Charles Patricius

Miko insisted upon being healer for the group, as if to demand she be caretaker in this moment. She mentioned friendship again, but only the others thought Yuuya was actually contributing something. Well, the more they battered the concept over his head, the more hope he gained. Reluctantly did Yuuya offer that finger to be patched by apparently magical means. "... If you insist. Onegaishimasu," he said, defeated from the onset. Yuuya would go on to watch that bleeding slice in his finger seal itself, feeling the strangest little tickle as it did so. There was even a warmth not attributed to the blood itself, but instead to something far deeper within. "Eh? That feels weird," he said in no particularly negative way.

In the living room, Marisbury was greeted initially by two reactions of outrage. First came Saori's, which he responded to immediately. "Since the moment you left the gym," he said simply. As for Kei, he was too busy chuckling for a moment to answer right away. Once some light laughter subsided however, he had something more specific for her. "I did announce myself. I suppose that wasn't the right wavelength for you all to feel, though. Sumanai~" he said. Even with that, there was a certain devious light in the man's eye. With Miko talking about a warning and offering breakfast, he turned his attention to the kitchen. "I'm sustained enough by the energy I can feel in this area. All fifteen of you here are quite potent. As for a warning, wouldn't that just involve suddenly talking? Well... there are other ways, but that may be a little invasive~"

Yuuya would be battered with his usefulness until he understood it. This was the way of the group, Miko had gone through something similar as she understood it, with her memories of Anais' young life. Given that information, there was a certain kindred spirit shared between them, and she ha no problems offering to fix up the lad's finger. The test itself was rather good and after doing so she had a good understanding of how much she could and couldn't do given the mana limitations of this world. She wouldn't be piecing back together any dismembered limbs without a serious influx of mana, but she could set bones and take care of minor abrasions while subsisting on regular foods. "Hai hai," she commented as she fixed up that finger. His comment about the sensation of healing as received from her didn't go unnoticed either. She simply shrugged after seeing that his finger had closed up properly. "I get that a lot, all good. Wash hands and back on onions~" Miko said giving a little salute. Of course there was also a bit of a change in the atmosphere because of the entrance of Marisbury Animusphere.

According to Marisbury he'd been following behind Saori since she left the gym. It was such an odd thing to realize that she looked at him with a raised brow. "You know... for the record if you need to follow me again. Just walk with me," she stated. it was such a weird thing to be followed without noticing. An apology however was given after he chuckled at the reaction of Kei. Apparently he'd announced himself magically but no one had noticed. Well, no one in this room. Kaguya came out of the back stretching and smiled, "I noticed, good morning~" she said in her usual way, looking over to see Miko climbing back up onto the chair to continue making eggs. "Hmph, well I guess it's fine. But there are only nine people in here..." Kei mentioned having a pretty fair count by now. Miko heard out what Marisubry had to say and looked back over her shoulder. "How invasive I wonder~" she said thinking about it happily. Of course, that was just a minor flirt. "Wait, fifteen... how'd you come to that conclusion?" she asked immediately.

Though it felt strange, Miko's effort to patch Yuuya's finger was... pleasant. The oddity itself was in the fact that it felt good; perhaps too good for healing. Since she apparently heard that sort of comment a lot, Yuuya wouldn't worry too much about explaining it. He'd instead be averting his gaze once more during the girl's solute. Obviously she didn't know what those sudden movements did; she had been significantly smaller in the chest region when they arrived in this world. The last thing he needed was an erection in front of someone who didn't think he was some fat, creepy menace. "H-hai. Arigatou gozaimasu," was all he managed to say before moving toward the sink.

Marisbury was advised to walk with Saori if he ever intended to follow her again. That may have been sound advice, but he wasn't likely to follow it. "If I did that, wouldn't it make you more uncomfortable? I understand you've seemed a little... against most of the things I find natural, and naturally exude. Unless you accept the idea of your soul changing your mind for you, it would be best for me to remain distant," he explained. With that, Kei was 'correcting' Marisbury on the number of people in this building presently. She was wrong. It wouldn't be until Miko wondered how the man reached that conclusion, that everyone would know why. Ah, but first came the introduction of Kaguya ─ one who did sense his arrival. "Good morning," he said before shifting his gaze to Miko again. "Incredibly invasive, on my end specifically," he answered. Now that all other questions had been answered, he had only one thing left to explain. To do so, he needed the others present. "There are fifteen, excluding the one creature. I'll explain that, but... a few key figures are missing. Let's wait until breakfast for that part."

The likeness between the journeys of Miko and Yuuya were oddly similar. Though not exactly the same in their execution both were at a stage of not realizing how their physical differences had manifested. He'd once been a very fat boy and Miko had once been so small she was mistaken for an elementary schooler. Growing up was strange, but that didn't mean they couldn't help each other out along the way. She shrugged off his thanks, "Iia, that's what I'm here for," she offered. Though she had no idea of his hesitation, he went along to continue. As such she was back atop her chair and cracking two more eggs soon enough. At the same time, Saori was being confronted with another other worldly being. Of course, she realized there was something quite strange about him, but his clarification on the exact nature of that sensation made her give it a bit more thought. "Sou ka, why any of you exist is beyond reason. Still, I would like to think I am mature enough not to throw myself at another person, just because my soul is weird. And being socially reasonable is more comforting than... someone following me without me knowing," she concluded. Threats to sanity were strange like that, but if asked she'd rather be confronted than be snuck up, upon.

At the same time, Kaguya was receiving good morning which she took before slipping into the kitchen to see something, oddly nostalgic. Miko atop a chair in front of the stove and she'd walk up behind her and take a pretty clear view of her bottom in that little cow hoodie. "Oh, well, she's used to invasive. You could do that and then we could see her reaction~" Kaguya had no idea what was being discussed but she didn't need to in order to insert herself into the conversation. Miko would frown slightly, "I'm standing right here, you know!" she said her face suddenly puffy, "Still, it doesn't sound too bad..." she said knowing that she was more than interesting in Marisbury even if she didn't throw herself at him every time they saw each other. "Creature sounds weird, but... I guess we'll find out eventually what all that means," Kei said from her spot on the couch. "Breakfast will be ready in just a bit," Miko mentioned as she prepared. Both Ai and Angelica would be wandering out of the back in various states of disarray, with Ai seeming to be mostly relaxed though she'd also felt Marisbury's arrival. Angelica had as well and was now standing between the living room and kitchen staring at Marisbury, "Wait, I know you...maybe..." he was confusing to look at. He looked like one of Sakura's dads but somehow younger and more and less godly. It was weird. "I'm confufsed," Angelica said finally.

Saori had been through a fair amount of development as Marisbury could tell. Alas, the mental part was obviously quite stubborn. She thought herself mature enough to fight against her very soul. Apart from being on a self-destructive path if she meant to follow through with that, Marisbury had an inkling that she wasn't quite as firm as she thought. In fact, his count of people in the building was all the proof he needed. "Sou ka. I'll keep that in mind," he said. Whether Marisbury meant a word of that or not, he'd be moving right along.

What he moved on to was quite the misunderstanding. Kaguya claimed Miko was used to invasive things, and Miko claimed it didn't sound too bad. Something had been missed in his more recent mention of events. "I may not have been clear enough. When I say 'on my end', what I mean is... I would be the one invaded. Trust me; it's more trouble than it's worth. You'll have to deal with the startle," the man insisted. While Kei was talking about 'creatures' sounding weird, there was a notable scoff... from a canine. That black dog and familiar of Yuuya moved around near the couch she lay upon, seemingly taking offense to her statement. Meanwhile, the others were appearing one after another, with Angelica making a particular note of Marisbury. He stared at the blonde, knowing some strong connection existed between them as well. "Spoilers," he said softly, holding a forefinger to his lips. "We haven't met. Not yet," he said. In that moment, Kazuhiko emerged from the bathroom. He sported a pair of pants with nothing beneath, otherwise having only a towel rubbing over wet hair. He'd also sensed the arrival of Marisbury, but had nothing to say about that after the last couple of appearances. "Blame the stuff I was telling you about us. The weird time thing," Kazu explained in as brief and spoiler-free a manner as possible.

Whether Saori was self-destructive or not, wasn't really an issue. She was definitely some sort of destructive but she also wasn't the type to be told what to do. Not even by her own soul, but that wasn't really important. Whether she'd actually be capable of resisting the odd sensation that was a pure creator was something she didn't really have to think about currently, technically speaking she'd at least argued about it when it came to Kazuhiko so she'd call it fair enough. Oh well, it wasn't a problem for now, instead she went to wash her hands and get ready for breakfast. Just the same the last the eggs was cooking and Miko had to get ready to begin plating.

While that happened, Marisbury cleared up some confusion about the state of invasive. "Oh? Well if you're sure you don't want to be invaded I'm sure she'd be careful~" Kaguya said in a manner which teased Miko and Marisbury. Even so, she held her hands up in surrender. "Don't mind her. That sounds crazy... and I deal with enough startling on my own thank you~" Miko added as she got down from the stove after turning it off, and moved over to begin organizing bowls. Kei's mention of a creature made the small dog which had appeared on the couch beside her huff. "Oh? Was he talking about you. I guess you aren't really a normal animal, but... you're not weird," she said in comfort to the small creature. As an animal herself she wasn't against creatures she was just curious about what he was talking about. Meanwhile, Angelica was learning the meaning of spoilers and time travel and oddities. Given what Kazuhiko had to say, this was Sakura's father, but apparently not yet. "Oh? We're fine with this but magic is complex," she said with an eye roll. She'd been more confused about things since coming to the non-magical world than she'd ever been before. "Since we haven't met, I'm Angelica." she said without thinking too much about anything else. Meanwhile, Kazuhiko's shirtless form would be appraised by most young women present without anything resembling a second thought, even Kei looked for a few seconds averting her eyes. "Making bowls!" Miko announced about breakfast while putting rice into all of the bowls and beginning to place eggs.

The invasion that would take place in regards to Marisbury could never be acknowledged with the proper reverence. He couldn't blame the girls for that; they had no idea the true extent of... quite literally, danger. In this life, he certainly wouldn't be leaving himself and the world open to that sort of thing ─ nor would he be specifying what it was. Actually, even Marisbury didn't know how serious it was in full. "I don't think there's an amount of care that can be taken. Besides, everything's more fun when there's a surprise~" he said. With that, Marisbury's attention was drawn to Angelica.

He wasn't the only one looking Angelica's way. Kazuhiko was still drying his head while clearly taking exception to the blonde's words. In fact, he was aghast. "Huuh!? Yes magic is the complex thing. This is magic. Us reasonable people have decided not to question too much, or our brains'll explode," he griped. Marisbury laughed again before speaking. "Admittedly, I've taken the same approach in this case. I don't know what sort of future you all know me in, even though I've seen some things. I know when the first human was born in this world, and I know the exact moment I'll die in it. To think of some life beyond that, well..." There was a long pause from Marisbury. He realized this may not have been a good conversation to have before a group breakfast, so he thought to simply smile and change topics. "Mystery is a gift; a thing to appreciate sometimes. I heard something like that years ago, and it resonates strongly. Pleasure to meet you, Angelica~" he said, only for Kazuhiko to interject. "Luviagelita~" And with that, Kazuhiko was hustling toward the kitchen. Yuuya was already in position, ready to sprinkle those garnish onions atop the bowls Miko constructed.

A bit of light hearted joking, even about unknown or serious things was pretty normal between the group. Without context, they could only assume the worst and making light of that kept things from being too depressing. At least, that was the way Kaguya thought about it, as a person with a fairly dark life. Surprises were apparently to be appreciated, "Hai, I appreciate a reasonable surprise every now and again," Miko agreed, Kaguya could only nod as well. Knowing that breakfast was almost ready, she was already standing beside Miko waiting to receive a bowl. Oh well she was called a kitchen vulture for a reason. "That's no magic I've ever heard of... that sounds like that weird science stuff you guys keep talking about~" Angelica confirmed.

Everyone in this house currently had fallen away from trying to completely understand things. Whether they were taking things, one day at a time, a situation at a time or a moment at a time. "Nice to know I'm not the only one randomly siding with that sort of logic," Saori murmured. She was also in the kitchen already, well... refueling was a part of working out. Meanwhile the words of Marisbury hit Angelica's ears oddly. He knew too much about his own life, from her understanding but she'd also already learned that when people stopped talking about those sorts of things they weren't really wanting to talk about them. "Embracing mystery... I've been doing that for a while already. Nice to meet you too~" Angelica mentioned. Only to shoot daggers with her eyes at Kazuhiko as he said her given name, "Ignore him." she said about that particular name. Moving on she would be in the kitchen too. "Kei-chan, do you want Soy and Seasame?" Miko asked aloud for the other girl as she was the pickiest of the eaters presence. "Yes, I like that dish as is..." she mumbled finally getting up. "Don't call me out like that, Mi-sen!" she exclaimed in a huff. "Hai hai!" Miko claimed. "Bowl and spoon 1!" Miko exclaimed, passing a bowl off to Kaguya who was in line first. "Bowl and spoon 2..." she started next waiting for, assumbly Kazuhiko to take his bowl. Then the other young women would receive theirs in order, until... there were three bowls left. One for Miko herself, One for Chika who was still in the floor and one for Yuuya. The one for Yuuya would be handed to him before Miko removed herself from the chair. "Here ya go, Tenjou-kun. Thanks for helping... " she mentioned giving him the freedom to go ahead and eat while she placed a bowl and spoon in front of Chika before coming back for the one she'd take for herself.

Instead of accepting the magical nature of time inconsistency between worlds, Angelica compared it to science. That made sense, Kazuhiko thought, but not enough. "Sci-fi. The 'fi' means fiction," Kazu specified. When Angelica moved on to shoot those ocular daggers in his direction, Kazu was already waiting to let his tongue jut out in her direction. "Should've said Holy Princess~" he teased further.

While breakfast was being served, Marisbury paid special attention to Angelica. It was interesting to him how she rejected her own name, but the reason was not his business. He wouldn't be bringing that up, and in fact... he'd soon be parting from the kitchen group to hover around in the living room. There was a pink-haired lass in a strange state ─ one he knew the cause of. Marisbury's senses said one specific person in this group had been very busy lately. Deciding to address that later as well, he crouched toward Chika and placed a hand against her back. It would take only moderate effort for Marisbury to stabilize her mana flow and, indeed, put her in a somewhat functional state. "That should do it. Everyone will need to understand this, I think," he said, preparing to explain something of great importance.

Science... Fiction. That sounded kind of dumb to one like Angelica. She didn't understand the point of understanding factual things just to make up something that didn't work within those facts, but perhaps that was the oddity of humanity. She wouldn't judge them for it, but she would question it. Meanwhile, there was a certain name usage that also came with a title teasing instead, "Walking the line, Chuck!" Angelica asserted. Still, she now had a bowl of food so she wouldn't be arguing. This combination of items was completely foreign to her, but it smelled nice and she watched how everyone else attacked it before sitting down to have at it herself. Mixing this bowl of ingredients before ending up with soft fried eggs, rice and green onions in a bite seasoned by sesame oil and soy sauce.

At the same time, Miko was tiptoeing into the living room to give breakfast to Chika who was apparently being woken by Marisbury. That ability to regulate mana flow would be quite useful... Miko thought. She should take time to learn something like that at her earliest convenience. Chika finally managed to open her eyes all the way and sit up half way, and when she did this she saw before her Marisbury and Miko one of whom was holding a bowl of food. Small tears came to the corner of her eyes."Mi-chama brought me breakfast and another hot guy. What a great morning!~" she chimed as she accepted the bowl. "That is only technically true, but don't say that like I am giving you things. He's a person, at least thank him for helping you up... and also you don't know who he is?" she questioned directly. Chika accepted the bowl and began stirring only to look at Marisbury her head tilted to the side and shrug. "Hot guy, arigatou!~" she said firmly. "Itadakimasu!~" Chika chimed more than willing to simply have food and listen if that was what she was meant to do. A sigh escaped Miko but she could only shake her head and go back to the kitchen for her own bowl. Once she had it. She'd tiptoe around trying to figure out where to sit so she could begin eating as well. At some point during her giving away of food, the chair she'd been standing on had been taken so she supposed this was fine, as everyone was already eating.