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[After having his bracelet returned to him, Soushi was having a difficult time readjusting to his current situation in the city. It was as thought all the memories, all the guilt, and all the emotions that were haunting him had returned at full strength; or, maybe, it had doubled in strength while he was grey. Whatever the case may be, he felt sick to his stomach. Very sick. But even so, he can be found sitting in one of the benches at the park, head lowered to the ground as he begins his latest transmission.]

...it would seem I have returned from the grey spell. I am uncertain over the length of time I had vanished, but it feels as thought it was a while... [There will be a pause before he admits.] ...my chest hurts, and I currently feel nauseous...

[Then there will be silence as he tries to find a neutral tone to his voice. Allowing his more formal tone of voice to return instead of the hollow and quite voice he was currently offering.]

What are the latest developments that has occurred or is occurring within the city? I haven't had the time to check the network as I....returned at this very moment. I would greatly appreciate to be told the latest news as I feel under the weather. [Then another pause until he remembers.] ...I won't skip my shift with the city patrol tonight, no matter how ill I currently feel...[He needed something to keep his mind off his current troubles and feelings. He wishes to ignore them as long as he is able to. That's why his job in patrolling the city was so important to him.

As he thought about his next set of words, there will be a long moment of silence as Soushi was uncertain over many things. He isn't certain if it was the guilt, current demeanor, or lack of readjusting to his current environment as he felt the need to ask an important question pertaining to friendship and self-worth. It was a question he has had in the back of his mind ever since he spoke to Jane about it. Honestly, he would normally never ask or even allow himself to be bothered by it, and yet he was. It was all so odd to feel like this.]

Before I end this transmission and if there is anyone still listening -- if you are, then I thank you for doing so -- I have a final inquiry to make. [A pause as he takes a deep breath before deciding to say.] Does an individual who has committed a heinous crime deserve to have friends even if they committed said crime in their home world and without meaning to? Would it be for the best for that individual to isolate themselves as punishment in this world? Would it be proper for that individual to cut all ties with all those surrounding him?

[And without saying anything else, he will end the transmission with a simple "thank you" as he no longer had the strength to keep speaking any more as he felt he would lose his stomach or himself as he thought about his master.]

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That sounds reasonable enough. Since we'll be working together I hope you don't mind me asking what district you reside in as well as what power you've been gifted with.

Not at all. I have no reason to keep it hidden.

I'm currently under Freya-kami-sama's influence with the ability to charm others. I live in the district that offers their residents both warmth and frigid temperatures in their hands. [The second part was cryptic, but he had a reason for it. It just made him wonder if the other individual would solve his riddle.]

[Seimei grins a bit, he was actually familiar with both houses quite well.]

Odin then. Ritsuka currently lives there as well though soon we might move into private housing since I would prefer having a bit more privacy than what we have in the welcome halls.

Though I wonder as one from Freya, would you really be able to cut all ties from those that you hold important? The others I know from that house are rather devout in their loyalty to those they hold close.

[Ritsuka? Doesn't that name sound familiar to him? He knows he has heard it more than once...]

Ritsuka...? Are you speaking of Aoyagi-san who enjoys to investigate matters that interest him and is quite cautious by nature? [That is how he remembers him at least.] He is an endearing boy. I do hope you two will be able to do so. May I assume you are a relative of his?

[Then at the rest, Soushi will simply offer a sigh of boredom because the comment really holds no interest for him. He has enough people trying to figure him out. Really. What is so interesting about him? How boring.]

I've done it many times before. It isn't an impossible feat -- loyalty or not. [As for the others, again, he will simply say with his most polite smile.] I would not know over the type of morals those in my household possess nor would I pry to learn more. Who am I to do so?

Oh, so you know him? I thought it would have been obvious, we're brothers. We simply haven't moved yet since he was getting accustomed to changing houses and I was saving to ensure that we would have an adequate income.

[Well Soushi had been the one to ask if he should isolate himself. Seimei had simply thrown his two cents in for consideration.]

That's an interesting thought. I wonder how much we really are like those that we share a house with.

We've met a few times once before. I do believe I've once made him a promise. [Now the question was: does he remember the promise? After all, he had made it at the time where memories were shuffled all over the place by an unexplained force.] I do apologize for not having made the connection over your familiarity with him. I must be feeling worse than I thought. [As for income, Soushi will point out.] There are certain locations where the rent is cheaper than in others. Will it be just you and him that will dwell in the household? I can be of assistance, if you need it.

[And Soushi is the most defensive individual at the moment especially concerning loyalty as he ended up severely injuring the one individual that means the entire universe to him. Next to that one individual, no one else matters to him.]

It does make one wonder. What connects us to the deities of this world? As you have said, there has to be a certain trait we all must share in some way. It's difficult for me to say as I have been switching between houses every few months since my arrival. I do wonder where I will end up next... [If he ends up anywhere else because he could simply be switched to one of his previous incarnations or never return at all.]

If that is the case, it is all the more important to have someone accompany on your patrol, in case there is anything that you miss until you've fully recovered.

[Seimei had certainly priced all of the different independent houses, and certain had enough income now with the position he had secured. Still. . .]

I'd welcome any information about that you feel would be good to share about the housing.

[At the comment of switching Seimei was a little curious as to how and why someone would be changed, but also what it meant as far as their powers.]

Yes. I would greatly appreciate having someone accompany me. Thank you for the offer. You're very generous with someone like myself. I'll do all I can to avoid becoming a burden to you.

[Now that he has someone accompanying him to the patrol, it'll be much easier for him to be allowed to leave his home without anyone needlessly worry about him.]

...each housing has a level of cost depending on the area, and each apartment are usually created with even numbers in mind for bedrooms; such as two, four, six, and even eight. There is only a single household that holds three bedrooms, but that one in particular needs special maintenance and charges to keep unlike the others. [And that is all he knows about the housing as Soushi did his own intense research over the subject before he decided to settle into Odin district's pay housing.]

Thank you for the information. I'll meet you in time for the patrol this evening.

It was my pleasure to be of service. I look forward to it as well. Do take care until then.

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