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Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

"... I would assume they will have," replied Toshiko, after a moment's pause. At least, she hoped so. She could never be certain how paranoid a client would be, to be entirely honest, and when it came to someone like the Daidouji family, well... there was no real question of how dangerous that sort of thing could be. But at the same time, they had hired them willingly. So it could be assumed they would rather not risk harming the people they'd asked to help. Besides, Toshiko would be... irritated if something like that occurred.

The Daidouji mansion was a large, stately building. It was mostly dark wood, a vast western-style building as opposed to any eastern designs. The windows were thin and tall, and the mansion itself was a huge building. It was quite clear that the Daidouji family was very, very rich. And it rather quickly came into view, not much of a distance from Toshiko's detective agency.

"We're here," Toshiko said, simply, pointing to the mansion.

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

"A limitation on range largely depends on the spell being used with the rune," replied Toshiko, leaning back in her seat. "Though it's unlikely they would have much range outside of the room they've been placed in, if they're placed indoors."

She considered this fact for a moment. From the roof... that wasn't an impossible proposal. However, it *was* reliant on the Daidouji family also failing to consider that possibility. And, well, if they were anything like what she expected, well...

"It's not impossible they didn't mark everything," she began, "But the Daidouji probably considered that fact already. Still, it's worth checking out once we get there."

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

"Well, there's quite a few different options," Toshiko began, without a moment's pause. After all, defensive spells were something any self-respecting mage should have a good working knowledge of. "The most obvious of these is to use barriers that project a physical 'wall' that can block things from passing through it. Enough power can break something like this, but according to the file there was no sign of any sort of attack. So, it's rather unlikely that any barriers were damaged, if they were present. The same goes for field spells that would achieve a similar effect."

Toshiko paused to take another drag on her cigarette, the window rolled down to let the smoke out as she exhaled.

"There could also be field spells that cause a specific effect on those that enter them," she continued, "The most advanced of these are known as closed spaces, and are effectively a magically enclosed space that affords the one projecting it certain advantages. However, there doesn't seem to have been one in place here. Runes, however, are very likely to have been in place."

Another pause for another drag on the cigarette.

"Runes are basically a way of storing a spell, and then triggering it. They can be inscribed on paper or even carved into a surface, or written with chalk," she added, "Similar methods can be used to create circles that trap intruders or do any number of different things. There were probably wards in place, too, to detect if there was anyone who wasn't permitted to be on the premises."

Toshiko paused for a moment.

"Anything else?"

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

"I don't think I need to tell you the directions since you know the area and you read the file," said Toshiko as she climbed in and belted herself into the front passenger seat. For a few moments, her eyes almost mournfully lingered on the keys, but she was quick to look away. "Besides, it's not as if it's really likely that you'll simply miss the Daidouji mansion."

Really, it wasn't as if there was a wealth of old, stately, western-style mansions around the city. It was only natural that a building like the Daidouji mansion stood out rather clearly given its location. That being said, someone entirely unfamiliar with the area would probably have had some trouble getting to it. But that wasn't a concern today.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Alaree stumbled into an embarrassed silence, opening and closing her mouth weakly as her currently-junior maid came closer and closer. Finally, she was standing in mute silence, her cheeks filled with red as she stood there and quivered. Was she seriously going to... going to... was she really, actually going to go ahead and...

... When Nero pulled away, Alaree's eyes seemed almost dull, her face bright red as she stood there. One could almost seem the steam pouring form her ears. After some delay, she sprang back, pointing towards the temporary maid and still blushing furiously.

"Y-you're the w-worst junior maid e-e-ever!" she cried, quaking as she pointed, "Wh-why w-would y-y-you do that a-and... and... not... I... Wh-why would you t-take the lead when you're my junior y-y-y-you... you... gaaah!"

With that, the pigtailed maid stormed off, still blushing furiously as she did. Clearly, that was a rather embarrassing experience for her. The kitchen staff were apparently used to Alaree being strange, and therefore did not pay this even much heed.

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

After a fair amount of hesitation, Toshiko finally handed over the keys. She had almost changed her mind in those few moments, but at last she handed over the keys. It was with great reluctance, after all.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Wrong character. This is another one of the surviving founding knights who is using magic to project herself here for now.

Also as far as I can tell "Sir Ricard" can't talk and "Sir" isn't actually denoting knighthood. I spent a rather long time talking this over with @harinezumikouken.

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

After a few moments of silence, Toshiko sighed.

Yes, there was a lot of logic in that statement... and the mage's biggest concern, the money, weighed rather heavily on her mind. In the end, it was quite simply a fact that she could not deny. It would take less money to go more slowly, no matter how much she wanted to drive as quickly as she possibly could to get there.

"Fine, Ryuuko-kun," relented the woman, at last, "I'll let you drive just this once."

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

Toshiko was about to protest... but then she paused for a moment. To be honest, it was hard to argue with that logic. While speedy driving that the redheaded mage preferred was efficient, it did burn more fuel... and at the moment, Toshiko's funds were remarkably thin. That crystal ball had cost a lot for something that turned out to be a total dud... Therefore, doing something that would save them money would help a lot. But the concern about the possibility of being seen as not taking it seriously still worried her... however, desperation was another thing to consider...

"You have a point there," she said, simply, "I'd like to avoid spending too much money right now... but I'm still worried about seeming like we're not taking this seriously."

Fu Sonzai no Genso: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP(Raineh Daze and VitaVitaAR)(Eventually open to two more players!)

Toshiko was rather quick with a counterpoint of her own.

"Ah, but if it looks like we just took our time, wouldn't that make the clients believe we aren't taking things seriously?" she asked. Toshiko was, in general, rather pleased with her driving abilities. She never hit anything, she didn't think anyone was in danger, and the police never got after her. All in all, it was pretty good for someone with no driver's licence who had never taken a single lesson. Self-taught driving was just as good as anything else, right?