[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?

[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?

[screwloose]

What are you doing?

[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.

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

You are going to hurt yourself, Issei.

[gonnabe1st.livejournal.com]

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

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

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