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山崎 宗介 || Yamazaki Sōsuke ([personal profile] takenwithhim) wrote in [community profile] thefarshore2016-11-30 10:02 pm

Heaven's BBS | Text & Video ~ A Stolen Voice


Posted: May 21st
From: Sousuke Yamazaki

What are shinki?

I’ve not been here long, so I don’t know the truth. Apparently no shinki can. But I’ve experienced enough.

I don’t like it.

We’re shinki. We weren’t told anything upon our arrival. All we knew is that we’re dead and know nothing else. Other shinki probably had the same experience I did: stumble around until someone told me I had to find a god or something before something bad happened to me. We have to rely on whatever our gods tell us as the truth. We’re told we’re supposed to help our gods with their duties and wants and protect them or fight for them. We can’t exist without you; gods give us form and prevent us from fading away. We have to depend on you to survive.

So what are we to you?

I have a god. A Master. He tells me that I’m human more than I’m his shinki. I don’t know if I believe him entirely.

Not all Masters are like that, are they. Some don’t care what a shinki feels. I guess that’s not far from the truth though. After all, shinki are really nothing more than tools to gods. Gods can pick us up simply because they want something from us. Maybe you feel good having us at your side because you think we remind you of something. Maybe you want us because we’re useful to you or you like our looks or fit your fighting style or powers.

But if it doesn’t work out, if we piss our gods off or don’t please them, they’re allowed to discard us like a broken item. Gods can even cycle through us one after another until they’ve found the perfect tool to fit their current needs. And when you’re done, you can throw us away until you’re ready to use us again. Or left to wander for someone else to maybe pick up before we fade away into nothing.

And we have no choice but to come when you call us whether we want to or not. Because we’re nothing without you. We’re valuable possessions to keep close or useful but expendable objects to get the job done.

I don’t know if all gods are aware of this; I know the shinki aren’t. Gods can even steal shinki from another god without asking. Force a new name upon us and give us a new form and power. And if we’re stubborn, apparently blackmail and threats are just as effective. Or you can simply hurt us until we break or get rid of us because we’re not working as you want. Like we’re some kind of toy for your amusement.

We’re told we’re entering a partnership with our gods, but in reality, it only goes one way. We have to choose between vanishing or living as a weapon, companion, prize, tool, whatever, for a god we don’t even know.

If you’re a shinki, think about this. If you’re a god, ask yourself why you have a shinki.



[A video feed flicks on. A full moon glows yellow in the sky above, encircled by spiraling clouds. The edge of a sakura tree billows pink and gentle at one side of the screen, releasing ghost-light sakura petals into the winds that carry them away. It’s silent, some for himself to gather his thoughts, some for letting whoever’s listening to him think. Maybe it is rambling, but the experience he went through…]

So what are our rights? Does anyone want to tell me how this is supposed to work?

All of this may not be something some of you gods care about.

But the shinki should know.

[His is a quiet voice, deep like the dark waters far below the surface of the sea.]

I’m aware I’m probably a rare case; most of the gods I’ve met seem decent. Some of you say you’d never act like I’ve described or think like this towards a shinki. That we can trust you. But we don’t know you. So how can we trust you? Ultimately we have to trust our gods because we don’t know anything else. Whether you use that to your advantage or not is up to you.

It’s a disgusting feeling to know you’re powerless against someone else. I can be stolen and wielded by any god who wants me, regardless of how I feel about it. And if I don’t want that, I have to eternally stick by my Master’s side like a frightened child. We’re not free; we can’t even rely on ourselves because our powers, beyond the borderline, is useless unless directed by a god. I didn’t want this, I don’t know if any shinki does.

[A quiet breath seeps backwards above the screen and the edge of a shirt sleeve flutters into view on one side of the screen. Sousuke’s leaning against the wall beside the window, not in sight, but obviously here if someone feels like talking.]

And if any of you gods haven’t yet learned how to track or trace your shinki, you should start working on that now. Otherwise you're going to find yourself out a useful tool for a while simply because some other god wants to do something different for a change.
icyhot: ғᴏʟᴋʟᴏʀᴇ ∗ ᴅᴡ (Default)

[personal profile] icyhot 2016-12-07 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ He can agree with a lot of this, and understands where he's coming from, in a way, but one thing in particular rubs him the wrong way. And it's obvious what that is. ]

And something obviously has to be done.

Maybe we don't get to choose our gods, and it eliminates a lot of choices, but we do get to choose our allies here after the fact. Whether they're other shinki like us or different gods, ones that show they're trustworthy or mean well, like my god or your original one. Obviously there are gods out there like the one that forced a name on you, but why allow him - or anyone else - to make another victim out of someone and hope for the best?

There are no acceptable casualties. If he can be stopped, somehow, then there are plenty of people stepping forward in response to your messages that are willing to help or fight back now. Before he does more to you and those he threatened, or he goes after someone else.
disciplineking: (head turn)

[personal profile] disciplineking 2016-12-07 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
I have spent many a day attempting to figure out a way to reverse it or gaining traction among gods, and have come up with nothing, short of dying and miraculously coming back a god.

But I will not roll over and surrender for these imposters.
shockshot: (hee)

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[personal profile] shockshot 2016-12-07 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Something from the god's world was added to the ayakashi, from what I hear, and they went wild during a gods picnic. That's what I've been told.

I don't know all the variants of ayakashi though. Just that these weren't supposed to exist.

But I will check with him, thanks. I'll have to check with him if it's all right to use the temple grounds, but I'm sure he'll be fine with it-especially if it's to keep me safe.


[It's more to check with a housemate then asking permission because really, she knows he sleeps during the day, they're likely going to be noisy.]

But I do hope no one is stolen again. And we can make sure you're never stolen, ever again.

Well...I guess I'm going to end up surprising both of you. Which god is he?
reformedsinner: (reserving comment)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2016-12-07 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
They certainly should. As it is, like humans, each of them has their own individual viewpoint.

As you've learned yourself, I suppose.
latentforlife: (So sail away aboard our rig)

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[personal profile] latentforlife 2016-12-07 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll look forward to it. Until then I hope you get your answers.

[He's not exactly competitive in that sense. Oddly enough, the idea of hunting down ayakashi sparks that in him more. Another thing not to dwell on.]
churchbelle: (the incredibly deep voice of the snail)

[personal profile] churchbelle 2016-12-07 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
If it keeps the people happy, it's alright by me.

It's loose behavior, if you ask me. Of course a person's free to do what he likes in this particular situation, but I don't think I could have a partner who's so eager to run around with a handful more. Splitting loyalties doesn't end well for anybody. I'd rather call it quits than wonder about it, if it came to that.


[Thankfully, his shinki is perfect and they agree 100% on this, so he's just fine.]
erogappa: (look -- serious profile)

[personal profile] erogappa 2016-12-08 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's no response. ]
dominatriarch: ([...] | I want you to make me)

...oh man I see it.

[personal profile] dominatriarch 2016-12-09 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Anything that could allow us to get the upper hand when dealing with him is appreciated. So thank you. I'll probably have to find a few more gods willing to assist me in taking him down.

[ But she does take note of that description. He sounds like he stands out so it probably won't be hard for her to pick him out. ]

Were you and Goten the only ones he'd named? I hope you don't mind my asking for these details. I just want to know as much as I can about all of this.
churchbelle: (pretty sure this is from a wet dream)

[personal profile] churchbelle 2016-12-09 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, ending it professionally, I suppose. A shinki's got every right to pick as many gods as they want, but a god's got the same right to decide if it's not working out. I'd rather have no shinki than get into all the complications of having a shinki who's gone with multiple gods. It's just preference, I reckon. If two people can't agree on something like that, there's no hope for the rest of the partnership, don't you think?

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