彡 first seal [action]

[spiritbruising]

[Somewhat early in the morning, a New Feather girl wanders across the square. However, her expression isn't one of shock and confusion. She's observing, and calculating. Every detail of the environment is taken in, from the villagers to the signs on the shop windows. One thing is clear.

Everyone has wings.

Not all are visible, but there's a tell-tale lump under coats that shows, to Reiko's sharp eyes, that they're still hidden underneath. Either this is a village of youkai, or there's one very nasty spirit in the area preying on the humans here. Considering her own state, and the absence of the Book of Friends... she can only assume the worst.

First things first.

She needs to find a broom.

A short time later, the girl is now in a school uniform obscured by a coat. The coat doesn't belong to her - it should be summer, but she'd found her money in the pocket of the skirt and left what little she had for 'payment.' However, considering the feelings of humans isn't her priority here. She needs information. It's time to shake down the locals.

Casually gripping the handle of her new broom, she approaches the nearest 'youkai' with a cheerful-looking smile.] Excuse me!

[Today, Reiko will directly approach anyone who clearly appears non-human... or at least might seem so by the standards of a girl from an ordinary 1950s Japan. Anyone else is watched and then ignored, though she won't avoid a conversation if she's questioned.]

Comments

[spiritbruising]

[he's so quick to give his name...]

So, can I ask what you are? That's not frowned on here, is it?

[even if it were, she's... not one for tact honestly.]

[vulcanblazer]

[Adell kind of visibly balks for a second, getting asked directly what he is? That's really rare, most people just assume he's human but...]

Well... no, it's not especially on a whole, I guess.

[vulcanblazer]

[Either way, he won't lie. He never has when asked this question. Though he does become more serious when he replies.]

...I'm a demon.

[spiritbruising]

[the foreign word is unexpected...] A Western demon?

[he... doesn't look at all like what little she knows of that mythology.]

[vulcanblazer]

No, a Netherworld demon. I don't do that horns and hooves thing, and I definitely don't come from Hell.

[spiritbruising]

I've never met either kind before now, so I wouldn't know.

[vulcanblazer]

Well, good. But don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I don't eat souls, corrupt people, or do any of that evil crap you hear most demons do. That's really not my style.

[spiritbruising]

Then we should get along just fine.

[there's no need to beat him up!]

[vulcanblazer]

Don't see why we wouldn't.

[Hahahaha. She could try.]

[spiritbruising]

So, Adell-san... How do I get to this barrier?