Start of #youkai buffer: Thu Dec 03 21:23:10 2009 [16:58:16] * Kentaro (CHBoucher@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) has joined #youkai [16:59:11] GO ahead and get IC [17:09:30] Alright, guess we can start before Maha's back [17:09:54] [Last time, you rescued Daisuke, who was the apparent victim of a bird dropping. Of the less disgusting variety] [17:10:14] [You found a box and a towel for the bird.] [17:10:23] * Kentaro looks somewhat regretfully at the bird. [17:10:31] I kinda want to keep it, but we really shouldn't. [17:11:50] [SEssion STart] [17:14:58] Well what else're we gonna do with it? [17:16:23] I dunno, maybe it could be a mascot. For, uh, something. [17:16:27] We already know what it eats. [17:16:29] * Cheeseball is on her way to the area around the school entrance where Daisuke said he found the bird. [17:16:34] * Cheeseball is now known as Berny [17:16:42] (( That was Berny. x_x )) [17:20:12] * Berny finds a few trees around. In fact, quite a lot of them [17:21:32] * Berny takes a walk around the bases of the trees, looking up into the branches for any signs of nests. [17:22:53] * It's hard to see from down here. [17:24:03] * Berny sighs, reluctantly puts down her bag, and carefully starts climbing one of the trees. [17:24:53] * Kentaro frowns. "Hey, wait, maybe Megumi or I could do that." [17:25:05] * Megumi clambers up the tree after Berny. [17:25:43] * Berny stops in mid climb. "Oh, thanks, Kentaro. I don'" [17:25:49] (( oops x_x )) [17:25:59] I don't mind climbing, but I'm wearing a skirt and all. [17:26:12] Why wo-... oh. Oooooh. [17:26:42] * Berny drops back down to the ground. [17:28:41] [The leaves are thick up there, but Megumi can manage to make out nests. SEveral, in fact. And some in other trees. [17:28:42] * Megumi is wearing a skirt as well, but seems fairly indifferent. [17:29:02] * Daisuke, exercising his better judgment, decides not to look at Megumi [17:29:05] * Megumi calls back down "I can see some nests up here, but..." [17:29:32] But...? [17:30:32] Well I dunno anything about birds, dunno what I'm looking for exactly. [17:30:41] No...three-legged birds? [17:31:15] * Kentaro grasps the thicker limbs of a tree and begins hauling himself up [17:32:28] What? Do you want me to pick the birds up and check or somethin'? [17:32:49] * Daisuke looks up at the tree. He seems Megumi then quickly looks away. [17:32:55] * Kentaro makes it up there easily [17:33:05] Umm..I don't know, really. I wouldn't want to hurt them. [17:33:23] * Berny scratches her head. "None of them look like the little guy we have down here? [17:33:28] (( +" )) [17:34:20] * Kentaro begins looking around for evidence of three-legged birds [17:36:04] Well, I'll see if I can find anything [17:36:39] * Unfortuntely, a large number of birds fled as they heard MEgumi coming up. THere aren't really any around to see. [17:37:45] * Berny looks up at the sky as the birds fly away. "Whoops." [17:37:52] I guess we kind of scared them off. [17:41:17] Well I definitely don't see anything now. [17:41:33] Darn. What do we do now? [17:41:57] * Berny glances down at the little bird in the box. "Hey, little guy. Do you remember where you live?" [17:42:24] * Kentaro frowns, looking around in the tree, and then lets himself drop, bending his knees to cushion his fall [17:42:24] * The bird chirps [17:42:44] * Berny cups the bird in her hands and lifts him up toward the tree. "Is it this tree?" [17:44:13] * Megumi just casually drops out of the tree, landing lightly on her feet. [17:45:56] * The bird looks around [17:52:48] What do you think, huh? Is this your tree? [17:53:26] * The bird chirps and seems to be staring at one of the nests. [17:55:08] Oooh, hey, maybe that's his home! [17:55:56] * Berny (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [17:57:35] * Berny (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has joined #youkai [17:57:58] Hey, I think he's looking at that nest over there. Maybe that's the one he lives in?] [17:58:05] * Berny points over at the nest the bird is staring at. [17:59:15] Hmm. Maybe, yeah. I wonder if there's a way to be sure. Like, if any of his stuff is there? [17:59:43] He's a BIRD. Does he even have stuff? [18:00:39] I'm a tanuki, and I have stuff. [18:03:26] Yeah but you can, like, talk. [18:06:15] * Kentaro frowns. "I guess, yeah." [18:06:24] Magpies have stuff, and they can't talk. [18:08:21] Maybe he can't talk yet because he's still a baby. [18:08:51] Then how's he gonna know where he lives? [18:09:12] * Berny holds up the bird to Kentaro and Megumi. "Do you want to try taking him over there and see what happens?" [18:09:45] * Megumi shrugs. "I guess it's worth a shot." [18:10:43] * Megumi carefully takes the bird from Berny (worried about the bird, not herself) and scales the tree again, not having much trouble doing it one-handed. [18:11:26] Alright little guy, is this the place? [18:11:50] * The bird stretches its wings [18:13:22] * It's looking at a particular nest. [18:16:11] * Berny looks up into the branches, though she can't see much. "Is he still looking at that one nest?" [18:17:15] Yeah, I think he is! [18:17:31] * Megumi manuevers closer and holds the bird out to the nest. [18:18:01] * The bird leans towards the nest. [18:21:53] * Megumi edges closer. [18:22:03] * The bird leans closer [18:24:07] * Megumi gets as close as she can to the nest without knocking it out of the tree. [18:24:35] * THe bird gently hops in [18:25:07] * Kentaro smiles. "Awww. He's home." [18:25:16] Golly, it's weird seeing something with three legs hop. [18:25:33] * Berny rises up on tip-toe to see if she can get a better view. [18:28:18] I'll bet. [18:30:35] * Megumi hops down from the tree. [18:30:51] Well, that's that, until it decides to let someone else's head on fire. [18:30:58] Glad that's over with. [18:31:06] * The bell rings. Time to get back to class. [18:32:18] * Kentaro nods. "Yeah..." He slings his pack and heads back to class [18:33:54] * Berny picks up her bag and hurries back to class with Kentaro. [18:34:27] I'll see you later. [18:34:30] * He heads off. [18:34:58] * Megumi wanders off to class, not in much of a hurry. [18:36:27] * After school... [18:36:32] * You run into each other by the gate. [18:38:19] * Demotafk (demota@c-71-202-41-240.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: Client Exited) [18:42:33] * Kentaro is standing by the gates, wearing his Bean Around staff shirt. [18:42:45] * Shizuru and Natsuki walk by. "Oh, hello." [18:42:51] * Megumi is looking around the ground near the tree, looking for burn marks. Or charred corpses. Whatever. [18:43:09] Hey, Shizuru. Hey, Natsuki. [18:43:59] Hey, foxy ladies. [18:44:26] * Berny is wandering around near Megumi, also looking for any signs of the bird they returned home earlier. [18:44:41] * Megumi doesn't seem to notice a whole lot. There are some birds chirping up in the trees. [18:44:59] Has there been any progress... ? Maybe we should talk somewhere more private. [18:45:16] Progress? [18:45:22] Well, guess there weren't any more problems. [18:45:28] * Megumi sounds vaguely dissappointed. [18:48:07] The weather. [18:50:40] * Megumi shrugs and heads over to greet Shizuru and Natsuki. [18:51:13] * Emmy (senranda@bas1-unionville55-1177733865.dsl.bell.ca) has joined #youkai [18:51:26] * Emmy sees the group and Shizuru and Natsuki at the school gate [18:54:29] * Emmy waves to the others. "Oh hey. Leaving?" [18:56:00] * Berny waves to Emmy as she replies, "Oh! We talked to one kami who said it'd make it rain that day, but we need to find another one to help us with the sunny part." [18:57:38] "Oh? Is it the same one we found together?" [19:01:32] * YOn (dlarmour@wnpgmb1302w-ad01-29-76.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #youkai [19:01:48] * Berny (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (eldridge.esper.net paradox.esper.net) [19:01:48] * Megumi (dlarmour@wnpgmb1302w-ad01-29-76.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (eldridge.esper.net paradox.esper.net) [19:01:48] * Kentaro (CHBoucher@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) Quit (eldridge.esper.net paradox.esper.net) [19:01:48] * Emmy (senranda@bas1-unionville55-1177733865.dsl.bell.ca) Quit (eldridge.esper.net paradox.esper.net) [19:02:40] * Disconnected [19:02:44] * Attempting to rejoin channel #youkai [19:02:44] * Rejoined channel #youkai [19:02:55] * YOn (dlarmour@wnpgmb1302w-ad01-29-76.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #youkai [19:03:16] * YOn is now known as Megumi [19:06:11] * ChanServ sets mode: +nt [19:06:50] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [19:07:31] Oh, yeah, that one. Have you found another kami who would be okay with helping out with the sunny part, Emmy? [19:07:53] * Kentaro (CHBoucher@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) Quit (dream.esper.net reach.esper.net) [19:07:53] * Cheeseball (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (dream.esper.net reach.esper.net) [19:08:45] I have someone in mind. [19:08:48] * Cheeseball (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has joined #youkai [19:08:48] * Kentaro (CHBoucher@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) has joined #youkai [19:09:39] Who is that? [19:15:53] Oh yeah? [19:16:10] * Cheeseball (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [19:19:11] I may pray to Susanoo-sama for his help, but we'll see if I can avoid that. [19:21:45] * Berny (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has joined #youkai [19:24:42] * Megumi blinks. "You got a direct line to Susanoo?" [19:24:56] Susanoo? Really. [19:26:18] * Emmy rubs the back of her neck. "I would perfer not to, as there's a bunch of other minor deities I could ask for help, but I could if I'm really forced to." [19:29:04] I'll probably end up asking for the help of Kura-okami in the end, though. It's easier to ask him to deal with the rain and make the clouds thin enough so that the light shines through. [19:31:14] And you have these connections... how? [19:32:13] * Emmy acts cute and asks, with a wide grin, "Are you sure you want to know?" [19:37:20] A bit, yes. [19:38:29] * Emmy shrugs. "I'm a miko to the truest sense of the word. I'm a medium to deities, and it's how I was born." She tries to explain it in the simplist way. [19:39:13] So that'd explain the virgin thing. [19:39:46] * Berny blinks at Shizuru. "Hm?" [19:40:06] Oh, nothing. [19:40:24] * Megumi BLINKS. [19:40:42] * Emmy pretends to make a long suffering sigh. "It's really tiring if I have to contact a fertility goddess..." [19:41:19] ...What? [19:42:42] * Emmy pats Berny on the shoulder. "Ok, quick lession in being a miko or any other form of medium between a high-level deity - the easiest way of contact is through a partial possession of your body and mind. It's the main 'job', I suppose, as a miko." [19:43:31] I don't think that's how most miko work. [19:43:59] * Emmy shakes her head. "Not in modern day, no." [19:46:17] I'm pretty sure that's not how they worked in the old days either. [19:47:05] * Emmy raises an eyebrow. "Oh? And how do you think they worked in the old days?" She asks curiously. [19:48:01] Largely the same as they do now. I have relatives that can back that up. [19:50:51] * Megumi (dlarmour@wnpgmb1302w-ad01-29-76.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (triton.esper.net eldridge.esper.net) [19:51:27] * Emmy merely smiles mysteriously. "I'd just guessing here, but your relatives has been miko after the Meiji period?" [19:51:30] * Megumi (dlarmour@wnpgmb1302w-ad01-29-76.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #youkai [19:52:36] I have relatives who were around to see the Edo period. [19:53:54] * Emmy shrugs. "Then maybe they were part of another sect of shinto. My family shrine has always been taught to do this." [19:54:58] Then it must be a thing that only your family does. [19:55:25] Not really. The Kagura is done by most sect of shinto that I know of. Maybe your family is the only one that doesn't? [19:59:23] * Megumi takes a seat, her eyes glazing over a bit at the religious debate. [19:59:53] * Emmy just shrugs. "But ya, Japan has so many different religious sects that it's really a waste of time to talk about them." [20:00:04] In any case, when do you plan to try this? [20:00:49] Probably in a day or so. I'll need a day to prepare and to purify myself, so you won't be seeing me until I'm done. [20:03:19] * She nods. [20:04:02] What might you prefer in exchange for this aid? [20:06:10] * Emmy is suddenly serious. "Friendship. That is the only thing I ask for. Well, I wouldn't mind being invited to the wedding as well, as I want to see the fruits of my labor, so to speak." She ends the sentence with a joking smile. [20:08:52] An invitation might be difficult. But if that's off the table, maybe some kind of compromise. [20:08:58] * Megumi perks up. "There's gonna be food at the wedding, right?" [20:09:14] Naturally. [20:09:52] * Emmy nods. "Of course I understand the secrecy. What sort of compromise would you suggest?" [20:09:59] * Megumi looks at Shizuru with puppydog eyes. [20:10:54] I don't know, a turn with Natsuki or something. [20:11:29] * Emmy chokes. "COUGHCOUGHCOUGH" [20:12:12] * Megumi 's eyes bug out. [20:12:45] There should be plenty of food. So enjoy yourselves. [20:14:42] * Emmy thumps her chest and breaths a few breaths of air. "Ahem. Oh dear. Uh... I'm honored that you'd suggest that, but I can't. Being a miko and all. May I just enjoy the food services as well?" [20:15:40] of course. [20:21:08] * Megumi grins widely. [20:22:05] Lots of meat. Some cooked, some raw as the elders prefer. [20:25:35] * Emmy asks, "Any fruits?" [20:26:04] Some, yes. Not everyone there is like us. [20:34:25] Great. Any chance you'll have strawberries? [20:34:49] Certainly... [20:35:09] Oh, yes. Before Megumi attends, be sure she's purified, okay? [20:35:57] ...purified? [20:36:23] * Emmy grinned widely and said, "Oh, for those strawberries, I'll make sure there isn't a single impure element on her." [20:36:36] * Berny snaps to attention all of a sudden and rubs her eyes blearily. "Ooh, dozed off for a moment there. What needs to be purified?" [20:37:13] Anything unlucky. [20:39:06] * Emmy nods. "Don't worry. I'll make sure she's nice and purified." She grins and turns to Megumi. "You'll need to be at my place the night before. 7ish?" [20:40:20] * Megumi looks slightly concerned. "Um, alright." [20:41:57] Huh? [20:42:48] * Emmy glances at Berny. "Want to join in? We can have kind of a sleepover." [20:43:14] Um, sure, I guess, but what's this about purification? [20:44:10] Uh.... Just make sure you bring a fresh set of clothes. Or I can lend you a set if you really want, but something plain. [20:44:22] I'll tell you more when you're at my place. [20:44:32] * Emmy glances around to see if there's anyone else. [20:45:57] * Megumi nods. "Right, uh, sure! Sounds good." [20:46:21] Okay, sure. I have plenty of plain clothes. [20:50:55] There's a meeting I have to attend to, so I'm afraid I must go. Feel free to discuss things amongst yourselves. [20:52:47] Later, Shizuru. [20:52:50] * Berny waves. [20:53:01] * She heads off, Natsuki following [20:53:11] * Emmy waves as well, grinning at thoughts of strawberry. [20:53:44] * Megumi waves, still looking a bit puzzled. [20:55:10] * Berny looks somewhat puzzled too. [21:01:02] So, um, I guess the purification is gonna be a surprise, huh [21:01:09] I guess so. [21:01:27] Is it you Emmy's purifying? [21:02:23] * Emmy nods. "Of course. I'll help with the ritual, but you'll have to participate in it as well. Though... I'll warn you now that it takes a lot of sitting and clearing your mind." She's looking at Megumi while saying the last part. [21:02:50] H-hey, what're you looking at me for? I can do that! [21:02:58] I just need to look at it as a challenge! [21:03:17] So, it's just a meditation...? [21:03:33] For you. I'll be doing the actual ritual. [21:08:11] * Berny nods. [21:08:15] Okay. I think I can do that. [21:13:27] * Megumi folds her arms. "You bet I'll be there. You'll see, I can do it!" [21:13:52] * Berny smiles at Megumi. "I'm not doubting you!" [21:14:40] * Emmy giggles. "So I'll see you guys then. I'm going to prepare for my prayers, so call me if you need me. Remember, the night before, around 6 or 7." [21:14:54] * Berny nods. "All right." [21:15:10] * Megumi nods. "You got it." [21:20:03] [Session End] [21:21:18] * Megumi is now known as Yon [21:21:55] * Berny is now known as Cheeseball [21:21:56] * Emmy is now known as Adyen [21:21:58] * Adyen (senranda@bas1-unionville55-1177733865.dsl.bell.ca) has left #youkai [21:22:26] * Cheeseball (mahamari@adsl-67-125-23-88.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (Quit: Zzzzzzz.) End of #youkai buffer Thu Dec 03 21:23:10 2009