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Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

"That's a nice name, Nakano-chan," Kazumi smiled encouragingly at Shiori. If she was willing to give out her name, then there was still hope for the girl. Being a londer was fine and all, but this girl seemed allergic to social activity in general. Cute to watch, but she was probably screaming internally right now.

Still, if her home wasn't far, then Shiori wouldn't need to suffer her presence much longer. Still, they had to fill up the rest of the time, and it'd be quite rude to just return to her blog right now... but what exactly could they talk about for the next few minutes? After some pondering, Kazumi figured the book in the albino's hands was slightly more interesting than the weather.

"So, what're you reading, there?" Kazumi asked, maintaining her polite smile.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

The poor girl looked so uncomfortable, she must have wanted Kazumi to leave her alone. Well, it was hard to blame her; she had just been followed around, and accosted by a stranger not that long ago. She also seemed to have trouble speaking. Kazumi was considering just saving her the trouble and excuse herself, but to the blogger's surprise, the white-haired girl finally agreed to be accompanied back home.

"Oh. Well, uh... let's go," Kazumi said, hiding her surprise as best she could, "lead the way!"

Kazumi made sure to stand a couple of paces away from her, trying to be mindful of her apparent discomfort. For a few moments, Kazumi maintained an awkward silence, wondering if any attempt at conversation would result in more fleeing. Or frightened stuttering. Would it bother the poor girl even more? Still, it'd be weird to walk her all the way home and say nothing...

"...By the way, I'm Yamada Kazumi," she finally ventured, "feel free to just call me Kazumi. Do you live nearby?"

Kazumi smiled as politely and nicely as she could at her temporary companion, hoping to ease her into small talk.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

I should be able to at least acknowledge Arata's blogpost thing in the next post or two.

I have been looking for an excuse for that for longer than probably necessary.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

Glad that the not-Polish girl had finally stopped, Kazumi slowed to a stop herself, stopping several paces away. She wasn't exactly known for athleticism, but the blogger wasn't going to be crushed by a run as relatively short as that.

"...Why? That's what I wanna know..." Kazumi complained with a frown. Quickly realising that showing annoyance would probably just cause a repeat occurence, she quickly reigned it in and showed a slightly forced smile, instead, "uh, look, sorry if I scared you back there. I just, uh... well, you looked like you were in trouble, and I just..."

It was hard to explain her reasoning for helping, especially since it began with Kazumi watching her walking around. That certainly didn't put her on the moral high ground, but it wasn't like she was going to do anything weird!
Kazumi herself quickly glanced at the crowds behind her. As far as she could see, that guy hadn't followed them. For now, it should be safe for them to part ways, but...

Really, the strange little girl gave off such a strong aura of helplessness, that Kazumi felt it tantamount to abandoning a baby animal to fend for itself, if she were to part with the girl now. If she could gain this girl's trust, then Kazumi could simply walk her home, make sure she was safe... then blog about the ghost-character inspired by this girl.

"...anyway, if you don't mind, I can walk you home. Or something," the bespectacled young woman offered, "if that's okay with you, of course..."

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

Oh wow, this girl is terrified, Kazumi realised, feeling the girl's shaking shoulders in her hands. Hopefully, none of that fear was directed at herself. Kazumi wasn't exactly comfortable around kids, but she didn't think of herself as an unlikeable ogre!
With a nervous glance over her shoulder, the secretive blogger checked to make sure the stranger wasn't trying to follow them or anything. Oddly enough, he had been stalled by a... nun? Huh. You didn't normally see one of those walking around. Maybe she was helping them out or something? Kazumi made a mental note to thank her later, should they see each other again - unlikely, unless this nun had just moved to the area.

"...Okay, I think we're home free," Kazumi said quietly to the shaking girl, "sorry for intruding like that, but I'll just walk with you unt- huh?"

Suddenly, the girl had escaped from Kazumi's loose grasp and bolted away from her, like a terrified animal running from a predator. Blinking dumbly, Kazumi wondered if she really had intruded unnecessarily. But it didn't really feel like she'd crashed a particularly welcome meeting between those two... damn it, what now? Now that freaky guy was going to suspect her clearly foolproof story!

No, wait, he already sounded suspicious. Gaaah, why did I have to notice her?! Kazumi struggled to decide what the best course of action would be from here. Chase after the ghost-like girl? Wouldn't that just make herself look as bad? But could she just ignore things from here on, when the situation was already so... off?

"Ah, jeez... all I wanted to do was go home and relax..." Kazumi muttered dejectedly, and slowly began to chase after the poor, terrified girl.
Just until we're out of sight, after that, I can stop... Kazumi told herself.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

Watching the white girl's reactions to the guy interacting with her, Kazumi started to wonder if he was trying to pull something shady with her. Certainly, it was pretty obvious that the ghost-girl template was intimidated by him in some way, even if she couldn't hear what was being said.
Kazumi rubbed the back of her head, wondering if she should step in. After all, it wasn't any of her business, and if it was a misunderstanding on her part...

...Damn it, that little girl was just too vulnerable-looking.

Kazumi took a deep breath to steady her nerves, and walked towards them, her mind quickly formulating a believable story to tell.

"...Shiro-chan! There you are!" the bespectacled young woman greeted the girl and strange man with a strangely-high-pitched voice. She was already kicking herself for choosing such a cliche name, but it was a bit too late for a do-over. Better to continue on with her masterfully-crafted story.

"Thank you very much for finding her, sit," Kazumi bowed slightly to the man, a forced smile on her face, "Shiro-chan here is my, uh, cousin, visiting from... Poland. She's kind of silly, and ended up lost. How about that?"

Placing a hand over "Shiro's" shoulder, Kazumi gently guided her to turn as she attempted to leave the scene, "thanks again, sorry for the bother!"

This is one of those 'nailed it' moments, right? Kazumi couldn't help but compliment just how well her ruse seemed to be going. Now, as long as the cute girl played along, at least until they were out of his sight, and as long as he didn't insist on following them for some reason, there would clearly be no reason to doubt her story!

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

I'll have a post up sometime after work, in case Vita wants to post something for Shi first.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

Kazumi watched the white-haired wonder, wondering if it was only her imagination that made it seem like the strange girl was in a big hurry. Already listing the possibilities this could lead to for a blog entry, the storyteller of the supernatural did not break her gaze until the girl collided with someone and fell to the floor.

...Poor girl. Kazumi shook her head slightly, berating herself for the rudeness. Sure, the girl looked like an albino or whatever, but that was no reason to just stare like that! With any luck, she hadn't been noticed.
She should be heading home herself, too. Kazumi walked a few steps forward, and paused. She turned her head towards the girl once more, apparently being tended to by the young man she ran into. From here, she couldn't see how terrified the girl looked, but she was spending an awful long time just sitting there.

With her curiosity flaring up again, Kazumi looked on at the two, hoping she wasn't being too obvious about her staring.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

Curses, Arata has discovered Kazumi's elaborate, online ruse.

Black Moon, White Night: A Visual Novel-inspired Urban Fantasy RP

lol, so chilling! I can totally see it happening!

wow srsly? never breaking into schools now...

i made 590000 an hour with this method! clock here to learn how!

I hope it was a cute ghost...

Kazumi Yamada, as usual, could never tell what was dumber: The obviously-fake crap she wrote on her stupid blog, or the commenters that seemed to believe every damn word she typed.
Thumb periodically flicking the screen of her smartphone to scroll down the page, the very-much normal college student let out a small sigh as she walked home. It was almost worrying, the amount of people that seemed to believe her stories. It was pretty a much a mix of made-up "encounters", which any sane person had to realise was about as legit as Kazumi's knowledge quantum physics, and facts pulled from whatever obscure internet page her cursor found.

Another sigh. Kazumi pocketed her smartphone, deciding she could take no more of the blind believers and spambots. She really should close the stupid blog down, already. At this point, it was nothing more than a distraction to her studies.

...But still, a lot of people read the blog...

And her mind was already trying to think of a new creature to write about. Some obscure goblin-subspecies? Maybe recount the time she fought an army of wendigos? Kazumi- no, Sp00kyGal000 - would definitely have a new blog entry prepared by the time she got home!

And as if the heavens themselves wanted to see such a thing, the world saw fit to provide a mysterious beauty - someone with long, flowing white hair and head cast downward, as if trying to avoid the crowds around her. Kazumi came to a stop, baffled. It wasn't everyday you saw a young girl with hair like that...

...

Well, two ghost entries in a row wasn't going to annoy anyone, right?

Unaware of her intense stare, Kazumi's bespectacled eyes followed the girl as she made her way... wherever her destination lay.