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Post by Miya Asurito on Jan 14, 2018 6:04:38 GMT -5
She doesn't know actually. "Oh!" She hides her mouth behind her hand. "Are you seductive and pull mean tricks? What kind of a trick would it be? And how many tails exactly do you have?" The girl scratches her head trying to figure out which of her million questions to ask next and it doesn't take long for another wave. "These taboos... are they like prohibitions? Do you have one? What is it? Can I see your tails?" She seems unstoppable, but at some point she realises that she might have become quite intrusive. "Are those questions too personal? Of course they are..." She looks kind of disappointed when she stands up again. The little whine was enough of a proof that the Doji didn't want her on her bed.
"I'm sorry for being such a pain and for sitting on your bed." Asurito says apologetically. "I won't try to hide it, I might be sitting on it from time to time. I can stop doing it if it bothers you that much, but it's right next to the closet and it's more convenient when I want to put my socks on."
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Post by Doji Reiha on Jan 14, 2018 14:36:04 GMT -5
Reiha looks at the Miya rapid-firing one question after another with wide eyes, almost turning to panic as the enchanting Imperial apologizes to her.
"Oh... No, please, you can sit on my bed! I don't mind! Honestly, Miya-sempai!" She quickly adds, "And no!! I'm not one of the nasty ones! I promise!"
She takes a deep breath, attempting to calm her nerves.
"I just have two tails, I'm pretty young, you see. We can have up to nine tails, depending on our age, wisdom and power. I got my second one after I learned to take my human shape. Wait..."
She looks more than a little self-conscious talking about these things, but it's not like this lore can't be found online, or that she can hide being a kitsune for too long. She leans over to her desk and turns on the reading light and turns it in her direction so she casts a shadow on the wall. Yup, the shadow certainly displays two tails and the fox ears are rather prominent as well...
"And yeah... These taboos are like prohibitions. Ningen-do is not our home, and the Queen of the Kitsune can not let our spirits leave Chikushudo without assigning us a number of these. The more power we have, the more taboos. They are rather personal, of course, but I don't mind. You're probably going to find out if we live together, but please, don't tell anyone! For one, I can't lie, so please don't ask me anything you might not like the answer to. Secondly, don't ask me to kill an annoying bug or something. No, not even mosquitoes. Third, please don't be offended if I won't make promises...."
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Post by Miya Asurito on Jan 14, 2018 15:54:24 GMT -5
"But you just promised that you are one of the good ones..." The Miya says and goes closer to the wall where Reiha's shadow shows her foxy form. She spends several moments playing with the shadows as if she could actually touch the two tails and the girl's ears.
"Awesome!" She says after a while and returns to her former seat on the Crane's bed. "You can sit on mine, as well. I don't mind, of course. And, please, call me Asurito."
"Is the Queen of the kitsune like super beautiful and regal?" she asks after a moment. "Weren't you stressed when you presented yourself to her? I don't even know what I'm going to do if the Emperor ever chooses me to carry his word. I'll probably need to take like a million showers before I get the courage to kneel before him."
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Post by Doji Reiha on Jan 14, 2018 17:41:15 GMT -5
"Well, yes, that is a safe promise I won't break, even by accident. I'm simply not one of those bad yokai!"
Reiha shudders as she attempts to remember that scene. It's very blurry, as if it happened to someone else, in another life, which is not so far from the truth.
"Well, I was chosen to come into Ningen-do as my mother's child. One of the reasons we marry humans is so we can bring of our kind here. But even if we don't reincarnate and our spirits are eternal, it's still another life, you know. But yes, what I do remember is that she is the most beautiful woman I ever saw, or will see..."
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Post by Miya Asurito on Jan 14, 2018 17:55:44 GMT -5
"Wow! You are like... immortal? How does that even feel like?" The girl waves her hand. "I will have to stop pestering you. You shouldn't worry. I'm not thaaat annoying normally."
She moves a bit and leans against the wall. "So! I'm a herald as I said. Are you a duelist or something? You don't seem like a courtier. Not that I do in my normal life. Only when I have to."
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Post by Doji Reiha on Jan 15, 2018 5:06:30 GMT -5
Reiha smiles weakly. Still, it's an accomplishment for her.
"Well, yes, but so are you, you know. At least your soul is. And you 'mortals' are free at least, which we are not. But if I manage to stay in my human form for an entire year I can become mortal too!"
The yokai looks excited.
"This is why my people are so drawn to Ningen-do! Of course, it's not easy, and this is my first try..."
A whole year without a lie, without breaking a promise, without inadvertently killing anything or getting scared in her fox form. It seems an impossibility...
"Oh, and I am an artisan. I like drawing, like manga. I hope to become a mangaka."
A pause.
"Errr, what do you like?"
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Post by Miya Asurito on Jan 15, 2018 10:15:23 GMT -5
"Oh well, if you want it so much, I'll try to help you however I can." The Miya says. "I don't quite get it since nowadays more and more people buy accessories and stuff to look like they have neko or kitsune ears and tails, but it's a matter of perspective, I suppose." At least for the first time she looks happy about something. It's probably Asurito's fault that she is generally in such a crappy mood. Of course, she's not like anything the girl would expect from an Imperial. The Miya already feels like she needs another shower. She stinks and even though she knows that it is only in her head, she cannot shut the feeling down.
The herald shrugs for a moment. It's not like she can do anything about it if yet another roommate of hers dislikes her. She likes herself the way she is and Reiha needs to accept that. "How many cousins do you have?" The question comes seemingly out of nowhere, but for the Miya it feels so natural to ask how many times she will have to refuse going out with the numerous people the Doji is certainly related to. Crane and their love for matchmaking....
"I don't have a lot of relatives and I'm not much of a matchmaker, but if you want I can certainly hook you up with someone." Her former roommate's dream. Perhaps, if she makes the offer now, this trouble will soon come to an end. It doesn't really cross her mind that her question followed by such a statement might come across as practically asking Reiha to arrange a date for her.
"I am sure that a lot of people from my family dream to date a famous mangaka to be." And even more to marry a foxwife, but she better not say that. "I'm not really into manga. I only read sports magazines. Sometimes. And well, my school books if I cannot avoid it. But I do love cycling! And soccer, basketball, volleyball... Any sport actually!" The girl smiles broadly. "Last year I even took up jiujitsu, but above everything I love doing tricks with my bmx. Did you know that there are exhibitions for it? Most people don't." She concludes with another small shrug.
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Post by Doji Reiha on Jan 15, 2018 13:19:26 GMT -5
Reiha is awed by the stream of consciousness which is unleashed on her and tries to keep up rather wide-eyed.
"The difference between mortals goes deeper then... A few, and two sisters and a brother..." Eyes go wider. "Oh! Oh no, thank you!..."Do you dream of dating a famous mangaka? "There are sports manga... Oh, I like biking too! ... No I did not, really? What tricks can you do? I don't have a bmx, just a regular bike..."
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Post by Miya Asurito on Jan 15, 2018 14:24:06 GMT -5
Asurito's eyes widen and in the end she bursts into laughter. "Oh my kami! Did I break you? I am the worse!" She keeps laughing for a short moment until she understands that she is probably the worse roommate a Crane can hope for.
The girl scratches her head. "I'm sorry. I truly am the worse, I guess. I'm not as refined as you Crane people. I don't want to date any of your cousins or your brother no matter how good of a matchmaker you might be. And yes, my previous roommate was a Crane and she hated me even before the half of the semester for all those reasons." She shrugs. "But I don't know... You have a bike... Maybe we can cycle together and in the end you might like me or get used to me. And from my end, I will try to keep my things in order and not pester you with my nonsense. Sometimes, I talk too much. I know that. And all my silly questions.... I'm sorry if I disappoint you. I truly am, but that's who I am."
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Post by Doji Reiha on Jan 16, 2018 3:49:33 GMT -5
"Oh no! I enjoy you talking a lot! I myself don't talk a lot, so it's good that you do."
Reiha looks at her feet, hugging her knees and continues in a little voice.
"And I am not so refined, you know, and I just know I won't hate you!"
Seriously, the sporty Miya is so much her type she barely dares to look at her! Just thinking about it makes her blush! Meep! Stop thinking about that!
"Errrr... I would love to go cycling with you!"
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