godbent | 37th: The Losses of Haruhi Suzumiya

[Voice]

For everyone who knew the idol and the Deputy-Vice Chief of the Brigade, Azusa Miura, I can say confidently that she'd been sent home. I didn't check her apartment yet, but there's a lot of stuff in her Brigade locker here at the HQ. The typical letters Jeez, when did she write all these... for a few people are here for one. [For the people listed here. She expects those who know her to ask or just stop by] You can stop by to pick them up. She's left some other things too, but those are mostly Brigade property.

[And she flips through the items some more before... you know there's no "FOR X" on here, but there are some bookmarks in some of them which say her name on them so.]

...Except these things. Buffy, are you a woman yet? [She doesn't get a filter. The next guy does]

[Filtered to Sanji // 85% Unhackable]

I've got something in particular for you.

[Action]

[So for the last few days, Haruhi was Shiki. That... Was weird. She has decided to make herself as Haruhi as possible. So she's actually going to ignore that aside from maybe her housemates and Minato and sit inside the Brigade HQ all day at the front desk. That event had to be traumatizing for some people, maybe they'll get some clients looking for counseling! ...Finally!

The spelunking trip is in a few days anyway so.

Come on in, step in! Be therapy'd! PS: Brigade To Do List]

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Faith? How's faith get into that?

[With a little blink Still, she'll take those two]

Well, you have to have faith in something, even if its just yourself, or you'll have no willpower, right?

[Rei shakes her head, like its the most obvious thing in the world]

And with no willpower, how could you expect to exert your will over the paper, or the thing you want to seal?

Oh... Oh, I see what you're getting at, yeah. That's just a weird way to think about it.

Maybe. It's how I was taught to see it when I learned this sort of thing.

[Rei shrugs casually]

Everyone's perception is different though.

Well, faith by that definition is something I've got a lot of, I guess.

[A hand through her hair, good.] So I'll make more of these, and work with it.

It can't hurt to try. Those are the simpler kinds of wards. I've made larger ones for the temple, to reinforce Dresden-san and Helio-san's work. They aren't something I could show you in an afternoon though. But another time perhaps. The working there is significantly more complex.

[Rei brushes a stray bit of hair behind her ear. Honestly she hadn't really known what to expect from Haruhi, but with this little thing she felt like she could at least think of the other girl with a bit more kindness. She wasn't the sort to open up easily, but there was enough common interest in magic and disliking Tokyo stereotypes that she was willing to try.]

Yeah, maybe... Again, I'm not sure how redundant this is with stuff I've been learning elsewhere but it's certainly interesting... not to mention more traditional to my heritage. [And what she tried to learn first.

...But that goes unsaid]

Well, yes. It may be redundant, with the spells that I've learned from Sabriel and the Charter, but it's comforting and it's culturally my own. And it's familiar.

[Rei smiles gently, brushing more of her lengthy hair away from her face, not bothering to hide the Charter Mark anymore.]

I'm happy to share it with you, or more Shinto rituals in the future if you're interested. I'm at the shrine most days, and not many people come by for flame readings so unless Tsuzuki-san is there helping me with things, I'll likely be free.

[Charter, huh. She notes that to ask about... when she feels less like she would be nosy for doing so. Instead she just notes, collecting what Rei has offered of the ofuda and other items here to her own bag]

I'll be sure to consider it, anyway.

[Rei stands and bows politely]

Then I'll see you later, Haruhi-san.

[She collects her calligraphy supplies and takes her leave.]