GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[divus]

[Be honest with urself Taka...]

My time is yours and yours alone. [Take your time, but also.] I have that effect on people sometimes, my apologies.

[bakaomi]

... yeah.

You're pretty chatty.

[divus]

In my old life it was my duty to spend several hours entertaining guests. But you can learn quite a bit about people from what they do and don't say. I like hearing about people.

[So. He'll talk to anyone who'll listen.]

[bakaomi]

... someone I know told me that's what it means to make an affinity with someone.

[divus]

Do you believe that?

[bakaomi]

I think that.... that's not something I'm ready to do. There are people that I like. And... I guess, at times, the dumb rabbit is one of them, even if he's suuuuuper annoying.

[ he will never be unable to insult him. ]

But I can't really make the type of connection that you want me to.

[divus]

[It's hard to see, but the slight shift in posture seems to suggest the figure smiles.]

At least you can acknowledge that. I would say that there's progress. You don't have to be able to right away, or ever. In some cases you may never be ready outside of a handful of people.

But a connection is still a connection.

[bakaomi]

[ listen... he can admit it to himself, at times, it's just the saying it out loud and confiding that to other people is what's like pulling teeth

the most impressive thing is how quickly he vomited feelings at merriment, really. ]

You guys really are like therapists.

[divus]

[That's because Merriment is also useless when it comes to feelings, but anyway. There's a laugh.]

If only we could solve our own issues. [...] Wait did someone say that?

[bakaomi]

You'll never know.

[divus]

So cruel, Shishimaru-kun...

[bakaomi]

You'll get over it after you have a biscuit.

[ he points to the snacks ]

[divus]

[A tap to the mask.] Soon. Not yet, but I will.

[bakaomi]

[ okay he snorts. ]

Right. I think I'm gonna let you eat those.

[ did they literally talk about anything other than senri ]

[divus]

Thank you. I'll see you another time? [He might not, depending, but Takaomi's actually interesting to talk to even if they spent 90% of this conversation going on about Senri.]

[bakaomi]

... we'll see.

[ unfortunately, taka is too married to revisiting the gods so he might and it'll just be

a horribly awkward conversation. ]