Many Questions To Be Had

[fixed_destiny]

Who: Xehanort, Open
What: bothering people, and other things
When: June 13thish to maybe the 20th or so
Where:Other temples, his own after dark.
Warnings: None so far.



A

[Although it would be best if he saw to some of his prayers, instead Xehanort has picked up his notebook, a bit of tape and phone, shifted to the jackal-headed form most associate with the god Anubis, and gone looking for other temples nearby. He could have stayed in human form, but if he's intending to speak to gods and shinki both, isn't it best to be easily identified?

Once a temple is found, however, it's just a matter of looking for a door to knock on or a proper place to call out a greeting .. or even approach someone who happens to be standing outside.

He's really not that picky. God, shinki, it's all the same.]

B

[So someone wasn't home when Xehanort ventured to visit their temple. That's alright, there are a million things to do in a day. But at any temple that seemed occupied but nobody home, he's left a note.]

Greetings. I am Anubis; I visited your temple today but nobody was home.

I'd like to ask some questions about your experiences here (God or Shinki!), but since it seems I've missed you, perhaps you'd like to visit me instead, or leave me a message? I should be back at my own temple after sunset, but I can also be reached at [number] easily.

Thank you for your time.

[Visiting Anubis' temple, on the other hand, is visiting a desert. It's dry, even with the bits of oasis-like pools here and there, but it's not completely uninviting.. if it's after sunset he'll be there.]

Temple Description can be found here.

Comments

[fixed_destiny]

Anubis. Recently arrived as of the beach party not so long ago, and following up on some common difficulties that seemed to have arisen.

[Really he doesn't seem like he intends to be causing any problems.]

[secrowtary]

Oh, I must have...missed you, somehow.

[He's not sure how that happened, but he would certainly remember Anubis from the party.]

Pardon my numerous questions. I'm Hibiki Kohaku, a shinki living in this temple. Please, do tell me about these difficulties, maybe I could offer my help.

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I blend in surprisingly well when there's distractions such as free food and alarmingly friendly fish.

[It's said with such serene conviction that maybe it's believable. Nevermind that he'd looked completely different there, here he was on god business and insisted on looking the part.]

When a stranger arrives, I think some questions are more than justified. After all, there's no telling what they want.

[It's an attempt perhaps at reassurance, but he knew how he'd react if someone turned up uninvited to his own home.]

It's .. been seeming that when a new god or shinki arrives here, they're not told everything they really need to know, and have to go looking or begging for answers on their own. I'm hoping to alleviate this as much as possible, but it means finding out what sorts of things people had difficulty with.

[secrowtary]

That makes sense, indeed. I'm just a shinki, so I may not possess any answers that would interest you. However, you have to remember to ask the right questions and know where to stop.

[While it wasn't his intention to make it sound harsh, it comes off like just that. But, he's quick to explain his point, at least:]

This place seems to be abide by many rules, as far as I am concerned. Some of them are bizarre, but that's solely my opinion. The most important thing is to simply adapt, as soon as possible, I think.

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[There's something like a smile from the jackal-headed creature, but with canine's teeth it's not as friendly as it should be.]

The shinki are the ones with the power in many situations, don't sell yourself short or buy too much into what seems to be intentional misinformation to keep your kind obedient.

[It's waved off before he can continue that thought.]

But in truth it's the opinion of shinki that are often more useful. My questions are not ones that should lead to trouble for either of us. What rules did you find most bizarre?

[None of it was about the history of a shinki before they arrived here, so he should be in the clear. All he wanted was what happened post-arrival.]

[secrowtary]

[While Hibiki doesn't perceive it as unfriendly, for a moment here he considers telling him that he might want to narrow the number of smiles given down.]

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely aware of my abilities. But without gods shinki cannot reach their full potential.

[Or at least it seems to be the case, from what he has heard.]

I'm flattered. As for the rules...well, it's more of an exception to a rule than a rule by itself, but allowing shinki to serve many gods. That's something I can't quite understand.

[He's not going to stop anyone from doing that, because it's by no means his business, but he can't imagine doing it himself.]

[fixed_destiny]

And a god without a shinki is a sitting target.

[He spreads his hands, an almost hapless gesture. It might be by necessity that he has the other perspective, he has to consider it closely himself. A shinki on the other hand, might feel differently.

There is a noticeable pause when noras are mentioned. What little he'd learned of them was very little indeed.]

Do they tell you it's possible, when you arrive?

[Did anyone tell them anything, when they arrived?]

[secrowtary]

They mentioned it, but only briefly. I wasn't interested in the first place and I stated that openly, so maybe that's the reason.

[Maybe it was a mistake on his part because his actual knowledge about noras isn't too profound, but for him it doesn't feel like something of value was lost.]

That's why I'm afraid I won't be able to answer your questions in this matter. At least not the specific ones. For all I know, there are gods that try to force shinki to become theirs, but that's it.

[He's spending his days lurking around the BBS, it seems.]

[fixed_destiny]

It'll be worth asking others about then. Information's always worth having..

[Especially on noras, and .. being able to force someone into service? Really?

How could you trust someone you forced to serve? Xehanort is silent for a good ten or twenty seconds, considering this with displeasure. That just wasn't a good idea at all.]

I hadn't heard about that either. What a horrendously stupid thing to do. If someone's actually trying that, you can guarantee they have more ambition than brains at least.