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[ The video post flickers on to show two people, both looking rather different in demeanor. The taller of the two looks to have a scowl on his face, and eyes and hair a matching deep green. He’s not happy to be here, he doesn’t even feel comfortable leaving the apartment. Which is why he’s here with the shorter of the two boys.

It would’ve been hard to tell that the scruffy, blue-haired boy is the older of the two, but that’s probably part of his charm and it shows in how he addresses the network with a bright smile and a wave of his hand, as if he were a natural at this. ]

--Oh, I think we’re on! Hello, Lunatia! We’d like to introduce ourselves first of all: My name is Aoba Tsumugi, and this kind lad over here is my roommate! Ah, you should say hello too, Midorima-kun!

[ He gestures at the screen as smoothly as he could.

Midorima’s brows furrow before he’s even finished talking, looking mildly annoyed. What he’s annoyed about becomes apparent within only a few seconds as he doesn’t say hello and instead focuses in on correcting what he thinks was wrong with that sentence. ]

Who’s a “kind lad”? Focus on the task at hand.

[ Apparently, that’s all the greeting he’s bothering with. Tsumugi can only sigh a little before facing the screen again, smile still intact. ]

This is Midorima Shintarou, by the way. Seriously, kids these days… Um, but before I go off track, the reason why we’ve put this up is because we have one thing in common, and that is horoscopes. Luck, in general. Do you know there are apps here that tells you your daily fortune and what lucky item to bring around with you to ward off bad luck? Technology’s so amazing! Even though we’re from different worlds, it’s nice to know that there are other people who believe in them -- and that is why we are here today.

[ Midorima’s worried that Tsumugi’s going to go on for too long, so he chimes in with a much more direct demand of their audience over the network. ]

Respond with your astrological sign or birthday if you aren’t sure. We’re also looking to know what items are considered lucky in other worlds that may be incorporated into an apartment.

Y-You can just ask nicely them, you know! People wouldn’t know how to respond if you’re being demanding like that... [ why are tsunderes the way they are, man ] Anyway, it’d be very helpful for us to know everyone’s signs and birthdays to balance out of luck if it ever goes bad for a day so that we can stick with those people for a while… I’m a Leo and he’s a Cancer, if that helps.

Also! If anyone knows other forms of divination such as palmistry and tarot, that’d be greatly appreciated as well… I’m honestly more comfortable consulting with someone privately about my fortunes rather than rely on technology all the time, so let me know if it’s all right to approach you for regular sessions! I’ll pay with Chroma if I have to.

[ Midorima just decides to move on and end the video. He’s not going to give Tsumugi the chance to say goodbye. ]

We’re done.

[ And the video cuts out. ]

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[ She's been trying to get the hang of this! Though this is curious to her. ]

This sounds a bit different than
what I know of back home
I'm an oracle back in my land, if it helps
I divine the future for my kind.

[ She sees no harm in sharing that, seeing as it's what she's known for. ]

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I'll consider it if this horoscope app doesn't appear to be effective.

In the meantime: birthday.

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[ SCARY EVEN IN TEXT. ]

The day of my birth?
I know it as we know it in my home world, but
I do not know it as it would be otherwise here.

Maybe you can help me figure it out?

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How is the year set up in your world?

[ He doesn't agree to help, he's just going to help, and then say that it's for his own benefit. That's how he rolls. ]

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[ Her reply comes after she's done some math. the words in brackets are ancient words for moon and sun in Japanese that are very likely not in use anywhere. ]

Thirteen (moons), cycled into days of thirty to thirty-two (suns).
I think- the best equivalent would be:
thirteen "months"
thirty "days"
alternating weeks based on a "month's" days
if I'm using those correctly

My day of birth was in the third "month" past the thirteenth, the final one
under the star of the dragon and the fox
that would be... between the tenth to fifteenth "day"

does... that help?


[ Through some elimination and matching, her birthday is actually February 14th! But she's still trying to figure it out. ]

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[ Midorima is good at math. Not as much as he is sciences, mostly because he's more interested in those, but he's very interested in astrology so he considers this for a moment. It'll take him a while to reply, both from his decisions on trying to think through this and his slow texting skill. It doesn't exactly work out because she's obviously from another planet if her cycles are that different. There's a way to calculate earth's in 28 day cycles for 13 day months, but if they're still 30-32 day months then that means her planet is taking longer to get around the sun. Or they don't actually know how to tell time. It could be either. ]

I don't think your dragon and fox constellations are the same as mine to be able to accurately calculate based on that.

Draconis and Vulpecula are nowhere near each other in our skies.

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[ Or she just lives in another dimension... which she does. She thinks on it, and it takes her a while before replying. ]

If it helps... the sky in the lands of humans aren't entirely the same as the skies in our lands.
But we live in coexistence.
humans have twelve (moons) and don't use our thirteenth one
or the "days" they don't have
so my day of birth may be in the equivalent of the second "month" of the human world.

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How is the sky different?

[ If it's the second month and she's somewhere in the earlier days, then she's an Aquarius, but he holds off on that information. He doesn't understand how someone could have different skies. ]

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[ She's trying to figure a way to explain this in human terms, but finally decides on — ]

The sky of the living and the spirit realm won't be entirely the same.
some rules that reign the human realm won't necessarily be the same there.
do these things matter to your daily life?

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Are you claiming to be a ghost?

[ Look he's not saying it matters or doesn't matter, but this is damn well the third person who's claiming they're some kind of ghost/spirit. (Plus one claiming to be the spirit of Japan so that's a whole other thing.)

He's starting to think he's being haunted here. ]

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I'm alive!
I'm just not entirely human.
I'm a kitsune.
And I don't usually live in the humans' world.

So it's nice to be able to see how you all live.
Are you worried about people like me?

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[ ........Is this what his horoscope was about!? Don't trust what's told to you unless you see it yourself, huh? And then he meets a kitsune. Tricksters! >B| He makes a note to look further into the app they're trying out today. This is a good sign that it's accurate, but more testing is necessary. ]

My horoscope today said not to trust others unless I see the proof with my own eyes. Prove it.

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Eh?

[ She blinks. ]

How do you want me to prove it?

[ THEY'RE CHATTING THROUGH TEXT. ]

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That's your responsibility.

[ YES THEY ARE. I'm sorry for him every time. ]

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[ Sadly she's just a good girl. ]

Then you'll have to assist me in understanding this device.
Barring that, you may have to meet me in person.


[ AND A DIPLOMAT. ]

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I don't have to do anything. Figure it out yourself.

[ But he'll show up if she gives him a location. He's just.... a butt... ]

returns from Shadowbringing

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[ She thinks on this, before sending a reply. ]

There's a fountain, in [ this ] park in the second level
It lights up very nicely in the evenings.
Perhaps I can show you there.


[ May as well show him, if he doesn't believe her, right? ]

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Oh, an oracle! That's so fascinating! How do you usually divine the future then, if I may ask?

The technology here can be too advanced for people who don't even use them in the first place, but I hope it hasn't been too complicated for you.

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[ Oh, this is a different person! She carefully types her reply! ]

Hello! It's good to meet you.
I can divine through many ways. Dreams, visions, summoning and touches
they can happen on their own without my interference
but I can use a dance of divination to open my sight to the many different paths of time

It's not always easy
but I've been able to see things with some accuracy from the past and future

I found some manuals that helped me with this device
it's so magical!
to think you can have full books in one small tablet!

are these common to your world?

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They are, yes! Though Prismatica's technology is a little too advanced compared to where I came from, so it took me a while to get used to it. I'm not too used to tech myself, to be honest.

I've never heard of dancing in order to predict the future, though! That's so exciting.... Was this handed down from generation to generation or do you make the steps up on your own?

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It's learnt, but also innate.
Only the Oracle can dance as they do to gain visions, you see.
Their protectors and guides can only motivate.
I wish I could explain it better, but it's better seen than worded.

Does your world have knowledge like this too, then?

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Well, kind of. Things like oracles are usually more commonly known as myths back home, but I've never met an true-to-form oracle before. I'm quite honored, in fact!

Then, is it all right to watch you perform this ritual whenever's the right time for you? I also dance as my profession back home, but it's mainly to entertain the audience.

text; sorry for the delay! was stuck in mmo hell!

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Myths, you say...?
I hope I can dispel that, at least here.
Oracles are very real where I come from, at least.

You're welcome to watch, if you'd like.
I'd love to see your dancing too.
I want to learn all sorts of dancing!
May I know your name?

text; no worries! hope you had fun in there too! o7

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My name is Aoba Tsumugi. And it'd be such an honor to learn from you! The best thing about being gathered in one place from all over various universes is that you can learn so many things from other people whose lives you've only read in books... I live in a rather mundane world as an idol, you see.