Start of #youkai buffer: Thu Apr 09 20:00:38 2009 [17:46:44] [We pick up as you discuss the situation while standing in a field.] [17:46:47] [Session Start] [17:48:42] Uh. Really? Oh god, it's not super obvious is it? [17:48:52] * Megumi appears to be frantically...checking her hair? [17:49:02] Huh? [17:49:42] * Kentaro shrugs, half-smiling. "[We're all mad here.]" He laughs airily. "Kikuko taught me that one." [17:49:45] * Berny watches Megumi with an expression of confusion. "What's wrong, Megumi?" [17:49:51] Well, um... [17:50:17] * Berny blinks at Kentaro. "[You speak English?] Or just that phrase?" [17:50:55] Just a little. I, uh, kind of just draw in english class. [17:51:57] So it's pretty much what Kikuko teaches me, and what I pick up from movies, you know? [17:52:04] Um. Well, uh. [17:52:27] Hehe. [17:52:47] So, um, everything okay with you, Megumi? Your...hair's okay? [17:53:10] * Megumi swallows, then holds her bangs back, revealing a tiny pair of horns. "They...you couldn't see them before, right? They were covered real good?" [17:53:51] [Zed's dead, baby] and [I AM the night] and [Where we're going we-] Holy shit, THAT'S what you are! [17:53:52] * Berny 's eyes widen a little just a tad, but she shakes her head. "Nope, never saw them until just now." [17:54:45] * Megumi lets her hair fall back into place and nods sheepishly. [17:55:17] I mean, I knew you smelled spicy, but I can't believe I didn't put two and two together. Golly! [17:55:36] * Megumi blinks at Kentaro. "I...smelled...spicy?" [17:56:11] * Berny sniffs the air delicately. [17:56:35] Oh, yeah. It's, uh, kind of subtle, but, you know. The nose knows. [17:56:50] * Kentaro taps his nose, grinning dumbly. [17:57:13] * Megumi raises an arm and gives her armpit a sniff. "Smells normal." [17:58:27] * Megumi looks back at Kentaro. She looks like she's thinking hard. "Then you're...I have no idea." [17:58:52] You must have a secret too, Kentaro. Right? [17:59:08] Oh, of course. [17:59:19] ...besides the dog mouse thing. [17:59:41] Oh, that's not *my* secret. I just take care of that secret for a secret person. [18:00:07] Oh. What's yours then? You know ours, so it's only fair that we know yours too. [18:00:43] Oh, well, if you promise not to tell anyone: [18:00:58] I'm a magical raccoon dog masquerading as a human to learn your ways. [18:01:00] * Kentaro smiles. [18:01:49] * Berny thinks. "A racoon dog? Tanuki? Like the statues in front of stores and restaurants?" [18:01:55] (( Raccoon )) [18:02:08] Oh, exactly like that. [18:02:42] ...man, that explains a lot. [18:03:07] Oh, wow. Not to be too personal or anything like that, but I've always wondered how you guys, um, walk. But, um, don't answer that question. [18:03:41] * Kentaro pulls a leaf from his pocket, then replaces it, then pulls a fanned-out set of ten thousand yen notes from the same pocket, then puts them back, and then pulls out the same leaf again, grinning all the while. [18:04:24] * Berny seems impressed. "I guess it's true that you're lucky for money..." [18:04:54] * Kentaro begins laughing, almost hysterically. "It takes time getting used to talking like that, but it's worth it. Hoooooo boy." [18:05:30] * Kentaro shrugs, taking a second to catch his breath. "It's all just leaves, you know? It's just what you do with them." [18:05:46] (*Walking like that) [18:06:24] * Berny laughs too. She looks much more relaxed now than she's looked since they first met her. [18:07:59] * Megumi looks relieved. "Man, this is so weird. I've never met anyone who I knew wasn't human before. I mean, other than..." she trails off and grimaces. [18:08:15] Hmm? [18:09:02] Someone else at school? [18:09:21] No, no, just my family. [18:10:09] Ah. I guess I remember you saying we wouldn't want to meet them. [18:10:50] Ugh. Yeah. [18:11:30] You're not on good terms? [18:12:14] They're just...so...so LAME! [18:13:19] ...Lame? [18:13:22] How so? [18:14:32] I mean what's the point of being so damn strong if you don't DO anything with it?! My dad sells insurance for fuck's sake! [18:16:22] * Berny blinks a few times. "Oh, that's what you mean. I guess you could do worse?" [18:16:28] * Kentaro frowns. "You think you've got it bad? My dad just stays in all day and pretends to be a ghost priest at night." [18:17:06] Ghost priest? [18:17:18] Oh, you know, like... [18:17:26] And they're ALL like that...wait, he what? [18:18:10] * Kentaro turns around. "Ask me something." [18:18:49] Well, um...like...ghost priest, like the spirit of a dead priest? Or something else? [18:19:30] * Kentaro turns around, his face entirely blank, like the surface of an egg. "Exactly like that, yeah." His voice is muffled by the fact that he doesn't have a mouth [18:19:41] * Kentaro turns around again, and then back, and his face has reappeared [18:20:32] GAH! What the HELL, man?! [18:21:00] * Kentaro laughs. "You see? It's really good the first few times, but it gets lame after a while. But he just keeps doing it!" [18:21:04] * Berny shudders slightly. "Ah. I've seen guys like that... Still makes me unnerved every time." [18:21:33] I used to do it all the time, before I figured out how to get my face to stay on. I think my dad just never learned. [18:23:18] That's just...gross. [18:23:23] * Berny laughs a little. [18:23:28] It is, kinda. [18:24:11] But why does he do that, anyway? To scare people for fun? [18:24:24] Oh, yeah, pretty much. [18:25:09] Sometimes Kikuko gets into it too. She goes to another part of the shrine, and then when someone dad gets finds her and starts freaking out, she's all "Oh, did he have a face like... This?!" [18:25:18] * Kentaro flashes the blank face again [18:25:25] It's pretty good. [18:25:30] * Berny giggles this time. [18:25:57] Well, I guess that could be fun. Sort of mean, but, you know. [18:27:47] Oh, well, I guess. But it's usually just punks coming to screw around at the old shrine in the middle of the night, and they can be cool, but usually it's just a hassle. So at least it gets them out of there before they can burn it down or something, you know? [18:28:28] Haha, I guess they deserved it. [18:29:47] Your dad is probably the opposite of my parents. My family is totally boring and doesn't believe in any of this spirit "nonsense." [18:30:02] They just think I have an overactive imagination. [18:30:04] * Berny shrugs. [18:30:22] Probably would've sent me in for therapy if I didn't just stop talking about it. [18:34:33] * Kentaro shrugs. "I can't see them, but, well, I know a few people who can. Plus, you know, magic raccoon dog. I guess it's easier to deny it the easier you can pass for human." [18:36:09] So, wait, they're just...normal? [18:36:26] * Berny nods. "Yeah. Normal. Totally." [18:36:39] Like your insurance salesman dad, but without the horns. Or super-strength." [18:36:46] (( -" )) [18:38:58] That's weird. I've heard stories from the other special kids at school about humans with weird stuff but I figured it was, you know, just manga stuff. [18:39:39] * Berny blinks. "Special kids? I assume you mean other, um, non-human people like you and Megumi?" [18:39:50] * Kentaro nods. [18:40:28] Oh. There's others at our school? Like...are the Redscarves also?" [18:40:40] (( -" again... )) [18:41:34] * Kentaro frowns. "I really shouldn't be giving away other peoples' secrets, if they have secrets at all." [18:42:12] Oh. Well, I understand that, I guess. Hm. [18:42:38] I'm the only weird human I know, though. Well, you know what I mean by weird. [18:44:58] Huh. [18:46:27] Didn't know it could work that way. [18:46:59] Yeah, I kind of just thought that, you know, magic people have magic kids. [18:48:02] * Berny sighs. "It'd seem to make sense that way. Maybe there's something they're not telling me. Who knows." [18:52:57] But it's nice to know that I'm not the only weird one here. I guess I'm not as surprised as I thought I'd be about you guys being, well, real. [18:58:42] Well, um, I dunno what to make of this "near, but distant" thing that the earth kami was talking about. [19:00:19] Nooo clue. [19:01:11] Think any of your, um, special friends at school might know anything? [19:02:05] I could ask, I guess, but it's hard to say [19:03:41] * Berny nods. "Hopefully we can figure it out somehow. Some of these vegetables and plants don't even have kami anymore." [19:05:22] * Megumi glares at the vegetables a little bit. [19:05:34] Oh, that's terrible. [19:06:01] Yeah. I've never seen that happen before. [19:09:59] I don't really get it, but I'll trust you guys. [19:10:33] Well, I should maybe make a few calls about this, so I'll see you guys later. [19:10:42] * Berny nods. "I gotta do homework, anyway." [19:10:54] See you guys tomorrow! [19:11:36] * Kentaro waves and starts walking back to the train station, pulling a cell phone from his jacket pocket. He seems to be fumbling with the autodial as he walks away [19:13:31] * Berny strolls along toward the train station and maintains a polite distance for Kentaro on his cell. [19:13:52] * Megumi jogs off. "I'm gonna keep getting ready for the weekend!" [19:14:56] [You all do your own stuff. The night passes without incident.] [19:15:05] [Friday morning... you're on your way to school.] [19:17:33] * Kentaro pauses in front of the school gates, checks himelf with his pocket mirror, and heads in [19:17:35] [Today's a slightly warm day.] [19:17:52] * Berny is walking to class, as usual, swinging her bag idly. She finds herself eyeing classmates contemplatively and wondering if they're secretly non-human. [19:19:55] [Students pass around, talking. Today's topic of discussion is how there were some more fights ysterday, but it seems to be dying down. Still, it's gotten the attention of some kid on the student committee.] [19:20:24] * Megumi runs to school, as usual. If yesterday's events are on her mind at all, she's not showing it. [19:28:19] [Your morning classes pass by quickly. It's soon time for lunch. You feel pretty hungry.] [19:28:57] [Pause] [20:00:15] [Session on hold] End of #youkai buffer Thu Apr 09 20:00:38 2009