容赦姫 fall for me

The exception was the abundance of technology, but he soon got used to that as well. Televisions, cars, phones, the list went on and on. The thick-headed novel protagonist had actually gone out of his way to educate himself a bit. That being said, he was still adverse to doing anything that was too much of a hassle.

But his solitude and silence would soon be disturbed by a small and fragile being sitting behind him. It would have actually disturbed him if he bothered to notice that is. While he may have been more active in bettering himself, he still had the self awareness of a coma patient. It wasn’t until he actually got up and took a look behind him that he noticed her. It was Togame. Several thoughts ran through his mind, but none were of extreme elation by any means. Relief was a much better word. He was relieved to see her alive.

Looking down she stared at the piping hot cup of tea that had been placed in front of her.  That was, it? A cup of hot tea. Placed infront of her with a question posed to her.

Hey Togame. Want some tea?

Was that all he had to say? She had been dead! Or was, dead...or...well something like that, she didnt quite know how to explain it.  She had died and now she was revived but in this unique city. Her teeth gritted and her brows furrowed into irritation. Fists balled as she glowered up at Shichika. -

`` I was dead, and all you have to say is, "do you want some tea?" That's what I get for trusting you to take care of yourself! Or maybe it was that horrible woman filling your head with false information. Why would you trust anything she says!``

- As she continued to rant she stood, pointing her finger at the taller man, and once she finished, she crossed her arms over her chest in her normal haughty fashion.  After which she would sit back in her chair, grasp the hot tea cup and press it to her lips, taking a large gulp, only to find it was EXTREMELY hot, where she would yelp and drop the cup. Hands moving to her lips and tongue with tears in her eyes. -

" Togame. "

"Hey now! You can’t be restricted by common sense like that!" Sanae boasted— standing tall where she was, looking down at Togame with a friendly grin. “Surely someone standing up over the others and talking loudly is bound to attract some attention, right? After all…!”

Leaping down and landing gracefully before the woman before her, Sanae’s hands quickly moved to her hips as she stood up, the smile etched onto her face now more determined than before.

"I was able to attract your attention, Miss! Wasn’t I?"

She took pride in this, evidently enough, but it wasn’t enough to go to her head. Upon closer examination… this girl, definitely Japanese, wore an interesting set of clothes that seemed quasi-traditional. It was rather extravagant— she nearly looked like a cosplayer. Had Sanae not been used to seeing strange clothing during her adventures in Gensokyo, maybe she would have questioned Togame’s choice of attire. Regardless of her style, though, she was rather pretty.

… There were better things to think about at the moment, however.

"Do you have any inquiries, then? I mean, if you weren’t curious, surely you would have just walked off by now! So please, tell me!"

Even so, the green haired girls accusation of attracting Togame's attention was correct, though it was for all the wrong reasons.  In a way it reminded her of Shichika, that blind to common sense thing. Folding her arms over her chest she would close her eyes, waiting for the girl to stop spewing off her sales pitch before she would respond with her own proposal. -

`` Unfortunately for you, I do not have a demon problem, however I do have a funds problem.  But I have a scheme that might be able to help both of us out. ``

- A pause to gauge the woman's reaction, and Togame already had a rebuttal for all of her concerns. If she was worried about Togame lying, she shouldnt be.  Togame was an honest woman in terms of money. They only person who she ever deceived to the point of harm was herself...and maybe Shichika.  Still she continued. -

The air was stagnant and cold, the people not much different. Being in a completely new world didn’t phase the sword whatsoever. In fact, he embraced his situation rather quickly. One thing that he did require however, was tea. Something to warm up his body as he walked around aimlessly. While he had knowledge of his swordsmanship, his body was considerably weakened. Even so, he could break an arm or two in his current state, not that he wanted to. After a considerable amount of walking, he came across a place to secure his hot beverage of choice.

He held his tea in one hand as he situated himself on a bench, staring out into the empty streets. Everyone seemed to pass by and look the the other way, but Shichika paid no attention to it.. He wasn’t the easiest kind of person to approach. Was it the red clothing, multitude of scars, or that he was over six feet tall? Nothing was exactly how Shichika imagined his life to be. Together with Togame? She was dead. Traveling? He had no desire without a reason. Life was only as interesting as his new home could make it.

She had no money, then again when you die there isnt an exact need for money.  How she was brought back here was a mystery - but that wasnt the point.  She needed money now because she was cold and wet, so she needed new clothing..and she was hungry...because that was something you needed to survive.  Slowing her jog to a walk she heard her stomach growl, and it would earn a puff of her cheeks. 

A sigh as she doubled over, placing her hands on her knees and breathing hard...this was too much running.  Usually she was carried or something. Looking up she noticed the teashop...but why would she go inside with no money to pay.  Standing she would groan some reminded yet again of the hardships of traveling alone.

It had only been a few hours at best, probably and despite a couple hours of intense sulking, Sanae’s priorities had already been set straight.

She wouldn’t be kept down in a place like this! If anything, this was an incredible time to gather more faith!

Finding an elevated location near enough people, Sanae stood upwards, and began talking aloud to the crowds which walked past her— voice loud, and full of energy.

"Hello, hello! Gosh, there’s so many of you here! I may be new here, but please, let me introduce myself!"

"My name is Sanae Kochiya!" She exclaimed to the crowd, with only a few paying attention to her. “Are you having demon or youkai troubles? If so, please, allow me to take care of them for you! As a youkai exterminator, I’ll get the job done with gusto!

Moving her hands around to deliver something of a pose, Sanae continues on, brimming with confidence.

"The most I ask of are donations to help with funding for the sake of future Hive City Branch of the Moriya Shrine! Thank you for your time, and I look forward to working with you all!"

Magenta eyes quickly glanced in the direction of the...unique display.  A green haired girl was shouting, posing and generally trying to attract the attention of passerby's.  What would a certain companion of hers say about that? What a hassle...? And a hassle it was, it disrupted her thinking; honestly, it disrupted everyone.  Still, she wondered what the green haired girl wanted, and would venture over to where she was gathering a small pool of people...and by small there were maybe 3 of them standing there.  What a bang up job. 

 Are you having demon or youkai troubles? If so, please, allow me to take care of them for you! As a youkai exterminator, I’ll get the job done with gusto!

She had gusto all right.  Crossing her arms over her chest she shook her head.  She had heard legends, and stories, but never really encountered a true demon.  The closest would have been the deviant blades, but you could hardly call those demons. 

Either way, it was obvious that this girl was not going to get work...however...a thought passed Togame's mind.  She did need money after all. That one eye seemed to turn purple and the cross shaped design appeared in it.  She was scheming, she had an idea.  - 

Her eyes observed them both once more from head to toe to make sure she hadn’t missed anything, and of course, she hadn’t. Well that just meant that something else was coming to play here. Could it be magic? She really didn’t know, but to be safe she would keep a close eye on them until she found out more while they were staying at Granny’s inn. 

“No, this isn’t Japan. Can’t say how you got here, but you’re in the US now. Are you sure you have no recollection of how you got here?”

What did confuse him is where they were. Sure he knew of certain foreign countries and the like, but there was never a place called the U.S. If he recalled correctly, most knowledge stretched as far as that country that used Cheerio as a means of saying good bye. But as time went on his curiosity subsided and he continued to not pay attention to the hassle before him.

Until his eyes had laid upon something he had never seen before. It was yellow, dirty, and had wheels. But there were no horses or handles attached to the outside. What could it possibly be? In his moment of curiosity, he left Togame’s side and circled the device. Eyeing every aspect carefully, all he could see was a big hunk of nothing. Unfortunately for Swan, Shichika would take precautions against this foreign device.

“Hmmm…..Threatening….” The sword let a word slip through his lips and simply shrugged his shoulders. Leaping just enough to be above the roof of the car, Shichika flipped and his right leg came crashing down upon the car. Without a single hint of the attack causing him pain, the material beneath his leg bent and gave way. Before his body which had been forged like an actual sword, this car was nothing. It had been literally “torn to pieces”, two in fact.

She had not paid too much mind to the yellow contraption that Miss Swan arrived in.  It was easy enough to tell it was not alive, it simply acted as a means of getting from one place to another without having to walk.  Togame could definitely get behind that.  As she conversed with Miss Swan, she was only slightly aware of the absence of Shichika by her side.  

It was only when there was an ear shattering CRASH that Togame would stare, bewildered, at her companion who was looking back at them. Her eye would twitch slightly, her mouth somewhat agape as she stared at Shichika.

- Looking back to Miss Swan, she was torn on where to start.  Shichika was her responsibility.  Like an overgrown puppy or otherwise destructive pet. And now it looked like she couldnt control him! What a way to make an impression. What would these people think?  Togame was an unfit handler!? That they needed to call animal control?! How could Shichika think to embarrass her like this?!-

``WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!?``

- Came the obnoxious cries of the petite girl as she pointed her finger accusingly at Shichika. Now that the deed was done, she would have to prove she could control her sword. She would have to reprimand him, and make a show of it. -

``You can't go around ruining people's stuff! Jeeze, I thought you knew better!``

-Have I failed as a teacher? Or maybe he is just really too much of an idiot to remember all the information....A sigh escaped her lips.  She knew no amount of her yelling, or even her smacking him would really get anywhere. Instead she could only clear her throat and look back to Miss Swan apologetically. -