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[incumbency]

A • 946 beulah street (morning)
[Mamushi's eyes snap open and she moves into a sitting position, hand pressed against the right side of her face. She shoots the man beside her a wide-eyed glare before leaping off the bed with great haste.]

You-!

[After that drama, she moves wearily about the house, ignoring the television and radio, and frowning

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A

[webfreedomftw]

[The apparent teenaged boy in the photos is in the living room, trying to shove three sentient blobs into his backpack for school. Estonia hasn't noticed the changes in the pictures yet to signify a new "mother." It is, however, that faint clink of a photo frame suddenly meeting a surface that draws his attention, and he goes to look at Mamushi, adjusting his glasses habitually as he does.]

... You're not Raquel.

[incumbency]

[The voice prompts Mamushi to turn. She pauses partway when she sights Estonia, who she regards quietly with as blank an expression as she can manage, as though she's urging him to go on. 'Raquel' means nothing to her and so she has no words to spare for it.]

[webfreedomftw]

[Her gives her a moment before he continues.]

So I guess that means you're new. Welcome to Mayfield. Ah... I know you're not supposed to be here, but you are anyway, so, I guess just try not to panic too much.

[incumbency]

[She takes but a second to digest the news. Her eyes narrow again.]

Where is... Mayfield, and who is the perpetrator?

B

[callinblueskies]

[Hello voice of some lady he's never met. Rin's technically not a part of either of those groups... but hey who needs those details.]

You know about True Cross?

[incumbency]

[She pauses at the unfamiliar voice, her gut response to ignore the useless question. However, she should take what she can...]

I am an exorcist.

[callinblueskies]

[He really has no sense of self preservation sometimes...]

You are? Where from? Do you know my brother?

[incumbency]

How could I know who he is when I don't know who you are?

B

[guitarslaying]

What's the password?

[incumbency]

... A password is not required to contact the sect.

[guitarslaying]

Maybe where you're from. But here?

You need a password.

[incumbency]

You're the one who wants a so-called password, which I'm not inclined to provide based on the lack of reason.

b.

[dualizes]

Hojo... Mamushi-san, isn't it? ( Yukio cannot say he is terribly familiar with the girl on the phone. Not more beyond they are the same rank and what he learned that lead up too the Impure King being revived. )

Unfortunately, you won't be able to get in touch with neither the True Cross Order or anyone connected to the Myo Dha.

[incumbency]

[... The voice knows her name, which is a lead enough for her at this time.]

Who are you?

[dualizes]

Okumura Yukio. I'm a middle first class from the Tokyo branch. ( A beat. ) Suguro-kun is one of my students too.

But thanks to our recent situation, I've been more busy trying to find and recover the left eye of the Impure King.

[incumbency]

Ryuji-sama's...

[Her voice hardens.]

You won't recover it. The left eye has already been used.

b

[ceilingdemonis]

Oh? [You in danger, girl.] I know the True Cross Order. Are you an exorcist?

[incumbency]

... Who are you?

[ceilingdemonis]

[Hmm. How to answer that...]

I am the Chairman's brother. [Not very subtle, but Mephisto never bothered to foist a fake name off on him.] Who are you?