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[illuminatism]

[After having experienced death within The World for the first time - and finally reaching level 10 - Amaterasu has taken to resting from battles and monster hunter (and that whole "grinding" thing, as the people here seem to call it). It was long overdue and for anyone passing through the port area, they may be noticing a slightly thoughtful and

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[ookami_tengu]

-Well, Momiji had just been traveling by herself in order to explore more of what she could. But it was that wolf-like woman that caught the ookami's attention very damn well. Could it be... one of her own?

No, Momiji. She was something far more important than that...-

[illuminatism]

[Her head snaps up from the reflection within the water, the bag nearly falls off the edge of the pier and into the depth below when she turns her upper body. Her clothing moves, the robe shifts on her shoulders just a bit as her hair brushes against her back.

There was a familiar feeling - as though there was someone nearby who was...like her? At least that was what it felt like, especially when her gaze falls upon the girl who was just a little bit away.

The appearance is uncanny and, being the curious wolf that she is, Amaterasu is up on her feet and debating whether or not to wander over and give this girl a sniff.]

[ookami_tengu]

-If Momiji was aware of how far forgotten her manners were in that moment, she'd run away in shame. But she simply cannot help but stare from her position that short distance away. That person... they carried such a bizarre familiarity. She could feel it deep within... but what was it? She found herself speechless and unable to put into words just how profound those feelings were.-

[illuminatism]

[Curiosity wins out over being careful and, in the long run, perhaps it will be a good thing that this happened. There was just something about the girl that reminds her of her children, the wolf has firmly come to believe as she closes the distance between them.

It was...certainly odd, this, and she cannot help but circle the girl. Wolf instincts coming to a full kick as she sniffs around; eyes size her up - from the top of the ears down to her feet and back up again.

The only thing that seems to visibly missing are markings of any sort to distinguish her as one of her own (plus Amaterasu was fairly certain that there were no other brush gods besides the twelve after her).]

[ookami_tengu]

You... -She spoke in almost a whisper.-

I know you. You are... a god. -Not just any god...-

Amaterasu-omikami.

[illuminatism]

[Well, it was definitely a surprise to have met someone that knew exactly who she was right off the bat like that; it had been enough to stop the wolf in her tracks as she came to a full circle around the other.

The surprise soon dissolves into a content smile and her expression softens. Amaterasu nods.

Yes, yes. That is correct. But she doesn't know this girl. Who are you?]

[ookami_tengu]

-Momiji, without prompt, immediately moves into a kneeling bow, head to the floor and palms down in front of her.-

[illuminatism]

[What -

What was -

Amaterasu's eyes widen in surprise at the sudden burst of Praise girl's kneeling and the way she had taken to a bowing position. While it was certainly nice to have met someone who knew who she was this was not the sort of thing that had been expected.]

Mmm...!

[Dropping to her knees, Amaterasu reaches out and places her hands to either side of Momiji's shoulders. There is a reassurance there in her touch. One that says that it was okay and there was no need for her to be doing something like this. (Then again, Amaterasu's idea of formality and greeting was just a little different from how others perceived it.)]

[ookami_tengu]

-Momiji hesitantly looked up to the goddess, but quickly averted her gaze. She musn't make eye contact. She wasn't worthy of it. Just a lowly ookami...-

I apologize. Please forgive any rudeness I have shown you, though I am not worthy of it.

[illuminatism]

[A small whine escapes from the back of her throat as she tilts her head a little in the direction of the averted gaze. It was stubbornness and a bit of worry that fueled her for what she was doing know: attempting to get this girl to actually look at her.

There was no rudeness in her actions and, even if there was, it was not as thought Amaterasu would be angry or upset with a person for such things. She had done her fair share of rude things before setting things back right back home...headbutts are definitely not the best forms of greeting, but they certainly do get the job done when it comes to a crying child.]

...

[It's okay. She wants her to know this as her hands move from Momiji's shoulders then and they fall to either side of her face in a gentle grasp. The girl could move away, if she liked, Amaterasu would not mind in the least. There is nothing for you to apologize for. You have not been rude in the slightest.]

[ookami_tengu]

-Momiji is... hesitant to rise. And it takes a few long moments before she slowly turns her look to that of the goddess's. They were so...

She blinked again, turning away. Though this time it was merely a gesture of not wanting to get caught up in a reverie of beholding someone so high as the Sun Goddess.-

My name is Momiji. I am the heir of the Inubashiri clan and Guard Captain of the Ookami, whom protect the Tengu Tribe on Youkai Mountain in the land of Gensokyo. My people... are descended from you.