The Memoryless King.

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Who: Reisi and OTHERS.
When: Varies, but mostly August (IC time).
Where: Varies.
What: Varies.

• Reisi and Mikoto, Obon (aftermath).
  
• Reisi and Shun, some night shortly after Obon?

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[He's quiet at first, allowing the god to speak at length.

The weight of the god's words isn't lost on Reisi. Nor is it surprising that Kurosaki could and would retaliate against anyone who hurts those close to him because that's a natural human reaction. It's even more understandable given the context of invasion, of war.

Reisi doesn't know whether he's personally experienced it, but he knows it's a loathsome and disgusting thing. People justify war in may ways, but the reality is that there's no order when it comes to war. In and of itself, war destroys the very thing Reisi strives to protect.

So where most people might retaliate as soon as possible, Reisi would maintain his composure as much as possible and bide his time in properly dispensing justice.

Appearing unusually serious for himself, he raises his hand to pinch his chin and leans his elbow on the other hand after crossing his arm over his chest.]

I see—that's quite the dilemma. [After closing his eyes for a moment,] It's deeply tragic hearing about your hometown and loved ones. Though I now can better understand your perspective on things.

[He rubs his chin as he thinks.]

...Still, I can't think of any 100% fool-proof means of utilizing my vessel form.

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[Shun, for his part, seems relatively comfortable with that information being on the table. It's not something he really likes breaking for the first time, but Reisi's been around for a good few weeks now, and it was going to come up one way or another. Since that happens to have been now, Shun has no problem with having aired the facts and cleared things up a bit for him.

He does still nod in agreement with Reisi's last remark, though. A solution like that wasn't what he was expecting out of this conversation, though it would be nice if it was that easy.]

No, but we can reduce the risks as much as possible. I already figured it would be best to leave it to occasions where large numbers of lives are at risk - not only is the power too strong to really need for anything less than that, that sword draws a hell of a lot of attention. But I was thinking if we have another incident where there's both humans and ayakashi behind it, it might be best to hold off on it as well.

[A power to protect, not to destroy, Totsuka had said. In that case, it was best not to give Shun the opportunity to try to kill someone with it at all.]

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[Listening to the god's words, Reisi is calm and poised as he thinks.]

I agree. Moreover, it appears that the true asset of being summoned into vessel form is its rending capability.

[After all, Reisi has access to the same powers when he isn't in vessel form. The Sword only made its appearance when Kurosaki used Reisi as a vessel. This can only mean that even in his memoryless state, Reisi has precision control over his immense powers.]

It makes the most sense not to use my vessel form unless it's necessary, as well in situations posing great risk not only to humans but other gods and shinki.

[Though those risks always exist so far as Reisi's concerned, but there's no point in really mentioning that.]

Therefore, use of my vessel form might best be limited to instances where I'm the only one available to rend ayakashi... Wouldn't you agree?

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[That gets a short nod of confirmation from Shun. Generally speaking, Reisi keeping his powers to himself is far more advantageous in a normal fight, considering he has that instinctive sense of how to use them and doesn't bring out the sword when he does. Rending capability is the only reason to ever hand them over. Considering it seems Reisi's come to the same conclusion as he has on reserving the power for necessary situations, he doesn't feel the need to remark on that, but he's definitely ready to agree on that last point.]

Definitely. If you're not the only one there, it's useful to have that power available to weaken and distract the ayakashi while I work with Fubuki to get rid of it, like we did with that masked one. It's less dangerous and draws less attention.

[Even before he learnt more about these powers, the fact of the sword having been present at Reisi's death already unsettled him about its appearances. Now, he'll take just about any excuse he can to not have it appear. For all Mikoto was warning him against using the power at all, there's already one sword here in that terrible state that seemed to have prompted Reisi's death, and it isn't the blue one. He'd prefer it stays that way.]