❖ 003 // [Voice]

[crisis_rain]

[Filtered from Xion | 95% Unhackable to her]

Hey I got a little problem I could use some help with. There's this nice, little, teenage girl who's never read a book before, so I told her I'd get her one as a surprise gift. But uh, I'm drawin' up a blank. What kinda books do girls even read nowadays?

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[Written]

[chiisaichou]

Hm... Well, I like stories with some kind of moral at the end. Fairytales and myths are popular in Nippon. Uhm... I-I personally like the tale of Kaguya-hime. It ends sadly, but it is a beautiful story nonetheless. ♥

[Oh, but now she's curious. So have a poncle tilting her head at the journal's camera.]

Who's the book for, Mister Raven?

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

Hey, Miyabi darlin'! It's for a little lass named Xion, she had a birthday recently and that's what she asked for as a gift~

I don't wanna give her a sad story, I'd like to give her a book that'll make her happy at the end! She seems to have a sense of humour.

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

Oh, is that so? I've not met anyone like that, yet, but please give her my regards as well!

Hm... Then, I suppose the story of Momotaro! That's an excellent story about courage, unity, and cleverness. It's very action-packed, too! I'm sure she'll like it. ♥

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

I will do, don't worry!

Momotaro? Hmm I think I've heard of that story with a similar name myself, never read it though.

[Voice] - Making up stories now, shhh... >__>;

[chiisaichou]

[She smiles to the camera.]

It's a rather exciting story, many of the boys in Ponc'Tan liked it, though the girls did, too. If you want a story that's more specifically geared towards girls, then I highly suggest the story of The Rabbit in the Moon. It's a story of one of my gods, Yumigami, who can turn day into night with the crescent Skill. It's very sweet tale.

We actually hold festivals based around that story near this time~ For ourselves and for the Rabbit God. ♥ [And Miya's not about to tell him she'd be sending rabbit-looking mochi usa-mochi! to her friends and other people during that day.]

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

The rabbit god? Oh right you had a rat god as well didn't you? What other animals do you have as gods?

[Raven's attention span has temporarily forgotten about the book.]

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

Yes, the rat is Tachigami. [Oh, look at her smile! She's glad you're so interested in her culture and her gods, Raven. She loves to tell people about them, it was her job, after all. But what fun is simply telling you? He may see her draw a large, round circle on the page, then split it into thirteen sections. In the first, she writes some things in kanji, and paints a little rat in a box near the top.]

Tachigami is the rat god. Bakugami is the boar god, Amaterasu is the...well, she's supposed to be the dog, but is actually a wolf. That's kinda like a dog... Moegami is the rooster, the Hanagami are three monkey brothers, Kasugami is the sheep, Kazegami is the horse, Nuregami is the snake, Yomigami is the dragon, Yumigami the rabbit, Gekigami the tiger, Itegami the ox, and finally, Kabegami the cat.

[For each of the thirteen pieces of the circle, Miya drew the animal, their name, and their brush skill. It looked like a Chinese zodiac calender, only with the cat being last instead of the ox. That little bit of information she'd save

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

So judgin' from your gods, somethin' tells me you don't have human beings in your world do you? Though that's a whole different subject I don't feel gettin' into today. Askin' what exists and what doesn't... it's one of those never ending conversations I seem ta be havin' alot lately.

Those names sounds kinda strange though.

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

Oh, no! Of course we have people, silly! Who would we show out paintings to, and try to instill faith into if there weren't any?! [Miya just laughs, smiling brightly.] The gods wouldn't exist without people, and people wouldn't exist without the gods! All is bound into a tightly woven mesh, each thread supporting the other to create balance.

Hm... the names are kind of confusing to learn, since many of them sound similar. I'd often confuse Yumigami and Yomigami and Ishaku would get really, really mad at me, heh heh...

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

Oh right ya said you could speak to the gods in yer world. Think she'd like something on animals like yer gods?

[One tracked mind today really.]

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

[Miya blinks, staring at her friend.] Hmm... M-Maybe. Only Envoys can converse with the gods, though. I-I think. I've never seen a god other than Mother Amaterasu, and I still can't completely see the godly markings and divine instrument she wields.

But, if there are scrolls about the gods here, then that'd be truly wonderful! She'd be learning things as well as enjoying the stories. Th-That'd make me happy, too! ♥♥

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

Ya should write a scroll about this yourself, it'd be interestin' to read sometime I'm sure there's lots of people out there who'd like to know the story!

You mentioned a wolf one, wouldn't happen to be red and white would it? I think I may have caught a glimpse of that one runnin' round.

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

O-Oh... I couldn't. I'm not a very good storyteller. And I don't know all there is to know about that gods. That would be my teacher back home. Perhaps I could make a picture book? Even if I'm not very good at painting all the gods. [She beams, and would have hopped, but she has her journal in her lap. Instead, she just claps her hands together.] Oh, you really think so!? Th-Then I'll try to do my best to show them with my art! ♥

Ah, yes! That's our holy Sun Mother, Amaterasu!

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

Stop shootin' yer own skills down and get ta practisin'.

Oh really? I guess I should stop by and say hi the next time I see her then. I just thought she was a monster.

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

[Squeaks, then looks determined, balling her little fists] Y-Yes! You're absolutely right. I just have to keep trying!

Neh!? Mister Raven, h-how could you! Ammy doesn't look a thing like a monster! She's beautiful and graceful and perhaps the most benevolent and kind wolf around! That's so mean to say - now you must apologize to her. I know she likes food offerings, so be sure to take her something the next time you see her and be sure to bow when you do!

[Finger waggle of justice!]

[Voice]

[crisis_rain]

Calm down! All right, next time I spot her runnin' around I'll go up and apologise for thinkin' she was a monster with an offer of some kinda food. How does that sound?