GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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WEEK 4

[divus]

[When Taka enters the lab, Justice has his new paper bunny pal set up with a stack of new craft supplies!]

H...Hello! Thank you for the offering!

[bakaomi]

Mm.

You seem to be doing well now.

[divus]

Yeah! I...I don't know how it really happened, but...I'm so happy that so many people decided to trust me.

[bakaomi]

Well, if people were forced to defect, I guess you're the... [ hm ] cutest option?

[divus]

Cute?

[At first, Justice sounds confused, but then starts to wilt.]

Oh...do you think that's the only reason?

[bakaomi]

[ did he break the rule already i'm losing my fucking mind ]

Uh. I dunno. No one's told me why they switched to you.

[divus]

[It's fine he's not offended?!]

I just really want to make a good impression, that's all. Just...I really can do this! I can!

[bakaomi]

So, what's your plan on doing that?

[divus]

Well...I wanna show that despite my age, I'm still prepared to be responsible. I listen to anyone, and I'll help with the rules as much as I can, to make them more fair or easy to work with.

[bakaomi]

... how old are you anyway?

[ he is obviously a Child but. ]

[divus]

Oh, um...ten, I guess. That's how old my body is.

[bakaomi]

[ oh that is very Child ]

... do you guys age after you ascend?

[divus]

I don't know--but I know that I won't. I'm stuck the same age no matter what.

[bakaomi]

... like Merriment?

[ justice are you a spirit who knows the easter bunny too ]

[divus]

Yeah, kind of...it's not exactly the same, but it's definitely something that helps us relate to each other.

[bakaomi]

...

What are you then?

[divus]

I'm...a machine.

[bakaomi]

You mean... like Connor and Ava?

[divus]

Yeah...almost exactly like them, actually.

[bakaomi]

[ huh ]

But not from the same place as either of them?

[divus]

[He shakes his head.]

And more than that, we're...the opposite, in a way. I talked to them as soon as I could, because I wanted to know more about them, so I could learn more about myself, too. They both knew what they were, always, from the start.

[He looks at his hands, flexing his fingers.]

But I didn't know. I didn't have anyone to tell me that I was a machine, created by someone for a purpose. As far as I knew, I was as human as anyone else.

[bakaomi]

[ ... well that's depressing.

he can see why else merriment is so protective. ]

Oh. How'd you find out?

[divus]

Well...

[Justice goes quiet, his voice lowering to a whisper.]

My head...it fell off.

[bakaomi]

[ what ]

... it won't fall off now right.

[divus]

There's a code that releases it. I just didn't realize what would happen the first time so...I was scared.