But what really caught his eye was the cave entrance, hidden by vines, which were cut through. The doorway almost shone in an odd way as he grinned, lifting a boot and giving a harsh kick to it, bursting the latch open.

"Oh, wait, was that a puzzle - shoot." A frown as he looked at the mechanism, not looking up but not entirely ignoring the footsteps approaching.

"Good news and bad news, adventurer!"

"The good news is, I found an entrance to a place with probable treasure! The bad news is, I definitely activated a trap!" Rumbling started from the cave entrance, jingling the door on its hinges.

"Oops!"

      ❝ ...guess you could say i’m still adjusting to this planet. ...whatever this planet is called.  ❞

“A festival-like air durin’ the middle of summer... brings back fond memories of me kickin’ yer butt back during those religious wars a few years ago!”

     The ‘Hakurei Shrine Maiden’ gives off another odd laugh, as she leans against a nearby streetlight. With a canted head, the girl gives the other a bemused look.

“So! Been here long? Enjoyin’ the modern life? Busy proselytizing?”

     Although she’s jabbing the other, ‘Reimu’ was mostly just playing around. She’s barely even bothering to act like the girl she appeared as, after all.

He’d enjoyed the chance to be alone, to think and arrange his thoughts, but that came to a close much too soon. A presence not quite human, not quite that of a servant, not quite a god. He didn’t perceive a threat, not when it came to intent, but company wasn’t something Kingu welcomed easily. If at all. 

“...even after talking with them, i can’t really say that i understand what, exactly, they are.”

as the one she was talking to walks off to wave, she turns to the closest person that was lingering in the area.

she tries to not let such a childlike observation amuse her, but the woman’s hair sticking up in what looks like ears makes her blend in with the little fox-like creatures. its only prudent that she avoids commenting on it out loud.

hua cheng can’t stand any of them. 

so, he relaxes in park spared from too much destruction, the cherry blossom trees still standing. he sits in a quiet corner away from people, so he can avoid their irritating voices and their banal conversations. he is about to start wondering how he can earn some money and restart a life here to support xie lian, when his attention is grabbed by a small figure not too far from him. 

hua cheng’s remaining ghostly senses are telling him that she isn’t what she seems, though he wants to tell his own senses back that ‘duh, most people here aren’t what they seem’. they’re both aware of the other’s presence and their eyes meet. his own expression is inscrutable. 

eventually, he shifts in his seat, folding his arms, crossing his legs, and pinching his clothing out of boredom. he lowers his gaze, staring at a petal on the floor.

“you’re staring,” he states, just loud enough for her to hear. “can i ask why?”

Welcome to scenic Isola Radiale, Longname Girl!

You’ll be housed in Apartment 361!

You’ll retain everything you had previously.

Welcome back to chilly Isola Radiale, Miko!

You’ll be staying in CONDO 416!

You will retain everything given to you during your previous stay.

Enjoy your stay!