TEXT ♞ SCARF FUNERAL

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Souji Narukami shared a photo. 06/03 near Peach Beach and Boardwalk

RIP Izunia-san's Loyal Scarf. Sacrificed itself in a blaze of glory to save its master. A hero's funeral will take place tonight at 7PM at Ardyn Izunia's house. Please RVSP if you would like to attend. Dress code requirements: one loyal scarf. Please always cherish your scarves. You never know when one day they will just catch on fire and exit your lives forever. Love them and treasure them forever.

Comments

[daemonized]

And why would be so cruel? An uncaring slaughter, and brought on by what? Jealousy, I can only imagine.

[originallutece]

Cruelty. Spite. Irritation with the fact you've tried to get me to mourn your scarves twice now.

[daemonized]

Spite doesn't suit you. Settle upon something kinder. Mercy, perhaps. Find it in yourself to attend this funeral, and you'll feel your heart soften.

[originallutece]

Are you serving food at this funeral?

[daemonized]

Of course we are. Do you take us for savages?

[Translation: you can have whatever is available in the kitchen if you want.]

[originallutece]

We're having a Viking funeral for a scarf. I'm sure I don't know the general standards.

[daemonized]

Correction, it is not a Viking funeral. The flames are already put out, and are in fact the /reason/ for its early demise.

[originallutece]

Ah. I stand corrected. How on earth did it catch on fire in the first place?

[daemonized]

I'd tell you, but my nephew has already concisely described how it happened in a lovely script format.

[He just copy and pastes it here for her.]

[originallutece]

So that's the story we're going with, is it?

[daemonized]

What, you're not convinced? And after all the trouble Souji went through to write it?

[originallutece]

It's a charming work of fiction. But sometime I hope you'll tell me the truth.

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[daemonized]

I'll let him know that you said it was charming. That is, if he doesn't read this first.

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[daemonized]

I don't think it's something he wishes to openly speak about, but if I said that it was a new, baffling ability of his, would that satisfy you?

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[originallutece]

I'd be curious as to what precisely this ability is. And suggest that if he wants to keep it a secret, he ought to craft a better lie.

. . . and also suggest you invest in fire insurance.

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[daemonized]

I still have to talk to him about it, but I'm sure /control/ is something he might be worried about. We'll find ways to make this new ability settle more comfortably within him.

(My house /is/ insured in case of a fire, just so you know.)

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[originallutece]

How does it appear? Simply from his fingertips?

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[daemonized]

[He laughs at that, not that she would be able to hear it.]

Not at all. Something manifests first, a... creature or sorts. I don't know how to describe it. But the fire happens /afterwards/, as if from nothingness.

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[originallutece]

A creature? What the hell kind of creature? Is it sentient? What does it do?

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[daemonized]

[Look, this is what he saw. How on earth do you expect him to come up with a detailed explanation on the fly ok]

Well, it set my scarf on fire, for one.

It wasn't exactly there long enough for me to have a nice little chat with it. It appeared humanoid. It had four arms, and a flame on its head.

[IS THAT HELPFUL?]

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[originallutece]

[GET BETTER]

Have you tried summoning it again? Did it resemble your nephew in any way? Did the flame atop its head set your scarf on fire, or did it do something else?

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[daemonized]

[YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE 2 MUCH]

He hasn't tried, no. And I would not ask him to.

It did not resemble Souji at all. If you like, I can draw you a picture.

And it was a separate flame. As if it was "cast", for the lack of a better term.

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[originallutece]

I'd appreciate a picture, thank you. Why wouldn't you ask him to summon it again? Did it harm him?

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[daemonized]

Give me a second, and I'll send you something.

To answer your question, I don't think he knows how to control it. And I'll not have him practice right now, if he wants to distract himself with a scarf funeral.

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[originallutece]

You realize practicing is the only way to understand this?