Hakkai busied himself with the kettle. It was easier having this discussion without watching Gojyo's face; they were questions he'd answered a hundred times, as well as he could, with the limitations of his own knowledge.
Easier, to think of this man as a new shinki, and not as Gojyo.
"I think the answer to who really brought us here and who's making us vanish is the same," he said, setting the kettle under the tap to fill and watching the water. "Mostly. And I think only some of us are gods because only so many gods have disappeared to ... ah ... make the roles available. Whoever is doing it is bringing in extra souls."
He put the kettle on one of the front burners and turned the flame to high. That left no excuse left for him not to turn around and return Gojyo's gaze while he waited for the water to heat.
"No shinki keeps their memory. Not us, and not the ones who are made by the gods from normal wandering spirits. The interesting question, I think, is why do we sometimes get parts of our memory back?"
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Easier, to think of this man as a new shinki, and not as Gojyo.
"I think the answer to who really brought us here and who's making us vanish is the same," he said, setting the kettle under the tap to fill and watching the water. "Mostly. And I think only some of us are gods because only so many gods have disappeared to ... ah ... make the roles available. Whoever is doing it is bringing in extra souls."
He put the kettle on one of the front burners and turned the flame to high. That left no excuse left for him not to turn around and return Gojyo's gaze while he waited for the water to heat.
"No shinki keeps their memory. Not us, and not the ones who are made by the gods from normal wandering spirits. The interesting question, I think, is why do we sometimes get parts of our memory back?"