GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[divus]

[...he just takes off the mask and looks at Taka? Apparently his face is his reason.]

[bakaomi]

[ HE FUCKING CHOKES ]

[divus]

Nice to see you, Shishimaru-kun. [This bitch. But he's genuine all the same, giving Takaomi a smile.]

There's a reason we have masks.

[bakaomi]

[ this is the worst unmasking of all time. his face is slightly red but whether it's from annoyance or something else is a mystery. ]

I've heard.

[ BITCH ]

[divus]

[♥]

Would you feel more comfortable if I put it back on?

[bakaomi]

I don't care.

[ he........ he won't lose...,,,,, ]

[divus]

[In that case he'll leave the mask off and pleasantly sip his tea.]

Then I suppose we'll keep it off for now. I really don't like wearing it anyway.

[bakaomi]

[ he hates this ]

Too stuffy?

[divus]

Yes. We don't have to wear them when it's just us, or when we're with those of you we've built enough of a relationship with, but otherwise it's always the masks and the cloaks. They're not exactly flattering either.

[bakaomi]

That's what Ambition and Disorder were complaining about...

[ right before sasuke went feral on them ]

[divus]

I hate to say this, but I agree with them. No one ever said that becoming a god would mean nearly suffocating.

[bakaomi]

... Fortune was saying she thought it was for the best...

[divus]

Did she happen to say why?

[bakaomi]

... that it's easier for us that way.

[divus]

...perhaps in a sense she was right. It would be easier if we were still a mystery to all of you, wouldn't it?

[bakaomi]

Probably, yeah.

[ he like. won't deny that. ]

But this game wouldn't work properly if that had happened.

[divus]

What makes you say that?

[bakaomi]

... I mean, if you were all just dark and mysterious gods who purposely kept your distance from us, then.... I can't say I would have really cared about doing this contest the way I'm doing it now.

[ as in, trying to actually be thoughtful about which gods would really make their new world a good place. ]

[divus]

This is why it's best to speak to all of us, truthfully. You can't be armed with enough knowledge if you see us as faceless entities. It takes time for us to be able to share much about ourselves and even more for you to see us like this.

[...he almost doesn't want to ask, because it's a sensitive subject, but:] Did you see her face?

[bakaomi]

... uh huh.

It probably didn't count though. She didn't take it off herself, it came off when she fell into the river.

[divus]

It counts. Mine came off only because Senri asked me for my name. Every time a mask comes off, it varies depending on who you are to us.

[Which means her bond with Takaomi must have been strong enough, but he keeps that to himself.]

[bakaomi]

... [ he's quiet for a moment after that ]

That's good to know.

[divus]

...I'm sorry. [For everything, he means.] Are you alright?

[Given...the gods know when people use their powers. And well. Hm.]

[bakaomi]

... I'm dealing with it.

[ he can say that he will be okay, but it's hard to say that he is right now. ]

[divus]

I'm...grateful that you and others are trying to find her killer. This shouldn't have happened, and I fear it will happen again. It means a lot.

[Also, like, mood, Taka.]