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[lostinshadows]

Posted: July 15
From: Anon

Here’s a question for you all: what do you think about death?

Considering the recent murders, I’d say it’s something to think about, isn’t it?

It truly brings in the question of whether or not death plays a relevant role here. People seem to be able to come back to life, but seems to go from god to shinki or even shinki to god. Regardless of the reason for the change in reversal, it seems that one element in particular remains missing: memories.

I’m curious as to why memories seem to be the important element in deciding between a god and a shinki aside from the obvious.

So, here’s another question: how many of you were previously shinki who became a god? If you don’t remember your time as a shinki, would you want those memories back?

Comments

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[priforprince]

Murders?

[ brb running some back searches in another tab, because like heck is she going to believe everything she reads on the internet ]

text, from: Dana Scully

[skepticstarbuck]

There is more than one religion that associates death and memory loss. The Greeks had the river Lethe, and souls moving on from the Chinese hell to their next life drink a potion of forgetfulness.

Perhaps it's true.

[lostinshadows]

Two bodies were discovered on July 5. Identities are currently unknown.

anon

[lostinshadows]

I wouldn't mind it so much if that were the case, but it only brings up more questions than answers.

The fact that there hasn't been anything official on the murders either still leave much to be desired.

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[rememberher]

that is a dangerous question to ask some people here. but then I'm sure you realize that you very well could be playing with fire.

[lostinshadows]

Sometimes you can't be afraid of playing with fire. What are your thoughts on this?

[priforprince]

The day of the Tanabata celebrations.

[ What abysmally ill taste in timing. ]

[lostinshadows]

Correct, but people may have been too distracted by the celebrations to properly notice the bodies until much later.

[skepticstarbuck]

If anything, the fact that all the old gods and shinki agree that shinki don't

shouldn't remember their own lives makes me think it's something about what we are that causes us to forget.

We are dead. And if those who are killed here suffer a further loss of memory, death and forgetfulness may be linked after all. I'd like to make analogies to brain injury, or traumatic amnesia, but considering that we don't have heartbeats it's probably fanciful to imagine that our brains function like the brains of the living.

The murders are a separate issue.

[rememberher]

I have always subscribed to a certain school of thought: do not ask a question unless you are willing to offer a suitable answer yourself. I am more than happy to share my opinions on the matter, if you are willing to do the same.

[lostinshadows]

Traumatic amnesia could be a thing since it's been confirmed that shinki are able to remember certain memories without feeling a consequence. [For the most part.] Shinki are dead in every sense, after all, that there really isn't anything to confirm that they are really alive. At the same time, I'll admit that it's confusing that for shinki to suddenly become gods [to be alive, to have heartbeats] there is still some sort of price to be paid.

Then again, I might be a bit touchy on any news related to memories in general.

Running off a tangent here from what I've said, but have you heard any news at all about the murders?

[lostinshadows]

Fair enough. Though, it cannot be of the generic answer that it would be wise for shinki not to have any memories of the past.

[rememberher]

that is assuming that I subscribe to such notions or that I care about that sort of thing. pursuit of the truth is far more important than one's own well-being.

[skepticstarbuck]

It has to be either psychological or... as much as I don't like to wave everything we don't understand off as magic: it could be caused by magic.

I haven't heard anything useful about the murders. I'm going to see if I can find any of the shinki who were examining the bodies and ask them for an update.

[They'd looked like Amaterasu's shinki, from their outfits. That could be a good place to start.]

[priforprince]

[ ...Right, here's the supporting reports on the BBS history. So it really happened, then.....and she, herself, had been preoccupied.

Murders. In "Heaven". How gauche. ]

What a disgusting disregard for ambience.

[ She types that last word by switching to an English keyboard. ]

[lostinshadows]

Pursuit of the truth, huh?

[lostinshadows]

If it's magic then it's even more of a pain in the ass, but even magic can have its downfalls.

I'm aware of the two victims from Tanabata. However, Hebe also mentioned not too long ago that he's been called out, perhaps presumably by the same person who might be trying to out him for whatever reason. Might be worth trying to talk to him, too.

[lostinshadows]

[He easily recognizes the English enough, but it doesn't matter to him.]

The lack of a proper investigation doesn't seem to do any of us much good either. For this person to kill people during a celebration either means they're smart enough to use the celebrations as a distraction or they might not have completely thought it all the way through.

[priforprince]

Are you a detective?

[ Asking for a friend ew, yuck, she doesn't have those associate. ]

[lostinshadows]

Not an official one, but I'm investigating this nonetheless since there are no other official news about it.

text, anon

[revolutionfalcon]

[Normally Shun would answer this with a name attached, but the mention of the murders has him curious, and he's not stupid enough to draw the attention of whoever's responsible.]

Have they found anything other than those two bodies from the other week and the person who mentioned being attacked on here a few days ago?

I'd like to know what the real significance of memories is here myself. I've seen a couple of shinki become gods and the other way around, and it doesn't seem to be a problem for them to know that they were here previously, which makes me question why the hell their memories vanish at all.

[priforprince]

How philanthropic of you.

[ if only you weren't anon

she needs to know where to send these phantom thief calling cards ]

[skepticstarbuck]

I suppose so. If this afterlife is teaching me anything, it's that I didn't read enough fantasy.

I did see that. If it's linked to the BBS, it's possible that the other victims could have interacted with their killer here, too.

I know one of the Tanabata victims was Jennifer. Do you know the identity of the other?

Action!

[drops_acid]

[Cardia had read his post and even considered answering on the bbs. But this is just easier. She does have some thoughts on the subject though.]

I get the impression that most of those are fairly recent phenomena. I don't think any of the native gods or shinki have switched. It probably has something to do with the way people are brought here and how their role is determined.

[lostinshadows]

None that I've heard of yet; then again, if it were shinki from the older gods doing the investigation, there's no telling when there would be word out on those.

It does seem rather peculiar since it seems to be related to their time here. For gods who become a shinki, I understand that there's possible consequences, but it doesn't seem to be problematic at all. It might either be a price to be paid for the switch in reversals or whoever's in charge is enjoying taking memories away as a price.