just a hunch, in the corner of your eye...
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This is how Hachiimi and Emi first met! Emi was willing to help Hachiimi out when she encountered her densha ramen stall. She was about to close for the night, but Hachiimi was also about to collapse from exhaustion, she was lost and wandering the woods for a very long time before she found this area by chance.
Zarusoba was on the menu, and even if it wasn't as popular as her other dishes, Hachiimi ordered it anyway since cold foods give her energy,,, The meal tasted so good that she started visiting the stall at consistent times: always at night, always Zarusoba, and always when no other human is around but Emi
Meeting Emi was entirely by accident, and she's currently terrified of being caught any more humans. she's not used to humans just yet, but Emi is making her consider the idea, slowly yet surely...
Meanwhile, Emi's resonance with Yaoyurozudo energy gives her glimpses of what's beyond the human disguise. Hachiimi's real form is cloaked by this energy, and she currently can't change back. These traces of light would only pique Emi's curiosity even more.
But uh... asking the questions outright would scare Hachiimi away, right? So the two are getting to know each other for the time being, and these meetings are the perfect setting for it!
