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Miyuki no Suzuyami
&
Maxwell Erickson

Lcationn: Umbra Rose Condos, Bldg #1, Ground Floor, Hallways (near cafeteria) -> Courtyards (MIyuk), Bldg #1 Ground Floor Elevator (Max)
Time of Day: Early Morning
Relevant Cast:@LupusIntus Max, @AlmostEternity Angel

As the dark fox lady exited the cafeteria in her soured mood, she had to stop almost at once after stepping out into the halls. Had she not, a certain buffon might've accidentally hit her with that tiny hand-cart filled with crates. The culprit of this near-tragic offense? Why, none other than the jittery, stuttering, fumbling, bumbling, swrating-like-a-ham-in-an-over front desk clerk! What was his name again? Eri... Elm... Ecto... Ricks... Gah, whatever! He was being considerate enough to try and address her with her homeland's way of speaking, but it felt... Off... When speaking this western language. Plus.... Why was he staring down at the handles of his vertical wheelbarrow...?

"Good morning, Mr. Ricksong. I appreciate you trying to make me feel at home, but using my homeland's honorifics sounds very odd in your language. And this is your homeland, so let's talk as your people do." The fox was being... Polite... But her voice was still cold and sounded as if it had a bit of sting to it, ready to cut and puncture at the slightest misstep. Also, she totally got Max's name wrong.

"Now... I believe it's rather rude not to look at the person you're speaking with, isn't that right?" She folded her arms under her cheest and tapped the side of her upper arm with one of her fingers. Her tails weren't swaying or moving at all. And her head was slightly raised and tilted backwards, as if she was trying to look down on this man - who was ironically taller than her.

Max glanced left then right but there was nowhere to hide: he was standing in the middle of the path, pushing a cumbersome cart, and the fox-spirit was right there. "O-of course... Missssssus- Miss-" The clerk tried desperately to remember if the two fox-spirit residents were married or co-habitating or just really really really good friends or- Oh, why did she have to make everything so hard. 

Max immediately cursed himself for that turn of phrase as she demanded eye contact. His head went in an almost comical circle, out to the side, then up and finally above and down until he was staring dead into the center of her forehead. With great effort his dark brown eyes trickled down to meet hers. With a sheepish smile, he gave a polite nod. "Miss Suzuyami..." Willpower at its limit, he didnt dare correct her regarding his last name.

"Good boy." She stated, seemingly content with him having decided to look at her face. Although, her tone was more like that of an owner praising their dog for properly peforming a trick, rather than expressing gratitude towards another, fellow sentient being.

"I've had a very eventful morning. First one of my new neighbours tried to eat me when I aided them up the stairs. Then my breakfast was interupted by some man who didn't seem to care whether I replied to him or not. Followed soon by some woman I've enver seen who treated me and my dearest as if we were little pet dogs to be coddled." This of course had nothing to do with Max, and was in no way, shape or form his fault, yet for some reason the dark-haired fox spirit with the golden pruple eyes (which is totally a real color by the way) was staring himdown with a displeased frown and laying all of this on him, as if it was somehow his fault. "And now when I try to go outside for some fresh air, I almost get run down by a man and his cart, full of... What are those anyway? They smell of... Meat?" She continued, although an eyebrow was raised at the realization that the poor human was carting around a load of protein-rich beast-flesh.

Max's internal grimace grew with every 'slight' Miyuki described but he managed to keep his expression passive and attentive. He could see now this had to do with Velvet and Iris considering the small bandages on her neck. Oh gods, Velvet tried to snack on THAT. Is she insane!? When he realized he was staring, his cheeks flushed and he stiffened. Eyes UP, you idiot. Eyes UP. Despite very much wanting to apologise profusely and run away as quickly as possible it was one of his many duties to note greviences as they arose and even his terror and flushed face wouldn't stop him from doing his job. "Y-yes, it's the weekly butcher delivery for Building 1. I even have the delivery for you and your-... for you and Miss Yumeiko." He indicated the thankfully untouched box in the Floor 4 stack. "I believe it contains pork and Wagyu beef cuts? A-and I'll be sure to discuss Miss Coventry's... predilicions for 'eating' in the mornings with Ms. Thelia... I'm sorry for not doing more to prevent these... unfortunate incidents."

The kyuubi stood silent for a while, her eyes still fixed - and cold as icey daggers - fixed on the unfortunate man. However, after she noticed the reddening of his cheeks, and the mention of food which was meant for her neck of the woods, the fox spirit's tails started to involuntairily rustle and move, even if only slightly. She let her folded arms under her chest fall to her sides, which caused said chest to jiggle from the sudden shift of them no longer being able to rest on the woman's arms. She let out a small, quick sigh.

"See that you do. We were told that this was a safe place to live, hence why we agreed to move here." Her expression softened, if only a little, and her eyes stopped trying to bore holes through Max's soul, now content with just expressing casual disdain. "I'm not sure I'll be able to remain so... Passive... If this sort of thing happens again. Self-defense and all that, you understand, yes~?" At mention of self-defense, Max could notice that her eyes lit up with an eerie glow, and she had a smile on her face. A smile. It was not a good smile.

Maybe she's always grumpy from lower back pain... Max couldn't stop thoughts like these as he made a mental note to suggest finding or training a chiropractor for the complex to Miss Thelia. "Y-yes! Well... Everyone deserves to live in safety!" Max chirped quickly, hoping that this Miyuki would also include normal-everyday-humans-just-doing-their-jobs in that 'everyone'. "No need for wasting energy! I'm sure all the residents and staff can get along." He gave her his best 'hospitality manager smile' and hoped his earnestness translated well enough to disarm the rather volitile fox-spirit.

"Let's hope so..." The kyuubi replied, now starting to walk. Walk forward. Walk towards MAx. Ashe came closer and closer, the man could see the corner of the lady's motuh start to form a more wry smile than the one from before...

As she passed his shoulder, her arm shot up and a dainty finger trailed across the man's cheek, down across his jawline and finally left his skin at the very tip of his chin.

"... For your sake..." Her voice was smooth and alluring, but also dangerously laced with black, poisonous honey. As she moved past the man, two of her tails also decided to give him a parting-gift. One brushing along the length of his arm, the other giving a quick bop-whip to his abdomen, before the foxy lady with all the curves, left the poor fellow in the hall with his dolly full of meats.

Though before she could disappear entirely, she turned her head to look over her own shoulder back at him.

"Oh, and be a dear and make sure that box of ours doesn't end going missing, alright~?" Had she smelled the wolf's scent on some of the boxes too perhaps?

[quote=@LupusIntus]
Every cell in his body wanted to flinch away from the fox’s touch but, to his credit, Max managed to keep his reaction to a quick intake of breath and a stopped heart. “O-o-of course Suzuyami-sa- Miss Miyo- Miss Suzuyami!” He gave a glance over his shoulder to make sure she was truly sauntering away before exhaling with a soft groan. “And Thelia wonders why I always drop my pen under the desk when she comes through the lobby…”

Meanwhile, Miyuki finally left the interior of Building 1, exiting through the door and stepping out into the morning light of the still-rising sun. Taking a deep breath, she took in the fresh air of the outdoors, tinted with the scent of exhaust fumes and the various other smells that were present ina a modern human city. She wrinkled her nose. Then proceeded to look around. There didn't seem to be faces out and about just yet, although she did spot an odd pair off some distance away... A .... Horse? ... No, a horse-woman? And... What was that...? A butterfly? A giant butterfly? How... Peculiar. Shed' not seen these types of youkai before, but then again, this was a strange new land to her.

She knew she'd seen the horse woman's race somwhere though, but where...? Oh, right! She was one of those creatures that appeared in the wesern horoscopes! She'd read a magazine with those on the way from Japan over to the Americas. What were they called agian though? The picture she'd seen had depicted a male horse-man with a bow and arroow... They were called... Sage... Saga... Sagi... Saga-taurus? Yes, that seemed right. Although, the two seemed engaged in a conversation, and she honestly wasn't too keen on wagering her mood on talking to more of the reisdents here after this morning's experiences so far. Instead, the fox spirit sauntered over to a little bench and plopped herself down, content to just enjoy some peace and quiet for a bit.

Miyuki left the cafeteria and was almost run into by MAx and his dolly of meat-deliveries.
Miyuki complained to MAx about her morning.
Miyuki one-sidedly bullied Max and seemingly blamed things on him.
Max tried to be reasonable and assure Miyuki that things like this wouldn't happen again.
Miyuki left Max with a slight threat and headed out to the courtyards.
Max felt terrified and went to the elevator to continue his work.
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