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Heaven's BBS | Audio Only
Posted: July 18th, evening
From: Minerva
[ After settling in a new shinki and checking on Mikoto, Tatara takes a moment to himself to sit outside in the sunset and talk everything out. No video this time, friends -- he doesn’t feel like showing his face. And he has a valid reason for that. ]
Hello everyone. For those of you who might not know yet, Johan Andersen is gone. I went by his temple today to find it missing. From what I know, this means he’s gone home.
He was a dear friend of mine who will be sorely missed. He was--...
[ ...more than just that. And now, he’ll never know.
Tatara’s voice breaks a bit there, prompting a pause. But this isn’t a time for mourning, he reminds himself; he really should stop talking about Johan as though he’s lost when for all he knows, this is a happy affair. For all he knows, Johan got to go home -- back to his family, his friends, all those people who missed him dearly; perhaps even more than Tatara will. So after the noticeable pause for breath, an airy sort of chuckle follows. ]
I know wherever he is now, he’s happy.
[ That’s right -- wherever he is, I’m sure he’s just fine. ]
I took his shinki, Sakon, home to my temple. He’ll be with me from now on. I’ll keep him safe.
[ That’s the important part: Taking care of those left behind; those who are sad, (even if he is, too). He takes a breath, and even over audio only, one can practically visualize the forced smile he dons. ]
I guess that’s it! See? Everything works out in the end.
Somehow, it always does.
From: Minerva
[ After settling in a new shinki and checking on Mikoto, Tatara takes a moment to himself to sit outside in the sunset and talk everything out. No video this time, friends -- he doesn’t feel like showing his face. And he has a valid reason for that. ]
Hello everyone. For those of you who might not know yet, Johan Andersen is gone. I went by his temple today to find it missing. From what I know, this means he’s gone home.
He was a dear friend of mine who will be sorely missed. He was--...
[ ...more than just that. And now, he’ll never know.
Tatara’s voice breaks a bit there, prompting a pause. But this isn’t a time for mourning, he reminds himself; he really should stop talking about Johan as though he’s lost when for all he knows, this is a happy affair. For all he knows, Johan got to go home -- back to his family, his friends, all those people who missed him dearly; perhaps even more than Tatara will. So after the noticeable pause for breath, an airy sort of chuckle follows. ]
I know wherever he is now, he’s happy.
[ That’s right -- wherever he is, I’m sure he’s just fine. ]
I took his shinki, Sakon, home to my temple. He’ll be with me from now on. I’ll keep him safe.
[ That’s the important part: Taking care of those left behind; those who are sad, (even if he is, too). He takes a breath, and even over audio only, one can practically visualize the forced smile he dons. ]
I guess that’s it! See? Everything works out in the end.
Somehow, it always does.
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But for a moment here, it's as though Bandou remembers him, too, even though that's not possible. (Or at least, it hasn't happened yet.) And under that kind of look, those words that tell the god he's caught, Tatara's facade finally slips. At last, he looks the tired person he truly is at the moment, with all that's gone on in the last 24 hours or so.
He'll cautiously close the gap between them then, letting his forehead rest where it seems to naturally fall, somewhere around Bandou's collarbone, given their height difference. ]
Sorry, San-chan, to burden you like this, but...
[ What is he saying right now? Tatara shakes his head fractionally and lets himself trail off there. ]
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Anna was the one who pointed it out to him first. Saying he was kind despite being on the end of most people's jokes or teased over his pettiness. Bandou didn't remember Anna, but that didn't effect the fact that he could most certainly be kind to people who needed it.
And right now, this new friend of his is in need. Bandou allows Totsuka to lean against him, and after a moment or two, decides to put his arms loosely around the god's shoulders. ]
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And when Tatara hurts, that's what Bandou does.
It's unfamiliar, sure -- to both of them, really. They'd never made a habit of physical contact before, to say the least. In fact, the elder is hard-pressed to think of a single time they'd even touched beyond casual, incidental bumping. But familiar or no, in this moment, it's exactly what he needs.
So Tatara breathes out and lets himself simply be there, eventually hooking his own arms around Bandou's waist. He just needs a minute, that's all. ]