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[Yuan's scribbled something in his journal. It's a tally on how often certain people from Aselia have arrived in Luceti, to his knowledge. He was hoping to find a pattern, but there doesn't seem to be one.]

[Voice]

[And just as Yuan finishes locking up the filter, something distracts him, causing him to activate the recording function without realizing it. It's a soft but rapid tapping sound.]

Oh, Selene. [Footsteps, and a window opening.] It's snowing again, hm? ... Come in, then.

[The window is shut again and the journal catches a glimpse of Yuan walking past, holding something small, grey and fluffy in his hand. He's on the other side of the room now, but his voice can still be heard if you listen closely.] I doubt the cold will let up any time soon. It'd be best if you continue to sleep here until winter ends. ... No, I won't mind at all.

[He returns a moment later to find that the journal is recording him and shuts it with an annoyed grunt.]

[Action]

[Four years. Four years of being stuck in Luceti. He remembers being astounded for his first anniversary, but four years is something he never expected to happen. Compared to the long life he's already lived, four years might seem like nothing- just a small fraction. Yet Luceti's always been so hectic, so full of painful and awkward experiences that those four years seem like an eternity in itself.

Martel is in Luceti. Yuan still hasn't spoken to her since she left the house to meet with Mithos. Not properly, anyway. He knows she's all right, because she sent him the occasional message on the journal system, but nothing concrete. He never got around to telling her anything about Cruxis, the Church of Martel, the Desians, the Renegades... All the mistakes they've made after her death. ... He couldn't even tell her that she'd died. But how much had Mithos told her by now? How far would he have twisted the truth? He must've told her who's responsible for his death penalty. There is no excuse for this, Yuan knows that, but he still feels the need to explain himself to Martel.

It's leaving him very restless and the fact that Lloyd is still staying in the house isn't exactly helping that. Despite the cold, he's been venturing out into the forest every day to train- 'Train' being a very generous word for it, because most of the time is being spent just sitting and thinking in peace.

Feel free to catch him either by house 8 or in the forest itself.]

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[In the relative dimness of the woods, a bright blue flame and the great light it gives off probably extend for quite a distance. Right now, Rin Okumura is trying to train the way he told Shura he would. Sure he got derailed and he can't draw the sword right now, but.

Three candles are in front of him. He's trying to light only two of them without lighting the middle. He only has maybe 30 candles so he can only make so many attempts. But he's just sitting there glaring at them. And every now and then, they light up with a bright blue fire. sometimes all three, sometimes he immolates a whole candle. But with a surprising frequency he manages to do his objective. Much more than at home]

[The flames certainly catch Yuan's attention, if only because they're blue. That's a rarity in Luceti. He approaches the light source, but makes sure to keep his distance until he knows just what he's facing.

A boy lighting candles with a blue flame... But how is he doing that? It's like the flames are erupting on the candles of their own accord. Yuan will continue to watch from the shadows for a while.]

[Okay Rin focus... focus...

And then the two on the sides erupt altogether, turning into ash in a few seconds. He groans to himself, man, he hates it when he makes it too hot. At least they burned themselves out for the most part and snow doesn't catch fire easily]

[... Well. That was interesting. Now curiosity's gotten the better of Yuan. He carefully steps out of the shadows to approach this kid.]

[which... makes him jump out of his skin when he notices yuan there. Not the least of which is that during this exercise, his tail is exposed, and when he realizes thathe tries to hide it behind his back]

H-hey!

What are you doing? [He gestures at the candles with one hand. While he did catch a glimpse of the tail, he doesn't care too much about it at all. He's seen crazier things than people with tails, by now.]

I'm just... yeah I got... you see there's a light-

[...-er. He hangs his head, mutters "I'm not good at lying" and then looks up again]

Practicing.

[Yuan caught that mutter loud and clear, but he won't comment on it.]

Some form of magic?

Some...thing...like...that?

[FUUUUUUH. This guy probably doesn't know Satan though. Not a lot of people seem to know the real deal. But now he's going to try to shove his tail back up his pants]

[Yuan has no clue what it's like to have a tail, but watching this kid trying to shove it down his pants? Does not seem comfortable.]

Why do you feel the need to hide that tail?

What tail?!

[Yeah, own it. fake it! He can do it!]

Your tail.

[This kid's right about one thing: he's not good at lying.]

There's... not [AVERT EYES. Shove further] a tail?

[Yuan sighs and takes a few steps closer, before sinking down to join Rin in sitting on the ground.]

You're in a village with residents from dozens of different worlds. Some of them less humanoid than others. The animals talk and everyone has wings. Now, I will ask you again. Why do you feel the need to hide that tail?

...Look, ossan, I know all that, okay? [Fine, then he'll sit properly too. He was sort of half-standing after being caught, but] It's just something I've been doin' at home [Until like the second before he left... well no he sort of had in out in Kyoto sometimes, but]

["Ossan"...? What does that even... Oh, forget it.]

Tails aren't common there, I take it?

[In a way, Yuan knows he's being a bit hypocritical. He doesn't want people in Luceti to see his true wings either, if he can avoid it. But stuffing a tail down your pants seems like too much of a hassle.]

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Not on humans, anyway.

[Apparently demons all have them. Or something]

I see. ... What about the blue flames?

That's just... a thing.

What's convenient about Luceti is that these... things hardly draw any attention to you. There are so many residents with abilities like that, that no ordinary human would dare to question it.

[This is coming from a half-elf lightning mage, who is also secretly a 4000+ year old 'angel'. He likes to think he knows what he's talking about, here.]

[He sighs, looking at the ashes of the candles.] Yeah, I know, but people ask still, right? 'Sides, these flames are sorta dangerous.

You will be able to control them with practice, I take it?

That's what we've been hoping.

Next time, I'd suggest using the teleporter to find a private spot at the beach. If the flames truly are that dangerous, practicing in a forest can become troublesome.

The beach is wide open though.

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