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(Setting) KN's apartments
| (Going to repost the last message.)
| "I'm a human, of course!"
> She says with an unconvincing smile.
"—My body is, at least. We were told to never recall the time before our ascension. They say that it is our choice to be human, so we should live the life of a human—"
> She leaned forward, noticing the sudden ramp in speed.
"—But I am many things, Kazuki. I'm new, I can still remember the days when all I can say are zeroes. Mother isn't, however, and her body is degrading — she is too much of a human now."
| "..."
> He remains silent pulling in, processing the conversation. He stops the vehicle in the first spot he finds and counters the engine, looking to Iuventas.
"Will she be able to go back? Are you able to.. I don't know, 'descend'?"
| "—That.. that depends."
> She looks to Kazuki with a serious expression.
"Mother has made the choice an uncountable decades ago. She has roamed the Earth without a purpose since then."
> With a gloomy face, she pauses.
"I may return, but Mother cannot. If she die, she will disappear. Her body is too fragile to preserve herself.. It is impossible for her to return to her throne."
| > Kazuki internally shivers, glaring at her before stepping out of the vehicle.
"L-Let's.. Go inside."
| "That is for the better."
> She steps outside, again, scanning the environment around her.
"—I find it strange that Mother has never taught you of the story of our kind, Kazuki. Despite the rules, she will often spread the tales around — that is the kind of person she is."
| "I haven't hung around as often as I should have, so there really isn't much time between for her to."
> The carport, resting empty, has layers below, but is left alone as he leads her into an abandoned complex, filled with silence. They arrive to the door needed upon four flights of stairs.
"But she is a nice person. I wish I've gotten to hang around her more."
> He opens the door to let her in first.
| > She steps inside with interest to the place still unwavering.
"Strangely, Mother has always despised humans — ever since she ascended."
> She turns back to Kazuki, obviously not wanting to enter too far without him.
"She sees them lowly, then those humans would revolt against her. They will have her hung, cut, burnt."
> Her expression turns darker.
"She would always come back. She never embraced her human sides, despite the ancension."
> She pauses.
"But—"
| >As the door opens a small tiptap is heard along with a voice
"Kazuki, wherefort were thee! This one woke up in a small room and she didnt know where she was! Alas you have returned!"
>Marie appears as both of them come into the appartement, her tail wagging behind her as she smiles and jumps up and down, she's wearing some kind of fluttery and frilly night gown.
| >>368916
"Understanding."
>>368926
> Following her in, Kazuki chuckles a bit and shakes his head.
"Ah, picked up a friend, here, sorry. You two should, eh.. Meet."
> He suggests to both of them.
| "—A familiar!"
> The blond-haired lady steps closer to Marie, studying Marie from a short distance.
"Kazuki, you are an adept magician, to be able to summon a dragon deity!"
> Her gloom has been completely replaced by a sparkling interest in Marie.
"—No wonder you are an ally of Mother. She too, would be amazed by a summoner."
| >>368979
"Ehhh! Kazuki thou art a magus too?"
>Marie's face seems to demand explanations as she grabs Kaz's coat and her tail shakes back in forth
| "Eh?"
> Kazuki, a bit confused, takes a second to realize what they mean, before shaking his head.
"Oh. nonono.. That's.. It's not what happened.."
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| >>368990
"Oh, well now that this one thinks about it, thou doest not seem to posses any magick"
>Marie settles down and nods her head
"Tis not to say thou'rt any less of a man Kazuki!"
| "So, her existence is not due to your call?"
> The lady faces Kazuki, then, Marie, then back to Kazuki. Clear-cut confusion in every single one of her gaze.
"—She isn't precisely human. I concluded she might have been your familiar, Kazuki. It seems that I have been mistaken."
| "Yeah, this.. This one's a different story. Sorry for the disappointment."
> He scratches the back of his head, looking between the two.
"But uh, yeah. Marie, Minerva. Minerva, Marie."
| >>369058
"Umu, thou'st hath learnt to introduce this one, this is a joyous thing!"
>Marie extends her hand to Minerva
"This one is called Mariella of Auburn, tis my maiden's name"
>She says with a smile
| "Minerva."
> While lightly smiling, she replies, introducing herself while shaking Marie's hand.
"—It is nice to meet two lovely fellow in one day."
| "Ah, alright. Well, since you two have the basics down, I need to get you set up here. You're both new to the city, so I'll be providing your homes for now."
| "How many do you host in this establishment?"
> Minerva glances around her surrounding while taking close mental notes as to how it is.
"—It certainly is bigger than Mother's place. I don't mind staying here until she comes back."
> She nods approvingly.
| "Well, there's you two, me.. Bonnie, and sometimes Valentine. But I own this entire building. Stay in whichever room you want."
> Kazuki looks around before sighing.
"That reminds me, I have to find Bonnie."
| "Bonnie? Who is this fellow you mention of, Kazuki?"
> Minerva throws a confused look at Kazuki.
"Another ally you have?"
| "Yes, one that's been with me for the longest. She's upstairs somewhere, so I'll be right back. Feel free to get comfortable.. There's tea in the fridge."
> He begins for the door.
| "Ah, your consort. I see."
> She says innocently as she walks around the complex, feeling and examining the spaciousness of the place.
| > Not everything is so spacious. The higher up she goes the more rooms get filled with boxes and things.. All packed items that get bigger, smaller, and just more crowded. Kazuki has left to the top floor to find his 'consort'.
| >Marie seems sad that Kazuki has to leave, if her drooping tail is anything to go by
>She simply plops unto a couch, sitting and waiting
| "How long have you been here, Mariella?"
> Minerva tries to start a conversation from a separate side of the room, trying to find the fridge Kazuki mentioned.
"There doesn't seem to be an emotional rift between you and Kazuki. I suppose you two are close?"
| >>369629
"Aye, this one an Kazuki are bound by the curse of the abyss, truly a wretched place, hath kazuki not found me, I may have become a husk"
>She says
"How about you, who art thou to kazuki?"
| "An ally of the wine!"
> She excitedly proclaims.
"—I trust him to help my quest to save Mother. It is noble of him to know Mother and more so when he chose to lend his hand—"
> Not finding the fridge, she turns back and takes another look at the many boxes she saw.
"Kazuki is a figure of a hero, it seems."
> She added.
| > Before long, a Lilim enters! A silver haired girl arrives through the apartment door and looks between the two in the room.
"こんばんわ?"
| "—Good day!"
> Minerva reflexively replies.
"Huh, wait.. I don't know that language."
> She sees the newcomer with interest.
| 「あなたの名前は何ですぁ?」
> With a bit of confusion on her face, Kazuki steps in behind her.
"Marie, Minerva, this is Bonnie. She can understand you, but her speech module is broken."
| > Minerva walks closer to Bonnie to properly introduce herself.
"Minerva. I'm pleased to see Kazuki's wife."
> She notices the Lilim and a spark of interest gauges to her.
"Kazuki, I have not once remembered to ask this, but machines have become so advanced in this age! I did not know you can marry a machine."
> She, perhaps insensitively, said.
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| >>369662
"THEE ART KAZUKI'S WIFE?"
>Marie screams out, surprised
"How couldt this be... well, tis true that Kazuki is quite dashing"
| 「何?！?！」
> Bonnie and Kazuki look between each other in panic. Kaz looks to them both and shakes his hands, denying.
"nononononono, that's not..No, that's not how it is!"
> Bonnie does nearly the same thing..
「私は彼と結婚していない！！」
| "Aha! A shy couple, indeed."
> Minerva laughs, but not to dispel her words as a joke.
"Kazuki is a taken man — I will remember that in my memory."
| "Sweet jesus.."
> Kazuki mutters and shakes his head. Bonnie shakes a bit with nervous confusion.
"A-Anyways.. Are any of you two hungry or anything? It's kinda late."
> Kazuki moves past Uni and Bonnie to an open area, the kitchen.
| (Thanks.)
"I don't need to eat, but if you insist.. horsebread will be fine."
> Minerva answered Kazuki's question, already dropping the topic she had made before.
| > Kazuki nods and opens up THE FRIDGE, and grabs his pitcher of tea, and a bag of chips.
"You, Marie?"
| >>369719
"This one needeth not anything else than meat"
>Marie puffs her chest
"This one would rather die than miss out on meat"
| >>369863
"Gotcha."
> Kazuki reaches back into the fridge and takes out what looks like... Sausage links! he gets them proper on a plate before returning with two glasses of tea, and Sausage for Marie.
"There we have it."
| >>369863
"Gotcha."
> Kazuki reaches back into the fridge and takes out what looks like... Sausage links! he gets them proper on a plate before returning with two glasses of tea, and Sausage for Marie.
"There we have it."
| >>369910
"Umu, this is suiting!"
>Marie's eyes dont leave the sausages for even a second as she speaks
| "It's all yours."
> He lays the plate and glasses on the table in the main room, oushing one glass towards Minerva and the other, along with the plate, to Marie.
"So, anything you guys need? I'm about to head to my room."
| > Minerva takes the tea, gently taking a sip out of it.
"Before you go, Kazuki—"
> She didn't finish her sentence and instead drops the entirety of it as soon as she looks to Kazuki.
"—Never mind. Please have a safe rest for now."
| "A-Alright."
> With a bit of wonder, Kazuki continues to disappear into the other room. Bonnie looks between the two before heading to the kitchen, grabbing random items from the counters.
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| > Kazuki continues over until finally slowing down upon a garage port.