V. THE HEIROPHANT

           ❝   Wasn’t exactly waiting for a green light,   ❞    SHIKI   retorts, short and to the point. Being slightly less than corporeal has done nothing to dull the sharpness of her tongue, it seems. 

           ❝   They have a saying for this, right ?  If you can’t beat ‘em…   ❞   She pauses a moment, apparently coming to the abrupt decision that the saying doesn’t quite translate the way she wants. She bobs in the air for a moment or two, idle just like her train of thought.   ❝   … Well, I won’t join ‘em. If you can’t beat them, you find a better way to beat them. I’m working with what I’ve got.   ❞  

        “  how odd,  on an occasion that opens a world of possibilities,  you choose to dress as a barista?  a respectable job,  no doubt,  but it’s just strange to me.  ”

        “  what an odd little conundrum you’ve found yourself in;  if you’re not careful,  you’ll be swept away and pestered with the rest of the ghosts and i can’t imagine that would be a fun time.  but if you’d like to try it and tell me what it’s like,  i certainly am not opposed!  ”

        “  nothing for newcomers to piece together their surroundings?  well,  that’s a bit selfish,  i think,  but it adds a bit of fun to the mystery!  talk to the locals and whatnot.  if they can be considered locals,  anyways.  “

RULER  ( SHERLOCK HOLMES ). FATE / GRAND ORDER.

exactly the holmes you’re thinking of!  protagonist of a plethora of short stories and novels,  iconic detective,  coiner of many many phrases

is he a real person?  a fictional character?  oooh spooky,  no one knows

a proper gentleman...  sort of.  he’s polite but has a way of running his mouth in all of the wrong directions with no second thought or apology.

the worst ruler out of all of them;  no saintly qualities / is rude / literally does cocaine

gee sherlock how come your saint graph lets you use 208432900 magnifying glasses?

nosy:  has no sense of privacy