public channel | day 67

[dontpokethat]

((OOC: Since Ginko and Tanyuu are both going to be talking in here, Ginko’s voice is indicated in green and Tanyuu’s is purple for readability.

For more details on the plot, please look at the OOC post!))

Hey, guys. Sorry to interrupt the camping trip, but we’ve got something of a problem.

You might have noticed some odd-looking flowers popping up around our campsites; those aren’t native to this world. They’re a type of mushi that have found their way here.

[And now that Ginko has a semi-captive audience--] Specifically, they’re kaoriyoroboki; these mushi blur the lines between people’s minds while they sleep, allowing them to experience and share each other’s dreams. Their presence allows people to sleep more peacefully, as well, which some of you may have noticed.

Unfortunately, long-term exposure to kaoriyoroboki while you sleep will cause the borders between your minds to blur more and more, until your identities and memories start bleeding together irreparably. Tanyuu and I are working on keeping that from happening, but the mushi purge isn’t quite ready yet.

[No one can see it, but rest assured that Tanyuu is shaking her head fondly at GInko’s rambling. Her brother...] It shouldn’t take more than a few days to gather everything we need, but in the meantime try to avoid napping too much. Symptoms usually only start appearing after a week or so, but let us know if you start to feel confused or misremember things.

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he wins.

[haides]

(Oh. He touched a nerve. Hades reclines back and rests a rat on his chest, smiling patiently. Vent, Ginko. He doesn't mind.)

I am but one danger. (Does that make it better? More acceptable? Absolutely not.) The mental health of my...co-workers...is forever in peril every day they survive. That being said, mixing a mortal with the wisdom of a god seems a rare cruelty.

[dontpokethat]

You shouldn't be a danger. And the fact that we're already in danger only adds to that.

[Sorry, Hades, he is in no mood for discussing the inherent perils of being alive, maybe another time.]

Mm. That's one way of looking at it.

[If it'll keep Hades from sleeping until this is fixed, sure.]

[haides]

That cannot be helped if slumber is a sword and our dreams the serrated edge.

(It's all relative to him. He's as old as dirt.)

We tested a mortal. We brought him into our realm and gave him immortality. He has often sought death because of it.

[dontpokethat]

Maybe not. But this, we should be able to handle, as long as nobody decides to prioritize their curiosity over safety.

That's not particularly surprising. Most people aren't suited to something like that.

[As passive-aggressive as he might be inclined to be about 'the wisdom of a god' in this instance, he doesn't actually consider Hades to be wrong about the impact something like that could have on a human. It would be hard not to be aware of the potential repercussions after having seen what could happen to humans that were simply put into the position of acting as gods.]

[haides]

I cannot force a dream - if I dream at all. Slumbering too would need to be forced for me. I was curious how far you were willing to go to defend your fellow man.

(He is the worst, Ginko, but at least he admits it?)

We did it for Zeus.

[dontpokethat]

[Ginko wrinkles his nose, looking at his radio incredulously for a moment. Is this guy for real?]

Well, hopefully your curiosity is sated for the moment.

...Zeus?

[Guess who has never heard that name in his life.]