Holy High - IC 2 - Open

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Raphael blinks at him. "Oh, Tokyo Ghoul. Why do you ask?"

"Do you...um...watch...other...anime?" he asked.

"Me, most certainly. I would assume 'Hime does as well. I don't know which ones really..." Raphael says with a shrug. "Why do you ask?"

[Ranoria]

She raises a hand and shakes her head. "A story for another time." The Princess laughs, "If you need anything for the wedding, you just come to me or my father, I'm sure we can provide."
She is a sweet lady, caring about my troubles when she's about to enter the greatest time of her life. "Anything at all." She looks at Kyoko for a moment, a look of longing in her eyes, remembering the years she had wanted her son, decades even, before she had moved on.

She nodded distantly, and then saw the look in Otohime's eyes.

"Would you... Would you like to hold her?"

"I-I," she stutters in surprise, but her eyes light up, "Oh, yes, please, I...I haven't held a baby since back then...she gently takes Kyoko, a smile creeping up her face as she rocks the child. This feels good...no, right. What a beautiful girl she has though...a perfect jewel. She looks up at Haruka, absolute gratitude written all over her face, "Thank you, I can't thank you enough."

[Castle Crashers]

"Woah...calm down..." Cade said, standing and taking a step back, holding up his hands. "I'm not gonna hurt you, okay? Because it looks like that's what you're assuming I'm going to do..." His green eyes showed sincerety, though he doubted she really cared. She looked horribly terrified, but he wasn't sure why. Was it the way he was dressed? Did he look like he planned to hurt her? He wasn't sure. For now, he simply needed to have some distance, it seemed.

She took a few deep breaths, calming herself down.

"Right... Sorry... Not all here at the moment..."

"Ehh...it's fine..." He replied, putting on a friendly smile. He noticed her beginning to drift off again after a moment, and his smile faded. What could be going on inside this girls head? Obviously it was more entertaining then him, it seemed. He huffed. "Ehm, hello?" He asked, leaning his head in front of her distant gaze. "Uh, what's your name, might I ask?"

[Luminesa]

"Do you...um...watch...other...anime?" he asked.

"Me, most certainly. I would assume 'Hime does as well. I don't know which ones really..." Raphael says with a shrug. "Why do you ask?"

"Ah...since we are going to Japan, I was just wondering...so what else do you watch?" he asked.

[Charlia]

She nodded distantly, and then saw the look in Otohime's eyes.

"Would you... Would you like to hold her?"

"I-I," she stutters in surprise, but her eyes light up, "Oh, yes, please, I...I haven't held a baby since back then...she gently takes Kyoko, a smile creeping up her face as she rocks the child. This feels good...no, right. What a beautiful girl she has though...a perfect jewel. She looks up at Haruka, absolute gratitude written all over her face, "Thank you, I can't thank you enough."

"I understand," she said gently. "There's no need to thank me."

She took a few deep breaths, calming herself down.

"Right... Sorry... Not all here at the moment..."

"Ehh...it's fine..." He replied, putting on a friendly smile. He noticed her beginning to drift off again after a moment, and his smile faded. What could be going on inside this girls head? Obviously it was more entertaining then him, it seemed. He huffed. "Ehm, hello?" He asked, leaning his head in front of her distant gaze. "Uh, what's your name, might I ask?"

"Oh. Sorry... I keep drifting off... Unfortunately... My name's Charlotte... At least I think it is, at this point I'm not sure of anything..."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Me, most certainly. I would assume 'Hime does as well. I don't know which ones really..." Raphael says with a shrug. "Why do you ask?"

"Ah...since we are going to Japan, I was just wondering...so what else do you watch?" he asked.

"Oh, uhm... K: Return of Kings, Seraph of the End, the Heroic Legend of Arslan, Trigun, No Game No Life, Noragami, that's a really good one by the way, Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online, not the later seasons though, Durarara, hmm... That's the ones I can remember off my head..." Raphael lists, pointing to his fingers with each one. "And again... Why do you ask? Do you want to watch some with us?"

[Castle Crashers]

"Ehh...it's fine..." He replied, putting on a friendly smile. He noticed her beginning to drift off again after a moment, and his smile faded. What could be going on inside this girls head? Obviously it was more entertaining then him, it seemed. He huffed. "Ehm, hello?" He asked, leaning his head in front of her distant gaze. "Uh, what's your name, might I ask?"

"Oh. Sorry... I keep drifting off... Unfortunately... My name's Charlotte... At least I think it is, at this point I'm not sure of anything..."

"Oh. Well that kinda sucks." Cade said. "Well...it's nice to meet you, Maybe Charlotte." He said, putting on a friendly smile. He frowned after a moment. "Might I ask why you aren't sure of anything? Or is it too personal?" He asked. He knew it was probably something he shouldn't be asking of, and that he should stop nosing about it, but he wanted to see what her answer would be. Would she try and kill him? Kiss him? Punch him? The world may never know.

[Charlia]

"Oh. Sorry... I keep drifting off... Unfortunately... My name's Charlotte... At least I think it is, at this point I'm not sure of anything..."

"Oh. Well that kinda sucks." Cade said. "Well...it's nice to meet you, Maybe Charlotte." He said, putting on a friendly smile. He frowned after a moment. "Might I ask why you aren't sure of anything? Or is it too personal?" He asked. He knew it was probably something he shouldn't be asking of, and that he should stop nosing about it, but he wanted to see what her answer would be. Would she try and kill him? Kiss him? Punch him? The world may never know.

At this point, if she'd wanted to kill or punch him, she would have been a little too out of it. And she wasn't a kisser.

"Oh... My brain's acting up again... Worse than usual this time..." She narrowed her eyes. "Actually, my name might be Lilith. Do I seem like a Lilith? I don't think I do... Oh, and there was one other name... thing... really hard to remember... She... Shekhinah, that was it. Weird name. Don't think it's mine. At least I hope it's not."

[Ranoria]

"I-I," she stutters in surprise, but her eyes light up, "Oh, yes, please, I...I haven't held a baby since back then...she gently takes Kyoko, a smile creeping up her face as she rocks the child. This feels good...no, right. What a beautiful girl she has though...a perfect jewel. She looks up at Haruka, absolute gratitude written all over her face, "Thank you, I can't thank you enough."

"I understand," she said gently. "There's no need to thank me."

"Ehh...it's fine..." He replied, putting on a friendly smile. He noticed her beginning to drift off again after a moment, and his smile faded. What could be going on inside this girls head? Obviously it was more entertaining then him, it seemed. He huffed. "Ehm, hello?" He asked, leaning his head in front of her distant gaze. "Uh, what's your name, might I ask?"

"Oh. Sorry... I keep drifting off... Unfortunately... My name's Charlotte... At least I think it is, at this point I'm not sure of anything..."

Otohime nods, rocking Kyoko slowly, just as she would her own child, and starts singing an older Japanese lullaby, probably even before Haruka's time, closing her eyes. She hadn't had time to sing to her son, not even too hand him off to Hoori before the Hunter-fisherman had kicked her out, terrified of her true form, her dragonic form.
To let me, a practical stranger, hold her daughter...but she's right, she does understand, she's a mother as well.

[Castle Crashers]

"Oh. Well that kinda sucks." Cade said. "Well...it's nice to meet you, Maybe Charlotte." He said, putting on a friendly smile. He frowned after a moment. "Might I ask why you aren't sure of anything? Or is it too personal?" He asked. He knew it was probably something he shouldn't be asking of, and that he should stop nosing about it, but he wanted to see what her answer would be. Would she try and kill him? Kiss him? Punch him? The world may never know.

At this point, if she'd wanted to kill or punch him, she would have been a little too out of it. And she wasn't a kisser.

"Oh... My brain's acting up again... Worse than usual this time..." She narrowed her eyes. "Actually, my name might be Lilith. Do I seem like a Lilith? I don't think I do... Oh, and there was one other name... thing... really hard to remember... She... Shekhinah, that was it. Weird name. Don't think it's mine. At least I hope it's not."

"Mmmm, you look like a Charlotte to me. Y'know, it just goes with your facial features...and all that." He mused, after thinking for a moment. Uhh, brains acting up? Worse than usual? He wondered what that meant. Did she have a disorder, maybe? Something that comes in waves...like PTSD? She didn't seem like the girl to have that kind of trauma, but looks could be decieving.

[Luminesa]

"Ah...since we are going to Japan, I was just wondering...so what else do you watch?" he asked.

"Oh, uhm... K: Return of Kings, Seraph of the End, the Heroic Legend of Arslan, Trigun, No Game No Life, Noragami, that's a really good one by the way, Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online, not the later seasons though, Durarara, hmm... That's the ones I can remember off my head..." Raphael lists, pointing to his fingers with each one. "And again... Why do you ask? Do you want to watch some with us?"

He nodded, slightly, somewhat nervous. Though are not quite names I am familiar with...I suppose these are all new...except perhaps Trigun...hmmm...

"I would like that. That might be fun..." he replied.

[Charlia]

"I understand," she said gently. "There's no need to thank me.""Oh. Sorry... I keep drifting off... Unfortunately... My name's Charlotte... At least I think it is, at this point I'm not sure of anything..."

Otohime nods, rocking Kyoko slowly, just as she would her own child, and starts singing an older Japanese lullaby, probably even before Haruka's time, closing her eyes. She hadn't had time to sing to her son, not even too hand him off to Hoori before the Hunter-fisherman had kicked her out, terrified of her true form, her dragonic form.
To let me, a practical stranger, hold her daughter...but she's right, she does understand, she's a mother as well.

Kyoko smiled and cuddled up against Otohime with almost as much warmth as she would Haruka, closing her eyes and falling asleep.

At this point, if she'd wanted to kill or punch him, she would have been a little too out of it. And she wasn't a kisser.

"Oh... My brain's acting up again... Worse than usual this time..." She narrowed her eyes. "Actually, my name might be Lilith. Do I seem like a Lilith? I don't think I do... Oh, and there was one other name... thing... really hard to remember... She... Shekhinah, that was it. Weird name. Don't think it's mine. At least I hope it's not."

"Mmmm, you look like a Charlotte to me. Y'know, it just goes with your facial features...and all that." He mused, after thinking for a moment. Uhh, brains acting up? Worse than usual? He wondered what that meant. Did she have a disorder, maybe? Something that comes in waves...like PTSD? She didn't seem like the girl to have that kind of trauma, but looks could be decieving.

"Well, if that is my real name I won't complain. I like it. Better than Lilith or that weird one, anyway. There are so many names, though... I could be a Natalie... or a Sage... or maybe a Raven, or a Jessalyn... or even... um... there's a name in here somewhere... Hania... That's it... or an Alice... But until I know for sure I'll just stick with Charlotte..."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Oh, uhm... K: Return of Kings, Seraph of the End, the Heroic Legend of Arslan, Trigun, No Game No Life, Noragami, that's a really good one by the way, Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online, not the later seasons though, Durarara, hmm... That's the ones I can remember off my head..." Raphael lists, pointing to his fingers with each one. "And again... Why do you ask? Do you want to watch some with us?"

He nodded, slightly, somewhat nervous. Though are not quite names I am familiar with...I suppose these are all new...except perhaps Trigun...hmmm...

"I would like that. That might be fun..." he replied.

"Cool. We should try and get conjoining hotel rooms in Japan just so we can do that!" Raphael says, smiling. "Okay, so... now what? I kinda wanna go find 'Hime, but I can do whatever you want as well."

He smiles.

[Ranoria]

Otohime nods, rocking Kyoko slowly, just as she would her own child, and starts singing an older Japanese lullaby, probably even before Haruka's time, closing her eyes. She hadn't had time to sing to her son, not even too hand him off to Hoori before the Hunter-fisherman had kicked her out, terrified of her true form, her dragonic form.
To let me, a practical stranger, hold her daughter...but she's right, she does understand, she's a mother as well.

Kyoko smiled and cuddled up against Otohime with almost as much warmth as she would Haruka, closing her eyes and falling asleep.

"Mmmm, you look like a Charlotte to me. Y'know, it just goes with your facial features...and all that." He mused, after thinking for a moment. Uhh, brains acting up? Worse than usual? He wondered what that meant. Did she have a disorder, maybe? Something that comes in waves...like PTSD? She didn't seem like the girl to have that kind of trauma, but looks could be decieving.

"Well, if that is my real name I won't complain. I like it. Better than Lilith or that weird one, anyway. There are so many names, though... I could be a Natalie... or a Sage... or maybe a Raven, or a Jessalyn... or even... um... there's a name in here somewhere... Hania... That's it... or an Alice... But until I know for sure I'll just stick with Charlotte..."

She smiles as well, looking up at Haruka, not speaking so that Kyoko could sleep peacefully, but her eyes could more easily convey what she was feeling than her words regardless. Her eyes were misty, this was more than she could've asked from anyone. Thank you...so much...
She nods to Haruka questioningly, then to Kyoko, asking, still silently, if she wants her daughter back.
Someday Raphael and I will have a child, and I hope it will be just as wonderful as little Kyoko.

[Luminesa]

He nodded, slightly, somewhat nervous. Though are not quite names I am familiar with...I suppose these are all new...except perhaps Trigun...hmmm...

"I would like that. That might be fun..." he replied.

"Cool. We should try and get conjoining hotel rooms in Japan just so we can do that!" Raphael says, smiling. "Okay, so... now what? I kinda wanna go find 'Hime, but I can do whatever you want as well."

He smiles.

"...Heh...Hmmmm...yes! Let us go find Otohime. I...may need to tell her something..." he told him.

Yes, perhaps Otohime can help...

And Inari...

...I wonder though...can I make this work?...

"When are you leaving for Japan?" he asked, suddenly.

[Castle Crashers]

"Mmmm, you look like a Charlotte to me. Y'know, it just goes with your facial features...and all that." He mused, after thinking for a moment. Uhh, brains acting up? Worse than usual? He wondered what that meant. Did she have a disorder, maybe? Something that comes in waves...like PTSD? She didn't seem like the girl to have that kind of trauma, but looks could be decieving.

"Well, if that is my real name I won't complain. I like it. Better than Lilith or that weird one, anyway. There are so many names, though... I could be a Natalie... or a Sage... or maybe a Raven, or a Jessalyn... or even... um... there's a name in here somewhere... Hania... That's it... or an Alice... But until I know for sure I'll just stick with Charlotte..."

Cade nodded at first, but then became puzzled. "Might I ask why exactly you think all of those names could be yours?" He wasn't just curious, he found it a bit...odd, really. How would she come up with such specific names like Raven off the top of her head? What might've inspired her to think these were her name in the first place?

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Cool. We should try and get conjoining hotel rooms in Japan just so we can do that!" Raphael says, smiling. "Okay, so... now what? I kinda wanna go find 'Hime, but I can do whatever you want as well."

He smiles.

"...Heh...Hmmmm...yes! Let us go find Otohime. I...may need to tell her something..." he told him.

Yes, perhaps Otohime can help...

And Inari...

...I wonder though...can I make this work?...

"When are you leaving for Japan?" he asked, suddenly.

Raphael scratches his head, standing up and helping Lux up as well. "Well, I'd like to go to Nepal today, and then we'd go straight to Japan after than... so... today? Kinda?"

[Charlia]

Kyoko smiled and cuddled up against Otohime with almost as much warmth as she would Haruka, closing her eyes and falling asleep."Well, if that is my real name I won't complain. I like it. Better than Lilith or that weird one, anyway. There are so many names, though... I could be a Natalie... or a Sage... or maybe a Raven, or a Jessalyn... or even... um... there's a name in here somewhere... Hania... That's it... or an Alice... But until I know for sure I'll just stick with Charlotte..."

She smiles as well, looking up at Haruka, not speaking so that Kyoko could sleep peacefully, but her eyes could more easily convey what she was feeling than her words regardless. Her eyes were misty, this was more than she could've asked from anyone. Thank you...so much...
She nods to Haruka questioningly, then to Kyoko, asking, still silently, if she wants her daughter back.
Someday Raphael and I will have a child, and I hope it will be just as wonderful as little Kyoko.

Haruka hesitated to reclaim her child from Otohime, who had so obviously been longing for her own child...

But in the end, she gently took Kyoko back, smiling at Otohime.

I have the feeling you two are going to be seeing a lot more of each other...

"Well, if that is my real name I won't complain. I like it. Better than Lilith or that weird one, anyway. There are so many names, though... I could be a Natalie... or a Sage... or maybe a Raven, or a Jessalyn... or even... um... there's a name in here somewhere... Hania... That's it... or an Alice... But until I know for sure I'll just stick with Charlotte..."

Cade nodded at first, but then became puzzled. "Might I ask why exactly you think all of those names could be yours?" He wasn't just curious, he found it a bit...odd, really. How would she come up with such specific names like Raven off the top of her head? What might've inspired her to think these were her name in the first place?

"They were just showing up in my head... It was weird... Well, except for Lilith... I keep 'remembering' that name, but not really, because they're not real memories...

I think. I hope."

[Castle Crashers]

Cade nodded at first, but then became puzzled. "Might I ask why exactly you think all of those names could be yours?" He wasn't just curious, he found it a bit...odd, really. How would she come up with such specific names like Raven off the top of her head? What might've inspired her to think these were her name in the first place?

"They were just showing up in my head... It was weird... Well, except for Lilith... I keep 'remembering' that name, but not really, because they're not real memories...

I think. I hope."

Cade nodded, though he was still confused. He thought it was best not to pry any longer, as all of this seemed to be personal business. Of course, being a bit oblivious as he was, he couldn't help but ask one more question. "Are they...bad memories?" He asked, looking to her with something like concern in his electric green eyes.

[Luminesa]

"...Heh...Hmmmm...yes! Let us go find Otohime. I...may need to tell her something..." he told him.

Yes, perhaps Otohime can help...

And Inari...

...I wonder though...can I make this work?...

"When are you leaving for Japan?" he asked, suddenly.

Raphael scratches his head, standing up and helping Lux up as well. "Well, I'd like to go to Nepal today, and then we'd go straight to Japan after than... so... today? Kinda?"

Hearing this, he straightened-up and became determined, like a soldier. "Y-Yes! Let us go find Otohime immediately, then!" he declared, though he was still blushing.

Ah...so much, so fast...

I wish I had more time...

Perhaps I will have more time in Nepal?

[Ranoria]

She smiles as well, looking up at Haruka, not speaking so that Kyoko could sleep peacefully, but her eyes could more easily convey what she was feeling than her words regardless. Her eyes were misty, this was more than she could've asked from anyone. Thank you...so much...
She nods to Haruka questioningly, then to Kyoko, asking, still silently, if she wants her daughter back.
Someday Raphael and I will have a child, and I hope it will be just as wonderful as little Kyoko.

Haruka hesitated to reclaim her child from Otohime, who had so obviously been longing for her own child...

But in the end, she gently took Kyoko back, smiling at Otohime.

I have the feeling you two are going to be seeing a lot more of each other...

Cade nodded at first, but then became puzzled. "Might I ask why exactly you think all of those names could be yours?" He wasn't just curious, he found it a bit...odd, really. How would she come up with such specific names like Raven off the top of her head? What might've inspired her to think these were her name in the first place?

"They were just showing up in my head... It was weird... Well, except for Lilith... I keep 'remembering' that name, but not really, because they're not real memories...

I think. I hope."

She embraced Haruka, not tightly, but warmly, whispering in her ear, "Thank you." Then stood and walked out the door, turning to look back at them with a final smile of gratitude, and left, brushing the tears from her eyes, a smile on her face.
It's been so long...God do I love children. She walks back, slowly getting closer to Raphael, but not moving to frantically. She was happy, deeply, content and feeling whole. There was some pit inside that even her angel hadn't been able to heal, but it was gone now, filled by the grace of Haruka and the small form of Kyoko.

[Charlia]

"They were just showing up in my head... It was weird... Well, except for Lilith... I keep 'remembering' that name, but not really, because they're not real memories...

I think. I hope."

Cade nodded, though he was still confused. He thought it was best not to pry any longer, as all of this seemed to be personal business. Of course, being a bit oblivious as he was, he couldn't help but ask one more question. "Are they...bad memories?" He asked, looking to her with something like concern in his electric green eyes.

"...'Bad' is not the word I would use."

Whispers in the dark...

But whose voice is it?

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

Raphael scratches his head, standing up and helping Lux up as well. "Well, I'd like to go to Nepal today, and then we'd go straight to Japan after than... so... today? Kinda?"

Hearing this, he straightened-up and became determined, like a soldier. "Y-Yes! Let us go find Otohime immediately, then!" he declared, though he was still blushing.

Ah...so much, so fast...

I wish I had more time...

Perhaps I will have more time in Nepal?

Raphael leans back, looking at Lux. "You look like I just suggested peeping in the girl's shower."

Then he blushes. "I-I m-mean! N-n-not that I-I ever w-would do-do such a thing!"

[Castle Crashers]

Cade nodded, though he was still confused. He thought it was best not to pry any longer, as all of this seemed to be personal business. Of course, being a bit oblivious as he was, he couldn't help but ask one more question. "Are they...bad memories?" He asked, looking to her with something like concern in his electric green eyes.

"...'Bad' is not the word I would use."

Whispers in the dark...

But whose voice is it?

"Mmm, then what word would you use..?" He supposed he was getting somewhere by her responses. Then again, he was never trained to be a therapist, and usually caused more havoc than help. Most of the time on accident. But, who was to say he couldn't try, right? If she didn't want to go on, then he wouldn't pry any further. That was that.

[Charlia]

"...'Bad' is not the word I would use."

Whispers in the dark...

But whose voice is it?

"Mmm, then what word would you use..?" He supposed he was getting somewhere by her responses. Then again, he was never trained to be a therapist, and usually caused more havoc than help. Most of the time on accident. But, who was to say he couldn't try, right? If she didn't want to go on, then he wouldn't pry any further. That was that.

"...Two words, actually. No... Two words, or just one.

Either 'indescribably awful', or if you want me to take the kid gloves off...

'Hell'."