> "Just checking any possibilities. I'm not planning on wrecking them, if that's what you're asking."> Have we seen hide or hair of those reporters?
>"Exceptions can be made. But anyways, also been trying to find the kappa, but I haven't seen hide or hair of them all morning."
> "Yeah, seems to be right. Well, at least this morning hasn't been a complete loss."
>"All of 'em, though? There's got to be some odd ones out."
>"Did they always let you do that?"
>"Never would have thought you the type to train fish. I did something like that in the dream."
>"Yeah. There was a koi pond, so I went and fed the fish. Then I petted them, since I figured there was no reason not to. Dreaming and all. They were pretty friendly."
>"What's with the one weird room in that shrine?"
>"The really nasty evil one that I had to exorcise."
> "Well the mini Konngara and the mini Kasen did. Konngara could feel it too, but Kasen didn't feel a thing. I guess that's the difference between shrine maidens and hermits, huh?"
> "So... me and the kids exorcised someone's dream? Is that safe?"
>Nod.>"Where's you're umbrella at, by the way? Odd not to see her hanging around."
> Does the phrase "Mi casa es su casa" still apply if the casa is a kasa?> "Hopefully she didn't get blown away in the wind or something."> "Back to that haunted room. What did you mean about that room likely not being 'evil'? Do you know if that room's important to someone in particular?"
> "Ever tried diving into a pool as deep as you can, and you can't get out to breathe? And the water is made up of evil and darkness and suffocation? It was kind of like that."
> "So how come I was the only other one who could sense it? I mean, you didn't, right? Me and Konngara aren't that close, after all, so it's not like we have a deep connection."
> Give her the stinkeye over those air quotes. No one taunts our intuition!> "In any case, that's one bit of spookiness down. Can you at least tell me where the Tengu village is? I just want to look around to see if any of Kikuri's shards ended up there. They've been appearing in weird places."