I Had A Coolapse; [CLOSED]

[10thcomplex]

WHO: Hayato Gokudera {10thcomplex} & Ayako Matsuzaki {treespiritmiko}.
WHAT: Gokudera receives exorcism lessons.
WHERE: The Clinic
WHEN: Day 324, in the morning - a day after this.

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[10thcomplex]

Following Matsuzaki down the corridor to an empty room, Gokudera then sat down opposite her, eyes shining as she pulled out the charms and handed them over to him. He examined them from his outstretched palms. He knew all about these, of course. Spirit-charms; hung up at all four corners of your bedroom they were deemed to create a protective spiritual wall around you that warded off evil spirits and kept you safe from harm. He had seen them on TV several times and had once even contemplated buying some himself but until now he had never been in direct need of them. The timing for acquiring a set was perfect.

“I’m … sure they’ll do just fine,” he said, smiling as he held one up to look at it more closely. “Thank you.” Even if he himself had become victim to Rivelata’s power-suppression, he was sure that they would work just fine - especially when in the vicinity of Chrome’s special crystal. He was about to put them safely aside when he remembered something.

“Uhm, how much will you take for them?” he inquired hastily, making sure to remember his manners and suddenly glad he had thought of taking money with him. After all, supplies should be sparse on this island and Miss Matsuzaki surely had other customers and her own demands to think about.

[treespiritmiko]

The question took Ayako by surprise. She had never charged for making charms. SPR was the one who hired her for cases, and therefore the one to pay her expenses. Back home in Japan, she wouldn't have needed to charge for them, being a doctor meant that her financial situation was quite secure, but this was Rivelata. Even though she didn't pay rent to the other members of her housefold, she and Dr. Romero had a Clinic to run, without major backing from sponsors.

She thought back to what she'd read about the monetary system in Rivelata. She did the math quickly, and thought carefully about what a fair price would be.

"Why don't we say one silver lady, and that will also cover the cost of teaching you the counterspell?" she said smiling.

[10thcomplex]

“Wonderful!” Relieved that the matter had been settled, Gokudera fished a handful of copper-and-silver pieces out of his pocket and handed a Lady over to Matsuzaki. He was paid well at Bar Hades and therefore - even after buying supplies for his dynamite and secretly slipping some coins to Haru for food items now and again - he had gathered a rather good amount of spending money by now. The Lady would go away to a worthy cause.

“So … uhm,” he said, slipping the rest of the coins back into his pocket. “I suppose different exorcists use different counter-spells or …?” he wasn’t sure just how much his previous knowledge on chants and anti-spirit spells would help him in his teaching but he was willing to show her everything he knew if possible.

[treespiritmiko]

"Well, that would depend on the type of exorcist," she said, "I'm a miko, so the prayers and such that I use during an exorcism are Shinto. But I've also worked with a Buddhist monk, and a Catholic exorcist. And of course, pschic mediums don't usually use counterspells."

Thinking about that made her wonder how the others were doing back home. The situation had been a dangerous one, and she hoped they were okay.