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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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[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.

Mm... [She has to think on that one for a second. He was right, after all. Her time as an adult that one time taught her that - she should have known better.]

You're right. I've been taught that the evil beings of Nippon get banished when the gods' power is restored, but...I think it's more like they're controlled. Not too much good, not too much bad.

Everything stays in balance.

Not that it isn't better if there's no evil. [Asch shrugs.] I've just never heard of a completely innocent person.

[Miyabi leans against Asch's tabard for some time, quietly playing with strands of his hair as she thinks of her response.]

I think...I would have disagreed with you a while ago. But now I know better, I think. I've done and thought bad things, just like anyone else. It's what makes people who they are. [She looks up at his face.] Do you know what a yin yang is?

...Yin yang? Never heard of it. [Sounds weird D|]

[Miyabi leaps down from his shoulder, down...down...down...and lands gracefully on both feet. What, you weren't scared, were you? She takes out her sword, and jams the point into a patch of dirt, where no grass was growing.

She began to drag the sword behind her as she walked, making a circle, then forming the familiar sign of a yin yang.]

There's a story to go with it, but I don't remember it very well. It's very old. Uhm...basically, it's the symbol for balance. The black part is darkness, and the white is light. See how each half has a small circle with the opposite color in it? I never understood that when I was little, but I think it means that even darkness contains light, and light contains darkness. One can't exist without the other.

[This...brought back memories. Miyabi remembered now when she was older, and the things she "learned" from the Dark Lord. Was she wiser for it? Maybe. Was it even real? ...Who knows.]

[Asch glances down to watch her scratch out the symbol. It's oddly familiar, but he can't quite put his finger on why. After a moment he blinks, crouching down to get a closer look.]

I've seen this before. They're symbols used in fonic artes.

Fone...ick arts? [She obviously thinks she's talking about real art, but will ask. Just to be sure.] What's that? It's not like the art I do, is it?

[It sounded almost like he was talking about...another art. Like a style or skill. Bushido, for example - the art of the sword for samurai.]

Like a spell. [Asch stands again, closing his eyes and muttering a brief incantation under his breath. Within a few moments, a circle of light appears in the grass under his feet, intricate patterns and strange-looking letters mixed with the simple shapes within- a few of them would, if pushed a little closer together, resemble the yin-yang. Before he can finish the spell, he releases it; no sense in destroying the terrain just to show off.] That's a fonic arte.

[A spell. Miyabi blinks, watching carefully and leaning forward almost. She'd never seen anyone actually cast a spell or do magic, really - the Brush Skill don't count - so she was very interested. When the ground begins to glow and swirl with all kinds of patterns and symbols, the girl's eyes widen and she clutches her sword's hilt out of pure reflex. Wh-Whoa--]

Amazing... Ah, I see it! [She points to the almost yin-yang, beaming and bouncing excitedly.] Uwaah, that was so amazing, Asch!! I didn't know you had that symbol in your world, too!

The idea of light in darkness is a common concept, probably in most worlds. It's not that surprising. Even the nature of fonons themselves are linked- Rem and Shadow are partnered together.

[That last bit about fonons goes right over her head, but the tiny girl does seems pleased that similar teachings are going on in worlds outside her own.] Balance of light and darkness is important. Ah, but I--hm?

Is that yours? [Guess whose sword she finally spotted? And she's hopping right on over to it. She puts a hand on the wooden sheath and tilts her head knowingly.] It's a katana.

It's not mine, it's Guy's. I'm holding on to it so someone can bring it to him during the infiltration. [Or try, anyway. He's not sure how successful this mission's going to be.]

[Miyabi blinks, eyebrows lifting up. Guy used a katana? Hm, maybe she could get some lessons from him some time. ...After he got back. Eh.] ...You're a good friend, Asch.

[Wait, what?] What does that have to do with anything?

You live with Guy, don't you? You must be very good friends if you're trying to help him like that. Hehe, you both must trust eachother very much.

[Miyabi smiles, rocking back and forth on her heels. She knew you could trust people, Asch! |D] I wish you the best of luck! I'm sure Guy will be fine with you worrying about him ,he seems strong.

...Probably. He's always fine. [Which is usually true. Doesn't mean he won't worry, but he can at least usually keep it to himself.]

[Oh, my. That face calls for her to work her way back up to his shoulder in large, bounding leaps. She sits on the collar of his tabard and puts a tiny hand on his cheek reassuringly. Miyabi has dealt with someone she cared about leaving as well. For a year.]

That's right. He's fine... But it's okay to be sad, and to worry. Just...just don't look like that all the time, okay? It'll make Guy sad when he comes back. If you're friends, then I'm sure he'd like it if you smiled and were happy, Asch.

...That's easier said than done. I can't be happy until he gets back. [And even then it'll be a stretch. Considering the company he has here...]

...Yes, you can. [She opens her mouth to add "don't be stubborn", but decides not to. It's best not to push him too hard right now. She sure felt the same way when Issun left. Thankfully, she had her friends and painting to keep her mind off the grief.] I'll visit you every day and we can do something. Paint, talk, sword fight, anything.

I'll even let you win the next time! [She grins. Come on, grumpybutt, smile. Hell, she'll even take a frown at this point. Miyabi just hates seeing people mope.]

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