"Then I will be in your hands." Or, rather, his phone will be in her hands, and he'll trust her to get it posted instead of deleting it from everything. Setting his cell on the counter, he leans back and begins to gesture slightly.
"Essentially, on our end, a shinki should be loyal to his god above all else. That's the general consensus, or at least what people will be told. But in practice, well... It's rather unreasonable." His hand kind of wobbles downwards and he laughs. "Even if we are not human anymore, or rarely ever were in the case of most gods, we are still people in the end, and bonds will be formed whether we like it or not. They're the very basis for the connection between god and shinki. So with that in mind, it ends up being more of a case-by-case basis depending on what temple you speak with, or inhabit."
As he says that, his hand makes a light flick of a gesture towards the party. "Marriages of this manner are truly fairly rare, whether amongst shinki or amongst gods, so relationships tend to be a lot more quiet in that aspect... But they do happen. In all my years, it's been a fairly rare to see a pair of gods nurture a relationship with one another, and almost as rare to see shinki from different temples become close. I suppose that latter one is due to a mixture of factors, both from culture and, well." He waves his hand. "Simple time. You're more likely to get to know someone that you live and work alongside of." A pause, and a pointed grin spreads across his face as he looks to the two across from him.
Kimi just finger guns and leans against Ginia. He has no regrets whatsoever, and so is super not sorry.
Laughing a little, Unmi continues after a moment. "So that's certainly a little more common to see, and often easier to deal with from the god's point of view, I imagine. So long as a shinki has their god's blessing with the relationship, then things should go off without too much of a hitch on that front. However, it can still be rather tricky to deal with." He shakes his head. "If a temple is too small, then those kind of relationships might become awkward over time, especially if things start to turn sour... That may play a part in a great deal. Not every temple is as large as ours-" Even with the people they've lost. "-and so things can become rather... cramped and uncomfortable. It's easy to see why some gods might not give their blessings, or why some shinki may decide to abstain."
Something occurs to him, and he snaps his fingers. "Ah! And since I know you would ask, for a relationship between a god and one of their shinki- or any shinki, I suppose- that would be considered extremely taboo. Perhaps even worse than harboring nora, or maybe the two would be considered even sins."
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"Essentially, on our end, a shinki should be loyal to his god above all else. That's the general consensus, or at least what people will be told. But in practice, well... It's rather unreasonable." His hand kind of wobbles downwards and he laughs. "Even if we are not human anymore, or rarely ever were in the case of most gods, we are still people in the end, and bonds will be formed whether we like it or not. They're the very basis for the connection between god and shinki. So with that in mind, it ends up being more of a case-by-case basis depending on what temple you speak with, or inhabit."
As he says that, his hand makes a light flick of a gesture towards the party. "Marriages of this manner are truly fairly rare, whether amongst shinki or amongst gods, so relationships tend to be a lot more quiet in that aspect... But they do happen. In all my years, it's been a fairly rare to see a pair of gods nurture a relationship with one another, and almost as rare to see shinki from different temples become close. I suppose that latter one is due to a mixture of factors, both from culture and, well." He waves his hand. "Simple time. You're more likely to get to know someone that you live and work alongside of." A pause, and a pointed grin spreads across his face as he looks to the two across from him.
Kimi just finger guns and leans against Ginia. He has no regrets whatsoever, and so is super not sorry.
Laughing a little, Unmi continues after a moment. "So that's certainly a little more common to see, and often easier to deal with from the god's point of view, I imagine. So long as a shinki has their god's blessing with the relationship, then things should go off without too much of a hitch on that front. However, it can still be rather tricky to deal with." He shakes his head. "If a temple is too small, then those kind of relationships might become awkward over time, especially if things start to turn sour... That may play a part in a great deal. Not every temple is as large as ours-" Even with the people they've lost. "-and so things can become rather... cramped and uncomfortable. It's easy to see why some gods might not give their blessings, or why some shinki may decide to abstain."
Something occurs to him, and he snaps his fingers. "Ah! And since I know you would ask, for a relationship between a god and one of their shinki- or any shinki, I suppose- that would be considered extremely taboo. Perhaps even worse than harboring nora, or maybe the two would be considered even sins."