I mean, I wouldn't trust the word of anyone in a position of such supreme power, period... [ He's got his own baggage certainly, but Tama's fun time spent hanging around the military of his age hadn't made him any more inclined to authority figures. To say nothing of, well, certain other factors. So he's not going to suddenly try and be nice about the Enma, even if he is an imposing figure in theory. ] And I'm certain we're not here as true dead souls, either way. I made sure of-

[ But the rest of his youthful anarchism is out the window when Matoba pulls out the ofuda. He'd seen him do his exorcist thing before, but this was the first time he wasn't hiding in a tree. Also, he's not Buddhist enough to even try to parse the chanting. ] -it stopped. [ Sadly, Tama's a being of automatic responses and the like, so he doesn't quite realize what he said. Instead, he wants immediately to fidget with the figurine again, try to examine the ofuda or something, but he doesn't pick Kawako back up. Maybe once Matoba has disappeared in to whatever dark alleys he haunts, he'll get a better look at it, but for now he's presently worried he would be slapped on the wrist for trying. ] Ah, an exorcist would be able to do such a thing... [ Tama glances up at Minakami, aware this isn't going to be something he likes but unable to avoid the sarcasm. ] Why can't hashihime do things like that. It'd be much more useful...!