A Fool's Prayer [Open; Max two]

“Well… Guess you wouldn’t think so.” Ozaki responded in regards to Sharaku’s and Rika’s surprise that apparently he had faced scarier than gods. Ozaki’s own regards to Mordred were a bit… Skewed.

Ozaki listened to the verbal ping pong between Rika and Sharaku for a bit. Wondering if this was how annoying he must sound to Sharaku when he got on one of his worried spirals.

When Rika asked him a question about whether he would bow or grovel to a god he responded curtly with a, “No.” Meanwhile doing his best to avoid even thinking about the kinds of emotions that kind of question could stir up in him. Just a no. It didn’t need any more explanation than that.

When Rika continued on talking Ozaki felt his annoyance at this whole topic of the gods rise.  

Rika had almost. Almost closed the book on the part of the conversation on himself. But the fact that Rika had continued the conversation was telling him that maybe Rika really did want to talk about it. After all, he was continuing it when both he and Sharaku had shown they were willing to drop it. But… Again the problem may more be the place rather than the people, so Ozaki would just answer Rika’s question with a shrug.

If he didn’t want to talk about that he wouldn’t try and bring it up or continue the conversation.

Then the revelation that both Sharaku and Rika were roommates brought him partially out of his annoyance induced withdrawal. “Huh. Surprising to be hearing about this for the first time.” He could perhaps counter Sharaku in saying that there were at least a few classes Hunters and Scholars should share. After all, knowing each and every one of the hundreds upon hundreds of species in this world and their weaknesses was one that both scholars and hunters might need to know.

But he was right in that most of their classes did not intersect. And he just… Didn’t feel like getting into that. Even listening to this talk about deities left him drained and loathe to speak much. Rika was bound to keep worrying no matter what he said or did. And Sharaku didn’t need his backing him up. He had that conversation handled on his own. The annoyance resurfaced just as quickly as it had vanished.

Ookay, so he wasn’t exactly clear what this supposed scarier than gods thing was, but then again he didn’t see a need to press it any further either. Whatever was faced was clearly not going to make itself known without further prodding and while the Nightmare would’ve liked to do that, right now he was fine with not over digging and thinking the matter. His brain was already a tired mess and it was already being worked with other matters. Namely this god topic.

He did take notice as it went on that Yuuki seem to fall quiet and an emotion began to come off of him. One that suggested he was displeased with the matter all together. Hmm. Was he angry or annoyed? The Nightmare wasn’t sure and for the moment wouldn’t press the matter as he had Sharaku’s counters to deal with….and what a counter they were.

“W-well no, but still…” He honestly didn’t have a good counter for that. The guy did have a point. If gods were to be judged on the same level as everyone else…and he didn’t bow to just anyone, what really gave them the free pass and made them the exception to the rule? If he thought about it logically, if no one taught him about gods or how to supposedly behave before them, would he even see them as different or worthy of being bowed to? No. No he wouldn’t. So why was it that if there was so many ways gods could be approached and viewed, why was it emphasized they had to have the highest respect and should be worshiped and bowed down too? The questions were there, but for now he’d tuck them in the back of his mind. He’d have to deep dive on this at later time.

Speaking of questions, he’d get a short response and an odd look at the whole bowing question. Guess he should’ve expected that considering the matter as a whole with these two. Even so he had to ask…even if the answer to that was apparent. Speaking of answers and moods, the next set of words delivered did indeed shut the Nightmare up as he gave his roommate a narrowed look as he struggled with some emotion within. “No…it is not complicated when broken down like that…even so…Do you find me dumb because I believed what society said about them?” His voice was quitter than usual as at this point he wasn’t even going to try fake being pleasant or not being even more moodier/emotional thanks to being tired as hell. Was his mind going into a negative zone and was it the other’s fault? Yes to the first and no to the second. The conversation made him think a lot and question himself…and that in turn drove him down the hole of negativity until it finally surfaced as the question posed. Now how the other would take this was completely unknown, but hopefully that wouldn’t cause any drama…especially not in front of another. After all both had probably had enough of that shit storm the last time to last a life time.

Well wherever that dip into darkness went, the conversation would eventually turn towards him, but thankfully not go too far as Yuuki decided not to really answer his question and Sharaku’s words while it could’ve opened another sort of door, the Nightmare wouldn’t let it as he shrugged as he stretched his legs out a bit before him as he sat. He would observe his shoes taking note one had a hole in it as he gave a shrug. “Maybe it is…” he would say and leave it at that as he wiggled the exposed and bare toe that could be seen through the hole. Heh. He really was tired. He would’ve never have gone anywhere with flaws like this in his design. Ah well.

Moving along, the Nightmare would find himself being pulled out of his gloom by the joking nature of him being roommates with Sharaku. “Heh. If I haven’t driven you to run or hang me then, there is nothing you can really do to scare me away. You’re stuck with me.” Eh sure the other was a the polar opposite of him….and yes…he did do things that drove him batty and yet….somehow he was fine with that and didn’t mind Sharaku. He kind of liked him there.

“Eh-heh,” the Nightmare shifted uncomfortable at the reminder of the past. “Yes you did. I’d be disappointed if a book could take you out,” he tried to roll with the joke though it was an awkward affair…maybe no one would notice. And what was that? The Nightmare would blink at the last part as he saw the other actions. Was he saying he actually liked Rika being there too? Or was he reading too much into it? He wanted to question it, but instead just shook his head with a light smile. “Well I suppose there are worse roommates than me.” Well at least the words came out smooth enough and his smile and body language were natural enough even if the words confused him slightly.