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Sixth Prayer: Opening a Shrine [Action/Voice]

[Rei is having a really good day for the first time in a long, long while. The shrine she'd requested Brave Vesperia's help on was finally completed, and it was an absolutely lovely place. Though simple in design, and smaller than Hikawa Jinja at home, the newly christened Tsukino Jinja was enough to make the normally reserved girl beam in delight. She wasn't the sort to run around squealing, but inwardly she was definitely making some very unrefined sounds of glee! The young miko definitely had her work cut out for her, decorating it, though.

The central honden was a single, cozy tatami room with an altar and a brazier set up for meditation, prayer, and flame reading. It would be warm and dry, much nicer than the tent she'd been using for such things. The guild had even erected a small fence, and a proper torii gate in the entrance. Rei had consecrated the ground herself, hard work that she loved. There was something refreshing about meditation, purification, and preparing all of the sacred things that went into preparing the temple. It served a dual purpose, this ritual was also a way for the girl to wash away her sadness at losing yet another friend. Viral's things had disappared from House 3 shortly after the Kin'Corans had vanished. She'd appreciated the Beastman and his strange, inhuman ways, but it wasn't nearly as harsh as losing Usagi.

Rei can be found working at the shrine throughout the entire day, carving, doing calligraphy, and working various forms of Shinto rites. Its not finished, but she's accepting visitors and offering flame readings.

Around lunchtime, she opens up the journal and sends out a few messages]

Voice, Filtered to Brave Vesperia.

Hello everyone, this is Rei Hino. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who worked on the shrine building. Words are not enough to convey how grateful I am for your hard work, so I made something for each of you. If you have time, please visit me here and I will give it to you, along with a blessing.

Voice
Good Afternoon, Luceti. My name is Rei Hino, and I would like to welcome all of the New Feathers who've just begun arriving. I hope that you are able to adjust to life here without much difficulty. If there is anything that I can do to help, please feel free to contact me.

I would also like to announce the opening of the Tsukino Shrine. It is a place for anyone who wishes to come and recieve a fortune telling, a blessing, or a charm. Also, it is open for anyone who wishes to come and meditate or find a quiet place to spend time. I hope that everyone who visits can find some measure of peace and good cheer here. Please come visit and enjoy the shrine. The person it is dedicated to would have loved having many visitors who spend time here. I would also make it known that should anyone be interested, I will be offering flame readings every day barring shifts and other complications.

Finally, I'd like to inform those that knew him that Viral-san has returned home. If you wish to offer a traveler's prayer for him, then please do not hesitate to visit me and I can show you how to do so. I know that he will need a lot of luck and well wishes in his home, so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for listening, I wish everyone well.

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Then what is your strength for?

[She raises an eyebrow. He couldn't know about Sailor Mars, so she'll answer as simply as she can]

I use fire to keep evil away from innocent people, when other means fail.

I summon. I... used to summon. I can't do it here.

[Not without hurting his old world, that is. He tries not to think about how lonely it feels that he can't reach them. Instead his expression betrays a hopeful approval at her answer, and the bird jumps off his head, flapping its wings once to avoid hitting the floor hard. For now, it's indulging its curiosity about the stranger.]

Good. That must be the very best way to use fire.

What do you summon, Tsuzuki-san? And why?

[Her tone and eyes are fairly neutral. If he's summoning demons or forcing Youkai to do his bidding then of course she isn't going to approve]

Friends.

[He says it very simply, before he realizes that it's hard to go by such a short answer. But he knows from experience that people become afraid when he's honest about what he is, so he doesn't know how much he ought to say. As if to divert attention, his little messenger hops closer to Rei's knee.]

In my job I meet supernatural creatures. It's not safe not to have someone watch your back.

That is very, very true, Tsuzuki-san.

[She smiles, nodding. She doesn't want to pry, but she is very, very VERY curious now. The little bird on her knee gets an absent look, but you've intrigued her, so she returns her gaze to the man, one hand reaching down to pat the paper bird.]

What is your job?

[Tsuzuki fiddles with the paper, unsure what to do with his hands. It feels a bit wrong to outright lie in a temple, so instead he chooses his words carefully.]

I help people that are stuck in their lives. Some are troubled because spirits have hurt them in some way, or they have trouble letting go.

How do you help them?

[She presses, mildly suspicious. Something about his demeanor, particularly with his hands, strikes her as odd]

[His wings tuck together on his back. Rei's a pleasure to talk to, that's why he's so worried about saying the wrong thing. He doesn't want to alienate her just because of what he is. Tsuzuki's burnt himself on being too open, before.]

Oh look at the time! I really should get going.

Tsuzuki-san, stop.

[Her voice is a bit firm, she's curious and clearly he's either hiding something (that she hates) or...she's done something to offend him. She's banking that its him though]

You aren't going to offend me, or make me nervous. If you don't want to talk about it, thats fine. But if you are worried about scaring me, you won't.

[Perhaps it's because they're in the temple, but he can't help but listen when she speaks. What she says hits home, making him feel like she can see right through him. Tsuzuki lowers his gaze, feeling guilty.]

I'm sorry.

[Still, in his opinion, it's best that not a lot of people know. It's something that use to scare them. But how he's supposed to say it without it sounded terribly bad, he has no idea.]

I help people cross over. People that are already dead.

[She's familiar with the concept of exorcists and banishment. Is that what he means? Why on earth would that bother her, when he knows she had supernatural powers of her own?]

You mean putting souls to rest, yes? Purifying the dead, so they can sleep in peace? An exorcist, or a hunter of the undead?

[He's so relieved by her acceptance that he glances up again, eyes wide. Her reaction is unusual enough that his body language relaxes. His voice softens as he continues.]

Those things are included in my job, yes. ...But I don't think hunter is the right word.

Then what word would you use? And are there other aspects?

[Her voice softens to match his, the tension that he might be hiding something from her vanishing.]

I've dealt with my fair share of...evil spirits. Its not that unusual for me.

I don't go looking for them unless they begin to harass the living, most of the time. [But what he'd call himself is a different question altogether. His guilt colors that choice far too clearly. Tsuzuki's expression warm up with an easy smile once he realizes that they're more similar than he first thought, though.]

I gathered as much. Those wards in here aren't the work of an amateur.

And you help them cross over how?

[She blushes brightly, her head dipping at the compliment]

Ah, thank you. Though...it wasn't all me. Dresden-san, and Helios-san helped fortify them.

Sometimes people hang on because they don't fulfill their live's purpose. If they get help with that, they'll move on and be happy.

[That's actually something he greatly enjoys helping with. It's just the end that usually saddens him. He doesn't get much time to contemplate life and death again, since he notices that Rei's cheeks are growing red.

Tsuzuki ducks his head as well, amused that she's blushing over such a small thing.]

That was clever of you. Sometimes it's hard to see what you've done wrong in a ward, but others might catch it. How did you find out they had experience with that?

Well, thanks to all the strange things that happen in Luceti, I've had plenty of chances to see Helios-san and Harry-san work. They're both wizards, and they agreed to help. We've spent a lot of time together, working, so I got to know them both. Helios-san has been helping me improve my connection to the Filial spirits here as well. Harry-san...well, he owes me favors for things that happened in the past.

[Soulgaze-mindrape for one]

You're lucky. I live with a wizard, but he's never helped me with my wards.

[He's very tempted to ask about those favors Rei hinted about, but that would be kind of rude. Instead Tsuzuki continues with his line of thinking, mentally filing away questions he has for her. If she's the type of person to accidentally mindrape people, letting her meet Hisoka and Draco is a risk.]

Maybe they're not the same kind of wizard?

Haha, maybe. Harry-san and Helios-san are both very kind, and...we've been through quite a lot here in Luceti together. I know Harry-san worries about me, because I'm young, and Helios-san is just a sweet man. One of the nicest I've ever met. But they use sigils and spells, and all sorts of magic. Far more than me. My powers are parlor tricks compared to theirs.

[Of course...it was HARRY who did the mindraping. Rei's met Tsuzuki's eyes more than once, and soulgazing is a Dresden thing anyway, she certainly can't do it.]

What sort of wizard is your roommate?

Oh, I don't know about that. Just because you use a different type of magic doesn't mean it's any lesser than theirs.

[It sounds like they're like a little family, and Tsuzuki can't help but be envious of that. Bonding with people is so important.]

He's about your age. A little older. Draco's a little haughty, but he has a good heart. And Hisoka's kind of like a wizard, but not really.

Haha, you haven't seen what they can do.

[And in a way, they kind of are. Harry's a decent person, Helios is beyond that. And they've bonded in a weird sort of way]

Kind of a wizard? How do you mean?

Maybe I should ask them if they can show me. I bet it would be really cool.

[How is he supposed to describe Hisoka? He rubs his neck, feeling slightly pout of place.]

He has his own kind of magic. It makes him a bit angry sometimes.

Angry? Like...calling on a Rage Spirit? Or...something else?

Angry as in... well, the first time I met him he gave me a burn mark because I touched him without permission.

Oh my goodness! So, he doesn't have much self control?

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