[Kaguya Kimihiro]

Kaguya Kimihiro

"You can neeeeeever be sure," the Kaguya said in a sing-song, "always confirm mission completion, or mark it as failed." Sometimes missions went bad, and as far as he was concerned at this point, that was just a fact of life. "Any mission you can walk away from is a good one, but if you think you've succeeded, be sure" he added with a nod.

Tugging lightly at the thread through his lip, Kimihiro considered for a moment before seeming to come to a decision, seeming to focus carefully for a few moments before grasping something that emerged from his wrist, pulling the bone free and holding it out for Taru to take, "here, have this, as a memento," he offered, a small statuette of one of the yokai she had described in his hand. If Taru took it, she would find that it was still warm, and very smooth as though polished to a near shine. Of course, it was grown this way, not polished, and he didn't usually give such things away but he felt she deserved it.

"Well, lets go off to the terrible land of paperwork and mission reports!" he declared, heading off as though nothing had happened, one hand gesturing exaggeratedly in the correct direction for their most dangerous task yet... admin work.

Word Count: 218
Tags: Suzuki Taru
Mission:31/15

[Suzuki Taru]

The Kaguya made a good point! If both of them had forgotten, it could've been bad. Well, they probably could have gone back into the forest and all the way back to the encampment to get what they needed, but it would've been a big waste of time for everyone involved. And, as comfortable as Taru felt in the forest with another person at her side, it was technically an unnecessary risk. The animals would probably be grateful to them for their rescue and leave them be, but there was always a chance that some random nasty creature would rear its head and give them trouble, or get them lost between the roots.

"I'll remember next time," she said, holding up a pinky to escalate the sincerity of the claim. "Pinky swear, whoever lies will be made to swallow a thousand needles."

Then, Kimihiro seemed to focus on something. After a moment, he produced a small netsuke, small and smooth, finely sculpted, still warm. She took it with great wonder, eyes practically sparkling. She could recognize it immediately, a kitsune disguised as a priest. A tale of an especially trickstery fox, since priests were usually the ones called on to deal with possession by fox spirits. Anything involving kitsune was always a favorite of hers.

"Amazing!~" She cheered, holding it up and doing a few excited spins. "It's just like that story I told from Hoka no Mura. Hey, did you know white kitsune statues have some of the most powerful feng sui? You could dispel tons of evil kimon just with an idol like this!"

Amped up now, she took off in the direction Kimihiro gestured. Enthused, she offered,

"I'll tell you even more about guardian kitsune on the trip home!"