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[stillsmiling]

[One very excited kid is on screen. Possibly "overexcited," given how trivial his concerns are:]

There's so much food to eat here! And it all tastes really good!

And things have smells and my clothes feel soft... This is amazing! Being alive is so amazing! I'm so lucky to be somewhere like this, and all fixed up..! Oh! What are the best foods to eat? Are there things to smell other than flowers and the ocean? Do people have smells? Can I touch things? Is that allowed? What's allowed? 

There's so much to do, too. I think I decided to u-um... try being a white mage. But what about the other jobs? What jobs does everyone have? Do any of them involve eating a lot? Are we really allowed to try any job? What if I'm bad at it? Will I lose my friends and home?

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[garyoutensei]

I don't really care, but if you want a better use of your senses, slow down and take everything in and actually savor an experience. Don't rush through every possible thing.

[stillsmiling]

...

Right!!! That's totally right! I-I need to treasure each one! Who knows when I'll go back to being a Kami? Ahh, but what should I start with? Eating? What food? There are so many!

[garyoutensei]

Wait, a kami? Are you saying you're a kami? -There's a stiffer quality to her words.-

As in, used to live in a shrine, had worshipers type or just the "I was a rock" type?

[stillsmiling]

Huh? Um...! W-Well... I um.

[His excitement fades in an instant. Shi isn't sure people will like him much if they learn what kind of Kami he was.]

I-I had... believers, um. And I looked like I do now...? But I had limited senses... i-is all. [He was a 'Curse Kami,' and blamed for everyone's problems. People believed they could rid the world of curses if they killed him.]

[garyoutensei]

I'll pay my respects either way... wouldn't want to tally up any more bad luck by pissing off a god.

[stillsmiling]

Huh? Oh, no! I don't give bad luck on purpose, I promise! I mean, it happens, but it's not what I want! I can probably be a nice Kami!

[garyoutensei]

-... Well that was a little defensive, wasn't it?-

Just what sort of kami are you, kid? Because you sure as hell sound suspicious, right about now.

[stillsmiling]

N-Noo. I'm not suspicious a-at aaaall.

Does it even matter here? I don't think I'm a Kami anymore. I'm just a normal kid now. I'm saafe!

[garyoutensei]

... -Well they sounded terrified. Whether it was of Baiken, or of themselves, she couldn't really be sure. But...-

Just answer the damn question. I'm not gonna cut your head off for admitting the truth.

[stillsmiling]

Sorry!

[He squeaks one last time, then shyly speaks up,]

Curse. I'm the Curse Kami... I ruin everything by existing.

[garyoutensei]

...

Isn't that what rituals and shit like hina matsuri are for? I mean I'm not exactly the most spiritual person but I'm pretty sure Japan's had long enough to know how to deal with a curse god or two.

You worry too much, kid.