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.]

Comments

[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.

[magi_punches]

Like what? Some sort of holy magic?

[forgottenmagia]

Traditional magic intermixed with proper Buddhist rites.

[magi_punches]

I see. Miss Hijiri, my name is Bazett Fraga McRemitz. I am an Enforcer of the Mages' Organization. My current mission is to give aid to any magi who require it, so in the future, if you ever need help or shelter, you can come to my house at 1130 Taylor Road. However, since I have also been caught up in this event, I might be back in my original body by that time.

[She pauses a bit to let the woman absorb the information.]

How well have you adjusted to Kuroneko's body?

[forgottenmagia]

That's an extremely kind offer, but my house is encased with a protective barrier, and the bodies of my close companions and I are of youkai. We're all more than capable of handling ourselves.

[She gives a bow out of courtesy.]

Well enough, though I'm not quite used to walking with smaller legs.

[magi_punches]

I see. Then as long as none of you harm innocents, I will not interfere with your activities.

[She looks Hijiri over.]

What about her magic? Do you have any access to it?

[forgottenmagia]

[She scowls.] The Myouren Temple seeks to be a place of refuge for lost humans and youkai to live in harmony. We've no plans to do anything of the sort.

[Gonna cross her arms, a little bit frowny.]

Mild access.

[magi_punches]

I have no knowledge of that place, but I will take your word for it. Does this mean you will also take care of any crimes committed around the vicinity of your "shrine"?

[Bazett also frowns.]

So...not enough to try to undo this current body switch?

[forgottenmagia]

We are not miko, and we do not operate a shrine. Yes, if an incident occurs within the direct grounds of our temple, we will attempt to resolve it.

[A deeper frown.]

It is no magic of a mere resident at work here, Miss. This is on the scale of the town itself, and for as long as I have been here, we've not been able to stop them with any kind of force, magic or not.

[magi_punches]

Do you...operate a temple here? I would like to know the location so I do not accidentally trespass or create some other incident.

[She nods.]

I see. This means we will be stuck in these bodies for at least 24 hours?

[forgottenmagia]

Currently not. The ship's owner has not had anything given back to her as of yet, and we generally need a base to operate on.

Most likely.

[magi_punches]

Ship?

[She sighs.]

This will be troublesome. I just hope that the girl inside my body does not cause too much destruction.

[forgottenmagia]

The Palanquin Ship is our base of operations; it was formatted into our temple and grounded.

[She gives a slight inclination of her head in sympathy.]

[magi_punches]

That sounds like a very special temple.

[She falls silent, contemplating something.]

Do you think you could give me a list of the youkai you have associated with? It would help me avoid accidentally attacking them. I would give you a list of the magi that I have encountered in return.

[forgottenmagia]

[Siiigh. She starts reciting automatically:] Kyouko Kasodani, Mamizou Futatsuiwa, Minamitsu Murasa, Shou Toramaru, Ichirin Kumoi, Nazrin, Nue Houjuu [and hastily tacked on] ...Kogasa Tatara and Yoshika Miyako.

[magi_punches]

[She nods, trying to remember it all.]

Currently, the magic users that I know and am allied with are Rin Tohsaka ahd her sister Sakura Matou, Hakuno Kishinami, Commander Hayate Yagami, Sion Eltnam Atlasia, Satou Kuroneko, Hakurei Reimu, and Major Roy Mustang. Neutrals include Patchouli Knowledge, Marisa Kirisame, Theodore Crawford,, Touko Aozaki, Yuna Akashi, Balin Wilbur, Granny Weatherwax, Raven, Mami Tomoe, and Homura. The Church also has working for it a holy magic user named Ciel and a vampire named Merem Solomon. In addition to magi, there are also other beings like Sideswipe, Utsuho Reiuji, Remilia Scarlet, Haruhi Suzumiya, Arcueid Brunestud, Little Slugger, and Carrie White.

[forgottenmagia]

...I find it surprising that you've managed to acquire that many allies, McRemitz-san. Especially those akin to Reimu-san, Marisa-san and Remilia-san. [Dull, slightly doubtful look here.]

[magi_punches]

Do you know them?

Marisa and Remilia are neutrals. While Marisa dislikes me, I do not believe that we would attack each other anytime soon. Remilia Scarlet seems relatively harmless despite her powers and her tendency to provoke people. Hakurei and I share similar duties, so we have a casual alliance.