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 Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:45 am
Though he had several boxes of belongings that he would eventually need to move back into Gaia, Kouyo makes his first trip back to Setsushi's house empty-handed ... to be sure there will be space for everything, if nothing else. He is dressed in his finest set of scholar's winter robes, since they had matched the weather on the other Silver World side of the portal, at least, and has his hair pinned up in a slightly windblown-looking ponytail. A few strands stick to Kouyo's forehead where he has started to sweat a little, dressed so warmly for Gaian summer, but snowflakes dust his shoulders and the top of his head, protected from melting by his magic.
Heart fluttering with excitement and a bit of nervousness, the High Priest walks up the steps to Setsushi's door and knocks, gently projecting his greetings.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:57 am
There is a slight delay before the door is opened... not by Setsushi but by Rika, wearing a strap across her forehead from which dangles two lenses on ribbons, giving her a rather strange appearance.
"... Kouyo?" she asks, sounding almost as if she had trouble remembering the High Priest's name. "You have returned?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:22 am
At meeting Rika instead of Setsushi, the High Priest stiffens a little, but though his manner becomes more decorous, his happiness does not fade. Lowering his eyes without comment on her headgear, he nods. "Yes, returned-" He bows to her very formally. "And better able to serve the other Porcelain who are here. Please, if the Imperial Princess requires anything of this little bird, do not hesitate to ask."
Then, manners slipping a little, he glances past her into the house before inquiring, "Is Setsushi home?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:31 am
Rika stares at him expressionlessly as he explains himself, then nods... the lenses falling forward, then bouncing back and hitting her in the eyes. She makes a soft noise of annoyance, then reaches back behind her head to start untying it.
"Good," she says. "I have been thinking of building a shrine next to your house, and it could do with a priest..."
As she unfastens the headgear and looks up again, she too looks back over her shoulder at the massive Porcelain currently sitting in one of the chairs at the table, leaning back, his mouth open as he snores softly.
"Snnnkk," says Setsushi.
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:35 am
"This little Kouyo would be pleased to tend to it," he replies, knitting his fingers together. He apparently does not catch all of her words, though, as his attention settles on the napping Setsushi.
"... May I come in?" Kouyo believes he has found a use for the snowflakes he has just imported from the other Silver World >>~
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:43 am
Rika raises an eyebrow.
"But what if he punches one of us when he wakes up?" she asks, her mind possibly having spun up a plan along the same lines.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:45 am
"... He does that?" Kouyo chews his bottom lip, watching Setsushi.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:47 am
"Well, I imagine he would be startled," Rika says, even as she begins stealthily creeping back inside.
... They might need more than a little to wake him up, though, Rika thinks to herself, peering into his mouth. "One would not expect a Knight to sleep so soundly," she says, right next to his face.
Setsushi demonstrates this quality by failing to awaken.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:55 am
The High Priest steps inside but waits by the door, and watches the Imperial Princess. "This little bird does not wish to make him angry, though," he says softly as he starts collecting all of his snowflakes, lifting them off of his body and holding them in the air.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:59 am
"I don't think he'd be angry," says Rika, whose hand extends towards Setsushi's face, as if to brush a bit of hair out of his face, but she stops herself, drawing back and then circling around the table, standing well out of range of any panicking flails.
And in an excellent position to observe this experiment...
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:09 am
Smiling faintly and blushing a little, Kouyo remains by the door while gently sprinkling the tiny snowflakes onto Setsushi's sleeping face.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:20 am
At first, Setsushi doesn't even seem to notice at all, continuing his ungraceful sleep. However, as the icy little drops continue, his face twitches and he shifts slightly... allowing one partly-melted flake to slide down his cheek and drip down his neck.
eek
Setsushi sits bolt upright, his hand shooting up to grab his neck at where he feels that icy sensation. Eeeeeeeeeeek!
... Oh, Kouyo?
Blushing quite a bit himself, Setsushi smiles, sending a feeling of happy greeting -- it's been quite some time. Kouyo will have a seat and tell him about his last few months, won't he?
... ... ... But why is Setsushi wet? gonk
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Imperial Princess Rika Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:21 pm
Kouyo laughs softly but projects his apologies along with his own greetings. "It was snowing when I left the other Silver World," he tells Setsushi, settling down in one of the nearby chairs. "And so I thought I would bring a little bit home to show you." He can take care of drying Setsushi off, though, since Kouyo made him damp in the first place.
Setsushi and the others have been well in the High Priest's absence, he hopes? While it has only been a few weeks for those in Gaia, Kouyo has not seen his friends here in over a year....
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:03 am
Everything has been fine, Setsushi assures him while wiping off his own face on his sleeve -- no need for Kouyo to trouble himself with that gonk
He missed Kouyo, though... and even if it has been only a few weeks on this side of the portal, many things have happened. Brilliant Rika made enough money to buy up the surrounding houses, did Kouyo know? There is one for him, too, across the street.
Rika shifts a little as Setsushi explains, though her expression remains the same.
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:18 am
"A house... for me?" the priest says, brow furrowing a little as he glances quickly at Rika. He opens his mouth again to say more, but then does not; his projections become silent as well, but not before a small shred of fear escapes him like a small downy feather slipping out between cage bars.
Though there are clearly more than a few things running through Kouyo's mind, he settles on a simple solemn "Thank you," for a reply, and presses one hand to his chest as he stands and bows to the Imperial Princess. And then he remains standing, his hand still against his chest as he rests the other one on the back of the chair, as though for support.
Then, much more quietly, he asks, "Will the door to my house ... remain unlocked?" Kouyo winces a little, and hopes the Imperial Princess will not be offended by his question. He looks between Rika and Setsushi again, then down at his feet.
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