001 - A Bad Day For Everyone

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Misaki Kirihara appears on the plane looking very, very pissed. Her Sig P230 is unholstered and leveled at…

…no one.]

Tch.

[She lowers the weapon, very slightly, taking in her surroundings. Or rather, the lack thereof.]

Contractor!

[She turns in a slow circle, tension wrapped around her like a creaking spring.]

Contractor! Show yourself. You’re being stupid. Using your power on a member of the NPA will get you killed. It isn’t worth the laugh.

[A pause. She’s starting to get angry again.]

Show yourself!

[She looks up, down, around at the stars, and a pained expression crosses her face. Barely audible, she mutters,]

You people… know how to be cruel.

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[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Peace. [Sigh.]

You're world... [She tries to think of a way to phrase the question] Are the stars worshiped there? Please don't take offense if this isn't the case--I'm just trying to sort things out.

[lamb_of_gold]

They are, in a sense, though not by all.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Something dings in her head.] DI Tyler mentioned something about living armor, if I recall.

[lamb_of_gold]

He would be correct. My cloth is alive in a sense of the word - sentient at least.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

That's... [Unbelievable is not at all the appropriate word any more.] Amazing.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Smiles] Some may think so, but Aries has been a constant companions since my earliest memories.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Does everyone have sentient cloth in your world?

[lamb_of_gold]

Hardly. There are only Eighty Eight cloths in existence - one for every constellation in the sky.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Ah! Getting somewhere, Kirihara is.] What are they for, these cloths?

[lamb_of_gold]

[You'd think so, but this isn't exactly a huge secret] Protection. Cloths are, essentially, holy armour.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Why are they... sentient? Were they designed that way?

[lamb_of_gold]

I believe so. They're older than most of recorded history, so many of their secrets are long since lost to time.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[She can relate to that in a way, even if the Gates aren't from before recorded history.] How are the cloth bearers chosen?

[lamb_of_gold]

For all but the Gold cloths, candidates train intensely for many years. Often, they have to complete a trial before they can legitimately claim their cloths, but sometimes, simply surviving is trial enough.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Simply surviving, is it. Misaki props her chin in her hand.]

And the Gold cloths?

[lamb_of_gold]

One is chosen to wear a Gold Cloth. It is a birthright, almost.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

And you were chosen?

[lamb_of_gold]

I was. Some of my earliest memories are of the Aries Cloth.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[She considers this for a moment, and then decides on a less personal track.]

What does it look like, your world?

[lamb_of_gold]

White. I live near Athens, so many of the nearby structures are either whitewashed or made of marble.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Her Western geography = not quite as good as it should be. Saito was always better at that stuff.]

Are you close to the ocean?

[lamb_of_gold]

Several miles away - it can be seen from a higher elevation.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to the ocean in ages. [She looks a mixture of tired and nostalgic.]

[lamb_of_gold]

Perhaps you should take a vacation.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

I doubt I would know what to do with myself.