely that they've vanished just like all the other gods and shinki that have gone missing.]

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[He starts cackling at Sora's shocked reaction. Yeah, he'll definitely need to get used to that because there's no way Add isn't going to abuse his powers to freak people out. Now he has even more methods to sneak up on people, kukuku...!]

Henir, Master of Time and Space, at your service.

[...and now he finally notices the broken phone.] Ah, you should hold onto that more carefully next time. Do you want me to fix it for you? [Since he figures it broke just now and not earlier... though he doesn't look very guilty about it. A screen should be easy enough to fix! And maybe he could fit in a few extra upgrades while he's at it.]

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I suppose I could say that I feel divine. [He could, but he's not really. There's too much happening at once for him to place how he feels about it...]

At any rate, it's good to have my memories back.

[savioring]

I doubt it. If they were here before, why would their names change?

Why would he be mixed up with this Artemis when his god name is Chang'e?

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Reassigned as new gods? My default name on the BBS was changed. [and he still can't be bothered to update it]

They both go by Roxas and have similar appearances. If I didn't specify, some idiot would try to tell me they've found him when they mean a completely different person.

[savioring]

They would have contacted you if they had changed, would they not?Or were you not friends?

[..... uhm.]

That's a pretty unique situation.

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There are numerous possibilities that could prevent them from doing so, if you don't have any information then you don't need to state the obvious to me. Of course they'd contact me if they realized I'm looking for them.

[He just doesn't want to accept that they're really gone, that there's no chance they might still be here...]

[oathkeeper]

[Sora looks slightly exasperated when Add cackles at him but it's quickly replaced with his own amused smile and he shrugs his shoulders.]

Master of Time and Space, huh? Well teleporting is gonna suit you just fine from the looks of it! Henir... do you know a lot about Henir yet?

[He looks down at his phone.] Eh, it's been broken for a while. It still works good enough? I guess I should get the screen fixed though... [He kind of chucked it at a wall once.

Just then there is a soft mew and May pads into the living room and leaps gracefully up onto the arm of the couch. She mews again and stares at Add. She's got a pretty shiny new blue ribbon tied around her neck in a neat bow.]

[savioring]

I think you're going to be out of luck. Giving someone a description should have gotten you some results already. Doesn't look like anyone's hit you up yet for anyone fitting them.

[Gone is gone, Add. It happens.]

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You could say I have a bit of previous experience, kekek. Henir is a goddess of my homeworld, though it seems like she played some role in this world's existence as well. [He hasn't really bothered to Google it yet, doesn't seem like it'd be that important when he already has a lot of personal experience with Henir's domain...

He gets distracted as soon as May pads in, though. It's not the same as seeing one of his friends, but there's a distinct flicker of relief when he looks down to see the familiar cat. He smiles, reaching out a hand to scratch her cheek.

If May is here and not with Ludger, then... the chance of Ludger still being around just got even slimmer. He sighs, trying to force back his uncertain emotions.]

I'm expecting you to take proper care of her until Ludger returns. Is that understood?

[shockshot]

Shinki to god huh? Should we throw you a party to celebrate that you have your memories back?

I don't know either Jakob or Ludger though, sorry. You've been having a busy week though.

First one thing, then the other...I hope it's not always this way.

[oathkeeper]

That’s new. [Sora looks impressed. For Add to be a goddess from his own home world is pretty unique. At least from what he’s heard around.] Did you get any cool new powers? [The important questions.

He watches May too and the way that Add scratches her. She seems pleased and buts his hand but doesn’t move from her perch.

Sora smiles and nods when he’s ordered around. It must hurt for Add to lose two close friends so quickly. He knows how that feels.]

She’ll be the queen of the castle until further notice.

Are you doing okay?

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[He pauses for a second before holding up his free hand, generating a glowing blue cube that floats gently above his palm. It's a bit on the small side, but if Sora looks carefully he'll be able to see a view of the temple's beachfront reflected on its surface.] I can watch different places with these. It's quite useful for keeping tabs on people. [...so if Sora ever sees any weird cubes floating around, at least he'll know Add is probably spying on him.

May absorbs most of his attention, in part because it's relaxing, and in part because he doesn't want to look Sora in the eyes right now. He's not doing okay at all.]

Did Roxas ever tell you that we knew each other before...? It's strange, to think that we ended up in this new world together as a pair. Out of all of us 'users' who were deleted...

[If it happened once, could it happen again? He's never been one to believe in fate or destiny, but...]