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Hey- Buffy. I need to talk to you.

...Or Yuri, I don't really care who it is.

[After Guy's rather uneventful kidnapping right under their noses, Asch is feeling suitably irritated and downight volatile. He's trying to channel his temper into a more productive use, however; early in the day, he can be found stretched out on the lawn behind House 5, lying on his stomach and facing Star, the yellow cheagle. From the look of things, he's playing a rather bizarre game of fire Ping Pong with it- Star spits a fireball at him, and he uses his palm to either dissolve it or bat it back at the cheagle, who dodges deftly. Each time, Asch flicks a little treat in Star's direction, who munches it down before starting the cycle over again.

If one were to look closely, they might see a little flicker of light on Asch's palm right before the fire touches it. At his side are two swords, both sheathed; one, the Maestro sword, the other an unfamiliar katana. If caught in the moment he might actually look... relaxed, despite the situation. It's not going to last long, though.]

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[Annoyed, Asch looks away, his hand setting down firmly on the cheagle's head - not to hurt, but to warn, and the little creature squeaks and ducks down as if being scolded. He does politely answer that "Star is Star", leaving it up to Asch to explain.] He's a cheagle. They're sacred beasts on my world.

Sacred beast? [Miyabi looks back into Star's big eyes, smiles, pets him tenderly, then jumps up onto the back of Asch's hand to look at him properly when speaking.] Then I hope you're taking extra good care of him.

Now, what's this about special training?

[Asch averts his eyes, arms crossing.] They're only sacred because they made a pact with a revered prophet 2000 years ago. Otherwise they're nothing special. ...And I never said it was special training! I'm just working with hyperresonance. [Which is neither special or unique with Luke around.]

[And once he crosses those arms, Miyabi leaps to his shoulder. She gives him a very stern look and hits his cheek lightly, more of a pat to get him to really listen.] ...Every life is special, Asch. Sacred or not, human, animal, or even plant. I don't want you to ever say that again.

...Hyperres--that thing you did before?

[Asch doesn't respond to that, scowling, mostly because he isn't about to agree - replicas, hello, they're always beneath him, thank you very much - but he doesn't feel like getting some sort of lecture about it. As a result he doesn't answer for a while.]

...Hyperresonance.

[She frowns right back, but doesn't press the issue anymore. She just sighs quietly and repeats the word he said. Nnrgh, it was too big and obnoxious, and she didn't even know what it meant.]

Hyper...resonance? That's the thing you showed me before, right? You're not blowing holes into your house again, are you? [She grins, but adds quickly, just in case--] I can fix it for real this time if you do, though! I think I managed to master Rejuvenation with Ammy during that one time!!

[Ah, she looks so proud of herself. |D]

No, I'm not blowing holes in the house. I can control it again. [And he's doing it outside as a precaution, see? He's being good. He's only blowing holes in the grass and nearby rocks.]

[Miyabi giggles for real now. Asch, you look so funny when you make those angry faces.] Ah, that's good, but...what exactly is it, though? You never told me.

[He'll be making a lot of them at this rate.] ...It's a special power certain Seventh fonists can use. It decomposes and reforms matter.

[Gods, she's sorry she asked.] ...Uhm. I don't really understand, but as long as you're not hurting yourself, or breaking your house, then I wish you the best of luck.

[She pauses.] ...Asch?

[GOD it's not even that hard, Miyabi, it's only basic fonic science and the artes of theoretical sentiences. >:|]

What?

[...Oh, so sorry. She should have known better.]

Would like to paint with me sometime? We can ask Ammy to join us, too.

[......WHERE DID THAT COME FROM.]

I'm not a painter. I'm not even an artist.

[IT'S BECAUSE YOU LOOK SO RONERY.]

That's not true! I remember the first time we met, you drew what your home looked like. It was really very good. I can teach you to paint, though, if you'll let me. I'm sure it'll be really fun!

[...Rrrrrm. This sounds recreational and potentially embarrassing. "Fun" is not normally in his vocabulary. Then again, knowing Miyabi, she'll probably pester or tease him about it until he agrees.]

...I'll think about it.

[Ah, you really are learning, Asch! She would have indeed done those things...or just hold you against your will. Miyabi beams, her aura brightening and she gives his cheek a hug.]

Thank you, Asch! I haven't had anyone to paint with in a really long time!!

[jkhhskjdhkf n-no hugging, you pipsqueak. He waves her off awkwardly.]

If you want to paint so badly, why didn't you just paint with Ammy in the first place?

[You know you like it, Asch, you tsundere. Also, Miyabi's giving him the driest look she can possibly make right now.]

I can never get a hold of her. If she's not at her tree, then I don't know where she is. I can't exactly chase her, you know.

[NEVER ADMITTING IT. He sends that deadpan look right back at her.]

Just find her some meat. She'll come running.

[She sees your deadpan stare and raises you a tiny smirk and a chuckle.]

Or I could just let you do it. That way, you both will be together when I find you. [Two birds with one stone.]

[That's just devious, Miyabi :| Asch reddens a bit, feeling teased again.]

You'd have to be fast to do that. She eats like a fontech vacuum.

[Oh, you knew this was coming--]

...What? Mm, your world has a lot of really weird sounding things.

[....ffff.]

They're only weird because you're not from Auldrant. Your world sounds just as strange.

It's only strange because most of it is tainted... If everyone believed in the gods like we poncles do, then the gods would regain their strength and banish the evil from the world. I'm sure that was exactly what Amaterasu and Issun were doing before I came here.

You can't banish evil from a world. It's in human nature to be evil just as much as good.

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