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[Point taken. He isn't sure why anyone would eat anything with these colors, but he figured one of the other swords might like it so he brought it back.

Ha! That reaction means he was right, too. He doesn't smile, but the self-satisfaction almost radiates off him. Donut did good!!!!]

Yeah? Good, then you can help eat it if you want.

[Donut did do good, gold star for Donut!! Except Kashuu isn't the one with the stickers so he'll just have to be satisfied with this clearly pleased reaction.]

I totally will! Wow... [PAUSING to take another bite. Miraculously he hasn't gotten mouthfreeze yet, but at the rate he's going, that's inevitable...] Hey, hey, what's your favorite kind? They're all different, yeah?

[LOOK--]

I am not usually this superstitious either. [But more than him.] But that I would like to keep this place curse free, knowing how CERES is.

[...believing is curses is superstition.......

but fine, whatevs, vietsen. He stares for a moment, then shrugs.]

Alright, so how do we do it?

[SHUSH she just does it because of tradition! Being in Cerealia has made her more superstitious than she once was...]

Ah...[They're in a house full of Japanese swords, perhaps it was better to go by majority ruling.] What are the type of cleansing techniques from Japan?

[okay, now she gets a real Look(tm). The kind reserved for when people say really dumb things to him.]

Ahn? I'm a war sword, how the hell should I know?

[It's not stupid, he's been living there all his life?!]

Didn't you see any practices? Had blessings performed before battle?

I wouldn't be there for 'em even if they had 'em.

[His was a sword meant for killing. His masters left him behind for any purification that needed to happen.]

You'd be better off askin' Kousetsu or Taroutachi.

[They could bless his master!!! God the people around him, she's going to beat them up.]

I suppose I could. [But she's too tired to bother later.] But for now, we will have to improvise. We need salt.

Salt?

...

Okay.

[Well, he was done here anyway, so he gets up and goes to the kitchen. It takes him a moment of opening and closing cupboards to find what he needs, but he comes back a few moments later with a cannister of salt. Or is it sugar? He has no idea. He doesn't cook.

He sets it on the table.]

Now what?

[Great, they have salt! Now, she's mixing here. Some say toss the salt at the evil spirits, but for now...]

We need to offer salt to hungry spirits. [Since they don't have sticky rice.] Let's make a pile outside the door of the apartment.

Just on the ground or do we need to put it on something?

[Also why the hell do spirits eat salt? He's going to have to ask Taroutachi this later.]

[She thinks about this. Since they're not trying to scare them away, just offer peace offerings...]

A plate or a bowl? It might be more polite that way.

[LOOK, they eat anything, but in S*pernatural they hate salt so she's like go figure. Going with they like food right now.]

'kay.

[Back to the kitchen he goes to get a plate. He isn't sure which one is best to use, but spirits aren't huge, right? So a small plate will work? He looks around, and manages to find one in the back that likely won't be used for awhile.

It's shaped like a panda face and about the size of his hand. Good enough.

He brings it back and hands it to Vietnam.]

This'll work?

[He came back with a really cute plate. She's staring at it for a moment after she took it like ah, she's endeared.]

This will work perfectly. [The hungry spirits should be appeased if they use such cute plates too? She now decides to stand up after all that relaxing.]

Let's head to the door.

[He doesn't get why she's staring at the plate, but whatever. Some people were weird about plates.

He just shrugs, grabs the salt, and follows after her to the door, opening it to go out into the hall when they reach it. He turns around and holds it open for her, looking around.]

So what do we do with it? Just dump the salt in the plate and leave it?

[Dotanuki, it's like you and beastly creatures.

She thanks him after he holds the door open and follows after him before crouching down beside the entrance, putting the plate down next to the wall. It's positioned so that it's on the wall to the side of the door that's furthest from the stairs and elevator, that way no one will kick the plate.]

That is what we will do. [She holds her hand out for the salt canister.] It would've been better if we had a shrine, but we are doing a fast version here.

[So she wants to stab the plate????

He hands her the salt canister (hopefully it IS salt and not sugar, he has no idea), then crouches down to watch her work.]

We can ask one a' the others to set one up if you're really bent on gettin' one.

[NO!!! Not that kind of love.

Taking the salt, she now piles a generous amount into the centre of the plate. She doesn't want to waste it though, so it's not a full heap.]

It is fine. Since we are just trying to stop a curse. The others should be better at cleansing the place, no?

[ Wow... Hey, Hijikata is pretty handsome if you ask him! This is why he's popular with women? He's a pretty popular guy in general, okay. He's proud of this too. Why not both? Come on Souji. It's fine, he'll accept pretty- maybe... ]

What's that suppose to mean? [ Huff. ]

Well, whatever... It's just because you actually really worried me back there. How reckless are you? So, don't think about doing it again- pushing yourself, I mean. Even if you say you're feeling better we have to make sure. Geez... Seriously... [ He has to keep up his #harsh reputation, you know! Although, it's difficult to not worry about Souji's condition, it's just merely habit.

He ends his small lecture with a sigh. ]

It's worrying though. I don't like being away when I can't watch them, who knows if they're going to be okay. [ Sure, they're grown men that can take care of themselves definitely. Yet, if anything happens it'd surely feel like Hijikata's own fault; he's the one that has to take care of them anyway. ] So... If you said you met others here, do you think we have a chance to seeing ours again?

[ He hopes, at least. ]

Thank you!

[See, he's polite even when he's this excited! He can't help it, eating just never gets old. It's probably one of his favorite parts about being human... on a less serious note, anyway.

He takes the bowl, and immediately brings it to his mouth for a taste. Turns out Kasen doesn't need to smack him--he's more than capable of injuring himself.]

Ouch, hot... [And yet he's still nomming.]

Doutanuki, I see. I am pleased to meet you too.

[The one and only, except not into 2D waifus.]

This is used for prayers, isn't it?

[Since weather forecasts can be done through divination as well...]

Prevention is better than cure, Imanotsurugi. While we might have a chance to fight them off, not needing to fight them would save us trouble in the first place.

[Since injury and potential death isn't fun and all.

With strong enough barriers they might just literally vaporize at the door.]

It does. Iwatooshi's master might have been a monk, but I am not sure if he has the knowledge of how to perform rituals.

[White is for purity isn't it?

Ishikirimaru is as slow as his mobility stats when it comes to drawing conclusion in this case.]

You seem worried somehow.

Yes. You might not notice it, but if they are in such locations it could affect you without you knowing.

[Ishikirimaru looks at the robofox, and the entire fox collection with amazement. This looks like a shrine of Inari even.]

It doesn't look bad, but it does seem messy.

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......okay he needs a bath

ugh no more water

too bad!!!

nope nope

YES???

NO

HE'LL BE SPARKLY

ugh double NO now

it attracts more rivals!!!

STILL NO

DOUBLE YES

ugh ur the worst

do u mean the best

yes and no

oh a no :(

:| always

CRIES

i guess, too much boob?? time to chill

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gently pets

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