五十 (Video Post, Japanese)

[onikui_tengu]

[The video feed is switched on, displaying one of Haruka's hands as he pulls it away slowly from the switch. The communicator is sitting on the floor a short distance away from him.
Currently, he is sitting down with his shakujou leaning against the wall behind him. Just in case it is ever needed to help deflect Bonten's power.

Oh, and his head is tilted up, staring intently at a glass marble held between the fingers of his other hand.]

My treasure... A glass marble that I used to play with as kid.

[He turns it slowly in his fingers.]

Why would this be here?

[As the light shines through it, you can almost make out a light blush that appears on his face. He's like a little kid himself right now.]

Beautiful... Better not lose it.

[Though... there is something odd about this video. Behind his shoulders, a pair of large, black wings can be seen. They're his. He is a tengu, after all. But because off Yuuko's chip effects, they're clearly being revealed to the inhabitants of the city.]

Comments

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

So it seems.

Look! Isn't it beautiful?

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

It is. I didn't know you liked such things, Haruka-san. Do you collect marbles?

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

I do. They're one of the few things that I really like.

Yes. I had a few of them back home.

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

I see. I'll keep that in mind if I ever stumble upon any.

I didn't know you had wings though...

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

Heh. Thank you.

...

[He sighs. At least Sakon won't be on the receiving end of the brunt of the shock there.] ...That's because humans shouldn't be able to see them unless I manifest them at will. Something is wrong.

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

[Sakon isn't too shocked about the wings.]

I see. It may be related to what's going on right now.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

...If you're referring to how people's wishes are suddenly being granted, you might be right.

I am even able too understand the youkai here more easily, as well as humans. I've heard some of them talking.

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

You can talk to monsters?

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

Of course I can. I am a tengu.

[There's no sense in trying to hide it now, and he feels that Sakon is trustworthy regardless.]

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

Oh! I used to read stories about tengu.

I never thought I'd ever meet one. I'm honoured.

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[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[...]

You do realize how strange you sound right now, don't you?

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[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

Eh? I said something strange?

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry Haruka-san! I didn't mean to offend you!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

...

You didn't offend me. It's just not something a normal human would say.

[[ooc Sakon, why so cute? He cannot win against that at all!]]

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

I-I'm sorry, it's just my grandfather did a play about a Tengu when I was quite young. I always thought they were just legends and stories.

[ooc: because he's comprised entirely of retarded puppies 8D]

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

You don't have to apologize.

Most humans don't believe in the things that they cannot see with the naked eye. ...But there's always more that exists beyond that.

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

So- [Wait. GDIT.]

I've always felt there was more to the world than what people see. I know you didn't do it intentionally, but I'm thankful to have seen that.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

I see.

...As long as you keep that attitude, then I don't think that I mind revealing myself to you this way.