genessia | 1st Magatama

[A strange young man appears on the video, his tattoos glowing, helping to show off the angry face he put on. Clearly he was not in the mood for any of this. Hard not to be given his situation. He doubted this would help make him any friends, but--]

Look, I'm in a very foul mood, and my only upside today is that I can finally see snow rather than desert. [Although being shirtless didn't help at all.] So I'm just going to ask if anyone has seen a man named Dante. Has a red coat, loves to make dorky jokes, and is a demon hunter I already caught up with what that lady said, but I would prefer to get in touch with him. We have a contract after all.

Now with that said, I'm going to say this once: try to steal, kill, or eat me, and no one in this world will protect you from my wrath. Or try it. I need a good outlet to vent my frustration, one that isn't property damage...speaking of, someone may need to fix that...whatever the hell that thing was. A pod?

[A voice can be heard in the distance. It's small and sounds like a young girl. Naoki looks back and speaks.]

Considering I have been in a world where demons have been trying to eat me, I think giving that warning should be standard to be safe. [More talking, with him just sighing.] Uh huh. Look I doubt there are many women who like the tattoo style anyway. Now hurry up and--

[He looks back, rubbing his face.]

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. Have a nice...blizzard? I don't know. Feels like I missed a holiday or five.

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Aheh, welcome to Genessia...whoever you are. What's your name, anyway? Sorry that you've caught us at a bad time, but it sounds like it's a lesser affair than your own domestic evils.

Will you be needing warmer clothing?

[Most weirdos don't, but it doesn't hurt to ask.]

Name's Naoki. As for clothes, well...don't suppose you sell shirts for guys with horns on their necks, do you? Otherwise it's just going to tear.

[He has...bad experience with that.]

Oh, another from the orient! You'll find many of your fellows here. One moment...

[Yup, he went on hold while he looked up something. He's getting faster. Ten seconds later...]

A "straight tree", eh? May you not be so easily uprooted.

Goodness, I wasn't going to sell you anything. Who could be that mercenary? As it happens there are varieties that zip from the back. Trickier, but until we find creative tailors--one whom I happen to know--it'll have to serve. Are you still near The Bay?

[Walking out near the end of a blizzard to deliver a weird shirt to a weird neck-horn person? Sure why not.]

That will do I guess. Don't have much better things to do until I find Dante anyway.

Eheh, well, I hope you are not a demon, else your meeting may not be a merry one. I'll be over soon; stay put! Well, unless the blizzard becomes too much to bear, of course.

[He'll hang up then march through the snow to keep his word. A dozen minutes later, a colorfully dressed man appears, looking for someone in desperate need of a shirt.]

Wait what does that--

[And he was gone...this could end poorly. He waited though, spotting the man. But the man could see Naoki as well, clad in only shorts and shoes, along with more of those tattoos and the horn on his neck. He didn't look too pleased.]

So before you hung up, you said me being a demon would be a problem. How much exactly?

[The guy didn't seem intimidating, but never underestimate your for. His own Pixie was devastatingly powerful too.]

[Once he's under cover of the cave, Ted dug out a bright green sweater which, as promised, zips from the back. His mind is otherwise perturbed that the half-naked man before him is actually concerned with Dante's enmity with all demon-kind. Well, most.]

Eheh, I ah, was hoping that warning would be met with jest rather than anxiety. Will you need assistance putting this on?

[Whether he does, Ted keeps chatting.]

Er, well, before he got up to his current work, he set up shop explicitly to hunt and kill demons. Thankfully I don't think he got many requests, so now he's busy with general law enforcement.

[Ted's more comfortable with demons himself for meeting one of the Disgaean variety. Otherwise he'd have run, bared a weapon, or done something excitedly religious at the mere thought of meeting one.]

I got it covered.

[A small humanoid figure appears from behind Naoki, looking like a fairy clad in a blue leotard, with matching leggings and gloves. She took the coat and started to help Naoki into it, humming a rather cheery tune.]

I see, so that's why you are nervous. No worries there though. If this Dante is anything like the one I know, then things should be good in the future.

I ah, see...

[He cranes his neck around to get a better look at the fairy that just appeared.]

Well, I'm ah, glad to see you'll start on the right foot. What, er, is that thing? Did you...make it?

[He's got a bad feeling about this.]

[The fairy finishes zipping up the jacket, flying on top of Naoki's head as she did so.]

"Nope, I am one of the demons! The name is Pixie!"

[He just stares at Pixie, dumbfounded for a moment. "Demon", despite his experiences, remains an unsettling thing. And he's fairly certain the people enter into Genessia one soul at a time, so this thing talking to him wasn't what he'd call personal. He laughs nervously.]

I ah, I see.

[He pointedly addresses Naoki to the exclusion of the apparition.]

Warm enough for you? They say to dress in layers. Is there anything other aid I can offer?

It will suffice for now. I'm sure I will manage, so thank you....I don't think you gave me your name?

"Ah, you're very welcome. Ah! It's Ted; pleasure to meet you."

[He extends his hand for a shake. He believes heartily in this increasingly nerve-wracking man's competence; if he can pull fairies out of ~~his butt~~ the ether, what can't he do?]

[Naoki shakes the other man's hand; only right considering what was given to him.]

Likewise. Met too many jerks, so friendly faces are always welcome.

Aheh, I'm sorry to hear that. Well, perhaps this is my unique fortune talking, but I'd like to think we've got a good ratio of knights to knaves. With luck, your luck might change. Well, you let me know if aught else troubles you, all right? Until then, I think I'll be finding a way out of the cold that troubles you so little, haha.

[His phone goes off, Naoki briefly looking at it before staring back at Ted.]

And it seems like I finally have a destination. Until next time then.

[Naoki holds his hand out to the side, another demon being summoned. This time it's much larger in size, with a body nearly similar to a lion, though looking more canine. Its long and powerful tail swept through the snow, its breath and mere presence melting away some snow too. Naoki quickly got on its back, Pixie hanging on to the horn on the back of his neck too, waving back to Ted with a big smile.

With one loud roar, Cerberus speeds off with Naoki and Pixie, heading to meet a certain devil hunter...]

[He was prepared to part amicably before Naoki produced yet another spirit from his increasingly bizarre menagerie. He would've waved back to the Pixie, but for once, he's rendered silent. It's pretty cool, to be sure, but...

he's got nothin'.]

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