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[ VISIBILITY ]
Beings who walk between the realm of the living and the dead, such as gods and the spirits who serve them (shinki), tend to pass by the untrained eye undetected. They exist in the background as just another face in the crowd or as that person you just can't quite seem to remember, making it easy to walk amongst humans without being noticed. It isn't until they call attention to themselves that someone might realise that they're there—not that it matters because they'll be quickly forgotten again.

What this means is that without extended and regular contact, gods and their shinki will fade from the memories of those around them. Within days, humans can forget them entirely or remember someone else in their place. Thankfully, those memories will return upon reunion but only if an extended period hasn't passed. For example, someone who hasn't been in touch for a month will be able to remember, but someone who hasn't been in touch for a year will forget entirely ^★.

Of course, actively trying to remember them will definitely extend the time they can spend apart. Things such as photos, videos, texts, and etc can help with retaining the memories.

[ RETROSPEC ]
For users of Retrospec, things are a little more forgiving. Due to a glitch, users are able to retain memories of gods and shinki for much longer periods of time. While it takes longer for memories to fade, the memories will still be forgotten if there has been no contact for months.

There are no exceptions to this—unless you were an exception to begin with. Even the most spiritually inept will be able to hear spirits and recognise vague outlines of them.

UPDATE:
As of March 7th, resonance is now in effect. Simply put, this means that even the most spiritually inept will not only be able to hear them but also recognise a faint outline of them.

[ EXCEPTIONS ]
❄ animals
❄ the possessed
❄ young children
❄ supernatural beings
❄ spiritually sensitive individuals
❄ those with hearts shrouded in darkness.


[ ADDITIONAL NOTES ]
Gods and shinki smell incredibly good to evil spirits, known as ayakashi, or other things of a similar nature. Additionally, if it's relevant to how your character senses ghosts, he would register as something divine.

^★ This applies only to the memories of Yukine as a shinki. Memories made from when Yukine was mortal won't fade. Meaning that after an extended time period, characters will forget that Yukine still exists as a spirit. If too long passes, they won't be able to recognise him as the same Yukine who died.

( previous visibility post can be found here. )