Chill

“Priestess-” Eri went silent as Ayako bowed, was she supposed to bow now? “You work with ghosts? do you see evil spirits or demons?” Eri was curious about what kind of supernatural things Ayako worked with.

“I work with a wide variety of things. Whether it be readings, charm making, or,” She gestured to the room around them. “Investigating paranormal occurrences or legends in order to solve them. Overall, I am responsible for bringing spiritual well-being to those I meet.”

“Readings? What kind of readings?” Being a priestess sounded difficult... So did a lot of things actually, but that’s beside the point. “All in all, it sounds interesting” Eri looked around the room around them, it didn’t seem paranormal.... minus the Oni roaming around.

“What do you do anyway? I haven’t been able to figure that out yet.” Eri figured Ayako was a healer of some kind, but that didn’t seem right to her. “You seem knowledgeable about many things”

“Ah, I am the SHSL Priestess.” Ayako gave a large bow, nearly touching her forehead to the floor. “I work with the supernatural and the religious leaders in the world. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Personal or otherwise. I hope you can feel comfortable trusting me.”

“Priestess-” Eri went silent as Ayako bowed, was she supposed to bow now? “You work with ghosts? do you see evil spirits or demons?” Eri was curious about what kind of supernatural things Ayako worked with.

“I can try to look for this possibly existing key, later though” The room had a bunch of decorations but still seemed fairly empty, it was a ballroom on the other hand. “I suppose, injuries are annoying… but with limited rooms, we’ll have to find new ways to amuse ourselves”

“Or simply connect with the rest of the people in this mansion. It’s not like you’ll eventually run out of things to talk about, far from it.” He said noncommittally.

“I’m boring and not very good at conversations” Eri replied flatly to Mashiro’s question. “I don’t think it would be very fun for the others” She stepped away from Mashiro, stood on one leg and spun around a few times.

“That’s….. One way of putting it” Ayako acted rather calmly over most of what Eri said, not that it was a bad thing. “I’m not used to them, I didn’t have the luck of getting loving parents-” She paused mid sentence, maybe telling everyone that wasn’t the best choice, but it did help slightly.

“I’m not used to them either, so I understand your stance. I have parents somewhere, but they’re not truly mine anymore. We were separated when I was very young and weren’t allowed to communicate at all. I have a father-like figure in my life but he’s more of a guardian and teacher than loving parent. Mashiro is the only person I’ve ever hugged, to tell the truth.”

“What do you do anyway? I haven’t been able to figure that out yet.” Eri figured Ayako was a healer of some kind, but that didn’t seem right to her. “You seem knowledgeable about many things”

“I can try to look for this possibly existing key, later though” The room had a bunch of decorations but still seemed fairly empty, it was a ballroom on the other hand. “I suppose, injuries are annoying... but with limited rooms, we’ll have to find new ways to amuse ourselves”

“That’s..... One way of putting it” Ayako acted rather calmly over most of what Eri said, not that it was a bad thing. “I’m not used to them, I didn’t have the luck of getting loving parents-” She paused mid sentence, maybe telling everyone that wasn’t the best choice, but it did help slightly.

“Yes, you’ve spent all this time trying to break into a gun display, but at least the ammo is on a locked shelf” That was true, there was enough fear going around without guns being added to the mix.

…Well. That was awkward. He didn’t even know what he’d do with a gun - he hadn’t any practice using one before he went blind, and trying to get some now was a moot point. “Sounds like a plan…if we knew how to go about doing so.” Mashiro shrugged helplessly. “Still, if the glass and ammo case are impregnable, I guess it wouldn’t really matter since no one can get to it…?”

“That’s true, but part of me feels their might be a key hidden somewhere” She couldn’t but shake that feeling, it might be true or not... either way, it’s unknown currently. “Alright” Eri held onto Mashiro’s wrist and walked him to the room where the music was coming from.

Eri had probably said too much. “Yep, he’s fox plushie” She placed the doll down beside her and hummed to herself quietly. Eri couldn’t avoid not answering Ayako’s question forever, what to do…

“How interesting..” Her voice was sincere. She paused for a moment before taking a breath and beginning again. “You’re saying hearing certain things make you angry, yes? And this pain you speak of, is it yours or someone else’s that you wish to end?”

“Yeah... I get angry, depressed.... or have the need to hurt myself, it depends on what was said really, I’ve gone through all three since being here. At this point.... I'm not well”

“Yes, you’ve spent all this time trying to break into a gun display, but at least the ammo is on a locked shelf” That was true, there was enough fear going around without guns being added to the mix.

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Eri heard a faint knocking coming from the armory, her curiosity got the best of her and she headed towards the room. Mashiro was trying to open one of the cases or at least that’s what she thought.

Eri had probably said too much. “Yep, he’s fox plushie” She placed the doll down beside her and hummed to herself quietly. Eri couldn’t avoid not answering Ayako’s question forever, what to do...

“Yeah, that’s me” Eri moved the doll to her chest and hugged it tightly. “I wouldn’t mind company, but if you don’t want to stay...that’s fine to” She walked over to the corner closest to the door and sat down.