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[whetblood]

Who: People
When: Day 28, early morning
Where: the main corridor
What: Mingle

[it is now no longer day 27 \o/ what are you doing this morning? shutupT_T]

Comments

[northernvixen]

It's natural. It's... How can humans be so distant to each other?

[slayerofgiants]

It is not distant to us. Besides, it varies from person to person, really. I just...do not like being so physically close too much.

[unless you are Mono.]

[northernvixen]

It is entirely strange.

[slayerofgiants]

Well, we are in a place that brings in people from different worlds. Strange is to be expected.

[northernvixen]

Yes... I wish I had not come here.

[slayerofgiants]

A sentiment I share.

[northernvixen]

What reason do you have for welcoming death?

[slayerofgiants]

[considering if he wants to say anything...]

[there are several reasons, but...he supposes he can tell her the most important.]

It was for someone I love.

[northernvixen]

[Leiko snaps her fan open and hides her face, not wanting Wander to see her cry.]

[slayerofgiants]

Um...

[he will sit here until she is ready to talk again.]

[northernvixen]

It's the most horrible pain in the world, isn't it?

[slayerofgiants]

Yes.

[northernvixen]

Would you like to speak of your lost love?

[slayerofgiants]

I-I...no.

[northernvixen]

Would you listen to me speak of mine?

[slayerofgiants]

Of course.

[northernvixen]

I was Taiyoukai in my home. I think the closest human equivalent is 'queen', or perhaps 'empress'. Can you imagine the power I wielded, Wander?

[slayerofgiants]

I imagine a lot.

[northernvixen]

I controlled a full quarter of the known world.

[Well no we know there's a world outside of Japan but shh I'm making myself sound important.]

There was one problem. My kingdom sat directly on top of a different kingdom.

[slayerofgiants]

[just sitting quietly and listening.]

[northernvixen]

The human kingdom and the youkai kingdoms occupied the same space...we were constantly at war. The humans challenged us to a single battle, the winner of which would take complete control of Japan.

We were arrogant. We agreed. But when they named their terms...the battle was to be fought by a game of Go.

[That game set that she has with her.]

[slayerofgiants]

Go?

[northernvixen]

I will teach you to play later.

[slayerofgiants]

[nodding]

What happened next?

[northernvixen]

I was the only one there who knew how to play at all. So I faced their champion.

[weak laugh]

I was bested by a human a fraction of my age. But something happened while I was playing against him...