✿ Chapter 005. [Audio] (Day 77, a little forward dated)

[burntviolet]

[Why hello again Asgardians. There's a +1 audio post on your network, and guess who it is?]

Good morning, everyone.

... I'm sorry for occupying your time once again, but I have an announcement to make.

[Wait what.

Is that Hanako's voice just now? Because the stuttering you all were used to hear is... well, it's not there. Not completely there at least, with yet some hesitance in her speech.]

Before that, though, let me introduce myself once again to those who don't know me... my name is Hanako Ikezawa, and I live in the Sigyn House. I was given the power of Growth. That's it.

Moving on... Since I have a chessboard that was given to me from back home, I was thinking... that I might as well find some new partner to play chess with. [Someone who isn't always Hisao, as much fun as it is when she plays with him.]

Therefore, I'm asking if any of you have some knowledge of this game, and got some playing skills. You don't necessarily have to be great at it. I'd like to spend a day doing something I like with new people, that's all...

[A pause. Even with this seemingly good confidence boost, that doesn't mean she's become stronger from a day to another, enough to talk with hundreds of people over the networks. So, she needs a break.

Few minutes later...]

I will set the game up three days from now. You can find me in the Sigyn House's yard, from morning to late afternoon.

... This is all. Thank you for your time.

[The feed cuts before anything else could be said.

What happened to her...? You may wonder while listening to this post. Is this yet another confidence curse? The only way to find out is to ask her.]

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((OOC: Soooooo Hanako's leveled up! And with that also some traits of her character improved a decent deal. Namely, she's toned down on the stuttering and shakyness, but still won't show herself on video- and her self-consciouness stays intact. Feel free to be damn confused if you're one of her friends or acquaintances!

Oh, and there will be a log when the three IC days pass. /o/))

Comments

[burntviolet]

Why... if I may ask? [Hanako your curiosity will be the end of you...]

[highstakesgame]

Of course.

Battler-san keeps me sufficiently busy. When I grow bored, humans tend to lose their lives.

[also she'd be kind of lonely without him]

[burntviolet]

... Oh.

[Is she a serial killer what.......]

[highstakesgame]

Don't fret so! You're all in no danger from me now.

[sob]

[burntviolet]

Uh, okay... please direct your complaints to the gods if they send him away. [Gods can't handle the ire of the Golden Witch, can they???]

[highstakesgame]

Do you think there's a way to contact them directly? Or must we sit here and wait for them to contact us?

[Asgard couldn't even handle her right now, okay]

[burntviolet]

... I think a post to the network could be the most successful option.

[highstakesgame]

I see. Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

[or... blow it into a million tiny pieces, as the case may be]

[burntviolet]

Yes... in the meantime, I hope things won't get as bad as they were weeks go.

[highstakesgame]

You mean with the exploding heads?

I found that quite entertaining!

[burntviolet]

...

One of the people I liked were killed too, so... it wasn't fun to me.

[highstakesgame]

But they came back right as rain in the end, didn't they?

All's well that ends well!

[burntviolet]

That doesn't take away the trauma and the pain I experienced when her head exploded.

[Ouch.]

Not everybody is used to see any of that in real life.

[highstakesgame]

Pain, trauma...

You humans are so sensitive sometimes. In any event, I was not the one at fault in those deaths.

For once.

[burntviolet]

[... You know what she doesn't even want to argue or talk about that. It makes her chest go tight again.

Surely she's befriending the worst people. ;n;]

Well, I have... things to do now. I will expect you in three days, Beatrice-san.

[highstakesgame]

Certainly.