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[forgivethemtheirpain]

1)

*You're on your way... somewhere, when you see a girl waving at you from the beach.*

Wow, look at the ocean here! It's so nice, isn't it? ♥

2)

*Maybe you've walked in on Lucia -- in her room, in the shower, whatever. Maybe she's walked in on you. Maybe you tripped and fell on her. In any case, it's probably a huge misunderstanding, but...*

PERVERT!

*...that doesn't save you from the slap, broom, or flung bucket coming your way.*

3)

Blah, blah, blah. I know I got my homework in late! Isn't it more important to be fighting Shadows and getting home, anyway? I shouldn't even have to do this!

4)

No matter what I do or how powerful I'm supposed to be... I can't do a thing to get us out of here. This is wrong, isn't it?

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[nomen_est_numen]

Why yes, she did walk in on him. Said 'him' being a giant anthropomorphic bird who apparently knew a bathhouse when he saw one but, being royalty from ancient China, disregarded any warning signage that might have otherwise stopped him just wandering in. At any rate, there he is, taking stock of all the bathing accoutrements. The scream might have startled him, but the flung bucket is promptly and effortlessly sliced in half before it even reaches him.

"How dare you, you--" His affronted hissing is broken off as he actually sees his assailant. "...you..." he flounders.

"What... are you?" he finishes, staring with unabashed curiosity.

He still has the weapon that he'd sliced the bucket in half with, a polearm with a long, wavy blade, now dangling disregarded from his right... er...wing?

[forgivethemtheirpain]

"I--" Lucia tuned bright red and covered up. "That doesn't matter! You are a pervert! What, do you walk into the women's bath every day to see who you can stare at before they notice you're there?"

Birds were fine. Perverts were not.

[nomen_est_numen]

He stares at her, one eyelid twitching, and, just like that, regains his composure, hiding the weapon away in his voluminous robes. He steps forward, metal-shod talons scraping across the floor. "I see," he continues, his voice cold and silky. "Nothing more than a brazen commoner with delusions of significance." His gaze flicks up and down her form as though he were eyeing a mess someone's pet left on the floor. "I've no intention of wasting my time ogling you, whatever you are. Besides, you were not here when I arrived. You could just as easily be spying on me."

[forgivethemtheirpain]

"E-excuse me?" Lucia flung the bar of soap. "Get OUT! I was here this whole time! You are the stupidest pervert I have ever seen!"

[nomen_est_numen]

He'd turned to walk away, clearly thinking the discussion was over and the soap hit him upside the head, eliciting a high-pitched squawk and creating a small cloud of feathers. He stops, going very still, then turns slowly to face her again, accompanied by a long scraping sound. His tail flicks up, fanning out behind him in a feathery mass of white and red. Two steps bring him quite close to where she's standing and he leans forward.

"You insolent, delusional little creature," he whispers, his red eyes wide but steady. A knife blade flicks into the space between them, held lightly in his feathery fingers. "Who do you think you are?"

[forgivethemtheirpain]

Lucia really wished she could transform right about now. Stupid island. For that matter, why was this bird guy still a bird guy? And usually people attacked her because she was a princess, not because they thought she was a -- oh, who even cared? There were more important things going on right now!

"I think I'm somebody less creepy than you!"

[nomen_est_numen]

Oh, he's always been a bird. He'd be completely brain-broken if he ended up being anything else. Not that his brain is in any kind of decent shape as it is.

"... Do you, now?" That eyelid twitches again. The knife moves closer to her throat. "I suppose you think you're being clever!"

For something completely different... 4!

[totallynotapervert]

...well, of course it is, but hey, we'll be out when this place gets bored with us or the threat is gone. Either way its a waiting game for all of us.

[forgivethemtheirpain]

I'm not supposed to be this helpless anymore. None of us are, are we?

[totallynotapervert]

Everyone has their own role, and that includes you. So no, we're not really helpless.

Sides, we can just call out our Persona when the time needs it.

[forgivethemtheirpain]

*BUT I'M THE MERMAID PRINCESS GODDESS QUEEN THING OF A MANGA THAT MAKES NO FREAKING SENSE. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. ;;*

I know, but...

[totallynotapervert]

Look, just don't worry about it, alright?

[And he's going to give her a thumbs-up.]

[forgivethemtheirpain]

...You think so?