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thefarshore2017-04-25 11:24 am
pure_radiantics) wrote in thefarshore2017-04-25 11:24 am
[Video] About Ablution
From: Kairi & Yukine
Date: Dusk on July 8, 2016
[ Kairi and Yukine both look worn out and stressed. They'd each been holding a Borderline active for a very long time, relatively speaking, on top of the emotional strain of the confession they heard and the empathy they tried to give back.
The backdrop will tell anyone who knows the area that they're not far from Hakkai's school, just not directly inside it anymore. Kairi speaks first. ]
This message is for my fellow shinki specifically, although I hope gods will be sensitive to this as well. I know that we as shinki struggle with the knowledge that our gods can feel things we feel. It's not something we can change, though. The biggest thing they can feel from us... is guilt. You might have heard it called by another name: blight.
Blight is... it's like this acid on your skin. It hurts. Guilt makes the blight appear, but you can also get it by touching someone who's blighted. That goes for touching blighted gods and shinki both, but it also goes for touching ayakashi, which are nothing but blight. There's a way to reverse really bad blight - the guilt kind, because holy water can fix the kind you get by touching someone.
It's called an ablution. It's not easy and it's definitely not painless and it requires the support of your god as well as three strong shinki friends.
[ She'd started to get a little hysterical in her description of how much effort goes into an ablution, but then she pauses to take a breath. Her voice gets quieter, more purposeful. ]
... I need you all to hear this: I have witnessed two ablutions now, and participated in one of them. It's awful what someone has to go through during that, and it's awful to watch it too.
So please, if you start to feel some blight, don't hide it and refuse to talk to your shinki or god about it. It doesn't just go away like a bad cold. It gets worse and worse and worse.
[Yukine edges into frame, the bags under his eyes and tight expression worth more than a few words on their own.]
I've been telling you guys from the start to get along with your gods. This is a part of it... a part I'd hoped none of you'd have t' see. But it's happened.
When you do something you feel guilty over, admit it. Pretending to smile and acting like everything's fine does neither you or your god any good. Talk about it, fight about it. [He gives a jagged smile as he adds in a low voice,] You can go a bit crazy. Gods don't die so easily.
But after getting it all off your chest then apologize and start fresh.
... Shinki are spirits. We're just across the line from ayakashi. We're human... none of us are perfect. The darkness... is always by our side. So be careful. Don't let it in.
... Damn. That's all I have to say. I'm going to go sleep for a few dozen hours now.
[ Kairi leans a little then, like she would have given Yukine a hug but thought better of it, so he gets a shoulder lean instead. ]
Yukine brought up a good point too. Since our gods feel all this stuff, but "don't die so easily"? They're basically going through the ablution too. They're hurting just like their shinki is.
[ But she doesn't leave the focus on Yukine by that point, knowing without voicing it that he'd been on the other side of the ablution before. That had come up earlier today. So she stands back up straight and pulls her phone back so that he can leave. It's getting late, after all. ]
So that's our warning. Please take care of yourselves and your shinki friends. And please be understanding if you see some blight, offer to help with it or tell someone who can help. I know it's scary.
Thank you.
[[OOC: Both Yukine and Kairi can respond to this BBS post, but if you'd like one of them specifically you can ask for it in the subject line or tag.
Chronologically, this happens not long after Hakkai's Ablution.]]
Date: Dusk on July 8, 2016
[ Kairi and Yukine both look worn out and stressed. They'd each been holding a Borderline active for a very long time, relatively speaking, on top of the emotional strain of the confession they heard and the empathy they tried to give back.
The backdrop will tell anyone who knows the area that they're not far from Hakkai's school, just not directly inside it anymore. Kairi speaks first. ]
This message is for my fellow shinki specifically, although I hope gods will be sensitive to this as well. I know that we as shinki struggle with the knowledge that our gods can feel things we feel. It's not something we can change, though. The biggest thing they can feel from us... is guilt. You might have heard it called by another name: blight.
Blight is... it's like this acid on your skin. It hurts. Guilt makes the blight appear, but you can also get it by touching someone who's blighted. That goes for touching blighted gods and shinki both, but it also goes for touching ayakashi, which are nothing but blight. There's a way to reverse really bad blight - the guilt kind, because holy water can fix the kind you get by touching someone.
It's called an ablution. It's not easy and it's definitely not painless and it requires the support of your god as well as three strong shinki friends.
[ She'd started to get a little hysterical in her description of how much effort goes into an ablution, but then she pauses to take a breath. Her voice gets quieter, more purposeful. ]
... I need you all to hear this: I have witnessed two ablutions now, and participated in one of them. It's awful what someone has to go through during that, and it's awful to watch it too.
So please, if you start to feel some blight, don't hide it and refuse to talk to your shinki or god about it. It doesn't just go away like a bad cold. It gets worse and worse and worse.
[Yukine edges into frame, the bags under his eyes and tight expression worth more than a few words on their own.]
I've been telling you guys from the start to get along with your gods. This is a part of it... a part I'd hoped none of you'd have t' see. But it's happened.
When you do something you feel guilty over, admit it. Pretending to smile and acting like everything's fine does neither you or your god any good. Talk about it, fight about it. [He gives a jagged smile as he adds in a low voice,] You can go a bit crazy. Gods don't die so easily.
But after getting it all off your chest then apologize and start fresh.
... Shinki are spirits. We're just across the line from ayakashi. We're human... none of us are perfect. The darkness... is always by our side. So be careful. Don't let it in.
... Damn. That's all I have to say. I'm going to go sleep for a few dozen hours now.
[ Kairi leans a little then, like she would have given Yukine a hug but thought better of it, so he gets a shoulder lean instead. ]
Yukine brought up a good point too. Since our gods feel all this stuff, but "don't die so easily"? They're basically going through the ablution too. They're hurting just like their shinki is.
[ But she doesn't leave the focus on Yukine by that point, knowing without voicing it that he'd been on the other side of the ablution before. That had come up earlier today. So she stands back up straight and pulls her phone back so that he can leave. It's getting late, after all. ]
So that's our warning. Please take care of yourselves and your shinki friends. And please be understanding if you see some blight, offer to help with it or tell someone who can help. I know it's scary.
Thank you.
[[OOC: Both Yukine and Kairi can respond to this BBS post, but if you'd like one of them specifically you can ask for it in the subject line or tag.
Chronologically, this happens not long after Hakkai's Ablution.]]
audio;
[Or stab a pillow with a broken bottle. Whatever your heart desires.]
... I hate to ask, but do you mind using voice? I'm still learning kanji.
audio
His voice sounds low and unenergetic from being so tired, which is why he'd been avoiding it.]
Sorry. A lot of you guys are international, aren't you.
Anyway, whatever's effective is different for each god and shinki. As long as you find what works for you.
audio
[At least when it comes to reading. She's wondered if she ever studied Japanese properly: not too hard, of course, because wondering too seriously about her missing past tends to leave her unsettled and jumpy. But surely if she'd learned it, she would have spent at least some time on the writing system! Longer than it takes just to recognize the syllabaries. It's embarrassing.
He sounds exhausted, and it saps her urge to lecture him about being too enthusiastic about violence against his own god. "What works for you," indeed.]
... That does make sense. I appreciate you answering our questions, by the way.
Re: audio
No problem. I’m supposed to be helping you new shinki and gods out anyway. If you’re super-new here you probably don’t even know where to start, but there’s a lot of new shinki that have been around awhile now you can ask too.
Anyway, my advice to start is pretty much just get along with your god, and learn to make a borderline as soon as you can. The rest you can get as you go.
audio
[Although she's still not sure just how well she's been getting along with her god. Crawford is easy enough to work with....]
Can you tell me which of the new shinki have been around long enough to give me advice?
Re: audio
[And the call is put on hold as Yukine checks some things on his phone.]
Thanks for waitin'.
I recommend you try Hakkai-san, Yuto, or Izumo. Oh, but for Hakkai-san, his school will be in holidays for a few days, so he won't be around for a bit. [Making excuses on the fly... Hakkai-san really is one of the best people for newbies to talk to, but he's kind of not in a position to chat right now.]
Gods can also help out with some things too. Sora-sama is really friendly and helpful.
I haven't met him in person, but Aidos-sama also seems to be keeping track of things well.
[Yukine sends a text with the link to his 'series of events so far' post.]
audio
[She blows out an audible breath, and adds:] That's a useful list he's compiled. I'll see if I can speak to Sora and the others you mentioned.
audio
I think the new shinki can understand what you're going though, but there's still a lot of stuff about here that you need to get used to. So you can contact me if you have any more questions.
audio
I'll take you up on that if I think of any. Thank you, Yukine. And your friend, for that matter.
audio
Who-- oh, you mean Kairi? Yah, no problem. I'm sure she'd be happy to talk with you as a new shinki, too.
Anyway, until next time, then.