[video]

[stickshift]

Does anyone know if there's some sort of... central location these spirits seem to be coming from? Or if there's anything we've done to disturb them?

[She looks deeply speculative. All the lore on spirits in her world tends to... function a little differently than it seems to here.]

If we can maybe find out what they want, they should be able to rest. Any ideas?

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[video]

[hackingyoursensors]

I've seen them everywhere. Most of them don't seem angry about being brought back.

[video]

[stickshift]

No, but... isn't the sign of a spirit interacting with our plane of existence an indication of unrest?

[video]

[hackingyoursensors]

Not sure, this is my first haunting. But that's what they say in books and movies.

If we want to help them, we have to figure out why they're here. Maybe someone dug up a cursed artifact or something.

[video]

[stickshift]

Well, what's happened recently that might concern them? The gang war was a while ago... but there was that fire in the Earth sector...

[video]

[hackingyoursensors]

That's true. Maybe there was something in or near the building that was disturbed by the fire. But they didn't appear immediately after the fire.

[video]

[stickshift]

No, but do we have any indication that spirits view time the same way as the rest of us?

[video]

[hackingyoursensors]

No. But, honestly, I'm not sure about a lot here in general.

I take it the kedan haven't been helpful? The living kedan.

[video]

[stickshift]

Not... exactly.

[There were those ones that offered to help, but. Welp.]

[video]

[hackingyoursensors]

You got a visit from the ghost busters too?

[Video]

[plains_hunter]

Don't know, myself. I don't have a problem putting up with them, really. The activity in my place has been pretty negligible. I'm not really an expert on the paranormal stuff.

[Video]

[stickshift]

[She smiles a little-- definitely a new face, or at least one she hasn't spoken to yet.]

I don't think most of us are, to be honest, Mr...?

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[plains_hunter]

[He gives a slight nod of acknowledgement.]

Thomas, one of the new arrivals. Nice to meet you, Miss.

[Video]

[stickshift]

I'm Asami. Asami Sato. It's nice to meet you, too.

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[plains_hunter]

Asami Sato? Are you a Japanese native?

[stickshift]

[She laughs.]

I've been asked that more than once, but no. I'm from another world.

[plains_hunter]

...Huh. Oh well, so much for that guess. Very similar naming conventions.

[stickshift]

Mm. Someone even told me what my name means in Japanese. It's definitely a little strange.

Is that where you're from? Or have you spent time there at all?

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[demon_brat]

Try to stay safe, a very few of them can be dangerous.

[Oops, somebody found that out the hard way. And then a branch scratched his face when he was pulling himself out of the water that he was lured into, so stupidly.]

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[stickshift]

Are you all right?

[Bittybat. :(]

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[demon_brat]

I am well. [Beat.] Thank you.

[He survived. And so is fine, now. Right? And somebody was going to get into trouble, he prefers it's him, rather than a lot of the others.]

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[stickshift]

[There's a smile to her tone when she replies,]

You don't have to thank me for asking after your health, you know.

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[demon_brat]

[Pause.]

I thought it was... appropriate.

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[stickshift]

[Oh, sweetheart. Her expression softens, nevermind that Damian can't see it.]

Well then, you're welcome.

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[demon_brat]

[ONE OF THE FEW TIMES he makes the effort to be properly polite, and she told him he shouldn't. He's. Confused, now.]

>Tt.<

Have you had any luck with determining any specific source for them?

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[stickshift]

[You shouldn't have to thank people for exhibiting basic human decency, Damian, gosh.]

The spirits, you mean? No. I've got, um, one of them rattling around in my oven, but the rest have been harmless. They look just like normal kedan, save the transparency. Maybe something disturbed them? The fire?