open 🌙 july catchall

[nerine]

Who ⬤ Monts and Various
What ⬤ July Sub-stories and Catchall
When ⬤ Throughout July.
Where ⬤ Here and there in Jigokucho, mostly in Tamamo Territory.
Content Warnings ⬤ The Amazing Mr. Libido and perhaps some sauciness because of Stardust. Will be added as needed.

Notes ⬤ Prompts in the comments!



"Meet me like I'm midnight."

Comments

[swordofhisou]

Yeah, basically. So it's probably some sort of ... I guess it's almost definitely an aphrodisiac of some sort.

[Well, it could have that effect anyway. As she was picking up a small piece, she thought about the question. Hmmm...]

So, there's the gods of the stars who were disobedient to the Imperial Line. I sort of remember stories about them, but I don't think I've ever met any of those kami? And I mean, there's the rabbits on the moon, but they're all crazy as heck, so we probably don't need to talk about them.

Nothing that specifically relates to me, though there's definitely kind of a 'thing' between Celestials and the spirits outside of the Earth. I'm not sure that matters to this though.

[nerine]

Hm. Well, whether it matters or not, I just thought there might be more to these than just making one feel fuzzy and pleasant. Normally, that's why there are legends and myths, no? To explain certain things.

I guess it was presumptuous of me to ask though. Not everyone comes from the same culture even if the name might be the same.

[swordofhisou]

It's frustrating how similar my world is to this one. Sometimes I feel like I know exactly what's happening, and sometimes it's irritatingly confusing. Like those stupid Haniwa. They're nothing like I remember.

Still, always feel free to ask. Sometimes? I'm in the right ballpark.

[nerine]

What are Haniwa like where you're from? Or how they're supposed to be?

[Before Tenshi can answer that question though, Monts is tossing a clump of Stardust her way.]

Catch!

[swordofhisou]

So. They're those little statues. But they contain spirits who guard tombs. They're these really annoying, uppity girls who all band together as a military force and insist that people don't look down on them, but most of the time they're just guarding a tomb?

[Yup, totally different from the crap they'd just seen. She caught the piece as it was tossed, barking out a laugh.]

Thanks. Most youkai are just kind of annoying, though a few of them are pretty dangerous. You wouldn't want those ones around.

[nerine]

That at least sounds less spooky and haunting than what we had to deal with.

[Monts shakes her bag of Stardust once again to see if it's suitably filled for the night. It felt full enough, but it's not a bad idea to scour the area for more.]

Where I'm from, I was able to meet some youkai. Uh, there was one guy... He probably doesn't fall under the label though. Do you have anything like a mizuchi?

[swordofhisou]

Also a lot easier to beat up if they're actually causing trouble, since in the end they have physical bodies instead of just being cursed magical energy.

[That got a nasty little grunt out of her. She'd hated that aspect about the haniwa here, because they really weren't 'people.' You couldn't fight them, not exactly.]

Dragon spirits? Yeah, we have them. The gatekeeper at the mansion might be one. She's real cagey about what sort of youkai she is, and she actually doesn't really use their powers so most folks don't know for sure, but there's rumors. Girl's a bit of a martial arts nut. besides her, though, there's Mizuchi around definitely.

[nerine]

That's all huh...

[Of all people, the stupid water dragon hovers around in her mind. Usually, he'd be on the bottom of the list of people she wants to see again, but on the other hand, she can't help but imagine that man blending in so well in this city. He'd probably pop up behind her and Tenshi, trying to butt into their conversation.

She'd probably ask Tenshi to give him a good whack.]

Thanks for telling me about your world. I always have fun hearing what things are like elsewhere.

[swordofhisou]

No problem. I've got a million stories. Most of them I watched from afar, but there's a few really fun ones I got to be involved in personally. But hey, fair's fair. What's your world like?

[She got down on a knee when she saw a glint. A particularly big piece. Not as big as anything the other had found, but it would be enough that they had plenty for their superiors anyway.]

[nerine]

[Monts goes, "Oooh, nice find," and will let Tenshi help herself to that piece before responding to her.]

Mm. Well, I guess my world is both nothing special, but bigger than I thought.

[Vague sure, but that's just how she be.]

I don't think it can compare to here, but I don't think I've seen all there is to see.

[swordofhisou]

Technically? Mine's a lot bigger than I ever saw, but folks didn't leave the islands much, and youkai never left the valley anymore. This town's immense isn't it?

Do you not travel that much back home?

[nerine]

Not that much.

[Monts shrugs again, putting her hands behind her back while looking up at the sky.]

Traveling was expensive and I never had the time for it. But maybe someday...

[swordofhisou]

You could technically think of this whole thing as one grand vacation, after a fashion... though I'm sure that doesn't really work for most people.

[She was distantly aware that a lot of people felt kind of 'abducted' in this place. To her, it had just been washing up on shore after getting her fanny handed to her by a Kappa. So. Basically a Tuesday that had now gone on for a few months. She could be remarkably adaptable at times.]