JUDGE A BOOK

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JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER RULES ○ comment with your character + a good shot of them. ○ others judge them on vibes alone - what kind of person are they, any reads/info, etc? tell us all about that guy!

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[intertwinedfates]

I'm a god. We're from the Far Shore, so to humans, we're difficult to perceive and recall. We fade from memories a lot easier than fellow mortals do.

[lovesque]

( huh? )

. . . are you being serious, or are you pulling my leg.

[intertwinedfates]

I'm serious! Honest! I'm the Delivery God of Fortune, Yato! I fulfill wishes!

[lovesque]

( and she's staring at him, attempting to discern if he's serious or seriously crazy. after a moment, she relents. )

you. . . deliver wishes?

[intertwinedfates]

[Well... He kind of is crazy, just not in this sense.]

That's right! If you ever need help or are in trouble, then people call my phone number and I arrive lickity-split! I charge fair rates, too~

[lovesque]

wait.

( this is the complete opposite of what ann expected a god to be like. )

people call your phone to ask you to grant wishes. . . and you charge them?

[intertwinedfates]

Well, duh. Wishes aren't free. You make an offering when you go to a shrine and pray, right? Same thing!

[He sounds mildly offended that she'd think they're free.]

My rates are very affordable, though!

[lovesque]

( cut her some slack! she's trying to quickly come to terms with the fact that gods use cell phones and dress like hobos. )

oh, that's true. . . so, do you like. ( finger twirls a blonde pigtail around her finger. ) have different rates depending on how complicated the wish is?

[intertwinedfates]

[Okay, y'know what? Fair. It is a lot to wrap one's head around when you're not expecting it!]

Nope, it's a flat rate no matter what type of wish it is. I feel that's only fair. Besides, it's not the money that's important, but the faith behind it.

me, pretending like i know nothing about noragami when it is, in fact, one of my faves

[lovesque]

( the faith behind it. hm. )

wait. ( x2 )

so, you just do things for people but then they like. . . forget you when you leave? their wish comes true but they don't know why?

ahhh someone who knows Noragami! that makes me happy hehe

[intertwinedfates]

It depends. Sometimes it's more like in their mind, someone else performs the deeds I do. Like a close friend or coworker or classmate. But other times, yeah, all they know is that things are the way they want it to be.

I mean, they remember me for a time, but then I fade from their consciousness.

i love noragami ! i wrote hiyori once upon a time

[lovesque]

( brows knit together as she listens, being a god sounds so. . . lonely. )

well. well!

{ hands on her hips. )

i'm just going to have to ask for a million wishes so i won't forget you then. ( small huff. )

oh man, that's awesome! Noragami players are so rare;;

[intertwinedfates]

[It's even more lonely for him given his specific circumstances, but... he's not going into that. He's not the sort to have pity parties over his past.]

Huh?

[That... that gets him turning red, a look of bewilderment on his face. It's rare that anybody cares about remembering him.]

Y-You don't have to do that... I mean, though I wouldn't mind fulfilling whatever wishes you have... Since that's my job and all!

[lovesque]

( being alone and being ignored are sensitive topics for her. plus. . . he seems like a good person [god], which is all the more reason why ann doesn't want to forget him. )

i'm going to. ( or she's going to try. a million wishes is a lot. maybe if there were that many types of cake. . . no, focus. she digs through her purse. )

anyway! what's your rate?

[intertwinedfates]

[This is why he loves humans... There's so many good ones out there, far outweighing the bad in his mind. She seems a bit like Hiyori in some ways.]

Hehe... In that case, it'll be my pleasure. [If she's really got a million wishes, that'll keep him busy for a long time. But it'd be worth it to have someone who consistently remembers who he is. Repeat customers are so rare.]

It's a whopping... five yen! Think you can afford it~?

[lovesque]

( what. )

. . . what.

( FIVE YEN? )

[intertwinedfates]

Five yen! That way everybody from even a child can afford to have their wishes listened to. I can't price out the poor or the young!

[Though it'll probably come as no shock that he's not making much money that way...]

[lovesque]

( oh, that's so — )

you're a good guy, yato.

( there is no way he's making money from this. she holds out the five yen. )

and five times a million is like. ( a Very Long pause. ) well, it's a big number.

[intertwinedfates]

Heh~ I try. I've got a lot to make up for...

[All the same, he takes the coin carefully, folding it in the palm of his hand.]

With that much I could actually afford to build myself a full-sized shrine! That's my goal, to one day have a shrine like the more well-known gods, so people will have an easier time remembering me.

[lovesque]

( oh no, she's actually becoming endeared to this crazy hobo god. )

when you do i'll make sure to pray at it every day.

( okay, okay — she actually has to think of a wish. )

uhm. . . do gods eat?

[intertwinedfates]

[He's developing a fondness for her too, and he hasn't even asked her name!]

Hehe, I look forward to seeing you there!

[Still all smiles, he nods.]

We don't need to, but we like to. Nothing beats having a beer and a snack after a long day!