[ Through all this, Jay is very carefully not thinking about Tot (which isn't easy, given how fully his thoughts are usually consumed with her). He can't think of Tot blighted, Tot sick, Tot in pain. He can't. The very idea that his failings could cause her to suffer is simply not something he can allow himself to consider.
So instead, he's thinking of this blight process as something inflicted on another god/shinki pair. How long, he wonders, would the god suffer before demanding the shinki be cleansed? There are some gods here would would never speak up, he's sure of that. There's some gods who don't think they have the right to demand anything of their shinki, gods whose wills are weak, shinki who don't care about the wellbeing of those they're tied to.
And what if this shinki is restrained somewhere, and the god is unable to find them to demand ablution?
This is all very useful information. ]
I do understand. [ He frowns sadly, only too aware of what a ruin the action makes of his face. ] I mean, I cannot understand how any shinki would be able to look the other way at their god's pain, but yes, I understand your discretion in this matter.
[ He straightens up, then, and takes a deep breath, just like he's seen reluctant heroes in movies do. ]
I would like to put my name forward, if I'm able to do so, to assist should such a tragedy happen again. [ He shakes his head, miming sorrow even as he plots. Yes, a shinki restrained in such a way that they can't see the blight forming on their skin, and then shamed into guilt until they nearly become an ayakashi. ] Their poor god.
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Date: 2017-05-12 03:09 pm (UTC)From:So instead, he's thinking of this blight process as something inflicted on another god/shinki pair. How long, he wonders, would the god suffer before demanding the shinki be cleansed? There are some gods here would would never speak up, he's sure of that. There's some gods who don't think they have the right to demand anything of their shinki, gods whose wills are weak, shinki who don't care about the wellbeing of those they're tied to.
And what if this shinki is restrained somewhere, and the god is unable to find them to demand ablution?
This is all very useful information. ]
I do understand. [ He frowns sadly, only too aware of what a ruin the action makes of his face. ] I mean, I cannot understand how any shinki would be able to look the other way at their god's pain, but yes, I understand your discretion in this matter.
[ He straightens up, then, and takes a deep breath, just like he's seen reluctant heroes in movies do. ]
I would like to put my name forward, if I'm able to do so, to assist should such a tragedy happen again. [ He shakes his head, miming sorrow even as he plots. Yes, a shinki restrained in such a way that they can't see the blight forming on their skin, and then shamed into guilt until they nearly become an ayakashi. ] Their poor god.