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[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[Have a girl stepping onto the Astral Plane and looking around, one hand resting on her hip and the other on the straps of her book bag.]

Well, what's this? It doesn't look like home to me.

More like the sky on a clear night, but... [Mion glances down at the "floor", which looks exactly the same as the "sky" and she goes wide-eyed for a few seconds, before shaking her head.]

...

Hello? Is anyone else here?

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[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

But that would make Gene a criminal, wouldn't it? Can't the police catch him?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Actually, Gene and Sam are the heads of their police. But I don't really know what's going on. I just know Sam still trusts Gene, so I'm trying to find out why.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

That's strange. Why would police be killing people? [and Mion's first thought is Oyashiro-sama's curse, but no, they don't disappear, they come back, wtf. :|]

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

I don't know! That's what's so weird about it. And I don't think Gene would unless something really fishy was going on. I think somehow...something or someone made him but I can't figure it out.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Maybe it was... No, that wouldn't make sense... [Mion totally isn't talking to herself, what are you talking about. B|] It wouldn't be Oyashiro-sama...

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[blinks] Oyashiro-sama?

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

...our god. Oyashiro-sama watches over us, and protects us. But Oyashiro-sama doesn't like it when someone goes against her. Oyashiro-sama does not forgive.

And every year, at the Watanagashi Festival, someone is cursed by Oyashiro-sama. A person is murdered, and another person disappears as a sacrifice.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

.... [eyes widen] ...Really? I don't think anyone's disappeared here...

[nods firmly] My detective agency is open to any cases, though!

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

And no one else seems to be from Hinamizawa, so I can't think of a reason for them to be involved in Oyashiro-sama's Curse... But it's still kind of strange, nonetheless. Hm...

[blink] Your detective agency?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Hm, it is. Maybe it's related.

Mhm! Well, it's not mine. It's Megabaa's but since she can't see most of the new recruits, I figured I was next best as a leader. Usually we don't take cases like this but I think on the basis that it's pretty important, it's okay if we branch out.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

It could explain a thing or two, but who knows...

You don't? So what sort of cases do you usually solve?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Usually missing pet cases.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Oh. I've always wanted a dog. [WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? HAVE A :| FACE.]

Do they go missing a lot?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

My friend Yasako has a really cute dog named Densuke. He gets into trouble a lot.

They go missing pretty often! Dennou pets are difficult because they get lost so easily and someone has to go find them.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

I wish I could see him~

Can't they be trained to... not get lost?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[ponders] I could show you him sometime. Can't you get a dog, though? If you want one, I mean.

Well some can but some pets can be kind of dumb, too. Cats and birds are the worst. They never want to stay put.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Really? I've tried, but Onibaba won't allow it. I don't know why.

Birds are annoying, but Tomitake takes amazing photographs of them when he visits.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Hm, really? What if you got a dennou pet? My parents didn't want me to have a real one, so I just got one of those.

Ah, Tomitake?

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

There's a difference? [Mion looks thoughtful for a few moments.] How could I get one?

He's a photographer that visits us from Tokyo a couple times each year. He's really nice!

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Mhm! Dennou means 'cyber'. There's different models...some don't need glasses to work but most do. [taps her glasses]

Ahh, that sounds nice. Sometimes things are worth taking a picture of.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[And now Mion notices that she's wearing glasses!] A... cyber pet?

[Mion doesn't even know what a computer is. :|]

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you know. Like a virtual pet?

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of them before.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[SIGH moar n00bs] What year is it for you?

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[IS THAT A FAT JOKE?! D:<] Showa 58. Ah... 1983.

[Jesus Christ, Mion is dated. :|]