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[She knows that look. Miyabi narrows her eyes a little and her wings give an irate flutter. She tries to keep her temper under control, but she knows what's on his mind.]

Yes. I'm a Poncle. [And before he can even say that word, she hastily rolls the flask towards him.] Here. It's still hot, so be careful, but it's fresh.

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Never heard of a Poncle before. [He accepts the flask, removing the top and blowing on the contents for a moment before sipping tentatively. Not bad, not bad.]

We're sprites that paint for the gods. I wouldn't expect you to know of us unless you came from my world.

[She smiles once Asch takes a sip of the tea she made him and hops onto his knee, staring at him. Or, well, more his hair. She's seen many people with odd colored hair, her favorite being the ones that reminded her of gold or wheat, but his was right up there. Tilting her head, she giggles quietly.]

...Hm. [He takes another sip, ignoring her presence on her knee, mostly because she's too light to be a bother. When she giggles, though, he looks up.] What's so funny?

[Not very talkative are you, Asch? She was about to ask where he was from out of curiosity when his question came and she blinked, putting one hand to her mouth. Oops...Oh well, too late to regret it now. Miyabi crouches down and and springs right up onto his shoulder, taking a few strands of his hair into her teensy hands.]

You really do resemble a phoenix! Your hair is the color of the sunrise, and you even have the crown. [She points to his fringe with her other hand and is very tempted to braid what she's already holding. Or play in it.]

[It's kind of baffling. He had no idea hair could be so fascinating; his mother used to indulge herself all the time way back when, and Guy toys with it on and off, but it hadn't gotten much attention otherwise. He lifts a brow.] It's too dark to be a sunrise. The replica's hair is lighter, go tell that to him.

[No, he won't be bitter about everything. Really.]

[Well, you must remember Miyabi comes from a place where people's hair color is pretty much black or brown entirely. Anything other than that and she's prone to kind of staring and gushing over the ones she likes best. Plus she is still fairly young, at least to her people.

She's curious about this "replica" thing - seriously, what the heck was that? - but he seems to need cheering up. She begins to braid his hair slowly, lidding her eyes and smirking.]

You've never seen a proper sunrise, then. Right before she rises, the Sun turns the sky a deep red like this. And the cloud all turn purple. Sometimes the colors get reflected on the snow back home, too, it's so beautiful~

[Asch can't really even comprehend the idea of that, since green and pink hair is totally normal in his world. |D

He doesn't really even notice her braiding his hair, thinking of home.]

The sun rises and sets the same way every time in Auldrant... white and gold on an orange sky.

[To each their own. Miyabi will still think your hair is pretty, Asch, and is crawling up it to get to the top of your head. That's always the best place to sit when talking, totally. She quietly repeats what he said, trying to sound it out.]

Aul...drant. Is that your home? [She smiles and hopes he'd go on. She's always willing to listen about where people come from.] That sounds really pretty. My home is called Nippon, and I live at the northern most part, where it snows a lot.

[He glances sidelong at her as she climbs, resisting the urge to shove her off or something equally obnoxious. He dislikes someone strange being so close to his head, but as small as he is, he can't consider her to be a serious threat.]

Auldrant is my world, yes. [....Sorry, Miyabi, you might have to lead the conversation until you get him comfortable, fff.]

[So mean, Asch. If you flicked her, she'd go flying, no lie. And then you'd have to deal with her screaming at you. So we appreciate that you erred to not do that, though she'd just as quickly climb down if you asked politely.]

Does it ever snow there?

[Come on, man, be a little more sociable. She's trying, but there's only so much she could do without either ticking him off or being looked at funny.]

[He leans back a little, taking another swig of his tea. There won't be much left at this rate.] In Keterburg, it's always snowing. The other continents are mostly seasonal. [H-he'll try to be as sociable as he can.]

[And when he does lean back, Miyabi grips his hair to keep from sliding off. Ooh, silky~ She's extremely light, and if it weren't for her voice, Asch would probably not even know she was there.]

Keterburg? That sound like Kamui, where I'm from. But...ours is going through a very bad blizzard. [She bites her lip, looking sideways.]

[He hardly notices, you're right. He does lift his eyes at the slight tug, though he can't see her.]

Is that a problem?

[Miyabi kind of cuddles into his hair as more a force of habit than anything else. She doesn't really like talking about it, since she has no idea if everyone's still safe, but--]

Yes...if the blizzard isn't stopped before the Day of Darkness, everyone in Kamui might freeze to death. Before I was taken here, Mother Amaterasu and Iss--my friend were trying to stop the demons responsible.

...So that's why you have so much faith in Ammy. [It's a bit odd, using her nickname while talking to someone who calls her something formal, but he's never really called her anything else.]

Mm...she's the first god I've ever met, even if I didn't realize it at first. [That alone made her kind of sad. Even now she could only see vague traces of the wolf's markings and weapon.] And it's not just that. the lands have been overrun with evil spirits, plants and animals are dying or being killed...people are getting sick. No one's praying anymore, or has real faith. I wanna help, but I'm not a good painter.

[She pauses, then blinks, crawling forward and peeking down at him.] Ah, I-I'm sorry--! I...I didn't mean to burden you with my troubles.

[Asch blinks, attempting to lean back a little more since she's so close now. Unfortunately he's flat against the pillows already.]

Forget it. Every world has problems, and everyone deals with them differently.

[Dont's worry, she'll be moving back now, a little, just so he can't see her face. Even though that's hard to do now, considering her size in comparison to Asch.]

...I guess. What about your world, Asch? Can you tell me a little more? I've never even really seen much of my own world outside of Kamui. Just heard stories and rumors. It's nice to learn about other places.

[She's curious, and settles into his hair a little, moving strands of his hair back. She was considering leaving, too. He seemed tired, and she didn't want to bother him, but she did like his company, oddly enough. He seemed like the type who could use it once in a while.]

[He shrugs, settling against the pillow and closing his eyes. He's not really tired now - or he's overtired more than anything, after resting for several days straight - so it's nice to be awake and coherent.]

What do you want to know?

[Well, she's still under the impression he has been kidnapped, and damn if that didn't suck out the desire to really do anything. Miyabi's braiding your hair again, Asch, please don't mind her. If she had her paints, she'd easily be drawing right now.]

Anything you're willing to tell. [Let's start with something ~~hopefully~~ simple.] Where did you live before arriving here?

[She's unlikely to find out the truth, so she can just keep on thinking that. Also, lol, leave it to Asch to make a simple question complicated.]

I wasn't living anywhere. Before I came here I'd been traveling for at least a year.

[Not as complicated as you may think, Asch. Miyabi's culture is used to people becoming nomads and traveling. Hell, if ever she became an Envoy, she was expected to travel the world. Still she senses his distress and slinks down a little, but puts on a smile and a soft tone.]

I see...where did you travel to? Anywhere particular that you can recall?

[Apparently it's Asch's lucky day!]

Everywhere. I've been to every city in the world, every piece of land in Auldrant. [In a manner of speaking; he hasn't exactly trekked over every inch of it, but he's been through all the important routes and a few of the secret ones, too.]

[You're missing the point of this exercise, mister. 8|]

Everywhere... [Miyabi sighs wistfully, wondering just what it was like. She felt so closed off, not ever being outside much of Kamui. The world must be so vast, and she had no idea of its true beauty.] What's it like? What did you see? Anything interesting or especially nice?

[Now she sounds a little excited. Details, man, details! She's an artist, she needs them to paint a vivid image in her mind.]

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