[b]Shio[/b]

"Are you sure you have maintained your mental faculties in your purgatory?" Shio asked in response to the old woman before waving the question of, seemingly because it might be considered rude, although Shio was not waving for that reason. "Rather, more specifically, are you sure that I will find him in the desert? I am required to release both of you from this state, but locating a singular spirit can be quite challenging, especially given the vast, nonspecific area you have provided."

"While also unorthodox, if you can provide me with more specific details on locating your son, I can release you from your state second. Father and mother would likely not approve of this, but there is potential for self-release if I do it that way - the tomes reference such thing. I'd be interested in experiencing that firsthand."

Shio was not pleased with having to go to the desert. Mentally, she thought about how much she disliked the desert before quickly pulling out that book and scribbling in 'disliking something consciously' into her book. She had generally approached all things, including terrain with a general air of apathy. To consciously dislike it was quite a different experience for her.

"I would like to mention that I have consciously made the effort to dislike the desert, although I suspect I didn't like it subconsciously as well," Shio added, hoping the woman might be moved to assist her in her task given that it would take Shio to a place that she was not keen on going. "I also think I am not fond of lasers as well, as they are quite dangerous when in the hands of assassins." She gave a firm nod at the second statement, given the likely agreement of the old woman, as she had brought up the subject matter of lasers in the conversation herself. Shio had heard that people occasionally bonded over their mutual dislike for things and that bond could prove useful in completing her task and releasing both this woman and her son Kim from their binds in the mortal world - a place they should not be.