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[sonofson]

From: Goten Son
Date: June 22 ; evening

i learned alot of stuff about shinki and blight
why do gods get blight when their shinki get blight? thats not fair
is there some way to stop that cause i wanna fight without hurting mrick

ROCKSUS you jerk how can you do that to kairy
she loves you a lot and does her best

[Voice]

[The post switches to voice a moment after because Goten isn't that good at writing but he wanted to be sure to get two gods attention. Writing was better for that right?]

Kairi is really strong and doing her best for you and everyone else you know! Shes the best exemplar ever so she should be exemplar! I don't wanna be an exemplar if she isn't one too! The exemplar thing is dumb if the best shinki is the first shinki a god gets! That's cheating!

[There's a small pause as Goten remembers something]

Oh! Oh and Roxas, Aymeric! Neither of you can get mad at Kairi! Yeah! She really helped me out a lot with that prayer and I'd be ayakashi food without her!

Comments

[sonofson]

[Hijikata gives the best advice. He sort of understands it and it does make him feel a little better and less panicky.]

I guess so...I still dont wanna sting Aymeric but I get what you're saying. I wanna get stronger too. Next time I'll ask him to go on a prayer too instead of taking one. Then we can both learn more stuff.

Souji, your other shinki and the ducklings are lucky to have you. You sound like a really good god.

[koukai_kirai]

It's good to try not to, you just don't have to feel like it's the end of the world if you do it by accident now and then. Be careful around ayakashi, be open with your god about your feelings, work through it with him when a problem does come up.

[He takes a little drag of his cigarette, then shrugs, a bit awkwardly.]

My shinki work hard to support me. It's only right that I do what I can to look after them, too.

[He's always thought that's what a leader ought to be like, and tried his best to live up to it from the first time he got the chance to.]

[sonofson]

[There's a long pause of silence, as if Goten is slowly sucking that all in. Though soon, it breaks into a little bit of giggling. He still feels bad about everything that has happened but this...he can only picture Hijikata saying all this while in the center of a swarm of ducklings.]

Hijikata, you sound like a proud momma!

[No wonder he has so many ducklings.]

I hear you loud and clear! I don't wanna make things worse. I'll be more careful and tell Aymeric more. I think I understand more now.

[koukai_kirai]

[...Like a "pround momma"?]

[Hijikata tries hard not to make a face about that, but honestly? That's... That's definitely not a way he'd have chosen to describe himself. He frowns, though he looks more confused than disapproving, all things considered.]

Good. Keep all that in mind, and you shouldn't get in too much trouble.

[He pauses, unsure whether he should add the next part. The thought of losing his god again obviously upsets Goten. But...]

...If you do end up needing somewhere to go, you know where my shrine is. Don't hesitate to come here if you need anything.

[The ducks like him anyway.]

[sonofson]

...Thanks Hijikata. I'll remember!

[It comes out soft as he smiles. Goten really does appreciate that. He's trying his best to keep Aymeric from disappearing like his other gods. But knowing he can go to Hijikata is comforting too. Even if he loses all the gods he ever gets, he won't be alone.]

You're the best! But I wanna come by when I don't need somewhere to go too if thats okay? I haven't gotten to hang around you in awhile! Not since you showed me the ducklings and your place.

[koukai_kirai]

[Something in Hijikata's shoulders relaxes. He'd been worried that talking about it would upset Goten, but it doesn't seem to have.]

You can come by when you feel like it. I'm off hunting ayakashi in the evenings sometimes, but I'm usually around otherwise, and the ducks are always here.

[sonofson]

YEAH! I'll stop by soon then! I wanna see you again too. If you're not there I'll just wait with the ducks. Are they bigger now?

[He perks at that, much too excited to just visit Hijikata's place again.]

[koukai_kirai]

Souji and I are usually around, if we aren't out hunting for ayakashi or answering prayers.

They've gotten a lot bigger. They're close to grown, I'd think, though I don't suppose I've seen how big this sort of duck usually gets before.

[It's all... oddly domestic, in a way he'd have objected to for most of his life and somehow finds himself relishing now.]