[b]"Eh, I can imagine someone from Japan doing it for sure,"[/b] Naoko replied, bobbing up and down slightly as she wiped the counters. [b]"Ancestral worship n all. Elders would probs like to know how their legacy's doing as well. Like a doting grandpa, yeah?"[/b]

A pause. Her lips pursed. [b]"Not that a magus family would have something like that."[/b]

The comment about their propensity for the manipulations of the masses gave her some pause as well, another thoughtful silence passing, before Naoko ultimately ended up shrugging. Just because they were like the kings of old didn't make them assholes, though a magus heritage certainly would. She sharpened her knives on a whetstone, wiped them off with a damp cloth, made sure all her spices were secured, before flashing Sophie the thumbs up.

[b]"Peeking's fine with me. Don't forget your shades though, Sophie. Pretty sure this is the perfect time to dress down...but we're definitely taking a u-turn if they've set up a Bounded Field, no matter the distance. Can't have them spontaneously nuking my truck."[/b]