2475/Sanae Visits The Office

Sanae Visits The Office
Date of Scene:	17 June 2015
Location:	Heaven or Hell Tower <HoH>
Synopsis:	Sanae stops by with her two goddesses from her shrine. She meets and greets with a few members of Psyber's office.
Cast of Characters:	253, 619, 637, Reiji Arisu, 707

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Sanae Kochiya (619) has posed:
    It had been a few weeks since a certain priestess, namely Sanae, had asked Psyber to come check this place out. Her interest was ostensibly to come inspect the organization that so many of the local youkai, and youkai-likes, had gathered interest in, but it is just as (or more) likely that she just wanted to see where this Psyber fellow lives and works. Nonetheless, multiverse life being the busy matter it is, it had been delayed - that is, until today! The nice thing about this is that, as Sanae phones ahead, she had informed him that she was bringing two guests with her.

    Finding the way around Boston for a foreign, in all manner of ways, tourist isn't easy, but neither is navigating the Tokyo jungle. She arrives by taxi, figuring correctly that the local landmark of the Heaven or Hell tower would be well-known, and tips the driver very well. It's all part of supporting the local economy! "What a pleasant city," she chimes, stepping out onto the sidewalk proper, as someone yells 'FAHHHHK!' right behind her when they accidentally spill a hot drink all over themselves. "It's odd to think, but even here in the multiverse, I think this is my first time visiting America! I feel like I should have on a souvenir shirt."

    Kanako and Suwako are with her. The former, hovering just above the ground cross-legged, which thankfully isn't that unusual in this particular Boston, doesn't seem nearly as impressed with the local culture. She nonetheless has that patient, subdued smile on her face that is normally reserved for doting parents, "That's fine, Sanae. But don't forget why we agreed to come here." Suwako does not share this view, as she's as energetic as usual, hopping up and down, "We're going to gather this place's Faith, right!?" The priestess of these two's shoulders visibly slumps a bit as she sighs, "That's not it at all..." Then, if noone is there to greet them, they cross the street, and Sanae takes the lead, moving to push open the doors. "This seems like the place!"

Psyber (253) has posed:
    The doors pushed open and the lobby entered, Psyber is sitting at the front desk and working. The half-angel has a tablet propped up nearby that he's sifting through Union work for. At the same time, he's using a PC and doing other, unrelated work. He's basically doing two people's worth of work simultaneously as he rapidly switches from keyboard to touch screen with practiced motions.

    Otherwise, it looks pretty much like the lobby to an office. There's some cookies out for stop-in visitors like Sanae, Suwako and Kanako. And Psyber, attentive as he is, looks up as soon as they open the front door, "Oh! Sanae. You actually came to visit. I was wondering if you'd ever find the time. You find your way around Boston okay?"

    While he doesn't get up to greet her, he does stop working to pay more attention.

Kongou (637) has posed:
    At some point while getting closer to the Heaven or Hell tower, the supernatural trio of varying fractions of god-ness become accompanied by a somewhat small raven-haired girl toting a plastic shopping bag with both hands. She keeps her distance, about thirty paces back, and generally avoids contact even with regular city people.

    Once it's time to cross the street, she looks down both directions, then squeezes her single visible eye shut and simply scurries across the crosswalk.

    She pauses, though, when the three strangely dressed people actually enter the office building, coming to a silent stop a scant three paces behind. With Kanako and Suwako and Sanae in the doorway, and her own anxieties, she doesn't feel comfortable just squeezing through. Instead, she dips her head and tightens up her hands, drawing the plastic bag to her chest.

    "...Excuse me."

    One might miss Hayashimo's words over the sounds of traffic just outside, though.

Reiji Arisu has posed:
    Sometimes, an exorcist's job can take them to all kinds of interesting and dangerous places. Other times it takes them to Boston. Not that Boston is uninteresting, it's ust that it's probably a lot safer than most places. Well- this Boston is, anyway.

    Reiji is at Psyber's office doing a bit of heavy reading. The books he has propped open seem to be texts on the nature of the soul, and there is at least one sheaf of loose notepaper that has all kinds of experimental drawings and scrawling annotations strewn all across it. Only some of it is his. It seems Reiji is busy at work addressing a certain world-ending event.

    Psyber's notice of Sanae's arrival does cause Reiji to glance up from his work, however. "Oh," he bobs his head in greeting, "Hello again, Wind Priestess. Long time no see." Reiji glances up at the woman floating next to her... And at the smaller one at her side. There's a slight buzz at the back of his head that suggests that These People Are Important. Uh. "And... Who is this you've brought with you?"

Xiaomu (707) has posed:
One of Reiji's books is actually propped up against Xiaomu's thigh as she sits near him, her attention fully and completely focused on saving the world. Except ... not the way Reiji's going about it.

In fact, given that the focus of Xiaomu's attention is on the screens of her Nintendo 3DS, it's a pretty good guess that they aren't even saving the same world.

One blonde-furred, brown-tipped ear perks up a bit at the sound of conversation nearby, including a voice she doesn't know as well as the others she's hearing. With that, the sage fox confirms her next move and folds the 3DS closed, looking over at Sanae and her companions.

Sanae Kochiya (619) has posed:
    "Ah, Mister Psyber," Sanae calls, spotting him quickly from where he's working on important business! She gives a half-courteous, half-hurried bow, before she steps on inside. A sheepish glance is then given to the tablet he sets aside, and she reaches a hand behind her head to ruffle at her emerald green hair, "Uhm, this isn't a bad time, is it? I didn't mean to interrupt your office work or anything. But, Boston is great! It's great to finally get to see it with my own eyes."

    Right on cue, as Reiji takes notice of her, Kanako also drifts in, continuing to hover for a moment before remembering her manners, and setting both feet down on the actual floor. Physically and symbolically lowering herself to the realm of mortals, perhaps? "So this is a modern building, hmm?" Her eyes continue to go over every small detail of her surroundings, which is quite different from that passive smile on her face. And then, she also bows to Psyber, as well as the others that happen to be in the area, answering the question instead of Sanae, "I am Kanako Yasaka. It is sometimes good to go out and get in touch with the ways of the people, even if we usually have Sanae for that."

    Suwako, the smaller, far younger-looking of the two, raises a sleeve triumphantly, "We are enacting the Faith gathering plan!" Kanako shoots her a dart-eyed look at the lack of tact, but it doesn't seem to bother the girl with the frog motif on her dress. Sanae just shifts slightly, looking embarassed, "Please excuse the extra company, everyone. That is - these are the goddesses of my shrine." Hmm, *two* gods in one shrine? Odd... "Faith is kind of important to them, so."

    Being a bit closer in height, on that note, Suwako is actually the one that takes closer note to Hayashimo's uncomfortable entry. She does sidestep for a moment, or more like a light hop, and then - having little concept of personal space - moves to place two hands on the one-eye-haired girl's shoulders, "Hey! Who is this young lady? She looks interesting!" It's kind of weird to hear Suwako call the Destroyer a 'young lady', considering all the age shenanigans going on here. But that's where we are. Sanae, meanwhile, keeps having her eyes pulled towards Xiaomu. Eventually, she ups and blurts out, "Mister Reiji, you brought your shikigami familiar with you! And she's playing a 3DS! I love this contrast of imagery."

Psyber (253) has posed:
    Psyber looks to Kanako for a long few moments, trying to judge how to react before he stands and gives her a polite half-bow, "Kanako. I'm Psyber, a half-angel. You're in my office and home, so welcome to Heaven or Hell," The half-angel says formally, looking over to Suwako a moment later, "You're welcome as well."

    "I can offer you some of the coffee and cookies over there, but mealtime isn't for a few more hours yet, I believe," He laughs awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head as he looks to Sanae, "So it's not a bad time, no. I just wish I could show some more hospitality with so many guests stopping in at once," He looks a bit perplexed.

    "What is the Faith gathering plan?"

Reiji Arisu has posed:
It's not too strange to have multiple gods at one shrine, really. Not for Reiji, anyway. Sometimes he has to deal with dozens! But those 'gods' are usually ancestral spirits, so maybe it doesn't quite count. "More or less," Reiji answers the woman, "I suppose Gensokyo doesn't have too many of these."

His eyes shift towards Suwako, then, brow-furrowing ever so slightly, "...Faith-gathering?"

They're... Goddesses?

Oh. Well that explains the tingle.

    "My apologies," the exorcist suddenly seems... so much more formal. Maybe it's the way his posture is firmer now. Or that he's bowing from the waist, "I am not prepared to properly welcome goddesses today. Still, I'm honored to meet the both of y--"

Reiji peers at Sanae like she grew a second head.

    "...Xiaomu isn't anyone's Shikigami, Sanae," Reiji answers, sitting back among his notes. "You should see our setup at home if you want to watch a fox play video games."

Reiji Arisu has posed:
Oh. But there are more than just goddesses and priestesses here today, huh? Reiji glances down towards Hayashimo, inclining his head inquisitively. "She looks familiar. Where have I seen you before?"

Maybe at the big party at Hikari Port!? Maybe not though. Do all destroyer-spirits look the same to an Exorcist's eye!?

Kongou (637) has posed:
    When Suwako hops aside, Hayashimo makes as if she's going to advance through the provided opening, only to be halted by hands on her shoulders. Suddenly shooting bolt upright, she freezes in place and simply stares at the frog-themed goddess with a look of ... confusion, actually. "...Ahh...?" She blinks once, slowly, and then dips her head in the only form of a bow she can do when her shoulders are held like that.

    "...Yuugumo class destroyer... Hayashimo. ...I live here. ...with the Fourth Mobile Unit."

    She hadn't been a part of the Fleet at the time of the Hikari party, but perhaps one of her sisters had been sighted. The uniform at least may seem familiar. But that long raven hair and the shy demeanor are unique to the watcher herself.

    Looking down, the girl tightens her grip on the bag she carries, "...I'm a new addition. ...Please don't mind me."

Xiaomu (707) has posed:
Xiaomu gives Suwako a quiet withering look. "What Reiji said; I'm Xiaomu, and if anything, Reiji's closer to my shikigami than I am to his."

Then she grins, reaching over to pat Reiji on the head. "It's not like that, though - we're partners, pretty much on equal terms apart from my teaching him a lot of what he knows. At any rate, it's good to meet you ladies!"

Sanae Kochiya (619) has posed:
    Kanako had actually hoped to approach this more diplomatically, and in less potentially provoking terms. Her smiling face shows its first few strains at this, and she eventually reaches a hand up to rub at her heavenly forehead. "Please pardon the rudeness of my colleague, Suwako Moriya." With a sigh, she has regained her composure, and since there can be no pretenses anymore, she returns to her warm yet oddly aloof smile. "It was never meant to be underhanded, and I had hoped to address it later. As Sanae said, we gods rely on Faith for our well-being, so we are always on the look out for new sources." It goes without saying that the spiritual ooziness of this place is off the charts. Thanks to Psyber's charisma!

    Now both Sanae and Suwako are crimping her style. What an evening this is going to be, at this rate. She clears her throat again, perhaps aiming draw their attention to focus, "Lord Psyber. Words of your exploits have already reached my ears. It seems you are quite the shaker of this place called the multiverse?" Her smile takes on a slightly more devious tint, but perhaps it is simply the light. "Heaven or Hell. An interesting name, and I'm certain it has just as interesting a story behind it." She turns to Reiji next, somehow the atmosphere around him making it immediately obvious what his general nature is, though she has other things on her mind, like dispeling any worries from either him or Psyber, "Oh, this is more of an informal meeting, really. We did stop in unexpectedly, after all."

    Sanae, herself, has her cheeks go red with embarassment, at being corrected by the exorcist as well as his fami--err, partner, and she gives a rapid series of apologetic bows, "Ah, sorry. I just thought - since you're a fox spirit type and all." She's really the kind to extrapolate from just one edge case she's encountered, isn't she. "Youkai and humans working together, huh?" She gives a more curious glance at that, before an accepting smile. Suwako, still hands on with Hayashimo, does at least free one to give Sanae a pat on the back, "Well, we do cooperate a lot with the Tengu, you know! It's probably no different for them." "Ah, yes! P-please show me your game collection sometime, Miss Xiaomu!"

    The Destroyer isn't getting off that easily. Though, at least, Suwako does have enough common sense to not try riding her as a backpack. It's just the narrowest of margins that prevents her from doing so, though. "A Yuugumo-class Destroyer, huh? That sure takes me back... World War 2 wasn't the best time for our shrine." Suwako gets an odd look from Sanae as she mentions this, but then she's used to being surprised by the dimunitive goddess, after the time with the robot. Then something strikes her, and the wind priestess gives a closer look to Hayashimo, before trembling, "Wait a minute... You're one of those ship girls like on the news!"

Reiji Arisu has posed:
    Being patted on the head does not do much for Reiji's cool, unflappable image. It doesn't stop him from wearing a ':