Brand spankin' new muse, pretty~.

[fruct_bata]

Mm...

[He props a hand on his hip and surveys the area, then grins; just a flash of fang digging into a plush lower lip. One hand lifts, knocking the brim of his tattered hat back for a better look]

Well. This ain't the river styx, is it? Hey pretty ... you go a step further and steal my shiny soul away from the reaper's fingers? Wouldn't put it

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[fox_shuuichi]

Several of me, actually.

[fruct_bata]

Eh...? [He blinks at the redhead then tilts his head with a small, crooked smile.]

Not lookin' for those with the same name, honey. He's about yea tall... silver hair, ticklish ears. [He holds a hand up about an inch over his own forehead, no recognition at all.]

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[fox_shuuichi]

[He laughs softly.]

Ah, yes - I'd forgotten. Well, let's see what I can do.

[He closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and slowly begins to flex his power - his body starts changing, slowly: getting taller, hair lightening, face subtly shifting into the form Kuronue knows]

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[fox_shuuichi]

[When he opens his eyes again, they're that old, familiar amber.]

How's that? Better?

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[fruct_bata]

You for -- wha ...? [His eyes blink wider, posture frozen in shock during the 'transformation.']

Kurama?

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[fruct_bata]

[A soft, dazed tone here. He's never been too great at hiding that open wonder when his fox catches him off-guard like that.] ... nice trick.

[fox_shuuichi]

[He chuckles, deep in his throat, and reaches out to trail his claws through Kuronue's long hair]

It's been a long time since I lost you, Kuronue.

[fruct_bata]

Been about ... five minutes for me. Just blinked my eyes shut 'n I was here. [He laughs but there's a choked quality to it, swallowed away with a quick glance down.]

Sorry, fox. I messed up.

[fox_shuuichi]

Been a whole new lifetime for me.

[He makes a soft noise - not exactly acknowledgment, not exactly dismissal]

You were never much one for logic, though, were you?

[He shrugs gracefully]

You made your decision. And I understand why you did.

[fruct_bata]

[His gaze flinches away at that but he smiles, one shoulder rolling. His hands stuff into bottomless pockets]

... not surprisin', pretty. Ghosts don't have no sway on the living and some treasures can't be kept.

[fox_shuuichi]

[He laughs softly, and has the grace to look apologetic]

I did mean that literally, you know, or weren't you paying attention earlier?

And it wasn't entirely by choice, either. I did not willingly leave you behind, you know.

[fruct_bata]

I know it, fancy ... but the way I saw it, of us two, you would've lived a lot longer without the other. [A sheepish grin.]

An' you did.

[fox_shuuichi]

[He smiles a little sadly, and shifts back with much less drama]

Briefly.

Truth be told, I was badly injured on a heist - I had to enter a the body of an unborn human, one which did not have a soul, in order to survive. Hence...

[He gestures at himself, his human body]

[fruct_bata]

Oho~..? [He leans back and studies the redhead, the bridge of his nose wrinkling playfully.]

Always did have a solution for all those tricky quandaries. Red suits you.

[fox_shuuichi]

[He laughs]

Better than silver?

[fruct_bata]

Like comparing garnets to opals, fox. It's all precious gems at the end of the day really.