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Posted: July 18
From: Li Tieguai

Good afternoon, everyone. Please excuse my change of name: this is Cho Hakkai.

I appear to have reappeared. Although I don't want to give undue hope to anyone who's recently lost a god or shinki, I'd like to announce that my classes will be continuing as usual.

To those who were living upstairs at the school the past few days, I expect you to help me clean up the mess. You know who you are.

[There are animal cracker crumbs everywhere.

And apart from that he's just not going to mention the events of last few days. At least he wasn't an actual child, but....]

Does anyone have an idea what might have caused it? I'm certain I felt something in the air for a few hours before it happened.

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[There's an immediate embarrassed reaction, another angry/shocked series of noises as she puffs her cheeks out in a childish show of anger] Ahh, shut up! Shut up, shut up! Embarrassing! Said to everyone--!

[She holds herself tense a moment and then let out the rush of air with a sigh, scratching at her head, petulant.]

No. When little, was stupid. Head of romance and love and-- [She wrinkles her nose and makes a face before she sighs and looks off, eyes distant but still full of regretful anger.] ...Am not so stupid now.

[She huffs again, lighter this time, and eyes Hakkai] And what of your mate, then?

Edited 2017-05-29 16:50 (UTC)

Intuition can be based on subconscious hints!

Of course, it can also be based on bad assumptions, which is why it's important to question a gut feeling before you act.

[Not that it's necessarily bad to be honest about your strengths, of course.]

[And, out of nowhere and deadpan- ]

Thank god.

Except you.

[She looks pleased] Are special. [She says this next bit like he should be thinking himself seriously lucky:] Can stay.

I was stupid when I was younger, too.

[Too trusting, for one. Too eager to believe in happy endings and strangers' goodwill, even when he should have known better.]

-- Please, don't worry about it. [He pauses for a moment, and answers:] She's dead.

[what]

What? Why?

[how did this happen]

yeah well thats the best i can explain it

it just doesnt seem right if its random through natural or accidental means. between that and other shit before it happened

[ Strength is something else- he's just honest about his weaknesses. Though Hakkai probably has the best experience with Shizuo's intuition-based assumptions. ]

You agreed, so long was you and me and the other boy.

[She grins] And, bit you, yes? [She points to her shoulder] So it is official.

[And because it's not technically a lie, she can say it]

[Chikusa looks as if someone dumped water on him: confused and blinking]

Is that what that was.... I thought you were just copying Ken....

[She laughs and grins again] It is not so bad. Am good, ehh... [She pauses a moment, struggling to find the word, then seems to give up with a shake of her head]

Head? Will protect and take care of you and... Ken? [She assumes that's the actual name of the other boy] Never have to worry! [She's having fun with this, clearly]

[It's funny how she had thrown the question out with an intent to hurt him, but now that it actually did (or, at least, brought up something like that) she's a bit remorseful. She had hoped it'd be more 'she's stuck back home and I'm still stuck here without her,' not... that.

There's a low whistle/hum sort of noise, a sound of mourning and heartbreak and sorrow that seems to be conveyed in just a few short notes and Oona looks away.]

Do not know how it is for humans, but for my kind, family and what you would call 'marriages' are very important. I am... deeply sorry. The loss of a mate is hard for anyone, but the head of family, especially... I am sorry.

Eh, the things I want to say... Do not translate so well... And do not sound so nice in human speech. [SIGH.]

[Way too much fun with this. Chikusa sighs, shoulders slumping.]

We're shinki.... The two of us are meant to do that for our god anyway.

[So they don't need to be part of a harem!]

[He has no more ear for music now than he did as a teenager, but the sorrow in Oona's liquid whistle is clear even so. He lets out a breath, glancing up at the video pickup with an expression half understanding and half carefully blank.]

Those things are very important to humans, as well. It's been several years, but thank you.

You do very well with human language.

I don't know who did it, but whoever it is will have to answer to me too!

[He is legitimately, honestly angry.]

I was there every day up until... [He counts on one hand.] three days ago! Keeping the place clean just like I told that Yuri woman I would.

Like you told Yuri?

Oh. You mean the school. Please, don't worry, they're already cleaning up.

[His god did help encourage him, but Chikusa's taking responsibility: it's fine, really....]

The timing alone makes me think it isn't accidental. Considering past events.

["Something strange just when new arrivals appear," after all....]

yeah. after i arrived it seems like theres always something followed by dead bodies whenever new people show up

[ Which turns out to be the case this time as well. It's why he had tried warning some of the new arrivals during Tanabata. ]

Certain curses require the use of something from the intended target's person--a hair or a fingernail clipping, for example. But as for whether a curse of this nature would fall under that category or not, I fear I'm not knowledgeable enough on the subject to say.

It does seem unlikely, though, that someone went around secretly gathering hairs from every single person who was affected. Not impossible by any means, but unlikely.

They don't all come with dead bodies, but enough of them have, yes.

Very unlikely. I suppose you're right.

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I've been wondering, in fact, if it might be something near the library. The goblins seem to have been most seriously -- and fatally -- affected.

I noticed. None of the gods or shinki aged to that degree, did they?

It may be worth looking around. The library would make an excellent place to hide something... and if there's any residual magic lingering in the area, I may be able to sense it.

[ Since he doesn't know that there was a period when Hakkai wasn't around in-between his shinki and god times, Goku is kind of alarmed by this announcement of disappearing. ]

Hey Hakkai! It's me, Goku.

You disappeared?

I got small for a couple days...is that the same thing?

[ Maybe for Hakkai, he shrank until he didn't exist anymore for a while? Can that happen? ]

seems like its been all of them. thats probably the timing of when i showed up more than anything else

Lecture him anyway. He could use it.

Yep, more or less. [He’d figured being tall again was too good to last.]

Yato’s been kinda quiet since then, but he’s always moody anyway.

[If he learns it's Chikusa, that'll just be fuel to the fire on a strained sort of antagonistic friendship.]

Yeah, after you disappeared, Yuri let everyone know about it. So... I promised to keep the school clean.

[Until forever, really. He hadn't expected Hakkai to return, let alone so soon.]

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