[Accidental Voice]

[unknownrival]

[Issei is praying. Anyone who knows anything of Japanese Buddhism will recognize that. Even those who aren't familiar will know that he isn't doing it very well. He keeps stopping and restarting after making a mistake. Eventually, he gives up altogether.]

I'm a failure as a monk... If I cannot purify myself of such base thoughts, of what use am I? I should, should be running the streets rather than living in a temple!

[There's a loud thunk.]

Ow. Even beating my head against the wall will not remove these thoughts, it seems. Dear Buddha, help me...

Comments

[killerbaseball.livejournal.com]

Ah... How old are you?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Just turned nineteen, sir.

[killerbaseball.livejournal.com]

A complicated age... You might get better with time.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I hope so. I can't focus on my work like this.

[killerbaseball.livejournal.com]

... At the current time, I can absolutely sympathise with you.

[pandorabox]

... Issei, when you thunk your head against the wall, it sounds like--

[wait, no, he doesn't want to say that]

Er! I mean! You... too?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Y-yes...

[Naked Kaito/Kid. Kid making out with him. Kid undressing him...]

Stop being attractive, Kaito! It really is not improving my state of mind!

[pandorabox]

I'm not doing it on purpose!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Do something unattractive, then! Pick your nose! Neglect to take a shower!

[screwloose]

What are you doing?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Trying to pray and get rid of these thoughts.

[screwloose]

I doubt it'll work. Bad thoughts are hard to control. What's so awful about these thoughts?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

A monk shouldn't be obsessed with sex.

[bittervictor.livejournal.com]

Is EVERYONE on the comm having problems with keeping it in their pants?

My sympathies, man - it must be harder for you.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are. It's what's called a 'virus'.

[land-of-the-sun.livejournal.com]

You are going to hurt yourself, Issei.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I don't care.

[land-of-the-sun.livejournal.com]

That's not a proper way to do things.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I can't allow this to continue.

[gonnabe1st.livejournal.com]

So you blame yourself when a virus hits you, too.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to.

[gonnabe1st.livejournal.com]

For crying out loud, it's not something you can help.

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

I-Issei-kun! Please, do not hurt yourself!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

A concussion is better than dealing with this.

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

A concussion also has consequences of its own.