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[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

[Willis has spent his first few hours in Luministi being confused. And whining a lot. And then assuming this was all a dream, taking a nap, waking up, and whining some more. Eventually he decided that if he was going to be stuck here... he might as well explore.

So he spent the next hour riding around town on his bicycle in an attempt to figure out the layout of the town. Which is kindasorta empty. Which is only making him even more confused.

Yeah, guess who has absolutely no clue about the murder yet.

He stops his bike near the library and leans forward, resting his head on the handlebars.]

Agh. Jeez, so much for finding something interesting.

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[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

Look. I have no idea what you're talking about. I've seriously never had cat ears before.

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

I'm in House A10, on the East side. How about you?

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I thought. There just... doesn't seem to be much happening right now.

[fortune_sought]

[eyes him. did he really just ask her that?] No. Those sound more like the sort of witches who are into dark magic--although rather silly ones, at that.

Ingary. And Earth might be. I've heard it has quite a large number of people.

[painlessfighter]

Okay. [Yep. He's decided.]

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

You don't hear too many stories about good witches. Usually they're mean and stupid. And ugly. [Shrug~] But you don't fall into those categories, so I guess I believe you.

Yeah, it really does. About six billion, I think? Probably a lot more than Injury.

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

[Just. Staring. He really doesn't believe any of this. And he realizes he's not getting a straight answer.

So, uh. Hope you don't mind someone lightly pulling on your ears, Natsuo.]

Are these actually real...?

[painlessfighter]

[YES HE MINDS! He yowls angrily jerks away, then starts beating his fist against Willis's arm.]

Yes they're real!!

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

[;LDKAHL;AKHG time!! And backing away reaaally fast ktnx.]

Okayokayokay!! Fine, I get it! You don't have to hit me.

[painlessfighter]

You don't have to grab someone's ears like that!! Are you stupid?!

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

You weren't giving me straight answers! How was I supposed to know they were real?!

[painlessfighter]

I told you they were real! It's not my fault you don't have them!

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

And it's not my fault you don't believe that I've never had them.

[painlessfighter]

[Ah, culture shock.]

Fine! Boo.

[desertdaggers]

It'd be more happening if everyone was around, certainly! I've no idea where they disappeared off to. Somewhere safe, I suppose.

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

I thought this place was supposed to be safe. That's what it sounded like in the welcome message, anyway.

[fortune_sought]

[he is lucky he added that last part. Sophie looks a bit mollified] There are many "good" witches--and wizards--in Ingary.

Yes, Mu said something like that! I'm not certain how many people are Ingary, but it must be a much smaller number. [thoughtfully] I'll have to ask the king the next time I see him.

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

Right. So you're a "good" witch?

[... Woah.] You can actually talk to the king?

[fortune_sought]

Yes.

[nods] Of course. [okay, so maybe it wouldn't be so simple if Howl weren't such an important part of the war strategy--and if Princess Valeria hadn't taken such a liking to her. but still] My husband is the Royal Wizard.

[desertdaggers]

It could have been the intention at some point! But I don't think they'd tell anyone what was actually going on if they wanted us to go along with it.

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

[Mind is seriously blown right now.] Royal Wizard...? Wizards are royal? So does that make you a Royal Witch?

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

Of course. It's always way too much work to not leave everyone in the dark.

[desertdaggers]

Something that's happened to you before?

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

Sort of, yeah. Though not anything like this.

[desertdaggers]

Do you mind my asking what it was like?