IC contact

[that_cost]

"It's Charlie. Leave one."

[ooc: IC contact for charlie. also good for action spam, text messages and phone calls. doesn't count towards AC.]

Comments

[useofcuriosity]

Just say it.

[that_cost]

[ Sigh. ]

Pick and choose when to push back. If someone either just isn't getting it or refuses to give you a chance, step away. Staying and arguing back doesn't work as often as it should.

[useofcuriosity]

That isn't easy for me to do.

[that_cost]

I know. Believe me. Feeling wronged and feeling that need to do something about it? Those are some huge emotions to get past.

Thomas, second chances are hard. If they were easy, the world wouldn't be as fucked as it is.

[useofcuriosity]

That isn't what I mean.

[that_cost]

Explain, then. So I can try to help.

[useofcuriosity]

Regret will harm a kitsune. Do you know that?

[that_cost]

No. That sucks.

[useofcuriosity]

We're amoral. We're not good. We're not evil.

Except for the ghost fox.

[that_cost]

A ghost fox?

[ Charlie settles on a chair at the table, hands folded in front of herself. ]

Tell me about them.

[useofcuriosity]

[He looks at her, for a moment.]

They're dark-hearted. Savage and blood-thirsty. A nogitsune feeds on chaos, pain and strife. A ghost fox feeds on souls.

[that_cost]

Jesus.

[Her facial expression shifts from curiosity to worry. That really did sound horrific.]

Have you met many?

[useofcuriosity]

Once. A long time ago.

[that_cost]

Can I ask what happened?

[useofcuriosity]

She fed on the souls of a village, and was trapped in a stone.

[that_cost]

At least she was trapped.

[ Guess what? Charlie's definitely not sleeping tonight. This sounds nightmarish. ]

[useofcuriosity]

[Charlie, you ASKED.]

She's probably dead. With stones, there's usually a magical hammer.

[that_cost]

[Yes, well she regrets it.]

What happens to people whose souls have been eaten?


[And she's not a fan of shutting up, apparently. In for a penny....]

[useofcuriosity]

[Oh, that gets him looking at her with a strange look.]

They die, kasei.

[that_cost]

[...her eyebrows raise a bit.]

A soul is really that vital?

[useofcuriosity]

Your soul is your lifeforce.

[that_cost]

Huh.

[ Charlie doesn't believe in God, so she hasn't given much thought to a soul or whether it mattered. ]

[useofcuriosity]

It's nothing to worry about here.

[that_cost]

Because we don't have a ghost fox. Right?

[useofcuriosity]

Not that I'm aware of.