[ Mizuki falls into a step alongside them, slipping out a thoughtful hum. ]
Do you know about Tokyo? It's a huuuge city, just like the one we came from—only, you know, with more sun and less vampires. But it's pretty dense, so you don't get nature like this unless you leave town.
[ they listen quietly as they walk, treading snow until they reach the edge of the trees and can enter the woods ]
I don't know much about it... [ they look thoughtful, pushing through some of the brush as the trees overhead converge, canopy only slightly darkening. ] ... I found the last planet rather overwhelming, however. Nature's where my heart tends to lean.
Do you leave town at all?
[ tromp tromp through the snow, towards the treeline where they'll part the thick brush for them to enter - the tree cover is thick, dimming their field of view, but not completely. some of the ends of these boughs have pinecone-like structures that dip downwards, jewel-like and blue.
[ Tromp tromp indeed. Mizuki doesn't trek through the true wilds and it kind of shows, but she is, at least, fit enough that she doesn't struggle. She just, occasionally, gets caught on a bush here, a branch there, shifts through brush with perhaps a touch of uncertainty; she's definitely allowing Io to take the lead here, shifting through the openings they give into the woods. ]
Mostly for business, so it's usually to other cities... Though, they're definitely better about having more trees around. I love finding the shrines that are tucked away in the woods when I am out.
[ they carefully lift the next bough carefully out of the way. up ahead, there are larger trees, that seem to grow to a startling height the further in you get. ]
Watch your head here... [ the brush gets a bit dense, but they'll body some of it out of the way with the sort of care that maybe a creature in the woods might give its surroundings. aware not to crush, but to push. ]
[ She slips out a small 'oop' noise, ducking; thankfully, she's on the shorter side, so it isn't terribly difficult to dodge the hanging branches. Many do come fairly low, though, and she certainly isn't coming out of this without pine needles clinging to her hair. ]
Shinto shrines—they're aaall over Japan, dedicated to all sorts of gods and deities out there. There's one close to home that I've visited a lot since I was a kid.
Depends on the shrine! In Shinto, there's all sorts of gods—Of the sun and moon, the sea and wind, rice, wisdom... Not that there's anything stopping you from praying to all of them. I don't usually have a specific one in mind when I go.
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This is a lot more scenic.
[ Mizuki stands straight, hands on her hips, and inhales deeply. ]
And—piney. You really don't get air like this in the city.
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Agreed. The planets we've visited vary so greatly, it's a luxury to be in one with such familiar things...
[ all of nature feels familiar to them and they stretch a little bit before nodding their head towards the woods. lettuce go. ]
Will you tell me a bit about your home? What's your city like...?
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Do you know about Tokyo? It's a huuuge city, just like the one we came from—only, you know, with more sun and less vampires. But it's pretty dense, so you don't get nature like this unless you leave town.
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I don't know much about it... [ they look thoughtful, pushing through some of the brush as the trees overhead converge, canopy only slightly darkening. ] ... I found the last planet rather overwhelming, however. Nature's where my heart tends to lean.
Do you leave town at all?
[ tromp tromp through the snow, towards the treeline where they'll part the thick brush for them to enter - the tree cover is thick, dimming their field of view, but not completely. some of the ends of these boughs have pinecone-like structures that dip downwards, jewel-like and blue.
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Mostly for business, so it's usually to other cities... Though, they're definitely better about having more trees around. I love finding the shrines that are tucked away in the woods when I am out.
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Watch your head here... [ the brush gets a bit dense, but they'll body some of it out of the way with the sort of care that maybe a creature in the woods might give its surroundings. aware not to crush, but to push. ]
What sorts of shrines...?
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Shinto shrines—they're aaall over Japan, dedicated to all sorts of gods and deities out there. There's one close to home that I've visited a lot since I was a kid.
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Gods in particular or sort of the whole gamut? Like you pray to 'em all at once or are they... designated shrines?
[ a slight tilt of the head ]
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