week 5, friday

[digestif]

[ Mizuki goes to find Ishikirimaru fairly soon after the reveal of the bodies. At least it's only three this week - not that it's much comfort when they're all children, and when they're having the problem they're currently having. As always, they're quite good at concealing anything they might be feeling about the matter, but show concern for Ishikirimaru immediately upon finding him. ]

Ishi-san, I need a minute of your time... Are you all right?

[ he's gentle, paternal - he's probably not doing well with this, they know. ]

Comments

[ritualization]

If he becomes vulnerable, I do not think you are the only one who would like to see him protected-- truthfully, I doubt he will become vulnerable at all. I will see to it that someone is with him, no matter what, just as I would do with any of the gods now.

[he doesn't want a repeat of fortune or ruin. two is enough.

but he tilts his head slightly, more willing to focus on other topics knowing that mizuki's injuries will be all right.]

Can you explain a bit further? I am aware of different efforts to try to organize us, rather than the gods themselves, but I had not heard anything of this.

[digestif]

... Well, if he's protected, that's good, but...

[ his being vulnerable would mean that Mizuki was dead, probably, and they'd like to avoid that if at all possible?! Dismissively, they shake their head, moving onto his question. ]

Sure. I'm trying to build an alliance in the pantheon between Beauty-kun and some of the other gods - Indulgence-san, Sincerity-san, Piety-san... Anyone who seems like they could work together. Instead of forcing us to kill one another, we should be forcing them to compromise, don't you think? Even if just one of them is the "head" god, the others could still have concessions made in their favor that make the arrangement appealing to them. [ a beat. ] Mostly, it's a matter of social engineering between the gods. But I also need to try and find at least one other person to join Beauty-kun.