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paperpusher) wrote2025-06-08 09:26 am
paperpusher) wrote2025-06-08 09:26 am
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[from here]
Haha, as expected! Alright, one moment.
["One moment" is more like thirty minutes, but eventually he attaches a photo that looks more like a glamour shot or advertisement for hair products than a selfie, complete with near-professional looking hair and makeup. It's taken in the lobby of the hotel, and it looks like he's chatting with (flirting with, honestly) someone out of frame while a third party takes the picture for him. The one exception to his extremely clean-cut conventionally attractive pretty boy aesthetic is a shadow shaped like a gecko visible on his neck, like an out of place tattoo-- and not one that matches any suit from the hotel.]
Sorry that the lighting isn't great-- I couldn't track down any studio lights.
Haha, as expected! Alright, one moment.
["One moment" is more like thirty minutes, but eventually he attaches a photo that looks more like a glamour shot or advertisement for hair products than a selfie, complete with near-professional looking hair and makeup. It's taken in the lobby of the hotel, and it looks like he's chatting with (flirting with, honestly) someone out of frame while a third party takes the picture for him. The one exception to his extremely clean-cut conventionally attractive pretty boy aesthetic is a shadow shaped like a gecko visible on his neck, like an out of place tattoo-- and not one that matches any suit from the hotel.]
Sorry that the lighting isn't great-- I couldn't track down any studio lights.
[from here]
Haha, I appreciate that!
Hmm, let's see... You mentioned Tokyo before. How's the spiritual situation doing over there? Back home, we see a lot of gods losing power because of declining belief from humans and changes to the natural environment, but even Kumamoto City is still far more rural than Tokyo is! Is it the same, in your experience?
Haha, I appreciate that!
Hmm, let's see... You mentioned Tokyo before. How's the spiritual situation doing over there? Back home, we see a lot of gods losing power because of declining belief from humans and changes to the natural environment, but even Kumamoto City is still far more rural than Tokyo is! Is it the same, in your experience?
[from here]
That's right ✨ In fact, if you're interested, I would be willing to sell an autographed photo of my beautiful face! It could be yours for the low price of [he has no idea how much a "chip" is worth here, but he was told to charge something absurd for it anyway-- well, if a chip is like a yen, maybe he could ask for--] 10,000 chips!
That's right ✨ In fact, if you're interested, I would be willing to sell an autographed photo of my beautiful face! It could be yours for the low price of [he has no idea how much a "chip" is worth here, but he was told to charge something absurd for it anyway-- well, if a chip is like a yen, maybe he could ask for--] 10,000 chips!
[from here]
Sometimes it's better to name something yourself. Also, my last film had a rather ominous parrot named Enju as a plot point, and I think they're a little similar.
Haha, I'd trade regular karaoke parties for wrap parties, I think. I haven't ever worked in an office environment, so I guess I don't know!
Is it just the nostalgia or can you not find similar food here?
Sometimes it's better to name something yourself. Also, my last film had a rather ominous parrot named Enju as a plot point, and I think they're a little similar.
Haha, I'd trade regular karaoke parties for wrap parties, I think. I haven't ever worked in an office environment, so I guess I don't know!
Is it just the nostalgia or can you not find similar food here?
Edited 2025-06-08 20:45 (UTC)
hehe no problem~
as for Tokyo... well, I'd say it's still a hotbed of ayakashi activity, with storms of them occurring a bit more frequently than before thanks to our resident binbougami, Kofuku. though, er, I kinda had a hand in some of that as well... me and Bishamon had a fight a while back and Kofuku intervened
so while the big names like Bishamon are doing alright, gods like me are still struggling to survive from a belief standpoint and an ayakashi fodder one
as for Tokyo... well, I'd say it's still a hotbed of ayakashi activity, with storms of them occurring a bit more frequently than before thanks to our resident binbougami, Kofuku. though, er, I kinda had a hand in some of that as well... me and Bishamon had a fight a while back and Kofuku intervened
so while the big names like Bishamon are doing alright, gods like me are still struggling to survive from a belief standpoint and an ayakashi fodder one
[Thirty minutes is a long time. Long enough that Hiyori assumes he might have forgotten, though he does understand that taking the perfect selfie is an artform! In any case, he busies himself with some other truths and dares, before finally being drawn back to the conversation when he gets the notif. He opens the photo. Time for the moment of truth! His conversation partner...
... is a light-haired man!
Who may have a handsome face, but who's honestly pretty ordinary-looking otherwise. Minus the weird shape on his neck, which Hiyori spends a few moments squinting at in perplexity.]
You can probably find a setup like that in Mating Season. I've known a couple of people with studios in their suite, too. I wouldn't expect you to go to all that trouble just for a dare, though.
Anyway, it looks good! I rate your face as "nice-looking," and your demeanor as "approachable!" You're handsome enough to please the eye, but not so radiant that it blinds people! A good balance! ✨
Though I'm not sure what to make of that oddly-shaped dirt on your neck. I may need to deduct points for that, since it's shaped like some creepy-crawly thing! You haven't had any lizards crawling there, have you?
... is a light-haired man!
Who may have a handsome face, but who's honestly pretty ordinary-looking otherwise. Minus the weird shape on his neck, which Hiyori spends a few moments squinting at in perplexity.]
You can probably find a setup like that in Mating Season. I've known a couple of people with studios in their suite, too. I wouldn't expect you to go to all that trouble just for a dare, though.
Anyway, it looks good! I rate your face as "nice-looking," and your demeanor as "approachable!" You're handsome enough to please the eye, but not so radiant that it blinds people! A good balance! ✨
Though I'm not sure what to make of that oddly-shaped dirt on your neck. I may need to deduct points for that, since it's shaped like some creepy-crawly thing! You haven't had any lizards crawling there, have you?
[from here]
Haha, I've noticed. And I've only been here since that whole mess with the filming productions.
[That said, Natori was planning on participating on as superficial a level as he could get away with-- so of course he ends up reading something that just so happens to hit on a very personal level.]
I see.
...I can't say I know what the circumstances were, but since you said it was compassionate, I'm glad that someone shared that with you.
Do you mind if I ask why you didn't follow it?
Haha, I've noticed. And I've only been here since that whole mess with the filming productions.
[That said, Natori was planning on participating on as superficial a level as he could get away with-- so of course he ends up reading something that just so happens to hit on a very personal level.]
I see.
...I can't say I know what the circumstances were, but since you said it was compassionate, I'm glad that someone shared that with you.
Do you mind if I ask why you didn't follow it?
[from here]
Haha, well. They probably will, sooner or later.
You don't think it's ominous to have to run into someone you know in this place? I find that much scarier than the ayakashi haunting the building.
Haha, well. They probably will, sooner or later.
You don't think it's ominous to have to run into someone you know in this place? I find that much scarier than the ayakashi haunting the building.
Ahh, well. I suppose it's not too unexpected that a binbougami might thrive in a place like Tokyo.
...What kind of fight did you have with Bishamon? Like, as part of a ritual or festival?
...What kind of fight did you have with Bishamon? Like, as part of a ritual or festival?
yeah, she runs a little shop and generally stays there but sometimes she wanders off and trouble follows
...er, not exactly. she's held a grudge against me for centuries after... some stuff happened. so she was trying to kill me for real
...er, not exactly. she's held a grudge against me for centuries after... some stuff happened. so she was trying to kill me for real
Haha, unfortunately my suite doesn't even have a window, so I had to get some assistance from the receptionists after all! I'm still getting the hang of this place, but I appreciate the rec ✨
[He'd normally take the time to make a joke about blinding people with his radiance-- alas, the windowless basement he's been locked away in is making him lose his touch, etc. etc., maybe throw in a plug for his movie-- but this is by far the most... straightforward anyone has ever been about the lizard, which is far more novel than his kirakira himbo act.]
No, you were exactly right! There has been a lizard crawling there-- and up and down the rest of my body, at that! It just happens to live on my skin, so unfortunately it will show up at inappropriate times. I hope you can find it in you to look past it ✨
[He'd normally take the time to make a joke about blinding people with his radiance-- alas, the windowless basement he's been locked away in is making him lose his touch, etc. etc., maybe throw in a plug for his movie-- but this is by far the most... straightforward anyone has ever been about the lizard, which is far more novel than his kirakira himbo act.]
No, you were exactly right! There has been a lizard crawling there-- and up and down the rest of my body, at that! It just happens to live on my skin, so unfortunately it will show up at inappropriate times. I hope you can find it in you to look past it ✨
I see.
[and after a series of ... ... ...'s]
It must be difficult to be a god, huh?
[and after a series of ... ... ...'s]
It must be difficult to be a god, huh?
yeah, it's
tough sometimes. especially trying to stay in people's memories. we're beings of the Far Shore, so humans forget us easily if we're not big name gods. and if no one remembers us at all, we fade away forever
tough sometimes. especially trying to stay in people's memories. we're beings of the Far Shore, so humans forget us easily if we're not big name gods. and if no one remembers us at all, we fade away forever
not sure why anyone would think its ominous ive met multiple people i know the one i didnt like i messed with for fun
[ Xue Yang has also never dated, or had any inclination towards romance. ]
[ Xue Yang has also never dated, or had any inclination towards romance. ]
Oh, now I understand the name. ["delinquent," that is. A menace!!]
So what's the scariest thing you've dealt with here, then? Maybe it'll be so frightening that I can't handle it!
So what's the scariest thing you've dealt with here, then? Maybe it'll be so frightening that I can't handle it!
Couldn't be me! And I suppose not you either, based on that.
Haha, that's nice! I hope you're able to go back again soon, though I won't hold my breath based on everything else I've heard about this place.
I'll do another truth.
Haha, that's nice! I hope you're able to go back again soon, though I won't hold my breath based on everything else I've heard about this place.
I'll do another truth.
[from here]
Definitely! If nothing else, most kami are benevolent in their own ways-- not that I'd ever dream of trying to make a kami into a familiar.
[Natori is extremely set in his ways and his understanding of the world-- it helps that "ayakashi" is such a broad category that he'd rarely bump up against some sort of non-human creature who he couldn't comfortably fit into it (even if those creatures would disagree strongly with that characterization). But on the flip side, that means that he sees everything as a variation of the sort of setup that he's familiar with, and so he tries to fit what Haru's describing into his own understanding of the world rather than as a different thing. After all, she says that she fights creatures that are essentially youkai, and that must mean that they are, in fact, ayakashi, and she dips into some ayakashi dimension to fight them. He will not take constructive criticism on this front.
But also, he doesn't really need to. Ultimately, it's that last point that's the most relevant, and that's still the same:]
Haha, it's different when you're talking to people who can't see the same "landscape," huh? I understand how that is.
I am however obligated as an adult to object to a group of teenagers going into another dimension to fight dangerous creatures! No local exorcist community?
Definitely! If nothing else, most kami are benevolent in their own ways-- not that I'd ever dream of trying to make a kami into a familiar.
[Natori is extremely set in his ways and his understanding of the world-- it helps that "ayakashi" is such a broad category that he'd rarely bump up against some sort of non-human creature who he couldn't comfortably fit into it (even if those creatures would disagree strongly with that characterization). But on the flip side, that means that he sees everything as a variation of the sort of setup that he's familiar with, and so he tries to fit what Haru's describing into his own understanding of the world rather than as a different thing. After all, she says that she fights creatures that are essentially youkai, and that must mean that they are, in fact, ayakashi, and she dips into some ayakashi dimension to fight them. He will not take constructive criticism on this front.
But also, he doesn't really need to. Ultimately, it's that last point that's the most relevant, and that's still the same:]
Haha, it's different when you're talking to people who can't see the same "landscape," huh? I understand how that is.
I am however obligated as an adult to object to a group of teenagers going into another dimension to fight dangerous creatures! No local exorcist community?
I can imagine as much. I've heard of that sort of thing happening a lot more over the past few decades, too-- of gods disappearing as the memories and rituals tying them here die out.
I don't know the term "far shore," but I can guess. As opposed to the human world, right?
I don't know the term "far shore," but I can guess. As opposed to the human world, right?
it's definitely a problem, one I'm not sure how to address without some major campaigning on my part. I've tried a door-to-door approach, but that only gets you so far
that's right. where I'm from we consider the spiritual world the "Far Shore" and the mortal realm the "Near Shore."
that's right. where I'm from we consider the spiritual world the "Far Shore" and the mortal realm the "Near Shore."
[Yay, the sparkle emojis are contagious...!
But as for the lizard thing. Well,]
That sounds horribly concerning! It'd be one thing if that's your pet, but you're not talking about it that way! Also, not to be crude, but I doubt your bed partners will take kindly to finding a lizard on you.
It's not an - er, what do you call it again? It's not an ayakashi, is it?
But as for the lizard thing. Well,]
That sounds horribly concerning! It'd be one thing if that's your pet, but you're not talking about it that way! Also, not to be crude, but I doubt your bed partners will take kindly to finding a lizard on you.
It's not an - er, what do you call it again? It's not an ayakashi, is it?
Haha, have you really? I can't imagine that would be very successful. Can normal humans even perceive you well enough that you can interact with them consistently?
["Consistently" because there are always those small exceptions-- moments where everything lines up properly and a spirit becomes visible to a normal human. The right angle during a rainstorm, a dark path at 3 am, a chance encounter when two hearts are aligned on the right frequency. He's seen gods powerful enough to live among school children, but they're the exception by far.]
I see! That's straightforward. Certainly a more convenient term than "the human world" and trying to summarize an ayakashi realm.
["Consistently" because there are always those small exceptions-- moments where everything lines up properly and a spirit becomes visible to a normal human. The right angle during a rainstorm, a dark path at 3 am, a chance encounter when two hearts are aligned on the right frequency. He's seen gods powerful enough to live among school children, but they're the exception by far.]
I see! That's straightforward. Certainly a more convenient term than "the human world" and trying to summarize an ayakashi realm.
Oh, please don't worry about it! I can't remember a time when it wasn't somewhere on my body, so I'm used to it ✨
It is indeed an ayakashi! Normal humans usually can't see it, but this place works a little differently. I haven't really had to worry about what my partners would think about it, so that might be a challenge. Do you think it's that distracting? 😟 That might make this place even more difficult than I'd anticipated!
It is indeed an ayakashi! Normal humans usually can't see it, but this place works a little differently. I haven't really had to worry about what my partners would think about it, so that might be a challenge. Do you think it's that distracting? 😟 That might make this place even more difficult than I'd anticipated!
[ Absolutely a menace. Dubbed a delinquent back home; wore it with so much pride that he brought it here with him.
There's an extended pause, even longer than Xue Yang's usual slower-than-average typing. ]
i dont really get scared and even if i did nothing here has been that scary maybe that time i was poisoned and apparently was going to die if i didnt fuck someone fast enough but that was mostly just annoying
[ His sense of self-preservation isn't zero, but it's not all too far off from it either. ]
There's an extended pause, even longer than Xue Yang's usual slower-than-average typing. ]
i dont really get scared and even if i did nothing here has been that scary maybe that time i was poisoned and apparently was going to die if i didnt fuck someone fast enough but that was mostly just annoying
[ His sense of self-preservation isn't zero, but it's not all too far off from it either. ]
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