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[ She doesn't have to explain it again because he'll never forget. ☆
He hums in understanding and swallows a cocoon of noodles he'd shoved into his mouth. ]
I thought it sounded like a raw deal too. Even if it meant being an awesome god, I dunno if I'd be able to give up my emotions.
I don't even think he wanted to... but when it happened, he didn't have enough emotion to care about it. Sounds like an episode out of the Twilight Zone, doesn't it?
He hums in understanding and swallows a cocoon of noodles he'd shoved into his mouth. ]
I thought it sounded like a raw deal too. Even if it meant being an awesome god, I dunno if I'd be able to give up my emotions.
I don't even think he wanted to... but when it happened, he didn't have enough emotion to care about it. Sounds like an episode out of the Twilight Zone, doesn't it?
Hm? Nope. Just the spirits I contract with. Right now, that means Aki and Yuki.
[ He waves a hand over his shoulder. ]
Aki's contract is a little different from Yuki's. But in short, I'm Yuki's master, and he's my shinki. A shinki is a ghost with a god-given name; that god is me, obviously. The proof of contract is in the tattoo on his collarbone.
In exchange for my patronage, he serves me as my weapon, and I can feel his emotions in real time.
[ He waves a hand over his shoulder. ]
Aki's contract is a little different from Yuki's. But in short, I'm Yuki's master, and he's my shinki. A shinki is a ghost with a god-given name; that god is me, obviously. The proof of contract is in the tattoo on his collarbone.
In exchange for my patronage, he serves me as my weapon, and I can feel his emotions in real time.
[ dammit foggy, snitches get stitches ]
Good luck finding the penal code for godly possession LOL
Teens act weird all the time
Hormones and shit
It's probably barely a blip on your teachers' radars (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
You're the only one making a huge deal out of this
Make like that Alsa girl and Let It Be
Good luck finding the penal code for godly possession LOL
Teens act weird all the time
Hormones and shit
It's probably barely a blip on your teachers' radars (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
You're the only one making a huge deal out of this
Make like that Alsa girl and Let It Be
Yatogami, heed my call.
I have seen the errors of my ways, and request your aid one final time.
I have seen the errors of my ways, and request your aid one final time.
[ ring ring I'm at work so have a short zero content phone call tag, pick up Yato ]
[ I'm going to be at work too hi5
Yato picks up! And then he phases into existence from out of a white light. He might even look a little godly if he weren't in his tracksuit (of course) and didn't have a somewhat hazy look to his eye. He clearly hasn't been well-rested.
When he sees Minato, Yato flips his phone closed and pockets it. ]
So what's this "final time" business about?
Yato picks up! And then he phases into existence from out of a white light. He might even look a little godly if he weren't in his tracksuit (of course) and didn't have a somewhat hazy look to his eye. He clearly hasn't been well-rested.
When he sees Minato, Yato flips his phone closed and pockets it. ]
So what's this "final time" business about?
[ Minato nearly gets an elbow to the face when Yato appears, dropping his phone on the ground and then picking it up before it can get stepped on. ]
Final time I'll ever call for you. I'd like my gun back. That's it.
Final time I'll ever call for you. I'd like my gun back. That's it.
[ Chiyo's surprised into stopping for a second. She didn't know Akii was a spirit.
That's not as important right now, however, and she makes a thoughtful sound. ]
What does serving you as your weapon mean? Is it literal, or is he supposed to do other things?
[ If she's honest, she doesn't like the idea of Yukine being a weapon, but it's not something that can be changed from the sounds of it.
After the dust settles, what can she expect? ]
That's not as important right now, however, and she makes a thoughtful sound. ]
What does serving you as your weapon mean? Is it literal, or is he supposed to do other things?
[ If she's honest, she doesn't like the idea of Yukine being a weapon, but it's not something that can be changed from the sounds of it.
After the dust settles, what can she expect? ]
... In other words, you're firing me.
[ It doesn't come as a huge surprise, but he still gets a sinking feeling like he's three feet tall. Nevertheless, Yato produces Minato's Evoker from his back pocket and holds it out; when he knows he's going to see Minato, he brings it along just in case. ]
[ It doesn't come as a huge surprise, but he still gets a sinking feeling like he's three feet tall. Nevertheless, Yato produces Minato's Evoker from his back pocket and holds it out; when he knows he's going to see Minato, he brings it along just in case. ]
Yeah.
[ Yep, that's exactly it. Minato takes the Evoker back, feeling the weight of it in his hands for a moment, and then tucks it away in the holster on his belt. ]
What I did was unfair. When I called for you... trusted everything you... that meant I'd given up.
[ Yep, that's exactly it. Minato takes the Evoker back, feeling the weight of it in his hands for a moment, and then tucks it away in the holster on his belt. ]
What I did was unfair. When I called for you... trusted everything you... that meant I'd given up.
[ When he hears her stop, he does the same and half-turns to look at her. ]
Bit of both, I guess. He can turn into a sword for me, but he tells me he's got his own way of fighting too.
[ He shrugs and raises his palms, indicating that he doesn't know much else about that last part. ]
"A shinki is the embodiment of the nature of the master and the quality of the spirit." My nature is killing stuff, so that's why he's a sword. His spirit is of high quality, so he makes an outstanding blade. If I were a different god, I figure he'd be able to manifest as something else.
Bit of both, I guess. He can turn into a sword for me, but he tells me he's got his own way of fighting too.
[ He shrugs and raises his palms, indicating that he doesn't know much else about that last part. ]
"A shinki is the embodiment of the nature of the master and the quality of the spirit." My nature is killing stuff, so that's why he's a sword. His spirit is of high quality, so he makes an outstanding blade. If I were a different god, I figure he'd be able to manifest as something else.
[ Chiyo's stunned because some of this doesn't make sense to her. What stands out the most to her is-- ]
But... you aren't a killer?
[ Even after she read that he chopped someone's hands off with no remorse, she doesn't think he's a killer. ]
When I think of you, killing isn't anywhere near the top.
But... you aren't a killer?
[ Even after she read that he chopped someone's hands off with no remorse, she doesn't think he's a killer. ]
When I think of you, killing isn't anywhere near the top.
No. [ He shifts his weight, tongue poking out briefly between dry lips. He knows this argument: let people help you, learn to have faith in others. ]
Maybe. But it's true. I can't say I've put in my full effort if the first thing I do is turn to others.
Maybe. But it's true. I can't say I've put in my full effort if the first thing I do is turn to others.
[ Yato can't disagree with that. As a person, he has a tendency to do what can be done his own two hands. But as a god, he needs people to turn to him; his existence hinges on it.
Maybe this wouldn't be an issue if he were a strong enough god to naturally attract followers in the first place... ]
So what now? Are they still hooking you up with a shrink?
Maybe this wouldn't be an issue if he were a strong enough god to naturally attract followers in the first place... ]
So what now? Are they still hooking you up with a shrink?
[ Maybe Yato should start looking for things only a god can do; right now, Minato's need for Yato hinges solely on that one promise to buy him that free drink next time he goes to The Inkwell.
Actually, that too is in jeopardy, because-- ]
Yeah. Court mandated once a week appointments for six months. Three, if I agree to take meds for it.
Actually, that too is in jeopardy, because-- ]
Yeah. Court mandated once a week appointments for six months. Three, if I agree to take meds for it.
Like I'm relying on other people and medication to fix my life, and it means I've given up.
[ Which is to say, he doesn't think it will work, that it's a waste of time, and no matter how strictly he sticks to the schedule, it'll be a self-fulfilling prophecy in the end. ]
[ Which is to say, he doesn't think it will work, that it's a waste of time, and no matter how strictly he sticks to the schedule, it'll be a self-fulfilling prophecy in the end. ]
[ That's nice of her.... if misguided. Maybe be a little more alarmed that your friend is dismembering people??
On a normal day, he'd be milking her for what she does think of him for. Today, he snorts and turns to keep trudging on. ]
What do you think we're out here for? It isn't trees we're gonna be chopping down.
[ He isn't a hunter by any means, but the last time he was around this neck of the woods, there was a healthy population of monsterthings. ]
Shouldn't be long 'til we run into something.
On a normal day, he'd be milking her for what she does think of him for. Today, he snorts and turns to keep trudging on. ]
What do you think we're out here for? It isn't trees we're gonna be chopping down.
[ He isn't a hunter by any means, but the last time he was around this neck of the woods, there was a healthy population of monsterthings. ]
Shouldn't be long 'til we run into something.
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