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[sitarsongs]

From: Demyx
Posted: July 13th

[ As the feed clicks on, it shows a young man with totally stylish and gravity-defying dirty blond hair in a black cloak sitting in some kind of papasan-style chair with an acoustic guitar in his lap. Demyx lazily plucks away at it, strumming out what sounds loosely like Modest Mouse’s “Float On”. ]

So, I finally did it!

[ Pausing from his strumming, he holds his wrist up the camera way too closely, turning it this way and that. ]

Look! See? No more name! Which means no more god. And no more work, no more training... which means no more gross sweating. Ew.

[ Seriously, call him when it’s winter, please. He pulls a face, but then sits back again and resumes strumming, picking back up where he left off. ]

Bishamonten says I’ve gotta get a new one, but maaaan... [ He sighs heavily, shoulders slumping. ] I just don’t wanna, yanno?

[ In truth, he’s still a little bummed that Riku basically shot him down. Now there was a god he could’ve gotten behind! But, oh well. He’s not going to mention that, or let it weigh on him much. Just means more vacation time for him, right? Right! Except... ]

But she says if I don’t do it myself they’ll just stick me with someone again. Someone who might not like me, like last time.

Man... can’t I just like, hang out here and play music, and not do combat stuff? I’m totally not comfortable with it anyway...

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[sitarsongs]

[ Strange is an understatement, Demyx finds.

This was much, much different with Kija. Then again, the god never called his vessel name -- not once -- so there was no dramatic transformation; no moment of knowing what it means to be someone’s trusted, valued regalia.

For the shinki, there’s a flash of light; and then, a feeling of relative weightlessness. He’s himself still but not, taking on the form of a big, blue--...

...wait, what’s this instrument called again?! ]

Whoa! AWESOME!

[ It’s... actually? Pretty damn awesome, in fact, no matter what he is. ]

Did I do it right? All the shinki stuff?? [ As if he had any hand in it whatsoever.

Sorry, Izuku, but while he might be advertised as ‘used’, Demyx can assure you he’s very much brand new in this sense. Untarnished, yes, but also completely inexperienced.

Best of luck. ]

[fullcowl]

[There are a few of his classmates he's not especially close to. There are twenty of them, and he's not exactly the exuberantly outgoing type. But Jirou with her musical ability would probably know what kind of stringed instrument is in his hands right now.

It's not quite a guitar but it's not something he's seen before either.]

Yeah. You did everything just fine.

[Was he never called by his vessel name at all? ... It's probably okay, it's not as though they're planning on fighting ayakashi.]

Should... I try strumming you?

[icyhot]

[ The cat, predictably, jumps up onto the fridge with the flash of light and sudden strange instrument smack in the middle of the kitchen. Poor Kuchan.

Shouto just calmly sits through everything, leaning back in his seat and eating his soba like he's a standin for a deadpan popcorn.gif. He has no idea what Demyx is, either, and just inclines his head a little as he assesses the two of them.

And then he shrugs at both of them, sort of a give it a shot as he eats. ]

[sitarsongs]

[ ...Never has there been such a weird question asked.

Demyx (internally) scratches his cheek some, thoughtful. ]

Yeah! I say go for it!

[ What's the worst that could happen? Izuku strums a low note and makes something rattle? Better question -- what will being strummed feel like? Will it tickle?

Only one way to find out... ]

[fullcowl]

[Well, here he goes.

He doesn't know how to play this, so he just... strums all of the strings at once. He has no idea what he's doing.]

[sitarsongs]

[ An open chord rings out with Izuku's strumming, the last string of which leaves the dishes on the table rattling a little in resonance with the note.

But to Demyx, more than anything, it sort of... tickles? In a good way, naturally! He's more content as a shinki at the moment than he thought he would be. It's really not so bad after all!

...Of course, he's not fighting at the moment, either. So. That's a consideration. ]

[icyhot]

[ Shouto looks down into his bowl when the liquid in it ripples, and then at the dishes where they gently rattle, then up to where Kuchan stares down at them.

... well. It could've been worse. They could've broken the windows or something. ]

Some kind of resonance?

[fullcowl]

[He considers Demyx and Shouto for a moment. The rest of his apartment.

He would rather not test it any further than that inside of his home.]

I think that's a possibility. We'll try it more outside later.

Demyx. [The call to get him back to his usual human appearance.]

[sitarsongs]

[ It's probably best they take this matter outside, for sure. Much like in human form, Demyx doesn't need a loudspeaker for his mouth any more than an amplifier for his vessel form -- he's just naturally this loud.

When his name is called, however, he does revert, coming back into shape as his black-cloaked self, chains at his collar still swaying. ]

Whoa -- [ insert obligatory pat-down of self, here; then, once he realizes he's in one piece-- ] -- AWESOME!

[ And that's what it's like to be a shinki. A real shinki -- not just some dude a guy gave a name to and then never spoke to ever again.

Considering that's his only experience thus far, yes, he has a right to be excited and a bit stunned by all of this. ]

[icyhot]

[ Shouto makes a sound of agreement when Izuku mentions doing it outside - a good idea for all powers, to be honest - and resumes eating placidly.

Even when Demyx changes back. He's so used to the process, himself, that it's not particularly strange when someone else goes through it. They did have another partner at one point, as well, so it's all fine. ]

Was that your first time doing that? [ But the pat-down makes him a little curious, as he leans back in his seat. ]

[fullcowl]

[Demyx did say he wasn't particularly close with his old partner. There was a reason the two of them had to part ways.

He's been there for three different shinki's first transformations, but they were all assigned to him at the very beginning. Did Demyx and his old god even work together for a prayer before they decided they were incompatible?]

[sitarsongs]

Yeah, man! How cool was that?! [ He's delighted with himself, clearly. ]

My last god gave me a name and stuff, but never like... used it. [ He shrugs. ]

And when I did a mission-thing-or-whatever with Sora, I didn't have to change, I just had to play guitar. That's it.

[ Sora couldn't have made him change anyway, right? Because that's not his god, just his friend. ]