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[Takuma propping up his head in his hand with his elbow planted firmly on the table.]

If you say "oh my god" as a shinki, are you referring to your own god? Do they feel it every time you say that?

If you say it as a god, who are you referring to? Are you talking about a god you really like?

Also, is it normal for shinki to refer to their god by their god name or their whatever name?

What if your shinki form was a toilet or a trash receptacle? What would you do then?

If a god were to pray, who would it be to? Would it be like someone who idolizes a J-Pop star?

These are the important questions.

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Hahaha! There's nothing wrong with having idle time. It just means that there's a moment of peace in your life that you can do whatever you want to with.

And in this moment of peace with which you can do whatever you want, you chose to ask about shinki turning into toilets. Of all the things you could have done...

I had done everything else I wanted to do beforehand. I had tea, I read some magazines to familiarize myself with the interesting things about Japan...

Then I found myself with my own thoughts and decided to share some of them.

For which we're truly grateful.

[This is very obvious sarcasm. Erk rolls his eyes, and sighs again.]

Fine, since we're already this far into a discussion...

[He counts off his answers on his fingers:]

I have never said "oh my god", and have no plans to start. If one of the new gods said it, I would assume they were referring to whichever god they worshiped before becoming one. A shinki should call their god by whichever name their god prefers. If one's vessel form is... particularly unfortunate, that shinki should find other ways of being useful. And I see no reason why a god could not pray to another god, seeing as each has their own specific dominion.

See? That was at least a little enjoyable, right? Conversation is healthy.

Ah...wait...

So the gods here weren't always gods before? They're all newbie gods?

[He's pointedly ignoring that first question.]

Not all of them, no. There are gods who have always been gods, but there are others who were... appointed, I suppose you could say. They were once ordinary people.

May I assume that you're a new arrival?

I wonder if mine was a god beforehand. He certainly looks like he was one. But that must be a bit unnerving for people who were ordinary to become gods.

I am a fairly new arrival! I've only been here for about a week now.

What about you? Are you a god or a shinki?

I'm a shinki. My god is Dokugakuji, or Ksitigarbha.

[He's obviously had a lot of practice pronouncing both of those names.]

Mm... I'm sure it's no less unnerving for them than it is for us. You can't tell an old god from a new one by appearance, however. Nor am I aware of any instances of new shinki being assigned to old gods...

Those names are definitely a mouthful. It makes me glad that my god only goes by D.

[He looks thoughtful for a moment. His eyes closing then opening slowly. The conversation is going from ridiculous to things that actually make sense to wonder about.]

I wonder if there was a reason we were assigned to a certain god. My god and I are fairly opposite in personality. But maybe that's where they get the phrase "opposites attract".

[Erk's just glad they got away from the ridiculousness quickly. The conversation is much more tolerable now.]

The general consensus appears to be that it's random. If there is any rhyme or reason behind our assignment, I don't believe anyone's worked it out yet.

I've also been fortunate to have gods I get along with. Not everyone is so lucky.

Mm... If there were to be a god and shinki pair that despise each other, what would happen? Do you know?

Ideally, the god would agree to revoke the shinki's name, and the shinki would find a new god or be reassigned.

Of course, I'm sure it isn't always so simple. Be grateful you got paired with a good one.

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