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[Text/Public] Need Advice
From: Anonymous
Date: August 9th
Say you are a shinki... and you have lost your god. You have waited for them to come back... but you have begun to realize, perhaps they never will return. Now, you feel empty... and lost.
But then, a god who has watched over you since you arrived here takes you in. You care about them a great deal. You want to ask if they will allow you to be their shinki...
But do you do it, if the chances are slim that they will accept? Is it best... to spare yourself the embarrassment... and pain... of being rejected? I am currently living with them... so I also fear that perhaps if I pose the question and am rejected... perhaps they will not want me to stay with them anymore. I would like to think that they are a better person than that... a kinder person... but what if I am wrong? What if I am just fooling myself into thinking otherwise... due to my own loneliness?
What would you do?
Date: August 9th
Say you are a shinki... and you have lost your god. You have waited for them to come back... but you have begun to realize, perhaps they never will return. Now, you feel empty... and lost.
But then, a god who has watched over you since you arrived here takes you in. You care about them a great deal. You want to ask if they will allow you to be their shinki...
But do you do it, if the chances are slim that they will accept? Is it best... to spare yourself the embarrassment... and pain... of being rejected? I am currently living with them... so I also fear that perhaps if I pose the question and am rejected... perhaps they will not want me to stay with them anymore. I would like to think that they are a better person than that... a kinder person... but what if I am wrong? What if I am just fooling myself into thinking otherwise... due to my own loneliness?
What would you do?
From: Raphael
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A coward?
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Are you speaking from experience?
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text, from: anonymous
If you don't ask, you may be reassigned to a stranger at any time. The fear of rejection is not worth the risk of finding yourself serving someone you don't care for or respect.
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In the worst case, should you be rejected by this god, it may be a comfort to know you will not be without one forever.
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Besides, finding a decent god seems a little rare around here. If you found one you like and can trust, then I think it's worth the risk. You never know what you'll end up with otherwise.
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Yeah. They can. And trust me, you don't want to run into one like that without the protection of a god.
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From: Osiris
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I always try to avoid confrontation... and this seems to be something that could warrant it... but...
If it's for something that I would like... there is no shame in it... is there?
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Hachiman
As a god, it's an honor for any shinki to trust me enough to offer their service to me. That said, in your position, I'd ask. The worst case scenario is that they say no, and you're in no better or worse a position than before, you can just see the same position more clearly.
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But realistically... I know I have to ask in order to know for sure. It's just... I do not know how one summons the courage to do such a thing.
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If you know what you need to do and courage is all that's holding you back, I could help with that.
[He's definitely used his powers for similar things before.]
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But I understand what you're feeling about that. I've been assigned to a new god now, but after my old one disappeared, I couldn't find it in me to ask any of the gods I knew for help. People insisted on looking after me now and then, but even letting them do that much felt like such a burden on them that I almost wished they wouldn't.
I wish I had a good answer for you, Anon. I hope things turn out alright for you.
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You were reassigned, which meant that you had no say in who it was, yes? Do you resent such a thing?
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The truth is, I'm a bit of a troublesome shinki. I worry too much, so I'm a lot of trouble for a god to deal with. It would have felt especially selfish for me to ask one, I guess. That and I think if I'd tried to choose on my own, I'd have doubted my choices, and probably wouldn't have been able to force myself to actually ask even if I did make up my mind. It's sort of a relief to have it taken care of for me, honestly.
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but...
I can't believe any god who would care for you and look after you would simply reject such a heartfelt request
surely they understand that not having a god must be terribly lonely
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So it would be easy for him to hurt me. I don't know if he understands how much I already rely on him.