And we'll leave the light on for you.

[weavemyownfate]

WHO: .. A lot of people.
WHEN: 3/13-3/15
WHERE: Amagi Inn, other places
WHAT: A three day workshop that isn't actually a workshop.


It took a while. Perhaps far too long, really, but the time has finally come for a good chunk of Satsuki's associates to meet one another under a more relaxed enviroment. And with the group arriving at the Amagi Inn being larger than usual, rather than pull up to the place in Gamagoori's familiar vehicle of choice, they arrive in a much larger vehicle. (Like a bus or something.) While not everyone has been able to be picked up personally, the agreed upon time is to arrive at 2pm in front of the inn with a special exception, which just so happens to be.. In five minutes.

The outside of the place looks surprisingly modern, really. But it's upon stepping inside that everyone's going to get smacked in the face with some good ol' tradition japanese culture.


(OOC: The below headers are general suggestions for the three days that can have handwaved participation and all that good stuff. Feel free to post whatever you like with the activity name in the header under whatever day.)

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Check-In

[weavemyownfate]

Once the group is together it's time for quick introductions and then time to head to the rooms. The rest of the afternoon for the most part is free-time.

Check-in and the rest of the afternoon

[koishi_komeiji]

Koishi, of course, arrived hand in hand with Satori, her other clutching a small bag containing several essentials. And it was a good thing too. Without her elder sister's grip its likely Koishi would have already dashed off after some distraction. This continued until they were fully checked in and joined the present gathering.

"Hey! Heeeeyyy!" She waved her bag around. Apparently she had not yet had a chance to put it away. "Hello there! I'm Koishi Komeiji! Miss White said I should introduce myself so I am! I'm a satori youkai and so is my sister. You don't have to be scared of us though. I can't read minds and my sister is super friendly!" Her face was positively alight, her closed third eye bobbing and weaving, occasionally nudging her sister's open one.

She only paused her chattering long enough for Satori to introduce herself as well.

"It's going to be so fun! We can do all sorts of things! I've never been to a bathhouse like this before. I want to see and do everything! With all of you! Won't that be fun? And with everyone else too. It's all so pretty and..." Eventually Satori had to drag her off to their room which was right next to Satsuki's closer to the hallway's entrance and exit. After all, there was no better strategic place for a pair of mind readers. Just in case.

* * *

Koishi spent the rest of the afternoon true to her word. She was EVERYWHERE, even bothering some of the other people there provided they could see her. Eventually she was distracted by a rather large fish tank containing a variety of colorful sea creatures. The green haired youkai actually stopped completely to look at them, hands and third eye pressed against the glass.

[weavemyownfate]

Satsuki steps from the vehicle dressed... Alarmingly casual today. It wasn't easy though, but Nonon had convinced her that it was ok to wear a dark shirt and pants with a light low-neck sweater today. All the luggage is in the vehicle's compartment which she, of course, will have someone else carrying for her. "Komeiji sisters," she replies, unable to help but feel a little awkward in her attire, but she is pleased to see Satori again. "I hope arriving here was not too difficult."

[symphonyofdestruction]

If anyone could find a good fit for Satsuki, it was Nonon. Despite acting like it had was no big deal, she had actually spent more then a few hours making sure everything was perfect, that it would accentuate Satsuki's strong features without being too revealing. She was the guardian of Nova City, and her lifelong friend. She wasn't about to parade her around in embarrassing clothing. There were a lot of reasons she wouldn't want to do that.

As for the petite musician herself, she was dressed casually as well, a floppy black beret (skull free this time!) covering her pink hair, with a short sleeved shirt with white polka dots on it. A skirt that, while short, was more then enough to keep her modest covered her lower body. Pink socks and a pair of black shoes completed the look. It was not the sort of outfit she would have picked for Satsuki. For her, however, it was fine. She almost looked like someone that wouldn't screech at you if you annoyed her.

She is, naturally, at Satsuki's side, admiring her handiwork. It really did look good on her. Graceful without being too imposing. A fine choice. She'd pat herself on the back if it wouldn't be so self-centered. Her eyes scan over all those present, recognizing most though it was her first time getting a chance to meet Satori. No doubt Koishi would have mentioned it, but she was the one that had picked out the swimwear for the two sisters. Of course she would not have mentioned her by name. Its possible she doesn't even know Nonon's real name.

She is keeping surprisingly quiet, perhaps not wanting to interrupt other people. She's currently in a good mood, she's actually thinking about that sort of thing.

Check-in and the rest of the afternoon

[datahound]

Inumuta still wasn't entirely sure how he felt about the bustling flurry of energy that was one Koishi Komeiji, the entirely baffling girl whom Satsuki had found reason to add to her ranks. He had been paying close attention to the new faces, assessing what he could of them through the stored conversational data on their curious devices and watching them when and where he could. However....he still wasn't able to make much sense of Koishi.

Perhaps, he thought, she was simply too impulsive for him to fully understand.

"They're not food, you know." He said finally, after watching the girl stare at the fish tank for several minutes. After her talk of eating rabbits, he couldn't even begin to guess her thoughts on decorative fish.

Night

[weavemyownfate]

Satsuki is expecting Bridget to show up sometime after the sun has set- But it isn't really clear what time she'll be here exactly. So after excusing herself, the Guardian waits patiently in the lobby for the other woman to arrive.

Re: Night

[frostheartedrose]

It really wouldn't take long at all, especially as Bridget had found herself rather unexpectedly looking forward to the trip with growing anticipation over the last few days. She'd already packed the essentials for a Japanese onsen trip into a small pack... and then re-evaluated the contents five times in the last twenty four hours. It really had been a long time since Bridget had taken any sort of full vacation.

So it was five full minutes after the sun had fully set before Bridget seemingly appeared in front of the building and drifted through the front door without any sign of the super-speed she'd arrived with. She'd arrived in her own form of 'casual' of course, though the tunic, circle skirt, and the sandals she naturally started unlacing just inside and to the side of the doorway were all various shades of black and dark gray. Maybe someday she would remember to shop in colors... At least she'd left her hair free to fall wherever it wished, which was usually down her back nearly to her knees. Free of her footwear, Bridget lifted her head in a slightly wry smile aimed at Satsuki across the lobby. "I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long..."

Check-In

[kiryuin_shield]

Gamagori was the last to come into the inn. He'd dropped everyone off at the front door and then went to find a spot to park. He was dressed rather casually for him, not that anyone would notice at first given the wall of luggage he was carrying in front of him. Once inside, though, he sat the pile down as if it were one solid object and looked around for the rest of the group. Once locating them, he'll approach, looking very out of his element, yet rather happy.

"What rooms are we in? I'll go ahead and take the luggage up."

[weavemyownfate]

Satsuki hands the check-in information to Gamagoori. The groups rooms are off in some corner.. Somewhere. She's noticed the more upbeat mood of Gamagoori though, but doesn't mention it in concern it'll abruptly vanish once he becomes aware of it.

She's pretty much the same in that regard, really. "Here," she replies. "Later this evening we will need to make a drive to determine the most efficient route to the Feyren ponds- Hopefully nothing will break under a vehicle of our size's weight."

[shslprogrammer]

Chihiro was probably the most nervous out of everyone here. He was more concerned about his secret somehow being discovered before he had the chance to tell anyone and that was pretty much his worst nightmare right about now. So while everyone was happily talking away, Chihiro was nervously standing there, lightly tapping his fingers together and trying to think of ways to join in or at least be able to join in like he was suppose to.

After what seemed to be forever he finally pipped up a tiny bit. "E-Excuse me...Hello." That was the best he could do right now.

[lookprofessor]

Have no fear. Luke has come along, but he's done so very nervously. And, seeing as he's been restless since his 'incident' with Haise, he's a bit tired And not paying attention.

Which is why he walks directly into Chihiro instead of politely introducing himself.

"Ah--oh, I'm sorry! I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."

Friday

[weavemyownfate]

Once the topic of dinner comes up and Maka volunteers to make dinner tonight it's time for a thrilling trip to the grocery store! Karaoke is suggested sometime after dinner.

[soundmind]

Maka has to remind herself repeatedly as she was shopping that it's not common to be vegetarian, she does not need to prepare a vegetarian option for anyone and the idea being in her head is stupid. As for what she has planned, well, fortunately for her current company she has Japanese ancestry and wants to avoid going overly American on them. Given that it's still cold as hell, it seems like the perfect time to prepare a hot pot for the large group with the works (including fish even if the smell of it makes her sick). It takes her a while, partly because of preparation and partly due to her perfectionism, but it's all spread out at dinner time with a handy pot of rice to go along with it.

"Well...I practiced making this before coming on the trip, but I haven't actually had hot pot since I lived with my mom, so I hope you all enjoy."

[koishi_komeiji]

Koishi... wasn't going to go along with the shopping trip. Oh it's not even that she didn't WANT to. She completely wanted to. No one would let her. And anyone who knew her would understand it was for very good reason. Fortunately Nonon had come to the rescue with a pair of headphones and a lot of music, showing the little satori her options for Karaoke later on. At the very least this would keep her from being completely lost and off key when it came time to sing because lord knows no one was keeping her away from that mic.

It was a good thing though, that Maka brought back meat. For all her praise of vegetables, Koishi was still a youkai. As was Satori. And youkai were well known for being carnivorous.

The moment everyone returned from shopping Koishi leaped to her feet, leaving Nonon behind with the player as she zipped over to Maka's side, hovering around her shoulder, chattering with nonstop excitement.

"Miss! I remember you. Mister Big carried us out of the tower, remember? I was mostly unconscious but I remember your mind. It's pretty. Thank you for cooking for us! I really appreciate it!" and so on, and so forth, until Satori physically pulled her away.

Somehow everyone managed to keep Koishi out of Maka's hair as she prepared everything, but no force in the universe was keeping her away from the table. She was the first one to the table, leaning, floating to watch the food as it was brought out. She didn't touch anything yet. She knew better. Not until everyone was here... But it was haaaard!

KARAOKE

[koishi_komeiji]

After dinner Koishi scrambled over to where the Karaoke machine was. She fumbled with it some, trying to figure it out. She had been shown before dinner but it looked like she didn't retain that knowledge. Fortunately Nonon came to her rescue after a moment though appeared confused at the Koiball's choice of song. The little satori pouted a moment, shooing Jakuzure away a short distance.

She picked up the microphone and moved in front of the screen. She took a deep breath, visibly relaxing as the music started.

A surprisingly calm choice for the hyperactive youkai. Her voice wasn't perfect, nor was her singing of the song, but her pitch was wonderful. She swayed a little with the music, her eyes bright and half-lidded.

She waited for the song to come to a full end before drifting forward, microphone still in hand as she gently took Satori by the wrist. gently, but firmly, dragging her toward the stage. "You should sing too sis! You have a really nice voice."

Re: KARAOKE

[satori_komeiji]

Satori almost shook her head, blushing and looking rather unwilling to go along with it, before she realized once again, that this was to be expected of her. That didn't mean she had to like the idea, looking very much out of depth before a group of people as much as she would before a crowd. Despite Koishi's calming influence, Satori was quite visibly nervous, even caught off-guard, having to figure out a song and pick apart their thoughts at the same time. She wasn't quite in the mood for something so cheerful and unsuited to her, like the song Koishi had chosen. At least that seems to be what feeling she was giving off, at the moment. The elder sister also didn't react very well to being dragged up unceremoniously, feeling that there was little time to prepare, her third eye scanning over the minds of the others while her two other eyes looked to the projection of song selections and lyrics and the like. Settling on one that may or may not be familiar to some in the audience, Satori calmly took the microphone from her sister, concentrating not only on the minds of the others, but the lyrics and feeling involved.

Yes, this one would be interesting. Certainly a thought-provoking tune, to be sure.

Satori's tune and pitch were much more on point than Koishi's, singing with as much beauty and feeling as she could manage. Koishi was certainly correct, she did have a great voice, especially for what she'd chosen. It all came very naturally to her, her posture straight and relatively still, leaving a surprising degree of emotion for her typically stoic face. She caught herself swaying slightly, and simply went along with it...

After singing with a great degree of emotion towards the conclusion of the song, Satori relaxed, although feeling as if she'd let too much of herself go. It felt like quite a release of emotions, and relaxing as well...but she felt far too vulnerable, afterward. It wasn't quite the case in reality, but that didn't stop her from thinking that this song meant something, or struck her in some way.

"...Koishi, how was that?"

Saturday

[weavemyownfate]

A fishing trip has been arranged for somewhere in Fayren; a large lake that holds.. Well.. Who knows what will get pulled out from the water, really. It might even have to be beaten up. Later in the evening it's time to hit the Hot Springs; as if sitting around in a boat all day hadn't been enough.

Movie Screening

[datahound]

Because, seriously, there's gotta be something for the people who have had quite enough of the water after being in a boat all day.

Inumuta has the tech. Go ahead, try to stop him.

Saturday 1/2 Fishing!

[koishi_komeiji]

This was the thing Koishi was really looking forward to. The fishing trip... Oh what joy of joys. She can barely contain herself with excitement. And that's really saying something considering it's Koishi. Satori could barely convince her to wear a lighter outfit for the trip. Short sleeves and a shorter skirt and sandals (with the bathing suit underneath presumably for the hotsprings later.) This, unfortunately, did reveal her forearms as well as one of the points the tendrils slid from her arms near the crease in her elbow as well as a faint blue tint just under the skin. It was unnerving but not too bad.

She allowed herself to be buckled into the car with little fuss, babbling the entire way to the lake about fishing back home in the underground and all the strange fish that one could catch there. They apparently weren't quite as delicious as surface fish save for the numerous eels that lived in the lakes. If they were as delicious as the younger Komeiji claimed they might be worth looking into at some point.

Upon arriving Koishi squirmed and struggled to be released from her seatbelt, taking off high into the air in an instant. Turning in a circle she shot off in the direction of the lake not waiting to grab her fishing pole or... even waiting for an explanation as to what a fishing pole is.

When everyone else arrived she was already hovering a short distance out over the lake, ignoring the boats entirely, staring down into the shallow water with one hand on the sunhat Nonon had selected for her. Her third eye swayed and bobbed as she tilted her head this way and that. Quick as lightning she grabbed at the water, pulling out a very small fish, shrugging and tossing it to one side. Of course the bigger fish would be further out.

Re: Saturday 1/2 Fishing!

[satori_komeiji]

Oh Satori, the things you put up with...

For this day, she's dressed in somewhat of a more casual outfit: she took care not to bother people with her artery-tentacles, hiding the ones on her arms under a medium-length pair of sleeves, and a relatively light but modest skirt. She'd made slight modifications on the first day to accommodate the arteries, of course, though they did get a bit snarled and caught in her clothes at first. She'd probably have to change into her bathing suit later in the afternoon...

Satori knew that Koishi had an unusual liking for marine animals. More so than her own, of course, the elder sister being a bit more fond of land-creatures. But, as stated above, a significant amount of her time was spent keeping Koishi calm for most of the trip, a feat that's, by and large, impossible.

It was easy enough on the way up, but Satori utterly failed once they arrived, watching her sister zoom off in to the lake in excitement!

"Koishi! We haven't even-..."

The elder mind-reader's protests were most likely lost, by now. Shaking her head silently, she headed off in search of her sister, taking a fishing rod with her...

Once she'd caught up, she called out to her wayward sister... "You headed off without listening, Koishi. And you're scaring the fish by snatching them, like that..." Her tone was calm and advisory, but a way that Koishi would call...thorny or some other odd qualifier.

Saturday 2/2 Hot Springs! (Warning: Youkai Anatomy)

[koishi_komeiji]

Once they arrived back to the inn, and with the fishing gear put away (and Satori finishing up combing all the aquatic plant life out of Koishi's hair) it was time to take a nice relaxing soak in the hot springs. It would be quite lovely considering how cold the lake water had been.

Due to the previously mentioned lake plants, the Komeiji sisters were among the last to arrive, Koishi instantly shedding the extra shirt and skirt and hopping in wearing the bathing suit and showing exactly why satori youkai always wore such long sleeves. The skin on her thighs, upper arms and around the base of her neck, and most of her stomach was more translucent and tinged blue in Koishi's case. Numerous indentations where the tentacles emerged dotted her flesh, four on each arm and two on each leg. The blue tint continued up over her shoulders, stopping as it hit her collar bone and shoulder blades, visible through any gaps in the bone. Likewise her ribs stood out a much lighter color against all the deep blue. Her muscles must have also been light in color as, despite the translucency of her skin, there was no visible red muscle. To make matters more unsettling the blue tint would shift independently on occasion as Koishi internally readjusted her extra limbs from time to time.

Fortuately the swimsuit that Nonon had selected was a similar shade of blue which helped trick the eye into so her inhuman traits were a little more hidden. Unfortunately, the suit had to be a two piece. With her third eye connected at her ankles it was impossible for Koishi to step into anything so things like pants or a one piece bathing suit were completely out of the question. The bottoms actually tied on either side leaving a fluffy bow (or perhaps they were snaps simply hidden behind a bow) and the top was modest enough to be almost a tank top.

Fortunately Koishi seemed oblivious to any stares she got, hopping quite eagerly into the water, moving out into the center, and dog-paddling around (even though she could touch the bottom.) Her third eye did its best to not sink below the surface of the water, poking out like a periscope whenever Koishi's head went under.

Re: Saturday 2/2 Hot Springs! (Warning: Youkai Anatomy)

[satori_komeiji]

It was true, it had taken a while to get all the algae and whatnot from Koishi's hair. Fishing her out of the water also had her rather in the mood for something warmer and more relaxing, in any case. After changing quickly, Satori followed closely behind and relaxed into the water as she kept an eye on her excitably enthusiastic sister.

Satori wore a similar sort of swimsuit to accommodate her arteries and tentacular appendages, a rather modest two-piece affair. The indentations where her arteries began were in slightly different places than Koishi's, but it had posed a similar problem for anything that would cover them up. The top of it was quite similar to a halter with an opening near the back of her shoulders, allowing the back-arteries some room to breathe. It seems she'd carefully threaded the other cords through the bottom, likewise, another side-tie securely in place.

Sinking in up to her shoulders, Satori called out to her sister... "Be careful, Koishi. And try not to splash anyone while we're here..." Her third eye seemed to narrow itself in relaxation, and Satori's face, rare to express much emotion, showed clear relief.

Sunday

[weavemyownfate]

Free time until noon check-out. All the good kids are up early doing exercises after all that slacking.

Sunday

[koishi_komeiji]

It was around nine when Koishi approached Luke, her faint calming aura washing over him. She had already finished her packing and all of her prep work so there were some hours to kill before checkout. She was oddly visible, her third eye open just a sliver, the blind interior quite visible.

"Little Human?" Her third eye drifted up to nudge his shoulder gently. "Luke? Are you okay? You've been distant and rumbling the whole time. I thought all the happy things would help but they didn't. You're all mixed up and here and there and I can't really make sense of it. What's wrong?"

Sunday

[lookprofessor]

Luke almost jumps away as Koishi nudges him, startled. His eyes widen as her third eye taps the shoulder that had been bitten. He wonders if she can tell?

He should have noticed her coming. He can sense the calmness of her aura around him now that he's paying attention. He has to think of an excuse. An explanation. A good explanation.

"G'morning, Koishi..."

A pause. "I'm okay. I'm just..." again, he hesitates, uncertain. "I'm okay now."