Alice

So, a lot to take in.

Alice tried to wrap her head around the fact that Aphrodite herself was their headmistress, and that they were going to fight beings from other worlds. Alice had never fought anyone before. Could she even fight someone, especially things like the creatures from the images? She wouldn't be fighting alone, at least.

"Headmistress, um, how dangerous is this going to be? I guess it's a dumb question, sorry, but it's like she said," Alice glanced at Hikari. "We're going to be godslayers. How risky is this line of work?"

Marlon

"Hm. Well, I doubt his tomb is there, given he's very much alive. Unless dead men can send birthday cards." Marlon briefly considered this. "Though now that I think about it, if gods of the dead exist that might not be as impossible as- oh, it's starting."

Aphrodite's introduction was at once grand and terrible to behold. The revelation that horrors beyond the pale existed out in the cosmos was disquieting, to say the least. Marlon genuinely considered walking out; putting his life on the line wasn't something he was expecting.

On the other hand, boon of the gods. With that kind of gift, he could be the greatest magician to ever live. And the academy probably had a death god on staff, somewhere, so they could just resurrect the students if anything unfortunate happened, right?

"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised what with magic existing, but the whole 'aliens' thing is a bit of a curveball." Marlon scratched his chin, before raising a hand. "Are there any aliens who don't want to destroy Earth? Or is it just a given that the cosmos hates us?"

There was so many things happening that Olivia Trench would have reacted to if it wasn't for one thing she saw during Aphrodite's speech that plunged her into a pit of flurrying thoughts.

One of the images, the last of the "Outer Beings" appearing in the ash, was a shambler. So the Academy did know something about what happened to her! Her heart sank at the idea of having to fight these things of course but there was no way she was backing out until she had proof to take home.

People were asking questions, but Olivia did not dare to. If she brought attention on herself by asking this goddess a question it might rumble her discretion. So she sat there, trying to look like none of this bothered her at all and she was just... Calm. She just needed to look like this was all fine and hope that things didn't go disastrously wrong until she had the proof she needed.

Rachel - Kinda Freaking Out

Rachel had a high tolerance for weirdness. It was hard not to, when you woke up one morning as a half-spider thingy. If that could happen, it stood to reason that oni could exist, or fae, or Merlin. Hell, even gods existing wasn't that much of a stretch.

But finding out her new boarding school was actually a boot camp run by Aphrodite to train demigods to fight the brainchildren of Lovecraft and H.R. Geiger? That was stretching it.

Or rather, it enough to leave her standing there, mouth agape for over a minute.

"What? What the fuck? You- you can't just drop that on us! This place was supposed to give me answers, not more questions! I mean... what the actual fuck... that's... that's way too much to take in at once. I still don't even know what I am. A demigod? That doesn't make sense, those are like Hercules or whatever, not like this! Also, what, fighting alien gods? I thought this was a school!? Are we the X-Men!? What the fuck..."

Throughout each question Aphrodite remained the picture of calm, even with subtle digs and curses flying through the air in equal measure. When the final question was spoken she took time to answer each question that was asked.

To Setsuna- "You needn't worry, once you become a student here you will be protected against any and all threats, even if someone wanted to remove you from this Academy the final choice would only belong to you."

Hikari- "There is no greater or lesser, the simple fact of the matter is that gods rule over the world, and they exist on a separate plane from us," the smile she gave the girl was absolutely radiant, holding nothing back of her divine perfection for a moment as if to show the gap between them in full. "But your concern for my wellbeing is noted."

Alice- "I will not lie to you for even a moment, the fact of the matter is that regardless of skill and training the dangers you face will be real. However you will be prepared. So long as you take your training seriously you will prevail against all threats."

Marlon- "You are wrong on one count child, hate isn't the sole factor. The divide between the Outer Beings and this world is a gap that cannot be defined in such narrow boxes. Some can be said to hold affection for this world, some wish to understand, but so long as a gap remains we will never be able to understand each other. And for that to happen the world would either need to become theirs, or they would need to submit to the world."

Glenn- "Yes, you will learn about your pasts and history, whatever you may be tied to in one way or the other it will come to light during your training. As for sneak attacks..." she giggled a bit, the sound like a spring going by a meadow. "Well, certainly they won't be doing so on you."

Blanche- "Of course, each student specializes in something different and unique, your own special talents will be the focus of your studies, alongside a number of other more unified fields of study."

Leon- "The previous headmaster was heavily injured by contact with an enemy agent during a wide spread operation, he chose to leave the safety of the Academy in order to divert the attention of said enemy in order to ensure the students who were fighting would have a measure of safety. Said injuries are still being treated for the most part, but at this time he is unable to act in the same manner that he once had."

Grim- "Outer Beings exist separate from our world and defines a wide variety of creatures. However the option to integrate into the world exists, but rather then chose peace they inflict themselves upon others. Some with the best intentions, others without. But you will never be sent on a mission to murder something, you will be asked to fight only when the Academy itself is sure that the threat facing you is understood to be just that, a threat."

Rachel- Her panic was met with the upmost sympathy by Aphrodite, but before she could speak another voice rose up from behind her. "Let me take this one,"

A young woman stepped out from the shadow of Aphrodite, walking toward the front of the stage with a nervous smile on her face and a wave. Her dress was rather simple, and compared to the divine beauty of Aphrodite she seemed almost plain, but at the same time there was something about her that seemed to radiate danger, a bloodlust that was chained and locked away but still gave off the hint that the woman was nothing to sneeze at. "My name is Juliana Dengra, third year student and daughter of Tezcatlipoca," she paused for a moment seemingly lost for how to continue. "Ugh, party people make some noise?" she raised up a fist before palming her face with her other free hand. "Ugh, that was stupid. I should have let Aaron do this. Or Kat. Not Kyn through there are worse ways to be introduced then having to go through that." she sighed and refocused on the task at hand.

"So a lot of you guys are probably scared out of your minds, don't need to lie I still wake up and freak out about this," she waved her hand around the room. "But I'm going to say something, you really should stay," Juliana smiled brightly toward the class, for the first time appearing comfortable. "Because as scary as all this is, its worth it too. You're going to see some amazing stuff, meet amazing...people I guess? Gods to but also people. And yeah you will have to fight sometimes. But, its worth it," she took a deep breath. "I'm constantly scared when I fight, but if I didn't someone else would have to, and they might not do as well, might not save as many people as I could. So before you say 'this isn't for me', trust me, it will be if you keep going at it. Because it was eventually for me."

She stepped back behind Aphrodite and disappeared quickly into her shadow, disappearing before her nerves could strike her once more.

"Yes, I suppose that does help," Aphrodite smiled before turning back to the class. "However I understand this is a lot for all of you, which is why you will be given a choice," she waved her hand, a number of stands appearing containing a clear liquid. "This water is taken from the Underworld, one drink will remove your memory of the last hour. For those pure humans amongst you the normal curriculum of Solomon Academy awaits. For those of you less then human other arrangements can be made. But at the end of the day, it must be your choice to stay. No heroic tale can start with someone forced to act against their judgement."

Edited by Kingxana0 on Aug 28th 2022 at 9:01:35 AM

Glenn

With everything seeming to settle down a bit even as more people seemed to start showing up, it was just about time for the teachers to start showing up. And Glenn was quite surprised by the presentation of one Aphrodite - the Greek Goddess of Beauty was someone he had heard about in his classes before. Read about in terms of myths and stories. But nothing really prepared him for the reality. Her beauty was...well. It was just plum almost scary - and paradoxically, it also sent a chilling shiver down Glenn's spine.

A twinge from...something. He bit his lip, and felt his thigh involuntarily flex. She was definitely scary beautiful. The kind of being whose beauty was so powerful in myth at least it could drive mortals insane just lookin' at her. And Glenn got that. He got that so much. But there was also something about him now that found that element alluring on its own.

A foreignness to himself that led him to feel a...something.

And there was something to it that made Glenn give pause. He didn't know what he wanted. It was an impulse entirely foreign to him. Was—-was there some side effect to wielding the Necroblade all day and night fighting all those demons? Glenn was a farm boy, but he wasn't stupid.

He knew it was wrong, and in more ways than one. The Necroblade was acting up like it always did when he had a demon to kill. And somehow that transmitted into Glenn himself.

"Will we uh...?" Glenn spoke through saliva that seemed to cling to the roof of his mouth, "We uh...get to learnin' about our legacies, and what kinda Demigods or whatever that we are...? Cuz I'm kinda new to this, and I been mostly workin' on it through fightin' monsters. An' about these uh, Outer Things, there's no chance'a any sneak attackin' goin' on, right?"

Blanche

Blanche stared at Aphrodite the moment she appeared. Sure, she figured that Aphrodite is quite beautiful, but Blanche's little Fae eyes couldn't keep getting some vaguely uncanny vibes from it; as if it's truly ethereal and thus mysterious and concerning to Blanche.

It took a while for Blanche to utter a word but she managed to gather the will to say something.

"Erm... are there any classes teaching support magic? Like healing, casting shields, and buffing others' magic? Neither me or my wand are capable of fighting." Blanche asked.

Hikari: Auditorium

Hikari had almost snorted at Aphrodite thanking her for her 'concern', but she had enough sense not to actually do so aloud. That smile, though... it wasn't often at all that Hikari felt a blush of envy on her cheeks, but it was prominent now. She could forcibly stop her embarrassment at any point, but she chose to let it play out; choosing the opportunity to hide her face in apparent embarrassment as she subtly shifted her features to better match Aphrodite's.

She made sure to peek out from behind her fingers at the god of beauty, letting a semblance of her copied visage stare back. It was eerie. Due to Hikari still hiding most of her countenance behind her hands, it wasn't certain if she'd successfully mimicked such divine beauty in an instant. But that brief glimpse certainly would feel like staring into a mirror for a moment, and Hikari imitated Aphrodite's grin back at her before uncovering her face to reveal it hadn't changed at all.

Or had it...?

Hikari acted as if it had never even happened, and her attention fell on the vials of liquid. Hesitantly, she stared, before drifting over to one with a forlorn expression. A part of her considered it. Another refused. But she'd picked up a vial almost as if she was going to take a swig of a drink, not a potion that would erase her memories.of the past hour.

She put it to her lips, and then tilted her head back swiftly, as if resigned to an impulse decision.

But then, she froze up completely, frowning slightly as she spat the Underworld substance back into the vial.

Which itself was impressive, but Hikari didn't want to spill the substance anywhere, lest the janitor have a nasty surprise. But she shook her head, and set the vial back down, moving back over to her original position.

It was the first time her face read... uncertainty, and that in itself was odd. She hadn't swallowed the contents of the vial, just... tasted it. Experienced the idea of actually drinking it. Then refused, and only once she'd been on the verge of ingesting it. It begged the question of how reckless she could be.

“...I thought about it. I thought about taking all those vials and drinking them all at once. Seeing how much they could wipe,” she admitted to no-one in particular. “But I'm still here. I wonder why...”

Alice

Alice listened as Aphrodite spoke, gazing into the middle distance instead of looking directly at her. She seemed too... scarily gorgeous for that, somehow. Everything the goddess said seemed rational and serene, though it didn't do too much to calm Alice's nerves.

The third year, though, Juliana, did catch her attention. She wasn't a great public speaker, but in a way it sort of helped.

Aphrodite, and she supposed Hikari as well, had a degree of confidence and certainty about themselves — Juliana didn't, and having someone experianced admit that yeah, fighting alien gods would be pretty scary helped assure Alice a bit more than Aphrodite's speech.

Listening to Glenn and Blanche's questions Alice began to wonder how she'd go in combat. She'd never been in a fight before, especially not against bizarre tv-headed snake carnies from space. She could help the others maybe, or take a class like what Blanche was asking about. If push came to shove she could maybe conjure up some long-dead warriors from ancient wars to help, though getting weapons for them would be it's own struggle.

Oh well. They hopefully had a while before they were going to see fighting, so she could figure it out. Hopefully.

By the time Alice was watching Hikari drink and then spit out the liquid, she'd made up her mind.

"I'd, um, I'd like to stay, if that's alright, ma'am," she addressed Aphrodite. "I'm not sure how great I'd be at this, but um, yeah, if I could find out how to be of help in a fight, I'd like to."

Setsuna

Setsuna was relieved. She didn't think they'd tell, but she wanted to be sure. She didn't share the other's concerns, but she understood them. They'd been promised one thing and handed another, something she was familiar with. She had heard many such stories, of encounters with oni or other such yokai, offering a poor wandering soul their heart's desire. Only to snatch it away or swallow them whole. She didn't think they'd go that far, but the principle was the same. And it always pissed her off.

"M-maybe because drinking all that stuff is stupid? I mean, I'm not saying you're stupid, Hikari-san. But drinking that stuff makes you forget other stuff, so drinking all of it could make you forget all the stuff? S-so wanting to forget all the stuff is stupid and drinking that stuff is stupid too, even if there's some stuff I maybe want to forget... (I mean, this whole thing is fucking stupid, but I don't want to make anyone mad or anything...)

Edited by kkhohoho on Aug 27th 2022 at 9:03:52 AM

Leon

Leon was looking through The Emerald Tablet, looking for references of Mochizuki and kitsune to answer Hikari's question. He didn't care about the 'reward' either way, but his curiosity wouldn't let the question stand.

Thankfully, The Emerald Tablet was well-indexed, and he quickly found a few scattered passages about the Mochizuki. Most of it talked about Chiyome Mochizuki, her network of kunoichi, and how it operated. But Leon also found a few references to a Mochizuki clan of kitsune, which some of my ancestors suspect were descended from Tamamo-no-Mae. Nothing more than that though.

Leon was so engrossed in research that he almost missed Aphrodite coming onto the stage entirely. He blinked when he heard that the Goddess of Beauty was the Headmistress for Solomon Academy since he remembered Cyrus said that Hades was the Headmaster during his time here. What happened to the God of the Dead?

Leon thought it through for exactly point-one second before deciding to just ask. "My brother Cyrus was a student here before me, and he told me that Hades was the Headmaster of Solomon Academy. What happened to him?"

Leon sat back down and looked at the others. A lot of people seemed to be freaking out, as expected. Hopefully, they won't have any more fainting spells. Unlike most students, Leon knew what he was signing up for when he enrolled here. So, he was perfectly calm throughout everything.

Still, Leon took a few vials of the Lethe water and put them into his bag. Not every day do you get access to water from the Underworld, and the Academy was here offering it for free. He'd take more, but only if he was sure everyone who would want to forget already got their share.

Speaking of which, Leon looked around for the girl who had fainted earlier. She hadn't strayed very far, so it didn't take long to find her and approach with a vial in hand.

"You okay there? You look a bit pale." Leon didn't find any sign that the girl was sick when he diagnosed her, but he could always be wrong.

Edited by drearyArchon on Aug 28th 2022 at 12:23:17 AM

Blanche

"Ah, that's good to hear!" Blanche was relieved to hear Aphrodite's answer to her question. "Well, since I would need to practice my magic regardless, I shall not take the water from the Lethe river."

Olivia had been standing at the table of water for a while before she was approached. She looked up from the pocket she had slipped a vial into before noticing Leon had one in his hand too.

"Well you know how it is, not every day you meet what mum and dad would call a 'pagan' god..."

She laughs a little to try and take the edge off things and also distract from her theft.

"Don't worry, I wasn't into it. Kind of led to a division between us. Hopefully I can patch things up when I... Uh... When I wander home to prove myself."

She picks up another vial and stares at the water. She had no intention of drinking, but if she could get away with storing just a bit more for whatever she might need it for, the better.

"If the choice is between forgettin' and fighting... I'm fighting..."

She slips the second vial into her pockets next to the first and gives Leon a weak smile.

"I could really use something to eat, too."

Leon

"Fair enough. I suggest getting used to meeting gods sooner rather than later. It seems that we'll be fighting their enemies for them, after all." Leon said, before realizing something. "Ah, I don't believe I caught your name?"

Hikari: Auditorium

"Sometimes a clean slate is a tempting prospect, Setsuna-chan..." Hikari said placatingly towards the oni, moving up beside her and placing her hand on her shoulder. She didn't draw any attention as to how her proportions elongated to make this action possible. Nor did she even so much as acknowledge how she had to siphon mass away from her girth in order to increase her height. It was only for about half a second, so it didn't matter. Probably. "You're right about it being stupid. Normally you'd get prior information, but if it's confidential... well, you have to deal with the hand you've been dealt. Aren't I right...?"

She turned and parted from Setsuna before the oni even had a chance to answer her (a habit that Hikari seemed to be fond of, for some suspicious reason) and moved to approach Olivia and Leon as they took vials of liquid out in the open without even hiding it. Interesting tactic. Well, if they got into trouble for it, they'd all know if it was worth the effort or not.

Her ears twitched as she overheard Olivia requesting food, and she quickly diverted to snatch a snack or two from one of the tables. Using it to solidify her reason for approaching in the first place, she tapped Olivia's shoulder gently and pressed the snacks into her hands with a soft smile.

"Fainting spells are scary, hmm...?" she commented slyly before weaving her way between them and nodding towards Leon in acknowledgement. "Not hiding your resourcefulness, I see~" she added, gesturing towards his water-collecting practice. She grinned disarmingly, letting him know that she didn't think ill of him for it. Even if the faculty might not like it so much.

Edited by Enirboreh on Aug 28th 2022 at 10:24:57 AM

"Trench. Oli—"

Oh hey food. Olivia paused a moment to regard the first ally she had made here who had been so kind as to retrieve something to eat and tactfully noting the thefts of mind-wipe juice. Olivia held off on actually chowing down immediately and 'ahem'ed to clear her throat because she really wanted to deliver her name with confidence and charm.

"The name's Trench. Olivia Trench."

She held back all but the softest giggle at finally getting to introduce herself like that and used the snack as a tool to both stifle further embarrassing sounds and also because she was legitimately hungry.

Edited by Pentigan on Aug 28th 2022 at 7:49:43 PM

Leon

Well, it seems like Olivia will be alright for the time being. Now, onto other matters...

"Hello to you as well, Miss Mochizuki," Leon said, not bothering to justify why he was taking the Lethe water. The gods had a river of this water down in the Underworld. Enough to cleanse the memories of every human alive. Would they really care about a few vials of the stuff? "I have a few questions about your heritage since you want to make a game of it. Would you happen to be related to Chiyome Mochizuki, by any chance?"

Marlon

Perhaps it was a bit contrarian of him, but Marlon's initial thought was to challenge Aphrodite's assertion. Surely, reaching an understanding with these creatures wouldn't require the merging of entire worlds. Something to be researched later, he supposed. Pulling a trick even the gods thought impossible would surely cement his legend.

But for now, he listened to Juliana and observed the water of the lethe with disinterest. "Nice pep talk. You'll have to do better than that to get rid of me, however."

He returned his attention to Blanche, who had wisely asked about their magical instruction. Marlon waved a hand to draw her attention, before making a vaguely mystical gesture and clapping. When his hands separated, he was suddenly holding a purple flower.

"I'm glad you chose to stay." He offered the flower to her, smiling flirtatiously. "I look forward to working magic with you, my dear."

Edited by kagescorpionakki on Aug 28th 2022 at 2:21:56 PM

Hikari: Auditorium

"Ah, I was waiting for your name. Olivia Trench," Hikari smiled as she once again overheard, despite the introduction not being intended for her. "It's a pretty name. Respectable. Olivia...~"

She giggled slightly, before turning to Leon and nodding to him with a smile as she respectfully straightened her back and clasped her hands behind her. 'Ms. Mochizuki', hmm? Cute. It had a nice ring to it, though it sounded womanly enough. But here this young man was, asking about her heritage. Surely he knew Chiyome wasn't deified...

"I take it you're not in it for the kiss then," she said playfully, unable to help herself as she nudged his shoulder before drawing in a breath and answering his question. "Hai. Chiyome-san was a relative. She was descendant of Izumi-no-Kami, who was a shinobi in the 15th century. He in turn was related to my clan, though it was a different branch. In turn, Mochizuki Chiyome is only a distant relative," she informed, before smiling again and patting Leon's head. "Was that answer enough, hmm...?"

She eyed him and then Olivia, before glancing left and right before opening her mouth momentarily. Fangs akin to that of a venomous snake's grew out from her gums, secreting a substance that looked suspiciously similar to the Lethewater. She had allowed it into her mouth, even if she hadn't swallowed it...

She winked, closing her mouth again and letting the fangs recede back into her flesh.

"I have a feeling we'll be good friends, hai..." she stretched, yawning as she walked between them and then pulled the two of them into a simultaneous sidelong hug, grinning all the while. "What do you say...~?"

Axel tried to get a grasp on the others, while giving the water a look, before shrugging to Aphrodite.

"Sorry, none of that for me" He said "Haven't backed off from a fight yet and leaving anyone who wants to continue high and dry leaves a bad taste"

He just kept calmly picking up something else to eat. Glenn's comment gave him a bit of a smirk. While he knows his heritage, he is still pretty new about this whole thing.

"Guess I am not the only one with questions about this whole demigod thing" He commented. "Got a lot to learn about the hammer dude and all that"

He tried to at least give a small bow to the others.

"I think I'll be watching over your backs from now on"

Setsuna

She had a point. There were some things Setsuna didn't want to forget, but there was just as much that she did. She didn't care for the circumstances, but if they wanted to start over, she couldn't blame them. She wasn't sure about the other stuff, but she couldn't disagree. She trusted Hikari-chan, so if said she was right, then she must be right.

She kept her mouth shut, but moved closer to Hikari-chan. It was better than standing around like an idiot. She leaned against the wall, pulling a couple needles and bits of string from a small pouch, hanging from her waist. The needles were made of bone, but immaccuatly carved and sharp as pins. She began to knit, humming a happy tune as she waited. For what, she couldn't say. But she didn't have anything better to do, did she?

Edited by kkhohoho on Aug 28th 2022 at 4:43:56 AM

Leon

Leon nodded at Hikari's words. "I'm more interested in satisfying my curiosity than a kiss. So with that out of the way, I'll tell you my guesses:"

"My first impulse is that you're descended from Inari Okami, one of the principle kami in Shintoism. Kitsune are considered messengers of Inari, so that's an easy one."

"The only other Japanese mythical figures associated with foxes I can think of is Tamamo-no-Mae, which is my second guess," Leon shrugged. "Not much to say there. Tamamo-no-Mae's a kitsune and so are you. It's not hard to imagine that she left some descendants lying around."

"I also sort of want to add Daji to this list. But apparently, that's just a name that Tamamo-no-Mae took while she was in China. And you introduced yourself as kitsune rather than huli jing, so going with the Japanese name would be the better option."

Edited by drearyArchon on Aug 28th 2022 at 7:55:22 PM

Grim - Auditorium

Grim nodded at Aphrodite. "Thank you. Then it really does sound like they upset the balance of the world... or can. Hmm..."

As he looked at the vials... he just shrugged it off. "Even if I didn't want to fight, I wouldn't erase my memory. It's a natural part of me. I don't mess with that kind of stuff." He then saw people taking vials and raised a visible eyebrow. "I wonder if my Dad could find these useful, or maybe his own father... hrm." He went up to one and cocked his head... a little too far to the side.

Grim fully put his head back up with an audible pop, if only just for show, and looked at the others. "I probably failed to introduce myself to the rest. I am Grim "Anubis" Reaper. It is a pleasure to meet you all and I hope we can become good friends. I do apologize for my oddities earlier. It's a weird world we live in." He smiled and put out a hand to anyone willing to shake.

"So you said something about kitsune? I've heard of them. Apparently they're fairly cuddly and tricksters?" Grim said with a bit of a joking tone.

Edited by Irene on Aug 28th 2022 at 11:05:21 AM

Kotone

Eyeing the vials she mentioned, she lingered on them for a few seconds before deciding not to. She didn't really want to forget some things, so she ultimately chose not to.

Having heard Aphrodite answer her peers questions, she became a bit more at ease, but was still uncertain. She'd have a lot of training to do but, she thought 'I was invited here for a reason, I might as well try...'

Kotone was lost in thought, but she snapped back to reality to tune into the conversation about Hikari. She realised she hasn't actually talked to anyone yet, not really at least, deep in thought as she was.

"Kitsune, huh" she said, as that was the only part she picked up from the conversation "That sounds pretty cool"

Hikari: Auditorium

"Mm. Inari-sama is normally conflated with foxes, but they themselves are not always depicted as a kitsune. Therefore, a descendant would not necessarily be associated with foxes," Hikari responded to Leon's initial guess, though seemed to approve nonetheless. "Good research, however. You are also correct about Da Ji and Tamamo-no-Mae. Some folks like to keep them separate. My family, however, have a long multicultural history regarding her. She's had many names. Da Ji. Kayo. Bao Si. Mikuzume."

She leant forward, smirking.

"Mochizuki."

She gave Leon a prolonged kiss on the lips this time, before quickly stepping away and acknowledging the others again with a nod.

"I can be very cuddly~" Hikari chuckled in response to Grim, seeming to consider something for a moment before shaking her head. "Iie. I won't show you just yet. But we'll all see each other's prowess once we get an opportunity..."

So Setsuna could knit. Adorable. Hikari would have to inquire about it at some point. She didn't want to disturb the oni while she was concentrating, however, so she left it at just a wink and a small smile.

Edited by Enirboreh on Aug 29th 2022 at 8:17:45 PM