(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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[abeautifulgame]

[he shrugs, the gesture almost theatrical]

Color me curious.

[tell him the story of an interesting wish you granted, Kimihiro]

[kimihiros]

When I was young, a lady came to the shop with a photograph that could not be destroyed, as much as she'd tried. We managed to reveal what was in the photograph, which was her murdering the lady in it.

(he states it matter-of-factly. it's been a long time since this happened, and now, he can completely comprehend yuuko's decision and the payment for the wish. it was a big one.)

The price for it was that she would not be able to have her own image captured in any media - phones, security cameras, television you name it, or else her picture would return into existence and would run on media instead. She'd have to be secluded for the rest of her life.

(a beat, only for him to suck in the smoke.)

That was the previous store owner's decision, and while I could not innitially understand why she would grant such wish, I understand it now. It's a big wish that requires a payment as such.

[abeautifulgame]

[Damien arches his eyebrows at that. in a modern world, in Chicago, where Big Brother is always watching, not showing up on any media would be fucking hard. if she wanted to beat a murder wrap, and couldn't get rid of the evidence, though ... ]

[but -- ] Why couldn't she destroy the photo? [ -- that seems odd]

[kimihiros]

Cursed.

(simple like that. at this point, damien might have noticed that a lot of kimihiro's stories are like that. a magical being here, a curse there, a wish to be granted... nothing is ever normal.)

[abeautifulgame]

... how common is magic, in your world? [because yeah, he's getting that Kimihiro's world is full of curses and magical beings and so on, but] Could, say, someone like me stumble on your shop?

[someone mundane? are they even aware of the fact that magic exists?]

[kimihiros]

It's just something that exists. Some people, albeit not many, can see it.

(there's a beat there before he proceeds.)

Only if you have a wish to be granted. You can only see the store and enter if so, otherwise it just looks like an empty field. The shop is special, after all.

[abeautifulgame]

[he takes a moment to digest that, taking a thoughtful sip of his reheated coffee as he does so] That something that can be taught? 'Seeing' magic? [using magic?] Or is that a -- a genetic lottery sort of thing?

[kimihiros]

Some things can be taught. Divination, for instance, at least to some degree. It's interpretation of omens, after all.

[abeautifulgame]

Like reading tea leaves? Tarot cards? That kind of thing?

[he'd dismiss that as being ridiculous, but -- well, magic is real, where Kimihiro's from. those omens actually means something where he's from]

[kimihiros]

Those are all valid methods. I use dowsing, more often than not myself.

(they do, and kimihiro would happily teach if asked.)

[abeautifulgame]

That's the one with the rods, isn't it? [a beat] I thought that was for finding water. [or gravesites or whatever. he's actually not sure how they're used in regards to the supernatural]

[kimihiros]

They help you find what you need. If I ever find mine, I'll show you.

(it's with a smile.)

I also like pendulums.

[abeautifulgame]

Do you need your tools, specifically? Or could you make a dowsing rod -- or a pendulum?

[look, he has no idea how this shit works]

[kimihiros]

My tools would be better. They're not ordinary.

They'd work better than if I made one from scratch, but I am sure I could find a way for it to work.

[abeautifulgame]

[he nods]

Difference between having my phone with me and, say, having to rewrite all the code I have on it, for a new one. [which is to say it's possible, but annoying and time consuming. he figures that's the case for Kimihiro and his tools, too]

[kimihiros]

I have a computer back home, but I cannot be bothered to use it so much. I still use a landline.

(nothing about this man says he's anything but traditional, after all.)

I only have it to send emails.

[abeautifulgame]

A landline.

[Jesus, Kimihiro -- what? how can you be content with just dial-up? he shakes his head, incredulous, before:] If we had the internet here, I'd offer to show you how to do so much better than dial-up.

[kimihiros]

I don't like it. Cellphone email, for instance, I find the conversation boring and the writing complicated.

(he huffs, crossing his arms against his chest. no, thank you.)

[abeautifulgame]

... cellphone email.

[he gets the impression that Kimihiro's not talking about composing an actual email on a phone, but he's not sure what he does mean by that. text messaging is not the first thing that comes to mind]

[kimihiros]

... Yeah?

(what's wrong with not liking cellphone email, damien???)

[abeautifulgame]

What do you mean?

[again, he's not getting text message from that, but he does realize he's not talking about actual e-mail]

[kimihiros]

... When people write on the phone? What else could that mean?

[abeautifulgame]

[ ... ]

You mean text messaging?

[kimihiros]

... Probably?

[abeautifulgame]

You'll excuse me, but -- my God, man.

[if and when the internet ever becomes a thing here, if and when cell phone service does, he's absolutely teaching Kimihiro how it all works, no matter how much he fights it. he needs to be brought into the present]