[Text/Public] Need Advice

[candyconsumption]

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?

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[koukai_kirai]

I can understand that. It's natural to want to protect the ones you care about.

[->Private]

The power I was granted as a god. It doesn't change what anyone wants, but I can manipulate the level of a person's motivations and willpower. My followers pray to me for strength often, so I've had plenty of practice with it.

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[candyconsumption]

That sounds incredible. And useful... I often find myself lacking conviction... I just feel as if there is a part of me that's missing... perhaps something I've forgotten, being a shinki.

Do... I need to pray to you, then?

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[koukai_kirai]

I imagine that's not entirely uncommon for shinki. Our resolution does often come from our past experiences.

"Praying" to me seems over the top. You could just pay me a visit at my shrine sometime.

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[candyconsumption]

If you are willing... I would like your help.

Where can I find you...?

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[koukai_kirai]

I mentioned the option because I'm willing.

If you go along the shoreline of the Far Shore, you'll find a narrow path leading up into the hills. You should be able to see a few glimpses of wooden buildings near the top of the hill through the trees, even at this time of year. There's a large torii gate at the end of the path, leading to the shrine complex.

When I'm on the Far Shore, I'm typically in the residential building, the dojo out back, or the gardens.