[center][h3]Kyoto[/h3] [b]Friday, June 3rd 20XX Morning[/b][/center] [hr] [h3]Ultana[/h3] [@I-Am-X] [hider] [center][b]Central Onmyou Library of Fujiwara[/b][/center] [i]"Welcome to the Central Onmyou Library of the Fujiwara, here we record all historical texts and techniques pertaining to onmyoudo. Many aspiring onmyou may order or request texts from our halls, or visit them directly. The security of our library is handled not by people, but by shikigami that have been made to be servants of the facility's core. As a result, do please try not to do anything suspicious, as the leniency of a human will not be present should you be judged harshly by our systems. Furthermore, if you do not find what you need here, might we suggest the branches in... Tokyo, Hokkaido, Shimonoseki, and Nagasaki. That will be all for the introduction. Do not hesitate to ask the shikigami for assistance, please, have a good day"[/i]. The last few minutes for Ultana was, strange, surrounded mainly by shikigami, and a few onmyouji who were poring over some texts over at some tables. Well, she could easily just ask the shikigami that has become dormant in front of her for directions, right? Though this was all done by magic, it felt a lot more like a robot than anything else. These shikigami looked a lot more like what she'd been led to believe they looked like, that being triangle pieces of paper with two arms and a circle for a head. Some of them had different markings likely to indicate roles, as well as varying sizes. There were numerous small ones that acted as guides like this one, as well as others at human size to handle stock like the staff of a library. Fortunately this facility despite it's archaic ancient Japanese architecture, was clean, and well lit. There was still a rustic atmosphere along with it almost seeming like a shrine... Well, actually there was a shrine, in the very center of this underground library, with a shikigami there behind a counter. The aisles of this library were strange. While some were traditional books and even scrolls, others were... Tubes? If she asked one of the shikigami what they were, they were called kuda, a kind of container that contained entities. Supposedly some information was kept in dormant and safely stored shikigami rather than written, for various reasons apparently. [/hider] [h3]Otis[/h3] [@ERode] [hider] [center][b]Uzamari Ryokan[/b][/center] [color=0072bc]"Oh, yes I can do that. She'll be receiving it later today"[/color], Utsumi replied. He took the letter and put it away. What he'd do to send them off later was use a familiar to get it to a messenger between this and the next world. Eiseikato had a group of 'scouts' so to speak who kept an eye on the outside while also with authorized persons send messages, supplies, and so on. They did trading with the outside world afterall, through strictly private and confidential connections. [color=0072bc]"Well, I hope you're enjoying your time here. I also trust you'll be careful with the weapons you may end up carrying, as part of your studies"[/color], like any teacher he gave some imparting worries, but frankly other than the events of yesterday, the impression Utsumi had of Otis was he was rather cautious. [color=0072bc]"But, I'm sure you may have noticed, certain people running around and all, city's not the most calm right now, so just my suggestion to try not getting into any trouble alright?"[/color] [/hider] [h3]Lorelai[/h3] [@Lonewolf685] [hider] [center][b]Yagyu Shingan Dojo[/b][/center] [color=a187be]"My that's quite the spirit, I admire that, let it be more than just boasting then"[/color], she responded. As the students began to choose what they wanted to try out, everyone split off to different groups in the dojo to practice the basics of their chosen forms. Lorelai was put with a few girls from the dojo, while the sensei watched every group from afar. It seems today was just basics, things like getting the form down, getting used to the yari, some of the key footwork, and so on. The things she would be practicing consisted of doing the basic thrusts and the footwork. There wasn't much, but it would be practiced in repetition until she got used to it. Due to her experience with a proper steel weapon, she should very quickly acclimate to the weight and length of the practice yari. [/hider]