1st Hatred - Welcome to Mayfield

[hell_wheel]

[Wanyudo wakes up. That's the first sign something is wrong.

The fact he is in a bed is the second.

Looking around, he closes his eyes and focuses on returning home. Nothing happens. He feels weird. Wrong. He can't return, though, and he can't change. Both of those things bother him and he sits up in bed and frowns. The room has pictures. Including him and a lovely young woman. Oh, and a couple of kids as well.

Moving from the bed, he goes to the closet, noting the clothes before picking out an outfit and snagging a classy hat. Well, he's dressed and his head is covered. The clothes fit at least.

This didn't look like Japan, so the next order of business was figuring out where. Walking over to the phone, picking it up and trying to dial information.]

[Phone | Everyone]

[An older man's voice comes over the phone.]

Hello? Information?

Hello?

Comments

[hell_wheel]

Very well, I will have to see about that.

Is there a computer in this place?

[echoing_sutras]

... A what?

[hell_wheel]

Like a TV combined with a typewriter.

[echoing_sutras]

... A what?

[hell_wheel]

Maybe it would be easier to search for one.

[echoing_sutras]

I'm sorry, I just don't know what any of those are.

[hell_wheel]

It's alright. I'm used to putting some leg work in.

Is there anyone I should worry about here, by any chance?

[Not his most clever information gathering, but he's at a huge disadvantage here.]

[echoing_sutras]

A person named Miko. She's awful.

[hell_wheel]

How so?

[Miko. He'd remember that name even if he took such things with a grain of salt.]

[echoing_sutras]

She's an evil Taoist. She wanted to control Japan with a religious war.

[hell_wheel]

Well, that sort of thing is not really my concern.

Though I will keep that in mind, in case she makes it so.

[echoing_sutras]

She also hates youkai.

[hell_wheel]

[Okay, maybe she is a bit more of a concern than he thought.]

And she is in town?

[echoing_sutras]

She is, but I dunno what she's doing...

[hell_wheel]

I'll keep an eye out.

Does she give you much trouble?

[echoing_sutras]

She mostly bothers Anesan.

[hell_wheel]

Maybe someone should have a talk with that one, then.

[echoing_sutras]

Don't reveal your nature to her, or she won't take you seriously.

[hell_wheel]

Thank you for the advice.

[echoing_sutras]

It's the least I could do for a fellow youkai.

[hell_wheel]

We are not typically the type to be helpful, though.

Or thankful for that matter, I suppose.

[Of course, then Ai recruited him.

He is curious about something, though. This town is going to let him relive being human, he assumes he might change.]

Were you always like this?

[echoing_sutras]

Always like what?

[hell_wheel]

So friendly with fellow Yokai.

[echoing_sutras]

Yamabiko have no reason to not be. But it may also be because I'm a Buddhist.

[hell_wheel]

That could be it.

Well, either way, I am glad we've have this chat. It's been very helpful.