(open) a wizard and a fox spirit walk into a void

[kimihiros]

Who: Kimihiro&You
What: Getting to know the Void, just generally being confused. Catch-all post!
Where: Around the Void!
When: November OOC
Content Warnings: Nothing!! Perhaps spoilers?

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[obscurus_phantasma]

[ She may or may not have been in love with the water dragon God, Zennyo Ryūō, and as such devoured any knowledge that might work in her favor regarding Japanese culture. Between her own courses, summoning ghosts, and teaching friends Italian.

Melinoë pours accordingly, though aubergine eyes remain affixed to Watanuki's one. ]

E'un piacere conoscerti. Have you met anyone else thus far?

[kimihiros]

Very few, I must say.

(and respectfully, he pours her own with both hands before doing the same for mugetsu, who squeaks happily enough to startle before he tackles it, his drinking resembling a bird.

when both raise their beverages, kimihiro takes a sip before resting on the table.)

May I ask what are you the goddess of? Pardon my inexperience.

[obscurus_phantasma]

[ She quietly murmurs 'arigato' and can't help but giggle at the furry noodle. ]

No offence taken. I am the Goddess of ghosts, nightmares, and insanity. Though, this place hasn't really been kind to people with abilities, since we've been depowered for now. We only recently had sleep introduced. Before that was hunger. It's been...an adjustment, to say the very least.

[ Mel doesn't withhold her distaste, even grimaces a bit. ]

[kimihiros]

Ah, that I've noticed. Even my eye isn't working proper and Mugetsu seems stuck in this form.

(he taps the skin under the golden one, as to clarify. universally, there isn't good or bad as an absolute definition, so the realm in which the goddess reigns isn't something he turns away from or fears.

after all, is he all that different?)

I can imagine it's been a journey for you.

USJ ; (& minus the headpiece in the linked image)

[obscurus_phantasma]

Madonna santa, it most certainly has. This world, it has a habit of combing our lives. There are creatures that have what would be their identifying marks only it's as though two or more species evolved into something that resembles them together. It's done the same with places from our homes, as well.

[ The very café and bar they're seated at being an example of location/architecture melding. ]

[kimihiros]

The latter is interesting.

(kimihiro perks up at the mention, his eyes fixed on hers before he takes another sip of his sake.

he's not exactly secretive as an individual when it comes to facts, he's much more reserved about feelings. in the presence of a goddess whose affiliation somewhat matches his own skills, he has no inner quarrel on revealing his conditions.)

You see, Melinöe-san, I'm bound to a single place, can't have left it. I was wondering if the store wasn't carried along. I don't suppose it's a dream so that I can walk freely like this.

[obscurus_phantasma]

[ Curious, she sets her sake aside to cast a look about them, not overly certain they'll actually see said place. Still. ]

It's not not possible. We could have a look around, unless you'd prefer finding it on your own?

[ She returns to looking at both one-eyed gentleman and kitsune. Because Mel doesn't know if it's a positive binding borne out of responsibility or the like, or if it's more the negative, prisoner sort of binding. ]

[kimihiros]

If I'm here, the store would have to be as well and I should still be inside of it, from my perspective on possibilities. As you said, places from our homes just appear. I'd like to return to it if it has.

(it's both out of payment and free will. the original wish-granting witch finally granted his own - to cut his ties with the supernatural and make him normal... and he sold it right back to be able to keep them when she died. she's gone now and he made a promise to wait for her there, never to leave even if he had the power to.)

I've already looked everywhere but I had no such luck.

[obscurus_phantasma]

Places haven't always coincided with people, though they have tended to crop up in groupings. We'll suddenly find that there is new life and new locations. So, it stands to reason that maybe your shop hasn't come along.

[ An unspoken but implied 'yet' hangs between them, though it would break with consistency. Furthermore, it'd be a first if the place showed up whole and as is. ]

[kimihiros]

That's unfortunate.

(if he feels uncomfortable, and trust that he does, he doesn't show it. mugetsu knows though and he jumps to kimihiro's neck again, snuggling against the cheek. instead of showing it himself, he shrugs.)

I guess we will know if we must know.

[obscurus_phantasma]

Not to be impolite, but you introduced yourself, however you've yet to introduce your friend. Unless, of course, that was deliberate.

[ She returns to consuming the sake and nibbling at the treats, the gaze of purple orbs mainly focused on Mugetsu. She can think of at least three things to call the kitsune by, should he be without a proper name. ]

[kimihiros]

His name is Mugetsu.

(which means moonless, a tribute to the way his eyes almost disappear when he is in his other form - a majestic nine-tailed kitsune. kimihiro offers his hand for the fox to wrap himself around and return to the table, but not before kimihiro gives him a gentle pet.

the fox is back to contently beak the sake, now that he's sure kimihiro has been comforted.)

He was traded with us back when I was younger and he's been with me ever since. Izunas are nothing but loyal to the ones they choose as masters, although I still don't know what he saw in me to guard me with such care. (he smiles, just a little, taking the sake into his lips and sipping before he serves her some more if she allows it.) He's been anxious that he too is powerless.

[obscurus_phantasma]

Mugetsu, Il mio cuore, may I have the honour of petting you?

[ Melinoë has clasped her hands against her chest to keep from reaching out, and she nods consent at more alcohol, sure to refill Kimihiro's and Mugetsu's in turn. ]

Perhaps he was drawn to your soul? Some of us are meant to fit together, and you two certainly seem compatible. He knows you well enough to sense your distress, after all.

[kimihiros]

(mugetsu himself shortens the distance between himself and melinöe, almost too adorable when he boops her arm in response to the request.

kimihiro smiles, mostly because she seems to get what he means. all is connected, after all.)

A hundred years together helps.

[obscurus_phantasma]

[ She isn't embarrassed or reserved as she makes a sound between squeeing and cooing, delighted by the spirit and lavishing him with proper pets and scritches. ]

Watanuki-san, I almost envy you for your little darling.

[ Mel's ministrations to Mugetsu become more methodical as she peers closely at the Japanese man across from her. And there's a spark in those purple eyes as she allows hope to blossom ever more. ]

And yet you look to be in your late teens, perhaps early twentys. Are you also divine?

[kimihiros]

(what an adorable woman, he can't help but to smile watching her delight as she showers mugetsu with affection, the little fox just basking happily in the attention he's given and kimihiro laughs a little at the comment.

divine, however, isn't a word he'd use to describe himself.)

Divine isn't the right word, I'm afraid. I'm a mage, but in regards to my age, it's simply due to the time within me stopping as payment. (and of course, he saw the sparkle in her eye.) I apologize for giving you such impression.

[obscurus_phantasma]

[ She shakes her head to dismiss the apology. ]

No harm done; I suppose I'd still like to keep you around.

[ And leaning down to kiss Mugetsu's nose, Melinoë adds - ] Especially Mugetsu~

[ With one final pet, Mel gives her attention back to the mage and her scone. ]

May I ask what you mean by that? Time stopped?

[kimihiros]

(mugetsu coos, almost too happy to be lavished with all the attention. kimihiro though, sets his elbow on the table and rests knuckles against his temple.

it's perhaps too complicated to explain in full, without bearing his entire life and condition to the goddess in front of him. so instead, he goes by the easier route.)

Nothing can be done in this world without balance, you see. I needed to do something, so I paid with the passage of my time. I age very slowly, almost too much so.

(and it's something the goddess probably would understand; the pain of being the last. of watching all you love go before you. kimihiro needs another sip.)

[obscurus_phantasma]

[ Melinoë sets the baked good aside and lays your hand palm up on the table for him to take if it's within his comfort zone. She'll take no offense if the appendage is ignored. ]

Something I would rather we not almost have in common.

[ Reincarnated, Dulcinea's body behaves more or less as a mortal body should, but Melinoë herself is timeless. It'd taken time to adjust and accept that fact, and it's still a bit bothersome. Inconvenient is perhaps a better term. ]

The body I am currently reincarnated into is 24...maybe 25 at this point?

[kimihiros]

(kimihiro doesn't take it, but she can take his if she so desires. he's never one to take a hand, but he's never to turn them away either.)

Agree.

(... so that's not her actual body. kimihiro nods in sympathy. the more comfortable he gets, the shorter the sentences he mutters.)

How are you dealing with being human-like?

[obscurus_phantasma]

[ She won't take his, not yet, unwilling to push boundaries with someone so new (even if she already feels like they're chummy).

Mel shifts in her chair a bit, looking contemplative. ]

It's interesting, because for the first thirteen years I didn't know any better. It wasn't until, hm, I'll say our, thirteenth birthday that my abilities began to manifest, and then once I was at the academy I flourished. The Egyptian God, Set, revealed to me that I'd been reincarnated, that I was divine.

You'll recall I said that this place seems to be settling and as it does so, it introduces norms, like hunger. Recently, it brought fatigue into our lives and while everyone was dreaming, a few of us who deal with dreams and nightmares were able to play. It was the first time I'd been in my true form in what felt like ages.

[ She's beaming here, proud in her remembrance. ]

[kimihiros]

(kimihiro is, as any store owner that deals with people's desires, a great listener. he is attentive to her words, as they are much more than that - they're the source of her identity, after all.)

Didn't you have any memories of such?

(he didn't have any memories of a lot of things. he actually still doesn't. mel is not the first and probably not the last to tell him about the dream, and each time more, he gets more and more hopeful that he may recover his abilities. they are, after all, much more powerful in one.)

It wasn't possible to snap people out of it, though?

[obscurus_phantasma]

If you're asking about my memories of being a Goddess, they'd been locked away. They slowly began to return after the thirteenth birthday, and then they were restored in full upon Set's blessing. Sort of overwhelming, but also welcome.

[ Because it meant a return to her true self, minus the body.

Somewhat deviously, Mel states - ]

Didn't seem like it, though truthfully, I wasn't keen on trying - was having too much fun with using ghosts to fight off the creatures or constructing my own piece of the dream to play music in.

[kimihiros]

... Then how did it end?

(that's the question. kimihiro looks at his changshan, only as a reminder that he is not only stripped of his magic, but also of his items. lame.)

[obscurus_phantasma]

It's less that we woke ourselves or each other, and more that it just happened to all of us at the same time; we fell asleep together, we awoke together. Much like with hunger. One day it hit us, and then it settled into something more normal, more manageable.