First Sign

[bun_bun_maru]

Everyone listen up, because this is important

Comments

[flatchest_oni]

Oh my! How interesting! Looks like the Tengu have gotten a bit more creative since I've been underground~

[bun_bun_maru]

Oh! I haven't seen an Oni in centuries.

[flatchest_oni]

Ooooh? You recognized me? My, my! So far, most people just give me odd looks. Seems like oni aren't as popular as they used to be.

[bun_bun_maru]

You should forgive the humans for forgetting. They have such short lifespans, after all.

[flatchest_oni]

Oh, I'm not upset about it. It's actually fun! At least they still know what oni are. They make such funny faces when the find out what I am!

[bun_bun_maru]

It's probably best if you don't go around telling everyone immediately. You could cause an incident.

[flatchest_oni]

Oh? Wouldn't an incident be entertaining?

[bun_bun_maru]

Human commoners are suspicious folks. You could get them trying to burn you at the stake, then you might end up killing everyone in the village.

[flatchest_oni]

I've been gone for so long. Things are that bad?

[bun_bun_maru]

Everyone's already on edge because of the war. You barely see any Youkai in the human world these days.

[flatchest_oni]

I thought things would have gotten better after a thousand years or so. Oh well. I wonder if the others were right...

Nah, doesn't matter.

[bun_bun_maru]

Do I hear rumblings of scoop-worthy goings on in the Oni realm?

[flatchest_oni]

A Tengu out of all should know better than to try to nose in on Oni business. I suppose the world really hasn't changed. You Tengu are as nosy as ever.

[bun_bun_maru]

My newspaper won't sell if I can't get interesting stories for it.

[flatchest_oni]

That's too bad. Going out of business is pretty hard.

[bun_bun_maru]

I guess I'll have to keep searching for stories on the surface.