分霊

don’t start this tonight

          COTES WARD. LATELY SHE HAS found herself around it more often, whether it be for the few hobbies which she partakes or the way she can hide about without bother. pinks and crimsons line the streets, complementing the cherry blossoms which float down from the trees… as well as the particular fox which now trails behind her, one hand in her own as she tugs her along. ❝ Stop asking about where we’re going. How many times do I have to say it’s a surprise?! Christ… I should’ve just stayed home, ❞ she snaps, keeping her face away from the (possibly) prying eyes of the caster herself the best she’s able. after all, it wasn’t as if she was wanting to reveal the pink that crosses over pale features as it was as they walk down the streets towards what seems a less traveled path.

          why she had felt the urge to go out, especially during such a sickening celebration, is beyond her, let alone with tamamo in tow. well, it wasn’t as if she could get out of it easily now, giving slight glowers towards any passing eyes that lingered far too long.

          ❝ J-Just keep following me, alright?! And don’t. Say. Anything. About. This! ❞ not like she would be able to help herself, the avenger presumes, but at least she gave a general warning amidst all her flusters. regardless, she keeps going despite everything, contrasting far beyond her attitude. ❝ Oi! Got it? ❞

                                                        「 @casterextra 」

▊狐 It had yet to properly process for Tamamo whether she was dreaming or trapped in some sort of nightmare. Alter had suddenly picked her up and taken her hand, pushing to pull her off somewhere. Which, you know, was pretty romantic. Which, you know, was totally the exact opposite of what she’d come to expect from the woman she’d been pursuing but hadn’t officially began a relationship with yet.

“Erm... How do I put this delicately...? This isn’t like you at all, so how am I supposed to keep quiet?” Enjoying having her hand held, the fox rose a valid point. She knew about the chocolates and the potions or whatever, but at the same time she was a little cautious about it. Largely in part because she didn’t want the Avenger returning to normal and beating the living shit out of her, and in part because she didn’t want her to act on feelings that might not be her own. After all, romance based on falsities was not a pleasant concept.

“Ssuch an unpleasant gal we have here…” It was this form, wasn’t it? So inconvenient! Yako had to show she wasn’t a mere small inari statue, but also a full formed woman!

“If I was as much of a savage, I’d very much love to bite you. But I won’t, maybe that way you’ll learn some manners.”

@casterextra​

It’s such a dangerous idea to have all this good candy be on sale even before Valentine’s Day. Or Heart’s Wake, whatever. Either way, though Makoto doesn’t plan on giving much candy out herself, she’s bought plenty for her own consumption. One of the many perks of being an adult, you can burn your money on pointless things and no one can tell you to stop.

Although the people around her seem to be exploding at one another or nearly having public makeout sessions in equal measure, the fire in her gut has fases, and Makoto’s feeling pretty good right now. When she spots a familiar fluffy tail, her mood soars even higher, and a grin sprouts on her lips in an instant.

“Oi! Casko!” she shouts, coming up behind her fellow beastkin with a big, deceptively-strong hug. Maybe her hands are wandering a bit too, Casko’s got good shapes. “It’s so good to see you! Wow, have you been doing something special to your fur lately? It’s super soft!”

Makoto doesn’t let go even as she continues to babble. “So, I’m guessin’ you got some special plans for Heart’s Wake, right? Who’s the lucky fella? Or lady? I don’t judge! In fact, I had a girlfriend in the Academy for a while, only lasted about a week, though. But enough about me, spill it! I gotta know all the deets!”

▊狐 Thankfully Tamamo hadn’t consumed any of the candy and had been very careful about what she’d touched since news had gotten out. With no need to eat as a Servant it was a fairly simple ordeal, and the last thing she wanted was to have the feelings she guarded so carefully leak out. Revealing how she really felt under her mask? That just wouldn’t be good for her image!

Having her voice called in a rare public appearance made the fox’s skin crawl. The more she was outside the more at risk she was, but staying inside her condo she’d been getting a little stir crazy. “Ah, Makoto-san...” Though before she could follow up, the squirrel was firing up commentary and query at a pace Caster could barely keep up with. 

Makoto had a lot of energy normally, but wasn’t this a little excessive? Wait this hug was a little... “GURK!?” ...strong. SHE ALMOST COUGHED UP BLOOD!

She eventually recovered, adjusted, and turned to the beastkin’s plethora of comments and questions. “There is someone, but I suppose it’s a little complicated? She’s not particularly open about her feelings, and I feel as if I’m more likely to get impaled than told something like I’m loved.” Golden eyes fell to the side, comic exasperation to her tone of voice. Jalter was just like that.

“Are you some sort of cannibal, eating your fellow foxes?! The ambient is nauseating, but I take it back! YOU are nauseating!”

“ Haha. Well, you’re not wrong about that. “

“ I wouldn’t say it’s completely off list but… “ 

He trails off with a shrug. It definitely sounds better than the next suggestion at least. 

“ Now that’s a thought… Haha. No way I’d rather go shovel horse manure than listen people to talk shit to me for a job. Did enough of that in the military.“

▊狐 “In suppose you have a point... customer service isn’t for everyone, though there’s something to be said for those that have the type of character that can endure it!” It just seemed that this man was not that kind of person. Tamamo, on the other hand, was. She just had brighter aspirations. 

“ Haha. Quite the suggestion there…. You often suggest people to uptake assasination? “ he says with a laugh. 

 Ah well… I’d do well for sure but… “

“ I’ll probably pass on that one though.”  

His eyes dart back towards her still remaining on the floor hands still outstretched for the warmth. 

“ I’ll figure something out eventually I guess. “

▊狐 “Only if it’s asked~! You were looking for suggestions as a human, and so I gave an appropriate response. Perhaps you’d call me insensitive, but I’m obviously not a human myself!” Not that it excused her of her cold-hearted mentality, but Tamamo also didn’t care. She was well and done with caring too much about how others perceived her actions.

“EY I AIN’T SWEATY!” He recognized this girl, right? She would’ve been really upset if he’d had his chakram with him, given that this elevator isn’t really that big. And he wasn’t that small. “Yer tail’s takin’ up jus’is much space as I am.”

“An’ I got jus’ as much right as anyone else to ride dis elevator. An’ anyways ain’t you a Servant? Ain’t much’uh a beautiful lady when yer pretty much jus’ the same as me.”

▊狐 “Yeah, but my tail is part of my body isn’t it? Are you asking me to cut it off!? GASP!” And yes, she actually said the word gasp. “I didn’t ask you to carve off your sweat, merely that you ask before you take up so much space the next time~! I was already here, so I don’t have anything to answer for when it comes to space!”

His feet quietly begin to attack the hibachi as he stares the patterns on its’ surface.  

“ Sounds like a pain… “ he mumbles. To accompany some defenseless idiots that willingly venture into more dangerous areas. 

“ I wouldn’t say it sounds ideal but… “

“  I guess it’s something to keep on mind as soon as I get hang of shooting again…. “

▊狐 “Well I had a grimmer alternative? The people that make up the native portion of this city aren’t capable of coming back to life as far as I’m aware, so maybe there’d be a market in assassinations if you exclusively targeted them?” They all had their own personalities after all. Who was to say one or two hadn’t pissed off someone looking to kill them? Tamamo seemed fussy and kind, but the weight of a single life honestly wasn’t all that much to her unless she cared about them.

His eye glimpses at the uninvited commentator, spotting fox ears and a tail. 

“ I wasn’t really asking from you but…. “ 

He pauses. Satisfaction huh? 

“ Snipers aren’t really that sought after in here are they? People wont die even if you hit the head.  “

Some of them  won’t. Some of them just deflect bullets like it’s nothing. He needs to rework on his aim still anyway.

▊狐 “Hmm... I suppose you have a point that death is cheap in this realm, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a need for it. To subdue targets, to slay beasts in the outer branches, these are jobs that would be well suited for a sniper wouldn’t they? People look for aid when they go on expeditions outside of the city all the time, the powerless locals included.” She was making a point to ignore his first comment.

“Yes..I wished for an establishment that I could call my own. Primarily so I may introduce the coffee from my own realm here. While I don’t need an excuse to make this whenever I please, I was reluctant to sharing these seeds with a shop that may not be successful in bearing fruit to the trees. It is rather nice, though. Whether it thrives or not..I suppose I will see.”

Hand stuck on hibachi Ogata lies on the floor of a teahouse.

“ How many more years I’m supposed to waste here anyway? “ 

He needs a job doesn’t he….?

▊狐 The Servant sat crouched nearby, having just finished her stay but remiss to not acknowledge a man with an eye patch whining to himself.