Start of #Youkai buffer: Fri Oct 30 09:33:56 2009 [17:30:09] [After meeting up with a new friend on Saturday, you hung out at the game center.] [17:30:14] [Sunday was a day off] [17:30:19] [Monday...] [17:30:44] [It's a bright and sunny day today. A bit cold, though.] [17:31:22] [There's going to be more tests soon.] [17:32:06] [We pick up as you enter the lunch room. Today is filet mignon with truffles.] [17:32:12] [Just kidding, it's hanbagu] [17:32:15] [Session Start] [17:35:19] "Hanbagu hanbagu..." [17:35:33] "Oh, hamburger" [17:36:34] * Jan oddly had been contemplating the word all the way back to the table from the lunch line [17:36:53] * Kentaro slouches into the lunchroom with his backpack and begins picking at his lunch of tempura batter and nuts once he reaches the table [17:39:18] * Megumi sits down heavily in her usual seat, looking dejected. [17:39:49] "Why so glum chums?" [17:42:57] Oh, nothing much. Just kinda worried about the school play. [17:43:29] "Oh? Howso?" [17:43:33] I don't even *know* how much time we have left, hardly any of the first-years know their lines, and Emmy's doing something *so stupid* that even I can't figure it out. [17:43:45] And, uh, just for your benefit, I usually have a pretty high capacity for dumb [17:44:34] "Sounds....bad" [17:44:42] Oh, thanks for reminding that I've got that to worry about too, the tests weren't enough. [17:46:36] * Kentaro chokes. "We have tests?" [17:46:36] "Studying's hard. Reminds me I have a date with a textbook tonight" [17:48:33] * Megumi nods sadly. [17:48:36] * Berny (mahamari@adsl-71-138-135-199.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has joined #Youkai [17:54:42] "We could have a study club after school. To take the edge off" [17:55:53] Hey, that's maybe a good idea! [18:00:46] * Berny comes over to the table for lunch a bit late today. She's carrying her typical bag lunch. [18:01:33] Hey, sorry I'm late. I had to stay a few minutes to ask something about the assignment. [18:01:50] I...guess that'd be okay. [18:01:54] Hey, Berny [18:02:13] Hey, Megumi. [18:02:40] * Berny smiles, then spots Jan. "Oh, hi. I don't think we've met before...?" [18:03:03] * Berny sits down across from Megumi and unwraps her lunch. [18:03:27] "I'm Jan Goku. Transfer student from out of country" [18:04:26] * Berny smiles shyly. "Oh...nice to meet you. I'm Berny Blackwood, third-year exchange student. What country are you from?" [18:05:09] "Originally, China, but I've been all over the place" [18:05:27] Oh, neat. I've always wanted to visit China. [18:07:30] * Berny runs out of things to say, blushes a bit, and starts nibbling her sandwich instead. [18:07:34] "It's got alot of quaint aged culture" [18:08:16] * Berny nods as she chews. "China's thousands of years old, isn't it?" [18:08:46] "Yup! And I've got ancestors who go all the way back" [18:09:03] Wow, you've kept records that long? [18:09:14] I've heard some pretty crazy things about China and their, uh, special people. But all secondhand, and mostly from redscarves, so who knows [18:10:19] "Well not me myself but relatives. They say I'm a successor to the Legacy of Son, or something like that" [18:10:27] * Berny headtilts at Kentaro. [18:10:39] The "Legacy of Son"? What's that? [18:10:47] * Megumi cocks her head. "The what of what?" [18:11:47] "My greatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreat granddad was said to be some legendary dude who worked for the gods at one point" [18:13:27] "I never studied my family's history in much detail but there's been movies and television series made about his travels" [18:13:41] * Berny blinks a few times. [18:13:45] * Megumi blinks. "Wait, you're not saying..." [18:14:02] ...Huh. [18:14:05] Wait. Um. You mean. [18:15:13] * Berny turns to Kentaro and mouths "is he...?" at him. [18:15:51] "But yeah I'm not sure its true. I mean...would you believe it?" [18:16:32] * Kentaro nods at Berny, then pauses and shrugs [18:16:45] * Jan grins in a sort of ambiguous way [18:17:20] * Megumi grins eagerly. "Well, we can fight and find out." [18:17:45] * Berny catches Kentaro's nod + shrug and sits back with a wondering look on her face. [18:17:48] "Right here?" [18:18:12] * Berny puts down her sandwich. "You'd take on Megumi?" [18:18:39] "Depends? Does she have some kind of rep around here?" [18:19:00] * Berny nods. "Yup." [18:19:16] "In that case, no. I don't fight people with reps" [18:19:25] Hm? Why not? [18:19:38] * Megumi scowls. "What's that supposed to mean?" [18:19:38] "Because I don't want to tarnish them" [18:20:07] "Also I don't want to find out if the rep is true" [18:20:23] "No offense" [18:21:11] * Megumi 's face darkens as she stands up. "No offense? You tryin' to pick a fight and then say you won't fight?" [18:21:20] Uh oh. [18:21:23] "No no no!" [18:21:53] "I...oh crap" [18:22:07] * Jan gets to his feet [18:24:45] We still got some time before lunch is over. How 'bout outside, right now? [18:25:06] "I guess..." [18:26:04] * Berny gathers up her food items and prepares to head out to watch. [18:26:31] * Jan finishes eating really fast before continuing [18:27:08] * Megumi shovels her lunch down and heads outside when she's finished. [18:27:17] * Jan heads outside [18:27:25] * Berny follows Megumi and Jan, eating her sandwich along the way. [18:29:38] * Kentaro heads outside, always up to see Megumi fight [18:31:27] * You manage to find a decently vacated area of school [18:32:02] * Berny finds a clean area to sit down and resumes lunching. [18:33:27] * Megumi stands across the field from Jan, glaring. She doesn't really have much of a fighting stance to speak of. "You ready?" [18:33:44] "Yeah..." [18:34:26] * Emmy (senranda@74.12.132.140) has joined #Youkai [18:34:51] * Emmy happens to walk along and catches sight of everyone. Megumi and Jan stand across from each other. [18:35:24] * Emmy looks at the scene and asks, "Hey guys. What's up?" [18:35:55] Hey, Emmy. Want to watch the fight? [18:36:12] Fight? What fight? [18:36:46] * Jan cracks his neck then his knuckles [18:38:13] * Jan assumes an odd loose stance [18:38:15] Jan challenged Megumi. [18:39:03] * Megumi rushes at Jan. [18:50:24] Really. Why? Do they know each other? [18:53:23] I'm not sure when they met. Come to think of it, I might have seen him at the arcade we were at on Saturday. Maybe they met then? [18:55:50] Huh. Well, I guess we should enjoy this as long as it goes? [18:57:09] * The two clash in a fight. Megumi's raw power is impressive, but Jan is too fast and nimble. The two have an interesting match; Jan's blows are too light for Megumi to take notice, and Megumi's fighting is too straightforward and Jan can dodge them easily. After some time, they tire out. [18:59:07] I don't think Megumi needs to know someone to want to fight them [19:01:07] * During the fight, Megumi spots Jan using a tiny stick to block from time to time, but its size is never consistent. [19:03:35] * Megumi finally pulls back, gritting her teeth in frustration. "Goddammit, stay in one place already!" [19:03:54] "And let you hit me? No way!" [19:05:07] * Emmy whispers to Berny, "She said that during practice and I said that back as well... well, minus the hit part, but you get the point." [19:07:15] * Berny laughs quietly. [19:07:58] * Megumi folds her arms. "Well, you're not bad." she says, grudgingly. [19:08:50] "And you're pretty dang good" [19:10:06] No shapeshifting and you never grew extra arms, but you DO have that stick-thing. [19:10:46] "Yeah, the Jingu Bang? My grandfather let me keep it for protection" [19:10:50] * Emmy and Berny see a human-sized kami on the rooftop in a weird white hood and robe. It steps off, then dangles from an invisible card. [19:11:08] * Looks like a giant teruterubozo [19:11:10] ( Cord, even ) [19:11:16] * Berny watches the kami curiously. [19:12:04] * Emmy glances at it with a sort of piped interest, but keeps quiet as she glances around. [19:12:47] ...What's up? [19:14:45] Well, I guess you're legit, then. [19:15:21] "That's good to know" [19:15:39] "So you're done trying to kick my butt?" [19:15:40] * Berny has gotten up and is approaching the kami. "Hello...?" [19:17:32] * Megumi nods. "But I might wanna rematch sometime." She grins a bit. "But, like, a more friendly one, I guess. S'long as you don't piss me off like that again." [19:18:23] "Hopefully I can learn some new tricks" [19:19:28] * Megumi looks over at Berny and Emmy. "What're ya lookin' at?" [19:21:42] * Emmy waves vaguely towards a direction and says, "Oh, just another visitor." [19:22:33] * Megumi cocks her head, trying to figure out what Emmy's gesturing at. [19:24:06] * Emmy does, however, glance at Berny and seems rather deep in thought. "Well, as long as it is only looking..." [19:24:46] "Whatcha all looking at?" [19:28:38] * Emmy says with a polite smile, "Just an invisible visitor. Why don't you do your stuff and we'll find out what it wants?" She pulls Berny over with her towards the kami. [19:29:25] * Megumi looks a bit dissappointed, but makes a face in the general direction of the invisible visitor. [19:31:16] * Emmy glances at Megumi's disappointed look. "Well, do you REALLY want to see it? I could force it to reveal itself, but it's rather impolite..." [19:31:39] Nah, it wants to be invisible, let it be invisible. [19:33:35] * Emmy giggles before pulling Berny with her towards the kami. [19:41:15] * Megumi turns to Kentaro. "Any idea what they're lookin' at?" [19:46:14] I've got absolutely no idea [19:46:20] Someting invisible? [19:52:42] * You head over to the building. Emmy and Berny can see pretty clearly now that it's definitely a teru teru bozu-looking kami [19:53:17] * Emmy comments, "Say, since you can see him, you interested in becoming a priestest? [19:54:01] * Berny jumps, then looks sheepish and embarrassed. "Oh, sorry. I get kind of distracted when I see, you know." [19:55:17] But, um...priestess? What does that entail, anyway? [19:55:39] * The kami dangles. It kinda looks like a lynching, come to think of it. Funny how that doesn't tend to occur to you when a teru teru bozu is only a few inches tall. [19:56:45] Well, a lot is really training your faith, but since you can see kamis, or rather, the higher forms of kami that isn't your basic household kamis, it lets you skip a lot of training. [19:57:24] * Emmy ends up near where the kami is, but doesn't stand right under it. "And how are you today?" She asks it with a small polite bow. [19:58:40] * The kami looks down. It seems to reflect for a moment. "Sunny." [19:59:06] Are you here often? I don't think we've met before. [19:59:31] Sometimes. [20:00:41] Well, nice to meet you. Do you have a name? [20:01:23] Call me as you like. [20:01:29] * Emmy asks, "Is there something you wish for?" [20:02:41] To come and go. [20:03:01] * Megumi walks over towards the conversation and takes a seat, deciding that listening in on half of a conversation is more interesting than anything else going on. [20:03:35] [Let's assume that Berny and Emmy act as translators] [20:03:58] * Berny turns to Megumi. "It's a kami shaped like a teruterubozu," she explains. [20:04:10] (( Oops, yes, translating. )) [20:04:41] * Berny relays what has been said so far. [20:04:46] * Emmy nods. "Perhaps it will rain after you go." She comments before turning to Berny. "Well, to be honest, priestests generally talk with kamis like this." [20:05:11] Oh? [20:05:19] * Berny scratches her head. "Then I guess I've been doing that all along." [20:05:56] Rain...? Oh. Rain and I usually don't associate. [20:06:09] * Emmy smiles and giggles. "Then you've completed half of actual priestest training." [20:06:28] You usually bring sunny weather? [20:06:45] * Emmy turns back to the kami. "Yes, you tend to miss each other, but it is only natural." [20:06:55] Usually. [20:07:09] I dunno, I'm actually okay with more rain. If you know the guys who do that, can you give us, like a big-ass thunderstorm? [20:07:11] * A few passers-by look at the group strangely as they walk past [20:07:52] * Jan turns to the passers-by "Nothing to see here folks! Just keep walking" [20:08:26] * Berny giggles at Megumi's request, but she passes it along to the kami. "Do you know the kami who bring rain, though?" [20:08:37] * Emmy glances at Megumi with a smile. "You would. But let's not talk rain. Are you visiting?" [20:08:51] * The kami considers. "Yes, I do. Would you like to speak with him?" [20:11:27] * Berny smiles. "If it wouldn't be too much trouble. Two friends of ours are getting married the first week of Golden Week, and they were wondering if it would be possible to have weather that's both rainy and sunny then." [20:12:08] We wouldn't want to trouble you, of course, but if you'd like to do it, we'd certainly appreciate it. [20:12:16] * The kami nods. "Very well." [20:12:39] * The kami flips upside-down. Its face maintains its orientation. The sky starts to darken. [20:12:53] * Emmy glances at Berny. "Oh..." She was about to speak up, but closed her mouth and stayed quiet with a smile. She does, however, bring out an umbrella. [20:12:55] I am Rain. [20:13:14] * Berny gives the kami a bow. "Hello, Rain. Pleased to meet you." [20:13:51] * Rain gazes at you. [20:15:30] So, uh, what's it doing here, anyways? [20:26:23] * Emmy says, "I think it's just passing by." [20:26:41] * Emmy asks to kami, "Are you going somewhere?" [20:27:31] I go where the winds take me. [20:29:13] * Emmy thinks for a moment, pausing in traslating. "You know what? Let me try something." She says to Kentaro. [20:29:42] * Kentaro nods [20:29:59] * Emmy turning to face the kami, she explained, "My friends wish to see and hear you as well. I will use my spiritual powers to allow them to sense you, so please do not be alarmed." [20:30:41] That's fine. [20:34:31] * Emmy moves her fingers in a weird motion and ends up focusing on where the kami is. "Alright, once I start, this will start to be tiring for me. I can hold out for a while, just don't take your time." She explains as she ends with her palms facing the kami. [20:36:38] * Not long after, it starts to become visible to Jan, Kentaro, and Megumi. [20:36:47] * It's a VERY weird sensation. [20:37:38] I am alarmed! [20:39:28] "I can see...stuff" [20:39:35] I am Rain. [20:39:47] "I am Jan" [20:39:54] Wooooow, coooool! I've never seen an actual kami before! It's, like, one of those little rain dohickeeys! [20:40:32] Hiya, I'm Megumi! [20:42:40] Do... do they all look like that? [20:43:14] * Emmy keeps a hand in the tori hand-seal but comments to Berny, "And things like this is the other half of training to be a priestest." [20:46:00] Look like what? [20:47:33] * Emmy explains, "My friend here has never met a kami before and is surprised by your apperance." She then says to Kentaro, "Different kami looks differently, but each looks according to what they are." [20:48:58] "How many different types are there? Are new ones born when someone invents something new?" [20:51:20] I have no idea. [20:54:26] Are there, um, like...Kami of...er...fictional, uh, ideas? [20:55:52] What did you to do make it visible, Emmy? [20:59:48] * Emmy says, "As a priestest, you have to learn to gather your faith into power and allow it to affect the world. There's a lot of spiritualism in it, but a priestest's main duty is to be a bridge between humans and spirits." [21:02:04] Fath...in what, exactly? [21:02:31] (( Faith, even )) [21:04:18] * Emmy thinks over it for a moment but shakes her head. "I can't really explain it while keeping this up. Want to go to my place afterwards so I can explain it?" [21:05:36] "Sure!" [21:05:45] * Berny nods. [21:05:55] All right... [21:06:16] I... guess. [21:07:53] Sounds good to me! [21:10:15] * Berny looks up at the kami. "Hi, Rain. I'm Berny. Do you and the sunny kami ever appear at the same place together?" [21:10:50] Rarely. [21:11:14] Is it possible to have sun and rain at the same time? [21:12:25] Rarely. [21:14:10] * Berny thinks. "Could we...ask you and your sunny friend to do us a favor and have both during the first week of Golden Week?" [21:14:22] I mean, simultaneously? [21:14:51] Week? [21:15:37] Oh, sorry. Golden week, the first week of May. [21:16:13] What is a 'week"? [21:16:46] Oh. It's a set of seven days in a row. [21:16:51] * Berny ponders another way to explain it. [21:18:57] If you're around here sometimes, you might have seen a bunch of us students here at school for six days in a row. That's most of a week. [21:19:10] Does that help? [21:20:53] It does. [21:21:48] Oh, good! Do you know when May is? [21:22:01] No [21:22:24] * Berny starts counting on her hands. [21:23:06] * Berny tells the kami how many weeks away the wedding will be. [21:24:28] I can have it rain then. [21:24:49] Oh, thank you! Can you invite your sunny friend, too? It'd be wonderful to have both of you at the same time. [21:26:06] There is a problem with that. [21:26:18] * The kami flips over again. The rain stops. [21:26:33] * Berny headtilts. "Oh, only one of you can be here at a time?" [21:26:38] Hmmm. [21:26:48] So we'd need to find another? [21:26:50] We simply control when it rains. [21:27:48] * Berny nods thoughtfully. "Are there others like you?" [21:28:37] In what way? [21:29:07] Others that also control when it rains? [21:29:31] Is there one that controls when it's, like, sunny? [21:29:47] * Emmy cuts in and says, "Don't worry about it. If it would please you, you can visit me at my shrine later. We can talk there at our leisure." She flings the umbrella to the side with the free hand, reminding them that she is still there. [21:30:00] Sunny... I mostly keep to myself. You can probably think of something for that. [21:31:12] Hmm? [21:33:13] * Emmy says, "We've kept you here long enough. If you would like, please visit me at my shrine." She describes the location near her church - actually behind it, to be exact, and said to the others, "Anything else you want to say before I stop? It's getting tiring." [21:34:33] * Kentaro shakes his head [21:35:07] "Nope" [21:35:24] * Berny shakes her head. [21:35:35] Thank you, Sunny and Rain. See you later! [21:36:33] Yeah, later [21:36:40] Farewell [21:38:47] * Emmy's magic fades, and th ekami is no longer visible [21:39:09] * Emmy takes a deep breath and lets it go. "Phew." [21:40:45] That looked rough. [21:42:15] Sorry, Emmy. I didn't realize you were getting so tired. [21:43:10] You alright? [21:44:03] * Emmy nods. "Ya, I'm alright. That just took a bit out of me." She straightened out and asked, "So, are you two finished with your fight?" [21:44:12] Yep! [21:44:45] "Yup!" [21:44:49] So...who won? [21:45:04] "She did" [21:45:10] Oh, yay, Megumi! [21:45:50] "I didn't really throw any attacks out so its a technical points victory for her" [21:45:51] * Megumi looks at the ground a bit. "It was...closer to a draw." she replies sheepishly. [21:46:54] Maybe I should start putting more work into speed training... [21:46:57] * Emmy giggles slightly. "Well, anyways, I'm going to head home now. Berny, you still interested in learning more? I could tell you more at home." She glances at the kami that is now invisible to normal eyes and back to Berny. [21:47:30] Um, sure, I think. [21:48:34] That was a pretty impressive fight, though. Where do you learn to do that? [21:49:37] To do what? [21:50:03] Fight like that. Is there a school you go to or anything like that? [21:50:38] "Yeah, that's a good question. I may need to learn some new moves" [21:58:13] Oh, well, I'm mostly self taught. Picked up most things by watching. My great grandma taught me a few moves, though. She's, like, the only one in the family besides me who hasn't given up on fightin' [22:01:00] Oh, wow. She must be strong, too. [22:02:18] * Megumi nods. "Yeah, she's amazing. Someday I wanna be that strong, but first thing's first. Gotta kick my dad's ass." [22:04:06] * Berny chuckles. "Are you close to being able to?" [22:07:06] * Megumi shakes her head sadly. [22:07:17] It's just not FAIR. [22:09:20] [Session End] [22:09:43] * Jan is now known as Alt-Eisen [22:10:03] * Megumi (dlarmour@wnpgmb1303w-ad03-45-158.dynamic.mts.net) has left #Youkai [22:10:58] * Berny is now known as Cheeseball [22:12:37] * Emmy is now known as Adyen [22:13:57] * Adyen (senranda@74.12.132.140) has left #Youkai [22:15:43] * Cheeseball (mahamari@adsl-71-138-135-199.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has left #Youkai [22:32:24] * Alt-Eisen (Rook@cpe-76-175-9-161.socal.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Client Exited) End of #Youkai buffer Fri Oct 30 09:33:56 2009