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[keaton_mask]

Um...

[If Kafei was hesitant the last time he made a scroll message, then right now he's just a ball of nerves. That dragon thing got him laughed at, and then his last in-person meeting was...less than stellar. It's hard to trust people, okay? But right now he really doesn't have much of a choice.]

...I had planned on going to those mines once they opened, and now that the time has come, I'm in need of an...escort. I know I was told that the path would be safe, but at least in Termina, it's incredibly unwise to leave town unprepared. Really, I have no idea how this town gets away without having any guards...

Which means I find myself forced to reach out. I'm afraid I have nothing to pay anyone with, so I can understand if this sounds less than ideal. After all, I don't have to go...

[He begins to shrink back, the second-guessing commences; ABORT. ABORT.]

This was a bad idea, I apologize.

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[kuukai]

Good, now I know where yer gonna be.

[keaton_mask]

[!!!]

I-I'll have you know that I have the entire colony of Dogs on my side. If you even think of doing what you're suggesting...

[kuukai]

Yeah.... well....

I can talk ta bears. [ Really. ]

[keaton_mask]

[He continues to bristle until he finally slumps his shoulders, giving a very defeated sigh. That was all he had.]

Please, I can only beg at this point. I don't wish to fight... I'm still sore from the last one...

[kuukai]

Relax.

[ She chomps idly on a stick of Pocky, squinting at him. ] I don' want any pants.

Now diamonds, on th'other hand, tha's another story.

[keaton_mask]

[Relaxing is for people who can afford to!]

Then go fetch yourself some diamonds.

[kuukai]

Goin' inta th'mines myself? Ya nuts?

An' here ya were sayin' ya needed an escort.

[keaton_mask]

You. Wish to escort me? Are you absolutely insane, I have no reason to trust you.

[kuukai]

C'mon. Wha's th'worst I'll do?

[keaton_mask]

I'd really rather not get into that, there's a lot of things I believe you could do.

[kuukai]

Hmph.

An' wha's th'best I'll do, huh? [ Munch, munch. ]

[keaton_mask]

[Well, he wasn't expecting that.]

The best...? I'm not sure...

[He's never really considered the best outcomes of anything.]

[kuukai]

[ Chomping down on the last remains of her Pocky stick, she clasps her hairpin and is suddenly bathed in a red light. When it subsides, she's wearing a much different, redder outfit than she was before, and clasping a large golden spear. ]

Idiot, haven' ya ever hearda magical girls before?

[keaton_mask]

[Oh great, she's magic. Of course she's magic, why wouldn't she be magic? Kafei does his own transformation...in that his fur stands on end and he becomes a very angry puffball.]

You can kindly stay away from me!

[kuukai]

Kay. 'pparently not.

We're suppose ta be paragons of justice or somethin'. [ Way to steal ideas from Sayaka, K. ]

[keaton_mask]

I highly doubt that after everything you've put me through! You are the last person who should have any sort of magic. You...

[Wait...]

...Are you a demon?

[kuukai]

Uh...

[ To lie and make it better, or tell the truth and make it worse? ]

Sorta.

[keaton_mask]

[Anger easily turns into fear.]

Please leave me alone...

[kuukai]

[ Good, glad she chose that option. ]

Look, I dunno even what demons mean in yer world. Ya know we're all from dif'rnt places, right?

Just sayin'... th'kind of thing I am prob'ly isn' what yer thinkin' about.

[keaton_mask]

Fine, then go ahead. Explain what you are.

[This ought to be good.]

[kuukai]

[ She freezes for a moment, trying to figure out how far to take this. Then she lets it out with a sigh. ]

I made a bad deal, an' now I got powers in exchage fer losin' my soul. Well, not losin'. More like separatin'.

[ She plants the spear in front of her. ] An' it useta be I just used 'em fer my own good but now not so much. Ya know, classic hero's journey type stuff. An' then got turned inta a bear among other things upon comin' here.

[ She'll leave out the part about her suicidal self-sacrifice. ]

Ya follow all that?

[keaton_mask]

That's what you were trying to talk about before, your tragedy.

[Although he's not sure what a classic hero's journey has to do with stealing the pants of children.]

[kuukai]

Tha's...

Okay sure. [ That's most of it. She bites her tongue. ]

[keaton_mask]

Well...I'm not quite sure what to think of you. You claim to have no soul, which makes sense for a demon. I can't say I'm particularly fond of them, either, and your first impression was less than stellar.

To be honest, I'm not even sure what you're trying to prove.

[kuukai]

...

'm not either. Tha' I don' actually care about yer pants? [ Always with the pants!! ]

Look. 'm gonna be hangin' around th'mines sometimes prob'ly. If ya want th'company, fine. If ya don't, fine.

But calm the buck down. There's plentya dangerous things 'round here and 'm not one o'them.

... Well, okay. 'm dangerous ta some things. But not ta you.