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Um... I'm pretty sure you mean, "yokai".

[Maya replies, putting her hand to her chin in thought-- but with Dandy's next comment, she's set pouting.]

Well, I got it to work, didn't I?

[ . . . ]

Um.. did I? It's a watch... that shows you yokai?

[Huh. Well. That's convenient. Wasn't there something about this in her studie-]

Oh! Oh! It's-- a yokai watch?!

Don't know, don't care.

[He absolutely cares a lot, but she's not going to think he's cool if he shows it. Instead, his hands go behind his head as he starts walking around her, tail swaying back and forth. It feels so good to be talking to someone again.

Even if they are some weird mountain princess.]

All I know is I've been stuck here for a couple days and I'm already bored outta my mind. The movies always made it look like being a ghost would be cool or somethin', but the most I've been able to do is knock some shit over. No one's even screamed...

I wanted to be the next poltergeist, y'know?

[Maya watches Dandy start to circle, keeping the watch pressed to her chest. She'd like to freak out a little over the fact an important object is in her hands right now, and how has she gotten something they know so little about-- but she's also got a visible walking talking yokai in front of her now.

This is so cool.... This is so cool.

...Except that his worries seem kind of silly. And he's only been a yokai a little while...?]

Isn't that movie dated?

[is... her first comment. anyway-]

You didn't really just become a yokai, did you? For real??

[Oh great, she has no respect for the classics. Maybe he should've handed that watch over to someone else, screw the rules.

Those were his thoughts until she starts questioning his yokainess. Dandy doesn't get embarrassed often, but even he finds himself sheepishly scratching his cheek at her question. His last moments are still a blur even if they were recent, he barely remembers how it happened, just that it did.]

Yup, surprise, this is what you get to look forward to when finally punch your card. [He waves his little arms for emphasis. Look at this, it's ridiculous, he knows!] Earlier this same week I used to be human, then BAM! Stuffed animal city, baby. ...Y'know, I used to be one good lookin' guy, too. [That's the part that stings the most, his vanity's been taking a hit ever since this all started. It's not fair.] Pretty much a local celebrity.

[At least...he thinks this is local. Dandy's pretty sure he's heard about some old timey village in the mountains nearby...

Wait.

Actually...]

[Dandy lights up, his sour demeanor melting as his floppy tail begins wagging back and forth. He doesn't even realize that he's doing it, or if he does, he doesn't care.]

Hey, yeah!! Maybe you heard about me on like the news or somethin'! The name's-

[And then he stops, like he catches himself from blurting out an answer, but manages to reel it in just at the last second. Haha, got...got too excited there. Let's try again, with a little less energy, Dandy clears his throat and goes for a second try.] ...name's Dandy. Probably died a tragic death, hundreds of women left heartbroken.

...You do get TV around here, dontcha?

[Maya just kind of... blinks through his story of himself, giving no real indication of whether or not she believes him. but then he gets excited-- his death? On the news?]

Um-- yeah, but I only really get to watch it on Sunday-- hey, wait.

[Time to take the attention away from how he DEFINITELY probably didn't have a TV-worthy death and-]

You don't remember how you died?!

[What was that 'probably'?!!]

[W-What? Why isn't she jumping at his name? The poor tragic Dandy, it had to be mentioned at least once! ...Right?

They must've stopped talking about him exactly on Sunday...

Either way, his once excited tail droops as he begins to rub the back of his head. Okay, sure, open old wounds. Old, giant, fatal wounds. No big deal.]

I mean, a lot happened right after, and it's not like I wanna remember. Yeesh...

[Oh, she made him sad. Poor Mr. Dandy!!!]

I'm sorry... It must be hard for you if it's so recent, right?

[Even an obnoxious guy would be sad about his death... She really genuinely does look sad for him.]

...

[She does look sad for him, and...it's throwing him off. A lot. Why the hell does she care so much, they literally just met. And...isn't she some sort of medium? He's heard them talk, he's seen the training, dead people shouldn't be anything new to these people.

But there's no denying that look on her face.

The kinda face they make in movies...]

Uh, I mean, it's no walk in the park, but it's nothin' to get all worried about.

Of course it is!! What if something really bad happened and that's why you're like--

[Huh. Maya's face goes blank for a moment, and she asks-]

Wait, why are you here? I guess I coulda just asked that, first.

[Like what?]

Beats me, I was shoved out the door faster than I came in.

[They really want to keep that line moving...]

It's just a thing, alright? They give ghosts places to haunt and I just have to deal until someone tells me to stop...I guess. I don't even get why I had to come here, the whole town's full of 'em already.

[Dandy probably doesn't even realize that he makes a point to separate himself from the other yokai. The village isn't full of "us," it's full of "them." Fuck 'em.]

Huh. No pamphlet or anything, huh?

[Maya looks down at the watch in her hands, though she's still holding it tight.]

And you.... just brought this to me so you could tell me that?

[This is all really confusing ok, what is she supposed to do here]

Huh?

[He definitely...makes that sound more like a honk.]

Nah, I just gave that to you so I had someone to talk to. I told you already, I'm bored. If I'm gonna be stuck here for who knows how long, I might as well have one person who's able to see me. You can do whatever you want with it, I don't give a crap. I mean, now you can see whatever little monster your heart desires.

[But like, why would she want to when he's the best one here?]

Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta figure out this bullshit TV situation.

O-oh...

[Well... That was a surprising explanation. He just wanted someone to see him, huh? Maya gives a few blinks, then smiles a little bit to herself. So it's a lonely yokai, huh?

Somehow, she knows her sister must be a part of this.]

IIIiiit's the remote on the table. Just don't turn it up too loud, okay?

[She definitely wants to help him, but she doesn't want to get in trouble...]

No promises~

[With the biggest smile, Dandy starts to literally march his way out of there, but...he suddenly finds himself stopping... And he can't help but look back at her...

Shit...

He needs someone who knows all the channels...]

Didn't you just get back from your mondo crazy workout? Don't you want in on this?

Wwll...

[Well, Maya did skip out on the last hour of training with the intent of doing something... Relaxing, at the very least. It was probably going to actually be cleaning her roomC but hey. It's clean enough, really, and she is attending to a spirit, now. She rests her hands, still clutching the watch, in her lap.]

Yeah, I do. But the real training ends in an hour, so we gotta be out before Auntie comes out, or we'll blow my cover!

[Woah... He was expecting at least a little resistance what with how she kept making it seem like this was such a big nono.

Fantastic.]

Well look at that, Mountain Princess's breaking the rules. Maybe this'll be fun after all.

[Whether or not he's not used to people hearing his comments again, or if he just doesn't care, is up for debate.]

Time's a-wastin', let's get a move on!

Duh, it'll be fun.

[She's the most fun, okay. She gets up from her place on the floor, dusts off her knees, and loops the watch's lanyard around her neck before tucking the watch portion into the side of her obi.]

And you don't even know where to go. Come on! I'll take you.

[It's time to investigate this yokai-- and with that, check if he actually has good taste in tv.]

[He likes the confidence, but it's gotta be put to the test. Can't put up with any fakers.]

Pardon me, I told ya I've been here for two whole days already! Checkin' things out, makin' a map inside my head, I've got this down. Probably know the place better than you do, but that's to be expected when you're a natural born explorer.

Now if you'll excuse me~

[And he starts to trot ahead of her, his head held high in the same sort of confidence she showed him.

He's totally going the wrong way.]

Edited 2019-09-06 15:06 (UTC)

Okay, Mr. explorer...

[Maya watches Dandy carry himself a good few feet down the wrong way before she decides to correct him.]

Um, Mr. Dandy? Don't you mean to goooo the other way?

Eh-?

[Well, he stops, and his shoulders even jump up so there's no hiding his surprise. Still, it doesn't stop him from looking at her like an idiot when he peers over his shoulder.]

...That was a test.

[Turning the other way, his confidence isn't nearly as powerful as he walks by her. In fact, the blow to his ego definitely made him a little grumpy.]

And quit it with the "Mr. Dandy" crap already, would ya? It's just Dandy. You make me sound like some kinda old geezer...

Whatever you say, Dandy.

[She rolls her eyes once he's passed her, but smiles all the same.]

It's the first room on the left. You remember.

Yup.

[He says exactly as he spins around on one foot to pivot himself in the other direction. Guess who already overshot it before she said anything.

Guess who's gonna pretend like he didn't.]

Better hurry up, an hour's not much. I don't even know what's on around this time...

Oh, right.

[Maya hurries in the room behind him-- they'll probably have only one full episode's time of anything. Oh well.]

We're watching last week's Steel Samurai rerun.

[She informs him, sitting down at the table in the room, grabbing the remote, and turning the tv on.]

[Goodness, so demanding, but maybe that's just the princess in her. Dandy takes his seat by the table, grumbling something about how they really need a sofa or something, but finds what she says way more interesting that his furniture dilemma.]

You watch Steel Samurai?

[Isn't that a little too...cool for a place like this?]

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