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I've only ridden horses a few times. Birds seem like they would be more reliable.

[ or she's biased... ]

I suppose you have time to find out. About the magic. I'm certain people would be interested in mounts that are fast and also magical? [ Humans seem to like collecting animals, anyway. Shijima herself has never before considered doing such a thing. ] If you intend to raise them in order to...sell? Rent out?

They are way more reliable. [Yes she's also biased.]

I don't know. Uhm. I'm gonna ask the queen for more of them? If I get enough I guess I could start selling the babies? [She pauses.] I'm gonna give a few away too!

Oh? So you have plans for them already. [ Humans do like to give one another things, though. Shijima is well aware of this quirk of theirs, and finds it interesting. Her host family had given her a bunch of toys, but hadn't expected anything in return.

It was strange. ]

I don't know much about business. Just what I observe. But some sort of renting situation may be profitable, since you only get paid once if you sell, but more often if you...rent?

[ A shrug. ]

This project of yours will take time, either way. Some here do not seem to wish to make long-term plans. But you do?

For a couple of them. Once they lay some eggs. [This last bit is a little grumbly, because she's had two of them together for two months so far and nothing.]

Yeah but renting sounds like a lot of work. [She smirks, but it fades a little as Shijima keeps talking, and eventually the pink haired girl shrugs.]

Sure. I mean, I guess I understand what they're thinking, cause they want to go home, but...uh. I can't. So this place is all I've got.

Maybe they're waiting for spring. [ Birds do dumb-ass things like that.

Shijima watches Lumina, curious; she remembers the vague mentions of chaos from their first conversation, but still. ]

I don't think it's a bad thing. Making plans. I never do it myself, but in your shoes, I suppose I would. [ Shijima doesn't want to make plans. Be attached. It'd make it hard, someday, to die. Lumina's not smiling as much now, though, so she changes the topic. ]

What plans do you have for a couple of them?

I suppose it depends on if you wanna hang around this world, or go home. [She shrugs, waving her arms from side to side.]

I'm gonna give one to Ariadne, 'cause she really likes Chaos. And I'm gonna give one to Alice so she stops riding around on that stupid horse. [That one is never going to happen.]

That doesn't matter to me. [ Maybe it does. But it's nothing to do with her goal. ] As long as I'm here, I won't worry about getting there.

[ But she's already admitted she needs to look for someone at the feast. For all that she hates attachments, Shijima has a few more than she'd ever want to be called on. ]

I've never met either of those people. Are they from our court?

Hmm. [Lumina studies her for a minute, trying to decide what she thinks of that answer.]

Yup. Ariadne is the baroness of that big forest south of the castle gloomy, and Alice is...mm. She's Alice. [Lumina isn't sure how else to describe the girl. Oh wait.]

She's a big worrywart.

Oh, another of those spire people? One of the vampires I know has one, too. [ Apparently spires are candy. And she supposes that Beatrix has a spire. It's weird how many people she's been meeting and bothering to remember.

Well, it's a little different than home. There's no reason to keep secrets about her nature. ]

I can't say I'd want a place to look after. All I really want is a sunny window to sleep by. Who needs an entire spire for that?

[ A lie. All she really wants is to die. But in the meantime, she'll settle for places to nap and curiosities satisfied. ]

[Lumina giggles at that, swaying from side to side.]

Well you could crash here! I'm pretty sure I've got a few nice windowsills. Haven't really looked at the house much.

[She's never had a house before. It's kind of intimidating.]

[ Don't make that offer, Lumina, she'll just show up randomly after Caer Scima is in less than great condition and claim a windowsill... ]

I suppose. I've just sort of been sleeping wherever. [ Shijima has a weird aversion to handling money. It means she sort of just makes do. ]

[Lumina won't mind, she's going to get lonely in that house.]

You don't use your room at the castle?

[Not everyone is a teleporter, Lumina.]

it's fine when I'm there, but I haven't been all month. And I don't care to rent or buy a place here. So I've just been sleeping wherever.

[ if she could teleport she might bother but as she can't...

She pretty much as been shifting cat wise and sleeping wherever people will let her in. ]

Well, you can crash here when you're around! What're friends for, right? [The child grins.] Besides, I have way too much space.

[ Oh...no one has actually offered to let her stay with them, although Eren has offered her rides to places. ]

I may do that, then. [ It's not like she takes up much space, in either form. ] Do you sleep in Caer Scima?

[Haha, Lumina wins the race then! and Shijima had forgotten to correct her about not being friends, even.]

Yup! I mean, I guess I could sleep here? There's furniture and stuff.

[ Well, she still needs that ride back to the castle!! ]

Mm. I usually sleep in my normal form, so I don't make much use of beds. Sometimes I do, I suppose.

[Hmm.]

I'm sure I can find you a nice windowsill then. [A pause.]

So...what's your Normal form?

Cat. [ No reason to hide it, especially when she'll be around a bit more.

...And when she honestly doesn't give a damn who knows. ]

White. Smaller than this. I'm just shapeshifted, right now.

So...you're a cat pretending to be a girl.

Not the other way around. [The normal way.]

Yes.

[ And then, looking decidedly curious. ]

Did you think I was a girl? The bird never thought I was very good at pretending to be one.

[ is she getting better ]

Well. A pretty weird girl, but a girl, yeah!

The last time I did this, someone caught on immediately that I wasn't human, but he didn't care. I must be improving.

[ SHE SOUNDS PLEASED...but really, she's not doing any better than she used to. People just don't tend to expect her not to be human, even when she's utterly bizarre. ]

I guess I can see it now...

But I don't think anybody here will care.

Yes, so I'm not trying very hard.

[ she only fails to mention it due to not being the most forthcoming person, generally. ]

I only look like this so I can talk to people, as I said.

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