05 ❀ {{let's open the day up with the sound of humans screaming}}

[forgottenmagia]

I - [phone] 

Hello, this is Byakuren Hijiri. [Except it sounds nothing like Byakuren. In fact, it sounds like a little girl, familiar to some.] I seem to have been involved in these...body-switching events as well. Satou-chan, I believe the one I'm wearing is yours. 

Additionally...girls, please let me know if you're all alright. ["Girls" being her babbies from the Temple, as she expects them to recongize her choice of words if nothing else.]

II - [action, around town]

[Later in the day, Satou!Byakuren can be seen wandering around aimlessly, muttering to herself and looking frustrated. She may or may not accidentally trip and fall on her face, because what is walking with tiny legs after 1000 years of long ones.]

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[ phone ♥ ]

[priceofmagic]

B-Byakuren-sa...saan?

[ Has you voice ever been this whiny and terrified before? Satou is scared stiff. After waking up next to a man she took the phone, stretched the cord as far as it could go, and hid in a closet. ]

I-Is that you...?

[ phone ♥ ]

[forgottenmagia]

[Whelp that certainly would be her voice in squeak-form. She tries to remain as calm as possible.]

Yes. Or, well, I'm almost sure it's me. Whatever "me" means in this context.

Are you doing alright?

[ phone ♥ ]

[priceofmagic]

I um... Mm... mmhmm..! Th-there... there's a man in your bed...

[ Traumatized forever. Satou's also trying hard to remain calm. ]

A-are you okay too?

[ phone ♥ ]

[forgottenmagia]

Ah, yes, that's just Fai-san's drone. He doesn't bite, don't worry.

I am fine, although it's very odd to be in such a small body after all this time. I feel like a child again... [giggle-giggle]

[ phone ♥ ]

[priceofmagic]

B-bodies...

[ It crosses Satou's mind that she's in a grown up body-- as if it had never occurred to her before. ] Um, my empathy... is it okay for you? Are you okay? I-I'm sorry, that body is still a frail human's body...

[ phone ♥ ]

[forgottenmagia]

It's quite alright, dear. I haven't run into many people this morning, but it hasn't been an issue yet.

[That gets another laugh.] I was human at one point; I'm already quite used to the way bodies like such work.

[ phone ♥ ]

[priceofmagic]

A-ahaha... r-really? Um... oh, is there anything I should know...? A-about taking care of Byakuren-san's body, I mean..?

B

[webball]

Glad to see I'm not the ONLY one struggling with basic locomotion here.

[Says one unsteady black hedgehog, skidding to a stop near her.]

[forgottenmagia]

[Byakuren looks up from the pavement, scrambling to her knees.]

...what an interesting creature. What might you be?

[webball]

A hedgehog. Uh, apparently. With a chip on his shoulder. You okay there?

[forgottenmagia]

[She gives an inclination of the head in sympathy.]

Yes, I've suffered worse. Thank you for the concern, however. [She hastily picks herself up, dusting off her skirt.]

[false_administrator]

[ And who else is having an odd time with their new body? That's right, this lady with the dual cow-licks.

This same lady moves right over when she sees the girl stumble to the ground, feeling quite sympathetic. Yoshika's voice is different, but there's just something unmistakeable about the way she talks, still. ] Oh no!!! Are you okaaaay?

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[forgottenmagia]

[....!! MIKO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE--]

[forgottenmagia]

[...oh. Yeeeeep that is definitely not Miko.]

Yoshika-san? Is that you?

[false_administrator]

[ Someone looks even more surprised. ] Huh? Who're you?

[forgottenmagia]

This is Hijiri, dear.

[false_administrator]

Whaaat? No way!!

[forgottenmagia]

I'm afraid so. [She hoists herself up from the ground, sighing a bit.]

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[false_administrator]

Today is really weird. [ She will move to help, even though she's not the most stable, herself. ]

...wait. How did you know it was meeee? [ Think about it, Yoshika. ]

[magi_punches]

Are you alright?

[Bazett stands over the fallen girl and tries to help her up.]

[forgottenmagia]

Mmm, I'm fine. Still getting used to this strange body, Miss. [Byakuren merely hoists herself up, ignoring the hand.] Thank you, though.

[magi_punches]

Strange...body? You are not Satou, right?

[forgottenmagia]

Oh, Heaven's no. I'm Hijiri, Byakuren Hijiri.

[magi_punches]

...Are you...some sort of Saint?

[From her knowledge of Japanese, the name translated to 'Saint Byakuren'.]

[forgottenmagia]

I have been called "The Liberated Saint of the White Lotus" before and had saintly properties in the eyes of some humans, if that is what you mean.