SataiRolePlayingGuy

One of the things eating my time, especially on the weekends, is finally done. Work writing time may remain limited, but hopefully will pick up frequency after work and on weekends from here on (except next weekend, when I’ll have family over). Should get reply here and elsewhere in the morning.

Umi did not show reaction to what was said. She was interested in figuring things out. What Shinigami’s mother really was, perhaps that creature as well, but she ignored anything more personal about the trio. As for Nall “I watched him come out here, but did not watch where he went, though I would suspect he has remained close. Especially with our destination sealed until we arrive.” Though perhaps he was waiting at the door to the library, if he found the way. Whatever the case she suspected they would find him soon enough. Jumi was caught off guard with talk of pets. She assumed it was not that serious, since it seemed to be a sensitive subject for her, other times she mentioned it. Also assumed she wasvnotnsaying she already was someone’s pet. As for it being a solution, well that was complicated. She considered how to answer that, as she finished dressing. Whether Shinigami expected a serious or teasing answer. Her answer was maybe a mix of both. “Who could say? Even among Magical Girls and Knights, no one has a pet like you in any way.” This was not the time to return to her daydreams from the manor, wondering what that would be like. She would only consider it if Shinigami seemed up for it. But even if she was, the question of how people would react to something like Shinigami as a pet was rather difficult to guess.

It’s a good question, one I thought about some today, but did not come up with a good answer. Have been rather flexible with the settling, for the most part allowing people to do what they want. I can see the argument both ways for whether or not the mother is actually death. As for the library, the goal really is to see whether or not they can find anything that will help Shinigami find acceptance, which may or may not include information about the mother. Or they could look for other help, if they want to try praying to Maxim. It’s not impossible they could some form of help or another from there.

Ryoko stumbled off her stool. But quickly got her footing back. She could handle being this drunk. She was not going to fall, or get sick. She had her destination in mind. She knew where they were going. Good place for quiet, at least until the crowd got bigger. She slowly made her way up. Too late to hear Evi’s explanation, which would have made her more at ease. But she still had another reason for being here. And she hoped to succeed. They did choose the main bar, fair enough. She made her way up the rest of the way. But how to be less suspicious? Granted she might not be able to get away with, especially while drunk. But she had to try to make it look like she had her own reasons to be here. And there was something convenient in that smaller bar! Without looking at the pair, she walked uneasily over to one of the empty dancing chambers. Should she use it? Maray thought it was a bad idea, she was not sure, but she was considering it.

How much did she really know? Umi thought that was an interesting question, but more Jumi and Mitsuko’s business than hers. After they were done with today’s research it might be quite awhile before she saw them again. So she would not be the one to push for more definitive answers. Jumi did not judge anything that was said, would also wait to see if they found anything in library before asking too much more about anything Shinigami might know. She would not push for how willing Shinigami was with her ‘mother’ or the implications of the two of them doing that sort of thing. It did bring of more questions about her potential ‘father’, if she had one. For now she only had one to wonder about all of that. “I suppose she did it more willingly with those, than you?” It reminded her of what she had told Mitsuko during the convention. About how some Magical Girls went looking for tentacles, or even if they did not want it to happen, enjoyed it in the moment while demons used them for pleasure.

Ryoko was not really suggesting anything negative about Dalton's motives, the point the drunk woman was trying to make was just that it was boring to waste time talking about other sorts of business here. It was frustrating to see them begin to wander off. That was another thing, there was a fine line to tread here. It was not right to be too pushy, to do anything someone else found uncomfortable, but true privacy as not easy to get here. More of an issue with a bigger crowd. But even with a small crowd it you could not be too surprised if someone at least followed you. Waiting to see what happened, looking for an opening. The other girl was new, she might not understand, but if this Dalton had been here before, he should already be aware of that. Of course the drunkenness was part of the issue. But there were other factors. She was still suspicious if they were law enforcement or not. Of course, if they were, it was probably better to keep a distance. But you did not always make smart decisions when you were drunk, or lived the life Ryoko had. There was another factor too. One she waited until the other two had walked a bit away to say. "...Wanna show...dammit!." She was going to be incredibly disappointed if she missed that girl's first time, especially if they did it somewhere in the open. "Try not to do anything too stupid." Dai warned, believing it was pointless to try to stop her at this point, though it was far from certain how successful she would be. Especially as she was finishing her drink, only feeling stronger about the idea of following those two. While Dai was inclined to stay where he was, keep Maray company, see if anyone else interesting showed up.

It is only a very very loose plan. She's going to do what she is going to do, and will see what happens.

I'll throw up a little post, in the main bar, mostly Ryoko thinking to herself, maybe/maybe not a little with Dai. Then see if she chooses to follow after you two both move (Gard has already posted there).

Might have to shake off Ryoko (not saying she is going to successfully stick to them long term, but she might not just watch them walk away either).

“Do not be concerned, there is nothing wrong with what you said.” Umi answers Mitsuko, not really surprised about anything she heard in that sense. It was more obvious with Jumi and Mitsuko, but she had a guess of how the three felt after watching them interact as they ate. But she gave Shinigami an answer quick as well. “The little I heard, I cannot say anything about this ‘Death’, whether she is human or not. Though if she is not, there may be something about her in the library. None of us know all the information present in it.” That spoke to the size of it and variety of information in it. Many of the books were old and valuable enough they were not casually read without good reason. “As for Mitsuko’s wondering whether she could be another Magical Girl…” ”…It would be troubling if one capable of so much had managed to hide for this long, or to consider where she might have got such power.” She would not completely rule it out, though like Jumi, she was a little skeptical. It sounded like something beyond human power.

Jumi had wondered if Shinigami took over someone else’s house back when they first arrived there, though it appeared less likely as they went. It seemed to be the work of the mother after all, unfortunately, there were no new hints of who she was from that question. If she was not human, and was old enough, maybe the library here would have something, it was the only chance she could think of finding such information. It was hard to imagine any other source out there. She did not comment on anything said, though it made her feel a little better about this, maybe reduced so e of that lingering unease. She did not ant to dwell on that last encounter with the mother and what Shinigami went through. Or questions about the creation. Whether Shinigami was created purely through magic, or if there was some sort of father, and who or what that might be. She stood up. “Yeah, if we don’t want to spend a few days here, probably good to get over there soon, and begin looking.” She made her way to the door, where Umi was standing, holding towels, she handed one to Jumi but said nothing about the conversation in the baths, simply waited for Mitsuko and Shinigami to come, to give them towels and let them dry and get dressed.

Drunk Ryoko has been unleashed. That chaos will continue, but will have to see where it goes now.

Well, that was a lot to take in. Alexandrine’s years of experience told her to tell him he should not be so open with that information, especially as she had not said she was a Magical Girl, though apparently the butler guessed it. She bit her tongue though. It was not her place to lecture him. She was not too surprised Exzel was here, but she did not recognize the other name the butler mentioned. It was rather unfortunate she got raped again, one she would probably take much less well than Exzel. But hopefully Exzel was able to comfort her through it. The talk of family made her uneasy, she wondered if she should ask the butler about what she heard. See if he knew anything. Better to wait though. If Elie, she would ask her, otherwise she might consider asking the butler. She stepped inside, let him lead the way. “I already had breakfast. I will take some tea, if it isn’t too much trouble.” Best to be polite, take at least a little something as she waited fir Elie and maybe others.

Jumi was a little uneasy about the brief tension, but it worked itself out. She was not really worried about any danger from Shingami at this point. Whether the mother was still a danger and what she really was was another question. Not one likely to be answered soon. It appeared Shinigami was unaware of the room she mentioned, or why the outside looked the way it did. Maybe a trick, maybe something else, but maybe it was not something to ignore completely. “Maybe it was a trick, but I’ll try thinking about it more and give details, if I remember any.” It would have to be seen if any of it sounded familiar to Shinigami. Hopefully she would remember it correctly, not have fuzzy memories due to it being a dream. One other thought occurred to her. “Have any idea how long ago she made that her home? How long she’s been around?” That might give a hint of the sort of creature she was, whether or not she was human, maybe give a hint of whether there was a chance of the temple library mentioning her.

My guess is they were intending to talk business but might have gone to more. But things have shifted now. I’m up for it anyway.

Great that Miu was still able to keep her fun going without coming down. Nadia can still get up to something, either before or after they finish.

All five isn’t impossible, Dai might not be able to stay out of it.

Drunk Ryoko is honest Ryoko.

“Last thing I want to do, is follow is mom’s steps…precautions, always, before coming here. Before coming..l” Ryoko was potentially already saying things she might regret. But she did not talk about the most dangerous things yet, the way the other two talked still had her a little on guard about that. But not much else was going to be kept to herself, especially now that those two were talking about wandering off, possibly somewhere she could not see. “Business? Bah, people supposed to come here to get way from work! Unless you recruiting an idol or whore, no good business talk here…”. She was too distracted, too drunk, to think much about work. While she had been considering working here, she was not thinking bout it right now. Especially the non-dancing sort. Her filters were completely off now. It was time to give advice, as someone more experienced here. “A girl can always luv a good threesome. Or more. Multiple guys ideal…but two girls sharing a guy can be fun.” She neglected to mention the option of someone who had both, or that there was one behind the bar. She just hoped to stop the two from hiding from her. Or pull her along, that was not the worst possibility. Dai was just quietly drinking, waiting to see if he had to intervene, Ryoko could do what she wanted as long as it did not get too crazy.

Going to have to see if Ryoko at least tries to stop them from wandering off by themselves. Drunk adventures may come before potential work.

I should get a reply in soon.

That was not a pleasant thing to learn, but for someone who called herself death, whatever she really was, it also was not surprising. Jumi did not dwell on it, or say anything about it. Instead considering the question about the dream. “I would have to take to some time to think about it. See if I remember more. It was mostly the same, the areas I saw at least, other than it crawling with…undead? There was one strange room too, I have to try to remember…” She tried to remember anything else. “I was given the opportunity to go ‘outside’, but it was very unpleasant out there. Not sure if that was just part of the dream.” A trick of the dream? Was the house in some other place? Was it different from what Shinigami saw when she went out? Jumi could only guess.

Jumi had considered the possibility it was not over with from the start, wondering if ‘death’ really was done with her. She was inclined to trust Shinigami on the subject, who knew more about her than anyone else. But she was not going to ignore Mitsuko’s concerns. “Well, I can’t say what is or isn’t impossible when it comes magic, power, whatever. I can only speak from what I have seen and heard of. Can only imagine it would take something truly special to get past a certain point.” In theory, maybe there was no limit, but as far as Jumi could tell individuals had their own point they could not go past. ”I honestly don’t have a real good idea what was happening at the end there. What I was seeing or what I might have seen I could dig deeper. It was not exactly a demon’s work, but did not feel very human either. There are aliens out there too, can’t forget them, but it really did feel like that either.” She was not sure if she was helping, but she was still figuring things out too. Talk of the beast again, whatever that was. Probably best they did not find out. Maybe Mitsuko was getting close to figuring something out, but Jumi could only guess what it might be. “The dream at least felt like something that should not have been found. But we can’t take that back. Best we can do is maybe see if there is something in the library here that would help. Someone that knew her though, what did she ever have any guests?” She shifted the question to Shinigami. It was a big house, but Jumi would have been surprised it had people showing up other than Shinigami, her mother and whatever creature was locked up there.

A butler? That was more or less what Alexandrine expected, she did not show much surprise by it. Her face was fairly passive, not showing much hint of the various troubles on her mind. Though she did not really have much experience dealing with butlers and higher society. Hopefully she could convince him to let her in. But did he know what Elie had turned out to be? Safer to assume he had no idea about Elie being a Magical Girl. ”Hello, my name is Alexandrine. I had met Elie at the recent convention.” It was right to be casual here, wasn’t it? Not call her miss Elie, miss Capulet or anything like that? “She had given me and a few others invitations to visit. But just before leaving, I heard something troubling, that I thought she should know. If I am not too early, I would like to speak with her, if I may. If she is still asleep, I do not mind waiting.” She did not want to say too much. But hopefully this was enough to get her in.

For all the years of experience Jumi had as a Magical Girl, the experience at Shinigami’s home was rather unique. She was still not completely sure what happened, especially at the end. “I’m not making any assumptions, but I never heard of a Magical Girl who wanted souls, not even the Broken Girls. As much as you hear people talking about selling souls to demons, that doesn’t really happen in a literal sense as far as I know. They might be able to corrupt your soul, but few if any keep them after death. Invading dreams isn’t really a thing either, other than succubi and incubi, and she sure did not seem Ike a succubus.” She was just rambling now, comparing her knowledge of things to her impression of Shinigami’s mother. But was Mitsuko’s thoughts leading to something more specific? Something she had not considered? She was not sure. “I don’t know what was in that library, though probably less appealing than the one here. But what, are you getting some sort of new idea?” Let Mitsuko’s mind wander, see where it was going, not distract it with more rambling. That might be interesting.