GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[bakaomi]

Try not to die.

[ ... ]

Ray's letters confirmed that they were the one who got him, so if things look bad we'll probably reveal that. Senri wanted to do it right away, but that would just immediately place suspicion on Ray's friends.

[divus]

Yeah, bad idea! Don't do anything that's immediately going to draw attention to yourselves, any of you. I hope somebody talked him out of that...

[bakaomi]

Yeah. Hopefully, he'll only do it if either of them get outed.

... otherwise we can probably pretend that we received the letters next week, if we don't find a chance to do it this weekend. I dunno. We're still working on possible timing if people don't figure them out.

[divus]

[He slowly sits up at least.]

...as always, I trust you guys. [He fidgets a bit.] ...if we can get out of this with no execution, that's what I'd like best. I don't want to execute somebody innocent, but...I'm not ready to let any of you go yet either.

[bakaomi]

[ ... he wonders how it must be, from the gods' perspectives, to be witnesses all these deaths week after week of people they brought here and became close to. it must be a different kind of hurt. ]

We'll get through it.

[divus]

I know. It'll work out.

...how're Ishi and Sasuke?

[bakaomi]

... not that great.

Although I doubt they'll tell me anything more.

[divus]

They probably don't want you to worry is all. I thought about contacting them, too, but...same reason.

[bakaomi]

... yeah. They might tell you slightly more.

[ but he doesn't sound like he thinks it would be much more. ]

[divus]

Might. I'll be lucky if Sasuke says anything at all, and Ishikirimaru...[There's just a slow headshake.] Maybe it's better to leave it.

...I'm not sure what the best god thing would be at a time like this.

[bakaomi]

I don't even know what the best non-god thing is.

[ because everything sucks from on ends ]

[divus]

...[Hm.]

...Taka, can we go somewhere?

[bakaomi]

Mm?

[ he is used to jack being very married to his game room. ]

Sure.

[divus]

[Like, yes, but Jack also used to be a spirit who wandered wherever the hell he wanted.]

Maybe the top of the 109?

[bakaomi]

[ he nods ]

Yeah, let's go.

[divus]

[He's getting up then, not bothering with his cloak and his mask as he heads for the door.] I think most people will have cleared out anyway. I haven't spent a lot of time in Japan, so may as well before it disappears.

[It's half a distraction and half he just wants to do something with his fav since both of their hands are tied in this situation. It's the least he can do.]

[bakaomi]

It'll almost be like me showing you around home.

[ almost.

it's still a nice thought ]

[divus]

I'd like that. You're from around the same area aren't you? You and Senri.

[bakaomi]

Yeah, it wouldn't take us that long to reach Shibuya. It's more Senri's thing than mine though.

[ and he and senri have very different styles so going shopping is a headache ]

[divus]

Not big on cities? [Heading for the west wing then!] Senri does seem...louder. [Polite.]

[bakaomi]

He likes to be around people.

[ and large cities are good for that ]

[divus]

I noticed that. [A beat.] You would've liked Burgess, I think. Small town, pretty quiet but still just big enough not to get bored.

[bakaomi]

Is that the town you stayed at?

[ since he said he ended up mostly floating around one particular place ]

[divus]

Yup. It's where I lived, died, and lived again. I've seen it change a lot over the last three-hundred years.

[bakaomi]

[ there's a pause as he looks around, like he's trying to make sure no one is around but it truly is conveniently deserted.

guess that's what happens when there's so little people left. ]

Do you miss it?