Text; un: Thermodynamics // OTA

[heir_conditioned]

Hello. I've been told of the dangers of giving my name and picture to a wide network before, please accept my username for now.

There has been a lot happen here, but one thing sticks in my mind in the quieter hours that I would rather it not. I'd like to hear about the experiences people have with leaving others behind. Good or bad. Here, home, or another world. I've tried writing letters. A new notebook since my old one is lost to me. The new one doesn't seem to feel the same way. I've tried late night work outs, jogs, odd jobs in the evening, wandering and what one gentleman called the "night life" which I still don't completely understand. I could go to the same places in the day. All in all, I'm out of ideas.

Hearing any way that you deal with those thoughts constructively is something I'd be thankful for.

Thank you for your time and help in advance.

Comments

[swordofhisou]

Yeah, Reimu's definitely like that. When she's not trying to get donations. Girl gets desperate for those sometimes, heh.

And I'd like to think I have my moments too.

[She actually really didn't, but she did have fantasies of herself as the hero of her own story. Still, it wasn't outside of the realm of possibility for her. She just didn't have the responsibility to do it unless suddenly the need was thrust upon her.]

[heir_conditioned]

What does she collect donations for? Charity drives?

Then that's how it is. It's heroic. Sometimes heroics aren't all glory and battle. You should take pride in what you've done so far.

[swordofhisou]

In theory? Maintaining the shrine. People leave donations and it keeps the shrine up. Probably affects the spiritual power of the kami enshrined inside too.

Hah, I don't actually care about pride or glory, though that can be fun. The adventure of being hero's more than enough for me.

[heir_conditioned]

Oh, I don't know why I didn't think of a shrine attendant. Which worship is it under?

There are a lot of people who forget that's heroic in its own right. You're doing things just to enjoy but you're helping all the same. Don't underestimate yourself.

[swordofhisou]

Shinto. It was a shrine to the kami that her family's tended for a long time, one that serves as the focal point of the barrier between Gensokyo and the rest of the world.

Hey, I'm not about to stop you from buttering me up. Keep going.

[Really, whether she was a good guy or not just depended on who did the pointing when it came to a fight. It was just as easy for her to be a threat or a benefit, given her lack of concern that she sometimes had.]