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yo. it’s your favorite god, tezcatlipoca

[ is he saying this just because he knows people will argue over it? absolutely. this is also not the point of this post, so, ]

I’m sure you’ve either heard or personally seen how our base is in a pretty shit state at the moment. hopefully you’re done crying about it since it’s time to move on, especially when it’s an opportunity

see the way I see it, home base has a hell of a lot of remodeling on the horizon so why not take advantage? this is a prime opportunity to make it, you know, less shit

you ever had a bright idea for how to improve the place? let's hear it. I know exactly who to bother about getting shit done so I’ll take all the good ideas and see what we can do

of course we’re going to be doing the bulk of work regardless. a lot easier to sell an idea when they don’t have to worry about who’s actually going to be getting it done. might as well add our personal touch to spruce up the place, right?

[ ooc ; he’s serious, actually,,,

aka this is an IC companion post to a player plot to help with rebuilding and remodeling the base! While characters can suggest whatever they want on this post, please comment with your serious requests on the companion OOC post. if you’d just be interested in contributing AC points to this effort, see here! ]

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Yeah! and I dunno, but there's like four of us here, right? You, me, Eresh, and Set, isn't it?

[.....]

I think you're featured on my medal, even

slight correct: was. set ain't here anymore

but anyways now I'm curious because I'm sure it's not a biased award at all and my depiction is very flattering. mind sending a pic?

oh, bummer.

sure though. here ya go--

[Luckily the medal survived unscathed, so Yato can easily send a picture of it. Flattering indeed.....]

[ ...you know he's not sure what he expected, but. yeah. sure. ]

hmmmm looks like the awards committee is pretty biased if you ask me. no offense to you or anything but not sure how much weight this holds

[Eresh's position on Tez is... unique, to say the least.]

maybe, but it still means I'm at least two people's favorite, and that's good enough for me~

...that's kind of a low bar for a god ain't it? should want more than that

well, sure. I'd love a million followers, but when you've had none most of your life, two is a lot! all you need is one special someone, anyway...

haha

you know I see your point here. no wonder you and ereshkigal are buddies, since that sounds like something she'd say

not that I agree about the special someone exactly but I'll call that personal preference in this case

heh, that and Eresh is a good egg. too sweet and sensitive for her own good. it's hard not to get along with her

[Unless you happen to have a polar opposite personality. In which case it's probably easier than it sounds.]

that's true. nothing wrong with having a preference. from my understanding, gods work a little differently where I'm from, anyway

she's sweet and sensitive sure. but she's a pain in the ass to get along with. or maybe the sensitivity just gets on my nerves...

[ it's definitely that ]

but yeah assume so. can't even say there's consistency within our own world. but for sure if there was a god with almost no followers their whole life, not sure if they'd even be a god anymore where we're from. maybe touched by divinity but that ain't quite the same thing

but now I'm curious so

how do they work where you're from

ah, yeah, can't deny that she is a touch on the sensitive side. I can see how that might be a bit taxing...

[Although being something of an emotional sort himself, he doesn't mind it in others much.]

huh, that is pretty wild. I'm only familiar with my fellow Japanese gods, so I can't say if our rules and laws hold true for the rest of the world, either

the thing is, gods are born from human wishes. usually it takes a bunch of people wishing for the same thing, but sometimes a single person can have a wish strong enough to give birth to a god. we exist to fulfill humanity's wishes, so when they forget us, we fade away. that's why having followers is so important. they keep us alive

we also use shinki, the souls of deceased humans to fight ayakashi - spirits of negativity borne from humans and Yomi, the underworld. that's our other job besides fulfilling wishes

well no wonder hearing that. if gods were made from wishes in ours... sheesh. what a pain in the ass that'd be. just having grails is bad enough.

having followers is similar, which is why I figured having just a few would disqualify you. doesn't quite have to be that people worship us (but it helps), but once you're too obscure to be remembered by humanity, yeah, that's when a god dies. pretty insulated from that at this point though.

interesting job though. the souls become a weapon or something like that?

grails, huh? like the legendary holy one?

sounds like we're not so dissimilar, in that case. I suppose it makes sense that some things are universal or close to it across worlds. that's one reason Hiyori is so important to me. back home, she's my only follower

yeah, exactly. the form they take on is different for each god and soul depending on the name they're given by the god, with some being mundane items like mirrors or armor, while most are weapons of various types. and a god can only name any particular soul once, so their given name is to be treasured and protected

essentially yeah. technically it's more complicated than that but a convenient metaphor popped up in history so we just use that

yeah. having only the one though... damn. you gotta get someone to make a piece of pop culture about you or something. that's how gods nowadays are staying alive yknow? theism might be out of style but humans still love stories about us. like I said ain't exactly worship but it's close enough to work

interesting system though. can't say I totally approve but that's just because part of my gig is sending souls onto their afterlife. let them rest and all that before they go get their asses kicked on a spiritual rebirth journey. etc. guess some people wouldn't mind that though. just probably no the ones that end up with me

mm. makes sense to simplify it where you can

actually, I tried to make it big as an idol myself once back during the 80s, but heh, I wasn't memorable enough... that's a problem gods suffer where I'm from - being forgettable. although maybe I could have Hiyori become a pop star and sing songs about me...! that might work! hell, I'd even take schoolyard rumors at this point! like saying bloody mary in the bathroom mirror three times to summon her

for what it's worth, they're souls that can't pass on due to having died or been killed under terrible circumstances... we give them a place to belong and a home, along with sealing the memories of their deaths with a new name. it keeps them from becoming corrupted or getting eaten by ayakashi

an idol's a music thing right? noticed that around here, but japan's pretty far from my stomping grounds so I don't know too much about it beyond what I've experienced here. I'm more of a rock star kind of guy

...but point being that music works great actually. was a big way that our legends got told way back in the day but eh shit happens and they're lost now

[ this is way over-simplifying it, largely because he doesn't want to talk about it... ]

the clarification helps. that ain't a bad gig for souls like that. might even be nice. they get to pass on eventually or is that a long term thing?

yeah, exactly. it's a certain type of musician that focuses on catering to fans. not TOO different from rock stars, though not quite the same thing

yeah, that's one reason I wanted to try promoting my image through music! shame about your legends being lost, though. that's one reason to be grateful for the internet these days

[Can't blame him for that. Tough subjects aren't always an appropriate topic of conversation for texting.]

it's essentially permanent, since their torment can never truly go away once we've locked their memories up. but at the same time it means they get a second chance at existing, so it's not all bad for them, especially if they're taken in by a kind god

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