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From: Hestia
Posted: July 27th

[The video cuts to Axel, smiling tiredly. He must be in bed, given that there are pillows behind him and he's covered up to his chest in sheets. It's all white, looks pretty idyllic.]

Sorry for that... Extended absence. I collapsed while caring for the sacred fire. Gave my shinki a bit of a scare.

[He laughs a little, but it turns into a cough.]

Basically, I burned myself out. Any of you have advice on what to do while you're supposed to be resting? I'd appreciate it; nice as this vacation is, I'm gonna go stir-crazy here.

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It tried to go out. I couldn't let it. It's my job.

[He'd been fighting it a while but it got really bad last night.]

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I see.

Does it do that often?

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It needs maintenance now and then, but for a fire that burns without fuel, it doesn't usually have trouble. Why do you ask?

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I'm wondering why it tried to go out.

Please forgive my prying, but with the unusual events recently, an eternal flame putting the god who's trying to care for it on bed rest worries me.

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It's needed a lot of work recently, but it got really bad last night. Maybe it's related to current events, maybe it was just a random coincidence.

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Coincidence happens, but I wouldn't trust it, personally.

If sudoku doesn't appeal, have you considered board games?

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Yeah. The timing seems off.

Don't those take at least two people? My shinki are usually busy.

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I'm sure you could talk Chikusa into putting his feet up for a few hours while he plays Risk.

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Probably. Hard to convince the cat to not curl up on the board, though, I bet.

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Your cats don't listen when you scold them?

[It's possible that Hakkai's scolding voice is a little fiercer than most.]

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Could you scold this face?

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If you don't she'll have terrible manners when she's grown.

Is this anon btw?

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She's pretty intelligent, might try to get petty vengeance if I scold her. What do I do if that happens?

nope! under 'cho hakkai'

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Be fair, set consistent rules and hold your ground. It's really just like dealing with a child.

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I guess I can do that much. Thanks for the advice.

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It's no problem at all!

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Do you have cats? Or are you around kids a lot, I guess?

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I'm a teacher. We do have cats around the school, but they aren't mine.

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... We have a school?

[Why does he get the feeling his shinki don't attend...]

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Yes, since quite recently! It's probably too ambitious to call it that, but I teach math and reading a few days a week, and we've had some others volunteer to do similar.

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Wish I could help, but I never did that well in school, and was forced to drop out early due to certain circumstances.