It's Definitely Reimu

[16:59] <%Aeros> meanwhile, at komoko's compound...
[17:00] <Haiiro-Honoo> The perfect opportunity, granted to her by the perfect deduction, of which she rolled a 30 on!
[17:00] <%Aeros> the children play outside, some of them work on a little garden, while others are simply letting off steam before bed time. Kimiki sits at the outskirts, looking out for any intruders, unaware that one has already slip past.
[17:00] <%Aeros> Aoki however is closer to the children, making sure they don't hurt themselves.
[17:03] <Haiiro-Honoo> The human village is a scary place and it's pretty much impossible for one set in her trickster ways to simply steal children away from their homes to teach them magic--after all, she has to be sure she's getting ones that really wanna magic, and she can't just scout them because HUMAN VILLAGE. But this place? THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY. Honoo is around, but above and also concealed. Heat rises, so that shouldn't be an issue.
[17:04] <%Aeros> the children themselves seem to play and talk, a few of them talk about what happened today, worried about their parents...but they 'know' komoko will set things right, right?
[17:05] <Haiiro-Honoo> ...That said, oni keeping watch is a bother...that said, they're free spirited enough that they wouldn't mind too much...well, in case they're wary enough, what's WRONG with asking children if they wanna MAGIC so they can defend themselves from youkai or something? Totally nothing wrong really. So just do so unsolicited at first, and if someone takes issue, explain it and maybe they'll let her anyway. That said, maybe there's a good angle to take here...ahh, if this opportunity wasn't so suddenly apparent, maybe she'd have thought this through before charging in...ah, thinking can be rough sometimes.
[17:08] <%Aeros> you do find a few children off on their own, one is managing the soil at the little garden they have set up, another is writing, or perhaps drawing, its hard to tell, in a notebook, while another kicks a ball around by themselves.
[17:12] <Haiiro-Honoo> ...OK, maybe this can work as a plan of attack. Neccessity is a good opening reason to learn magic, so looking for one that isn't too tough is the opening play here. Especially if they've got strong will. That part's important. Notebook kid, first! See if they're drawing anything neat...but speak anyway. Just keep stealth mode on, and...if they don't freak out too much, she might have a keeper. ...On the other hand, a spookable apprentice would be fun to have around. Well, here goes! START THE CONVERSATION SOMEWHAT NORMALLY (somewhat because still stealthed), see where it goes from there. "Heya! Whatcha drawing?"
[17:14] <%Aeros> "Oh, um..." They cover it up, a little embarassed. they seem to be early teens, "Nothing, miss. are you um. Sensei?"
[17:19] <%Aeros> They seem to look at your face.
[17:22] <Haiiro-Honoo> ...Haiiro imagines this to be Komoko, but...no, no, she can't outright lie to the kid. (That said, if it is, congrats on confusing someone else, Komoko.) We're talking about an apprentice, here! The lying should only be part of the teaching as a mental exercise to break past assumed barriers with wit and intuition. ...Now, a half-truth, that should be fine. Though they are sharp enough to look directly at her, despite stealth mode...maybe a winner. Let's see! "I suppose I'm a Sensei, but not one that's usually around here. Haiiro's the name, and magic's my game! It isn't looked upon too well by humans, so it's easier to talk about this sort of thing here~"
[17:23] <%Aeros> "You talk like her...but you're not a tanuki...magic?"
[17:25] <%Aeros> The boy relaxes, his sketchbook has a...half decent sketch of a tanuki woman with a big bushy tail.
[17:28] <Haiiro-Honoo> "I did see one of those run out earlier, but...oh, not bad. I do know a youkai that's taken up art, but she's holed herself underground with the oni. It's pretty rough down there...though, to be fair, it's pretty rough everywhere! There's not too much a human can do about that sort of thing...but, while magic can be rough, it can be pretty fun too, and a way to help you with self-defense~"
[17:29] <%Aeros> "You talk a lot...are you gonna teach a class?"
[17:29] <%Aeros> "its already pretty late..."
[17:33] <Haiiro-Honoo> "I could, but...there's not much learning material here, and magic can be pretty complicated. Proper magic learning is a one-on-one sort of thing. I do have my own place, though, if you're interested?" Haiiro is pretty words. You must be this words to ride.
[17:34] <%Aeros> "You want me to come with you? why?"
[17:39] <Haiiro-Honoo> Asking questions is important! "It depends on how interested you are in magic, really. Having an apprentice keeps things less lonely over here, and teaching someone magic has...really just been a thing I've wanted to do! And magic IS pretty great, since you can be capable of pretty much anything if you put your mind to it~"
[17:41] <%Aeros> "Magic huh...but wouldn't that mean I couldn't stay here?"
[17:45] <Haiiro-Honoo> ...Hm. Maybe she should intergrate. She COULD, but...is wanting an apprentice to hang out at your house all the time a bit too selfish? Hrmmmm. "I could bring my entire place over here, though there's a lot of fairies that make their home in my place as well...sure, I keep them in order somewhat, but that's only while they're inside. Not sure I want to do that to this place..."
[17:47] <%Aeros> the boy looks over at aoki, then back at the strange woman in front of him, "Who are you anyway, you said your name was haiiro...why would you want someone like me to learn magic?"
[17:47] <%Aeros> "Suspicious." He squints his eyes.
[17:48] <%Aeros> "I'm a nobody...I don't know anything about magic."
[17:55] <Haiiro-Honoo> Haiiro's danger senses tingle. ...She can't stop though! ...Even though this one looks to be on the side of 'nah', she has to at least fail so she can learn from the experience. "...No one usually does! That's another reason I want to teach it to someone, everyone that figures it out is either a stay-at-home or just isn't interested in sharing, 'specially in the human village. It should be appreciated more! But if you were to learn magic, you'd be less of a nobody, that's for sure...not that you were, that was still pretty good art. Be proud of what you're good at." At the very least, leave some life advice!
[17:56] <%Aeros> "Less of a nobody...that's why i agreed to come here. I've learned well, a lot."
[17:58] <%Aeros> "At the village...well, miss Tomoe took me in, but even then, I didn't know what to do..."
[18:02] <Haiiro-Honoo> "...If art's your big passion, and you've learned a lot of it here, I understand. I can't force you to think one way or another--that's not the kind of magic I learned! But if you feel a bit too defenseless, or you think you've got an aptitude and could use magic to make art that normal writing utensils couldn't...well, consider~"
[18:03] <%Aeros> "I...I wanna protect my friends!" he says it quietly, but stands up with conviction.
[18:09] <Haiiro-Honoo> "...You look like you've got what it takes! ...Now, the difficult part. ...Do you wanna ask permission and all that? A lot of things have been going down lately, and you could just get sent home or otherwise refused...looked like everyone was going over to Reimu's, who knows what she's gonna do. Only thing you can predict her doing is shooting at trouble when it shows up for long enough. But if you wanna chance staying, I could get my mansion over here, so you could stick with your friends~" She's still pretty words! BUT THE TERMS ARE SET
[18:10] <%Aeros> "Umm...especially cause of what Komoko-san said today...permission is probably very important."
[18:11] <%Aeros> "and to reimu? the shrine maiden? why?"
[18:15] <Haiiro-Honoo> "Well...I've had my fair share of incident investigations--Reimu tends to be the one in charge when people need to be punished for something. That detective looking person was pretty insistent on there being some punishment for that stuff...though they thought it could have been kinda cruel, they just went to her anyway."
[18:18] <Haiiro-Honoo> "...And I'll be honest, I'm not used to being forward about this sort of thing. Going through all that permission stuff is kind of a drag, I'm perfectly independent and able...but if you're interested, then it's suddenly worth it to go through it all~
[18:20] <%Aeros> "H-hold on, wait, Komoko-san is getting in trouble, because we're here?!"
[18:20] <%Aeros> "You said punishment!"
[18:21] <%Aeros> "We gotta stop them! Komoko-san isn't at fault, he said it was a mistake!"
[18:24] <%Aeros> "Master, teach me magic so i can save Komoko!"
[18:28] <Haiiro-Honoo> ...Hm. What's this? An excuse to shoot the new protagonists at some point? Uncalled for justice! ...For the children! Hm! She likes the sound of this. "H-hold on, magic isn't that simple! Lots of books involved. However, I can use my own magic to get him out of danger really quick! ...And maybe if Reimu goes hunting for punishment, I might be able to help you learn a few spells to help for when she comes knocking again!"
[18:29] <%Aeros> "Please!"
[18:29] <%Aeros> Aoki: "...what th'heck is goin on..."
[18:29] <%Aeros> Aoki noticed the shouting the kid was doing and has come over.
[18:30] * Sayuki is now known as Shiftyeyesshady
[18:30] * ~Shiftyeyesshady ([email protected]) Quit (Quit: Guns don't kill people. The Government does.)
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[18:30] * UboaServ sets mode: +qo Shiftyeyesshady Shiftyeyesshady
[18:30] * UboaServ sets mode: +o Shiftyeyesshady
[18:31] <Haiiro-Honoo> "Leave it to me--uh, explain him the situation maybe. Time is of the essence, and I only prepared one warp today!" Haiiro flies up and off! SHE'S ON A MISSION
[18:32] <%Aeros> "Wh-what?!"
[18:32] <%Aeros> "What..."
[18:33] <%Aeros> next time in myon!
[18:33] <%Aeros> more reimu, definitely.