[center][color=B20707][h2]нαкυ ғυмιнιяσ[/h2]白 文広[/color][/center]
[color=B20707]"...I believe I win again."[/color] 

"So you do..." 

The clack of the mahjong tiles cease, and as the participants stand, yawn, stretch, and go about their business, the winner stays in his seat, crossing his legs and looking out the window with a quiet, disinterested gaze. The scenery outside is tremendously plain today, a rare occurrence considering the sort of town Minazawa is. Certainly, the rumors have been of the usual sort (except that lightning strike), and Fumihiro is honestly getting a little tired of it all, so he retired to the Nine Tails Café to drink some green tea and play a game or two of mahjong. It helps with the boredom, and the conversation is enjoyable.

Come to think of it, the middle-aged man in front of him is offering him money -- game winnings, probably -- but Fumihiro waves him away. 

"Eh, but you said you wanted to play for...?"

[color=B20707]"No need. I'll have another cup of your green tea, and those tea biscuits. Ah, don't worry about the mess -- I'll clean it up."[/color] Stacking the tiles neatly inside their case and handing to the man, Fumihiro gives him a polite smile, to which the owner chuckles.

"You're a good man, Haku. I can't count the times that my mother has claimed you as her own grandchild, or my sister has commented on your good manners. You must have very happy parents." 

[color=B20707]"The compliment is much appreciated,"[/color] Fumihiro tells him. [I]If only you knew.[/I] True, he has visited this café at a much higher frequency lately, so of course the owners would become attached to him, but if they truly knew of his origins, he is perfectly sure they would cut all ties. It's honestly pitiful, the way he continues to visit them... No, no, he means [i]them[/i], they're the pitiful ones. He is only doing this for the sake of keeping up appearances and staving off boredom... nothing more...

As Fumihiro mulls over his life as of late, his eye is caught by a small girl outside, one in a Lolita style of dress and holding an enormous stuffed toy, a raven. Moreover, she seems to be inspecting the ground, adding to her slightly-strange appearance. Though, this is Minazawa, so oddities are common, and yet Fumihiro continues to watch her out of the corner of his eye. She could be important. He has to stay aware of his surroundings at all times.

And in a town like Minazawa, oddities aren't just a trick of the eye -- in Minazawa, it's better to assume the supernatural rather than the mundane explanation. 

After all, his own existence proves that, doesn't it?