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[shiroganeheir]

Hello, this is Naoto Shirogane. I... seem to have been evicted from my overlay, one Mako Adams.

Do not attempt to tangle with him. While his actual powers are much less than people have been led to believe, he is crafty, and an excellent pistol shot. I will be taking him out myself after removing a few things from his apartment.

Thorne-san, Malik-san, Tim-san, Zed-san, my most sincere apologies.

They know we are here, but they are mostly unaware of who we are or what we do.

Once I have taken a few moments, I will be back and see what I can do.

[Private to Kanji]

Kanji? If you are yourself, as I believe you are, could you come to Liminal Space? I... could use some company.

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[truerevelation]

Naoto... I ... shit, what did he do, how did...

I'll. I'll be right there. Aiya should be open.

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[shiroganeheir]

Thank you, Kanji.

[When he gets to Aiya, she's sitting on the floor in a corner, knees pulled up to her chest, staring out across the room, shaking slightly.]

[truerevelation]

[He's absolutely sprinting across the room as he spots her, diving in to sit next to her.]

Hey. Hey. I'm here. I've gotcha.

[shiroganeheir]

[She just attaches to him, clinging tightly. After a moment, she starts crying into his shoulder, unable to really conceptualize words at this particular time.]

[whydoyoushine]

Good, good, you're out of there, that means I can show him what it means to be afraid of the dark.

[shiroganeheir]

Go for it, Cousin.

I would like to be present at his death, however. We have a score to settle.

[whydoyoushine]

So I'll just rough him up a little.

More fun if it gets spread out, anyway.

[dreamingking]

Magnus will be relieved to know you've returned to us, Lady Shirogane. He's been increasingly worried. Shall I go fetch him for you?

[He can guess what those apologies mean, and cats can be great comforts in times of stress.]

[shiroganeheir]

Thank you, Tybalt-san. I would appreciate that, if you have a moment.

I hope he has been helpful. He... certainly was a comfort to my overlay.

[dreamingking]

It should take but a moment. Are you in Liminal space right now? And he has been helpful indeed; I'm quite fond of him myself.

[Using the shadows to go into Mako's apartment and portal himself and cat back into liminal is a great plan that couldn't go wrong at all, right?]

[leftbehindagain]

If you need anything I can do for you, let me know.

[Sleep aid, remedy for heavy-metal exposure, a drink or three...]

[shiroganeheir]

I could probably use a remedy for mercury poisoning, but it might have to wait until after the Jaunt. You might want to prepare some for others as well.

[leftbehindagain]

So I've heard.

I have the space to work and someone to bounce ideas off of. There's nothing saying I can't start now.

[wildmagician]

Naoto?! Are you alright?

[shiroganeheir]

For a given definition of alright. I am alive, and as far as I know, I did not die. Mako is certainly still alive.

My apologies, senpai, for his actions.

[wildmagician]

... well, I was thinking more of physical injuries or... you know. Mentally.

[Naoto knows that Yosuke felt his feelings, so she'd know why he asked.]

I could have handled the situation better myself.

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh my god, you were the creeper who murdered me?

... I mean, uh, obviously not you, but. Wow. Shit.

[shiroganeheir]

I was, Thorne-san. My apologies.

[There's a long, mental sigh.]

I... also apologize for doing it in that particular manner. The Trumps have a terrible sense of humor this Jaunt.

[thornsofmalkav]

... this is an Inaba thing, isn't it? Death by weird Inaba thing.

[awitchdidit]

Ah, so you were the detective who was the culprit this time...my sympathies. I'm certainly glad to have your intellect back on our side.

How exactly were you evicted, though?

[shiroganeheir]

After everything I have been a witness to, I am glad to be back as well.

[There is an exasperated sigh before she goes on, carefully.]

Adams' training is in exorcism. He is well aware of how to remove spirits from people. He used a combination of a laser pointer of some sort and a woman's powder compact that already contained a... raven spirit, I believe.

I was... in the compact for a few moments, at least long enough to speak to him briefly before I came here.

[awitchdidit]

Ugh. Mirrors. That would do it, alright.

He's a major problem for our attempts at interfering with things already...any insights into his weaknesses?

[summerorange]

By 'they' do you mean just the Knights? Or would the White Company know as well?

And... [a brief pause] Are you sure you can handle him on your own? If you need any help...

[shiroganeheir]

I am unaware of what the White Company might or might not know. It is my understanding that the Knights have much more specific information than anyone else does, but that is speculation. My overlay had very little do do with the Company, and quite a lot of... distaste for them.

As for my own abilities, I am more than capable. My specific powerset would do well in this world, and I am at least as good of a shot as he, if not better.

[summerorange]

Maybe we should try and warn them? I mean, I'm used to telling the heroes of the worlds we're passing thru at least some of the truth about me and my companions, so maybe if it's along those lines...

While I don't doubt your skills, he is a Knight, and they don't seem to be traveling alone a lot these days. And if you do need help, I can fight the others off.